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Pejorative terms
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The list Pejorative terms includes
Hypocrisy, Conspiracy theory, Patent troll, Milo tin and Rice burner.
The list consists of 35 members
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Hypocrisy
Swedish death metal band
Overview: Hypocrisy is a Swedish death metal band formed in October 1991 in Ludvika, Sweden by Peter Tägtgren.
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Conspiracy theory
Explanation of an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy
Overview: A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy (generally by powerful sinister groups, often political in motivation), when other explanations ... 0
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Woke
political term
Overview: Woke is an adjective derived from African-American English used since the 1930s or earlier to refer to awareness of racial prejudice and discrimination, often in the construction stay woke. The term a ... 0
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Third World
category of countries on socio economic base
Overview: The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact. The United States, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Western European ... 0
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Cult
Social group defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs
Overview: Cult is a term often applied to new religious movements and other social groups which have unusual, and often extreme, religious, spiritual, or philosophical beliefs and rituals. Extreme devotion to a ... 0
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Scientism
principle that scientific method is the best or only means to truthOverview: Scientism is the belief that science and the scientific method are the best or only way to render truth about the world and reality. 0
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Junk food
denatured, processed food
Overview: "Junk food" is a term used to describe food that is high in calories from macronutrients such as sugar and fat, and often also high in sodium, making it hyperpalatable, and low in dietary fiber, protein ... 0
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Hinayana
pejorative for non-Mahāyāna schools of Buddhism
Overview: Hīnayāna is a Sanskrit term that was at one time applied collectively to the Śrāvakayāna and Pratyekabuddhayāna paths of Buddhism. This term appeared around the first or second century. The Hīnayāna (or ... 0
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Heresy
belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs
Overview: Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, particularly the accepted beliefs or religious law of a religious organization. A heretic is a proponent ... 0
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Pejorative
A derogatory or discriminating termOverview: A pejorative word, phrase, slur, or derogatory term is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or a lack of respect toward someone or something. It ... 0
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Developing country
Nation with a low living standard relative to more developed countries
Overview: A developing country is a sovereign state with a less developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries. However, this definition is not universally agreed ... 0
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Homophobia
Negative attitudes and discrimination toward homosexuality and LGBT people
Overview: Homophobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who identify or are perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice ... 0
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Pseudoscience
Unscientific claims that are wrongly presented as scientific
Overview: Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. Pseudoscience is often characterized by contra ... 0
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Patent troll
Pejorative term related to intellectual property
Overview: In international law and business, patent trolling or patent hoarding is a categorical or pejorative term applied to a person or company that attempts to enforce patent rights against accused infringers ... 0
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Rice burner
pejorative term for a Japanese-manufactured motor vehicle
Overview: Rice burner is a pejorative term originally applied to Japanese motorcycles and which later expanded to include Japanese cars or any East Asian-made vehicles. Variations include rice rocket, referring ... 0
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Micromanagement
management style with excessive control or attention on details by a managerOverview: Micromanagement is a management style characterized by behaviors such as an excessive focus on observing and controlling subordinates and an obsession with details. 0
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Pinoy
colloquial demonym of the PhilippinesOverview: Pinoy (or) is a common informal self-reference used by Filipinos to refer to citizens of the Philippines and their culture as well as to overseas Filipinos in the Filipino diaspora. A Pinoy who has any ... 0
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Religious fanaticism
uncritical devotion to a religionOverview: Religious fanaticism or religious extremism is a pejorative designation used to indicate uncritical zeal or obsessive enthusiasm that is related to one's own, or one's group's, devotion to a religion ... 0
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Elitism
belief or attitude that some individuals, who form an elite, are those whose influence or authority is greater than that of othersOverview: Elitism is the notion that individuals who form an elite — a select group with desirable qualities such as intellect, wealth, power, physical attractiveness, notability, special skills, experience, lineage ... 0
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Pork barrel
appropriation of government spending
Overview: Pork barrel, or simply pork, is a metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to direct expenditures to a representative's district. The usage ... 0
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