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what does "zompist" mean, and where did the name come from?
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One who zomps

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That sounds more like a zomper than a zompist, tbh

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An adherent of zompism. Zoological Ontontological Metarealist Phenominalism, to expand the acronym. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy has a better explanation of this ideological viewpoint than I could provide, or Salmoneus could probably provide an entertaining ten paragraph summary. I am agnostic vis a vis the merits of zompism versus maoism versus trotskyism versus the views of Walter Bagehot.

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What would the verb "to zomp" mean, though? Never seen it before.

Let's check what Urban Dictionary says...

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Cannot unread.
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It's also the Dutch word for swamp.
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mèþru wrote:It's also the Dutch word for swamp.
Zompist = one who lives outside the dikes?

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Duxirti petivevoumu tinaya to tiei šuniš muruvax ulivatimi naya to šizeni.

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Serafín wrote:Let's check what Urban Dictionary says...
That was your first mistake.
I generally forget to say, so if it's relevant and I don't mention it--I'm from Southern Michigan and speak Inland North American English. Yes, I have the Northern Cities Vowel Shift; no, I don't have the cot-caught merger; and it is called pop.

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Serafín wrote:Let's check what Urban Dictionary says...
Seriously though, why?
ìtsanso, God In The Mountain, may our names inspire the deepest feelings of fear in urkos and all his ilk, for we have saved another man from his lies! I welcome back to the feast hall kal, who will never gamble again! May the eleven gods bless him!
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i remember reading on his site a long, long time ago that "zompist" was a type of humor he invented as a kid. corroboration?

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kodé wrote:i remember reading on his site a long, long time ago that "zompist" was a type of humor he invented as a kid. corroboration?
Yeah, that's pretty much it. Though just to be fair, the word was invented by a friend of mine.

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