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Law Dogmatism

The rigid belief that law is a closed, self‑sufficient system that provides complete answers to all legal questions through its own internal resources—precedent, text, and logical deduction—without need for external values, policy considerations, or moral reasoning. Law dogmatism treats any appeal to justice, equity, or social consequences as a failure of legal reasoning. It is often paired with a faith in judicial neutrality and a denial that judges exercise discretion or make political choices. Law dogmatism serves to naturalize particular legal outcomes by presenting them as compelled by law itself, not chosen by those who interpret and apply it.
Example: “She argued with law dogmatism that the constitution’s text, alone, dictated the outcome—ignoring centuries of precedent that contradicted her reading and the substantive values the provision was designed to protect.”
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Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.
"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."
Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

schmegegge 

Yiddish slang word meaning bullshit, baloney, hogwash, nonsense, crock of shit or hot air.
I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.
schmegegge by budsbabe February 1, 2008

eye bleach 

Looking or experiencing something nice after witnessing something horrid like a disgusting gif or a disturbing video. Typically used as eye bleach are nice images of whatever makes the disturbed person happy.
"Bleach my eyes! Why is that woman's face ripped off!?"
*Looks up images of puppies and kittens.*
"That's good eye bleach."
eye bleach by Rini2012 November 29, 2016
Noun. Portmanteau of "street" and "road": it describes a street, er, road, built for high speed, but with multiple access points. Excessive width is a common feature. A common feature in suburbia, especially along commercial strips. Unsafe at any speed, their extreme width and straightness paradoxically induces speeding. Somewhat more neutral than synonymous traffic sewer.
Did you see what the traffic engineers want to do to our street? They're going to turn it into a total stroad!
Stroad by hammersklavier February 21, 2012

giantess 

she will either play with you crush you use you a slave or eat you
giantess by Tonyt September 8, 2004

disney money 

The changing in the value of money after entering Walt Disney World.
Husband...."I just spent over three hundred dollars to get my family and me into Walt Disney World. And, now they want me to pay fifteen dollars for a pen with Mickey on it? It took three hours to earn that much money."
Wife......."Stop being a tight wad. You're not spending real world money. You're spending Disney money."
disney money by Big CU December 27, 2007