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Intellectual Bigotry

Prejudice that conflates formal education, IQ, or academic credentials with moral worth, dismissing those with less education or different cognitive styles as inferior. Intellectual bigotry attacks the intelligence of opponents rather than engaging their arguments, using labels like “low‑IQ,” “uneducated,” or “anti‑intellectual” as slurs. It is common in online debates, academic gatekeeping, and classist discourse, and it often masks deeper prejudices.
Example: “He dismissed her grassroots organizing because she ‘didn’t even finish college’—intellectual bigotry, using credentials as a weapon against experience.”

Intellectual Prejudice

The cognitive bias that automatically respects opinions from credentialed sources and dismisses those from non‑credentialed sources, regardless of actual content. It leads to the worship of experts and the neglect of local, practical, or experiential knowledge. Intellectual prejudice is a form of authority bias that is particularly strong in academic and professional settings.

Example: “The journal rejected a paper from a community researcher, but later published the same finding from a university lab—intellectual prejudice, credentialism over substance.”
An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)
"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."
Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility
I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.
sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".
A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.
Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.
"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."
Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

schmegegge 

Yiddish slang word meaning bullshit, baloney, hogwash, nonsense, crock of shit or hot air.
I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.
schmegegge by budsbabe February 1, 2008