"Gastric flu, the winter vomiting bug, spewmonia: whatever you want to call it, it's out there, somewhere, festering on every surface, waiting to infect me."
question for the style guides, is 'First Dog' capitalized like it is an official title, or is it first dog for an unofficial title. Or do unofficial titles also get capitalized?
"The song, in fact, was Otis unshrugged, completely unapologetic about including some backwater parlance such as “drugstore lovin'” and an intonation of “yes I am” that came out “yessiram.” "
The list of disasters in 2020 including Fires in Australia, Covid 19, Monkeys stealing Covid Samples in India, Fires in California, Hurricane in North Carolina, Hurricane in the gulf,gassing and shooting of protesters, mass unemployment, heatwave, fascists, clowns, murder hornets, stormtroopers, fire tornado, Ebola in Africa, West Nile virus in jew Jersey, asteroid flyby, midwest derecho, ... and it's only august.
Apparently, this emoji phrase is a meme referring to shyness. It seems to have started on TikTok and spread to Twitter. It's not clear what it means in text form as TikTok is a video format
spotted in my twitter news feed as a frontline worker
"Mayor Vico Sotto is urging people to be more considerate of medical frontliners who are trying their best to cope with the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city. "
"... ‘Epi-linked’ means that public health investigations have shown that cases meet the case definition for COVID-19 but may not have been tested for a number of reasons. In future reports, new tested and epi-linked cases will be included as one number." - BC Government News.
An area in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood where car traffic has been reduced and restaurant seating has been moved outdoors for fresher air due to the pandemic.
"Splinter, a large animatronic rat whose gentleness and wisdom put the viewer in mind (no doubt intentionally) of George Lucas' Yoda." Variety's film review , 1991
"Accordingly, a factor in New York, acting for a person in Liverpool, England, and dealing with a New York merchant, would be a foreign factor. The point then arises whether this foreign factor has the same power by implication to pledge the ..."
@blafferty , you will find that that lists are personal preference. In my case, I may have a few Corono words, but I prefer to keep a 2020 list instead.
Chocolate. I ordered some groceries for delivery from my local drugstore to avoid crowds, but the order was split up, so one guy delivered a bag of usual things, and another guy showed up half an hour later to drop of a 6 inch cubed cardboard box with a packing slip, with 1 Kit-Kat bar.
Chocolate and sugary treats are also in my 72 hour earthquake prep bag.
spotted as a slang term for the 2020 Novel Coronavirus.
World Health guidelines say to not name a virus after a person, a location, or a region. I think a name like CV19 would be simple to say, simple to write, and give information that it's a 2019 Corona virus.
Spotted in a BBC article 'Reviving Colombia's 'language of resistance'' "Palenquero is one of the 68 languages found in Colombia and is a mix of Spanish and African Bantu languages. But with just a few thousand speakers, it has not been easy to keep the language alive."
"ok hear me out ok so assuming a group of mola is a guac of mola and then you come across a mol of Mola mola is that avocado’s number
|\____ ⠀ ⠀____/|
( •o• ⠀ •-• ⠀ )
|/￣￣⠀ ⠀￣￣\|"
"the tweet above and this tweet here include ASCII common sunfish aka Mola mola discussing the logical conclusion of “a guac of mola” becoming a collective noun for sunfishes, a movement we hope gains traction
"NanoPutians are a series of organic molecules whose structural formulae resemble human forms. James Tour et al. (Rice University) designed and synthesized these compounds in 2003 as a part of a sequence on chemical education for young students ..."
I have no idea what this word really means in a gaming sense. scarequote's definition at yeet likely helps, but I think yeet means several things. - see twitter examples
"Oojay-cum-spiff, adj. "All you have to do,’ I said, ‘is to carry on here for a few weeks more, and everything will be oojah-cum-spiff." 1930 PG Wodehouse.
Check out the meaning in our Oxford English Dictionary. Part of our Digital Library
This term came from the IT Crowd TV show episode 'The Internet', but it has some history, and can be seen on Twitter in reference to the organizations that decide on internet standards.
There was once a reference to 'Ethernet elders' in Info World.
"And then there’s its cousin, greige, which you can make by mixing together two other things: monotony and despair. All of these related shades spell out a disappointment in all the world’s flowers. They look like preened and perfected sick. And it is my belief that the palace has used the beige to take confident, opinionated, personality-owning Meghan away from us and turn her into a royal bot, like they always do."
"Is easy schnappen der Springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. 1st nicht fur gerwerken by das Dummkopfen. Das rubber- necken sightseeren keepen hands in das pockets. Relaxen und watch das Blinkenlights."
Wikipedia has blinkenlights going back to the 50's and IBM
Wiktionary seems to have a 'Neutral Point of View' theme which neutralizes half of the meaning of a word and blandifies it to something a committee agrees on.
'Laze -- a mashup of "lava" and "haze" -- is a nasty product formed when hot lava hits the ocean, sending hydrochloric acid and volcanic glass particles into the air'
'Bowl food is larger than a canapé and around a quarter of the size of a main course.
It is served in miniature or hand-sized bowls and comes ready to eat with a small fork.
The idea behind a bowl food menu is so guests can stay standing up and mingle while they eat. It has been described by caterers as an option which allows guests to "keep on talking".
"The two dozen or so pipeline warriors appeared on the BC Legislature lawn driving custom built motorcycles, doombuggies armed with menacing spikes, and F-150 pickup trucks with bumper stickers proclaiming their love for Alberta beef."
'Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of television stations in the U.S., employs a well-known practice of producing "must-runs," conservative commentary segments that each Sinclair-owned station is required to air. ' - Seattle PI.
A form of censorship which refers to buying the exclusive rights to a news story, and then not publishing the story to protect a person the story is about.
If you google the progression of programmer's thorpes, you get a programming language named Unithorpe
"Unithorpe
Unithorpe is a small interpreted programming language and its virtual machine.
The driving idea is to use a single unicode character to name each variable, function, namespace, builtin operator, etc. in the language. All data is either unicode characters or arrays of unicode characters or other arrays."
Also search Trithorpe and Oglethorpe (more computer languages by Henry Strickland)
I wonder if half the variable names render as Emoji
Comments by alexz
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alexz commented on the word fropa
spotted in Meteorologist twitter - Frontal Passage also FROPA
January 13, 2021
alexz commented on the word buss
spotted in twitter referring to a TikTok 'Buss it challenge'.
January 13, 2021
alexz commented on the word spox
spotted on twitter as short for spokesperson.
based on the previous 2011 comments... this is likely a keeper in the English language, but I rarely see it.
January 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word tbf
I usually read tbf as being 'to be fair'
January 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word Old Christmas
also spotted in the news.
In looking this up, Dec 25'th is the 'New Christmas' and days later is the Old Christmas.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=UZl16Hl6S08C&pg=PA397&dq=%22old+christmas+day%22
January 8, 2021
alexz commented on the word ghost gear
spotted in the news.
"Tonnes of ghost gear collected from Atlantic coast in 2020, first year of $8-million DFO program | SaltWire"
ghost gear refers to fishing gear lost at sea which affects aquatic life, tangles up fish.
January 8, 2021
alexz commented on the word tdgaf
acronym for "they don't give a f..."
January 7, 2021
alexz commented on the word spewmonia
spotted in 2008 The Guardian article as a nickname for the Norovirus.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/jan/14/comment.charliebrooker
"Gastric flu, the winter vomiting bug, spewmonia: whatever you want to call it, it's out there, somewhere, festering on every surface, waiting to infect me."
January 5, 2021
alexz commented on the word puking snow
spotted on twitter in a tweet that starts with
"This meets the definition for puking snow - @MountWashington
wants to make a run at 10-15 cm/hour snowfall rates early Tuesday PM #BCstorm"
https://twitter.com/50ShadesofVan/status/1346202909449584640
this looks like a verb noun pair, not an adjective noun pair
also... added to the great list of words for ice and snow
January 5, 2021
alexz commented on the word skelf
Scots for a large snowflake - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-34323967
January 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word flindrikin
Scots for a light snow shower
January 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word hobo
This dictionary has a different origin story for this word https://books.google.ca/books?id=EXc7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA2191&dq=hobo
January 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word Horganbucks
Horganbux
December 31, 2020
alexz commented on the word Horganbux
In British Columbia, it's a 500 dollars per person stimulus payment for 2020. Named after John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia
December 31, 2020
alexz commented on the word clusterfond
Spotted as a Late Show with Steven Colbert segment "2020: The Year That Took Years. What A Clusterfond Look Back."
in Colbert's example, it's a blend of 'fond' and 'clusterf***'; however google has different uses for this word.
December 31, 2020
alexz commented on the word B.1.1.7
The name in the news for the new December UK variant of the Coronavirus
December 30, 2020
alexz commented on the word gumsucker
I'm sure officially, they'd use something like Tasmanian... but you know there's people out there using the word Tasmaniac
December 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word conspiraloon
spotted on FB and twitter... because 2020
December 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word lolsob
spotted this term again in 2020. I don't see this word much, but when I do, I wonder if it's a new word.
December 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word Anglo'Rona
Spotted Anglo'Rona in William Gibson twitter.
December 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word gumsucker
I was in Sydney and Melbourne for 6 months in 97, and remember someone calling Sydney 'Sin City'.
I'm not sure if it's common there.
December 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word ru
I typically see this to mean 'are you' in texting/tweeting
December 24, 2020
alexz commented on the word toquing
toques have been verbed
to knit a toque
spotted in cbc news
December 24, 2020
alexz commented on the word gtf
spotted on twitter... means the first 3 words of gtfo
December 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word sometimey
spotted this on twitter, but it seems this has been a word since 2012 as per resettee's comment.
Google books has an early citation from 1963, Jet Magazine
Jet - Mar. 14, 1963 - Page 28
December 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word sm
Texting abbreviation for 'so much'
example tweet "i love this song sm "
December 20, 2020
alexz commented on the word perfectenschlag
spotted this on twitter....
Attributed to Dwight from the tv show, The Office
December 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word holidistance
New term coined by Health Canada PHAC on twitter.
Hope to never see this term again.
December 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word tmr
text-speak spotted on twitter - shortened version of 'tomorrow'
December 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word borbs
I'm picturing linguists, 100 years from now, wondering where 'borbs' originated from, and seeing this discussion.
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word borbs
I don't think borb is a smaller version of birb.
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word clinchpoop
Citation I spotted was by William Gibson on twitter
'Polygraphic Butt Detector: “Our Russian’s a clinchpoop, the pad’s sayin’.” '
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word aprescient
Spotted in a William Gibson tweet.
' Is there a word for this ? "Aprescient?" '
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word borbs
spotted on twitter "i also saw the tiny borbs"
referencing small birds.
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word stoke-o-meter
My local ski hill - Mt. Seymour , has a stoke-o-meter to show how much fresh snow is on the hill each day.
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word barf-o-rific
unique word in my twitter feed.
not sure how it has
reverse dictionary (2524)
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word cristopilled
spotted in my twitter feed.
twitter seems to only show 1 citation
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word clinchpoop
spotted this word again in 2020
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word headassery
if there's headarsery then there's headassery
December 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word spreadnecks
covid superspreader rednecks.
spotted on twitt
er
December 10, 2020
alexz commented on the word Mando
In 2020, I'm seeing this word be a shortening of the Mandolorian.
other uses seem to have it short for Mandatory.
December 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word vague tweeting
another oddity in the twitterverse
December 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word N'awlins
Spotted on the Late Show for New Orleans
December 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word spoopy
2020, this word is still sticking around in social media. It seems to be a keeper in the language.
November 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word Ronatussin
oops. I deleted my previous comment. sorry.
November 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word qbots
online social media bots which promote qanon
November 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word doggocorn
spotted this word today in Nasa's astronauts reading fanmail video. One person got a doggocorn card.
doggo / unicorn.
November 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word key ceremony
nothing quite like the term 'ceremony' to make technology seem like a cult religion.
a key ceremony is a procedure followed in exchanging and initializing encryption keys.
November 25, 2020
alexz commented on the word muffin fan
goes back to the 1950s with the Rotron Gold Seal Muffin fan.
the 1950's version didn't have the square mounting flanges, so you would see the cupcake shaped ducting around the fan.
November 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word ree-donk
Spotted a new word on twitter. Only see one citation of it in twitter. Am ok with that.
November 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word sumn
spotted on twitter, appears to be 'something' or 'someone'.
November 20, 2020
alexz commented on the word cli-fi
spotted this term again. seems that the term cli-fi has some sticking power.
November 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word First Dog
question for the style guides, is 'First Dog' capitalized like it is an official title, or is it first dog for an unofficial title. Or do unofficial titles also get capitalized?
November 9, 2020
alexz commented on the word second gentleman
The UK and New Zealand seem to use a generic 'spouse' term
"Spouse of the Prime Minister of New Zealand"
"Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom"
- according to Wikipedia
November 9, 2020
alexz commented on the word second gentleman
"Vice president-elect Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff will become America’s first ‘second gentleman’" - NBC Bay Area news.
The article clarifies that it is an unofficial term at this time.
November 8, 2020
alexz commented on the word ksjdksjdk
ksjdksjdk appears to be a real word on twitter based on the usage.
November 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word kitchen party
Kitchen parties are popular in BC and Newfoundland.
November 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word half-masting
Spotted in Government of Canada Twitter.
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/half-masting-notices.html
November 3, 2020
alexz commented on the word jear desus
I like how this is a phrase now.
October 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word Spooktober
Spotted in my twitter feed. suspect this word has been around since 1985 at least.
October 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word mother of pearl clouds
a polar stratospheric cloud -
a cloud in high latitudes which is formed of Ice crystals instead of water vapour, and when lit by a low sun, produces a rainbow effect.
October 21, 2020
alexz commented on the word gaf
spotted on twitter for 'give a f...'
October 20, 2020
alexz commented on the word DIFI
Spotted as a twitterese shortening of Dianne Fienstein
October 18, 2020
alexz commented on the word cdns
spotted on twitter as a shortening of Canadians
October 17, 2020
alexz commented on the word candy chute
keeping halloween candy giving physically distant.
October 17, 2020
alexz commented on the list verba-tuberum
usually when you add a new word to a list, the list gets updated, and it shows up as a new list.
October 17, 2020
alexz commented on the word snowtober
I've seen Snowtember, but not Snowtober before, maybe because in Canada October snow is expected.
October 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word igate
spotted in amateur radio twitter as an internet gateway
also igated igates
October 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word igated
to connect amateur radio to the internet - internet gatewayed
see also igates igate
October 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word igates
spotted on Amateur radio twitter for Internet Gateways - a radio to internet linkl
also igated as a verb
spotted phrase "...Digipeaters retransmit the packet, and iGates refile the packets on the internet. These beacons were heard on 10/30/2018."
twitter search phrase: 'igates radio'
October 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word no cap
"no lie"
October 12, 2020
alexz commented on the word vienna sandstone
word shows up in 'random word' but not definition.
October 9, 2020
alexz commented on the word yessiram
"The song, in fact, was Otis unshrugged, completely unapologetic about including some backwater parlance such as “drugstore lovin'” and an intonation of “yes I am” that came out “yessiram.” "
https://books.google.ca/books?id=HCWdBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT260&dq=yessiram
Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of ...
By Mark Ribowsky
October 6, 2020
alexz commented on the user alexz
Hi Emily,
You might want to consult a real linguist such as Gretchen McCulloch for your dictionary.
October 6, 2020
alexz commented on the word yessiram
Spotted in the Black Crowes and the Otis Redding versions of Hard To Handle
"cause mama I'm sure hard to handle now yessiram"
October 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word pollicle
Refers to Pollicle Dogs
from TS Eliot https://books.google.ca/books?id=ID1IDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT160
October 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word jellicle
Refers to Jellicle Cats -
the cats in the play Cats
inspired from
TS. Eliot
https://books.google.ca/books?id=ID1IDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT160
October 4, 2020
alexz commented on the list covid19-hIH9wdrG5FkN
*throws a link to this list from 2020 list*
so, pods or bubbles ?
I wonder if we need a linguist map for that.
xkcd 2339
September 27, 2020
alexz commented on the user kalyan01
Looks like you're trying to promote a dodgy site.
September 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word blursday
when days blur together, midweek-ish
September 25, 2020
alexz commented on the word septober
when the fall months blur together.
September 25, 2020
alexz commented on the word hydrosonic
google books first shows this word since 1920 and 1928.
usually refers to ultrasonic cleaning in the 1940s
recent usage refers to dental cleaning device product names.
September 24, 2020
alexz commented on the user kit
Hi @bilby , hope you're doing well. When I saw your strong opinion, i just had to look for an old citation of a typo. :)
September 19, 2020
alexz commented on the word sus
listed as Aus / nz term as suss
sussing
September 16, 2020
alexz commented on the user kit
@bilby, since 1988.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=kxZ5AAAAMAAJ&q=%22minimilize%22 page xix
September 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word fgs
spotted this on twitter as 'for gods sake'.
In looking at the examples list, it seems it also means 'field goals' in football
September 11, 2020
alexz commented on the word sovcit
short for 'sovereign citizen'
September 8, 2020
alexz commented on the list -enniums-sUi_Ipqp0auw
centennium
September 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word ion fw
Examples which disagree with you ry would be the phrase 'i fw you'
not every use of a word is carved in stone
September 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word twindemic
yay, 2 pandemics at once
#2020 Bingo Card
September 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word 2020 bingo card
The list of disasters in 2020 including Fires in Australia, Covid 19, Monkeys stealing Covid Samples in India, Fires in California, Hurricane in North Carolina, Hurricane in the gulf,gassing and shooting of protesters, mass unemployment, heatwave, fascists, clowns, murder hornets, stormtroopers, fire tornado, Ebola in Africa, West Nile virus in jew Jersey, asteroid flyby, midwest derecho, ... and it's only august.
August 30, 2020
alexz commented on the word deadass
In a books search, this shows up in
American slang: - Page 128
Bernhard Schmid - 1997
August 30, 2020
alexz commented on the word 👉👈
Michelangelo - Creation of Adam
ET the Extra Terrestrial
August 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word 👉👈
Apparently, this emoji phrase is a meme referring to shyness. It seems to have started on TikTok and spread to Twitter. It's not clear what it means in text form as TikTok is a video format
August 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word MIS-C
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
August 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word ion fw
Some slang meanings change. The "F'ing want" is starting to be used now.
Twitter search https://twitter.com/search?q=ion%20fw%20means&src=typed_query
August 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word fw
slang evolves over time.
August 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word ion fw
twitterspeak for "I don't f***ing want"
August 26, 2020
alexz commented on the word ion
spotted in 2020 twitterspeak "I don't"
August 26, 2020
alexz commented on the word fw
2020, spotted this in Twitterspeak as 'F*cking Want'
August 26, 2020
alexz commented on the list 2-7i3VJGFsq5R
my corona
August 25, 2020
alexz commented on the list 27-rUML3mR0pliL
My Sharona
August 24, 2020
alexz commented on the word HCQ
hydroxychloroquine
August 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word lingcomm
perfectly cromulent word, Lingthusiasm.
August 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word TCM
Nasaspeak for Trajectory Correction Maneuver
aka - steering the rocket a bit.
August 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word mask slacker
a 1918 pandemic term for someone who didn't want to wear a mask during the 1918 Spanish Flu
August 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word zutor
a videoconferencing tutor.
another word to ban for 2021
August 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word frontliner
spotted in my twitter news feed as a frontline worker
"Mayor Vico Sotto is urging people to be more considerate of medical frontliners who are trying their best to cope with the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city. "
August 3, 2020
alexz commented on the word NTO
dinitrogen tetroxide
a hypergolic fuel used on the Dragon Space capsule.
August 2, 2020
alexz commented on the word tenament
typo of tenement
August 2, 2020
alexz commented on the word kranch
It's already on my list of words to Ban for 2021. I wonder if Northwestern is reading this.
July 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word UBI
Spotted in my twitter newsfeed as Universal Basic Income
July 26, 2020
alexz commented on the word hwæt
Not sure why this word isn't listed.
July 26, 2020
alexz commented on the word yday
Spotted in work chat for 'yesterday'.
seems to have same meaning on twitter.
July 25, 2020
alexz commented on the word spinal chord
the chord spelling was more common in the 19th century. Google Book's ngram viewer is good for checking general word trends,
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=spinal+cord%2Cspinal+chord&year_start=1600&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3
July 23, 2020
alexz commented on the word paranoimia
was watching an old Max Headroom music video and noticed it's spelled paranoimia instead of paranoia
a word from 1986
July 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word kranch
First it wasy mayochup, now it's kranch.
(ketchup / ranch )
July 19, 2020
alexz commented on the word heroing
spotted this newly verbed noun in my twitter feed.
July 18, 2020
alexz commented on the word NEOWISE
July 2020, now is also the name of a discovered comet 2020.
July 17, 2020
alexz commented on the word community immunity
this outbreak phrase is a bit of a mouthful. I wonder if there's a shortening of this.
July 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word epi-linked
Spotted in British Columbia virus tracking.
"... ‘Epi-linked’ means that public health investigations have shown that cases meet the case definition for COVID-19 but may not have been tested for a number of reasons. In future reports, new tested and epi-linked cases will be included as one number." - BC Government News.
July 8, 2020
alexz commented on the word PCMR
In casual computing and gaming - refers to "PC Master Race"
A bit of humour at the Mac versus PC versus Game Consoles.
There are groups and forums that use that term.
People usually use it when bragging about their expensive computer.
July 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word AMLO
Mexican President
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
spotted this in USMCA/Nafta news.
July 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word patiotown
An area in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood where car traffic has been reduced and restaurant seating has been moved outdoors for fresher air due to the pandemic.
July 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word boogaloo
@bilby , Scarequotes link had the modern usage. The ADL has more background.
https://www.adl.org/blog/the-boogaloo-extremists-new-slang-term-for-a-coming-civil-war
you'll also see shortening of the term like boog bois
July 5, 2020
alexz commented on the list a-group-of-bilbies-is-called
Actual collective groups of bilbies based on internet searches..
Ie. Hatfull https://twitter.com/Burrow43/status/458956313305694208
July 2, 2020
alexz commented on the list flock-SQDwYaqcXcDo
@bilby I made a list... https://www.wordnik.com/lists/a-group-of-bilbies-is-called
July 2, 2020
alexz commented on the word love that for you
Spotted this in political twitter. Due to the TV show Schitt's Creek, it has a sarcastic meaning.
Urban Dictionary has it as '... but you don't actually care'.
Maybe this is a TV show kind of phrase, or an East coast phrase, I haven't seen it on the west coat myself.
July 2, 2020
alexz commented on the word borexino
Spotted in science news as Borexino - a solar neutrino experiment
June 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word sentient six foot animatronic rats
"Splinter, a large animatronic rat whose gentleness and wisdom put the viewer in mind (no doubt intentionally) of George Lucas' Yoda." Variety's film review , 1991
June 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word bumbling
Maybe it's what people call using the Bumble app, no, nobody calls it that.
June 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word ep
words like zhe didn't get picked up by people outside of the community who use that word, while a word like 'they' already has a known meaning.
June 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word kunth
A quick google search shows that this refers to several plants.
Wikipedia has a few matches. Looks like an Indian word at first glance without reading any of the linked pages from search.
June 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word CHOP
New name for CHAZ , Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.
June 21, 2020
alexz commented on the word palooka
My theory is that it came from 1940s movies from Australia given the definition about boxing
https://books.google.ca/books?id=SPps6d210zYC&pg=PA74&dq=palooka
Maybe it's from a decade earlier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNoG7NDOyc4 1930's movie and comic strips.
June 21, 2020
alexz commented on the word farticles
spotted on the Colbert show, June 18th, regarding aerosols produced by toilet flushes.
This 1977 Scientific Paper may be a typo though - https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/GL004i008p00311
June 19, 2020
alexz commented on the word bilbylicious
sounds like a Black Eyed Peas song
June 18, 2020
alexz commented on the word shitstem
It refers to a corrupt system.
June 17, 2020
alexz commented on the word shitstem
I heard this term when I was a kid. This term still applies today.
June 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word foreign factor
Sounds like a legal term regarding multinational companies.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=pr9CAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA49&dq=%22foreign+factor%22
Columbia Law Times, page 49 circa 1891
"Accordingly, a factor in New York, acting for a person in Liverpool, England, and dealing with a New York merchant, would be a foreign factor. The point then arises whether this foreign factor has the same power by implication to pledge the ..."
June 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word yeet
I think this is the year for yeet to be a scrabble word.
Also Scrabble dictionary, why not antidisestablishmentarianism
(I have an old 2015 'to be a scrabble word' list based on twitter comments.)
June 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word kaiju
Kaiju are the Godzilla sized monsters in the movie Pacific Rim, set in 2020.
#workin-on-my-robot-skills
The examples at wordnik have the term coming from Japanese for 'mysterious beast' or 'monster'.
June 11, 2020
alexz commented on the word cownado
In looking up 'movies set in 2020' on Wikipedia, one of the movies set this year included a Cownado as a side storm to Sharknados
It's 2020, Dude, Where's my giant robot?
June 10, 2020
alexz commented on the word istg
Spotted this again on twitter and didn't know what it meant.
In looking at examples on Twitter, the examples of this in a phrase are so odd.
June 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word HAF
Spotted on twitter , very difficult
Hard af
June 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word onosecond
Spotted in a Tom Scott video , the time it takes to realize you just made a mistake.
June 4, 2020
alexz commented on the list contemporary-nasa-and-esa-terms
In NASAspeak, Shannon refers to Shannon Ireland
On Wordnik, Shannon gives a 404 error.
May 30, 2020
alexz commented on the word 28-3
Term comes from the 2017 Superbowl where a team had a 28-3 lead and yet lost.
either refers to the possibility of turning a bad situation around, or losing after having an incredible lead
May 30, 2020
alexz commented on the word ferda
Saw this term in a 2017 mountain biking video, Ferda is slang 'for the'
A quick online search shows it being a hockey term 'Ferda boys' Apparently it's also on Letterkenney, but I don't watch that show.
May 24, 2020
alexz commented on the word smoothbrain
Found a new insult term on Twitter. It's an insult at someone's intelligence as a smart brain is supposed to have lots of folds and wrinkles.
May 23, 2020
alexz commented on the word girth certificate
spotted this on twitter, nearly died laughing.
May 20, 2020
alexz commented on the word COVID-19
I'd have to say that WuFlu is even more unloved than COVID-19 due to its racist tones. (listed Jan 24)
May 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word watchawl
spotted in the wild social media feeds.
'what are you all'
May 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word undercut
Spotted in Twitter as a haircut. The hair on the bottom is cut short, top remains longer.
May 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word COVID-19
Spotted on the Colbert Report that in French, COVID-19 is feminine.
While coronavirus is masculine. (Collins Dictionary)
I suspect that one rule of linguistics is that languages are not required to logical.
May 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word stinko
It's also in the Stompin Tom Connors song Sudbury Saturday Night
"Da girls are out to Bingo and the boys are gettin' stinko,
And we think no more of Inco on a Sudbury Saturday night."
May 11, 2020
alexz commented on the word vortmax
Spotted a new technical weather term in my social media feeds. Spotted on a diagram next to ridge, polar jet, subtropical jet
May 11, 2020
alexz commented on the list words-new-to-me-2020-NY4hVTZrcTi
@blafferty , you will find that that lists are personal preference. In my case, I may have a few Corono words, but I prefer to keep a 2020 list instead.
My 2020 list is here https://www.wordnik.com/lists/2020-new-words-i-stumble-across-gcITmkkCfnM
May 7, 2020
alexz commented on the list edifices
@cooldude69 it's possible to make a list non-editable. It's pretty rare that people have to clean up a list.
May 6, 2020
alexz commented on the word argy bargy
argle bargle
May 1, 2020
alexz commented on the word zumping
Blend of Zoom and Dumping, getting dumped on zoom.
spotted on my FB feed.
April 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word zoombombing
is when jerks join an organization's Zoom meeting to prank or insult people
March 31, 2020
alexz commented on the word rona
Spotted as a shortening of the coronavirus
'the rona'.
March 23, 2020
alexz commented on the list every-item-you-could-possibly-need-to-prepare-for-a-global-pandemic-nmSE0qa1TbsT
Chocolate. I ordered some groceries for delivery from my local drugstore to avoid crowds, but the order was split up, so one guy delivered a bag of usual things, and another guy showed up half an hour later to drop of a 6 inch cubed cardboard box with a packing slip, with 1 Kit-Kat bar.
Chocolate and sugary treats are also in my 72 hour earthquake prep bag.
March 18, 2020
alexz commented on the word quarantini
Spotted multiple times in my FB feed. A martini drunk in quarantine self-isolation.
March 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word self-isolation
Maybe pour out a quarantini?
March 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word Earthizen
Spotted this word in today's events by Chuck D
March 2, 2020
alexz commented on the word reylo
uniname of Rey and Kylo Ren.
February 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word snain
snow/rain
February 21, 2020
alexz commented on the word ground blizzard
I saw 'ground blizzard' in the news this weekend as there was a bunch of snow and wind in the Eastern US.
Maybe it's because I followed some weather experts on twitter.
also adding 'snow devil' to my big list.
February 18, 2020
alexz commented on the list wordpersonword-s7q3NEeJZepf
thingumbob?
February 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word FYEO
"For Your Eyes Only"
February 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word COVID-19
New official name for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Spotted in the WHO twitter feed.
"We now have a name for the #2019nCoV disease:
COVID-19.
I’ll spell it: C-O-V-I-D hyphen one nine – COVID-19""
February 12, 2020
alexz commented on the word megaroost
spotted as a really big roost of birds
February 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word tysm
yes it is!
February 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word shellmets
Spotted on Monterey Bay Aquarium twitter
"helmet-like shells"
February 1, 2020
alexz commented on the word Szczecin
clicking the word above sounds a bit like ch-ch-ch-chia
Google translate has a shch ech een
January 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word mcdo
I added this as I spotted people using McDo to refer to McDonalds
January 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word mcdo
You know what they call McDonalds in France?
January 26, 2020
alexz commented on the list ch-sounds-like-k-words-QedxLaOCfsn
achtung arachnids?
January 25, 2020
alexz commented on the word WuFlu
spotted as a slang term for the 2020 Novel Coronavirus.
January 24, 2020
alexz commented on the word SHSN
National Weather Service abbreviation for Snow Showers.
- National Weather Service Glossary
January 23, 2020
alexz commented on the word mesolow
Spotted on a NOAA / National Weather Service tweet. This is weather term listed in the NOAA glossary.
https://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?letter=m
January 23, 2020
alexz commented on the word jebaited
spotted this term in the last 2 years. most recent sighting was on a Ninja gaming video.
January 21, 2020
alexz commented on the word storm chips
Spotted a new term in these recnt Canadian storms.
Apparently Maritimers stock up on potato chips when a storm comes through town.
Also stormbeer stormchips
January 18, 2020
alexz commented on the user plainbroke
Have you signed up at https://developer.wordnik.com/
January 18, 2020
alexz commented on the word Chinese restaurant syndrome
It appears that Wiktionary and Wordnet have the same 'problem' definition that Webster has. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51139005
January 17, 2020
alexz commented on the word ⎠
⎝('¬')⎠
January 17, 2020
alexz commented on the word shromp
MBARI has a new meme word for shrimp ... shremp ....
January 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word dark-money
spotted in 2020 electionspeak
January 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word fakation
Spotted on Dr. Who. Jan 12 2020
January 12, 2020
alexz commented on the word tejrjwne
A mystery word on a mystery telephone box in Manchester
January 12, 2020
alexz commented on the word Megxit
Spotted in this week's news, Meghan and Harry leaving the Royal family.
January 11, 2020
alexz commented on the word panda bear sea angel
My new favourite word today thanks to Mbari
https://twitter.com/MontereyAq/status/1214629972066721792
January 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word snowdoor
When you open your front door, and discover a snowdrift has built up on your door which left an imprint in that drift.
January 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word damshur
Spotted in Wikipedia article about Ma Murray
'Her editorials were famously signed off with the catchphrase "And that's fer damshur!".'
January 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word caramelized snow
spotted in the news, that there is so much smoke in Australia's fires, that New Zealand's snow is covered in a light brown dust.
January 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word HNY
Good find ry!
January 4, 2020
alexz commented on the list 2020-words-i-stumble-across-███-vBUw_M4OlqF
Hi Ry,
I think the block text in the list name is causing an issue, so the best solution is to delete this list, and I can create a new one.
I'm not able to delete this list, so, I'll just stop adding words to this one.
January 2, 2020
alexz commented on the word Hyderized
citation for the book crowd
"Get Hyderized" originated at the Glacier Inn in 1956"
https://www.thealaskalife.com/blog/hyder-alaska-canadian-ties/
December 31, 2019
alexz commented on the word hny
see HNY
December 31, 2019
alexz commented on the word HNY
spotted as Happy New Year
December 31, 2019
alexz commented on the word fwu
spotted on twitter meaning 'f*** with you'
See also fw and fwm
December 21, 2019
alexz commented on the word fwm
spotted 'fwm' on twitter, in most cases it means 'f*** with me'
see also fw and fwu
December 21, 2019
alexz commented on the word foilboard
a motorized surfboard with an aquatic foil so that it lifts out of the water.
December 17, 2019
alexz commented on the word penis fish
Urechis caupo
aka innkeeper worms
December 14, 2019
alexz commented on the word meteorological winter
December, January, February.
as opposed to Astronomical Winter
December 2, 2019
alexz commented on the word fam jam
spotted as a family party / family event / family group
November 30, 2019
alexz commented on the word gdi
spotted as textspeak for 'goddamn it'
November 28, 2019
alexz commented on the word bird site
Spotted as a reference to Twitter by people who don't want Twitter to know they're talking about them.
November 27, 2019
alexz commented on the word maclunky
also spotted as MacClunkey
Attributed to Greedo in Star Wars. A new word added in an edited version of Star Wars.
This would be an interesting name for a car.
November 26, 2019
alexz commented on the word foomo
Wonder if foomo is best used alongside oomf (one of my followers/friends)
November 18, 2019
alexz commented on the list words-of-the-decade-2010s-lpd4AzgFQxB
My nomination for word of the decade is .... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 14, 2019
alexz commented on the word caticorn
Also catticorn
November 14, 2019
alexz commented on the word catticorn
A rare creature, mostly cat, part unicorn. Can be found on the internets.
November 14, 2019
alexz commented on the word quod googla
Spotted this term on Twitter.
"q.g. - quod googla = "which you can Google," from the first declension latin verb googlare, "to Google."
https://twitter.com/robinhouston/status/1193105748374491136
whole thread is worth reading.
q.g. quod googla quod googlandum Q.E.G. googlare QEG Quod Errat Wikipaedium quod est googlandum
November 9, 2019
alexz commented on the list ice-nomenclature-2YkOZ__kW6GB
Stealing words from your ice list for my ice list....
November 8, 2019
alexz commented on the list retro-names-for-movie-houses-BJX43YqsEME9
Canada used to have Famous Players, Odeon,
The Stanley theatre is an old vintage theater in Vancouver.
November 4, 2019
alexz commented on the list retro-names-for-movie-houses-BJX43YqsEME9
a lot of US small towns had a Strand theatre
November 1, 2019
alexz commented on the word spood
Spotted as spider on twitter.
Not sure if it's meme-speak or a dialect from Asia Pacific
October 31, 2019
alexz commented on the word YARD SARD
YARB SALE
October 26, 2019
alexz commented on the user wesleybrandon
The really exclusive secret society is the Secret Society of Bilbies.
October 12, 2019
alexz commented on the list interrogative-animals-G78xbJ5pP_Nz
how now brown cow
https://books.google.ca/books?id=kSr4fO2zYrIC&pg=PA39&dq=how+now+brown+cow
September 20, 2019
alexz commented on the word bhop
Gaming term - short for Bunny Hop - computer games physics gives a player a longer jump if they land from another large jump.
September 17, 2019
alexz commented on the word FRH
Spotted as Flameless Ration Heater - a bag with water activated heating pack used for heating up a MRE Meal Ready to Eat package.
September 16, 2019
alexz commented on the word bujo
spotted as a shortening of Bullet Journaling
keeping a journal
September 16, 2019
alexz commented on the word h8rz
txt speak for 'haters'
September 10, 2019
alexz commented on the word IPA
I wonder where Donald Duck speech and Gollum Speak line up on the IPA charts.
The O and I in 'hobbitses' really squeeze air around the tonsil area.
September 4, 2019
alexz commented on the word Palenquero
Spotted in a BBC article 'Reviving Colombia's 'language of resistance'' "Palenquero is one of the 68 languages found in Colombia and is a mix of Spanish and African Bantu languages. But with just a few thousand speakers, it has not been easy to keep the language alive."
September 4, 2019
alexz commented on the word MCU
Marvel Cinematic Universe
August 31, 2019
alexz commented on the word guac
Monterey Bay Aquarium mentioned they'd like this to be the collective noun for a group of mola fish.
https://twitter.com/MontereyAq/status/1167147269021298688
"ok hear me out ok so assuming a group of mola is a guac of mola and then you come across a mol of Mola mola is that avocado’s number
|\____ ⠀ ⠀____/|( •o• ⠀ •-• ⠀ )
|/￣￣⠀ ⠀￣￣\|"
|\____ ⠀ ⠀____/|
( •-• ⠀ •o• ⠀ )
|/￣￣⠀ ⠀￣￣\|"
August 30, 2019
alexz commented on the word thankyouverymuch
Reminds me of Latka Gravis from the 70s tv show Taxi.
August 28, 2019
alexz commented on the word tysm
txtspeak for 'thank you so much'
August 27, 2019
alexz commented on the list 2019-shortlist-of-interesting-words
Of my shortlist of 2019 words, I think I like boujie the best, but I don't think it will be around in 5 years.
August 26, 2019
alexz commented on the word Kochtopus
spotted this one in recent news.
August 26, 2019
alexz commented on the word pizzadilla
spotted in trending things on twitter.
"deep-fried BBQ chicken pizzadilla"
Suddenly Haggis doesn't sound so scary.
August 26, 2019
alexz commented on the word orthosilicic
It appears that the phrase following phrase has a good reverse lookup to find words which have this definition glitch.
August 26, 2019
alexz commented on the word boujie
Spotted this term twice in the last week. Saw it spelled once as boujie.
August 19, 2019
alexz commented on the word Cthulu
Spotted a Cthulu emoticon today
/|\(;,;)/|\
August 9, 2019
alexz commented on the word PEDMAS
related to BODMAS and BEDMAS
July 31, 2019
alexz commented on the word argb
"Addressable Red Green Blue" LED lighting.
Computer lighting which is software configured on a device by device basis.
July 25, 2019
alexz commented on the word smol
This word, has not, been adopted... yet
July 4, 2019
alexz commented on the word rage-quit
There's words like joy-ride , happy dance , smug shrug ,...
June 27, 2019
alexz commented on the word easy clap
have been seeing this term in online gaming videos for an 'easy win'.
easy claps ; ez clap
June 20, 2019
alexz commented on the word yonut
Spotted this in a Bon Appetit YouTube video about donuts @2:30 June 17 2019
Sour cream donut made using yogurt instead of sour cream.
June 18, 2019
alexz commented on the word iydyd
"if you don't you don't"
June 9, 2019
alexz commented on the word iykyk
'if you know you know'
June 9, 2019
alexz commented on the word babycoo
spotted on twitter as baby cows
June 8, 2019
alexz commented on the word bug report
Same here, https://www.wordnik.com/lists/undefined The Rhino has nice nails on that page.
June 4, 2019
alexz commented on the word dub
2019 - Refers to W for a Win.
I initially spotted this in Fortnite in this usage. But I suspect it's had sports usage for a win.
June 3, 2019
alexz commented on the word hurb
spotted on twitter. It's 'bruh spelled backwards.
sometimes you will see it spelled hurB
June 2, 2019
alexz commented on the word molecules of freedom
Spotted in the news. Reminds me of freedom fries
May 30, 2019
alexz commented on the word zooper dooper
Gotta love the current tweets for this word though.
May 29, 2019
alexz commented on the word zooper dooper
Australian for freeze pop
May 28, 2019
alexz commented on the word efforting
heard this spoken in a Science Friday interview about climate change. To me, this word doesn't sound right.
May 8, 2019
alexz commented on the word vomelet
Spotted in a Slate article as a Veggie and Egg Omelet Meal Ready To Eat
May 7, 2019
alexz commented on the word ilu
Spotted as "I love u" in textspeak on Twitter
May 2, 2019
alexz commented on the word terrorific
Spotted in a Canada Space Agency tweet.
April 30, 2019
alexz commented on the word twanting
Spotted in The Register , Tweet Ranting
April 25, 2019
alexz commented on the word rwnj
spotted as 'Right Wing Nut Job"
April 21, 2019
alexz commented on the word First
also see First!
April 16, 2019
alexz commented on the word Snofozam
Spotted in my twitter feed as the Snow Fountain cherry tree.
April 13, 2019
alexz commented on the word linecon
Spotted in a friends tweet. A comment on long lines at conventions
April 12, 2019
alexz commented on the word luzonensis
Apr 10, 2019 New ancient human species discoverd. Homo luzonensis
April 11, 2019
alexz commented on the word GRRM
Saw a friend use this term. Stands for George RR Martin
March 31, 2019
alexz commented on the word mfn
muffin snakes on this muffin plane
March 30, 2019
alexz commented on the word alcosynth
Spotted in a Guardian news article about synthetic alcohol.
March 29, 2019
alexz commented on the word mfn
Spotted a new swear in txt speak
March 27, 2019
alexz commented on the word blesst
Spotted this on Twitter, and I agree with the twitter faves list, I like this word.
March 27, 2019
alexz commented on the word criscuit
spotted as a cricket flour biscuit
March 23, 2019
alexz commented on the word poppypocalypse
The event of 50,000 tourists visiting a small valley in California to see a flower superbloom. Spotted on Science Friday
March 23, 2019
alexz commented on the word Illegitimi non carborundum
From Wikipedia "don't let the bastards get you down"
March 21, 2019
alexz commented on the word manyplies
I assumed this was a toilet paper adjective
March 21, 2019
alexz commented on the word GSOD
Green Screen Of Death. Similar to BSOD but is a bugcheck screen.
March 20, 2019
alexz commented on the word haz gas
Spotted this term in March 15 Delta IV launch in the 'go for launch' checklist pre-launch..
March 16, 2019
alexz commented on the word NPU
spotted in tech as Neural Processing Unit
March 15, 2019
alexz commented on the word pawesome
Paws awesome
March 14, 2019
alexz commented on the word pilish poem
A poem designed with words representing the digits of pi.
https://www.rd.com/culture/pilish-poetry/
March 10, 2019
alexz commented on the word octopi
𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋𝜋
March 10, 2019
alexz commented on the word skysolo
Blend of Han Solo / Luke Skywalker
March 10, 2019
alexz commented on the word meteorological spring
March April May
March 1, 2019
alexz commented on the word lolsob
This looks to me like laughing and crying.
February 27, 2019
alexz commented on the word ballicadres
Can be spotted in Newfoundland English for sea ice piled up on the shore.
February 25, 2019
alexz commented on the word cbf
Searching twitter for 'cbf means' confirms your definition.
February 25, 2019
alexz commented on the word cbf
not sure if cbf is "can't be found" or "can be found"
February 24, 2019
alexz commented on the word mudlarker
Spotted in the BBC
"Neolithic skull found by Thames 'mudlarkers'"
see mudlark
February 21, 2019
alexz commented on the word Snow Banksy
Spotted in CBC news - snow art made from snowbanks and spray paint.
February 20, 2019
alexz commented on the word divot
I've seen this spelled divit
February 19, 2019
alexz commented on the word spoilering
Spotted in the news "Josh Gad is very worried about spoilering Frozen 2"
February 15, 2019
alexz commented on the word now-casting
Spotted in a tweet by a local Vancouver meteorologist. People's tweets are helping them update their weather reporting.
February 15, 2019
alexz commented on the word tuckamore
Spotted this in a Twitter post.. a Maritimes word for a tree. In this case it was a twisted windswept tree near a coastal cliff.
February 14, 2019
alexz commented on the word setmance
Spotted in Vancouver news for on set romance. (Hollywood North Buzz)
February 12, 2019
alexz commented on the word NanoPutians
Spotted in an Astronaut Massimo tweet.
"NanoPutians are a series of organic molecules whose structural formulae resemble human forms. James Tour et al. (Rice University) designed and synthesized these compounds in 2003 as a part of a sequence on chemical education for young students ..."
February 10, 2019
alexz commented on the word 🤏
This is the 'pinching hand' emoji.
In Canada, my generation has the 'squishing your head like a grape' gesture from a 'Kids in the hall' comedy sketch..
Colbert referred to this as the 'tiny penis' emoji.
February 8, 2019
alexz commented on the word 🤏🎻
The new 'pinching hand' emoji and violin = "the tiniest violin"
(spotted in looking up usage of the 'pinching hand' emoji.
February 8, 2019
alexz commented on the word SalArm
Spotted in a friends update.
Short for Salvation Army thrift store
Looking this up has salarm Sal Arm and sal arm in a search.
February 7, 2019
alexz commented on the word supershear
Spotted in a @nasa tweet.
"A team including @NASAJPL researchers finds the Sept. 2018 major earthquake near Indonesia was a 'supershear' – a rare, extra-powerful event. "
February 6, 2019
alexz commented on the word Brandon Bob
Brandon Bob is a mythical Groundhog who doesn't actually exist in Brandon Manitoba.
Spotted in a MacLeans article "Sorry, folks. Manitoba’s famed groundhog, Brandon Bob, doesn’t exist."
Here's a 1993 example for Brandon Bob https://books.google.ca/books?id=wtEOAQAAMAAJ&q="brandon+bob
February 2, 2019
alexz commented on the word Hoobiyee
Spotted in Vancouver news as Nisga'a New Year
February 2, 2019
alexz commented on the word Chiberia
Spotted in today's weather news. It's cold in Chicago.
January 31, 2019
alexz commented on the word gawrsh
How Goofy says Gosh
January 29, 2019
alexz commented on the word sea-can
a sea-container
A shipping container.
Spotted in a Delta Police news posting "Police ask for assistance to find owner of missing household goods"
Examples to the right show this term going back to 2006, 2008
January 29, 2019
alexz commented on the word hangxiety
Spotted in a Guardian article 'Hangxiety’: why alcohol gives you a hangover and anxiety
January 28, 2019
alexz commented on the word PVE
gaming term - Player versus environment
ie, a computer game where you have to fight non-player enemies, such as zombies, robots, etc.
January 25, 2019
alexz commented on the word super-poopers
Spotted in CBC article
"Not all poop is created equal, and 'super-poopers' could be life savers"
Article is about people with a healthy microbiome who have better results in fecal transplants.
January 25, 2019
alexz commented on the word popty ping
not really the Welsh word for microwave
January 21, 2019
alexz commented on the word hair ice
Video explainer of hair ice spotted in my local news https://globalnews.ca/news/4855862/no-its-not-hair-unusual-ice-formations-turn-up-on-vancouver-island/?utm_source=Article&utm_medium=MostPopular&utm_campaign=2014
January 17, 2019
alexz commented on the word tombac
Laurtal Yanni
January 16, 2019
alexz commented on the word ducco
Spotted as a form of doggo speak on twitter
Also ducc
January 15, 2019
alexz commented on the word wdym
textspeak for 'what do you mean'
January 15, 2019
alexz commented on the word tombac
larval COM port
January 14, 2019
alexz commented on the word tombac
Mortal Compote
January 14, 2019
alexz commented on the word battlestation
Spotted as a marketing term for a computer desk setup for gaming
Also, Star Wars
January 14, 2019
alexz commented on the word full stack developer
snarky comment left under full stack
January 12, 2019
alexz commented on the word full stack
full stack developer.
In myth, it's someone who knows everything from the bare metal to the application level.
January 12, 2019
alexz commented on the word elim
gaming shortening for elimination
January 12, 2019
alexz commented on the word elims
gaming short version of eliminations
January 12, 2019
alexz commented on the word resos
spotted again as restaurant reservations.
The twitter examples also have it being a shortening of Resolutions (computer plus new year's)
January 11, 2019
alexz commented on the word electron guzzler
spotted as an old version electric car, or an electric car which is inefficient.
January 8, 2019
alexz commented on the word 👏🏽
In 2018, this was commonly used as the SHOUT 👏🏽 CLAP
Where a phrase was to be read as if it were in all caps with a tempo.
As in
NEXT 👏🏽 YEAR 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 WILL 👏🏽 BE 👏🏽 EMOJI 👏🏽 OF 👏🏽 THE 👏🏽 YEAR
January 6, 2019
alexz commented on the word chine
Coquitlam BC has a neighbourhood called Harbour Chines
January 3, 2019
alexz commented on the word LTM
In computer gaming it is Limited Time Mode
January 2, 2019
alexz commented on the word ☕⏰
Spotted emoji phrase for teatime
January 1, 2019
alexz commented on the word criminelly
Crikey!
December 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word Spidersonas
one of the better words I stumbled across in 2018
December 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word regen
for electric cars, people are referring to this as the level of power regeneration from braking.
December 22, 2018
alexz commented on the word Ultima Thule
Just saw this is defined at ultima thule
December 16, 2018
alexz commented on the word Ultima Thule
"most north"
Ultima Thule is a nickname of an object in the Kuiper Belt.
December 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word oxime
ox-team ?
December 14, 2018
alexz commented on the word oxime
rhymes with box mime
December 14, 2018
alexz commented on the word deagle
Computer gaming - refers to the Desert Eagle pistol in a computer game.
December 14, 2018
alexz commented on the word procaffeinating
But first, coffee
December 13, 2018
alexz commented on the list woty-nominations-for-2018
In looking back at this list, I don't think most of these words will be used much in 10 years from now.
looking up 'it me' shows low usage. I haven't heard 'zaddy' in months.
I think the shout clap emoji and cryptojacking will be around 10 years from now.
December 12, 2018
alexz commented on the word detank
To empty a fuel tank
December 9, 2018
alexz commented on the word safed
dunno.
The rocket launch industry likes to shorten words, verbing nouns, nouning verbs.
December 9, 2018
alexz commented on the word safed
NASA speak for having been made safe.
a radio call you may hear is "Stage 1 FTS safed"
spotted this in a discussion about the recent water landing of a rocket.
December 8, 2018
alexz commented on the word ftlog
text speak - 'for the love of god'
December 8, 2018
alexz commented on the word resiliência
Mozambique's 2018 word of the year.
resiliência - resilience
December 6, 2018
alexz commented on the word dipped
Spotted a new 2018 usage in an Ariana song
December 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word Abcde
Spotted in BBC news where an airline apologized for making fun of a kids name.
November 30, 2018
alexz commented on the word belsnickeling
According to the CBC. It is real. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.4922290/nova-scotia-belsnickling-is-real-and-here-s-a-photo-to-prove-it-1.4922302
November 28, 2018
alexz commented on the word EDL
Nasa speak for Entry Descent Landing
November 27, 2018
alexz commented on the word spaghett
spotted this word without the i on the end, and I think it's intentional.
also, spotted with an o at the end.
November 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word wwyd
"what would you do "
November 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word ENIAC
Watching a video which has Grace Hopper giving a talk, she pronounces it like Enny-Ack
November 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word BECO
NASAspeak - Booster Engine Cut-off
November 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word vanre
Vancouver term for Vancouver real estate
November 19, 2018
alexz commented on the word tenkeyless
a keyboard without the number pad.
aka TKL
November 19, 2018
alexz commented on the word balloonatic
Spotted in an article about inflatable parade floats
November 19, 2018
alexz commented on the word die kleine h
"the little h" or Planck's constant.
November 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word Le Grand K
This refers to the mechanical platinum alloy model of the kilogram which has been in use for the last 200 years.
November 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word IPK
"international prototype of the kilogram " This refers to the Platinum alloy model of the kilogram kept in storage in France.
November 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word kilogram
from https://www.bipm.org/utils/en/pdf/si-mep/MeP-kg-2018.pdf
"The kilogram, symbol kg, is the SI unit of mass. It is defined by taking the fixed
numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10–34 when expressed
in the unit J s, which is equal to kg m2 s
–1
, where the metre and the second are
defined in terms of c and ∆νCs."
Nov 2018 redefinition of kilogram.
Mandatory XKCD comic: https://xkcd.com/2073/
November 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word yeeting
I have no idea what this word really means in a gaming sense. scarequote's definition at yeet likely helps, but I think yeet means several things. - see twitter examples
November 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word edtech
education technology blend
November 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word freakshake
spotted in the BBC
'Call for UK ban on 'grotesquely sugary' freakshakes' Nov 12, 2018
"Freakshakes are milkshakes that also contain chocolates, sweets, cake, cream and sauce."
November 13, 2018
alexz commented on the word ptest
Computing - a package test.
November 10, 2018
alexz commented on the word milkshake duck
duckmilk shake
November 7, 2018
alexz commented on the word marschitect
Spotted as a Mars Architect
spotted in an ad.
November 6, 2018
alexz commented on the word BOFA
"both of"
November 5, 2018
alexz commented on the word w key
Refers to computer game players which hold down the W key, moving forward.
November 5, 2018
alexz commented on the word mobage
spotted as being a mobile game
November 4, 2018
alexz commented on the word Pet👏🏽ty
Spotted on twitter, the shoutclap used in the mid👏🏽dle of a word.
November 4, 2018
alexz commented on the word mervert
Fox News headline "'Professional mermaid' says creepy 'merverts' are the worst part of the job"
November 3, 2018
alexz commented on the list zamboni-palin
love this list.
November 3, 2018
alexz commented on the word firsting
Spotted this in gaming (Fortnite) but it seems to have a meaning on twitter.
+
November 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word NaNoWriMas
On the first day of NaNoWriMas the writer typed to thee "It was a dark and stormy night.."
November 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word Hu
Spotted online as meaning the 'Human Element'
after the periodic table.
November 1, 2018
alexz commented on the list stars--1
Glad you liked the Thesaurus link.
October 30, 2018
alexz commented on the word Goop-ies
fans of Goop
October 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word intimacy coordinator
it's a stunt coordinator for love scenes
October 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word Inuk
Spotted in the news Inuk word of the day.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/angus-andersen-teaches-intuktitut-1.4881065
October 28, 2018
alexz commented on the word deplatform
Spotted in the news: when online services no longer do business with an organization, removing their platform services
October 28, 2018
alexz commented on the word pro rep
Spotted in BC's 2018 referendum for Proportional Representation
October 27, 2018
alexz commented on the word NASA Thesaurus
I'm happy to discover that NASA has an online Thesaurus
October 27, 2018
alexz commented on the word twickets
Twitter tickets - tech support tickets which come in from Twitter to a company's tech support system.
October 25, 2018
alexz commented on the word letterboxing
Sounds like geocaching
October 22, 2018
alexz commented on the word memepad
What some players call the launchpad in Fortnite
October 22, 2018
alexz commented on the word totes mcgoats
Hyperbolic slang for totally
October 22, 2018
alexz commented on the word Totes McGoats
The name of a recycling mascot in Niagara Falls. http://time.com/4074261/totes-mcgoats/
Slang for totally
October 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word toats
I assume its a new way of saying totes for totally.
October 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word saxomophone
Made popular by Homer Simpson
October 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word Bunnicula
A vampire rabbit.
October 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word TLOTR
The lord Of The Rings
October 18, 2018
alexz commented on the word oojay-cum-spiff
Spotted in a Vancouver Public Library tweet.
https://twitter.com/VPL/status/1052368633794580481
"Oojay-cum-spiff, adj. "All you have to do,’ I said, ‘is to carry on here for a few weeks more, and everything will be oojah-cum-spiff." 1930 PG Wodehouse.
Check out the meaning in our Oxford English Dictionary. Part of our Digital Library
http://ow.ly/NE3o30mghCz "
October 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word zaddy
I wonder which will last longer.. 'zaddy' as a word, or 'it me' as a sentence.
October 16, 2018
alexz commented on the word aurodium
Super rare Star Wars fictional gold
October 16, 2018
alexz commented on the word instagame
Instagram skill level
October 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word flossing
it's a dance move - 2018.
Spotted this at a Fortnite Emote.
October 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word aluminium
The discoverer of Aluminum initially called it aluminum. https://books.google.ca/books?id=YjMwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA201
October 14, 2018
alexz commented on the word nuisance flooding
Well then...
October 14, 2018
alexz commented on the word postdrome
A migraine hangover
October 10, 2018
alexz commented on the word it me
First spotted the it me in 2017. I wonder what other sentences are just nouns.
October 10, 2018
alexz commented on the word chocolate bloom
Bloom county , Orlando Bloom, bloomers , bloomin ...
October 10, 2018
alexz commented on the word inverse femtobarn
A physics expression of luminosity, as a femtobarn is a unit of area.
October 8, 2018
alexz commented on the word youd
slang version of you would
October 7, 2018
alexz commented on the word Yanni
I think a good linguistics prank would be to make Laurel/Yanni the word of the year.
"And the word of the year is ....*soundclip*"
October 7, 2018
alexz commented on the word Banksy-ed
' “It appears we just got Banksy-ed,” said Alex Branczik, Sotheby’s senior director and head of contemporary art in Europe.'
Spotted in the Guardian Article - Banksy auction prank leaves art world in shreds
🎈🏃♀️
October 7, 2018
alexz commented on the word dream-pop
A type of music i'm not familiar with
October 5, 2018
alexz commented on the word contstant
I suspect this word shows up in print because that's how some people say constant
October 5, 2018
alexz commented on the word CELF
Commission for the Enrichment of the French Language - spotted in the Guardian.
October 5, 2018
alexz commented on the word regos
Spotted as Regolith Legos - small sintered blocks made from regolith material.
Spotted in Verge Science video "Building a lunar base out of Moon dust" Sept 18 2018
To add circular recursion, regolith comes from the greek word rhēgos
October 4, 2018
alexz commented on the word sortabiography
"It's sorta true" -Eric Idle on Colbert Late Show
October 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word hickup-snickup
a hiccough
a 1400's word spotted in an 1800's dictionary on Archaic and Disused words.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=zG1JAAAAcAAJ
October 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word vall
to fall, rain or snow.
spotted in https://books.google.ca/books?id=WVYJAAAAQAAJ&pg=795#v=onepage&q&f=false
The West Somerset Word-book
October 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word ROTM
Spotted in The Register : Rise Of The Machines
October 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word HUSAR
Heavy Urban Search and Rescue
October 1, 2018
alexz commented on the word Amsterdammer
Google books says the song goes back to at least 1958
https://books.google.ca/books?id=jigNd06IAyoC&p=67
(no preview)
October 1, 2018
alexz commented on the word USMCA
US Mexico Canada Agreement.
Spotted on CBC News
October 1, 2018
alexz commented on the word Amsterdamster
Rhymes with Amsterhamster
September 30, 2018
alexz commented on the word Amsterdammer
Spotted ths term. I'm not sure if this is an official term.
September 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word long story short
examples go back to the 1700's https://books.google.ca/books?id=EPGFUz7coAEC&pg=PA44&dq=long+story+short
September 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word Clippy
|￣￣￣￣￣ ￣￣￣|
| It looks like
| you're trying
| to look up
| Clippy .
| ＿＿____________ |
⩎
ꙭ
⩏
September 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word fotc
Abbreviation for tv show Flight Of The Conchords
September 25, 2018
alexz commented on the word UAC
Windows term for User Account Control
the computer protection based on approval popups which you get when you try to run an unknown executable in Windows.
September 22, 2018
alexz commented on the word OK
Vox did an article on this word.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UnIDL-eHOs
How it started from Boston and spread through the Telegraphs.
September 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word Elders of the Internet
https://books.google.ca/books?id=BjsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA46&dq=elders+internet
March 14 1994 , Info World
I don't think this is the actual root of this term.
E. of The Internet spotted in Internet Engineering Task Force document https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-elders-social-media-apology-00 - July 2018
see also 'elder days' at the Jargon File. http://catb.org/jargon/html/E/elder-days.html This version of Jargon File is from the late 90's.
Version 2.1.1 had the first reference to 'elder'
"1. To attach a removable storage volume to a machine.
Version 2.8.2 had the first Lord Of the Rings based reference to elders.
March 23 1991
September 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word trash panda
Despite the blog, this term pre-dates Reddit. https://books.google.ca/books?id=A5F5MRJl98YC&pg=PT79&dq="trash+panda"
2009 example.
September 13, 2018
alexz commented on the word SIEM
"Security incident and event management"
- wikipedia
This is a computer security term. I keep seeing it and having to look it up.
September 12, 2018
alexz commented on the word EGOT
An acting achievement where tou win Emmy, Oscar, Tony, and Grammy
September 10, 2018
alexz commented on the list on-the-lot
I sometimes wonder how 'real' the terms are when the terms are recycled in list compilation books.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=WipZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT289
September 9, 2018
alexz commented on the word it'snot
For the times this is not a typo, it's a clever blend of it's not and it snot.
Spotted on Twitter
"You might think wiping your nose on the flag is patriotic but it’snot"
- @hoarsewisperer
September 8, 2018
alexz commented on the word sas-quashed
Sootted in news article where a Sasquatch believer sued the BC government.
September 6, 2018
alexz commented on the list the-bees-knees-and-the-cats-pajamas
In my co-op student days, a British mechanic called everything good the cat's ass.
September 4, 2018
alexz commented on the word meteorological fall
meteorological autumn
September 4, 2018
alexz commented on the word meteorological autumn
September through November
https://forecast.weather.gov/glossary.php?word=autumn
also meteorological fall
September 4, 2018
alexz commented on the word Everest
Spotted as a verb, cycling term in a BBC article.
'The first cyclist to 'Everest' on Everest'
"Everesting is a cycling challenge where you pick a hill and ride up it over and over again until you've scaled 8,848m - the height of Mt Everest."
August 31, 2018
alexz commented on the word nyongmato
Sounds like a lot of work for a free sheep.
August 30, 2018
alexz commented on the word Unscented
link to TankHughe's list https://wordnik.com/lists/this-definition-is-wrong
August 30, 2018
alexz commented on the word book club
Why's the wine gone?
August 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word anolyte
a negatively charged electrolyte . see also, catholyte
August 28, 2018
alexz commented on the word SENĆOŦEN
Spotted in CBC article 'New dictionary published for Indigenous Vancouver Island language'
"... SENĆOŦEN is one of the one of the Coast Salish group of languages that is written in a mainly upper-case alphabet."
August 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word 1-1
spotted as businesspeak for 1 on 1 meeting
August 22, 2018
alexz commented on the word rng
Gaming : random number generator
August 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word 🐝🍃
Believe
August 21, 2018
alexz commented on the user heavenglows144
Running the first letters of a group of nations is how the word Pakistan came about.
August 19, 2018
alexz commented on the word 🏃 🌳 🏃
Spotted in a Carly Rae Jepsen music video as "Run Forrest Run!"
August 18, 2018
alexz commented on the word UNIX
Etymology - from UNICS which was Uniplexed Information and Computing Service
Spotted this in a youtube video watch?v=jowCUo_UGts and a Google books search confirms this.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=6DZdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA7&dq=Uniplexed+Information+and+Computing+Service
August 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word starboard
I assumed it was because when ships sail from England to North America, Portugal is on the left and the North Star was on the right.
August 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word avozilla
An avocado as big as your head.
August 16, 2018
alexz commented on the word IMBH
Intermediate Mass Black Hole
August 12, 2018
alexz commented on the word tbqh
to be quite honest
August 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word landiversary
What the Mars Curiosity rover just called its landing anniversary.
August 6, 2018
alexz commented on the word remainer
2016-2018 refers to people who think Britain should remain in the EU
August 4, 2018
alexz commented on the word remainiac
Refers to people who prefer remain intstead of Brexit. Remainer.
August 4, 2018
alexz commented on the word seenager
Spotted online as a joke - a Senior Teenager - An old person who has no job, and no worries.
July 26, 2018
alexz commented on the list non-dairy-beverages
milk of magnesia , milk of the poppy,
July 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word almond milk
Spotted in cookbooks going back to the 1600's https://books.google.ca/books?id=NY9mAAAAcAAJ
July 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word Meghalayan
From the examples, it's referring to a region in India.
July 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word meghalayan
From a CBC news article : "Meghalayan (Late Holocene) Age, which runs from the start of a "mega-drought" 4,200 years ago to the present day."
July 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word hetiquette
Spotted in Guardian article where 'eating bananas whole' is an issue for people... also, Ice Cream.
July 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word greige
Free range definition from the Guardian.
"And then there’s its cousin, greige, which you can make by mixing together two other things: monotony and despair. All of these related shades spell out a disappointment in all the world’s flowers. They look like preened and perfected sick. And it is my belief that the palace has used the beige to take confident, opinionated, personality-owning Meghan away from us and turn her into a royal bot, like they always do."
July 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word bollux
spotted this as an alternative to bollocks
July 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word ux
If i had a wife, I wouldn't call er an ux
July 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word novichok
in 2018 news, it's a nerve agent which has historically been associated with Russia.
July 9, 2018
alexz commented on the word Spotified
Spotted a case of this becoming a generic term. " The future will be Spotified"
July 8, 2018
alexz commented on the word hypolith
Spotted this tweeted by a science radio show.
July 8, 2018
alexz commented on the word grep
Spotted the etymology in a youtube video - 8 minute mark.
G is for Global
re is for Regular Expression
P is what their tools tended to end in. https://youtu.be/NTfOnGZUZDk?t=8m1s
July 7, 2018
alexz commented on the word ez pz
Easy peasy
July 6, 2018
alexz commented on the word EZ PZ
easy peasy
July 6, 2018
alexz commented on the word insurancitis
Spotted this word again in 2018.
It appears to have some sticking power in the language.
July 6, 2018
alexz commented on the word hydromulch
spray on grass - used to stabilize hills from erosion.
June 30, 2018
alexz commented on the word donug
donut shaped chicken nugget
June 27, 2018
alexz commented on the word shiggrins
spotted as "just for shiggrins"
June 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word QT
twitterese for 'quote tweet'
June 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word metamorph
Science fiction - a shape shifter. Goes back to at least 1979
June 19, 2018
alexz commented on the word šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn
New place name in Vancouver. The plaza by the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
June 19, 2018
alexz commented on the word battle royale
Computer gaming - refers to a game where huge teams play against each other.
ie, 50 vs 50, last team standing wins.
June 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word ☮
The symbol comes from the semaphores for N and D which stand for Nuclear Disarmament
June 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word smancy
schmancy
June 16, 2018
alexz commented on the word HIIT
High Intensity Interval Training
June 16, 2018
alexz commented on the word wit
slang shortening of with
June 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word fittinta
fittin ta
June 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word ikr
I know, right?
Also IKR
June 14, 2018
alexz commented on the word Periodontology
Glitched definition
June 14, 2018
alexz commented on the word fawn-napping
Spotted in the news. Leave the baby deer alone.
June 14, 2018
alexz commented on the word putchist
That would make sense.
June 6, 2018
alexz commented on the word putchist
no idea what this word means.
spotted in the news.
June 6, 2018
alexz commented on the word hexa-core
having 6 cpu cores
June 6, 2018
alexz commented on the word Manipogo
Name comes from Ogopogo
June 3, 2018
alexz commented on the word Winnipogo
Another Canadian lake monster, see Manipogo
June 3, 2018
alexz commented on the word noods
Spotted as noodles.
June 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word 23 skidoo
Spotted this term being discussed in Lexicon Valley Episode No. 75 at the 20 minute mark.
The podcast said that 23 referred to the Flatiron Building in New York and people's dresses being affected by the wind.
Wikipedia has a whole page dedicated to this term.
June 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word erry
Spotted as slang for every
June 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word Old Sober
yakamein
June 1, 2018
alexz commented on the word yakamein
A New Orleans hangovers cure dish,
May 31, 2018
alexz commented on the word Manhattanhenge
It's like it happens every year around this time.
May 30, 2018
alexz commented on the word nausrht
Page 24 of the referenced book, The Gentle Shepherd, shows naught
May 28, 2018
alexz commented on the word blinkenlights
From a 1960's joke. (from books search)
"Is easy schnappen der Springenwerk, blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. 1st nicht fur gerwerken by das Dummkopfen. Das rubber- necken sightseeren keepen hands in das pockets. Relaxen und watch das Blinkenlights."
Wikipedia has blinkenlights going back to the 50's and IBM
May 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word gnight
g'night
May 25, 2018
alexz commented on the word HSTS
HTTP Strict Transport Security
May 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation
May 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word yasss
There's a YouTube video which explains the difference between yaaas and yasss.
watch?v=6ZrYUOBshcE . 'The Origin of "Yas Queen" | Iris'
"Steven London explains the origins of "Yaaass Queen!"
May 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word yasss
I'm starting to see yasss in 2018 more frequently than yaaas in 2016.
May 23, 2018
alexz commented on the word laze
Wiktionary seems to have a 'Neutral Point of View' theme which neutralizes half of the meaning of a word and blandifies it to something a committee agrees on.
May 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word laze
'Laze -- a mashup of "lava" and "haze" -- is a nasty product formed when hot lava hits the ocean, sending hydrochloric acid and volcanic glass particles into the air'
- Spotted on CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/20/us/hawaii-kilauea-volcano-lava-flow/index.html
May 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word afaict
"as far as I can tell" . AFAICT
May 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word 996
Refers to working conditions in China: 9am to 9pm 6 days a week
May 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word expunction
I, prefer, the, Shatner comma
May 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word bowl food
Spotted in the BBC Royal Wedding news
'Bowl food is larger than a canapé and around a quarter of the size of a main course.
It is served in miniature or hand-sized bowls and comes ready to eat with a small fork.
The idea behind a bowl food menu is so guests can stay standing up and mingle while they eat. It has been described by caterers as an option which allows guests to "keep on talking".
'
May 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word pawfficer
Spotted in the news. A police cat
May 18, 2018
alexz commented on the word eggacado
Multiple friends have posted pics of eggs and avocados, so Im predicting a new trend.
May 16, 2018
alexz commented on the word Newfie
Today I learned that Newfie is considered a derogatory term. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/11/anthony-bourdain-newfies-newfoundland-show-tweet-response-criticism
May 13, 2018
alexz commented on the word plurality
Spotted on Astronomy Picture of the Day "A plurality of singularities at the Galactic Center"
"Explanation: A recent informal poll found that astronomers don't yet have a good collective noun for a group of black holes, but they need one. ..."
APOD May 12 2018
There's something about using plural and singular in the same sentence to describe the same thing.
May 12, 2018
alexz commented on the word lean in
...is a phrase I've seen several times but am never sure of the meaning of.
May 12, 2018
alexz commented on the word entymology
Uncertainty is part of the joke
May 12, 2018
alexz commented on the word 💀💩L
Emoji phrase for Deadpool
May 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word indigineer
Spotted in CBC news article.
'Indigeneer' combines scientific methods and traditional Indigenous knowledge
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indigeneer-scientific-methods-indigenous-knowledge-1.4655478
May 10, 2018
alexz commented on the list 🔥
Does this mean my emoji phrases list won't work? https://www.wordnik.com/lists/emoji-phrases
May 9, 2018
alexz commented on the word EBCDICity
Also spotted, in same video referenced in EBCDIC
pronounced ebb-sid-issity
May 9, 2018
alexz commented on the word EBCDIC
Pronounced Ebb-stick
May 9, 2018
alexz commented on the word yestermorrow
spotted today
May 5, 2018
alexz commented on the word narcodrone
Spotted in the news,... drones used by drug gangs
May 5, 2018
alexz commented on the word WHCD
White House Correspondent's Dinner
May 2, 2018
alexz commented on the word Henoticon
Zeno's Henoticon
May 1, 2018
alexz commented on the word smsing
text messaging
May 1, 2018
alexz commented on the word imop
I think this means imo or "In My Opinion"
May 1, 2018
alexz commented on the word Konami code
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, select Start
April 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word Emacs
"Editing MACroS"
LinuxFest Northwest 2018: Linux Jargon talk.
April 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word EMACS
Emacs
April 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word BSD
Berkeley Software Distribution
April 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word BOFH
This acronym comes from The Register.
April 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word timey-wimey
wibbly-wobbly
April 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word wibbly-wobbly
timey-wimey
April 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word YAMWFI
"Yet Another Meeting Will Fix This"
Spotted in LinuxFest Northwest 2018: Security Theatre talk.
April 29, 2018
alexz commented on the word 📷
spotted 📷: as being a photo credit marker.
📷: photoperson.
April 28, 2018
alexz commented on the word hanami
Cherry Blossom viewing
- from Japan
April 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word tufthunter
(chorus)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear tufthunter?
You better run, you better take cover
April 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word flatology
The study of flatulence,according to Science Friday's tweet. Apr 25 2018
April 25, 2018
alexz commented on the word monotwist
Goto monotwist.
A Rubik's cube transformation that twists 2 corner pieces.
April 25, 2018
alexz commented on the word come-down
"They were foot ballers from all over the state, had their come downs in Adelaide"
- Spotted in an Objectivity video, so I assume it's real Australianese for 'come down for a visit'.
watch?v=FtEQuM7JmdI
On Twitter, it seems to refer to withdrawal symptoms from caffeine or some substance.
April 25, 2018
alexz commented on the word atlantification
The warming of the arctic ocean and the influx of Atlantic species. Probably should be Capitalized
April 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word pulchrist
A refreshing break from the 'neutral point of view' types of definitions that Wiktionary has
April 22, 2018
alexz commented on the word bunny-hug
In Saskatchewan, a bunny-hug is a hoodie.
April 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word doombuggies
Spotted in Canada's Beaverton.
"The two dozen or so pipeline warriors appeared on the BC Legislature lawn driving custom built motorcycles, doombuggies armed with menacing spikes, and F-150 pickup trucks with bumper stickers proclaiming their love for Alberta beef."
April 18, 2018
alexz commented on the word bilby
A fez wearing person in a tiny little car shows up and drops off a food pellet.
April 16, 2018
alexz commented on the word froot
What some people in the UK want to call the frunk, a front boot, instead of a front trunk.
April 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word bilby
I hear there's a secret button pressing ceremony involving a food pellet.
April 15, 2018
alexz commented on the word legos
The floor is legos.
April 14, 2018
alexz commented on the word munt
Book search confirms it is a racist slur in S Africa
April 14, 2018
alexz commented on the word ylem
then there's doggospeak's mlem
April 13, 2018
alexz commented on the word Primenesia
forgetting what you ordered on Amazon when the package arrives.
April 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word pemdas
PEMDAS
April 8, 2018
alexz commented on the word whishing
Spotted as WhatsApp phishing.
April 8, 2018
alexz commented on the word upthread
Refers to earlier in a threaded discussion.
April 5, 2018
alexz commented on the word photoplethysmographic
Spotted in Register article about cell phones being used to check for veins and check pulse and circulation measurements.
April 4, 2018
alexz commented on the word sudoer
Spotted in an XKCD comic... and I suspect I've seen this around before as a SUDO user in a Linux / UNIX sense.
April 4, 2018
alexz commented on the word polycoat
Spotted in a city of Vancouver tweet referring to the non recyclable coated cardboard.
April 3, 2018
alexz commented on the word must-runs
spotted in the news
'Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner of television stations in the U.S., employs a well-known practice of producing "must-runs," conservative commentary segments that each Sinclair-owned station is required to air. ' - Seattle PI.
April 1, 2018
alexz commented on the word somebunny
Easterspeak for 'somebody'
April 1, 2018
alexz commented on the word biobot
Spotted in a NASA tweet.
March 31, 2018
alexz commented on the word baha'i
Wordnik is case sensitive in the word search, so you will find it at . Baha'i
March 31, 2018
alexz commented on the word plogging
I look forward to April 1 when the pranksters who coined this word admit it was a joke.
Picking up garbage while jogging?
March 31, 2018
alexz commented on the word tryalls
an archaic term for trials?
March 28, 2018
alexz commented on the word scambaiting
Is where people mess with phone and email scammers to waste their time and frustrate them.
March 28, 2018
alexz commented on the word ┳━┳
Is a representation for a table. From tableflip emoticon.
March 27, 2018
alexz commented on the word naunt
Wonder if it's related to nuncle
March 27, 2018
alexz commented on the word byo
"bring your own"
March 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word Hesperian
3 billion to 3.8 billion years ago when Mars was in transition from a wet planet Noachian to the current cold and dry planet Amazonian
March 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word Noachian
Mars's Geological period when it was covered in Water.
March 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word Rockoon
'He wants to build a "Rockoon," a rocket that is carried into the atmosphere by a gas-filled balloon, then separated from the balloon and lit.'
- spotted in CBC news story of a rocketeer who thinks the world is flat.
March 26, 2018
alexz commented on the word catch and kill
A form of censorship which refers to buying the exclusive rights to a news story, and then not publishing the story to protect a person the story is about.
March 25, 2018
alexz commented on the word porgin pie
porg themed pumpkin pie
March 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word porgin
Spotted in looking up this word: porgin pie ;
March 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word twemoji
Twitter emoji
March 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word Twemoji
Twitter emoji
March 24, 2018
alexz commented on the word screlting
"scream belting"
March 23, 2018
alexz commented on the word technotronic
"This beat is... This beat is... This beat is... "
March 23, 2018
alexz commented on the word Glosik
A 19th century way of writing which resembles lolspeak.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=aKIKAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA89#v=onepage&q&f=false
from doing a book search for moar and 19th century.
March 22, 2018
alexz commented on the word wine-thirty
That time of day
March 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word yotes
short for coyotes . Yotes
March 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word Yotes
short for coyotes.
spotted in a hashtag #Yotes for a Coyotes sports team.
March 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word Steve
Spotted in a CBC news story about Steve
"The phenomenon does now have a backronym of an official name: strong thermal emission velocity enhancement (Steve for short)."
March 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word Animal Farm
Refers to a the book Animal Farm.
March 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word thraward
Ok Bruce.
March 18, 2018
alexz commented on the word Norwenglish
Norway english.
Worth a web search.
March 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word gravitonium
Science Fiction (Marvel Universe) - material that affects gravity.
March 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word brosef
Bro
March 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word Cheshire moon
aka Cheshire cat moon
March 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word de-crab
When an airplane straightens out to land on a runway when flying slightly sideways in a crosswind.
March 17, 2018
alexz commented on the word Nak
a sodium (na) potassium (k) alloy.
liquid at room temperature
NaK is probably the right spelling
March 16, 2018
alexz commented on the word galinstan
a "Gallium/Indium/Tin " alloy, which has a very low melting point
March 16, 2018
alexz commented on the word waka waka bang splat
Name of a poem which is written mostly in programming punctuation, but pronounced with the UNIX/ASCII names for the characters.
Calvin College - https://calvin.edu/news/archive/waka-waka-bang-splat-
so.. circa 1990 'ish
March 12, 2018
alexz commented on the word NACTO
National Association of City Transportation Officials
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word MUTCD
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways
The style guide which is why streets are mostly the same across the US.
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word AASHTO
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
- road designers
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word ques
questions
cues
or short for the question mark ?
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word slashaster
/*
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word n-tilde
ñ or Ñ
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word bash-bang-splat
the ASCII characters \!*
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word enyay
Unix pronounciation guide ( http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rmutt/doc/pronunciation-guide.html ) says it's the tilde ~
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word slashterix
/*
pairing of a slash and asterix .
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word asterslash
the pairing of an asterix and slash
*/
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word Unithorpe
If you google the progression of programmer's thorpes, you get a programming language named Unithorpe
"Unithorpe
Unithorpe is a small interpreted programming language and its virtual machine.
The driving idea is to use a single unicode character to name each variable, function, namespace, builtin operator, etc. in the language. All data is either unicode characters or arrays of unicode characters or other arrays."
Also search Trithorpe and Oglethorpe (more computer languages by Henry Strickland)
I wonder if half the variable names render as Emoji
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word octalthorpe
"The word has appeared in many forms, including octothorn, octalthorp, octothorp, and octatherp as well as octothorpe. "
- World Wide Words - 1999 http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-oct1.htm
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word pentathorpe
allegedly *
based on the silly progression of octothorpe, quadrathorpe, bithorpe, duothorpe, monothorpe
(from quick google search)
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word monothorpe
The Ascii Table people ask 'what's a monothorpe?'
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word bithorpe
-
https://glossographia.wordpress.com/2013/07/01/octothorpe-quadrathorpe-bithorpe/
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word quadrathorpe
half an octothorpe
For 'the equals sign'
https://books.google.ca/books?id=g80P_4v4QbIC&pg=PA46&dq=quadrathorpe
March 11, 2018
alexz commented on the word hyper-drive
If the Google book search is accurate, this goes back to 1925 science fiction.
"We could just equip the space ship with something we might call Hyper-drive, and let it go at that."
Term later found in 1950's Analog and Galaxy science fiction magazines.
March 11, 2018
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