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Going Postdoctoral

Describes a situation when a person with a PhD goes on a killing rampage.

A variation of going postal, but used to describe a person with a doctoral degree.
" But of course lots of people--even Harvard grads!--suffer career setbacks, and few of them go postal (or should we say postdoctoral?). source: "Going Postdoctoral The bizarre case of Prof. Amy Bishop, Wall Street Journal Online, February 18, 2010.
Going Postdoctoral by Oceanscribe February 19, 2010

postdiction 

Brian Miller writes: Postdiction is an explanation after the event: the lamest and laziest form of prophecy.

In skepticism, it is considered an effect of hindsight-bias that (only afterwards) explains claimed predictions of significant events.

Happens often at race-tracks and masked wine tastings.

Larry Lockshin adds: "I knew it." Used extensively in business case studies, which often purport to cause and effect: they did this, and that happened.

It is not a predictor of outcomes for those following the claims.
A typical postdiction might be:

It was after I switched from Corn Flakes to Rice Krispies that women started to notice me. You should try Rice Krispies. They could work for you too...
postdiction by jethro probes June 8, 2016

postdictable 

It seemed like a good idea at the time but its failure was entirely postdictable.
postdictable by Scientivore December 24, 2008

postdicamint 

n. One or more mints consumed shortly after giving a blowjob.

Opposite of predicamint.
Mary: "I sucked his dick off, then I had a postdicamint."

John: "She totally needed a postdicamint after sucking my cock. She had mad dick breath"

postdicament 

Any problem or situation arising after a sexual encounter.
Mary: "I think I got crabs from that loser I went home with the other night."
Alice: "Sounds like quite the postdicament."
postdicament by AstroVanGirl June 28, 2009

PostDICKtal

a state of disorientation that follows intense sexual activities.
Elizabeth fucked me so good afterwards I was AOx0. I was so postDICKtal.
PostDICKtal by ManicMedic22 October 17, 2017