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curmudgeon's fallacy

The belief efforts to protect people from calamity will only lead to them being more careless, and bringing on more calamity.

This is a fallacy because it (a) assumes people can adjust personal risk to replicate an incomparable situation, and (b) it confusing risk-taking and risky behavior. "Risk-taking" is a neutral term that includes anything that increases risk in some way, such as operating a machine at a higher speed. This usually is done to get some other benefit. "Risky behavior" is foolish, feckless, or sloppy behavior that has no intrinsic utility to the person engaging in it.
An example of the curmudgeon's fallacy is the erroneous claim that safer cars make for careless drivers.
by Abu Yahya October 19, 2008
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fellatheist

A woman that refuses to perform oral sex, fellatio, on her partner.
Brian and Becky broke up because she is a fellatheist and he likes getting topped off.
by TriLamJae June 19, 2012
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fellategate

"Fellategate" is the scandal and media circus surrounding New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's alleged solicitation of prostitution. "Fellategate" spins wonderfully off those other notorious Patriots chestnuts "deflategate" and "spygate."

"The DA's office claims to have video tape of Kraft paying for and receiving the sex acts. Attorneys for Kraft claim, "The video does not show the mogul receiving fellatio but rather a kindly septuagenarian allowing a young woman to vigorously rest her head in his lap."
"As if spygate and deflategate weren't enough controversy for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, we now have the scandal "fellategate," in which Kraft allegedly solicited one or more instances of fellatio at a Florida massage parlor.
by Mo Dixley February 25, 2019
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Fella Pure

Something that everyone named Arnab should watch.
Dude 1: bro did u watch fella pure?
Arnab: nope
Dude 1: but your name is Arnab
by 5T0PiD February 18, 2021
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Shut the fuck up fallacy

The ultimate trump card when someone uses a fallacy in a feeble attempt to disqualify your reasonable argument
"Argumentum ad hominem? I invoke the Shut the fuck up fallacy".
by MackSneale January 17, 2022
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fellas

I told the wife I was hanging out with the fellas tonight.
by Buster November 25, 2003
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fellarcolepsy

To fall asleep while providing oral sex to a male.
Chris is pretty good at giving head, but his fellarcolepsy is giving me blue balls!
by kitchenwarehelmet August 5, 2009
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