A variant of officionormativism that centers specifically on hegemonic discourses—the dominant cultural, political, and intellectual frameworks that hold power in a given society. The hegemonormativist treats whatever is mainstream, widely accepted, or institutionally powerful as automatically correct, and views any challenge to hegemony as irrational or deviant. This bias operates across domains: political orthodoxy, cultural norms, academic paradigms, and media narratives. It naturalizes existing power structures by equating dominance with truth, making it difficult to even conceive of alternatives. Hegemonormativism is the comfortable default of those who never question the air they breathe.

Example: “She never questioned capitalism, liberal democracy, or the mainstream media—hegemonormativism had made the dominant order feel like reality itself.”

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Hegemonormativity Theory

A variant of officionormativity theory, focusing specifically on hegemonic discourses—the dominant frameworks, narratives, and worldviews that structure what can be said and thought in a given society. Hegemonormativity treats these dominant discourses as natural, universal, and self‑evident, making alternative perspectives invisible or unintelligible. The theory examines how hegemonic narratives maintain power by presenting themselves as simply “common sense,” and how they delegitimize challengers not through evidence but through the sheer weight of taken‑for‑grantedness. It is a tool for understanding how orthodoxy reproduces itself.

Example: “The idea that markets are naturally efficient was so ingrained in economics that alternatives seemed unthinkable—hegemonormativity theory, where the dominant discourse becomes invisible as discourse.”

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Poggers

When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎

Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!

Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020

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Oblication

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.

So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.

Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011

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Surf Dracula Syndrome

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.

I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!

Surf Dracula Syndrome by AOmundson June 18, 2023

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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.

Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.

Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026

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Plate of Brown

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.

Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?

Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020

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