Natural Metasciences

The systematic study of the natural sciences themselves—a second-order discipline that takes physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, and related fields as its objects of inquiry. Natural metasciences ask meta-level questions about natural scientific knowledge: How do natural scientists know what they claim to know? What methods do different natural science disciplines use? How does natural scientific knowledge change over time? How do social, cultural, and institutional contexts shape natural science? What are the limits of natural scientific understanding? Natural metasciences are the natural sciences reflecting on themselves—the attempt to understand what natural science is, what it can achieve, and how it relates to other forms of knowledge. They're essential for natural science to be self-aware rather than merely successful, for natural scientists to understand their own practices rather than just practicing them.

Example: "Her natural metasciences research examined how the discovery of quantum mechanics forced physics to confront philosophical questions it had long ignored—not as a distraction from physics, but as essential to understanding what physics had discovered. Physics studying itself becomes philosophy."

Natural Metasciences by Abzugal March 16, 2026

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

Stroad

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 

a female giant about 20 feet or more

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