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Fundamental Attribution Error

When a problem with a person is really a problem with the situation.
We tend to attribute people’s behavior to their core character rather than to their situation. It's the Situation, Not the Person.
“What a jerk!... see how he drives!”
Fundamental Attribution Error honey, I wonder the situation he’s in that’s causing him to drive so crazy.”

"What do you mean?"
"He is the doctor in charge of emergency at the hospital few blocks away... don´t you remember?"
by rperazag June 10, 2010
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fundamentalist

One who believes that principles are more important than people, or results.
Osama bin Laden
Tomas Torquemada
Jerry Falwell
Meir Kahane
Ted Unabomber

One can be a fundamentalist in any religious or secular creed.
by Chuck Hastings June 28, 2003
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Fundafag

A word which means that a person is essentially an idiot, annoyance or naive.
It can be used to describe anything you want.
This game is fundafagish, especially when we have to play with those fundafags.
by TTRR26 April 7, 2010
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Fundamentard

A white person who believes in Jesus but that Muslims are the devil and are sneeking in through Mexico.
This fundamentard at work told me the president is letting those muslims sneak in through mexico. What a fundamentard!
by genevared November 23, 2010
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fundalism

Vandalism that looks fun, funny vandalism, vandalism where you think it looks cool rather than disgusting.

Vandalism where you can appreciate the effort the vandal has gone through.
Graffiti can be an act of vandalism, but some designs can be fun to look at; some will be satirical etc.

A person went into a broken building in Leicester, and wove sheets through the large windows to spell "FROG ISLAND" (the name of the mill). This is an act of "fundalism".
by Dawcus Gardens May 28, 2009
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Funagadem

(fun-na-gah-dim) (adverb)
The occurrence when none of the people in a conversation are showing or using intellect.
I like having friends over, however my mom says that when we talk we have a funagadem.

The debate in my classroom over which sock color was the best was a funagadem.
by iamaginger January 31, 2022
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Toyota FunCargo

A Wonderful Japanese car that I wish I could take back to the United States. Steering wheel on the right side, with seats that go INTO the floor boards. There are also twenty two compartments. Hence the name, a FunCargo!
A Toyota FunCargo is an amazing Japanese automobile.
by CMMWUTBCME June 15, 2008
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