oughter

Someone born between 1985 and 1995. Someone just old enough to remember the decade of the 00s.

Oughters don't like to be called Millennials.

by Slippy Crisco February 1, 2016

oughtness

the quality or state of being morally obligatory

<to each such duty belongs a feeling of oughtness — W. H. Kilpatrick>

by davidr1701 May 12, 2016

ought baby

Generation Z:

Generation X came after the Baby Boomers.
Generation Y were coined the "Millennials" because they came about at the turn of the millennium.
Generation Z started in the ought years. ('01, '02, etc.) Hence, Ought Baby.

The Millennials grew up in a world that was never without the internet whereas an Ought Baby will grow up in a world that was never without smart phones.

by AmadeuS469 June 22, 2018

Ought

A word that RCHS kids used when responding to anything anyone says ever. Generally used in replace of 'bet'.

"I bet you won't leave class early."
"Ought."

"Wanna go get some lunch?"
"Ought."

"Fucking ought Mr. Haut."

by Kesha_3 February 13, 2019

Oughtobiography

This is what your autobiography ought to have been but isn't, wasn't, but might have been, if you had had more ambition, had been more interesting, insightful and, er, smart, and hadn't been so hypnotized by your smartphone, Vudu, Hoku, Playmation, claymation, popcorn and beer, the Ponies, cheap likker, and all the other distractions Corporate America wants you to spend your money on.

Oughtobiography The octogenarian sitting on a pin in the Florida panhandle, said:"I coulda been a contenda!" as he spitballed the words across the room of the Shady Acres Nursing Home, "But instead I'm writing my oughtabiography on paper napkins for "ErrWhats?" and "WaddaYaSays?".

by ForgetMeKnot! July 10, 2019

Oughtonomy

To speak with Deontic Modality

To say 'you should do that' is speaking with Oughtonomy

by Jimbobaii January 10, 2022

Ought

How do you derive one from an "Is?"

Hym "How do you derive an 'ought' from an 'is?' Well... You lie of course. Just make something up."

Iam "Hey, look at that! The thing in the sky is turning red! What do you think it means?" 🤔

Hym 💡 "Well, obviously it means that the create is mad. You ought give that old kiddo of yours a stabbin over there on that rock."

Iam 🤨 "But... Why does it want me to do that?... and why did it tell you instead of me?"

Hym "Look... You need this. You need to do this. If you don't everything falls apart. It isn't control. It's benevolence. It's mercy. You need to do what the creature wants."

Iam 🤨 "Yeah... But how do you know what it wants? Do you know what it THINKS? And, if not, then how do you know what you're telling me to do is correct?"

Hym "Look, it told someone what it thought and they wrote it down. 2000 years ago."

Iam "But... How would I know the difference between what it wanted then and what it wants now? It's a memory. It happened before I was born so I literally wouldn't know the difference between what it wants now and what it wanted then. Do it's wants never change?"

Hym "Hey guys!! He's not doing what the creature wants! Look at him! Look at him! He's not doing what it wants!"

Guys "What an idiot! You have to do what the creature wants."

Hym "Yeah, he said the creature is bad."

Guys "BAD!? The creature isn't bad! What a piece of shit! Hey, fuck you buddy! The creature's not bad! YOU'RE the bad one!"

by Hym Iam July 24, 2022