A term a professor in my 20th century history class used in a joking matter to denote German philosopher Karl Marx. He used that term to counteract popular belief that Marx was responsible for the corrupt totalitarian nightmare monster that what we today call Communism really is. If Marx were to visit a Communist country today he would not recognize it, because it ain't the classless society or working-class utopia that he envisioned. Marx believed in equality and freedom, but he left no blueprint for this utopian world and he omitted too many possibilities, leaving too many loopholes open and paving the way for egotistical pied pipers like Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin and Mao Tse-Tung to distort Marx's ideas for their own personal gain and power, killing millions of people in the process. Because of this, Karl Marx has a bad reputation for many people, especially in the West.

Big Bad Marx and his theories have made a tremendously important impact on the science of sociology.

Big Bad Marx by I Saw U2 Live Twice December 9, 2007

Big Bad H

A hangover, particularly an especially bad one.

Rodney knew that if he was to get anything done today, he would have to get rid of this godforsaken hangover first. And luckily for Rodney, he also knew how to get rid of a Big Bad H real quick. Despite it only being 10:30 in the morning, Rodney was able to cure himself of the Big Bad H with 3 shots of pure vodka.

Big Bad H by heyitsfranklin69 June 16, 2016

big bad barry

Big Bad Barry
Once mentioned in an episode of Ben and Holly. Barry is also known as...

THE ALPHA FISH

“Big Bad Barry can smell cheese from a mile away!”

big bad barry by Love xo May 3, 2018

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

city chicken

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.

Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?

city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006

Word of the Day on September 17, 2026

Is that cake?

Another way to say is this fake? Like the show real or cake

“Slayyyter just announced another album last night”
“No way, is that cake?”
“Yeah whoops this isn’t real”

Is that cake? by Sexyyred September 15, 2026

Word of the Day on September 16, 2026