NOUN (sense 1) Unit of measure: The distance between what one thinks is important and its actual importance.
NOUN (sense 2) Someone who chronically inflates the significance of something could be said to be a Pigliucci.
ORIGIN Early 21st Century (2014): Coined by Author and Neuroscientist Sam Harris, named for Professor of Philosophy at City University of New York Massimo Pigliucci.
NOUN (sense 2) Someone who chronically inflates the significance of something could be said to be a Pigliucci.
ORIGIN Early 21st Century (2014): Coined by Author and Neuroscientist Sam Harris, named for Professor of Philosophy at City University of New York Massimo Pigliucci.
Sense 1
Soldier 1: My boots are dirty.
Soldier 2: Dude, we're being shot at, that is like a million Pigliucci away from what matters right now.
Sense 2
Soldier 1: Oh no, now my shirt is dirty as well.
Soldier 3: Can you believe this guy?
Soldier 2: I know right, he's such a god damn Pigliucci.
Soldier 1: My boots are dirty.
Soldier 2: Dude, we're being shot at, that is like a million Pigliucci away from what matters right now.
Sense 2
Soldier 1: Oh no, now my shirt is dirty as well.
Soldier 3: Can you believe this guy?
Soldier 2: I know right, he's such a god damn Pigliucci.
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Sam, “Many of my critics fault me for not engaging more directly with the academic literature on moral philosophy . . . I am convinced that every appearance of terms like ‘metaethics,’ ‘deontology,’ . . .directly increases the amount of boredom in the universe.”
Massimo, "This is so mind-boggling, what you are saying that the whole of the only field other than religion that has ever dealt with ethics is to be dismissed because you personally finds it boring. Is that a fact or a value judgment, I wonder?''
Sam, "Don't be a pigliucci, please."
Massimo, "This is so mind-boggling, what you are saying that the whole of the only field other than religion that has ever dealt with ethics is to be dismissed because you personally finds it boring. Is that a fact or a value judgment, I wonder?''
Sam, "Don't be a pigliucci, please."
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Get the pagliacci mug.When two or more co-workers decide to fornicate with a, or multiple, persons. One co-worker will hide inside the closet, while the other performs sexual actions on the Person(s), who are unknowing of the other co-worker's where-abouts. While the Person(s) is smitten in the act, the co-worker will come from the closet and take over without any notice from the Person(s). This may continue to happen as much as possible until the Person(s) has figured out what is going on. This becomes a success when the Person(s) does figure out what is going on, and is either okay with it, or starts to laugh.
We went out after work last night and found a really cute girl from the bar. We took her back to our place for a few drinks. While she was on the phone, we decided to play her the ol' Pagliacci Turnpike, so I went and hid in the closet, while my co-worker to care of the foreplay.
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