to be a clever dick; the hilarity that ensues from being witty as well as silly; the drawing of male genitalia in a unique, insightful, and hilarious manner (see cleverdickery.com)
Bob: So last night I said to John, "Hey John, nobody ordered extra sausage on their pizza, so zip up your pants already!"
Sally: Oh Bob, I love your clever dickery.
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”