deunevolutionisation

The process of turning into a troglodyte

That man just went through deunevolutionisation

by frenchbert December 11, 2024

Demunist

A person who subscribes to any variety of the thinly disguised Marxist totalitarian ideologies. See "Demunism."

"Demunists always seek big government and the supremacy of the State over the individual."

by Johnathan Galt January 6, 2025

Defunct Pachinko Parlor

A defunct pachinko parlor is a former gambling establishment that no longer operates, where people once played a Japanese game resembling a pinball machine with automatic payoff.

"The sign on the defunct pachinko parlor proclaims 21ST CENTURY, but the style—kanji in neon outlined in individual light bulbs?"
- Infomocracy (Malka Older)

by bookworm.2.0 January 12, 2025

Defunct Pachinko Parlor

A former gambling establishment that no longer operates, where people once played a Japanese game resembling a pinball machine with automatic payoff.

"The sign on the defunct pachinko parlor proclaims 21ST CENTURY, but the style—kanji in neon outlined in individual light bulbs?"

- Infomocracy (Malka Older)

by bookworm.2.0 January 12, 2025

Debunking Bias

The intellectual posture where the primary goal is not to understand, but to disprove or expose something as fraudulent, especially if it is popular, unconventional, or emotionally resonant. This bias is characterized by a pre-commitment to negation, applying hyper-skeptical scrutiny to the target while giving the skeptical narrative itself a free pass. It's skepticism weaponized into a hobby, where the debunker's identity is built on being the one who says "actually, you're wrong."

Example: When a well-documented historical account of resistance to tyranny inspires people, a historian with Debunking Bias will exclusively focus on minor inconsistencies in a single diary entry to loudly declare the entire narrative a "myth," not to improve accuracy, but to perform a ritual of superiority by tearing down a meaningful story.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026

Debunkothinking

The reflexive, group-enforced mindset where the primary goal in any discussion is to "debunk" or expose flaws in opposing claims, while exempting one's own side from similar scrutiny. The group's identity is built on a sense of superior skepticism, but this skepticism is applied only outwardly. This creates a culture of gotchas and nitpicking that stifles genuine inquiry and protects the group's own assumptions from examination.

Example: In a subreddit dedicated to debunking pseudoscience, any mention of a poorly-understood medical phenomenon (e.g., chronic fatigue syndrome) is met with immediate Debunkothinking. The group rushes to label it "psychosomatic" or "malingering," citing old, flawed studies, while dismissing newer biomedical research as "fringe." Their shared mission to debunk has hardened into an orthodoxy that itself ignores evidence.

by Dumuabzu February 5, 2026

Defunkation

Cleaning out gunk in a large room

Have you finished the Defunkation of your living room?

by MrCarrotManSir February 7, 2026