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food poltergeist

A food poltergeist is a word to describe a deadly and loud fart
by Supernova2867 May 20, 2022
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Project Poltergeist

A DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) funded…Black Project…using reverse engineering technology to literally spy on anyone anywhere using ghosts aka the dead.
I have been a target of DARPA funded Project Poltergeist for many years now, stationed at Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD) in Moorpark California.
by theBlackSheep February 14, 2026
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Playing chess with the poltergeist

When you stay up during the witching hours playing chess by yourself because everyone is sleeping or far away from the scope of control.
Person 1: "sorry man i cant stay up any longer, i'm too tired."
Person 2: It's ok, i'll be staying up Playing chess with the poltergeist That'll keep me busy."
by Capuchin for Hire March 30, 2022
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Postergeist

Someone who is a serial social media poster. They post all over the place on every board, every page, and reply to as many comments and posts as they can to the point where they end up most of the time annoying people.
Why is my phone blowing up with so many notifications at once?
Ah it must be a postergeist.
by Justicewithtacosandweed August 8, 2018
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pollstergeist

(cf. poltergeist) — mischievous political ghost held to be responsible for pollsters' disastrous miscalculations.
Even the best polling organizations in US seem to be besieged by pollstergeists who prompt them to misleading predictions.
by Mike November 4, 2020
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Paltergeisting

Paltergeisting (verb, from “paltering” + “poltergeist”)

Core definition:

To “haunt” or destabilize someone’s understanding of reality by using technically true but misleading communication, so that they walk away confused, doubting themselves, or unable to tell what was real.

It’s not just paltering (using truth to mislead).
Paltergeisting = the active act of creating that haunting, foggy after-effect.
• “He didn’t lie about where he was, he just said ‘I stepped out for a bit.’ Left out the part where he stepped out with his ex. That’s straight paltergeisting.”
• “Talking to that company rep was wild. Every answer was technically true and somehow I knew less after each email. I’ve been paltergeisted.”
• “Stop paltergeisting me and just say what you actually did.”
by dogdog December 2, 2025
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paltergeist

Paltergeist
noun \ pal-ter-gyste \
1. The lingering, haunting confusion left behind when someone misleads you using only technically true statements.
Not a clean lie—more like reality bent just enough that your brain keeps replaying the conversation.
2. A person, conversation, or system that “haunts” your mind because everything sounded normal on the surface, but the intent underneath was deceptive.
Alexandrea didn’t realize it at the time, but the way the salesperson spun the Ashley store furniture scam in Chico was a total paltergeist—every line was technically true, but months later he was still haunted by how the deal actually worked.”

Years later, when Alex put the pieces together about what really happened, he realized it wasn’t just betrayal—it was a paltergeist. Every ‘honest’ answer had been crafted to keep him compliant while the damage was done behind his back, and now those conversations replay in his head like a horror reel he never consented to watch.
by dogdog December 2, 2025
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