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Chauvinism 

Committing murder in broad daylight.

Named for Derek Chauvin, former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd on May 25, 2020.
Derek Chauvin, in a brazen act of Chauvinism, knelt on George Floyd's neck for nearly nine and a half minutes while Floyd struggled to live, repeatedly gasping I can't breathe, until he died. Chauvin did so in public, as Darnella Frazier, a seventeen-year-old girl, recorded an unflinching video of the episode. Her video went viral, resulting in massive social unrest across America and was the pivotal piece of evidence in securing Chauvin's conviction for murder. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Chauvinism by Monkey's Dad July 11, 2021

Clavining 

Appearing to work long hours while actually wasting incredible amounts of time and effort on nonsense
Rather than being diligent in his work, Quentin was caught clavining as he browsed golf swing tips during work hours.
Clavining by SCCDoge April 14, 2021

Carbon Chauvinism 

Carbon chauvinism is a relatively new term meant to disparage the assumption that extraterrestrial life will resemble life on Earth. The term was used as early as 1973, when Carl Sagan described it and other human chauvinisms that limit imagination of possible extraterrestrial life.
Scientist 1: "All forms of terrestrial life must be carbon-based."

Scientist 2: "Dude, that's carbon chauvinism...silicone is a possible building block of life. Just look at breast implants."
Carbon Chauvinism by ScrumpyGirl December 3, 2010

chauvinist 

Believing that the group one belongs to, be it of sex, creed, or color, is automatically superior to another's.
Sexism is a prime example of chauvinistic ideology.
chauvinist by The Elders September 22, 2003

Female Chauvinism 

The opposite of male chauvinism, female chauvinism is a misguided belief that women are superior to men, as opposed to being equal. This view is held by many feminists.
Female Chauvinism by iamthemoon December 28, 2011

chaining 

Following related links on websites like Wikipedia or YouTube until you end up on something completely unrelated to what you were initially looking for.

As a verb: to chain
"I went to look up the Columbia shuttle disaster but after an hour of chaining I somehow ended up on Elizabeth Bathory."

John: Did you get that report done?
Steve: Nope, I wasted the whole night chaining on Wikipedia.
chaining by Xeno_the_Blind April 18, 2008