taking the gap

Slang from the guerrilla war in Zimbabwe for white Rhodesians who left for South Africa. Also a euphemism for dying.

You know that bank robber shot by the police?
Yeah?
He’s taking the gap.

by The Fat Welshman August 18, 2022

Science of the Gaps

The arrogant misapplication of scientific authority to claim that phenomena currently unexplained by science are therefore permanently unexplainable by it, or that science's current models are complete and final. It is the mirror image of the "God of the Gaps" fallacy. Instead of inserting deity into unknowns, it inserts a dogmatic, closed scientific materialism, claiming "science says it's impossible" as a way to shut down inquiry into the anomalous, paranormal, or merely not-yet-studied.

Example: When presented with well-documented but poorly understood phenomena like certain psychedelic experiences or rare consciousness events, a skeptic might state, "Consciousness is just brain chemistry. Anything else is woo. That's the Science of the Gaps—what we don't understand now, we never will, because it doesn't fit the model." This turns tentative scientific understanding into an unchallengeable orthodoxy.

by Dumuabzu February 3, 2026

Gapped

A person who has crooked teeth, implying they can’t afford braces or good dental care; someone who is poor.

She’s gapped, bro.

by AHAF February 21, 2026

Aura Gap

When somebody in a relationship has more aura than their partner.

Did you see the way his girlfriend was posed up in the hallway?

They have an insane aura gap
For real.

by Headheadtails February 24, 2026