Paleontology is the study of geological events before (sometimes including) the Holocene Epoch which we currently live in. It includes the study of ancient organisms, extinction events, and changes to the Earth.

Kiersten: Bro this paleontology guy just found another dinosaur fossil, how does he find so much?

Paleontology by thealtf4psychic April 21, 2021

peontology

Derived from the deontology morality philosophy, peontology refers to the moral concept of peniority. The moral choice, under the definition of peontology, then, would be to pick the option which A) results in the larger penis, or B) contains the larger penis.

For example, when choosing who to do, under the tenet of peontology, the right choice is not to choose who you like, but to choose who has the bigger penis.

peontology by seksimopho October 21, 2012

paleontologist

Scientist who studies ancient fossils, specifically those of dinosaurs and concurrently living creatures. Similar to an archaeologist.

Many inaccuracies in the film "Jurassic Park" could have been solved using the knowledge of the world's top paleontologists.

paleontologist by Garett Thomas October 5, 2006

Palintology

Palintology is the study of prignorance

Scholars in the 23rd century examining the follies of the 21st century will have a whole sub-discipline called Palintology.

Palintology by Figleaf23 January 15, 2009

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