The counterpart to orthodox sciences—the set of disciplines, fields, and approaches that challenge the dominant paradigm and are therefore marginalized, pathologized, or excluded. Heterodox sciences include everything from parapsychology and ufology to critical social science and indigenous knowledge. They are often dismissed as "pseudoscience," but they are the source of innovation and critique. Heterodox sciences are the sciences of the margins, the sciences that ask the questions orthodoxy forbids.

Example: "Heterodox sciences like parapsychology, indigenous ecology, and feminist science studies are often marginalized by orthodox institutions, but they offer valuable perspectives and critiques that orthodox science ignores."

Heterodox Sciences by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal July 12, 2026

heteroromantic bisexual

A person who is sexually attracted to both sexes but romantically attracted to only the opposite sex

George wants to have sex with John and not start a relationship with him. He also wants to have sex with Alice but he also wants to start a relationship with her, because he is heteroromantic bisexual.

heteroromantic bisexual by odysseus ottumchock March 7, 2016

heteroromantic asexual

Being romantically attracted to the opposite sex, while maintaining very little to no sexual attraction to any gender.

Homosexual Friend : "Hey man, you sure you're straight? 'Cuz you're pretty hot."
Me : We've talked about this. I'm not even technically straight. Well, sorta. I'm a heteroromantic asexual.

heteroromantic asexual by SuicidalHousecat June 2, 2017

heteroromantic bisexual

being sexually attracted to both me and women, but only romantically interested in the opposite sex

i identify as heteroromantic bisexual

heteroromantic bisexual by jaguar2300 March 5, 2016

Heterodrunk

When a homosexual begins hitting on his female friends whilst in a state of inebriation.

Dude, i was totally heterodrunking on Sasha and Hannah last night.

Heterodrunk by The Ditch Bitch July 3, 2009

Heteroromantic homosexual

A person who is romantically attracted to the opposite sex but sexually attracted to the same sex

A heteroromantic homosexual girl wants to date guys but have sex with women.

Heteroromantic homosexual by Me0601 June 8, 2018

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026