Donatotitude 

Can be used to describe the inability to grasp new technology or concepts without resorting to arm waving, chin flicking or speaking in an unintelligible language.

When faced with a new Instant Messaging client that offered greater benefits than the previous implementation, Duke exhibited signs of Donatotitude.

Donatotitude by Syed al-Hussein January 28, 2008

Donatitude

The delusional bravado of undershooting the mark while flexing like a hall-of-famer—fueled by confidence that outstrips competence 3:1. Favorite move: slapping “security” on everything like a get-out-of-jail-free card, whether the threat’s real or just a turf moat.

Alan and Aaron were showing a lot of donatitude in that meeting with our partners—talking identities, gateways, and firewalls like they invented the internet, while the demo barely loaded.

Donatitude by floatingsidewalk November 10, 2025