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hinsonian existentialism 

the philosophical discipline that includes recognition of the seeming absurdity of life, and the deliberate augmentation of it in order to implement an ultimate meaning, in the form of humor
His merrymaking after having watched his friend being run over can only be explained as a manifestation of Hinsonian Existentialism.

hinsonize 

1. To take a seemingly significant situation and making a joke of it.

2. A way of making light of a stressful situation.

3. Behaving in a juvenile fashion during professional situations.

4. Having no shame in attempts to be humorous.
That motherfucker hinsonizes every staff meeting we have. The other day he intentionally farted when the boss paused for dramatic effect.
hinsonize by NewSputnik March 7, 2011

breatharian 

One whos diet consists of air, light, and prana, with a possible sip of water now and then.
The breatharian has air, light, and prana for food.
breatharian by leena gabor November 8, 2005
Word of the Day on June 3, 2026

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress 

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026

🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.
Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻
Word of the Day on June 1, 2026
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)
fogey by Petyush September 14, 2005
Word of the Day on May 31, 2026