Pathologization Bias

The cognitive bias where someone dismisses another person's views, disagreements, or different perspectives by labeling them as "insane," "delusional," "psychotic," "mentally ill," "schizophrenic," or in need of "therapy" or "help." Rather than engaging with arguments, the pathologizer diagnoses—turning disagreement into symptom, dissent into disease. This bias is epidemic in online discourse, where "touch grass," "seek help," and "you're clearly mentally ill" serve as conversation-enders that require no engagement with actual content. Pathologization bias allows its users to dismiss any challenge to their worldview as not merely wrong but sick—not error but pathology. The target is left defending their sanity rather than their argument, which is exactly the point.

Example: "She presented a well-reasoned critique of his political position. He responded with pathologization bias: 'You're clearly delusional. Have you tried therapy?' Her arguments went unaddressed, her logic unanswered, but now she was also questioning whether she was too invested. The bias had worked: she was defending her mental state instead of her position."

Pathologization Bias by Abzugal February 19, 2026

Trivial Pathologization Bias

A variation of pathology trivialization bias where the pathologizing is explicitly trivial—casual, offhand, dismissive. "You're so OCD about that." "Are you schizo?" "That's literally insane." The bias treats serious mental health conditions as casual insults, as throwaway dismissals, as ways of saying "I don't agree with you" without having to think. Trivial Pathologization Bias is epidemic in online discourse, where clinical terms have been stripped of meaning and repurposed as weapons. It harms both those who suffer from actual mental illness (by trivializing their conditions) and those who are simply trying to have a conversation (by having their views dismissed as pathology). The bias is so common that most users don't even notice they're doing it—which is what makes it so insidious.

Example: "He called her analysis 'literally schizo' because he disagreed with one point. Trivial Pathologization Bias had done its work: dismissing her argument without engaging it, trivializing schizophrenia in the process. He didn't mean it literally; he meant it as an insult. That was the problem—mental illness as shorthand for 'I don't like what you're saying.' The bias was invisible to him, which is how it worked."

Trivial Pathologization Bias by Dumu The Void February 20, 2026

Cheeks 

An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)

"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."

Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020

sans sheriff 

Lawless use of fonts or typography, with no regard to aesthetics or legibility

I'm putting this CV straight in the bin. Written totally sans sheriff.

sans sheriff by Jamarley July 3, 2019

Breadhead 

Someone who is addicted to obtaining money and building wealth. A money addict and fanatic. Breadheads often work more than one full-time job, and some even participate in illicit activities to "obtain the bread".

A breadhead is like a crackhead, but for money instead of crack.

Breadhead by 🅱️ U S 3 4 8 March 30, 2022

Stink lines

As seen in illustrations or cartoons: Wavy, vertical lines rising above a person, place or thing. Denotes a foul odor.

"You didn't put enough stink lines on your picture of the teacher."

Stink lines by Athene Airheart March 14, 2004

schmegegge 

Yiddish slang word meaning bullshit, baloney, hogwash, nonsense, crock of shit or hot air.

I don't buy the schmegegge about Morty sleeping with Moira.
His version of the story was pure schmegegge.
The whole schmegegge was made up to get Liz a little bit of attention.

schmegegge by budsbabe February 1, 2008