Moffatism

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A remark that hints at events worthy of a long narrative, but is unceremoniously cut short.

derived from the name of Steven Moffat, former showrunner of Doctor Who, who became synonymous with the practice.

Person 1: ...Surnames are three of America's founding fathers

The Doctor: Lovely fellows, two of them *fancied* me.

You: See? That's a Moffatism!

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moffism

The practice of fandom trolling and/or telling outright lies in interviews in order to whip fans into a frenzy of excitement and completely off-base speculation, for the lols. Named for British television writer Steven Moffat.

That moffism seriously screwed with my head--he told us she wasn't going to do that!

moffism by D0KTAH May 12, 2011

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Moffism

The general mind-fuckery associated with watching almost any episode from season five onwards of the new Doctor Who. Written by Steven Moffat and featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams, and Alex Kingston as Dr. River Song, the episodes often leave subtle hints as to what's going on without giving a straight answer until the very end (and sometimes not even then).

Whovian 1: Hey, did you see the new episode of Doctor Who last night?

Whovian 2: Yeah, that Moffism was intense!

Moffism by KitSnicket May 20, 2011

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moffatts

a bunch of transexual brothers with floppy hair who made irritatingly stupid pointless music and had a swarm of air headed girls as fans while they were around.

air head:i love the moffatts

anyone with brains:fuck off!

moffatts by leigh May 13, 2005

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moffating

The practice, exercised almost exclusively by well-known, white, straight, cis men, of taking a creation (their own, a collaborative work, or another's) and attempting to improve upon it in a way that diminishes the quality of the work.

Named after Steven Moffat, who took over as the main writer of Doctor Who after Russel T. Davies left. Moffat's attempts to make each season he worked on more special and complex than the last ended up making the most recent season (season 10) into an overcomplicated, confusing mess, with plot threads left hanging and an unsatisfying conclusion.

The new writer on that show is totally moffating it. I have no idea what's going on anymore.

moffating by eddieangel July 15, 2018

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trucker's tan

A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.

I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.

trucker's tan by population361 May 30, 2006

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kidulting

The phenomenon where adults salivate at children's toys

Every time I walk into the toy aisle, I catch myself kidulting over the latest action figures and LEGO sets!

kidulting by Emotional Cruiser October 12, 2025

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Boffin

British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”

Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.

According to the boffins downstairs, the murderer used a serrated blade.

Boffin by Agnon February 11, 2023

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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.

I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing pee calculus.

Pee Calculus by anorlondo October 1, 2026

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