1) An individual deficient in the art of pronouncing one's own name.
2) The buildup of secreted sweat, grease, and ass that builds up somehow between the toes.
3) From the Latin "forehead", meaning "one with forehead of a thousand mastadon monkeys"
2) The buildup of secreted sweat, grease, and ass that builds up somehow between the toes.
3) From the Latin "forehead", meaning "one with forehead of a thousand mastadon monkeys"
1) "Is Ms. ..uh... I can't pronounce this. Idiot-retard? Is Ms. Idiot-no-name here? Ms. Toejam I'm marking you absent unless you say "here". No? *marks absent* What a loser.
2) Does anyone smell Forer? I do. And I want to vomit, that's how bad Forer smells. Disgusting.
3) guy number 1: Would you look at that!
guy number 2: I can't see, there must be a Forer in the way or something, but it's hard to tell considering it's so freakishly large.
guy number 3: Hey, anyone seen my keys?
guy number 2: check behind the Forer, I bet you'll find a mastadon monkey, which is the size of an elephant and smaller than Forer's forehead.
guy number 5: I disposed of 4's body. What happened to him, anyway?
Forer: Marc I know you're talking about me and I think you're stupid.
guy number 2: OH MY GOD!! LOOK OUT!! IT'LL ATTACK YOU BEFORE YOU CAN PRONOUNCE IT-!AHHHHHHHHHHGGRRPBBBBBT ...squish
2) Does anyone smell Forer? I do. And I want to vomit, that's how bad Forer smells. Disgusting.
3) guy number 1: Would you look at that!
guy number 2: I can't see, there must be a Forer in the way or something, but it's hard to tell considering it's so freakishly large.
guy number 3: Hey, anyone seen my keys?
guy number 2: check behind the Forer, I bet you'll find a mastadon monkey, which is the size of an elephant and smaller than Forer's forehead.
guy number 5: I disposed of 4's body. What happened to him, anyway?
Forer: Marc I know you're talking about me and I think you're stupid.
guy number 2: OH MY GOD!! LOOK OUT!! IT'LL ATTACK YOU BEFORE YOU CAN PRONOUNCE IT-!AHHHHHHHHHHGGRRPBBBBBT ...squish
by Dr. Watkins December 28, 2008
Get the Forer mug.Psychological effect noted by psychologist Bertram R. Forer in 1948, under which any fairly large and diverse group of people may come to believe that a tenuously balanced personality reading (especially one which, for the purpose of the test, is copied and handed out for them to ponder individually) applies strongly to each of them as individuals. Later studies have shown that the effect tends to be strongest when the recipient is given to understand that the reading has supposedly been tailored to them as an individual, that the person making the propositions is an authority they feel they can trust, and/or that most or all of the personality traits listed are positive ones, in other words flattering. The Forer effect may be of import in understanding the popularity of such pseudosciences as fortune telling or astrology.
Personality reading used to illuminate the Forer effect (thanks to Wikipedia):
You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them. You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others. At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.
Now ... how does this apply to YOU?
You have a need for other people to like and admire you, and yet you tend to be critical of yourself. While you have some personality weaknesses you are generally able to compensate for them. You have considerable unused capacity that you have not turned to your advantage. Disciplined and self-controlled on the outside, you tend to be worrisome and insecure on the inside. At times you have serious doubts as to whether you have made the right decision or done the right thing. You prefer a certain amount of change and variety and become dissatisfied when hemmed in by restrictions and limitations. You also pride yourself as an independent thinker; and do not accept others' statements without satisfactory proof. But you have found it unwise to be too frank in revealing yourself to others. At times you are extroverted, affable, and sociable, while at other times you are introverted, wary, and reserved. Some of your aspirations tend to be rather unrealistic.
Now ... how does this apply to YOU?
by Fearman March 11, 2008
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A metalogic fallacy named after the Barnum-Forer effect (where people accept vague, generic statements as personally accurate). It applies this to reasoning: using broad, unfalsifiable logical claims that sound profound but are essentially meaningless or applicable to anything. The logic is so vague it can be stretched to "prove" any pre-existing bias, providing a facade of rationality without substantive rigor. It’s the intellectual equivalent of a fortune cookie.
Barnum-Forer Logic Theory Example: In an online debate about politics, someone argues, "Well, logically, the optimal system is one that balances order and freedom." This statement is unimpeachably vague—no one is for imbalance—and can be used to justify fascism or anarchism. It sounds logical, but it's an empty container filled with whatever the speaker already believes, providing a false sense of rational justification.
by Dumu The Void February 7, 2026
Get the Barnum-Forer Logic Theory mug.A behind-on-mortgage-payments homeowner that tries to sell their own home without a real estate agent (For Sale By Owner). This is a desperate stall tactic, often the last one possible, to delay foreclosure while the homeowner finds a new place to live (parents, friends, apartment, rental housing, etc). Often the house is abandoned the same day the "For Sale By Owner" sign is placed in the yard. Observers may also notice the homeowners taking objects that would typically be left behind if they actually intended on honestly selling the home, to include fences; sink fixtures; cabinetry; exterior lighting fixtures; counter tops; and et cetera.
It becomes clear to observers that the homeowners are in no way serious about selling the home, but it is obviously a stall tactic to pilfer and move as much value out of the home before they jingle mail the mortgage company. Another clear sign is that the asking price set for the house is insane, priced unreasonably high so as to not even attract potential buyers.
It becomes clear to observers that the homeowners are in no way serious about selling the home, but it is obviously a stall tactic to pilfer and move as much value out of the home before they jingle mail the mortgage company. Another clear sign is that the asking price set for the house is insane, priced unreasonably high so as to not even attract potential buyers.
Husband: Look at the Joneses... that is the 3rd sink fixture I've seen them put on the moving truck today, plus they took down the fence and left the fence posts!! I went to "ABC-fsbo.com" as listed on the sign they put in the front yard this morning and they're asking 20% more than what they paid for the place at the top of the housing bubble!! They're never going to sell in this real estate market.
Wife: Yep! This has Foreclosure By Owner written all over it.
Wife: Yep! This has Foreclosure By Owner written all over it.
by ImperialFleet1 September 24, 2011
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Phenomenon that occurs when wearing a long-sleeved shirt, jacket, sweater, etc. while carrying out a messy task with the hands (such as painting, eating tacos, sorting garbage, moving dusty furniture, changing a diaper, unclogging a toilet, or having sex).
The sleeves are rolled up in order to aid in providing more freedom and mobility with the hands, however, those gotdamn sleeves keep falling down and refuse to stay rolled up, resulting in them getting in the way and being dirtied in the process.
Usually and inexplicably happens with a piece of clothing that the owner particularly likes.
Phenomenon that occurs when wearing a long-sleeved shirt, jacket, sweater, etc. while carrying out a messy task with the hands (such as painting, eating tacos, sorting garbage, moving dusty furniture, changing a diaper, unclogging a toilet, or having sex).
The sleeves are rolled up in order to aid in providing more freedom and mobility with the hands, however, those gotdamn sleeves keep falling down and refuse to stay rolled up, resulting in them getting in the way and being dirtied in the process.
Usually and inexplicably happens with a piece of clothing that the owner particularly likes.
Larry: Yo, what's all that crud on the sleeves of your varsity jacket?
George: It sucks man, I was wearing it last night while Simone and I were doing the nasty. We were so hasty that I didn't feel like taking it off, so I rolled up my sleeves and proceeded to zoom-zoom in her boom-boom! ....Unfortunately, stupid gravity kept making the sleeves fall down and I got sex juice all over them.
Larry: Damn, son. Bad case of forearm grease. So.... how's dat Simone ass?
George: Larry, stfu
George: It sucks man, I was wearing it last night while Simone and I were doing the nasty. We were so hasty that I didn't feel like taking it off, so I rolled up my sleeves and proceeded to zoom-zoom in her boom-boom! ....Unfortunately, stupid gravity kept making the sleeves fall down and I got sex juice all over them.
Larry: Damn, son. Bad case of forearm grease. So.... how's dat Simone ass?
George: Larry, stfu
by Mr. Berzerker January 1, 2014
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