An artistic, architectural, or design aesthetic consisting of clean smooth surfaces, and other aesthetic elements motivated by the theme of decontamination.
The recent anthrax scares have led us toward a deconist aesthetic with an abundance of white ceramic tiles, as if the whole world's at once a shower room and decon facility.
by Prof. Steve Mann December 6, 2003
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Cristy and I were talking about "Don't Stop Believin'" and not only did it start playing on the car radio thirty minutes later, but the people next to us were talking about it while we watched the movie. It was totally a devonism
by Chevalier January 21, 2010
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by Karlos June 29, 2004
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by The ultimate juice December 8, 2017
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hey what's 17 +17? ...28.
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man what a devonism!
"why do they need to see a ree-zooms on our application?"
"why are we exciting into traffic?"
"Is the Rockefeller Center named after the clothing line Rockafella?"
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