To instinctively categorize an object, feeling, or concept based on its inherent nature or "vibe," even when the formal name or label for it is unknown.
As a noun, a partcorge is the mental "placeholder" or bucket where you store these unnamed things until you learn what they are actually called.
As a noun, a partcorge is the mental "placeholder" or bucket where you store these unnamed things until you learn what they are actually called.
Person A: "What do you call that weird plastic thing at the end of a shoelace?"
Person B: "I don't know the real name, but I’ve always partcorged it as a 'lace-tip' in my head."
Person A: "That’s a perfect partcorge. (It's actually called an aglet, by the way!)"
Person B: "I don't know the real name, but I’ve always partcorged it as a 'lace-tip' in my head."
Person A: "That’s a perfect partcorge. (It's actually called an aglet, by the way!)"
by bunnyhoi124 January 3, 2026
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