snivelization
n.— «What accounts for this obtuseness and opacity of the conservative mind? It is only symptomatic of the pathology of the modern mentality in general; also, therefore, reflecting the general unconsciousness and senility of Late Modern “snivelisation” (a term coined by Herman Melville).» —“The Unconscious Snivelization” by longsword The Dark Age Blog Mar. 4, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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