Shared Confirmation Bias

The phenomenon where members of a group actively reinforce each other's biased information processing through social feedback. An individual tentatively expresses a preference; others nod, agree, or amplify. This social confirmation strengthens the individual's conviction and signals to the group that this position is acceptable. The process iterates, rapidly producing a consensus that is more extreme and more confident than any member's initial inclination. Shared confirmation bias is the engine of groupthink, polarization, and ideological lock-in.

Shared Confirmation Bias Example: In an online forum, someone posts mild skepticism about a popular technology. Replies flood in: "Actually, it's more efficient than you think," "Here's a study," "You clearly don't understand the architecture." The skeptic, now publicly challenged, either converts or retreats. The remaining participants, having jointly confirmed their superiority, emerge more convinced than ever. This is Shared Confirmation Bias—social proof weaponized to enforce consensus.

by Dumu The Void February 11, 2026

False confidence man

The type of man who is full of false confidence about his abilities to satisfy a woman in the bedroom (or wherever else you try to get your rocks off. A man who thinks he made a woman squirt even though she's so turned off she can only describe it as being fucked by a pencil wrapped in sandpaper

Mark was known as False Confidence man despite having to repetitively ask the woman for reassurance & to ask vital questions such as "am I doing this right?"

by Thefairyseshmother March 19, 2026

Credit Confidence™

Credit Confidence™ is a bold, intentional, and informed approach to learning, managing, and leveraging credit. It empowers individuals to use credit not just to borrow, but to build wealth, secure opportunities, and create generational advantage through strategic financial behavior and mindset.

Background: Credit confidence is a series of Books (3) written by Jamera Napier & Artimio Blackburn Sr for the sole purpose of changing the narrative on the way credit is leveraged. Credit literacy is not taught to 99% of the population before the age of 18. We want to change the narrative and the numbers. Our teachings, learned and applied, will increase wealth in families for generations. JamArt (Jamera R. Napier & Artimio Blackburn Sr.)

Credit Confidence™ will unlock not just credit access, but credit authority—positioning you to walk into any financial room with your head high, your terms clear, and your future leveraged for legacy.

by JamArt ~Taking The Step Out July 16, 2025

ADEGBOLA CONFIDENCE

The ability to do the cringiest shit and post it for everyone to see

Friend 1: Bro did u see that guy
Friend 2: Yes bro he has Adegbola confidence oh

by 0m0 May 25, 2025

Wipe to Confirm

The act of wiping your butt a last time to confirm that your hole is clean and completely rid of crap. Used to reaffirm the suspicion that you've finished wiping when your previous fold of toilet paper is stainless.

Derived from the phrase, "Swipe to Confirm"

John: Man, my ass is itchy...
Dale: You sure you wiped properly, bro?
John: Nah I was in a rush man, didn't have time to check
Dale: Dayum! That's nasty! I always check properly before I leave... Wipe to Confirm, Wipe to Confirm, man

by John Dale August 15, 2012

walk of confidence

Boss, swag, Obama walk,

He came in here with a walk of confidence!

by Immytfine August 29, 2017

Small dick confidence

When someone give the expression of being macho and grandiose. But when the time comes to deliver, they under fulfil and you are left severely disappointed.

Friend A: Did you see Dave last night at the party? He was on fire!

Friend B: ohh I was with him last week, hes nice to talk to but once you get to know him you will see he's just small dick confidence.

by Maverick601 August 25, 2018