institutionalist

a) someone who institutionalizes (i.e defines in a scholarly, convoluted terms a non-scholarly, common, ubiquitous concept

b) an offensive term for an academic scholar

boy a) was Karl Marx an institutionalist?

boy b) yes. he was an institutionalist in the fields of, if I am not mistaken, moral politics and political morality. And mind you, he was an academic scholar at a German university.

by Sexydimma November 1, 2012

institutionalist

a) someone who institutionalizes a scholarly concept

b) an offensive term for an academic scholar

boy a) was Karl Marx an institutionalist?

boy b) yes. he institutionalized the concepts of communism, socialism, capitalism, etc. and he was an institutionalist in the field of, if I am not mistaken, political science

by Sexydimma May 30, 2012

institutionalist

a) someone who institutionalizes a scholarly concept

b) an offensive term for an academic scholar

boy a) was Karl Marx an institutionalist?

boy b) yes. he institutionalized the concepts of communism, socialism, capitalism, etc. and he was an institutionalist in the field of, if I am not mistaken, political science

by Sexydimma September 18, 2012

institutionalized incompetence

When a dysfunctional institution teaches and embraces incompetence as though it is the pinnacle of competence because it is so embedded in its culture.

How does one truthfully explain something like the post office or the prison industrial system to a child without in some way making a reference to institutionalized incompetence?

by Dr Bunnygirl June 21, 2020

Institutionalized

When you're sitting in your room daydreaming and your mom thinks you're on drugs, but all you want is a Pepsi and she won't give it to you and thinks you need professional help.

Institutionalized you're the one that's crazy

by RickyChanning September 17, 2018

institutionalized

1. What a military service person becomes when they've re-enlisted so many times, and have spent so many years in the service, they no longer feel they would be safe or can make a life outside the military installation's fence. They also can no longer relate to civilian life-style or understand it anymore. 2. What a convicted criminal becomes when they've spent so many years behind bars away from life outside the prison walls.

1. After 8 years in, we knew our son had become institutionalized when he expressed he didn't want to get out because he felt military service was the only guarantee to a secure and stable future. 2. After spending 20 years in prison, Lazy Eyed Larry was paroled, but he had a hard time adjusting to life on the outside because he had become institutionalized.

by Vincent Trace July 27, 2008

institutionalized panhandling

The act of an institution or charity hiring a staff of commissioned college students that stand in the street wearing branded shirts, passing out sympathy- or fear-inducing literature, and holding clipboards to forcibly solicit donations.

A: Aww man, the sidewalk is blocked up by 5 people all wearing the same green shirt, this can only mean Greenpeace is engaging in institutionalized panhandling again.
B: Quick, pretend you're on your cell phone and whatever you do do not make eye contact.

by rion harmon June 19, 2008