PLEONASM is the term for redundant expressions - like "ATM machine", "hot water heater", or "free gift".
January 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
PLEONASM is the term for redundant expressions - like "ATM machine", "hot water heater", or "free gift".
Words that are quite fun to annunciate..
Salsupuedes
Cassiopeia
Pleonasm
Salsupuedes
Cassiopeia
Pleonasm
September 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Words that are quite fun to annunciate..
Salsupuedes
Cassiopeia
Pleonasm
Salsupuedes
Cassiopeia
Pleonasm
(“beautiful” and “trans girl” are practically a pleonasm (the same thing), it’s like “chai tea”)
August 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
(“beautiful” and “trans girl” are practically a pleonasm (the same thing), it’s like “chai tea”)
"Crypto scam" is a pleonasm.
September 27, 2024 at 10:01 AM
"Crypto scam" is a pleonasm.
A really hot pleonasm😜
April 7, 2026 at 7:35 AM
A really hot pleonasm😜
As good a time as any, I suppose, to note that "raze to the ground" is a pleonasm.
February 2, 2026 at 12:31 AM
As good a time as any, I suppose, to note that "raze to the ground" is a pleonasm.
It's just that "Wall Street Dems" is a pleonasm
March 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's just that "Wall Street Dems" is a pleonasm
'horny brazilians' is a pleonasm.
May 4, 2023 at 12:03 PM
'horny brazilians' is a pleonasm.
They quite literally are («haunted media» is a pleonasm)
October 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
They quite literally are («haunted media» is a pleonasm)
Nobody can profit from stopping it? Catastrophe Capitalism is a pleonasm!
November 29, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Nobody can profit from stopping it? Catastrophe Capitalism is a pleonasm!
Elrond: The ring must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. One of you must do this.
Me out of the side of my mouth: ᶠʳᵒᵐ ʷʰᵉⁿᶜᵉ ᵒᵏᵃʸ ᴸᵒʳᵈ ᴾˡᵉᵒⁿᵃˢᵐ
Elrond: What?
Me: Hm?
Me out of the side of my mouth: ᶠʳᵒᵐ ʷʰᵉⁿᶜᵉ ᵒᵏᵃʸ ᴸᵒʳᵈ ᴾˡᵉᵒⁿᵃˢᵐ
Elrond: What?
Me: Hm?
August 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Elrond: The ring must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. One of you must do this.
Me out of the side of my mouth: ᶠʳᵒᵐ ʷʰᵉⁿᶜᵉ ᵒᵏᵃʸ ᴸᵒʳᵈ ᴾˡᵉᵒⁿᵃˢᵐ
Elrond: What?
Me: Hm?
Me out of the side of my mouth: ᶠʳᵒᵐ ʷʰᵉⁿᶜᵉ ᵒᵏᵃʸ ᴸᵒʳᵈ ᴾˡᵉᵒⁿᵃˢᵐ
Elrond: What?
Me: Hm?
See a butt. Post a butt 🍑
Nana and butt are pleonasm.
Nana and butt are pleonasm.
November 23, 2024 at 1:43 AM
See a butt. Post a butt 🍑
Nana and butt are pleonasm.
Nana and butt are pleonasm.
Sad that we are in a point of history that 'human mathematics' is no longer a pleonasm
So heartening to see a list of mathematicians committed to:
1. not publish mathematical texts ... generated by AI models.
2. not to use AI tools in their mathematical practice [and] affirm the inherent value of human mathematics.
www.ahmath.org/members
1. not publish mathematical texts ... generated by AI models.
2. not to use AI tools in their mathematical practice [and] affirm the inherent value of human mathematics.
www.ahmath.org/members
Members — AHM
www.ahmath.org
September 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Sad that we are in a point of history that 'human mathematics' is no longer a pleonasm
Biological sex is also a pleonasm, like stony rock or wet water.
April 14, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Biological sex is also a pleonasm, like stony rock or wet water.
Greek ship owners in shadowy businesses, is almost a pleonasm.
There's an unhealthy silence in the EU on the role that Greek ship owners played in helping Putin build his shadow fleet and the flood of transshipments going to Russia from all across the EU. I'm deeply grateful to @marcbrost.bsky.social at Germany's FOCUS Magazin for letting me write about this...
September 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Greek ship owners in shadowy businesses, is almost a pleonasm.
When English speakers call something "Chai Tea," or "Naan Bread," or "Sahara Desert," they're not incorrectly repeating themselves!
The term for it is "Bilingual Pleonasm." When English encounters a distinct variety of something from another culture, it uses that culture's name for it as a marker.
The term for it is "Bilingual Pleonasm." When English encounters a distinct variety of something from another culture, it uses that culture's name for it as a marker.
Quote this skeet with a random fact you love, that brings you joy, I'll start:
Otters have pockets. The skin under their armpits makes a natural fold that they keep things in.
Otters have pockets. The skin under their armpits makes a natural fold that they keep things in.
an otter standing on its hind legs in front of a rock wall with imgflip.com written on the bottom
Alt: A sea otter being handed a ball, then storing it in a strange pocket under one arm.
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2024 at 6:21 PM
When English speakers call something "Chai Tea," or "Naan Bread," or "Sahara Desert," they're not incorrectly repeating themselves!
The term for it is "Bilingual Pleonasm." When English encounters a distinct variety of something from another culture, it uses that culture's name for it as a marker.
The term for it is "Bilingual Pleonasm." When English encounters a distinct variety of something from another culture, it uses that culture's name for it as a marker.
Give me an example of pleonasm.
September 21, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Give me an example of pleonasm.
(i mean, “pro-adoption liberal” is a pleonasm)
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
(i mean, “pro-adoption liberal” is a pleonasm)