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JohnChaneski commented on the word five o'clock shadow
Five o'clock shadow describes a person's face when they have just a little bit of stubble. That is, how they might look at five o'clock, after work, though they did shave that morning.
September 22, 2009
JohnChaneski commented on the word edentity
Your "edentity" is your internet identity. So far, I've only seen it used to refer specifically to a username; to wit:
"Charles Borders: I guess @charlyborders is my edentity."
But I'm sure it can encompass a profile pic, blog style, or anything else that contributes to another's understanding of who you "are", on the internet.
August 12, 2009
JohnChaneski commented on the word dog latin
from Reference.com:
"Dog Latin or mock-Latin refers to the creation of a phrase or jargon in imitation of Latin, often by directly translating English words (or those of other European languages) into Latin without conjugation or declension. Unlike the similarly-named language game Pig Latin (a form of spoken code popular among young children), Dog Latin is more of a humorous device for invoking scholarly seriousness, especially when creatively used in nomenclature and naming conventions. Sometimes "dog Latin" can mean a poor-quality genuine attempt at writing in Latin.
Examples
Dog Latin is rarely put to a serious purpose, but it is used in the temporary naming of undiscovered (or not yet officially named) chemical elements. For example, the name given to element 118 is "ununoctium", the IUPAC systematic element name, from unum, unum, octo, the Latin words for "one, one, eight".
More often, correct Latin is mixed with English words for humorous effect or in an attempt to update Latin by providing words for modern items."
My favorite dog latin, taught to me in latin class in high school is the verse:
O sibile, si ergo
Fortibus es in ero
O nobile, deus trux
Vatis enim?
Causan dux
August 3, 2009
JohnChaneski commented on the word trident
Again, a "cultural usage" section would be cool. So I could say "trident" is also a brand name of a chewing gum, which is funny because you'd hope that after chewing gum you'd have more than "three teeth".
August 3, 2009
JohnChaneski commented on the word zephyr
I'd like it if you had a section for "cultural usage" or something like that. When I think of "zephyr" I'm always reminded of the episode of The Twilight Zone titled "The Mighty Casey" in which a scientist creates a robot to pitch for a fictional baseball team called the Hoboken Zephyrs.
August 3, 2009