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Definition of namist (Entry 1 of 2)
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by namism: such as having, reflecting, or fostering the belief that
a: a person’s personal proper name is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that name differences produce an inherent superiority or inferiority of a particular person due to that person’s name, and/or
b: certain personal proper names represent certain traits and capacities.
namist
plural namists
Definition of namist (Entry 2 of 2)
noun
a: a person who is namist : someone who holds the belief that a person’s personal proper name is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that name differences produce an inherent superiority or inferiority of a particular person due to that person’s name.
b: someone who uses a person’s personal proper name as a pejorative to stereotype, intimidate, ridicule, silence, or control another person, especially under the guise of fighting for social justice.
c: someone who disrespects another person’s name.
Definition of namist (Entry 1 of 2)
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by namism: such as having, reflecting, or fostering the belief that
a: a person’s personal proper name is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that name differences produce an inherent superiority or inferiority of a particular person due to that person’s name, and/or
b: certain personal proper names represent certain traits and capacities.
namist
plural namists
Definition of namist (Entry 2 of 2)
noun
a: a person who is namist : someone who holds the belief that a person’s personal proper name is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that name differences produce an inherent superiority or inferiority of a particular person due to that person’s name.
b: someone who uses a person’s personal proper name as a pejorative to stereotype, intimidate, ridicule, silence, or control another person, especially under the guise of fighting for social justice.
c: someone who disrespects another person’s name.
Example of namist as an adjective in a sentence:
The young woman realized after seeing a counselor that her namist attacks stemmed from her attempt to be accepted by her trendy friends and to project her own transgressions onto others.
Examples of namist as a noun in a sentence:
1. Namists feel entitled to steal another person’s name and create or perpetuate a new meaning of the name simply to be trendy or for clickbait.
2. The namist attempted to belittle the immigrant by deliberately mispronouncing the immigrant’s ethnic name.
The young woman realized after seeing a counselor that her namist attacks stemmed from her attempt to be accepted by her trendy friends and to project her own transgressions onto others.
Examples of namist as a noun in a sentence:
1. Namists feel entitled to steal another person’s name and create or perpetuate a new meaning of the name simply to be trendy or for clickbait.
2. The namist attempted to belittle the immigrant by deliberately mispronouncing the immigrant’s ethnic name.
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Get the Namist mug.Oxbridge slang for someone who is 'superkeen'; that is, keener than keen. Associated with a strong go-getting attitude, but one that is obvious and public, to the point of being awkwardly endearing or backfiring.
Unclear where 'nadster' originates from. Likely related to nads, as in someone who's "got balls", or the Polish 'nad', meaning 'above' - say, 'above keen'.
Unclear where 'nadster' originates from. Likely related to nads, as in someone who's "got balls", or the Polish 'nad', meaning 'above' - say, 'above keen'.
"Let's try and be first into the club!"
"Nah, nobody's in there. We'll end up floating around like abandoned toilet paper. Don't want to be super-keen nadsters."
"I looked at the slogan I'd painted up on the banner: 'Come on lads, be a nads(ter)!!'. What was I thinking? The pun didn't even make sense. I looked like such a super-keen nadster."
"Nah, nobody's in there. We'll end up floating around like abandoned toilet paper. Don't want to be super-keen nadsters."
"I looked at the slogan I'd painted up on the banner: 'Come on lads, be a nads(ter)!!'. What was I thinking? The pun didn't even make sense. I looked like such a super-keen nadster."
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"Why did Mike sprint away when he saw that guy at the nude beach?"
"Cuz he thought he recognized him from the neighborhood, and Mike is a total closet nudist!"
"Cuz he thought he recognized him from the neighborhood, and Mike is a total closet nudist!"
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