by Mick Jagger Fan March 04, 2015
n; an individual that can both respond to divergent (or varied in number and novelty) lines of thought at once and offer divergent list of responses in return. Signified by rapid stream of consciousness responses which may seem like a laundry list of hypothetical possible outcomes, data and analysis. Expounds exuberantly.
Prone to inducing sensory overload in listeners from too much information.
Sometimes confused with a shit talker, but is more relevant to the subject matter of the topic of conversation. Also may be confused with a 'know-it-all' but without the tell-tale condescension or hubris.
Occasionally found with backgrounds in linguistics, aesthetics and animal husbandry. Sometimes but not exclusively found working in Health food stores or local co-ops.
Prone to inducing sensory overload in listeners from too much information.
Sometimes confused with a shit talker, but is more relevant to the subject matter of the topic of conversation. Also may be confused with a 'know-it-all' but without the tell-tale condescension or hubris.
Occasionally found with backgrounds in linguistics, aesthetics and animal husbandry. Sometimes but not exclusively found working in Health food stores or local co-ops.
"Holy frigin swampdonkies, that Johnson kid's a wicked frigin turbo thinker! I run into him where he works at the hardware store asked about lint rollers, lightning rods and aluminum foil and couple of hours later I walked out of there thinking down was up, the Grand canyon was a big hole to dig and god made math to confuse monkeys! I frig near stubbed my brain stem.'
by rob dianome September 11, 2008
n. Person who doesn't think to excess; someone who isn't dim but who can't be bothered to cogitate in school.
The square root of 64? Are you kidding me? I am totally just a social thinker.
I studied hard all last semester and nearly lost all my friends. But, with the help of some total slackers, I managed to turn my life around and now I'm just a social thinker.
I studied hard all last semester and nearly lost all my friends. But, with the help of some total slackers, I managed to turn my life around and now I'm just a social thinker.
by gnostic1 September 10, 2011
by RileyW92 January 03, 2011
One who refrains from drinking, smoking, and etc. in order to act as the brains of the situation.
Some may consider this person as "the lame one", when he/she (the designated thinker) really just want to be responsible and lookout for the well-being of others.
Some may consider this person as "the lame one", when he/she (the designated thinker) really just want to be responsible and lookout for the well-being of others.
1. Drunk friend: "I am soooooo gonna go home with that sexy guy over at the bar."
Desginated Thinker: For goodness sake, he could be a serial killer and you're thinking about going home with him? Sit your ass down, you're not going anywhere.
2. Random drunk guy: Why isn't that guy over there drinking and having fun?
Random drunk woman: He's just being the designated thinker, making sure no one gets their ass into trouble.
Desginated Thinker: For goodness sake, he could be a serial killer and you're thinking about going home with him? Sit your ass down, you're not going anywhere.
2. Random drunk guy: Why isn't that guy over there drinking and having fun?
Random drunk woman: He's just being the designated thinker, making sure no one gets their ass into trouble.
by song_bird2103 February 02, 2009
Years of misuse has reduced the term to a self-branded label for pretentious adolescents who have only just realized that the universe isn't what their parents/guardians lead them to believe like most rational individuals who reach this epiphany at the age of 6 but for lack of better word and/or urge to sound like pretentious adolescents who have only just realized that the universe isn't what their parents/guardians lead them to believe is used to describe anything from the classical definition of open-mindedness to being-like-the-rest-of-us-who-are-different-to-you.
a: "What religion are you?"
b: "I'm a free thinker"
a: "What?"
b: "I'm not really sure whether god exists"
a: "So you're agnostic?"
b: "No, I'm a free thinker"
a: "That's a little vague; you could be a free thinking atheist or free thinking agnostic but saying free thinker doesn't tell anyone what you believe in"
b: "But I'm a free thinker"
a: "Do you even know what that means?"
b: "My friends are free thinkers"
b: "I'm a free thinker"
a: "What?"
b: "I'm not really sure whether god exists"
a: "So you're agnostic?"
b: "No, I'm a free thinker"
a: "That's a little vague; you could be a free thinking atheist or free thinking agnostic but saying free thinker doesn't tell anyone what you believe in"
b: "But I'm a free thinker"
a: "Do you even know what that means?"
b: "My friends are free thinkers"
by nev_ February 20, 2011
A word meaning someone who doesn't necessarily base their opinions on any particular creed or system of ideas, but based on their own intuition and perception of reality.
Also, a word hijacked by the Militant Atheist movement to mean, well, an atheist, with the obvious (but baseless) implication that free thought would never bring anyone to believe in a higher power.
Also, a word hijacked by the Militant Atheist movement to mean, well, an atheist, with the obvious (but baseless) implication that free thought would never bring anyone to believe in a higher power.
Joe didn't believe in any organized religion, but believed in his own form of God. Joe is a free thinker.
by quietmedic April 20, 2016