A doctoral thesis resulting from fraud (typically plagiarism or ghostwriting) as opposed to one based on genuine scholarship. Smells foul only after being exposed but then sticks to the author for life. Exposure usually leads to the revoking of the doctoral degree.
A Piece of ScHmITt (see related entry) constitutes a subtype with a high potential to attract media exposure, although it accounts for only a small portion of all doctoral feces produced.
Not long after our professors started using plagiarism detector software retroactively, they realized doctoral feces are piling up in our faculty library.
A P.H. D in the feild of Zombiology. a very prestigous title, sought after by many who think they are cool enough to like zombies, yet few actully take it to the next step and study them and their habits.
I earned my Doctorate of Zombiology through an internetcourse, so come to me if you ever confront one.
Someone who spouts complete bullshit, with a wholly undeserved air of authority, can be said to have this.
"What kind of authority does this guy think he has, saying that shit like it's objective fact?"
"Apparently he has some kind of degree..."
"Yeah, Doctorate in Truthology!"
A sham degree often obtained by mid-level providers with an inferiority complex towards physicians. Frequently entirely online and conferred by diploma mills. Degree completion requirements may resemble a middle or high school project (e.g. create a poster, create a pamphlet).
Midlevels enjoy obtaining this degree to obfuscate and inflate their true level of education and training (frequently as little as 500 hours), and deceive patientsby introducing themselves as 'a doctor' to unsuspecting individuals knowing patients believe a doctor in a medical setting will be a physician.
I am a mid-level who got my nurse practitioner license a year ago after 500 clinical hours, so excited to get my online doctorate of nursing practice in a few months and tell patients I'm a doctor!