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Bitch Semantics

When Sean feels like being a little bitch and argues the meaning of "never mind".

This condition is usually related to having sand in his vagina. Since he can't get it out he gets a little perturbed and all bitchy.
by sandy pants February 19, 2004
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arguing semantics

A phrase commonly used as a rebuttal in arguments, with two common meanings:

1) The person using the phrase has been subjected to a statement or argument that they don't like, but can't argue against; or

2) The person using the phrase doesn't understand the argument, or objects to or doesn't understand the use of polysyllabic words.
"The sun rises in the east and sets in the west? Now your just arguing semantics."
by Kanteloop August 8, 2014
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Semantic Band-Aid

All the verbal things one scampers to congure up, contort, and convey as sincerely as possible to patch up whatever's left of what was once an intimate relationship.
Janet: You broke up with Chad?!? Super-sensitive Chad? He's gonna implode!
Beth: I know! Too sensitive! That was the problem! So tonight I'm getting more stoned than the 10 commandments and write down every Semantic Band-Aid I can possibly pull out of the universe's bing-hole to make sure he doesn't mistake his dog's bed for his mother's womb and his Pabst bottles for breasts for the next half-year.
by smASH ULMall June 8, 2009
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prostitutive semanticization

1. v. (eg. prostitutively semanticize) To throw around a term or concept until it loses all meaning.
2. n. Use of a term or concept so as to misrepresent oneself as embodying the concept or term. Phony auto-ennobling.

3. v. To attempt a meme-seed inception by repetition and amplification (usually through the distributive media).
4. n. Overuse or abuse of terms or concepts.

Most commonly used by politicians to forward a particular agenda or get a particular candidate elected. But also used quite heavily in religion.

Distinguishes itself from outright attention-whoring usually by its subtlety or its assumption of the self-evidence of the virtuosity of its terms or concepts.
Alex: Did you see that Tea Party rally? I have never seen such an obscene spectacle of prostitutive semanticization in my entire life.

Sarah: I know, right? I went to it as a gag and I didn't take away anything meaningful at all from it. The word 'freedom' was thrown around so much, I don't know what it means anymore! And all those references to Hitler! Why does everybody do that every time they encounter someone they don't like?
by DEDC June 8, 2012
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Anti-semanticism

"Anti-semanticism" is a humorous and satirical phrase that combines the prefix "anti-" with "semanticism" to create a play on words. It does not refer to a real concept or philosophy, but instead can be interpreted as a rejection of the importance or relevance of meaning in language or a deliberate use of language in a way that undermines or distorts its meaning. The credit for creating this phrase goes to Patrick Ryan.

It is important to note that this term is not intended to promote or perpetuate racism or discrimination against any group of people, and its use should be understood in a lighthearted and humorous context.
"John's essay was filled with so much jargon and convoluted language that it bordered on anti-semanticism - I couldn't even tell what he was trying to say!"
by John Baumgartner April 5, 2023
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semantic

1. A number that just increases every time someone does something, because doing things properly is hard.
When someone does a thing with a code change and expects semantic versioning to increment itself. Simply append the version by one (depending on a breaking/major/minor change) and deploy. Fairly simple...
by anonymous April 20, 2023
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Semantic redirector

“If you’re reading this, someone got you to look it up. That’s their secret power.”

Cameron
by Mr Ocean July 30, 2025
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