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Schizo ellipsis

A series of dots (...) frequently used in schizoposts, which can help identify such posts. Schizophrenia symptoms include a speech disorder called "looseness of association" that manifests in writing. Schizo ellipses are used by individuals with schizophrenia to link loosely related ideas, convey their thought process while writing, or omit information for an ominous effect.

Schizoposts often feature schizo ellipses and other punctuation errors, as the writer believes the reader already understands their point and doesn't need further explanation. Consequently, schizo ellipses end sentences without forming a question or statement, leaving the reader to "form their own conclusion" and wonder about WTF they just read.
"John couldn't help but notice the schizo ellipsis while reading /x/: 'The government is hiding the truth about aliens... I've seen them with my own eyes... but you wouldn't understand... it's all connected, you know... just wait and see...' It left him both curious and confused about the author's true intentions."
by thetruthisout2012 May 7, 2023
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Verbal Ellipsis

The spoken (unspoken?) equivalent of "..." on instant messenger. This is very similar to being given the "Silent Treatment."
Patty is pissed because I made a joke about her big butt last night. She has been giving me the verbal ellipsis all day.
by AtlasShrugged80 February 17, 2010
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Lazy ellipsis

The triple-dotted connector used in the middle of quotations when the writer is too lazy to quote the entire sentence or phrase.
Lazy ellipsis "abc ... efg"

The inhumane and almost desperate nature of Lady Macbeth's ambitions were revealed in Act 1 Scene 5, where she asked "spirits that tend on mortal thoughts" to"Unsex her here ... fill her head to toe with direst cruelty".

In the concluding sentences of The Great Gatsby, it could be argued that Fitzgerald suggests we should embrace ambition and hope as part of our humanity, even as "we beat on ... borne back ceaselessly into the past".
by M. Meursault July 12, 2017
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Sadness ellipsis

A Sadness ellipsis is when you go into deep thought about something and you get sad. Like when you are talking to a girl you like and she talks about her boyfriend. Like the grammatical ellipsis, it can indicate a thought that makes you unfocused. Or, it can be used grammatically like a normal ellipsis just to emphasize something sad.
1. This girl just told me she has a boyfriend and I’ve only thought about that since. I hate Sadness ellipsis.
2. And you receive… a dent on your new car!!!!!
by Panagakis42069 March 17, 2022
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Implicit ellipsis

I know it's a bit redundant to phrase it like this but you'll see what I mean when I explain...
Hym "So, conservative pundits like to do this a lot but it's not just them. They like to use implicit ellipsis. So... When they say 'The woke leftist are grooming kids...' 👈 There is and ellipsis there. BUT it's spoken. So, obviously you can't SEE the ellipsis. The ellipsis is implicit. And what it means is that there is something that they are omitting from the sentence. That's what an 'ellipsis' means. So the FULL sentence is 'They are grooming kids... to believe that sex and gender are separate and that 'gender' is socially constructed and relates to gender roles. In the same way that a catholic is grooming kids to believe that an ontologically real reality monster has at some point interacted with humanity and arbitrated morality, there is no morality beyond this arbitration, and that failure to adhere to this morality deserves punishment... Unless I do it... In which case, me and the reality monster are cool and it will forgive me... Because I've been pre-forgiven' So, that's the trick. Be aware of implicit ellipsis in speech."
by Hym Iam April 6, 2023
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Ellipses Moment

When you have an awkward moment with someone, and instead of saying "dot dot dot", like you would use in a text message, you call this moment an ellipses moment.
When a douche bag walked in the room, we all felt awkward and declared it was an ellipses moment.
by awkwardmomentsftw April 29, 2011
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elliptismirk

The smirk that people on the elliptical exercising machine put on because they think that they are better than the non-exercising person.
Anita had on the biggest elliptismirk at the gym yesterday.
by Anita R January 8, 2009
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