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debunker

1. Usually, a self claimed internet residing 'know it all' who claims to have the knowledge to flop what he/she perceives as a 'conspiracy theory' on its head. This is often a means for showing off. The complete opposite of a hardcore conspiracy theorist, debunkers usually have little common sense, little or no ability to connect the dots, no respect for common sense and call everything that that is outside their narrow a conspiracy theory. Since they profess to rely on hard evidence so much, this often seeps out of the domain of 'hard evidence', and they begin to fabricate so called 'truths' based primarily on jumping to conclusions and ad hominem attacks. Their favorite tactic is to try to 'get something out of the way' by attempting to embarrass their opponent and call it a done deal.

2. The other type of debunker consists of those who are anti-establishment and attempt to expose mainstream fraud and nonsense for what it is using logic, anecdotal evidence, and supplemental facts and figures. They are commonly insulted with the term 'conspiracy theorist' by those who wish to tarnish their reputations. Although still fallible, anti-establishment 'debunkers' commonly have less of an emotional stake in their arguments, as they have seen the light far more than their naive counterparts. Some do, however, take this too far and become truly raving lunatics.
As Joseph explained why psychiatry is not hard science, the debunker yelled "STOP WITH THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT BIG PHARMA". However, it's not a conspiracy theory that most funding for psychiatric studies comes from big pharma, that they fund the ads in medical journals profusely, that they conduct their own studies on the drugs they push, that they have a much larger budget (and therefore much larger influence) than the FDA, that they fund APA conventions, and that it is not hard to skew data if you have so much power and are working in a poorly understood area.
by Shadow Creator December 24, 2007
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debunkerator

One who debunks.
Of all of the high profile, media saavy debunkerators I must say that Al Haig is not one of them.
by Michael Ely January 27, 2004
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debunked

Originally meaning something thought to be true now proven false, it is now used as another way to say uncool or lame, but when self-proclaimed debunked, it is understood that you are the cool kind of loser. When someone is sexually debunked, they are very inexperienced and expected to remain that way for a long period of time.
Did you just trip over your own feet?
Eh, I'm debunked, that's just how I roll.
by ERINNN! December 12, 2008
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drunkle

The habitually drunk brother of one's mother or father.
I can't wait to be a drunkle.

O, great! Drunkle Tom is here, he can watch the kids.
by jbard3 December 28, 2009
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drunkle

An uncle with a bit of an alcohol problem. Often chooses to get drunk at family functions and cause great embarrassment.
Let me apologize in advance for my drunkle
by dudermcvail July 20, 2010
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my drunkle greg
by lessguy July 13, 2009
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Debunkle

A situation where a meeting occurs between two or more people, leaving one party embarrassed and one party victorious.
"Since our last little debunkle"
by The Poon Master March 25, 2009
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