Negative Cue

The absence of something (some detail, signal, or anomaly) which highlights an answer to a problem or question.

Doctors used to believe all disease manifested as something foreign/outside the body attacking it. In the case of Scurvy, a lot of doctors got tunnel vision looking for a positive cue. (Some Germ or pathogen present that would explain the condition.) But none was to be found. It wasn't until biochemist Fredrick Gowland Hopkins considered what was absent (a lack of vitamin C) that the true cause of scurvy was discovered. This absence was a negative cue.

by Olive989 October 25, 2023

Negative Nonce

A person who likes children and also has a bad attitude and can be rude to her suspects.

Oh Hazel is such a negative nonce to Robert

by HazRob July 24, 2025

Negs

"To neg"(uncommon, general version), a verb used when a thing or person beats another.

Short for "beats with negative difficulty". Used predominantly in the Anime community and Anitok.
Related terms are "Neg diff" and subsequently "low diff", "mid diff" and "high diff".

For example: Goku negs any One Piece character

by XUATA May 17, 2025

negative

sigma dude that is sigma

i am negative

by negative88 July 25, 2024

negging

negging is the concept of using backhanded compliments

he has been negging all day long

by @mrkulci February 5, 2019

Negs

What One Piece does to the Naruto Franchise

“Can’t believe these boruto fans really thought they could be better then us, don’t they know that one piece negs their show and their predecessor”?

by razerman November 1, 2021

Unconditional negative regard

When you go above and beyond and take on extra tasks, but regardless how kind and helpful you are, the people you are serving hold you in negative regard and only expect you to do more. They label you as lazy to manipulate you into accepting additional tasks. Like Cinderella.

“Excuse me, Miss, you seem to have missed a spot cleaning the floors today. All you must do is stand around. Why aren’t you ever working?”

“Sounds like a case of unconditional negative regard. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.”

“I ordered a hot chocolate with 3 ice cubes. Not 4! You never do anything right.”

“I guess it’s impossible to please you. I have your unconditional negative regard.”

by Poet678 November 11, 2024