sweeping

giving cover to/for someone who doesn't deserve defense for something they did, especially when that defense is a toothless criticism. sweeping, as in "cleaning up" after their misdeeds.

"bro why are you sweeping for bro, that's kinda fucked"

"what do want me to say? it was bad!"

by topdagent January 21, 2025

sweeping

The act of defending or excusing someone's actions by dismissing or minimizing serious accusations or evidence against them, typically in an effort to protect their reputation or justify their behavior, despite overwhelming proof of wrongdoing.

Person A: “I can’t believe that Twitch streamer Destiny got caught in a revenge porn leaking scandal. There’s so much evidence against him!”
Person B: “Come on, everyone makes mistakes. Besides, Destiny is such a good person deep down; it’s probably not as bad as people are making it out to be.”
Person A: “Nah, you're sweeping for him! He clearly did it!”

by elsaabka January 22, 2025

seeping lard syndrome

Seeping lard syndrome typically occurs when you are so overweight that the lard has no where else to go so it seeps into your brain causing you to become mentally retarded.

Scenario 1:
Guy with Seeping lard syndrome: “bussin burger cheese burger burger cheese cheebuggabuggachee bussin bussin bussin!!!

Innocent bystander #1: “OMG is he alright????”
Innocent bystander #2: “Yeah don’t worry he just fat asf and has Seeping lard syndrome”

Scenario 2:
“Hello my name is (REDACTED), and I have Seeping lard syndrome. I am 20 years old, 427lbs and 4’9, and today I will be doing the SLS ice bucket challenge”

by bussintok February 18, 2025

Steeping

Having sexual intercourse with a user of an illegal drug(s), and this causing you (a non-drug user) to test positive for the same drug. Similar to a tea bag steeping in water to release the flavor, without having to actually drink the tea leaves.

“Yo officer! I swear I haven’t used any drugs! I was with that girl last night, I didnt realize I was steeping!”

“I was steeping with him yesterday, it’s the only way I could be positive for cocaine”

by Firmjustice79 March 3, 2025

Sweeping Picking

The act of cherry-picking evidence from across a wide range of sources, but only selecting those singular examples that appear to support a broad, universal conclusion, thereby creating the illusion of comprehensive research. It’s a scatter-shot form of confirmation bias that uses geographic or categorical breadth to disguise its selective depth.

Example: "Her case for 'global cultural decline' was built on sweeping picking: one rude tourist in Paris, a viral video of a fight in Bangkok, and a canceled art show in New York. She'd swept the globe for anecdotes, carefully picking only the ones that fit her pre-written thesis of doom."

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Sweeping Logic

Using a single logical principle or rule to explain or dismiss a vast array of complex, disparate phenomena. It’s the over-application of a neat logical model to a messy world, like trying to use only Newtonian physics to describe love, economics, and quantum mechanics.

Example: "She used sweeping logic to dismiss all activism: 'Every movement claims moral superiority. Claiming moral superiority is a psychological power play. Therefore, all activism is just about power.' She swept the unique histories, goals, and contexts of countless movements into one reductive, logical dustpan."

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Sweeping Rationality

The imperialistic overreach of a particular model of rationality (often hyper-logical, quantitative, or scientistic) into domains where it is ill-suited, such as art, love, spirituality, or tradition. It sweeps away other ways of knowing by declaring them "irrational."

Example: "His sweeping rationality killed the poetry reading. 'A sunset isn't "beautiful,"' he said. 'It's just Rayleigh scattering. And your poem about loss is just a dopamine deficit triggered by memory recall.' He swept the entire room's experience into the narrow bin of reductive materialism."

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026