Accountablology

The study of accountability as a social construction—how it is defined, demanded, performed, and avoided. Accountablology examines the mechanisms (legal, professional, social) through which people and institutions are held responsible, and how those mechanisms can be manipulated or evaded. It draws on organizational sociology, ethics, and media studies to analyze everything from corporate apologies to public shamings. Accountablology reveals that accountability is not a natural consequence of wrongdoing but a negotiated outcome shaped by power, narrative, and the ability to control information. It asks: who gets to demand accountability, and who is exempt?

Example: “The CEO issued a vague apology and kept his job—accountablology showed how the ritual of accountability can substitute for actual consequences.”

Accountablology by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 2, 2026

Accountablology

The study of accountability practices—especially public shaming, call‑outs, and “holding people accountable”—using Kremlinological inference. Accountablologists analyze who is held accountable for what, who is never held accountable, and how the ritual of “accountability” itself functions as a performance of power. Like Sovietologists studying the show trials that held scapegoats accountable for systemic failures, accountablologists note that accountability often flows downward, never upward, and that the most severe accountability campaigns target those with the least structural power. The field exposes that “accountability” can be a weapon to enforce conformity, settle scores, or destroy rivals, masquerading as a neutral moral process.

Example: "Her accountablology research showed that low‑level employees were publicly ‘held accountable’ for data leaks while executives who designed the insecure systems faced no consequences—accountability as ritual scapegoating."

Accountablology by Abzugal April 2, 2026

jerb 

well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!

Them future folk took ouare jerbs!

jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005

Cheeks 

An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)

"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."

Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility

I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.

sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".

A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.

Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.

"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."

Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004