Sophist: a Greek wise guy
Pharisee: a Jewish lawyer before Jewish lawyers were cool
Clinical counselor: a paid friend who won't go as far as a prostitute
Peacock
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Sophist: a Greek wise guy
Pharisee: a Jewish lawyer before Jewish lawyers were cool
Clinical counselor: a paid friend who won't go as far as a prostitute
Peacock
Peacock: Flashy dressed poser who mistakes double takes for admiration, and eye rolling for praise
Flapper:
1920s dancers who actually had surprisingly little to flap.
Jingoism
Jingoism: Bellicose chauvinism, whatever the frack that is...
Supposition:
Supposition: What's going on in my wife's head when she's glaring at me intently, and I know I've done nothing wrong.
Ineffable:
Ineffable: Too amazing to describe with an f-bomb.
Harridan
The sublimely perfect word to describe the 18th c. specialist in my department...especially to the untenured professors.
Problematic:
Problematic: Difficult to explain because of either gaps in scientific knowledge or truths in scientific knowledge. For example the existence of Bigfoot is problematic due to lack of scientific evidence while claims of the paranormal are problematic due to them breaking the laws of known science.
Unexplained Mystery:
Unexplained Mystery: Lady Gaga
Ethical:
Ethical: Something that will make your conscience leave you alone for a while, not necessarily a good thing
Conscience:
That aggravating mental dynamic constantly keeping one from having one's greatest amount of fun.
Pragmatism:
Pragmatism: An inability to enjoy Prague
Lazy eye
Lazy Eye: One unlikely explanation why a man’s eye can’t stay focused on a female’s face.
Focus:
Focus: To narrow the field of vision so that one object has increased visibility (See Lazy Eye)
Eye Candy:
Someone you can completely objectify for their physical beauty, being fully aware of their internal lackings, while still deluding yourself you're not shallow.
identity politics: