Some students of philosophy lack the ability to make clear and concise points in an argument. A person who does this is known as a wafflesopher. Much of a wafflesopher's language will consist of long, complicated words that they string together in quick succession in order to create the illusion of having something interesting to say. In many cases they can keep this process up for several hours without taking a single breath. Simple ways to spot a wafflesopher include making eye contact with them (if they avoid said eye contact then the chances are they are feeling guilty about trying to pass of utter crap as valid information) and checking to see if they are sweating profusely (this again is a sign that they are guilty about their attempts to dupe those listening). An important point to raise is that many wafflesophers have no idea that they are waffling. Due to their lack of self-awareness these are far harder to spot than their more wily counterparts. In order to oust this form of wafflesopher you must carefully analyze their language, searching it for signs of bullshit. Caution must be used with this method however as revealing to the perpetrator that what they are saying makes no sense can invoke wild outbursts of unrelated language that will slowly descend into nothing more than angry grunts. Knowing the signs is half the battle, knowing how to alert those around you of the impending boredom without the wafflesopher in question catching on is of equal importance.

Person 1: Hey, Person 2, Person 3 is a quite obviously wafflesopher.

Person 2: Yeh I know. I'd better inform him of this fact before he embarrasses himself further...Hey Person 3 you're not saying anything of meaning, it is total bullshit.

Person 3: NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO

Person 1: Holy shit you've sent him into a linguistic shame spiral.

Person 3: WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGG

Wafflesopher by Captain Philosophy January 27, 2011

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.

Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."

You met me at a very Chinese time in my life by Sus Chad September 21, 2026

Word of the Day on September 25, 2026

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026