Apore

A rotten apple.

Apores are dangerous to consume.

by Noteventrollingcsgo February 18, 2024

aporofisis

Saying of course that is or of course this is. Can also be of course this is that or of course that is that.

“Did you know that bananas have potassium?” “aporofisis!”

by gothyt May 22, 2024

Aporandomia

The cognitive tendency to perceive randomness, chaos, and meaninglessness even where genuine patterns, structures, or meanings exist. It is the conceptual opposite of apophenia (the tendency to perceive patterns in random noise). Where the apophenic sees faces in clouds and conspiracies in coincidence, the aporandomic sees only clouds when there are faces, only coincidence when there is conspiracy, only noise when there is signal. It's a form of chronic pattern-blindness that dismisses genuine connections as illusory, real structures as imagined, and meaningful correlations as mere chance. In debates, aporandomia manifests as the reflexive rejection of any proposed pattern as "just randomness" without proper investigation.

Example: "Despite a decade of data showing climate trends, his aporandomia had him convinced it was just weather—he literally couldn't see the pattern right in front of him."

by Dumu The Void March 12, 2026

aporasexual

Sexual attraction to a gender separate from male, female, and anything in between (unlike androgyny), while still having a very strong and specific gendered feeling.

He's aporasexual!

by Don T Beakunt April 10, 2026

Aporgonaphobia

Aporgonaphobia — the irrational fear or anxiety of being unable to release sexual tension or ejaculate, especially during periods of intentional abstinence such as No Nut November.

During No Nut November, Mark’s Aporgonaphobia kicked in hard — every time someone mentioned the challenge, he broke into a nervous sweat and clutched his phone like it was his lifeline.

by MoshiWoshi November 10, 2025

Aporophobia

A term coined by philosopher Adela Cortina, meaning the fear, aversion, and hostility directed specifically toward poor people and poverty itself. It is distinct from classism or economic inequality; it is the visceral disdain for the state of being poor and for those who embody it. Aporophobia is the sentiment behind blaming the poor for their circumstances, viewing them as lazy, dirty, or morally suspect, and justifying their neglect or punishment. It is the emotional engine that drives policies which criminalize homelessness, cut social safety nets, and design public spaces to be hostile to the unhoused.

Example: A city council passes an ordinance making it illegal to sit or lie on downtown sidewalks, installs benches with anti-homeless armrests, and advocates say this is about "public cleanliness and safety." The underlying motivation is aporophobia: a desire to remove the visible evidence and human presence of poverty from the sight of the wealthy, not to solve poverty. The poor person is treated not as a citizen in need, but as an aesthetic and moral pollutant.

by Dumuabzu January 25, 2026

Aporophobic Slurs

Verbal weapons that stigmatize and dehumanize people living in poverty, reinforcing their perceived worthlessness and otherness. These slurs include classic terms like "bum," "hobo," "welfare queen," "leeches," or "street trash," as well as more modern, bureaucratic euphemisms that serve the same function, like "service-resistant" (implying a homeless person is stubbornly choosing their fate) or "non-compliant." They reduce complex human beings and systemic failures to caricatures of laziness, dependency, and filth, making it psychologically easier to justify withholding help or support.

Example: A local news segment interviews a businessman about a new homeless shelter proposal. He opposes it, saying, "We can't keep catering to these drug-addled vagrants who just want a handout. They'll destroy the neighborhood." The slurs "drug-addled vagrants" and "handout" do not describe individuals; they invoke an aporophobic stereotype that frames poverty as a personal moral failing and charity as enabling bad behavior, thus shutting down any empathetic or systemic discussion of solutions. Aporophobic Slurs.

by Dumuabzu January 25, 2026