Welcome to Neo Faux Conceptualism, where the playful distortion of systems reveals the deeper truths of our world. Here, absurdity meets sincerity, and creativity becomes a tool for subversion. Dive into the movement’s manifesto to understand how we challenge societal norms through art, language, and thought. Explore our evolving linguistic landscape, where new words are created to reshape how we perceive reality, and visit our dictionary to see how language can break free from traditional boundaries. Join us in reimagining the systems that govern culture, connection, and perception.
Lexicon Spotlight
Fauxpidity
noun
The appearance of doing something stupid or ill-advised, while actually disguising a clever or calculated intent. It refers to the act of presenting oneself as foolish or careless in order to achieve a hidden or strategic goal.
Etymology & Example
Etymology:
A blend of “faux,” meaning false, and “stupidity,” indicating the portrayal of foolishness that conceals a smarter motive.
Example Sentence:
His fauxpidity during the game made his opponents underestimate him, but it was all part of his plan to catch them off guard.
Plygo
noun
A geometric form or structure that embodies flexibility and adaptability, characterized by its ability to change or modify its shape while maintaining a cohesive, polygonal integrity. It suggests a design that blends the rigidity of geometric figures with the pliability to bend or adjust under various conditions.
Etymology & Example
Etymology:
A fusion of “ply” (indicating flexibility or the ability to bend) and “-gon” (from the Greek “gonia,” meaning angle, used in geometric shapes like polygon), suggesting a flexible geometric form.
Example Sentence:
The artist’s sculpture was a plygo, shifting between angular forms while maintaining a fluid, adaptable design.
Retruisia
noun
The strange, half-haunting, half-comforting sensation of reinhabiting a place you once lived long ago, where forgotten memories are suddenly reawakened by spatial triggers—moments where the past leaks into the present through familiar surroundings.
Etymology & Example
Etymology:
- Re- (again)
- Tru- (evoking true or truce—a return to some deep, dormant truth)
- -usia (inspired by anhedonia, nostalgia, and the Greek ousía, meaning “being” or “essence”)
The word mimics the cadence of psychological or phenomenological terminology while being rooted in felt experience.
Example Sentence:
Walking past the cracked stairwell of my old apartment, I was overwhelmed with retruisia—like the ghost of a memory I’d forgotten I ever lived.