The refusal to acknowledge the professional acumen of an ethnicity other than one's own, based on a stereotype and position that one's racial/ethnic background is superior.
Ex 1: The intellectual ethno-dismissiveness (IED Complex)of voters who discredit the validity of President Barack Obama's abilities in office, fueled the Tea-Party movement.
Ex 2: A minority expert in his or her field is questioned or double-checked on findings. Meanwhile, the response of someone who fits the challenger's idea of "the expert" may have little or no experience, but is respected and accepted with few questions.
Ex 2: A minority expert in his or her field is questioned or double-checked on findings. Meanwhile, the response of someone who fits the challenger's idea of "the expert" may have little or no experience, but is respected and accepted with few questions.
by C.C. Network October 21, 2010
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Also known as the Innermonologue gleefully acting young syndrome or "IMGAY" for short; A distortion of brain activity brought on by excessively drinking shots of whiskey and chasing them with shots of oil based paint, hits of 40x salvia, and huffing springtime meadows frebreze until the users legs give way.
Symtoms include laughing excessively at ones own vomit and then eating it; piercing of the gentials with household wares; and a generally proud demeaner about ones own stupidity.
There is no cure for Noodle Complex and since it is such a rare ailment, not much research or investigation has been conducted to discover a method to reduce the effects. To add to the plight, doctors often misdiagnose the problem as the "you dare me to do it syndrome" but the clear distinction between the two is that N.C. leads to homosexual tendencies whereas the latter does not.
Noodle Sundrome affects all races, classes, and both genders. However adolescents and young adults, particularly middle class caucasion fraternity members are at a dramatic increase of risk.
Symtoms include laughing excessively at ones own vomit and then eating it; piercing of the gentials with household wares; and a generally proud demeaner about ones own stupidity.
There is no cure for Noodle Complex and since it is such a rare ailment, not much research or investigation has been conducted to discover a method to reduce the effects. To add to the plight, doctors often misdiagnose the problem as the "you dare me to do it syndrome" but the clear distinction between the two is that N.C. leads to homosexual tendencies whereas the latter does not.
Noodle Sundrome affects all races, classes, and both genders. However adolescents and young adults, particularly middle class caucasion fraternity members are at a dramatic increase of risk.
Jim..."Have you noticed how strange Josh has been acting?"
Shawna..."Yeah! he kidnapped the naighbors dog and is forcing him to slide down the hill on a stolen stop sign, I think hes on something strange."
Jim..."I wander if he might have Noodle Complex?"
Shawna..."Yeah! he kidnapped the naighbors dog and is forcing him to slide down the hill on a stolen stop sign, I think hes on something strange."
Jim..."I wander if he might have Noodle Complex?"
by dr know nothing April 20, 2010
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Guy One-Dude, I just bought black ops, I'm gonna order some pizza and play it all night. Wanna come with?
Guy Two-Naw man, I just blew my budget on fancy soaps cleaning out my cod complexion from Modern Warfare 2.
Guy Two-Naw man, I just blew my budget on fancy soaps cleaning out my cod complexion from Modern Warfare 2.
by Jay Macaroni November 24, 2010
Get the CoD Complexion mug.A Driver's Complex is contracted after one learns how to drive. It is the need never to sit in the back seat of a car ever again.
Symptoms include challenging legitimate shotgun calls and picking fights with the person in the front passenger seat.
Symptoms include challenging legitimate shotgun calls and picking fights with the person in the front passenger seat.
Guy #1: Shotgun!
Steve: NO, YOU BITCH, GET IN THE BACK!
Guy #2: Calm down, Steve! You have a really bad Driver's Complex...
Steve: NO, YOU BITCH, GET IN THE BACK!
Guy #2: Calm down, Steve! You have a really bad Driver's Complex...
by Nottel Inyu July 1, 2009
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Get the Lolita Complex mug.In slang, a person who seems to think they are better than everyone else, or that they are God's gift to Earth. Basically a term for people who are up themselves.
It comes from real self-image where an individual believes himself to be the saviour of a group, time period, or in an extreme case, the world. Adolf Hitler suffered a Messiah complex.
It comes from real self-image where an individual believes himself to be the saviour of a group, time period, or in an extreme case, the world. Adolf Hitler suffered a Messiah complex.
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