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    [Noun]  | "cyn*ic" | \ ˈsi-nik \


    1: a faultfinding captious critic; especially : one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest

    2: an adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophers who held the view that virtue is the only good and that its essence lies in self-control and independence


    Origin: 1533 ;

     Middle French or Latin, Middle French cynique, from Latin cynicus, from Greek kynikos, literally, like a dog, from kyn-, kyōn dog {mat|hound|};

    [Noun]  | "cynics" 


    1: a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons;


      * e.g., " ... a cynic who believes that nobody does a good deed without expecting something in return "



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    [Noun]  | "cynic" 


    1: a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons;


      * e.g., " ... a cynic who believes that nobody does a good deed without expecting something in return "



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     [ "Cynical" ]

    1: someone who always expects the worst and most selfish motives out of everyone and everything. Otherwise known as experienced.

      * e.g.,  ...  These charity adverts are a great way to fleece you for all your money. Those dudes living in mud was probably 50 years ago. They have schools now. And a sewerage treatment place. Disneyland is great but I'm not waiting 2 hours to see ''sleeping beauty''. She's either made of plastic or some lazy cow who's paid to sleep in all day. Besides, one floor is hardly impressive for a castle. The above are cynical examples. 

     [ "Cynic" ]

    1: Inside Every Cynic is a disappointed idealist

      * e.g.,  ... Poor Paul, he tired to go out and change the world. One trip to D.C. and he came back a cold hearted CYNIC 


     [ "Cynic" ]

    2: ~George Carlin

     [ "Cynic" ]

    1: Someone who genuinely doubts a persons true motives.

      * e.g.,  ... Insane Conservative: 9/11! 9/11! 9/11! 9/11! 9/11! 9/11! 9/11! 9/11!  


     [ "Cynic" ]

    2: -If a hobo asks a cynic for money, the cynic would just ignore him, convinced that the hobo doesnt really want money to get back on his feet, but to get some drugs which were the reason for him being homeless in the first place.

      * e.g.,  ... Cynic: More people die every day from car crashes. Why are a couple planes that got hijacked still on the front page of every newspaper 5 years afterwards? 


     [ "Cynic" ]

    3: -A cynic is the guy who never had a girlfriend until he was in college, because it didnt take long for him to realize that High School relationships never last the better part of two weeks. He also sometimes feels like the only person in his school to notice this, and probably is.

      * e.g.,  ... Insane Liberal: IMPEACH BUSH! IMPEACH BUSH! IMPEACH BUSH! IMPEACH BUSH! IMPEACH BUSH!  


     [ "Cynic" ]

    4: -If you read a romantic poem to a cynic about the beauty of trees, the cynic would just stare at you and say something to the effect of "Birds and Squirrels fuck in them, and they make big noises when cut down to build yet another highway. Otherwise nice poem (b-_-)b".

      * e.g.,  ... Cynic: Okay, then what? Get another guy who will inevitably do just as bad? 


     [ "Cynic" ]

    5: -A Cynic is usually someone with above-average awareness, especially if they develop such views at an early age. Being a Cynic through Junior High and High School can save you a LOT of hurt, since you will definetly be able to talk your way out of anything. No arguement can beat cold hard facts, which are what cynics thrive for.

      * e.g.,  ... (teenagers in highschool) 


     [ "Cynic" ]

    6: -Cynics are not neccesarily pessimists, and while they do generally have low expectations, they dont blow minor problems out of proportion, since they really dont care in the first place.

      * e.g.,  ... John (close-minded typical high school student): Dude, Jack! I asked out Melissa and she said yes! 

     [ "cynical" ]

    1: Not having any illusions about human nature.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm so cynical I don't trust furry little animals with big sad eyes. 

     [ "cynic" ]

    1: The type of people posting their definitions of the word "relationship".

      * e.g.,  ... Only a cynic would post this definition of the word "relationship": A bond between two people; One person works to create/maintain love and fulfillment while the other person waits for something better to come along. 

     [ "cynic" ]

    1: One who doesn't believe in innate human virtue. Cynicism, contrary to popular belief, does not entail being an offensive and ignorant idiot. Only the offensive part, because most people don't like how cynics criticise them and would rather live happily ever after in the magical world of pixies and gumdrops and rainbows and unicorns. Sadly, that view on cynicism has caused a lot of people to regard the philosophy in a negative way.

      * e.g.,  ... Nobody likes a cynic. That's okay, because we don't like everyone else. 

     [ "cynic" ]

    1: A person who boldly tells it like it is. A person who sees the world without a blindfold covering the eyes.

      * e.g.,  ... And that explains why nobody likes cynics. 

     [ "cynic" ]

    1: An idealist whose rose-colored glasses have been removed, snapped in two and stomped into the ground, immediately improving his vision.

      * e.g.,  ... Authority figures and the Government only tell you what to do because they want to help 

     [ "cynical" ]

    1: A man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.

      * e.g.,  ... Cynical person: "People always smile in front of a camera" 

     [ "cynic" ]

    1: (n) (1) A person who doubts the sincerity of motives.

      * e.g.,  ... The cynic defines "lifegiving water" as "what fish fuck in". 


     [ "cynic" ]

    2: (2) A word commonly misdefined by pessimists who think they are cynics.

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