Stockdale Syndrome

In psychology, Stockdale syndrome is a term used to describe a paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein an individual misguidedly protests his innocence to his captors when he is, in fact, guilty.

We got arrested last night. At the police station one of the boys totally lost it - developed Stockdale Syndrome and reckoned he had nothing to do with it. Embarrassing.

by Satchman999 June 8, 2011

STOCKFACE SYNDROME

When someone has an otherwise attractive, but completely forgettable face. Like people in stock photos.

"I ran into Jennifer earlier, I think.... you know the one with the... hair (?)"
"Oh yeah! The one with stockface syndrome."

by Whas August 26, 2017

Stockdome Syndrome

When a person in one's everyday environment doesn't seem very attractive at first, but throughout one's interactions with them becomes more and more sex-able.

Cale didn't think the girl in his English class was very attractive upon first sight, but three months later he's wanting dat booty. Sounds like he's suffering from some serious Stockdome Syndrome.

by Episteme April 25, 2013

Stockhole Syndrome

A term used to describe a state of anxiety created when donuts are placed to closely in a container, leading to sweating and icing loss.

Meijer's sweaty donuts are known to suffer from overcrowding and in some cases Stockhole Syndrome.

by genniex August 1, 2010

Stockhole Syndrome

Stockhole syndrome is a psychological phenomenon where lower or middle class citizens develop positive feelings and emotional bonds toward their upper class managers and abusers, often even defending them and their extravagant bonuses and tax breaks. The term is a mash of ‘stock’ and ´a-hole’ since most people with wealth use stocks to borrow money tax free and avoid paying their fair in taxes like the rest of us. The term originated from a 2026 conversation on imgur when it was suggested that if people that had less than 1b in wealth then disagreed with a one time wealth tax in california, they might be siding with tax-cheats, stock a-holes, and the 1%.

Jimmy the plumber thought his neighbor who owned half of the local town needed additional tax breaks from the government so that he could upgrade his 3rd yacht to be 300’ long; textbook case of stockhole syndrome.

I don’t have stockhole syndrome; I only make 50k a year but i’m worried that my taxes will be unfair if i start earning 10m a year.

Won’t someone please think of the billionaires!

- a nobody suffering from un-diagnosed stockhole syndrome

by Crasshtack January 1, 2026