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

Oughttowa

A city in Canada where people should do certain sensible things, but aren't.

If you're looking for north-of-da-border hypocrites and procrastinators to hang out wif, head to Oughttowa.

by QuacksO April 23, 2023

Ourgh

A noise that someone makes randomly. It works in any situation, like in Pain or in Sexual Tension.

Person 1: Ourgh
Person 2: *is dead in the corner of the room with their rotting body*

by Ourgh December 29, 2023

Ourgh

Ourgh can mean anything you want it to mean, it is simply a funny-sounding word created by 2 autistic highschoolers.

Christian: "Ourgh"
Jonathan: "Ourgh?"
Christian: "Ourgh!"

by Ourgh Eater January 19, 2024

Ourgholution

The Action of Turning the "Ourgh" word created by 2 autistic highschoolers into a worldwide word with actual purpose.

"The Ourgholution Is Near."

by Ourgh Eater January 20, 2024

ought-screen

Being the contraction of "I ought to get more screen time from my parents", this slang term refers to the phenomenon where your parents always limit your screen time that you suddenly lose your "appetite" to binge-watch YouTube. Hence, it eventually "shapes" your habits of limiting your own screen time whilst paradoxically teaching children how to get more screen time from their parents.

Ever since my parents started limiting my screen time, I’ve developed this ought-screen mentality—now I barely want to binge-watch anything, even though I’m always scheming ways to convince them to let me have more!

by Emotional Cruiser September 25, 2025