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Subceit

- noun

:to be deceived in subtext.

- adjective
: subceiting, subceition

Similar: Subterfuge, gaslight.
She was subceiting him to cause an emotional stir and avoid vocalising her actual feelings. She hid the lemons in the fridge out of spite, knowing he would forget them. When confronted on her emotional tendency of spite, she claimed "all lemons should go in the fridge", while both of them knew she was truly acting out of spite. She hid in the subtext to deceive him.

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by LSIDKV January 31, 2023
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subciting

1. A cruel and unusual punishment for masochistic first-year law students interested in furthering their competitive instincts in another academic venue.

2. The method by which egomaniacal law professors can get away with lazy academic work and/or inattention to detail.
Law reviews and student law journals feast on first-years willing to put in the requisite hours to subcite. Subciting entails verifying both the technical and substantive aspects of citations.
by Harvard Law Man October 3, 2004
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subception

A word used in the situation of having a substitute teacher for a long-term substitute teacher.
Cameron: Hey man, we have a sub for our sub! lol

Clarkson: Whoa, subception!
by Drizztfreak December 15, 2011
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Subceptionalism

A state of being under or below exceptional.
Unexceptional, regular, or common.

-TB.
If the Founding Fathers looked back on America today, they would see it as being subceptional.

After the civil war, America's Democratic Party promotes the ideal of subceptionalism.
by teabeaux May 14, 2013
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Subcitweetion

Someone likes what you wrote or said and links to it in a tweet, but refuses to @-cite you because they have a personal issue with you.
I guess Bob didn't think I would notice that he subcitweeted about how great my blog post was, but just-so-happened to forget a citation - you're not sneaky, Bob, I know you don't like me. It's fine though, I just put you on blast by quoting your subcitweetion in a retweet.
by Daniel Buchner August 29, 2016
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subcritical mask

The look on someone's face who is keeping their composure despite the fuckery they are enduring; the composed face of a person who hasn't quite been pissed off to the point that they blow up at someone
Fast food workers have to maintain their composure and don their best subcritical mask when dealing with the river of stupidity spewing from the mouths of Karens and Kevins daily
by AlienMindTrick2 November 14, 2023
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