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Scientistic Neopentecostalism

The specific worship of scientism—the ideology that science is the only valid way to understand anything—as a fervent belief system. It applies the language and rituals of science to domains like ethics, art, and spirituality, claiming they are meaningless if not “scientifically proven.” It’s a crusade to forcibly convert all human experience into data.
Scientistic Neopentecostalism Example: An online commentator argues that love is “just a neurochemical cascade for reproduction” and that a poet’s description of heartbreak is “objectively inferior” to an fMRI scan of a sad brain. They evangelize for this reductionist view with religious fervor, treating anyone who values subjective experience as a primitive heathen.
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Scientific Neopentecostalism

Treating the institution of science with the fervor, dogma, and proselytizing zeal of a fundamentalist religious movement. Adherents treat peer-reviewed papers like sacred texts, major institutions like infallible churches, and leading researchers like prophetic authorities. Doubt is heresy, critique is blasphemy, and the goal is conversion, not understanding. It’s faith in the authority of science, replacing the scientific method of skepticism.
Scientific Neopentecostalism Example: A climate activist who shouts down any discussion of nuanced policy trade-offs (like economic costs in developing nations) by yelling, “The SCIENCE is settled! You’re a DENIER!” They aren’t engaging in scientific discourse; they’re using “Science” as an unchallengeable monolithic truth to end debate, mirroring a preacher using a Bible verse to shut down questioning.

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".
A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.
Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022

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
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