Sokal Bias

A form of cognitive bias and meta-bias where you dismiss all criticism, questioning, and opposing positions by labeling them under a single, easily attackable category—typically "postmodernism" or "relativism"—inspired by the Sokal Affair. Sokal Bias is the intellectual equivalent of putting everything you disagree with in a box labeled "nonsense" and refusing to open it. It allows you to maintain your worldview without ever engaging with alternatives, to dismiss complex arguments with a single word, to strawman entire traditions of thought. Sokal Bias is particularly common in online debates, where "postmodernism" has become a catch-all insult for anything the speaker doesn't understand or doesn't like.

Example: "Every time she raised a critique, he called it 'postmodern nonsense.' Sokal Bias had reduced all complexity to a single label, all challenge to a single dismissal. She could have been making the most rigorous argument in the world; it wouldn't matter. The label did all the work."

by Abzugal March 8, 2026

Sokka haiku

A haiku which has a 5-7-6 syllable format rather than the 5-7-5 format. Invented by Sokka in Avatar, The Last Airbender, after getting carried away in a poem battle.

“That’s not a haiku, it has an extra syllable at the end, that’s a Sokka Haiku!”

by A person125 March 19, 2025

soksalenna

Big booty Cambodian, pretty face,cute but also has attitude but booty always gonna be fat

My girlfriend name is Soksalenna

by Josh 2023 March 21, 2025

Jordbær sokker

Norwegian slang to throw shots at someone with gay vibes
A word used to point out gay people, in a nonchalant manner

Margarita: see that boy? He has strong strawberry sock vibes

Margarita: ser du den gutten? Han har sterke jordbær sokker vibes

by MakeQuack October 17, 2019

Josh Sokeye

An absolute legend with a 13-inch finisher.

Josh Sokeye is a menace don’t play with him.

by Ronnyrunaway June 6, 2021

hej sokoły

The best Polish song ever

Hej, tam gdzieś z nad czarnej wody
Wsiada na koń kozak młody.
Czule żegna się z dziewczyną,
Jeszcze czulej z Ukrainą.

Hej, hej, hej sokoły
Omijajcie góry, lasy, doły.
Dzwoń, dzwoń, dzwoń dzwoneczku,
Mój stepowy skowroneczku.

Hej, hej, hej sokoły
Omijajcie góry, lasy, doły.
Dzwoń, dzwoń, dzwoń dzwoneczku,
Mój stepowy
Dzwoń, dzwoń, dzwoń

Wiele dziewcząt jest na świecie,
Lecz najwięcej w Ukrainie.
Tam me serce pozostało,
Przy kochanej mej dziewczynie.

Hej, hej, hej sokoły
Omijajcie góry, lasy, doły.
Dzwoń, dzwoń, dzwoń dzwoneczku,
Mój stepowy skowroneczku.

Żal, żal za dziewczyną,
Za zieloną Ukrainą,
Żal, żal serce płacze,
Już jej więcej nie zobaczę.

Hej, hej, hej sokoły
Omijajcie góry, lasy, doły.
Dzwoń, dzwoń, dzwoń dzwoneczku,
Mój stepowy skowroneczku.

Wina, wina, wina dajcie,
A jak umrę pochowajcie
Na zielonej Ukrainie
Przy kochanej mej dziewczynie

by BULLOCKS TO YOU and up the 'RA May 20, 2024

Bulver-Sokal Effect

The union of bulverism and sokalism as a unified cognitive and meta-cognitive bias, where you dismiss an argument by psychoanalyzing the arguer (bulverism) while simultaneously dismissing their entire field based on hoaxes or scandals (sokalism). The Bulver-Sokal Effect is a powerful one-two punch of intellectual dismissal: first, you explain why your opponent believes what they believe (they're postmodernists, they're relativists, they've been brainwashed by their field), and second, you declare their entire field invalid because of hoaxes or bad actors. The combination is nearly impossible to counter because it doesn't engage with arguments at all—it explains them away and dismisses their source simultaneously. The Bulver-Sokal Effect is the signature tactic of culture warriors who prefer dismissal to dialogue.

Example: "She tried to explain her position, grounded in contemporary gender theory. He deployed the Bulver-Sokal Effect: 'You only believe that because you've been indoctrinated by gender studies, and we all know gender studies is a pseudoscience because of that hoax paper.' Her arguments were explained away (bulverism) and her field dismissed (sokalism). There was no room for actual engagement."

by Abzugal March 8, 2026