A word that nobody really knows what it actually means but is often used by pretentiousbook and film critics so that they can feel smug.
Pretentious film critic: "The character of Jeffrey F DuMont held a pessismtic, indeed nihilistic, view of the sexual mores of Englands middle class Edwardian social strata, and upheld the view that the Schrodinger's cat paradox between Maria, the pastor's daughter and Bertie, the sentient lump of coal was essentially intrangible"
People need to stop confusing nihilism with being pessimistic. They are different. You can't be "unhealthily nihilsitic". Expecting the fall of humanity and our lifetime being pointless can be a positive way of life.
If you are just depressed and think life is not worth living, you are not a nihilist. Stop abusing the word.
Trevorsaid he was unhealthily nihilistic, but he is actually pessimistic, and not a nihilist.
The late hours in the night (typically 12-4 am) in which one procrastinates sleep by occupying their mind with obsessive hopeless thoughts about the universe, and their pointless, mediocre lives, followed by masterbation, then crying to sleep.
Person 1: "Dammit, I hate humans. Why was I born? I want to die."
Person 2: "Stop thinking like that and go to sleep. It's late. We are getting into the nihilistic hours of the night."
People who pretend/act as if nothing is fit for humans other than death. They have no faith in humanity. To them, everyone is evil and doesn't deserve a chance.
Nihilists - belief in nothing
pseudo - false; fake
Person 1: "I hate people. People suck. Everyone needs to die."
Response to Person 1: "You sound like a pseudo-nihilists..."
Person 1: "Yeah...I do..."
"That guy stepped on my foot! OMG I HATE PEOPLE! DIIIIIE!!!! GRRRRR" - pseudo-nihilists
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
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.
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.