rationalization hamster

noun

A notional intracranial hamster representing a woman's circular thought processes used to continuously justify her actions and beliefs.

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Meanings

nounrationalization hamster (plural rationalization hamsters)

plural rationalization hamsters · alternative rationalisation hamster

  1. derogatoryinformalA notional intracranial hamster representing a woman's circular thought processes used to continuously justify her actions and beliefs.

Origin

From a likening of circular logic to a hamster running on a hamster wheel.

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rationalization hamster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rationalization%20hamster

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“rationalization hamster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rationalization%20hamster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rationalization hamster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rationalization%20hamster.

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