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factionism 

A mindset in which a person thinks only or mostly of the group s/he belongs to, sometimes to the detriment of others.
Some factionistic Serbs refuse to acknowledge the Srebrenica massacre.
factionism by UmmAgummA July 28, 2005

functionalism 

A French post-structuralist movement in the 1970's that argued that philosophy was a actually a critique of power.

Underwritten by Foucalt.
Foucalt argued that functionalism divided society into a duality of power: oppressed and oppressor.
functionalism by sandraxine September 16, 2018

Fictionalism 

A psychological or behavioral tendency to treat fictional characters as if they were real, often experiencing emotional attachment, empathy, or concern for their well-being, and blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
"His fictionalism has led him to spend hours every day immersed in online discussions defending his favorite fictional characters as if they were real people."
Fictionalism by IstillLive April 19, 2024

cosmeto-functionalism 

the concept of designing structures or buildings in such a manner that they look beautiful and are functional (working well).
Cosmeto-functionalism could be a useful concept in design.
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
Word of the Day on May 23, 2026
well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!
Them future folk took ouare jerbs!
jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005
Word of the Day on May 22, 2026