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[Verb] | "dumb down"
1: to lower the level of difficulty and the intellectual content of (something, such as a textbook); also : to lower the general level of intelligence in
Origin: 1933 ;
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# 1 - { dumb down:3527775 }
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[ "dumb down" ]
1: to make stupider; reduce the intelligence of
* e.g., ... Listening to George W. Bush really dumbed me down.
# 2 - { dumb down:4416817 }
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[ "dumb down" ]
1: What happens to people who learn definitions from this retarded site.
* e.g., ... I go to urbandictionary daily to dumb down myself with retarded and/or completely incorrect definitions.
# 3 - { Dumbing Down:4205272 }
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[ "Dumbing Down" ]
1: 1: The process by which products are stripped of depth and complexity in order to simplify them for the masses.
2: The removal of complexity for the purpose of mass appeal.
3: The homogenization of entertainment and media.
* e.g., ... "Plots, Scripts, and Stories are all too complicated for the general masses. By dumbing down movies we can broaden their mass appeal."
"Thanks to the Dumbing Down of Spore many found the game to be uninteresting and unenjoyable once the initial gimmick wore off."
"The Discovery Network achieved higher ratings by Dumbing Down it's programming."
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[ "dumbing down" ]
1: The act of taking a product and watering down elements of it to make it appeal to a broader mass market. This often damages or destroys the very elements that gave the product any appeal in the first place.
* e.g., ... Today, many video games are dumbed-down in an attempt to reach mass market audiences for higher profits, instead of loyal hardcore niche audiences.
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[ "dumb-down" ]
1: the act of making something easier to understand, not exclusive to a sped or retard, first used by Dan Rather on the CBS Evening News
* e.g., ... Chadwick: Hey Raul, what did you get on Mr. Abernathy's History test?
# 6 - { dumbed down society:10905025 }
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[ "dumbed down society" ]
1: parts of society that are not evolving to a more intelligent state, but rather becoming 'dumbed down' through passive absorption of memes and social media posts about nothing, fake news, misquotes, stolen or uncredited
where people don't think for themselves, become narcissistic, taking selfies and posting online, seeking cheap, superficial praise, and following and giving air to celebrities whose only claim to fame is the same narcissistic behaviour, where ethics, integrity and intellect are not a consideration
for a possible glimpse into the future for this 'type' and where it might take sections of humanity, refer to the 'people' in the 2008 movie, WALL-E
it's the opposite of human intellect evolution (see devolution)
* e.g., ... to observe the dumbed down society we're living in, simply go online to any social media platform and look at the trending topics, paid advertisiting, filtered algorithms and other manipulations of the users
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[ "Dumb Down" ]
1: To dumb down is an alternate way to say you're doing "downer" drugs (i.e. opiates, weed, etc)
* e.g., ... Time to dumb down boys!
Guy 1: What you up to man?
# 8 - { The Dumbing Down Of America:3523852 }
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[ "The Dumbing Down Of America" ]
1: The undeniable truth that Americans are spending there energy disputing others opinions that differ from their own, instead of making a definable definition of themselves and their own actions in the real world. Hence making the culture that we live in now prone to mindless banter about subjects that are amazingly uninteresting. Also in leaving a gap between the intelligence that is tangible and widely understood and the intelligence that is in your own imagination, or a product of the misinformation that is so widely marketed to people.
* e.g., ... By simply disputing my own definition and not posting your own newly original definition you are contributing to The Dumbing Down Of America.
# 9 - { Dumbed down democrat:17335615 }
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[ "Dumbed down democrat" ]
1: The words speak for definition. A group of individuals that can’t admit that they are wrong, which they usually are.
* e.g., ... Oh it’s just another dumbed down democrat.
# 10 - { dumb it down:2611378 }
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[ "dumb it down" ]
1: to downgrade the intelligent-ness of something,
* e.g., ... "My antibodies will last me a lifetime! Die foreign microorganisms!" 8)
[ "dumb it down" ]
2: in order for it to be more comprehendable;
* e.g., ... "Dumb it down dude, I don't even know what you're talking about."
[ "dumb it down" ]
3: particularly refers to statements.
* e.g., ... Lupe Fiasco's "Dumb It Down" song.
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