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tankhughes commented on the word aptonym
every time I try to think of nominative determinism, I get stuck on binomial nomenclature and rarely make it to the goal. Maybe if I come at it from -nym that is apt, an aptonym, I'll get there faster. This comment now contains my Hansel and Gretel breadcrumbs for the next time this happens.
November 15, 2024
tankhughes commented on the list clothing-missing-parts
https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1gqxbhd/titless_jacket_slay/
"titless jacket slay"
November 15, 2024
cryyyyyyyystallllllll commented on the word crice
This word include a meme i China.When a child was scolded by his parents for only daring to eat the rice in front of him. He will eat rice and cry.
November 15, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word occuplaytional
https://www.facebook.com/occuplaytional "Occuplaytional Therapist"
interesting blend, reminds me of infotainment.
eduplaytion is also a thing: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/eduplaytion
November 15, 2024
scarequotes commented on the word egérmozi
"There’s a word in modern Hungarian slang, egérmozi, which describes watching films (or shows) on your phone. It means “mouse cinema”"
https://bsky.app/profile/adamcsharp.bsky.social/post/3laoczvnm3g2y
November 14, 2024
scarequotes commented on the word purpling
"I first heard it about ten years ago in a church camp rules guide. Purpling is the combining of boys (blue) and girls (pink) and is forbidden in these settings. Obviously premarital sex is frowned on but it seems like coed fraternizing of any kind?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/exchristian/comments/1ak94m9/purpling_when_did_you_first_hear_it/
November 14, 2024
scarequotes commented on the word enough number
"When I refer to an “Enough” number, I am talking about the amount of money where you can hang up your keyboard and never need to earn another dollar."
https://andrenader.substack.com/p/my-enough-number
November 14, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word femininomenon
8 Elphabas on stage = an elphabanomenon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcrdOQD5jSo&lc=UgxxXOoWICITM4bs5VN4AaABAg
November 14, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word ❤️
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCUIRgLurpe/
red heart emoji is used more by republicans and less by democrats in the US.
November 13, 2024
aprilwrites commented on the user aprilwrites
I'm excited for the WOD!
November 13, 2024
biafraland commented on the word biafraland
Definition of Biafraland :
Biafraland is an Ancient , Sovereign , Multicultural , Transterritorial African Region - spanning (both) West Africa and Central Africa , mainly along the contour of the Bight of Biafra, which is an arm of the Gulf of Guinea , essentially stretching from the Niger River Delta in Nigeria , Through Douala in Cameroon , and all of the Way to Gabon via Equatorial Guinea (in addition to many other African Places).
Biafraland is far much bigger in size , in history , in culture (and in scope) than the (much smaller) Seccessionist Biafra Republic , (of General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu) , which only came into prominence during the period of the (1967 to 1970) Nigerian Civil War.
The Term "Biafraland" was originally coined by a Black European (Medical) Doctor of Biafran Heritage , Joseph Chikelue Obi , in December 1991 - after he personally felt that the previous aforementioned names ( "Bight of Biafra" and "Biafra" ) did not really do enough Justice to the Multicultural Nature of Region.
The Official Flag of Biafraland was also originally designed by Dr Joseph Chikelue Obi , in December 1991 - and , to date , is still the only Biafran Flag which tacitly recognizes the fact that Biafraland and the Federal Republic of Nigeria should "Closely Cooperate" with each other.
Out of almost 1000 (One Thousand) Tribal Dialects : 13 (Thirteen) of the Major Official Languages of Biafraland include Igbo , Izon , Efik , Ibibio , Fang , Fula, Pidgin , Camfranglais , Pichinglis , English , French, Spanish and Portuguese (among lots and lots of others).
Professor Doctor Joseph Chikelue Obi currently serves as the State Counsellor of Biafraland.
(*Supporting Evidence is provided from 3 Different Sources including the United Nations and the Office of the State Counsellor of Biafraland : https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&tab=1&profileCode=664933 and https://www.govt.africa and https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&tab=1&profileCode=688141 ).
November 12, 2024
biafraland commented on the word biafra
Biafraland is an Ancient , Sovereign , Multicultural , Transterritorial African Region - spanning (both) West Africa and Central Africa , mainly along the contour of the Bight of Biafra, which is an arm of the Gulf of Guinea , essentially stretching from the Niger River Delta in Nigeria , Through Douala in Cameroon , and all of the Way to Gabon via Equatorial Guinea (in addition to others).
Biafraland is far much bigger in size , in history , in culture (and in scope) than the (much smaller) Seccessionist Biafra Republic.
The Term "Biafraland" was originally coined by a Black European (Medical) Doctor of Biafran Heritage , Joseph Chikelue Obi , in December 1991 - after he personally felt that the previous aforementioned names ( "Bight of Biafra" and "Biafra" ) did not really do enough Justice to the Multicultural Nature of Region.
The Official Flag of Biafraland was also originally designed by Dr Joseph Chikelue Obi , in December 1991 - and , to date , is still the only Biafran Flag which tacitly recognizes the fact that Biafraland and the Federal Republic of Nigeria should "Closely Cooperate" with each other.
Out of almost 1000 (One Thousand) Tribal Dialects : 13 (Thirteen) of the Major Official Languages of Biafraland include Igbo , Izon , Efik , Ibibio , Fang , Fula, Pidgin , Camfranglais , Pichinglis , English , French, Spanish and Portuguese (among lots and lots of others).
Professor Doctor Joseph Chikelue Obi currently serves as the State Counsellor of Biafraland.
November 12, 2024
biafraland commented on the word biafra
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Definition of Biafraland :
Biafraland is an Ancient , Sovereign , Multicultural , Transterritorial African Region - spanning (both) West Africa and Central Africa , mainly along the contour of the Bight of Biafra, which is an arm of the Gulf of Guinea , essentially stretching from the Niger River Delta in Nigeria , Through Douala in Cameroon , and all of the Way to Gabon via Equatorial Guinea (in addition to many other African Places).
Biafraland is far much bigger in size , in history , in culture (and in scope) than the (much smaller) Seccessionist Biafra Republic , (of General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu) , which only came into prominence during the period of the (1967 to 1970) Nigerian Civil War.
The Term "Biafraland" was originally coined by a Black European (Medical) Doctor of Biafran Heritage , Joseph Chikelue Obi , in December 1991 - after he personally felt that the previous aforementioned names ( "Bight of Biafra" and "Biafra" ) did not really do enough Justice to the Multicultural Nature of Region.
The Official Flag of Biafraland was also originally designed by Dr Joseph Chikelue Obi , in December 1991 - and , to date , is still the only Biafran Flag which tacitly recognizes the fact that Biafraland and the Federal Republic of Nigeria should "Closely Cooperate" with each other.
Out of almost 1000 (One Thousand) Tribal Dialects : 13 (Thirteen) of the Major Official Languages of Biafraland include Igbo , Izon , Efik , Ibibio , Fang , Fula, Pidgin , Camfranglais , Pichinglis , English , French, Spanish and Portuguese (among lots and lots of others).
Professor Doctor Joseph Chikelue Obi currently serves as the State Counsellor of Biafraland.
(*Supporting Evidence is provided from 3 Different Sources including the United Nations and the Office of the State Counsellor of Biafraland : https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&tab=1&profileCode=664933 and https://www.govt.africa and https://esango.un.org/civilsociety/showProfileDetail.do?method=showProfileDetails&tab=1&profileCode=688141 ).
November 12, 2024
ahliyor commented on the user ahliyor
This site is very comfortbel
November 10, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word femininomenon
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCJSN3VibkO/
"wanted a femininomenon got a felininomenon instead"
November 10, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word casual
"fuckin casuals" "a filthy casual"
Often refers to casual gamer - not someone who plays often or who only plays party games. Not someone who plays hardcore/war games like an FPS.
But in this sketch, just a general sort of "basic bitch" designation: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCFWcNfKE12/
November 10, 2024
mohamed_saad11 commented on the user mohamed_saad11
Under test
November 9, 2024
bilby commented on the word hamlet
In the sense of village, has a common origin with home.
November 8, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word brainrot
https://www.reddit.com/r/decadeology/comments/1glh0l1/updated_version_of_meme_evolution/
November 8, 2024
scarequotes commented on the word bisalp
short for "bilateral salpingectomy," a permanent birth control surgical procedure that removes both Fallopian tubes
November 7, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word raw-dog
"Raw dogging the pouring rain in a suit is crazy" https://youtube.com/shorts/Wk21xqWF81I
November 6, 2024
ihtisham commented on the word guiniad
check
November 6, 2024
antacid5912 commented on the user antacid5912
The end is never the end is never the end.
November 5, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the list abandoned-mines-of-nevada-3meaBks5_pUpYGRRGOro_
My new favorite list.
November 5, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word flawsome
Flawsome, a portmanteau of flawed and awesome.
November 4, 2024
winniechang commented on the user winniechang
apple cake
November 3, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word subtle foreshadowing
a TikTok video editing trend where a video of a minor accident is played out of order - the beginning, then the moment of a fall, then back to the beginning, then a little more then the end again, until it gets to that moment of the fall in the video: https://www.forbes.com/sites/callumbooth/2024/10/10/the-subtle-foreshadowing-tiktok-trend-analyzed/
November 2, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word socktastrophe
Socktastrophe, a portmanteau of socks and catastrophe.
November 2, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word queenmate
Queenmate, a portmanteau of queen and checkmate.
November 2, 2024
summerrane commented on the user summerrane
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
November 1, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word nicotini
Nicotini, a portmanteau of nicotine and martini.
November 1, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word frankenpie
Frankenpie, a portmanteau of Frankenstein and pie.
October 31, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word Trump weave
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/opinion/trump-talk-weave-english.html
Also called the weave.
October 31, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word fpoon
Fpoon, a portmanteau of fork and spoon.
October 31, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word Protactile
A tactile sign language for the deafblind. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBRkZnXyMGp/
October 31, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word stretchflation
Stretchflation, a portmanteau of stretch and inflation.
October 31, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word shrinkflation
Shrinkflation, a portmanteau of shrink and inflation.
October 31, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word treeture
Treeture, a portmanteau of tree and creature.
October 30, 2024
alexz commented on the word Xiism
That's good work for your students putting this word together as an exercise.
October 30, 2024
ry commented on the word agonic
I can't find it but someone had a list of words that sound negative but aren't?
October 28, 2024
ry commented on the word Xiism
Certainly could have been coined independently by these students, but was originally invented earlier. Wiktionary has a citation for "Xi-ism" dated 2017, and another for this unhyphenated form from 2019.
October 28, 2024
ry commented on the word automatic butt puller
celebrating a belated five-year anniversary of finding out this was a thing
October 28, 2024
jlinney1 commented on the word azanediyl
I believe this is known as a gas from ammonia and is used as an ingredient for Covid vaccines.
October 27, 2024
beconcealed commented on the user janet.maclennan
Xiism is very common to Stalinism in terms of ideology. Matt Taibbi
October 26, 2024
damota commented on the user damota
intake
October 25, 2024
damota commented on the user damota
intake
October 25, 2024
jennarenn commented on the word mauve
I just learned that mauve is pronounced with a long o sound and I hate everything.
October 25, 2024
a3890896z commented on the user a3890896z
sun
October 25, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word in da clurb, we all fam
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2024/10/15/in-da-clurb-we-all-fam/75686488007/
"The trend, which originated on TikTok, uses audio pulled from a 2016 episode of the TV sitcom "Broad City," starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. The audio clip was uploaded to TikTok for use in content creation and has since been featured in over 135,000 videos since early October."
October 24, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the word housecarl
Also see thingman.
October 23, 2024
janet.maclennan commented on the word Xiism
This is a new word invented by my students, it means the movement following the politics of Xi Jinping
October 23, 2024
janet.maclennan commented on the word preslious
This was invented by my students following a lesson on new words, including Erin's TED talk. It's an adjective, combining 'pressure' and 'stress', describing the feeling of being under stress as a result of pressure
October 23, 2024
scarequotes commented on the word glimmer
New sense: "The opposite of a trigger"
October 22, 2024
fourat1233 commented on the user fourat1233
hello
October 21, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word howcatchem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_detective_story howcatchem vs whodunnit
October 21, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word brandwagon
Brandwagon, a portmanteau of brand and bandwagon.
October 21, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word slusherita
Slusherita, a portmanteau of slushy and margarita.
October 19, 2024
prolagus commented on the word gool
I sense a gabagool joke waiting to be written.
October 18, 2024
prolagus commented on the word gool
If we don't, you should absolutely make one.
October 18, 2024
prolagus commented on the word boom pole
The word boom (in the microphone sense of term) apparently comes from Dutch and it means "beam" or "pole". So a boom pole is a beam beam, a pole pole, a boom boom.
I'm sure there's a lovely Wordnik list for this, probably one where chai tea, PIN number and ATM machine are also being safely stored.
October 18, 2024
prolagus commented on the word coccodrillo
According to the Webs, "The term probably derives from the saying 'to shed crocodile tears', since the article or radio or television report, which appears heartfelt and sincere in its condolences, had in reality been coldly prepared in advance in anticipation of the character's death."
October 18, 2024
pancakefire commented on the user pancakefire
e
October 18, 2024
delli.hopp commented on the user delli.hopp
orchestrated
October 18, 2024
bilby commented on the list gate-jseEgkVpsuohiRxBJGSMB
Watergate surely.
October 17, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word aesthetic
"in your very aesthetic water bottle" https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBMDFJiP-pC/
October 17, 2024
jordanwestlund commented on the user jordanwestlund
For Word Grid Game
October 16, 2024
bilby commented on the word langar
The examples suggest the term (also) applies to the kitchen that makes the food.
October 16, 2024
bilby commented on the word gool
Got me thinking ... do we have a list of breaches?
October 16, 2024
bilby commented on the word notdog
Wash it down with a nojito at your faux fiesta.
October 16, 2024
bilby commented on the word limber pine
How flexible are these limbs? Are we talking yoga positions or what?
October 16, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word notdog
Notdog, a portmanteau of not and hotdog.
October 16, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word mewing
List of fan-suggested "fixes" to Pokemon designs ends with giving a jawline to Chewtle: "he's mewing" https://youtube.com/shorts/CPU81fgGx3o
October 16, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word truck driver gear shift
A very unsubtle and sudden key change in pop music, often in the last 3rd of a song to give it energy to the end: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJf8MhLQz-8
October 16, 2024
bilby commented on the list b-your-mission--find-thetraps-b
bull trap is used in stock market commentary.
October 15, 2024
bilby commented on the word wuthering
Well, it appears there is a gesture for wuthering. See demonstration by the acknowledged expert here: https://youtu.be/cDSa9q5Mjo8?feature=shared&t=45
October 15, 2024
sejalsali commented on the user sejalsali
sss
October 15, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word hauk tuah
see also hawk tuah for the more common spelling. The Hawk Tuah girl now has a podcast called Talk Tuah https://www.youtube.com/@TalkTuahPod
October 15, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word hawk tuah
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hawk-tuah-girl
October 15, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word sweaty
An intentional mispronunciation of sweetie, maybe from online conversational typos. Often appears at the end of a phrase, like sweetie does.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAeSi4my-kR/ "to those of you who were saying i was straight: boring. come up with a better line sweaty.
Karina from the Drawfee YouTube channel says it a lot. https://www.youtube.com/@Drawfee
October 15, 2024
nonamedkilljoy commented on the word hauk tuah
A girl went viral when she is asked about the one move that makes a man go crazy. In response, she says: “You gotta give 'em that 'hawk tuah' and spit on that thang.” 'Hawk Tuah' is a way of spelling out the sound of someone spitting
October 15, 2024
alexz commented on the word ancient lights
spotted in a video about London. 'Ancient Lights' refers to signs in London which indicate that the window is used for natural light, and that they have a legal right to further use of that light in the future. It can prevent buildings from blocking a window, or trees from blocking the light.
October 15, 2024