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cognitive dissonance

Cognitive Dissonance States that contradicting cognitions serve as a driving force that compels the mind to acquire or invent new thoughts or beliefs, or to modify existing beliefs, so as to reduce the amount of dissonance (conflict) between cognitions.
You do a boring job, but is paid $30/hour, so you say that is a nice and interesting job....'well, it is not cognitive dissonance, I think is a great new job!!'

You are deciding about two movies, your girlfriend wants to see the most boring one so after the cinema, you think it was a good movie and cool after all.
by David Mendoza November 9, 2006
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Cogdell

A very fat man that likes to play with little boys on latters and loves to touch himself with usb sticks.
Cogdell: go get me a big latter so i can pile drive this little boy.
by David J. Fox October 29, 2008
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coggle

1. The act of a man pleasuring himself. As oppossed to twoggle.

2. Not just limited to one person however, it may involve multiple people and they can be referred to as coggle companions, involved in this "group coggling session"

-Not generally conjugated in spanish like twoggle but, in some random cases it can be

ex. twoggliendo
twogglemente
and/or coggle
"Hey, how much longer until we have to go to our FCAT rooms?"
"Umm, i don't know, why?"
"D'ya think i have enough time to go coggle??
by Kenny Johnson March 12, 2007
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Cognac Arrest

(noun) A condition which causes loss of memory, motor skills, and inhibitions, and occurs as a result of drinking too much cognac. Symptoms include, but are not limited to: angry/confusing voicemails/text messages, black eyes, and/or legal trouble.
Eric: Yo nig, how'd you get home from the club last night?
Ryan: I don't know, brah. I don't remember shit after I went into cognac arrest.
Eric: SCUMFUCK FOR LIFE!
by MurderDeathKill804 April 21, 2010
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coggler

The slang term for a person affected with Penile Scrotal Coggloriotus. A disease which actually separates the two testicles found within the male scrotum into four separate, smaller testicles. The two original testis will tend to be somewhat larger than their counterparts but the size differential rarely exceeds 60%-40% when compared to the original mass of the original two testis.
After being diagnosed, Tod kept the fact he was now a Coggler to himself.
by Ashen Skies. September 20, 2003
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cogie

An insult commonly used against people from Dundee, Scotland. Means, " The Great Unwashed."
Aww boys, check that cogie out.
by John Stew August 17, 2006
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cognitive dissonance

Knowing you made the wrong choice but are too stubborn to correct yourself and therefore deny it by saying everyone else made the wrong choice.
PS3 fanboy: PS3 KICKS 360'S ASS ANYDAY.

Xbox fanboy: Uhhh...Okay. Cognitive dissonance. I'll just go back to playing Halo 3.
by hobolikker May 27, 2009
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