1. A type of bullying that occurs when one assigns an inaccurate, negative label to another person's intentions or behavior without complete or accurate understanding of the situation.
2. The abuse inflicted when one inaccurately applies a derogatory label to another person's intentions or behavior with the goal of appearing morally or intellectually superior.
3. A category of ad hominem fallacy in which doubt is unfairly cast upon another person by the use of negative label.
4. A genre of arrogant, ignorant, laziness in which one is unwilling to learn the nuance required to engage intelligently, so a label is weaponized for presumed rhetorical gain.
Jenna didn't want to read the politically nuanced article her brother had sent to her, so instead she typed, "MARXIST!!!! WHAT ABOUT HILLARY?" flexing her labelist skills.
Calling other people "ableist" made Leonard feel superior and sensitive, so he regularly dropped labelist rebukes in support groups, even when he knew almost nothing about other people's actual life situations.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.