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SYLLOGISM 

Logic. A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion; for example, All humans are mortal, the major premise, I am a human, the minor premise, therefore, I am mortal, the conclusion.
Reasoning from the general to the specific; deduction.
A subtle or specious piece of reasoning.

Every virtue is laudable; Kindness is a virtue; Therefore kindness is laudable. These propositions are denominated respectively the major premise, the minor premise, and the conclusion.

SYLLOGISM by dj October 1, 2003
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syllogism 

an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises.
"dude she was arguing with me, so I had to syllogism all over her"
syllogism by justinw$p May 12, 2007
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syllogism 

Sperm that flies all over the place when you ejaculate.
Peter North has got lots of silly jism.
syllogism by Assweepay January 24, 2004

Syllogasm 

That intense inner feeling of "Yes! I did it! Fuck you!" when you irrevocably prove someone wrong in reasoned debate.

So much more satisfying than winning by ad baculum.
Dude: "Man, I just won that argument so badly! Think I might have a syllogasm right now."
Syllogasm by Snackajack August 28, 2009

Syllogasm 

The orgasmic, ahh moment when you correctly do any form of geometry, or when you find out you have no geometry homework.
*In Geometry class while taking new notes*
Guy: "Ahh!!! FUCK YES!! I totally did this right!!!"
Girl: "Was that a syllogasm I just heard?"
Guy: " Hell yeah! I syllogasmed all over these notes!"
Girl: " Maybe we can do some Geometry work together. And you can teach me something."
Syllogasm by McDothes September 18, 2013

Sillojism 

The result of a peeping tom at an open window.
After Chester's hidden efforts, Cheyenne reluctantly cleaned the sillojism.
Sillojism by AngelOnTheSideline July 14, 2012

syllogismize 

Syllogismize (verb) - To formulate a syllogistic logical argument.
For example: "If I syllogismize correctly, the conclusion follows necessarily from the premises."
"I broke the argument down and syllogismized each step to ensure the logic was valid."
"The debater carefully syllogismized his points during the speech to drive his conclusion home."
"If you can successfully syllogismize ideas that seem unrelated, you may find innovative solutions."
"When crafting a persuasive argument, it is crucial to properly syllogismize your claims so each point leads logically to the next."
"The professor challenged us to syllogismize novel arguments each week to improve our reasoning skills."
"I was unsure if my thoughts on the matter made logical sense until I sat down and syllogismized them."
"The ability to syllogismize complex concepts is an important indicator of strong critical thinking."
"When you syllogismize effectively, your conclusions should flow naturally from your premises."
syllogismize by hgjfsklvmjfghbugdsfkc February 10, 2024
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
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the act of having anonymous sexual encounters with other men in public toilets.
Cottaging by greeef April 24, 2003
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Salad Days 

green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.

Rashness with little concern of consequence.

Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare

"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."

- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
"How did you end up in jail?"

"Salad days, 'nuf said."
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 28, 2026

age gate 

An absolutely foolproof way to keep minors from viewing content deemed "too mature" for them to watch.
Billy: "So I was trying to watch some videos for an M rated game, and I ran into an age gate, so I put in my real birthday. SOMEHOW it managed to figure out that I am 12. CURSE YOU AGE GATE!!!"

Bill: "Fucking age gate! *quick scroll* THERE! I was born on January 1, 1904. Fuck you age gate."
age gate by Banja January 7, 2011
Word of the Day on August 27, 2026
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