criticalize

To criticize someone mercilessly. To shred someone with criticism.

"He criticalized me so bad that I had to punch him in the mouth."
"I'm not criticalizing you, I'm just giving some friendly advice!"

by Khizzar March 17, 2024

Critical fat-cock theory

This only thing you WON'T steal and promulgate.

Hym "Nobody else thinks that's weird? They'll steal EVERYTHING BUT critical fat-cock theory! That isn't weird to anyone else? God, I think it's weird. Don't you? Critical fat-cock theory! The ultimate theory! So profound it terrifies scholars and charlatans alike."

by Hym Iam April 22, 2024

Crypticalion

A language made by the cryptical people, as a way to communicate during the war in the 1600s

I speak the language crypticalion.

by Crea Moshia May 25, 2024

Critical Race Theory

The most misunderstood theory on this planet. Period.

This theory was only meant to be used and understood in an academic context, but I guess some people decided it would be "cool" to use in mainstream discourse (i.e. social media). Thus, the misunderstanding begins.

In all seriousness, for someone to understand this theory, you would need to understand what "critical theory" is first. I am specifically referring to the philosophical theory that Adorno & Horkheimer invented, which is basically a heated critique on mass-produced culture.

If one does not understand the tenets to this theory, then one should not voice their uninformed opinions on said theory.

Of course, perhaps the fault lies more in the people who decided to abuse this term. And in that case, I understand you 100%, but at the same time it's still unfair to dismiss it as BS.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺: "Critical Race Theory is a bunch of BS"
𝗠𝗲: "No, it's not. Either you misunderstood the theory, or you haven't grasped the underlying philosophy behind it."
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺: "I don't think I'd care enough to learn about it."
𝗠𝗲: "If you don't wish to know more about it, that's fine, just admit you were wrong."
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺: "Okay SJW."
𝗠𝗲: "Look man I'm only being pedantic. Call me a nerd, call me a know-it-all, but I ain't got nothing to do with SJWs. In fact I'll happily listen to critiques against this theory."

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian December 12, 2024

Critical Race Theory

The most misunderstood theory in history.

This theory was meant to be used and understood in an academic context, but apparently a few people decided it would be "cool" to use in mainstream discourse (i.e. social media). Thus, the misunderstanding begins.

In all seriousness, for one to understand CRT, you would need to understand what "critical theory" is first. I am referring to the philosophical theory and framework written by Adorno & Horkheimer, which is basically a heated critique on mass-produced culture.

If one does not understand the tenets to this theory, then one should not voice their uninformed opinions on said theory.

Of course, perhaps the fault lies more in the people who decided to abuse this term. And in that case, I understand you 100%, but at the same time it's still unfair to dismiss it as BS.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺: "Critical Race Theory is a bunch of BS"
𝗠𝗲: "No, it's not. Either you misunderstood the theory, or you haven't grasped the underlying philosophy behind it."
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺: "I don't think I'd care enough to learn about it."
𝗠𝗲: "If you don't wish to know more about it, that's fine, just admit you were wrong."
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺: "Okay SJW."
𝗠𝗲: "Look bro, I'm just being pedantic. Call me a nerd, a know-it-all, but I ain't got nothing to do with SJWs. In fact I'll happily listen to critiques against CRT."

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian March 29, 2025

Critical Bias (Critical Thinking Bias)

The paradoxical and self-defeating mindset where the tools of critical thinking—skepticism, demand for evidence, logical analysis—are applied selectively, rigorously, and almost exclusively to opposing viewpoints or unfamiliar information, while one's own deeply-held beliefs are protected by a shield of unexamined assumptions and motivated reasoning. It is the bias of believing you are bias-free because you are "critical," mistaking aggressive debunking of others for genuine intellectual rigor. This creates a sophisticated echo chamber where the thinker feels intellectually superior because they can tear down every external argument, never turning that same destructive gaze inward.

Critical Bias (Critical Thinking Bias) Example: A climate change "skeptic" meticulously picks apart every minor uncertainty in a complex climate model, demanding impossible levels of proof. Yet, they uncritically accept a blog post from an oil-funded think tank as definitive truth. This is Critical Bias—wielding the scalpel of scrutiny only on the other side's evidence, while performing surgery with a butter knife on their own. They believe their skepticism makes them objective, when it's just a weaponized filter for confirmation.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026

Critical Legal Theory / Critical Law Theory

An interdisciplinary approach (often abbreviated as Crit) that argues law is not a neutral system of rational rules, but a social construct deeply intertwined with politics, ideology, and power. It seeks to "de-naturalize" law, showing how it legitimizes and perpetuates hierarchies of race, gender, class, and sexuality. The law is seen not as a solver of disputes, but as a site where political conflict is both expressed and masked.

Critical Legal Theory / Critical Law Theory Example: A Critical Legal Theory reading of property law wouldn't see it as a timeless defense of ownership. It would demonstrate how doctrines like "trespass" and "eminent domain" were historically forged to dispossess Indigenous peoples and concentrate wealth, arguing that the law's "neutral" principles encode a specific, contested vision of social order.

by Nammugal February 5, 2026