A derivation of Occam's Razor applicable in internet comment threads. When interpreting an existing comment, the comment should be liberally interpreted in whatever way leads to the funniest reply comment.
Original Comment: "I want to get the number 2 tattooed on my back so the guy behind me knows what place he's coming in."
Choice of assumptions:
1) the guy behind commenter is coming in place #2 in a race.
2) the guy behind commenter is coming in place #2 on her body.
Fatuity's Razor requires the selection of assumption #2.
Sample Sentence: "Choose your words carefully, because those assholes will apply Fatuity's Razor and turn benign comments into jokes at your expense."
Choice of assumptions:
1) the guy behind commenter is coming in place #2 in a race.
2) the guy behind commenter is coming in place #2 on her body.
Fatuity's Razor requires the selection of assumption #2.
Sample Sentence: "Choose your words carefully, because those assholes will apply Fatuity's Razor and turn benign comments into jokes at your expense."
by Oscar N. Paulson December 4, 2012
Get the Fatuity's Razormug. If a Middle Eastern food establishment has good hummus, they will almost certainly have good Middle Eastern food.
A: I can't tell if Al Basha's has good Middle Eastern food, what do you think?
B: Achmed's Razor says if they have good hummus they have good Middle Eastern food.
B: Achmed's Razor says if they have good hummus they have good Middle Eastern food.
by GQFez October 13, 2022
Get the Achmed's Razormug. Razor Blade
The act of finding sexual pleasure in cutting people's hair and wanting to perform sexual asks on them even if they don't have hair.
Also refers to a horny bastard.
The act of finding sexual pleasure in cutting people's hair and wanting to perform sexual asks on them even if they don't have hair.
Also refers to a horny bastard.
by Your mum's MCM November 6, 2020
Get the Razor Blademug. When someone is attractive enough that friends and family feel comfortable joking about them being ugly
by theFANUM January 27, 2021
Get the FANUM's razormug. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity, except for whenever it benefits them."
A variant of Hanlon's Razor
A variant of Hanlon's Razor
1: This game is a fucking scam.
2: Hanlon's Razor, dude. The devs are just incompetent.
1: No, Golden Razor. They've made a *lot* of money and NO progress. This is intentional.
2: Hanlon's Razor, dude. The devs are just incompetent.
1: No, Golden Razor. They've made a *lot* of money and NO progress. This is intentional.
by Terkan June 2, 2021
Get the Golden Razormug. The idea that one's admission to a greater offense is not conclusive evidence of the commission of a lesser offense.
Proposed by Kmele Foster and derived from Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," in which the narrator admits to shooting the sheriff, but not the deputy.
Proposed by Kmele Foster and derived from Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff," in which the narrator admits to shooting the sheriff, but not the deputy.
"I'm looking at the Trump administration's response to the criticism that they're overstating things or that the Iranian strike actually went badly, when it does in fact seem like one of those cases where Marley's Razor applies, and while they may lie with some great regularity, it might be the case that this time, they are more right than wrong, and that the strike was potentially a lot more effective than they thought." Kmele Foster on Tangle podcast, 6/29/25.
by Infinitecypher July 1, 2025
Get the Marley's Razormug. If an argument taken to its logical conclusion, leads to the prventable death and/or subjugation of its proponents, then it shall be dismissed.
Commie: "Communism is the greatest economical system created by man. "
You:"But it leads to the death and subjugation of those who adopt it, so it can be dismissed with ROV's Razor."
You:"But it leads to the death and subjugation of those who adopt it, so it can be dismissed with ROV's Razor."
by _ROV_ March 3, 2019
Get the ROV's Razormug.