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Pseudoscience Slippery Slope

A specific form of scientific slippery slope where any non-scientific belief, no matter how innocuous or personally held, is treated as inevitably leading to extremely harmful practices. The pseudoscience slippery slope assumes that belief in astrology leads to rejection of astronomy; that practicing meditation means you'll refuse medical treatment; that exploring alternative spirituality leads to cult membership. The fallacy erases the distinction between worldview and action, between personal belief and public harm, between harmless eccentricity and dangerous pseudoscience. It functions to police the boundaries of acceptable belief, making any deviation from scientific orthodoxy seem threatening. The result is a culture where people hide legitimate spiritual or philosophical explorations for fear of being labeled dangerous, and where genuine epistemic diversity is suppressed in favor of enforced consensus.
Example: "She mentioned enjoying tarot cards for self-reflection, and he warned her that she was on the path to rejecting all medicine. Pseudoscience Slippery Slope: a harmless hobby treated as the first step to disaster."
by Abzugal March 22, 2026
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Typical skippy

Someone usually Australian is an over competitive, annoying ,big headed wanker who’s allways moaning about everything and doesn’t know when to keep their mouth shut
“Oi why’s that Australian wanker piping up for no reason , typical skippy!”
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Squid Slipper

He pulled out of her squid slipper just in time.
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Fat Sloppy

A sex act involving hacking up a loogie into a fat persons belly button.
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Mouse slippage

The reckless or inadvertant use of a computer mouse, often resulting in a digital error.

Often used as a last ditch attempt to externalise blame for a Reverse Earl
I swear I didn't get a Reverse Earl in the Parliamentary NRL Tipping Comp, it was mouse slippage.
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Dam skippy

Dam skippy means to confirm something in a yes manner.
Tim - did you and that girl meet up ?
Dan - Dam skippy !
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Walmart Sloppy Mcgriddle

Man, I can't believe you ate that Walmart Sloppy Mcgriddle.
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