enfrightened

To be enlightened by knowledge you didn't want.

You haven't heard of Zubaz? Well, prepare to be enfrightened.

enfrightened by ivor_von_jawa November 14, 2010

Enlightened English Teacher Syndrome 

The more an english teacher preaches living life and talks about it, the more work s/he seems to give and the less s/he seems to have lived life.

English Teacher: Class, go home this weekend and write a ten page report about carpe diem.
Class: Fuck! She's got Enlightened English Teacher Syndrome

Enlightened English Teacher Syndrome by Dr. Aronson March 28, 2009

Enlightened Asshole 

A thoughtful, compassionate individual whose words and / or actions are indistinguishable from those of a self-centered idiot.

EXAMPLE 1:
That guy is such an enlightened asshole sometimes! He calls himself a friend, but seems to think that it is funny that I am loosing my job at BP and will have to go back to teaching. I hate my job, but that doesn't mean that I was ready to look for another one!

EXAMPLE 2:
Every day when I get off work -- all I want is a cold beer or two, but my girlfriend has to ask shit like "Does beer really make you happy?"... sure it makes me happy... for about an hour... damn, she can be such an enlightened asshole sometimes.

EXAMPLE 3:
My vegetarian co-worker had point out that there was "dead animals" in my chinese chicken salad today -- that enlightened asshole ruined my appetite!

EXAMPLE 4:
(a statement which might be attributed to an enlightened asshole)
"Yes, the hurricane destroyed most of the city, but perhaps the survivors will have an opportunity to start fresh and make positive changes in their life."

EXAMPLE 5:
(a statement which might be attributed to an enlightened asshole)
"Littering is not bad... creating trash however is destroying the earth. Perhaps we should let trash fall on the streets rather than allowing it to be hidden inside trash bins and landfills. This would at least remind us all daily of the destruction we are taking part in."

Enlightened Asshole by Guru Crossly August 29, 2012

Enlightened Centrist 

When someone claims to be a moderate or a centrist due to a belief that both sides of the political spectrum are unreasonable or extreme. Typically used in a negative connotation.

Person 1: I refuse to join a political party because the left and the right have BOTH gone insane!
Person 2: Oh God, you're such an enlightened centrist...

Enlightened Centrist by BobraAnn February 1, 2021

Enlightened

Someone who is well informed, without prejudices.

She's in enlightened state.

Enlightened by Jafje May 25, 2007

Enlightened Centrist 

A person who insists that they are "neither left nor right," but will near-exclusively attack the left and defend the right.

Elon Musk is an example of an enlightened centrist.

Enlightened Centrist by Kallofox July 27, 2023

enlightenedsilence 

Noun: Enlightenedsilence is an internet nomad who appears in random places where he/she/apache is not needed but somehow manages to improve stuff whether it's necessary or not. Nobody knows how to become one and to date there are no tutorials online how to aquire the skill set in a short period of time. Some say it takes at least 15 years online experience to become one.

Version 2, noun: moment of sudden inner enlightenment where you smirk in the glory of realizing something greater and beyond the grasp of other people. So you just sit there in silence, smug and enlightened.
Verb: To shut someone up with superior intellect and far deeper knowledge of trolling

Mandy managed to totally enlightenedsilence that trolling twat in that chat room.

Jeff got totally enlightenedsilenced by that random dude on that board there
I had a total moment of enlightenedsilence after watching "interstellar"
Dylan is sitting there in total enlightenedsilence while we have trouble comprehending the explanation to the sky being blue. Man I hate him.

enlightenedsilence by Gabriel Maybel December 15, 2016