Four-wheeled thinking

Limiting yourself to what you know. The opposite of "thinking outside the box".
Originating from transportation, automatically thinking you need to use a car to get to your destination; where instead you could use a motorbike, train, tram, bus, scooter, or any number of vehicles that have less or more than four wheels.

Janet didn't come up with any ideas, she's holding herself back with her four-wheeled thinking.
Sure you could do it that way, but that's some four-wheeled thinking right there.

by Ekkehard Heiner May 19, 2018

Flip Flop Thinking

To change a thought or view when it suits the person. Used by people who don't want to admit to being wrong but not realising that it shows weakness on their part.

An example of flip flop thinking:

"I voted for the reds in the recent election because they're the best party."

*Blues win election*

"I knew the blues would win - that's why I voted for them!"

by N0M0REHER0ES June 10, 2020

I can not stop twinkling.

The original hero name of Yuga Aoyama from My Hero Academia (also known as Boku no Hero Academia), before Midnight suggested he shorten it to "Can't Stop Twinkling".

Shining Hero: I can not stop twinkling.

by Rhythm Heaven January 27, 2021

Year 7 Thinking Caps

The phrase "Year 7 Thinking Caps" signifies the importance to reflect back onto your Year 7 self and think like a Year 7. This phrase is normally used by the Math Teacher G.O.A.T, Pak.

Oh this question, make sure to use your Year 7 Thinking Caps, how would a Year 7 do this?

by pakyuenrespecter December 13, 2021

Brute Force Thinking

Thinking out loud until the thoughts make sense. Usually used as a way of flagging potentially unintelligible thought trains in a brainstorming session.

Abbreviation: BFT

A: Yo, you're not making any sense at all!
B: Sorry, I'm just Brute Force Thinking right now...

by danstaaar March 24, 2022

Butterfly effect thinking

No but it’s a good thing the whore fucked a literal cripple because now if you improve yourself it’ll be because a whore fucked a deformed mongoloid and not because you want to improve yourself. It’s great! It’s fantastic even! That she rode his diseased cock. Phenomenal!

Hym “And there goes the butterfly effect thinking! I knew it was coming! Did I do this one already? No? Ok, I’ll explain. Here’s an example ‘It’s good that she screwed Rain man because then it lead you to do *blank*’ and, before she fucked the retard, a butterfly farted in Africa, which startled a rhino, which caused a stampede that traumatized the the guy who molested the retard, which led to the molestation, which led to the little girl touching that caused him to be sent to the group home in the first place! If that’s the case, by your own logic, it’s just splendifferous that he got molested because that leads to him getting his own sex cult! Hurray child molesters!!! Furthermore, for the *blank* to be ‘good’, I need to make it good. Manually. And I don’t necessarily need the outcome to be good. I’d even go as far as to say that YOU need the outcome to be good more than I do! I don’t even WANT the outcome to be good! I would much rather feed the whore some copper chef! So, why should I allow it? Open question. Why should I allow you to force me to make the outcome of something the YOU SIGN OFF ON and I DO NOT, good? What do I get? Robbed repeatedly? Good answer. Mocked and ridiculed? Awesome. You’re a master debater.”

by Hym Iam October 12, 2022

Coat of Thinking About

British saying (typically used in the building trade) for taking a moment to consider how a task should be approached.

Hmmm... I'm not sure how I should install this roof, I think I'm going to have to give it a good coat of thinking about.

by MrJimEatsLotsOfCurry October 12, 2022