A state of mind sometimes found in academics and intellectuals who become so wrapped up in their intelligence and their studies (their "Ivory Tower") that they become disconnected from the rest of the world. Often produces attributes that make for unpleasant social interactions, ranging from severe shyness and introversion to arrogance, haughtiness, and pride.

Dr. So-And-So used to be such a great person until they started working in academia. Then they started losing touch with the world around them and developed a severe case of Ivory Tower Syndrome, and now they think everyone with an IQ less than 120 is an "ignoramus."

Ivory Tower Syndrome by EliteNinja26 July 17, 2023

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Ivory-sure

This two-word term quickly describes the mindset of an entity who is as certain as possible with the obvious possible exception of being mistaken by reason of being human, all members of said species being prone to make mistakes.

The term is derived from the 19th century slogan of Ivory Soap, first sold in 1879 with the taglines "It Floats" and it's "99 and 44/100 Percent Pure."

The strangely precise figure was derived from independent laboratory tests conducted in 1881 that discovered that Ivory soap only contained 0.56% impurities. Impurities in this sense meaning anything other than fat or alkali, the basic content of most soap." So, qualifying any statement with the addition of the term "Ivory-sure" means being as sure as is humanly possible.

"Are you sure that your cousin won't spoil our little party?"
"Ivory-sure, friend. The party is on."

Ivory-sure by A. D'Venture July 18, 2023

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Ivory Waste

Person or persons that are a step above white trash.

Melissa isn’t ghetto-nasty and poor enough to be considered white trash; I think she’s a tad classier… I think she’s more like ivory waste….

Ivory Waste by Degenerich March 16, 2025

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