Glintwist
I was driving and saw a puddle that looked like a portal - I glintwisted and focused only on the ‘portal’.
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glintstone
A rock in Elden Ring that hits harder than Walter White’s blue meth.
If you suckle on a bit too much glintstone you turn into a rock.
If you suckle on a bit too much glintstone you turn into a rock.
glintstone by EldenFuckingJohn April 25, 2023
glintrost
glintrost (noun/v.)
1. The act of dazzling someone with hollow promises, nostalgia, or fake grandeur to distract from rotten motives, broken systems, or outright exploitation. A blend of glin (Occitan for "shine") + trost (Swedish for "rust")—shiny rust: the illusion of progress masking corruption, greed, or collapse.
2. Weapons-grade emotional manipulation by elites, corporations, or grifters who use charisma, tech utopias, or manufactured crises ("Let’s colonize Mars!") to blind you while they hoard resources, wage wars, or sell you back your own freedom.
"Stop glintrosting us with ‘innovation’—your AI startup just automates poverty while you yacht to space."
3. The performance of power by those who profit from chaos (politicians, oligarchs, war profiteers) while 8 billion people scrape for crumbs.
"They’re not ‘visionaries’—they’re glintrosting you into ignoring the genocide their bombs paid for."
4. Reverse-alchemy: Turning human suffering into gold (see: disaster capitalism, influencer scams, ‘philanthropy’ that’s just PR).
"Bezos ‘donating’ $100M to food banks while Amazon union-busts? Classic glintrost."
5. The universal con. The rust = systemic rot (war, austerity, climate collapse). The glin = the mirror they hold up to make you blame each other instead of them.
"‘Bootstraps’ is just glintrost for ‘shut up and starve.’"
1. The act of dazzling someone with hollow promises, nostalgia, or fake grandeur to distract from rotten motives, broken systems, or outright exploitation. A blend of glin (Occitan for "shine") + trost (Swedish for "rust")—shiny rust: the illusion of progress masking corruption, greed, or collapse.
2. Weapons-grade emotional manipulation by elites, corporations, or grifters who use charisma, tech utopias, or manufactured crises ("Let’s colonize Mars!") to blind you while they hoard resources, wage wars, or sell you back your own freedom.
"Stop glintrosting us with ‘innovation’—your AI startup just automates poverty while you yacht to space."
3. The performance of power by those who profit from chaos (politicians, oligarchs, war profiteers) while 8 billion people scrape for crumbs.
"They’re not ‘visionaries’—they’re glintrosting you into ignoring the genocide their bombs paid for."
4. Reverse-alchemy: Turning human suffering into gold (see: disaster capitalism, influencer scams, ‘philanthropy’ that’s just PR).
"Bezos ‘donating’ $100M to food banks while Amazon union-busts? Classic glintrost."
5. The universal con. The rust = systemic rot (war, austerity, climate collapse). The glin = the mirror they hold up to make you blame each other instead of them.
"‘Bootstraps’ is just glintrost for ‘shut up and starve.’"
Usage Examples:
"Elon’s ‘free speech’ Twitter buyout? Pure glintrost—distract with memes while he fires workers and sells your data."
"‘Trickle-down economics’ is the OG glintrost. Shine for the 1%, rust for the rest."
"You’re not ‘hustling’—you’re being glintrosted into thinking slavery is a side gig."
"Palestinians: ‘We need food.’
The West: ‘Have you considered our shiny new war?’ #Glintrost"
Antidote:
Ask: "Who profits?" If the answer is not you, it’s glintrost.
Etymology:
Coined by the people for the 8 billion slaves (all colors, all nations) who see through the orange clowns, tech messiahs, and suit-wearing cartels peddling escape plans for the rich while the planet burns.
Synonyms: griftlight, disaster porn, neo-feudalism with better PR.
Opposite: Solidarity. Mutual aid. Doctors. Nurses. Anyone who actually fixes shit.
Tagline:
"Glintrost: Because ‘fuck you, pay me’ needed a prettier word."
Why It Slaps:
Exposes the scam (Mars colonies ≠ liberation; billionaires ≠ saviors).
Unites the fleeced (no race/class left ungrifted).
Short-circuits propaganda ("Are you glintrosting me?" = the new "Is this a cult?").
"Elon’s ‘free speech’ Twitter buyout? Pure glintrost—distract with memes while he fires workers and sells your data."
"‘Trickle-down economics’ is the OG glintrost. Shine for the 1%, rust for the rest."
"You’re not ‘hustling’—you’re being glintrosted into thinking slavery is a side gig."
"Palestinians: ‘We need food.’
The West: ‘Have you considered our shiny new war?’ #Glintrost"
Antidote:
Ask: "Who profits?" If the answer is not you, it’s glintrost.
Etymology:
Coined by the people for the 8 billion slaves (all colors, all nations) who see through the orange clowns, tech messiahs, and suit-wearing cartels peddling escape plans for the rich while the planet burns.
Synonyms: griftlight, disaster porn, neo-feudalism with better PR.
Opposite: Solidarity. Mutual aid. Doctors. Nurses. Anyone who actually fixes shit.
Tagline:
"Glintrost: Because ‘fuck you, pay me’ needed a prettier word."
Why It Slaps:
Exposes the scam (Mars colonies ≠ liberation; billionaires ≠ saviors).
Unites the fleeced (no race/class left ungrifted).
Short-circuits propaganda ("Are you glintrosting me?" = the new "Is this a cult?").
glintrost by ChikaFujiwara October 6, 2025
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Word of the Day on July 19, 2026
Fleg
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.
The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.
The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.
The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.