Word of the day

[RealAvalon]

Word of the day: SOPHOMANIA – a delusional belief in your own superior intelligence.

[+ bigjoey]

Word of the day: SOPHOMANIA – a delusional belief in your own superior intelligence.

 

Synonym for Trumpomania????

(Sorry, I could not help myself)

[+ Funguy]

But my intelligence IS superior ( at least to donald trump)

[RealAvalon]

A PRECRASTINATOR is someone who rushes to get something done earlier than is necessary so they can tick it off their mental to do list.

[+ Funguy]

A PRECRASTINATOR is someone who rushes to get something done earlier than is necessary so they can tick it off their mental to do list.

 

Sort of like premature ejaculation?

[thickornotatall]

I thought pre-mature ejaculations were non-adult ones ...

like a moist dream

[RealAvalon]

like a moist dream

I still have wet dreams. This pandemic ... not sure I was this hard during adolescence ...

[RealAvalon]

RETRONYM — a term for the original version of something which becomes necessary after the invention of a new version of the thing. For instance, ‘acoustic guitar’, ‘broadcast TV’, ‘hardcover book’ or ‘silent film’.

[Luv2play]

RETRONYM — a term for the original version of something which becomes necessary after the invention of a new version of the thing. For instance, ‘acoustic guitar’, ‘broadcast TV’, ‘hardcover book’ or ‘silent film’.

Like quill pen, standard transmission, wood stove, black and white tv.

[Kevin Slater]

Word of the day: SOPHOMANIA – a delusional belief in your own superior intelligence.

I'm so smart I'm a JUNIOROMANIC.

 

Kevin Slater

[Luv2play]

I'm so smart I'm a JUNIOROMANIC.

 

Kevin Slater

Given my age and intelligence level, I am a SENIOROMANIC.

[JayCeeKy]

I still have wet dreams.

Unfortunately, I haven't had a wet dream since LBJ was president. If I had one, I'd probably shoot sawdust.

 

But we digress.

Seems to me that Sophomania is not that much different from the often-in-the-news Dunning-Kruger Effect:

 

In the field of psychology, the Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability. It is related to the cognitive bias of illusory superiority and comes from the inability of people to recognize their lack of ability.

 

(Trying very hard here not to mention names and thus make this a political commentary.)

[RealAvalon]

Unfortunately, I haven't had a wet dream since LBJ was president. If I had one, I'd probably shoot sawdust.

 

But we digress.

Seems to me that Sophomania is not that much different from the often-in-the-news Dunning-Kruger Effect:

 

In the field of psychology, the Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability. It is related to the cognitive bias of illusory superiority and comes from the inability of people to recognize their lack of ability.

 

(Trying very hard here not to mention names and thus make this a political commentary.)

I can feel your discretion

[KrisParr]

Unfortunately, I haven't had a wet dream since LBJ was president. If I had one, I'd probably shoot sawdust.

 

But we digress.

Seems to me that Sophomania is not that much different from the often-in-the-news Dunning-Kruger Effect:

 

In the field of psychology, the Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability. It is related to the cognitive bias of illusory superiority and comes from the inability of people to recognize their lack of ability.

 

(Trying very hard here not to mention names and thus make this a political commentary.)

 

I’m strumped; have no idea to whom thou reference.

[RealAvalon]

I’m strumped; have no idea to whom thou reference.

Urban Dictionary has a meaning for strump:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=strump

 

I'd never heard of 'sausage wallet' before.

[Trick]

Given my age and intelligence level, I am a SENIOROMANIC.

 

Let me complete the list by claiming the FRESHMANOMANIAC spot. I like them fresh

[RealAvalon]

The word ‘miniature’ is not etymologically related to words like ‘minimum’ or ‘minuscule’. It's origin is from the name of a bright red pigment 'minium'. It was used in the making of medieval manuscript illustrations, which were quite small.

[Luv2play]

The word ‘miniature’ is not etymologically related to words like ‘minimum’ or ‘minuscule’. It's origin is from the name of a bright red pigment 'minium'. It was used in the making of medieval manuscript illustrations, which were quite small.

I would have thought it was derived from the Latin root de minimus.

[JayCeeKy]

In this election season it might be interesting to note the origin of the word "candidate." Perhaps there are those among us who had the opportunity (opportunity deriving from the Latin phrase, ob portum veniens "coming toward a port" which refers to a favorable wind blowing ships into the harbor -- think of an opportunity as something a good wind blows your way) to study Latin in high school. If so, you may remember that the Latin word for "bright white" was candida - and white was the color that Romans associated with honesty. That's why candidate and the word "candid" share the same cognate. In Rome, those running for office would wear bright white togas to remind people how honest they are. Ironic that so many "candidates" these days are less than candid or honest.

[RealAvalon]

The word ‘disaster’ comes from the Italian ‘disastro’, meaning ‘ill-starred.’ People believed their misfortunes were due to the astrological positioning of the stars in the sky.

[Wolfer]

Sort of like premature ejaculation?

That's no laughing matter ?

[RealAvalon]

I expect everyone on here has felt this way before.

 

AKRASIA - the state of mind in which you know that doing something is a bad idea, and doing it anyway

[loremipsum]

One of my personal favorites is mamihlapinatapai: a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin.

[RealAvalon]

One of my personal favorites is mamihlapinatapai: a look shared by two people, each wishing that the other would initiate something that they both desire but which neither wants to begin.

What language is that?

[MikeBiDude]

What language is that?

mamihlapinatapai