baby dictator conundrum

A theoretical problem in which a person is a time traveler and has traveled back to the infantile stage of something horrible happening (e.g. traveling back to when a dictator was a baby) and can choose to either put a complete stop to it (killing the baby) or try to turn it into something good instead (raising the baby to not be a terrible person).

Person 1: "What would you do if you could go back in time to when Hitler was a baby?"

Person 2: "Ah yes, the good ol' baby dictator conundrum."

by toad pond September 23, 2025

The Dictator’s Bubble

A psychological and political phenomenon in which an authoritarian leader becomes isolated from accurate information due to state-controlled propaganda, loyalist networks, and filtered intelligence, causing them to overestimate their own power, the strength of their country, or the effectiveness of their policies. This bubble reinforces overconfidence, suppresses dissent, and increases the likelihood of strategic miscalculations, especially in military, economic, or political decision-making.

"Putin’s decisions in Ukraine show he’s living in the dictator’s bubble."

by calasin October 16, 2025

Hillbilly Dictator

Nickname given to Joh Bjelkie-Peterson, who was probably the most corrupt Premier of the Australian State of Queensland in its history.

Think Boss Hogg, but without his charm

"So I see the Hillbilly Dictator has struck again. Pity he tired to take on Bob Hawke."

by RTM 1963 October 24, 2025

harking in the distance

To have failed as the "fail whale" has.

"Hark... in the distance... the fail whale!"

"dude, you're just harking in the distance all over the place"

by dannyjeffers October 11, 2008

hottie from a distance

When someone looks hot from a distance but when you get close they are almost always a butterface or hat hot or horse faced but that's harder to see from far.

"Oh man I thought that girl was fine but when she got closer she was hottie from a distance."

"OMG look at that hot guy."
"No, I know him, he's hottie from a distance. When he gets closer you'll see."

by Tarbrow November 27, 2013

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance,more know as KHDDD,is simply the worst KH game ever made!
Nonsense Story.
Hard As Fuck.
Sora Is Freaking Dumb And OOC.

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance is so bad why this game even exists?

by Zapto January 20, 2017

nose picking distance

Close enough to something or someone that you could pick that thing's nose with little effort, typically used in exaggeration.

I'm in nose picking distance of the house.

by ThereAren'tAnyNamesLeft January 6, 2018