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philologist 

pronounced {fi-lol-uh-jist}, from the root word Dr. Phil*
noun
- a specialist in philology
- a person who does not listen to or understand the problems or situation at hand, but thinks they know exactly how to remedy them. They will rudely offer their advice in the form of cliché, pop-psychology sound bites and blanketed, one-size-fits-all, cookie cutter solutions.
- inexperienced author of contemporary self-help books

*Dr. Phil is a TV show hosted by a loud-mouthed, balding Phil McGraw, PhD, in which he cycles through topics and guests, superficially highlighting their struggles and offering quick-fix, psychobabble advice like "Get real."
Female 1: My kid was hollering for a toy at Target yesterday, and as I was fixin' to whoop him, the lady behind me in line tells me that I shouldn't spank my kids because it will emotionally scar them for life.

Female 2: Another philologist at work, handing out lame-duck advice. What did she expect you to do, give the kid a time out??? I bet she doesn't even have kids!
philologist by mistresskeke June 6, 2013
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philologist 

fi-lol-uh-jist

noun.

a young Korean-Argentinian woman that studies the oral and written linguistics of Jeremy.
Eli's spirited cognition, comparative analytics, and compassionate textual criticism has distinguished her as one of the great philologists of our time.
philologist by cursiv March 28, 2019

philonoist 

philonoist
philonoist by Adrihihi April 12, 2011

Phonologist 

Phonologist is a person who specialized in linguistic discipline known as phonology.
Most of phonologist understand the concept of phonetics.
Phonologist by Dr Syafiq August 11, 2016

Phonologist 

A phonologist is a person who proclaims to know a lot about phones and phone technology. See: Carmen
Steve: Hey Carmen, I don't know how to forward the phones, I am not a phonologist.
Carmen: Holy Shit.
Phonologist by JasperBaby January 22, 2014

picologist 

Someone who is certified in knowing every type of pickle they dill with. They are able to tell the pickles are, just from the seeds/brine. They also hate bread and butter pickles.
My Picologist told me that pickles make you stronger.
picologist by itzReadyy March 1, 2025