class Feeling def ~ p :drunk end def ! p :alert end alias not !@ alias tilde ~@ def -@ p :bad end def +@ p :good end end feeling = Feeling.new -feeling # => :bad +feeling # => :good !feeling # => :alert ~feeling # => :drunk def =~ other bla end feeling.! # => :alert feeling.~ # => :drunk feeling.!@ # => :alert feeling.~@ # => :drunk feeling.-@() # => :bad feeling.+@() # => :good # >> :bad # >> :good # >> :alert # >> :drunk # >> :alert # >> :drunk # >> :alert # >> :drunk # >> :bad # >> :good