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Statesman 

A politician who is able to successfully fool people into thinking he has dignity.
Mr. Smith was a statesman who earned the respect of his audience every time spoke, even if he had the tendency to bend the truth here and there. His opponent, Mr. Jones, was a sleazy politician who straight-up lied to his audience, but earned votes by blaming the country's problems on various minority groups and uniting them under a banner of "political incorrectness".
Statesman by smidgen2 October 27, 2018

statesman 

A Statesman sometimes alters words so his sentences get a more precise meaning -
sometime asinine tomfoolery should eventually meetonesmaker adored neighbour
One of the translators for the British senior statesman speaking at the
Najaf Peace Talks in 2004 misinterpreted part of the speech as statesman
statesman by Criostoir Hulme September 5, 2005
Statesman is a top-secret, independent American intelligence and espionage agency introduced in Kingsman: The Golden Circle. They are the American equivalent of the British Kingsman organization, operating independently from the US government.
Agent Tequila: "Welcome to Statesman, independent intelligence agency. Just like y'all, I reckon. But our founders went into the booze business."
Statesman by le tea drinker October 14, 2026

United Statesman 

a citizen of the USA. The feminine form is United Stateswoman. Likewise, United Statesmanship is US citizenship.
He is a United Statesman by birth.

The Elder Statesman 

Member of DOV, his boss is Bruce, a.k.a Gamblor and lives for the Shore.
"what's the elder statesman doing with the evil one?"

Bleeding Statesman 

Origin: First officially documented in the year of our Lord 2024 by Mike K. of Redondo Beach — a man whose voice was smooth as silk and whose spiritual awakening is constantly being tested by schmo's playing with their phones in meetings, and weak coffee. Blessings be unto him.

An evolved species of AA old-timer who walks the fine line between enlightenment and homicide. The Bleeding Statesman is a spiritual hybrid — part Elder Statesman, part Bleeding Deacon — combining hard-won wisdom with low-key exasperation and an intolerance for bullshit.

With decades of sobriety under their belt, they’ve seen it all — the steps, the slogans, the cycles — and still manage to show up (mostly on time). They carry a sharp spiritual toolkit and just enough restraint to stay out of jail. Think Zen master, but with mild caffeine withdrawal and unresolved group conscience trauma.

They don’t judge — they perform character assessments.
They meditate — on que with "I cant believe this b*tch is sharing this again"
They’re spiritually grounded — but always five seconds away from leaving.
“I watched Mike meditate for like 40 minutes before the meeting… but then he snapped and told the newcomer to stop reading the promises like it was a TED Talk. That man’s a textbook Bleeding Statesman.”

“The dude’s got 30 years, quotes the Big Book and Marcus Aurelius, and still glares when someone’s late. Total Bleeding Statesman.”

“He sat through 10 minutes of announcements grumbling… then muttered, ‘This isn’t a PTA meeting,’ and walked out. Bleeding Statesman energy all day.”

“She shared for 25 minutes about her cat, and he just sat there blinking. Then he whispered, ‘Tradition Five, not storytime,’ and stared into the void. Certified Bleeding Statesman.”
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026

Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
Word of the Day on October 23, 2026

Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
Word of the Day on October 22, 2026
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