Poisoning the waterhole!

(VERB) A Male with genital disease sticks his penis up a woman's private part and "poisons it"

Guy 1: "Oh I just had sex with that cute girl over there!"
Guy 2: "Dude....Dont you have Aids or some shit?"
Guy 1: "Oh....Whoops. Guess I just ended up poisoning the waterhole!"

Poisoning the waterhole! by HOTTIE689 December 28, 2012

Poisoning the algorithm 

When you like a specific part of something that's not a normal interest, so you add it into your set, then the system gives results that aren't exactly your cup of tea.

I really like this one song by insert band name you don't normally like, but I hope it won't end up poisoning the algorithm.

Poisoning the algorithm by Sakuraia April 12, 2023

Poisoning the Wellspring

A sophisticated form of "poisoning the well" conducted by dominant, hegemonic groups against subordinate or non-hegemonic groups. It involves preemptively discrediting an entire position, community, or field of inquiry by labeling it as "pseudoscience," "conspiracy theory," "flat-earthism," or similar pejorative tags, regardless of the actual validity of the arguments. This is done through legal, rhetorical, or institutional means to protect the status quo and dismiss challenges without engagement. It's a power move, not a truth-seeking one, designed to cut off dissent at the source by making its proponents seem inherently ridiculous or dangerous before they can even speak.

Example: "When the independent researchers presented data on the drug's side effects, the pharmaceutical giant didn't debate the science. They launched a full envenenando a nascente campaign, funding articles that lumped the researchers in with anti-vaxxers and crystal healers. Suddenly, anyone questioning the drug was 'anti-science,' and the actual data was never examined." Poisoning the Wellspring

Poisoning the Wellspring by Abzugal January 30, 2026

Poisoning of Fallacies

A advanced form of poisoning the well where the arguer preemptively declares that every argument their opponent might make is fallacious, therefore everything they say and any conclusion they reach is automatically false. This meta-fallacy creates an impenetrable fortress of dismissal: you can't use logic because logic is a tool of the patriarchy; you can't use evidence because evidence can be manipulated; you can't use emotion because emotion is irrational. Everything is contaminated, everything is suspect, and the only thing left standing is the poisoner's own position, which they've conveniently exempted from their own critique. The poisoning of fallacies is how you win arguments without ever engaging with them—by declaring the entire game rigged before it starts.

Poisoning of Fallacies Example: "In the debate, he poisoned all fallacies preemptively. 'Any statistics you cite will be biased,' he announced. 'Any personal experience will be anecdotal. Any expert opinion will be bought. Any logical argument will be a construct.' She asked what kind of evidence he would accept. He said 'none, because all evidence is tainted.' She realized she wasn't in a debate; she was in a performance where the goal was her silence."

Poisoning of Fallacies by Dumu The Void February 15, 2026

Poisoning the Argument

A specific form of Argumentum Ad Argumentum where adverse information about an argument is presented preemptively, before the argument itself is even made, with the intention of discrediting or ridiculing it in advance. The audience is primed to reject whatever follows based on its perceived category or affiliation. Classic example: "This is just relativism" or "This is postmodernism" said before someone presents a view that might be labeled as such. The poison works before the argument has a chance to speak. The audience is now inoculated: anything that sounds remotely like relativism is already dismissed, regardless of its actual content or merit. Poisoning the Argument is rhetorical preemptive strike—killing the argument before it's born, not by addressing its claims but by tainting its category.

Poisoning the Argument "Before I could even explain my perspective on knowledge, they said: 'Let me guess, this is going to be some postmodern relativist nonsense, isn't it?' That's Poisoning the Argument—they poisoned the well before I could drink. Now everything I say is heard through that filter. The argument never had a chance because the category was already condemned."

Poisoning the Argument by Dumu The Void February 28, 2026

Poisoning the Position Fallacy

A political form of Poisoning the Well where a position is discredited by associating it with extreme or reviled ideologies, regardless of the actual views of those who hold it. Accusing all BRICS+ supporters of "Nazbol/Duginism/Z Nationalism" regardless of their actual reasons is a classic example. The move poisons the position by painting anyone who holds it as tainted by association with extremism. The fallacy lies in treating political alignment as evidence of ideology, ignoring the diversity of reasons people might support something. It's guilt by association applied to positions, not just people—poisoning the position so no one can hold it without being tainted.

Poisoning the Position Fallacy "I support BRICS+ because of multipolarity and economic cooperation. Response: 'Oh, so you're a Duginist Nazi-Bolshevik!' That's Poisoning the Position Fallacy—associating my position with extremism to discredit it, regardless of my actual views. My reasons are mine; their associations are theirs. Poisoning the position avoids engaging what I actually think by tarring it with brushes I never touched."

Poisoning the Position Fallacy by Dumu The Void March 3, 2026

corduroy poisoning 

A medical condition caused by the production of or hearing of an abnormally large amount of indie music.

My friend Jack is a really good songwriter, but ever since Interpol became popular, he's gotten a chronic case of corduroy poisoning.

corduroy poisoning by Dentura Hogfloss February 9, 2005