spincerity n.— «And the supposed opposite of spin, “sincerity,” not only belongs to spin but is what spin requires in order to operate. That is because a “genuine” subjective concern about, say, world hunger...
kiss-and-cry area n.— «Try not to point out that something’s not really a sport if a pseudo-athlete waits in what’s called a kiss-and-cry area, while some panel of subjective judges decides who won.» —“The Clip Show” by...
olf n.— «Using an odor panel as a subjective instrument, Fanger (1987) defined the olf (abbreviation for olfaction unit) as the emission rate of bioeffluents from a standard sedentary person in thermal comfort.» —by Jonathan M...
woo-woo adj.— «Of course, not everyone who thinks that science doesn’t tell all would think it’s reasonable to believe, as Gibson does, that one can program crystals with thought energy. But Gibson says there is ample evidence—both...