Literally translated from Latin, it means "against the world". It has been used to describe maverick, 'lone-ranger' individuals who lack interest in culture and relative comparisons made by people that the individual deems 'ignorant' (which doesn't make them wrong, necessarily).

The character Tyler Durden from the movie Fight Club is 'contra mundum'.

contra mundum by emilia_wolf October 2, 2007

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Mundunk

A stupid or irritating person or action. Idiot Boy

Butch put 16 fishing rods in the back of his truck and they all got tangled. He is the biggest Mundunk.

Mundunk by dunkboy August 20, 2019

Appalachian Mundungus

Rubbing one's penis vigorously back and forth in an ass crack, while not actually inserting it in the anus. Also known as the asstric bypass.

She was on her period and her butthole smelled, so I just did the old Appalachian Mundungus.

Appalachian Mundungus by Thomas Frick March 24, 2008

Contra mundum

As mentioned in Brideshead Revisited (movie 2008), when Charles says he has no family and Sebastian replies "you have me, Sebastian and Charles, contra mundum".

"you have me, Sebastian and Charles, contra mundum".

Contra mundum by I.scream.for.indies October 8, 2019

mundus mortuus

The feeling of loss and emptiness you have after a fictional series is over.

Literally, "world death."

After marathoning "Dead Like Me," I realized I would never see another new episode and was overcome by mundus mortuus.

mundus mortuus by KingMeredith November 16, 2012

Mundubu effect

The phenomenon of someone looking a term up when they don’t know what it means to make it look like they are of higher intelligence than they actually are.

Person 1: “You will fall victim to the Mundubu effect in 30 seconds.”
Oblivious Person: *looks up Mundubu effect in order to act like they’re smarter than they actually are*

Oblivious Person: Screw you.

Mundubu effect by HappyCleaner82 September 2, 2022

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

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026