Excuse Cloud

To give a reason against something which isn't the actual reason one is against it.

An example of excuse clouding is easily seen in terms of a fictitious conversation:

Jack: "Want to go to the movies?"

Jill: "I don't have any money." (When in reality she just doesn't want to go see that movie).

Jack: "I'll pay for you."

Jill: Some other argument other than just saying she doesn't want to see that movie.

by creideiki333 November 12, 2011

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Get the Excuse Cloudmug.

pathetic excuse

the evie’s

the evies are a pathetic excuse

by hahahabeb January 4, 2023

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Get the pathetic excusemug.

Excuse

logic that leads to doing less work that you know you should be doing for superior moral reasons anyway

Example:
"I dont want to work today because I have neckpain"

Ok, you should probably still do it and fix your neckpain later as best as you can.

What is not a valid excuse? This is where the 'moral' bit comes into play.
Technically the old definition would call this an excuse too:
"I dont want to kill those 15 starving children because I dont like killing".

But a real excuse in my humble opinion is an excuse only when you duck out of doing something that would be the *right* thing to do - something you should be doing for a higher purpose.

by Hali1256 April 2, 2018

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