[Knowledge] by Observation, experiential knowledge, waking up and looking, learning by going to look, learning by doing, learning by watching others, as opposed to theoretical learning.

"I learned by obnosis, after studying for years and grasping nothing."

obnosis by obnosis July 7, 2008

Obnauseous

Something so obnoxious that it makes you throw up a little in your mouth.

The way he did the grind after a good meeting in his chair was obnauseous!

Obnauseous by Pittboss September 1, 2009

Obvous

A person who takes everything literally and has no humour.

guy1: "i wanna get freaky with you"
guy2: "No you don't, you're just quoting a song"
guy1: "nice one captain obvous"

Obvous by Munketh February 1, 2010

obious

Definition: obvious, apparent

don't have to state the obious

obious by PogChamp123432 March 31, 2021

Obnosis

Noun. Obnosis is the fact or action of observing the obvious; statements of empirical facts.

Verb form, transitive or intransitive: obnose, obnosing, obnosed. To observe the obvious. To look rather than listen. To look rather than think. To see what you see and not what someone tells you to see. To speak your truth as you see it.

Etymology: from L. Ron Hubbard's Scientology, one of the many words coined by LRH to describe aspects of his research into life and the spirit.

"Here's 20 pages of obnosis for you to review. Please have it done by the morning."

"What are you doing today?" "More obnosis drills." "Oh dope! Those are the shiznit lol."

"I've been obnosing you for an hour and I can see you're starting to twitch. I win! Haha let's try again. "

"I'm heading out to obnose the situation, you need anything?"

"The CO2 theory of climate change died in 2021 when Doctor Moose released the ebook Trees Please and obnosed that it was the inanimate solar facing surface area which was being warmed by the solar radiation and in turn warming the air rather than the air being overheated directly by the sun and then affecting the surface."

Obnosis by Intergalactic Order of the Tre April 9, 2021

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026