Definition of factchecka

factchecker

noun

• a pedant. Someone who has completely lost sight of logic and self-effacing humor. Often applicable to brainwashed corporate workers.

  Dirk is turning into a factchecker - he just explained 'conventional wisdom' to me.

  Last edited on Jun 07 2013. Submitted by Carrie D. from Philadelphia, PA, USA on May 22 1998.

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Other terms relating to 'check':
check	Definitions include: ok, or yes.
check at the door	Definitions include: to get rid of before entering a venue.
check her flow	Definitions include: what is she doing
checkin'	Definitions include: something worthy of "checking out"; "awesome"; "cool"; "wicked".
check it	Definitions include: to look at; examine; "check it out".
check it out	Definitions include: "pay attention."
check me	Definitions include: telling someone to check you out.
check (one's) ratios	Definitions include: used during some kind of competition in which one party reminds the other of the score or the results of their competition.
check out	Definitions include: to listen to.
check, please.	Definitions include: used to indicate one wants to leave the current situation.
check the mail	Definitions include: "Check out that hot guy."
check the pipes	Definitions include: to defecate.
curb check	Definitions include: to accidentally hit or run over a curb while driving a motor vehicle.
fact check	Definitions include: a declaration, often made in an argument among friends to end the argument, that a person's opinion or statement of facts are not credible.
flip the check	Definitions include: to pay the bill, usually for a meal.
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Other terms relating to 'fact':
fact check	Definitions include: a declaration, often made in an argument among friends to end the argument, that a person's opinion or statement of facts are not credible.

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