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pharyngulate

To crash an online poll by publishing its link so that large numbers of blog readers will make their opinions known there, often shifting the results dramatically.

Derived from usage on PZ Myer's blog Pharyngula.
Woohoo! Another meaningless poll to pharyngulate. Currently it's 60% NO.
pharyngulate by JohnnieCanuck April 5, 2009
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pharyngulate

1. verb: to skew results of an online poll, usually having to do with religion, science, or politics, in order to reflect a more rational result.

from the blog of the great PZ Myers

Dude, we totally pharyngulated that ridiculous Texas-based poll about creationism being taught in schools. Count that a win for science!
pharyngulate by tnkrbl April 5, 2009

Pharyngulate

An unintentional DDoS attack by interested viewers afer a site is linked to from PZ Myers' blog, Pharyngula. See also slashdotted and pz envy
Man, my site was pharyngulated in about 5 seconds after PZ linked to that squid porn I posted.
Pharyngulate by The Squiddler April 5, 2009

[Phajungulate] 

To use your hands in a jittery search-like manner

The act of searching with tactile senses
Philip had to phajungulate through his bag for his car keys.
[Phajungulate] by Deluxe bwoy March 24, 2019

Pharyngula 

A staggeringly popular biology blog that keeps a running public list of its killfile inhabitants

While one of the most egregious offenses that can be perpetrated by its commenters is “wanking”, readers/supporters of this blog seem to be unaware of the fact Pharyngula, itself, is one big wank fest.
Buddy was thinking about trolling Pharyngula in an effort to make it on to the "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" killfile list but was worried that his neck would hurt from all the cringing caused by reading the self-congratulatory, half-witted, smarmy retorts.
Pharyngula by Hey there nitz April 25, 2010
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