Brutal Honesty

Tactless, hurtful, candid openess completely disregarding another’s feelings, hopes, dreams, or desires.

Boy says to Girl with Brutal Honesty on the day before Valentine’s Day: “I have to say no. I’m not ready to meet your kid right now. And tomorrow is also Valentine’s Day--I’m not there yet.”

Brutal Honesty by SparklingHoneysuckle February 14, 2010

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Brutal Honesty

When one is completely, totally honest in their opinion when asked for it. Often these opinions aren't sugar-coated like that of the regular "honest" person.

Mary: Chole, do you think Johnny and I are ready for marriage?
Chloe: You've only known each other for three months. You'd be marrying what most people consider acquaintances. Take your time.
Mary: You're such a bitch Chloe, why did I even ask? You don't always have to use brutal honesty!

Fred: (wearing old, tattered shoes) Do you think I should get new shoes?
Bill: Yeah, those are getting pretty out of shape Fred.

Brutal Honesty by ethicalobstinacy December 16, 2015

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Brutal Honesty

Telling the truth bluntly and rudely, without considering feelings.

While often considered an unlikeable trait, brutal honesty is not inherently bad.

Do you need an opinion on something, but don't want the person to lie, lest they make you feel bad? Ask your brutally honest friend. Brutal honesty is also helpful for getting through to people who live in their own little fantasy world.

For example, in shows such as Kitchen Nightmares and Hell's Kitchen, do you think Gordon Ramsay would be taken seriously (or be even remotely successful in his goals) if he was polite? Probably not. But here's something to ponder: He actually IS very polite in person, and when someone genuinely wants to improve, he supports them fully; he just doesn't beat around the bush and tells it like it is, because that's what some people need to hear.

Brutal Honesty is not a bad thing

Brutal Honesty by Ubeenbamboozledson November 26, 2022

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Brutal Honesty

What guys use to get you to look over the fact that they're being total and complete assholes

Man: Talking to you is so frustrating
Woman: Wow that was a jerk move
Man: It was brutal honesty, babe.

Woman: Oh okay, never mind then! :D

Brutal Honesty by Oliver Woodstock October 13, 2011

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Stealthie

when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.

This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.

FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"

FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"

Stealthie by gwenhyfar October 2, 2016

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Summer Teeth

When someone has a lot of missing teeth.

Mannn, that dude has summer teeth!
What do you mean?
Summer here, summer there...

Summer Teeth by BeckPot August 2, 2012

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Grindset

The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.

“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”

Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026

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