The frequent use of uncommon idioms, usually originating from old English or the military, in everyday conversation to explain common subjects, thereby spreading understanding and confusion

A classic Fisherism is asking someone to address the most pressing concern first by asking them to "deal with the closest crocodile to the canoe."

Fisherism by kikithefuncousin April 24, 2020

Related Words

Fishscism • fishism • Fisherism • Fishalism • fish sliming

fishism

a) Meaningless intellectual jabberish produced by white males (in their thirties).
b) words of wisdom by Richard Fish (character in Ally McBeal tv-series)

Richard Fish: You're not who you are, you're only what other people think you are. Fishism.
Richard Fish: Make enough money, and everything else will follow. Quote me.

fishism by fann May 31, 2007

Fishism

A situation in which an individual's political beliefs are reflected through their dietary habits and overall moral attachment to aquatic species.

Naim, the Bengali Fisherman, eats Fish for politic reasons due to his belief in Fishism.

Fishism by Hassan786 November 8, 2018

Fishism

Discrimination against fish or any aquatic creature similar to speciesism.

"I would guess that the view that human beings matter to other human beings more than fish do is, to say the least, widespread. At any rate, I wish to defend fishism..." Jeffrey Alan Grey

Fishism by xanfxanf March 26, 2010

fishism

(\'fi-,shi-zem)
1. A situation where an individual has made a strong political statement about their beliefs and ethical code that is reflected through their dietary habits does not extend this moral framework to the aquatic species.

Joe, a vegetarian for ethical reasons, supports fishism by eating sushi.

fishism by meatneutral March 28, 2008

Fisherism

A habitual gesture or way to explain tough concepts through jolly rhythmic gibberish.

'His fisherisms distracted me from getting to the point of my conversation.'

Fisherism by dannyBastard April 13, 2015

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

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