1. The head writer of the British sci-fi TV show Doctor Who. Brilliant writer who enjoys torturing the characters and playing havoc with viewers' emotions. Affectionately referred to as "The Moff."
2. An expletive used when a) strange character revelations surface, b) Rory dies - again, c) plot developments are not explained and/or left as cliffhangers.
2. An expletive used when a) strange character revelations surface, b) Rory dies - again, c) plot developments are not explained and/or left as cliffhangers.
Doctor Who is so much more convoluted since Stephen Moffat took over.
WHAT?! River Song is actually (-spoilers-) but we don't get to know what happens until next the next series?!! MOFFAT!!!!!
WHAT?! River Song is actually (-spoilers-) but we don't get to know what happens until next the next series?!! MOFFAT!!!!!
by DrownedCali September 14, 2012

1. Episodes written by Steven Moffat that aren't very good for various reasons (sexism, gaping plot holes, story discontinuity, etc).
2. A tag used on Tumblr and other social media sites when complaining about TV episodes Moffat has written which have included a lot of sexism, loopholes, or otherwise poor writing, and has disappointed fans.
Phrase comes from the idea that we don't want to watch episodes where Moffat just wanks himself (as in writes whatever he wants, regardless of the fans, character development, overall story, or preset rules of the story universe like in Doctor Who).
Additional information: Moffat is a Scottish writer who has written for Press Gang, Stay Lucky, Joking Apart, Murder Most Horrid, Chalk, Coupling, Jekyll, The Adventures of TinTin, and, most famously, Doctor Who, and the BBC's Sherlock.
2. A tag used on Tumblr and other social media sites when complaining about TV episodes Moffat has written which have included a lot of sexism, loopholes, or otherwise poor writing, and has disappointed fans.
Phrase comes from the idea that we don't want to watch episodes where Moffat just wanks himself (as in writes whatever he wants, regardless of the fans, character development, overall story, or preset rules of the story universe like in Doctor Who).
Additional information: Moffat is a Scottish writer who has written for Press Gang, Stay Lucky, Joking Apart, Murder Most Horrid, Chalk, Coupling, Jekyll, The Adventures of TinTin, and, most famously, Doctor Who, and the BBC's Sherlock.
A: That last episode of Doctor Who was some serious moffat wank. Loopholes, much?
B: Yeah, I definitely prefer RTD's episodes lately.
B: Yeah, I definitely prefer RTD's episodes lately.
by evil_gumball_666 January 9, 2013

by Wezelgumage April 18, 2021

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by holligan655 March 28, 2011

Moffat is a shitehole in scotland that attracts loads of bullshit tourists for some strange reason, aww we’ve got is a co-op, a few parks, and the local teenage alcoholics that appear everywhere on a saturday night
by anonymous November 30, 2021

The practice, exercised almost exclusively by well-known, white, straight, cis men, of taking a creation (their own, a collaborative work, or another's) and attempting to improve upon it in a way that diminishes the quality of the work.
Named after Steven Moffat, who took over as the main writer of Doctor Who after Russel T. Davies left. Moffat's attempts to make each season he worked on more special and complex than the last ended up making the most recent season (season 10) into an overcomplicated, confusing mess, with plot threads left hanging and an unsatisfying conclusion.
Named after Steven Moffat, who took over as the main writer of Doctor Who after Russel T. Davies left. Moffat's attempts to make each season he worked on more special and complex than the last ended up making the most recent season (season 10) into an overcomplicated, confusing mess, with plot threads left hanging and an unsatisfying conclusion.
by eddieangel July 15, 2018
