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pharyngulate

To crash an online poll by publishing its link so that large numbers of blog readers will make their opinions known there, often shifting the results dramatically.

Derived from usage on PZ Myer's blog Pharyngula.
Woohoo! Another meaningless poll to pharyngulate. Currently it's 60% NO.
pharyngulate by JohnnieCanuck April 5, 2009
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pharyngulate

1. verb: to skew results of an online poll, usually having to do with religion, science, or politics, in order to reflect a more rational result.

from the blog of the great PZ Myers
Dude, we totally pharyngulated that ridiculous Texas-based poll about creationism being taught in schools. Count that a win for science!
pharyngulate by tnkrbl April 5, 2009

parjungulate

1. (v). to cover up a glaring lack of understanding with bullshit.
2. (n). a verb used in the act of bullshitting somebody, whether to cover up a lack of knowledge or to fuck with them.
Example 1:
Fake Sports Reporter, to unknowledgeable Miami Heat fan: "So what are your thoughts on Jakaris Tavarson's play lately?"
Heat Fan: Oh yeah, he's been a monster around the rim lately. Best shot blocker in the NBA right now.
Sports Reporter: As a follow up, is it smart to parjungulate on national TV?

Example 2:
Person 1: These transition and emission weight matrices don't make any sense. Why is this math problem so hard?
Person 2: Well, see that's because your Charkovsky Distribution is all fucked up. Did you try parjungulate the mean?
Person 1: Fuck you.
parjungulate by parjungulate9000 February 2, 2015

Pharyngulate

An unintentional DDoS attack by interested viewers afer a site is linked to from PZ Myers' blog, Pharyngula. See also slashdotted and pz envy
Man, my site was pharyngulated in about 5 seconds after PZ linked to that squid porn I posted.
Pharyngulate by The Squiddler April 5, 2009
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