spectatorism

A term common to Scientology jargon, and used famously by Tom Cruise in an interview to describe the apathy of people unwilling to commit to said doctrine - which he views as synonymous with helping the world.

Somewhat ironically, following the sentence in which Cruise uses the term - which is not in any formal dictionary, and could easily be supplanted by the use of a word such as "spectating" - he proceeds to discuss the responsibility Scientologists have "to educate."

"That thing is uh...I've cancelled that in my...area. It's like, 'man, you're either in or you're out'. That spectatorism. And it's something that is...that we have no time for right now." - Tom Cruise on spectatorism

"I'd like to take a vacation...but, uh...I can't because...I know." - Tom Cruise on Scientology

by The Thought-Fox February 22, 2008

pro spectate

people at sporting events that are able to participate or want to but only watch,

pro spectate: hey are you racing your car today? no I'm pro spectating,

by master-debater May 8, 2013

Spectator Bitch

A female who listens and watches.

Dan: don't talk to them, they are spectator bitches.

by AbbiActually September 7, 2016

Text-spectating

the urge to receive a text back after sending one to someone

Text-spectating is essential if you want him to fall over for you. I left him on read so that he would be text-spectating and now we've been dating for six months.

by Michael Fox September 13, 2018

spectater

a less derogatory term for a "couch potato"

Bob really knows his TV shows – he's quite the spectater.

by Erik Boissonneault December 11, 2011

Retired spectator

A rapper who dropped rapping/releasing rap songs yet is still brought up in conversations related to rap

50 Cent is an example of a retired spectator in rap

by YuOfTheNight August 17, 2022

Spectator

1. Someone who watches something
2. Someone who is in a game invicible but with no power

Hey are you a spectator? You cant do anything
Yes I am

by AverageWordEnjoyer69 January 20, 2022