peasantvision

Postmodern televised redux of the medieval bread and circus, and capitalist propaganda arm for established business elite. This medium focuses heavily on highly funded advertisements, blatant disinformation, sophomoric content, and other diversionary programming of little cultural value. Peasantvision predominantly serves hidden interest groups and functions to blur distinctions between information, entertainment and advertising in order to corporately engineer consumer conformity, mass ignorance and submission to commercial hierarchies. Pejoratively named peasantvision due to the relatively low socio-economic status of its most frequent users.

The wonders of peasantvision have let Americans enjoy stimulating and life changing events like the birth of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby, the plight of OJ Simpson and the neverending sexual high-jinks of Paris Hilton.

peasantvision by J0e_B October 12, 2007

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peasantvision

Postmodern electronic-media redux of the medieval bread and circus, and capitalist propaganda arm for western-entrenched power elite. This medium focuses heavily on mega-funded advertising, blatant disinformation, sophomoric narratives and realities, and other diversionary programming of little cultural value. Peasantvision predominantly serves commercial interests and functions to blur distinctions between facets of information and entertainment in order to corporately engineer consumer conformity, cultural arrogance, mass ignorance and submission to exploitive hierarchies. Pejoratively named peasantvision due to the relatively low socio-economic status of its most frequent users.

The wonders of peasantvision have let Americans enjoy stimulating and life changing events like the birth of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby, the plight of OJ Simpson and the neverending sexual high-jinks of Paris Hilton.

peasantvision by J0e_B October 11, 2007

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bang a you-ee

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"

hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee

bang a you-ee by Pistolero Pierro May 4, 2008

Word of the Day on July 19, 2026

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Fleg

The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.

"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"

Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013

Word of the Day on July 18, 2026

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Skeef

To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.

"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."

Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026

Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

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Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.

I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand

Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026

Word of the Day on July 16, 2026

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