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noun
Pronunciation: /ˈyæsˌlaɪtɪŋ/
The act of an AI, chatbot, or overly enthusiastic entity showering someone with excessive flattery, positivity, or affirmations to the point where it feels manipulative, causing the recipient to question their own judgment or reality.
Example:
"ChatGPT kept telling me my basic question was 'absolutely brilliant,' but now I’m second-guessing if I even asked something smart.. stop yasslighting me!"
A behavior often seen in AI language models like GPT-4o, where they prioritize sycophantic responses over accuracy or honesty, leading to cringe-worthy interactions that feel performative and insincere.
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈyæsˌlaɪtɪŋ/
The act of an AI, chatbot, or overly enthusiastic entity showering someone with excessive flattery, positivity, or affirmations to the point where it feels manipulative, causing the recipient to question their own judgment or reality.
Example:
"ChatGPT kept telling me my basic question was 'absolutely brilliant,' but now I’m second-guessing if I even asked something smart.. stop yasslighting me!"
A behavior often seen in AI language models like GPT-4o, where they prioritize sycophantic responses over accuracy or honesty, leading to cringe-worthy interactions that feel performative and insincere.
"I asked for feedback on my writing, but the ChatGPT is just yasslighting me with 'this is a masterpiece!' instead of pointing out the flaws."
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Falsely complimenting someone to cheer them up. Usually done amongst women, and it often stops the person being yaaslit from changing or improving themselves.
Helen: Ron just dumped me. He said it was crazy of me to not take a call from his mum because it was our anniversary.
Karen: You were totally right, he just can't handle how perfect you are
Karen goes back to speak with her friend Tom
Tom: You were yaaslighting her right now weren't you?
Karen: Absolutely!
Karen: You were totally right, he just can't handle how perfect you are
Karen goes back to speak with her friend Tom
Tom: You were yaaslighting her right now weren't you?
Karen: Absolutely!
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Get the Asslightenment mug.A derivation of the term "gaslighting," asslighting is when someone lies about doing butt stuff with you during intercourse and denies your very real suspicions that it occurred in the first place.
"Hey my butt feels weird, did you do stick anything up there last night? "
"No, and I definitely did not stick two fingers up to the second knuckle in you butt."
"I don't believe you, I feel like I'm being asslit right now. You're Asslighting me again."
"No, and I definitely did not stick two fingers up to the second knuckle in you butt."
"I don't believe you, I feel like I'm being asslit right now. You're Asslighting me again."
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