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obscurantism

"Did Jeff go to church on Sunday?"
"No, he practices Obscurantism now, and goes to church on Fridays now."
by Franklin_GoBerry November 3, 2011
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A sentence in the definition of "Watermelon Sugar" that was colored blue because of the three other words called "A word that has simply lost all meaning throughout history. It’s definition has", "faded into obscurity after being" and "trending on Urban Dictionary for almost two years." which makes the said sentence a link which makes it blue.
(There is a feature in Urban Dictionary where if a word has no links in the definition, then it would automatically generate the links)
"A word that has simply lost all meaning throughout history. It’s definition has faded into obscurity after being trending on Urban Dictionary for almost two years." -DontHateTheGameHateThePlayer
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Clair Obscur

It means "Clear Obscure" in English. So they are doing a Hym Iam sort of thing. And apparently the guy who did the score is some random teacher who was posting his music to SoundCloud that they hired (I learned this by way of SebbyWebz) and they KNOW the score is good. They are INSANELY HEAVY HANDED WITH IT! But it's brilliant.
Hym "I mean, if I'm being honest... Clair Obscur is THE GREATEST GAME THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN!!! There is no way it doesn't win an award for the story and best original score AND game of the year. It's impossible. It literally CAN'T happen. That... Not happening... Can't... Happen... Yes. That. It's the greatest. I'm fighting Simon now. I just hit lvl 99... Why would you do that? Why is he like that? It's nutz. You'll see. It's ridiculous. But the game is phenomenal."
by Hym Iam May 7, 2025
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Clair Obscur Expedition 33

The sole savoir of the French people in modern times
Dude, did you play Clair obscur Expedition 33? No what is that? It's a game made by French people who single handedly saved the reputation of French people.
by Egan08 May 28, 2025
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Obscurics

Much like the closely related "Obscuristics", obscurics delves into the fascination with obscure elements irrespective of form. Obscurics is the meticulous practice and application of the delicate principles established by "Obscuristics".
"What do you do?"
"I 'm a practitioner in the department of obscurics in the Royal Institute for studies in DNA hypo/hypermethylation patterns in Astrogliomas and their relevance in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis onset and progression.
by Tsill/Pixellides November 11, 2012
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Very Obscure Word

This is a Very Obscure Word that nobody really knows (I made it up)
Greg: “Are there any Very Obscure Words that I don’t know of?”
You: “Very Obscure Word”
by msiregalP January 4, 2024
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obscurantism

The idea that if you're discussing a viewpoint or theory that is highly contentious or controversial, if you make it seem like it is much too complex for the average person to understand, and only comprehensible to a select few, enlightened individuals in a secret smart-person club (such as yourself, of course), by using a lot of jargon and esoteric references that only other people in your very exclusive circle will get, then it will fool the general public into thinking that it must obviously be correct because it's "complicated", and discourage anyone from questioning it (and also, jerk yourself off for being so smart).

Note: This does NOT apply to fields that actually are just extremely difficult to understand and over most people's heads (rocket science, quantum physics, nuclear engineering, etc.). This is when you take something that really isn't all that complicated, and act like it is, to give it an air of legitimacy.
When radical communists discuss Marxist theory online, and go on about stuff like "praxis" and the finer points of Bolshevism vs. Trotskyism and other shit that nobody who isn't glued to a computer 24/7 has even heard of or gives a flying fuck about, they are engaging in obscurantism.
by q359 July 24, 2023
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