agnorance

the combination of arrogance and ignorance
- to be clueless and prideful of one's attitude at the same time
- embracing the concept that you believe you are way more important than your are in reality
- a confidence in not knowing as much as you portray

The author's agnorance was on complete display as they took credit for creating a word.

by Roland P. Hawkins September 7, 2017

self-perpetuating ignorance

A phrase used to describe the blind beliefs of any institution or state where someone is told to believe something without evidence or reason and where that ignorance is then passed on to others (because they believe the lies they have been told) and becomes self-perpetuating.

'Nationalism is a form of self-perpetuating ignorance where we are taught to hate the 'other' or outside group.'

'No you cannot convert me to your religion, I have no desire to be a part of your cult's self-perpetuating ignorance.'

by lostinsuburbia May 22, 2013

Ignorance

Having a lack of knowledge or education of a subject AND revealing that lack of knowledge/education by making bold and judgemental statements.

Examples of Ignorance

"Most black people are criminals"
"Most republicans are racist"

by bookyboss December 20, 2009

Ignorance Podcast

An unpredictable and spontaneous podcast featuring two co-hosts — Kevin Perry and Ethan McAlister— who talk about just about anything you could imagine.

Friend: Hey did you listen to the new Ignorance Podcast that came out on Thursday?
Me: Yeah, Kevin talked about his lesbian haircut.

by tiktokhasruinedmylife August 23, 2019

Dramatic Ignorance

Dramatic Ignorance (n.)

Unlike in dramatic irony in which facts are not known by the characters but are known by the audience, in dramatic ignorance, authors must pretend that their characters are more ignorant than they normally would be to take into account the actual ignorance of the audience.

An example of dramatic ignorance can be found on CSI on which the following dialogue might be heard:

(Scene: Las Vegas hotel room. Sara Sidle sprays a liquid on a bed.)

Gil: What are you doing?
Sara: I’m spraying Luminol to find blood trace.

This dialogue is absurd for the characters because Gil, of course, would know what Luminol does. The dialogue is there for the benefit of the viewer, who may have actual—not dramatic—ignorance of basic forensics

by Antipholus July 18, 2009

Public Display of Ignorance

A public display of ignorance, or PDI, can be used to describe someone who is sharing information that highlights their overall lack of understanding of the topic at hand. Public displays of ignorance can often be found on twitter.

Person 1: "Did you see that response to Donald Trump's tweet?"
Person 2: "Yeah dude, I can't believe people are that stupid. A public display of ignorance right there"

by Algusta March 6, 2019

enurance

1. The ability to urinate for long periods of time.

2. A mix of endurance and urine.

3. Knowing how to urinate slowly to make it last longer, often used as a method of procrastination

His enurance increased greatly while trying to waste time during English.

by terror-dactyl March 2, 2011