Denies the simultaneous existence of the ethnographic object and the subject (observer and observed), and thus, represents the placement of the object in another time. Coined by anthropologist Johannes Fabian in "Time and the Other"

The perception of primitive art in the Western context has many moral-aesthetic dilemmas, that upon investigation can help use to understand native aesthetic allochronisms in ourselves and the Other.

Allochronism by rfpotter December 4, 2010

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Allych • Ally Chuong • allyah • Allyce • Allysha • allyship fatigue • allchin • allycakes • allycia • allyphant

allyship fatigue

The feeling of intense exhaustion you get after posting a black square on your instagram and calling it a day. Also applies to a picture of a rainbow in June.

Person 1: Hey you able to go to the protest tonight?
Person 2: Nah I'm exhausted after a hard day of activism, my black square got 200k likes!
Person 1: Curse you, allyship fatigue!

allyship fatigue by EDJEII June 17, 2020

Allyce

A beautiful, smart, and talented woman. Women with the name Allyce make wonderful mothers, partners, and friends. Allyces are super sweet and can be your best friend but if you mess with them you better watch out.

Friend: Man.. I'm thinking about cheating on Allyce..

Me: NEVER cheat on an Allyce! If you don't want her, tell her to come to me!

Allyce by kasedi10 January 29, 2017

Allyah

Allyahs tend to be smart and nice. They also have an amazing style that everyone wants and copies. They never get into trouble and could be really shy. They feel uneasy around people they don’t know, but once you get to know them, they’re crazy! They could also have a bad temper at times, but they are really loving. They are a boy magnet! You would be lucky if you caught an allyah. They have beautiful hair that is amazing to play with. They also have a smile that can light up the whole room.

Wow, I wish I had Allyah’s style!
I wish I was an Allyah!

Allyah by Cellomello May 15, 2018

Allycat

The most beautiful girl you will ever meet. She is funny, smart, helpful, hard worker, and a great friend.

Person 1: "Wow, she's beautiful, funny, smart, and helpful."
Person 2: "She must be an Allycat!"

Allycat by Lil' Blakey August 30, 2013

allyuh

Trini slang for all of you. A group.

Whe allyuh have de breeze?
Haul allyuh mudda cunt!

allyuh by pulaski February 19, 2005

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026