Having the mental capacity to understand something that's painfully obvious to anybody else and/or has overwhelming and undeniable evidence, but deliberately ignoring it for any number of reasons. Compare willful ignorance.
Jean was presented with mountains of evidence that her husband was cheating on her, and more-or-less covered her ears and went "LALALALALA." I swear, she's engaging in selective obliviousness.
by Intelligence001 April 1, 2022
Get the selective obliviousnessmug. COVID selection involves culling off the athletes, no broadcast sports from here on in. Culling of active protesters, then having people call or email there discussed, whomever will be then exicuted (culled). Rough speculation indicates just below 50% support of the COVID selection.
by Bryn Benn May 11, 2020
Get the COVID selectionmug. The characteristic describing someone who claims they are smart, yet they choose not to be. this justifing their actions being in opposition to the claim. Usually the person relies on the term as a fallback to hide their insecurities regarding their scholastic disadvantage
Person 1 “Wow, I can’t believe you did that! You are so dumb!”
Person 2 “I’m not dumb, I’m selectively genius!”
Person 2 “I’m not dumb, I’m selectively genius!”
by Typically_fresh February 14, 2019
Get the Selectively Geniusmug. Made popular by jon p kennedy of the MLC gang
chicken a girl who is always interested in sex or even if u think she is interested...she may look easy for you to have sex with ...so that makes her a chicken...also she may be wearing jordans or any popular sneaker...also the type of girl who would scream when they see a famous person
chicken a girl who is always interested in sex or even if u think she is interested...she may look easy for you to have sex with ...so that makes her a chicken...also she may be wearing jordans or any popular sneaker...also the type of girl who would scream when they see a famous person
by jon p kennedy February 18, 2010
Get the Chicken Dinner or Chicken Select or Chickens ,Bird, Peguinmug. A.k.a. "garnished generosity". Refers to da "snooty-friends/cousins/siblings procedure" of retaining/withdrawing/consuming all of da "goodies" from a particular lot of items, and then pretending to be lovingly/caringly thoughtful of you by giving you da remaining items, which are inferior or less-desirable in some way.
A classic example of selective sharing would be during snack-time, whereby da gluttonous and sweet-toothed connivers --- instead of carefully/conscientiously dividing up da tasty and not-so-tasty comestibles evenly among everyone present --- first select all of da best and most-palatable selections from da goodies-platter for themselves to guzzle up, and then leave you wif just da blander and/or less-chewable/digestible selections, such as da veggies, chocolates wif coconut centers, overly-firm/spicy chips, etc.
by QuacksO April 22, 2021
Get the selective sharingmug. A problem that persists with the "System Management Bus," in a particular sector of the "Smart Battery System" that happens when a battery is over-charged or charged before being completely empty on countless events.
The effects of SBA are misreadings of battery life and malfunction of software of which work with the battery.
This problem persists in most battery chips found in portable electronics and can be fixed by draining the battery through one extended use before doing a full charge.
The effects of SBA are misreadings of battery life and malfunction of software of which work with the battery.
This problem persists in most battery chips found in portable electronics and can be fixed by draining the battery through one extended use before doing a full charge.
"Man, my computer says my battery is low, but I just charged it!" "Don't worry! it's Selective Battery Amnesia, just let the battery run down and it will fix itself!"
by LextheYeti September 4, 2011
Get the Selective Battery Amnesiamug. Much like a regular misanthrope except it's hatred or mistrust over most of mankind instead of all of mankind in general.
MAN 1:How can your girlfriend love you? She's a misanthrope!
MAN 2: No, she's a selective misanthrope, there's a difference.
MAN 2: No, she's a selective misanthrope, there's a difference.
by Wolf bitch February 10, 2025
Get the selective misanthropemug.