insurtech

Blend of insurance + tech, probably modelled on fintech.

information technology
information technology

The use of information technology in the insurance industry.


Potterlock

The same naming technique may be applied to crossovers - stories that combine two or more fandoms together - so in this case Potterlock is a combination of Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes fandom.

2019, Alena Pospíšilová, "Metamorphosis of Relationships in Harry Potter Fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Pardubice, page 33

Fictional characters star throughout Slash, including Catwoman and Wonder Woman and a wonderful alternate-universe Johnlock/Harry Potter crossover (Potterlock) with Sherlock as a drug-addicted pureblood Slytherin and John a Muggle-born Gryffindor dating Hufflepuff Mary.

2019 January 23, Lisa Granshaw, “Slash Brings Familiar And Unexpected Pairings To Life In The Ultimate Fanfiction Play”, in Syfy:

With Potterlock being such a popular crossover amongst Harry Potter and Sherlock fans, it’s no surprise that these characters slot so effortlessly into the four Hogwarts Houses.

2021, Maychen Tyler & Stacey Lannigan, "Sorting BBC’s 'Sherlock' Characters into Hogwarts Houses, MuggleNet, 2 February 2021

(fandom slang) A genre of crossover fanworks blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Harry Potter series and the television show Sherlock.


Wholock

Whovians have joined with Sherlock fans to create WhoLock crossovers, which range from brilliant to bizarre.

2012, Charles Wang, "Not Sure If Still Funny", Kitsch (Cornell University), Spring 2012, page 36

Doctor Who and Sherlock showrunner Steven Moffat has "come clean" about the possibility of a crossover 'Wholock' episode between the two shows, saying he wants to do it but his "killjoy" colleagues Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are in the way.

2014 August 11, Christopher Hooton, “Doctor Who Sherlock crossover: I would do 'Wholock', says Steven Moffat”, in The Independent:

Neither Ben nor Thom knew much about SuperWhoLock, for instance, although they knew of WhoLock.

2019, Paul Booth, Crossing Fandoms: SuperWhoLock and the Contemporary Fan Audience, page 89:

(fandom slang) A genre of chiefly fan-created crossover fiction blending characters, settings, and plot elements from the Sherlock Holmes stories (typically the BBC series Sherlock) and the television series Doctor Who.


disemvowelment

Ms. Hayden has been credited with one of the more creative online responses to nasty commentators – disemvowelment, the removal of all the vowels from a post. Not quite censorship, but not exactly unfettered commentary, either.

2008 July 7, Noam Cohen, “Poof! You’re Unpublished.”, in The New York Times:


demipansexual

en-adj

demipansexual (comparative more demipansexual, superlative most demipansexual)

more demipansexual (comparative)
most demipansexual (superlative)

When asked how they would describe their sexual orientation, Reese stated: “I kind of have an idea. I’m pansexual, but I prefer women … cisgender women. I prefer cisgender women. I should say that because you should specify. … My romantic orientation is more, I don’t know, it’s demipansexual I guess. It’s just all encompassing.” With this passage Reese specified that, although they are demipansexual—may become attracted to people of any gender after they develop a strong emotional and romantic bond with them—they prefer cisgender women.

2016, Alicia Lapointe, “Postgay”, in Nelson M. Rodriguez, Wayne J. Martino, Jennifer C. Ingrey, Edward Brockenbrough, editors, Critical Concepts in Queer Studies and Education: An International Guide for the Twenty-First Century (William F. Pinar, Nelson M. Rodriguez, and Reta Ugena Whitlock, editors, Queer Studies and Education), Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, page 213:

AMANDA | 24, DEMIPANSEXUAL, PLUS SIZED, ATHEIST

[Maxfield] Sparrow, a white Generation Xer who identifies as metagender and demipansexual, holds an MFA in creative writing and poetics from Naropa University and continues their education in Colorado, with the goal of becoming a Certified Poetry Therapist.

2021, “Contributors”, in Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon daVanport, and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, editors, Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew About Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity, Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press, →ISBN, page 203:

For her own part she [Quinn Simon] identifies as demipansexual, the term used to describe those capable of feeling sexually attracted to anyone regardless of gender, provided there is a deep emotional connection.

2021 September 10, Gemma Handy, “‘It took me a long time to accept who I was’”, in Antigua Observer, archived from the original on 2021-09-10:

Without such labels, explains demipansexual Aggie (29), she couldn’t explore sexuality, her gender, or even polyamory itself.

2022 May 20, Elizabeth Reid Boyd, “Hook-ups, pansexuals and holy connection: love in the time of millennials and Generation Z”, in Philippine Canadian Inquirer, volume 8, number 490:


ocebob

He has taken blood and skin samples from 4 of my cats including Fenwyck the Ocebob, and has sent the specimens to Dr. Thuline in Washington State, who will analyze them and determine the number of genes present and the relation to heredity so important in understanding some reasons for human retardation.

1976 March-April, “Long Island Ocelot Club Newsletter”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 20, number 2 (PDF), Long Island Ocelot Club, via Feline Conservation Foundation, archived from the original on 2023-03-14, page 13:

Thomas has gotten to work with half a dozen tigers and a like number of lions, many a cheetah, an Asian black leopard, an African spotted leopard, a jaguar, ocelots, small leopard cats, an Asian fishing cat, bobcats, a wolf, deer and some esoteric species like margays, ocebob and a serval.

1977, FAA World, volume 7, number 10, Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, page 17:


marlot

Jean Townes’ cats produced cougar and chaus kittens and a rare and interesting margay/ocelot hybrid was born at Barbara Brocks. Both the ocelot mother and margay sire of this little “marlot” were captive bred.

2003, “FCF History”, in Feline Conservation Foundation, archived from the original on 2021-05-09:

[…] while other samples include seven litters of one kitten each born to the same female at Marlot Breeding Farm, and two other litters of one kitten each.

2017 May 15, Mel Sunquist, Fiona Sunquist, Wild Cats of the World, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 138:

marlot: (not capitalized) A cross between a margay and an ocelot.

2019 October 14, Giacomo Giammatteo, How to Capitalize Anything, Inferno Publishing Company, →ISBN:


Reaganagram

Blend of Reagan + anagram, after the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911–2004).

I would like to thank the net for ... connecting me to Mike Morton of Dartmouth, who ... happens to have a collection of the best "Reaganagrams" around!

1984 April 24, James A. Woods, “The holoalphabetic "Jocks vend, fix, quartz BMW glyph."”, in net.puzzle (Usenet):

Several readers were inspired to construct Reaganagrams of their own. John Henrick felt NO, DARLINGS, NO ERA LAW was a "magnificent specimen destined to surpass all others ever"[.]

1984 August, “Colloquy”, in Word Ways, page 146:

[Pleased, Dmitri Borgmann pointed] out that ... insane Anglo warlord [was] a human-generated Reaganagram.

1986 October, Scot Morris, “Wordplay”, in Omni, page 183:

Some may prefer the Reaganagram 'insane Anglo warlord'.

1997 January 11, Ucalegon, “Richard Nixon anagram?”, in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet):

(obsolete, rare) An anagram of the name Ronald Wilson Reagan.


smarketing

(business) The integration of the sales and marketing processes of a business.


boughetto

boughetto (comparative more boughetto, superlative most boughetto)

more boughetto (comparative)
most boughetto (superlative)

I went from being ghetto to being boughetto. Its not that I forgot where I came from I just grew to something more than my circumstances life will do that.

2014, Ms. Savvy, My Black Is Savvy & Unique:

Angela: I swear, you are the most boughetto person I have ever had the blessing of knowing! Hot Cheetos' AND Tea? Let me guess, you had coupons?

2019, M. M. Dolcé, Tiffany "Joy" Dingle, Baggage Claim: A Life Story (page 152)

Brittany was my boughetto cousin from Texas. Out of the three of us, she was the loudest and the most ratchet.

2020, A. L. Tate, I'll Give It All For Your Love, page 146:

(African-American Vernacular, slang) Both bougie and ghetto.


green bean galaxy

en-noun

green bean galaxy (plural green bean galaxies)

Blend of bean + green pea galaxy. From being similar in appearance to green pea galaxies but larger, as with beans and peas.

(astronomy) A type of galaxy with a green tinge. They are thought to be caused by an ionization wave from a nearby quasar whose beam blasted through the galaxy, causing the glow.


befuzzle

en-verb

befuzzle (third-person singular simple present befuzzles, present participle befuzzling, simple past and past participle befuzzled)

befuzzles (present singular third-person)
befuzzling (participle present)
befuzzled (participle past)
befuzzled (past)

Blend of befuddle + puzzle. Compare confuzzle.

There is hardly a family in the land not touched by death in their families because of it as alcohol rides our highways befuzzling the minds of our nation's drivers

1967, Viola E. Koch, This Young Country: A Saga of America in Transition:


antelabbit

Synonym of jackalope (“folkloric animal”)


cistemic

en-adj

cistemic (comparative more cistemic, superlative most cistemic)

more cistemic (comparative)
most cistemic (superlative)

In the context of this thesis, I have framed this section around cistemic violence and vulnerability to consider the persistent reduction of gender diversity to genitalia within the Trans Debate and other anti-trans discourses.

2021, Lo Cathryn Lanfear, "Navigating gender diverse worlds assembled upon binary expectations: Investigating the experiences of trans people living in Britain", thesis submitted to University College London, page 122

This study points to the necessity of “coordinated steps to create gender-inclusive classrooms and schools [that] are taken proactively” (Luecke, 2018, p. 281) to ensure that white cistemic barriers are proactively acknowledged and confronted.

2022, Kenan Omercajic, “'Basement Boys' in the All-Gender Bathroom: Investigating Student-Inspired Trans-Activism and White Cisgenderist Barriers to Supporting Trans Students in School”, in Teacher College Record, volume 124, number 8, page 239:

Last but not least, this thesis/project is ultimately dedicated to the incredible countless Queer and Trans students, staff, and faculty of color, (for those who have fought and those who continue) fighting on university campuses today for equitable administrative practices and lasting cistemic change.

2022, Wesley R. Paláu, "The Csu-Know/Cis-Dsu: Systematic Debilitation and Cis-Fragility in Higher Education", thesis submitted to San Diego University, page v

(LGBTQ, social sciences, neologism) Of or relating to systems that privilege cisgender people and marginalize transgender people.


foodtech

en-noun

foodtech (countable and uncountable, plural foodtechs)

(uncountable) Food technology, that is, technology (such as information technology) focused on producing food


Sburbventure

Blend of Sburb + adventure, in reference to the fanventure genre based on comics in the MS Paint Adventures multiverse and the supernatural video game Sburb that appears in Homestuck, one of the MS Paint Adventures comics

(fandom slang) A fanventure in the style of Homestuck where the characters are players of the supernatural video game Sburb.


liggerati

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Blend of ligger + literati; compare digerati, glitterati.

(slang) Freeloaders or hangers-on, especially in the music or entertainment industry.


railwayac

Both railway officers and railwayacs will find much useful information in Mr. Sekon's latest addition to his list of contributions to railway literature.

1901, The Railway Magazine, volume 8, page 134:

Roger Lloyd's books on railways are an abiding delight to 'railwayacs' and the latest, 'Railwaymen's Gallery' (George Allen and Unwin), is well up to standard.

1953, The Quarterly Review, volumes 291-292, page 547:


neurospicy

en-adj

neurospicy (comparative more neurospicy, superlative most neurospicy)

more neurospicy (comparative)
most neurospicy (superlative)

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Blend of neurodivergent + spicy. By surface analysis, neuro- + spicy.

(neologism, slang, endearing, humorous, sometimes derogatory) Neurodivergent.


excuseflation

Coined by journalists Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal in 2023 (see quotations below). Blend of excuse + inflation.

coinage

The key question is, in an economy where the consumer continues to spend freely, how sticky this “excuseflation” proves to be and how high the Federal Reserve will have to drive up interest rates to prompt businesses to lower prices, or at least stop raising them.

2023 March 9, Tracy Alloway, Joe Weisenthal, “‘Excuseflation’ keeps prices and corporate profits high”, in Bloomberg:

The power of excuseflation is that it allows apologists to, well, make excuses. When egg prices shot up in January, Big Egg was able to blame it all on bird-flu.

2023 March 11, Cory Doctrow, “Excuseflation”, in Medium:

It's called, ‘Excuse-flation’, because most of the big brands are using inflation as an excuse, to keep their prices high.

2023 March 18, B.D. Hobbs, ““Excuseflation” Is The New “Shrinkflation””, in KTRH Newsradio:

These may be entirely legitimate reasons to raise prices but the companies engaging in excuseflation are seen as exploiting the situation.

2023 March 24, Daily Mail City, Finance Reporter, “INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Excuseflation – a ploy by companies to hike prices, also known as greedflation”, in Mail Online:

Excuseflation
The pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine both had material impacts on the availability of goods and services. […] Executives say they needed to pass along their own increased costs to protect their margins. Skeptics see excuses at play.

2024 March 7, Enda Curran, “‘Shrinkflation’ and Other Terms for Inflationary Times”, in Bloomberg:

2020 was the first year that a lot of people saw shortage problems in supermarkets. In that situation we are also more likely to accept price increases. So yes, I think there is some excuseflation in that, in a context of shocks and emergencies, it changes the mindset of consumers.

2024 March 12, Isabella Weber, quotee, “Isabella Weber: ‘It’s time to lower rates’”, in CE Noticias Financieras, English edition, Miami, translation of El Pais by Ignacio Fariza, “Isabella Weber: ‘Es hora de bajar tipos’”:

(business, finance, economics, neologism) The raising of the price of a good or service in the wake of an economic, political, or other social change that serves as an excuse for the rise.


Dixie Alley

→ French: Dixie Alley

→ Spanish: Dixie Alley

Blend of Dixie + Tornado Alley. Coined by American meteorologist Allen Pearson in 1971. Modelled after Tornado Alley. From being in Dixie (“U.S. South”) with a concentration of tornado strikes.

coin

(US, meteorology) A region of the Gulf of Mexico coast United States which experiences a large number of tornado occurrences.


coconana

a coconana smoothie

Coconana-berry summer

2015, Lola Berry, Lola Berry's Little Book of Smoothies and Juices, page 154:

Pour the coconana cream into your ice-cream maker and add three-quarters of the frozen nut fudge chunks (save the rest as a topping).

2018, Hanna Sillitoe, Radiant: Recipes to heal your skin from within:

(attributive) A mixture of coconut and banana.


snoozapalooza

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Ponglish

An informal variety of the English language spoken by Polish people, incorporating Polish words and constructions.


scrunkly

Popularized by images shared across social media in late 2020 and early 2021, captioned: "awww the scrunkly 🥰🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 double tap now if you'd scrunkly the when😆". Perhaps a blend of scrunched + crinkly.

Immediate reactions to Animal Crossing: New Horizons’; Crumploid were naturally varied. Some expressed worry about the robot's well-being, while others were upset to see him at the end of their shovels at all. One player even described their Crumploid as "the one true skrunkly," a nonsensical phrase that Urban Dictionary tells me means they love him.

2021 November 10, Ian Walker, “Animal Crossing’s Ugliest Gyroid Is Getting The Most Love From Fans”, in Kotaku, archived from the original on 2023-03-30:

if my mutual loves a character I'll love them too idc!!! that's my skrunkly in law fr!

2022 January 27, @J4YJON, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-13:

The scrunklies. The boys. The absolute unit of round lads. You may not know this but Falinks is peak character design.

2022 April 12, @ShitpostSwsh, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-08-13:

Most of all: is most of this based on my own personal opinion? Yes, obvi. So if your skrunkly didn't make the top of the list, I guarantee you, it's not because they're the worst skrunkly out there.

2023 August 9, Madeline Carpou, “The Best Companions in 'Baldur's Gate 3' Have One Thing in Common”, in The Mary Sue, archived from the original on 2023-08-10:

(Internet slang, especially fandom slang) A scrunkly person, animal, or thing.


puppuccino

You and your dog can enjoy Starbucks together. Order a puppuccino for a cup of whipped cream for your dog. (Doug the Pug got one!) You might have to explain this to your barista, but it is a thing.

2015 May 29, Danielle Tullo, “10 Secrets Only Starbucks Addicts Know”, in Cosmopolitan:

Later, four-legged guests enjoyed a meal of puppy chow from Vestals Catering in Dallas (which also caters events for humans), as well as a puppuccino bar and activities including a ball pit.

2022 March 16, Sean Malin, “Love Is in the Air. So Is Dander.”, in The New York Times:

If you wouldn’t dream of going on vacation without your pet, you’re in luck. […] Perks abound, like “puppuccinos” at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., and paw-and-nose balm at the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Mass.

2023 May 15, Stephanie Rosenbloom, “Hotels Roll Out the Red Carpet for Pets”, in The New York Times:

A small amount of whipped cream served in an espresso-sized cup, intended for dogs.


blogrolling

One feature that some argue may help increase a blogger's credibility is “blogrolling” – or hyperlinking to bloggers' favorite sites. Blogrolling can be used as a credibility assessment component.

2011, Gavin Jocius, The Age of Annoyance, page 63:

Blogrolling is similar to adding friends, but possibly more significant.

2014, Biz Stone, Who Let the Blogs Out?, page 101:

(Internet) The practice of a blogger listing hyperlinks to other blogs that he/she recommends.


maskfish

en-verb

maskfish (third-person singular simple present maskfishes, present participle maskfishing, simple past and past participle maskfished)

maskfishes (present singular third-person)
maskfishing (participle present)
maskfished (participle past)
maskfished (past)

Blend of mask + catfish. Introduced around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, when masks were common.

(slang) To wear a face mask to conceal one's unattractiveness, for example in an online dating profile.


Doral

Alfred Kaskel
Miami Beach Resort and Spa
Trump National Doral Miami

Blend of Doris + Alfred, named after Doris and Alfred Kaskel, real estate developers who opened the Doral Country Club golf resort in the area in 1962 (along with the Doral Hotel in Miami Beach).

Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County#English

A city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.


flexting

No more flexting. Phone stays in pocket.

2016, Timothy Caulfield, Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything?, page 37:

(slang) The sending of flirtatious text messages.


multipurposeful

(non-native speakers' English) multipurpose


gracist

(Christianity) One who espouses gracism.


gracism

(Christianity) A Christian alternative to secular models of affirmative action or colorblindness that seeks to extend God's grace to people of all backgrounds, regardless of colour, class, or culture.


jackass of all trades

en-noun

jackass of all trades (plural jackasses of all trades)

Blend of jack of all trades + jackass (“incompetent person”).

blend

(slang, derogatory, vulgar, humorous) An individual who is exceptionally incompetent at everything.


notebinder

nother had helped her father manufacture plastic notebinders since college.

1994, Linda Resnick, Kerry H. Pechter, A Big Splash in a Small Pond, page 95:

She swiveled back around to her desk and without looking at him, began to write in the notebinder.

2009, Shawanda L. Brooks, Move That Mountain, page 141:

A notebook with flexible rings allowing pages to be moved around as in a binder.


dayger

Blend of day + rager (“a large, wild party”).

Yes, millennials still flock to the reigning Westside mainstays for "daygers" (read: day ragers) or grab drinks with a view at Soho House, but times have changed.

2017 November 10, Ramona Saviss, Brian Porreca, “5 Hot New L.A. Hangouts for Young Hollywood”, in The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, C.A.: Eldridge Industries, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-13:

"I'm really going to do it this time," said second-year Heidi Nuffathis amid the unce-unce-unce of the dayger surrounding her. "I don't know how much more I can take."

2022 May 19, Annie Nymous, “Report: If One More Man Touches My Waist While Passing Me At A Party, I Am Going To Leap Into The Sun”, in The Daily Nexus, Santa Barbara, C.A.: Nexus Editorial Board, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-09-01:

Gwen Stefani and Shenseea Join Sean Paul for a Retro Dayger in 'Light My Fire' Video

2023 July 13, Tomás Mier, “(article title)”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-01-20:

The video was shared with the caption: 'That moment when everyone at Greek life dayger starts cheering for the neighbor's baby.'

2022 August 22, Kelsi Karruli, “'Baby's first frat party!' Hilarious video shows Greek life brothers at an all-day 'rager' going WILD for neighbor's BABY after he brought the tot outside to witness the mayhem”, in The Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-09-30:

(university slang, West Coast) A party held in the daytime.

university slang; West Coast; university slang; West Coast


omniphibious

Of an aircraft: able to land on water and on all kinds of terrain.


throdd

(mathematics, informal) Not divisible by three.


portaledge

A ferocious storm kept the two men trapped on a portaledge—an artificial tent platform hung from pitons over the vertical void—for seven days and nights.

1999, Conrad Anker, David Roberts, The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mount Everest, New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 99:

[Warren] Harding, renowned for being tough and hard headed, had climbed the route in the days before portaledges, hanging every night in cramped and claustrophobic hammocks called 'Bat tents' which would fill with water when it rained.

2008, Andy Kirkpatrick, Psychovertical, London: Arrow Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 204:

Have you ever been shy to go to the bathroom when you're on a date at someone else's house? Well, when you're living on a portaledge, there's no room for such modesty.

2017 August 18, Sasha DiGiulian, “What Life’s Really Like 1,400 Feet Up a Big Wall”, in Outside, Chicago, I.L.: Outside, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-15:

It's your little pod, and on El Capitan specifically, you end up spending a tremendous amount of time in these portaledges, it becomes your home. It's where you cook. It's where you sleep. It's where you eat. It's where you go to the bathroom. Anytime you're not climbing, you're in these portaledges.

2018 November 27, Dave Davies, quoting Tommy Caldwell, “'It Looked Impossible': New Film Follows Free Climbers Up The 'Dawn Wall'”, in WFSU-TV, archived from the original on 2023-04-15:

(climbing) A portable tent system used by rock climbers to sleep in during a climb lasting multiple days.


Rowldemort

Big ups to Rick Riordan for being a good one. Disappointing that Rowldemort continues to not listen.

2020 June 6, Crow, in Autumn Clad(@unlimitedBLACK), Twitter:

People want to morally justify putting money in Rowldemort's pockets.

2022 December 29, @The_Terroirist, Twitter:

Like seriously, you're being silenced? Then why the fuck do I keep hearing from your ass, huh? Conjure me up an answer to that one, Rowldemort.

2023 April 14, Kilroy A. L. Mioruilt (@superiordriger), Twitter:

(slang, derogatory) J. K. Rowling viewed as villainous for her espousal of gender-critical or anti-transgender views.


femby

Blend of femme + enby, possibly influenced by femboy.

(LGBTQ, slang) A feminine non-binary person.


fanarchist

During the 1950s Dave was active in the Fanarchist crowd—those largely New York fans who avoided both fannish and mundane politics on the grounds that fanning should be fun.

1975 February, John Boardman, “In Memoriam: David Mason”, in Science Fiction Review, volume 4, number 1, page 13:

(science fiction fandom slang) A fan who rejects organized fandom, often as being motivated by anarchist thought.


fantascience

Blend of fantastic + science or fantasy + science.

Silent Running is a myth anchored in materialism and realism, despite its fantascience trappings.

1989, Harlan Ellison, Harlan Ellison's Watching, Los Angeles, C.A.: Underwood–Miller, →ISBN, page 78:

(now rare) A genre of fiction which combines scientific and fantastic elements.


blogiversary

Blog soon begat a whole new generation of techno-neologisms in the blogosphere, where bloggers compile blogrolls, celebrate blogiversaries and suffer from blogorrhea.

[2010 November 11, Ben Zimmer, “Web”, in The New York Times Magazine:

When it comes around again, write a post celebrating your blogiversary..

2015, Charlotte Hodgson, Peter Woodard, Pocket Blogger: Fashion, page 54:

The anniversary of one's first blog post.


Phony Stark

Blend of phony (“fraudulent or fake”) + Tony Stark, referencing the fictional business magnate, inventor, and playboy from the Marvel franchise.

so, yeah, five years on and people on Twitter just kinda endured the Nazis, but now Phony Stark might just tank the whole thing anyway.

2022 November 10, Muhammad (@muhammad@mastodon.social), Mastodon:

Phony Stark seems to want to drive Twitter off a cliff for whatever reason.

2023 February 6, Simon Zerafa (@simonzerafa@infosec.exchange), Mastodon:

I'm not mad at anything Phony Stark does to Twitter. I am mad (or at least dumbfounded) at respectable professionals still using that service, though.

2023 April 5, Leon Cowle (@leoncowle@hachyderm.io), Mastodon:

“As always,” Elon patronised, “please try to stay as close to the truth as possible, even for stuff you don’t like.” Likewise, Phony Stark. Likewise.

2023 October 10, Marina Hyde, “Look at the horror of the Israel-Hamas war, then at Elon Musk’s X site. It’s clear he’s not fit to run it”, in The Guardian:

(derogatory) A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.


Killadelphia

Blend of kill + Philadelphia, a reference to the city's high homicide rate.

They locked me in chains, niggas took shots with my frame / In Killadelphia where bodies be dropping like rain

2014, “Gettin' Money”, performed by Meek Mill:


groundlubber

So might I ask just what exactly groundlubbers like you are doing in the Roofdom?

2007, China Miéville, Un Lun Dun, London: Macmillan Children's Books, →ISBN, page 86:

(science fiction, derogatory) Someone who does not regularly travel to space.


literotica

Blend of literature + erotica. Genericized from the trademark Literotica held by Sunlane Media for the free erotic fiction website literotica.com, which started in 1998.

Whether it’s the tale of the televangelist who meets his match in Hell or the gay moralist who finds the man of his dreams at a circuit party or the skater boy who’s seduced by a Whitman-quoting bear or the Black leatherdaddy with a secret fondness for the color khaki or the Long Island housewife who beats the Devil at his own game, there is definitely something in this collection of literotica to arouse anyone who is queer in the head.

2001, Ian Philips, See Dick Deconstruct: Literotica for the Satirically Bent, San Francisco, Calif.: AttaGirl Press, →ISBN, back cover:

Sure, most pulps of the day featured horny wrestlers, well-hung lumberjacks, and the like, but it would be a mistake to think that until the 1990s’ rise of “literotica,” serious themes—and anxieties—were altogether absent from gay porn.

2007, “From Young, Wild, and Sexy: Bob Cochran (1970)”, in Simon Sheppard, editor, Homosex: Sixty Years of Gay Erotica, New York, N.Y.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, →ISBN, page 69:

Many people like erotica, and fanfiction plays into the field of literotica, engaging with the reader’s desires intellectually.

2023, Michele Kirichanskaya, Ace Notes: Tips and Tricks on Existing in an Allo World, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 144:


scariant

Public health officials derided the X-MPLE strain as a "scariant" last night.

Initial reactions have been sceptical at best, with prominent experts suggesting the apparent new strain looks more like a “scariant” – an unconfirmed strain causing a global scare – than a variant.

2022 January 11, Aude Mazoue, “Covid variant or ‘scariant’? Experts warn a future ‘Deltacron’ is possible”, in France24:

(informal) An unconfirmed or unstudied variant or strain of COVID-19 that causes widespread panic.


broadloid

A newspaper of a style between broadsheet and tabloid.


gaydy

Piper has a tattoo of a fish! She got it in Bali when she was scuba diving with her girlfriend because getting commemorative relationship tattoos is just something we gaydies do, let’s be real.

2013 July 12, Kate, “Orange Is The New Black 101: And There Are Lesbians”, in Autostraddle, archived from the original on 2013-07-17:

Digital age women-loving-women, gaydies, gay bois, trannie boys eschew the “L word” (i.e. “lesbian”) in post-gay, post-feminist fashion.

2016, Kay Siebler, Learning Queer Identity in the Digital Age, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN:

Gaydies and Gentiles, for your land-grabbing pleasure, we present from Way Up Yours, the one’n’only … or for your Latin lovers: the oon and oon-ly… or for you local Klu Klux Klannies: the goon and the goonly… the fabulous daughter of the Freedom Bus, C… C… C… Cinnamon Brown!

2016, Bill Reed, Mirror, Mirror, Victoria, Australia: Reed Independent, →ISBN:

‘Gaydies and lezzerons,’ Nutter shouted into an imaginary microphone. ‘Please welcome the one, the only: Hercule Ease.[…]’

2017, Iestyn Edwards, My Tutu Went AWOL!: What Happens When You Perform Drag Ballet in Iraq, Unbound, →ISBN:

Gaydies and gentlethems! The MerseyPride Icon Award goes to . . . Cherry Brandy!

2022, Jonathan Larkin, Cherry Jezebel, Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, →ISBN, page 4:

‘Sorry ladies, theydies and gaydies!’

2023, Amara Sage, Influential, Faber & Faber Limited, →ISBN:


theydy

“[…] I’m what you might call a theydy.” […] “Theydy?” I am absolutely sure I would never call anyone that without being prompted. “Nonbinary lady. They pronouns, very lesbian.”

2021, H.E. Edgmon, The Witch King, Inkyard Press, Harlequin, →ISBN:

13 Going On 30 (2004) / This movie showed an entire generation of theydies that you can be thirty, flirty and thriving—meaning that it’s possible to be a successful career woman and a self-obsessed girly girl at the same time.

2021 January 20, Julia Sachs, “The Bimbo Movement Is Here – Movies To Spark Your Bimbofication In 2021 and Beyond”, in Grit Daily, archived from the original on 2021-01-20:

Ladies, theydies, gentlemen, and queers -- start your engines! Vin Diesel, a.k.a. Dom Toretto, has just announced that the title for the upcoming tenth Fast and Furious movie is fittingly Fast X.

2022 April 21, Mey Rude, “16 LGBTQ+ Celebs We Want to See Join the 'Fast & Furious' Franchise”, in Out, archived from the original on 2022-04-21:

OK, we've got a STAR STAR STAR here, theydies and thents! After Princess Diaries, she starred in Grey's Anatomy as THE Dr. Cristina Yang, nabbed a Critics' Choice Award for the film Sideways, and crushed it in like a million other movies and TV shows.

2022 July 20, Jake Farrington, ““The Princess Diaries” Turns 21 This Week — Here’s What The Cast Is Up To Now”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original on 2022-07-29:

I also heard everything about that theydy-friend you were dizzy with, that they were the rat all along.

2023, Aubrey Wood, Bang Bang Bodhisattva, Solaris, →ISBN:

‘Sorry ladies, theydies and gaydies!’

Even out of drag, she looks like a storybook witch, dressed in all black with big Gucci sunglasses and unkempt orange hair. It’s cold near the river, and we’re both bundled up in scarves and furry coats, looking like babushkas — “little theydies by the water,” she cackles, an expert read.

2023 January 20, Brock Colyar, “The Name on Everybody’s Lips Is Jinkxie”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 2023-01-20:

Oh, and while you’re scrolling through these Amazon finds, be sure to give these TikTok girlies and theydies mentioned a follow to keep up with more epic plus-size fashion hauls.

2023 February 27, Alexis Gaskin, “TikTok Fashion Influencers Are Obsessed With These Plus-Size Clothing Finds at Amazon”, in Stylecaster, archived from the original on 2023-03-01:

Attention ladies, theydies, and honestly anyone fabulous looking to treat yourself to a classic movie makeover montage!

2023 April 24, Colton Clifford, “The Ladies and Theydies Guide to Self-Care in New Orleans”, in New Orleans, archived from the original on 2023-04-26:

(neologism) Polite term of address for a non-binary person, especially a feminine one, or used as a general inclusive term.


theydies and gentlethems

en-noun

theydies and gentlethems pl (plural only)

Blend of they/them (“nonbinary person”) + ladies and gentlemen (“used to address an audience”).

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ladies and gentlemen<t:used to address an audience>

I am fully convinced, theydies and gentlethems, that Lana Del Rey is the Antichrist.

2019 February 15, Cameron Tipton, “Summertime Sataness: Lana Del Rey as the Antichrist”, in The Student Life, volume CXXI, number 12, Claremont, Calif., page 9, column 1:

Iconic quote: “Theydies and gentlethems, I give you my new designer nipples.”

17 “Theydies and ___” (gender-neutral address)

[2020 March 31, “Three per eleven”, in USA Today:

“Theydies and Gentlethems, there’s just one more thing before we go,” she announced over the mic.

2020 May 13, Hypatia Sorunke, Brownscale, TC660H, Plan II Honors Program, The University of Texas at Austin, page 23:

Well theydies and gentlethems, it's that time again. With the introduction of any new iteration of RuPaul's Drag Race, we get the introduction of another group of performers: the Pit Crew.

2020 June 17, Mikelle Street, “Meet the Men of 'Canada's Drag Race's Hunky Pit Crew”, in Out, archived from the original on 2020-06-17:

Step right up, theydies and gentlethems, to the animation and comics battle of the century.

2020 July 20, S.W. Sondheimer, “Aang vs. Korra: Avatar Battle”, in Book Riot, Riot New Media Group, Inc., archived from the original on 2020-10-28:

Theydies and Gentlethems, please welcome to the stage, Trylon Error!

2020 winter, Val Qaeda, “Dragony Aunt”, in Gaylife:

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THEYDIES AND GENTLETHEMS… I GIVE YOU…

2021, Simon Hanselmann, Crisis Zone, Fantagraphics Books Inc., →ISBN, page 256:

They'''dies and Gentlethems! Welcome.

2021, Sara Fujimura, Faking Reality, Tor Teen, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN:

Hi everybody. Ladies and gentlemen, theydies and gentlethems, and all people of the human species, and all the ancestors watching. I’m super excited to be speaking with Jayda Shuavarnnasri today.

2021 May 13, Xoai Pham, “The Complicated Nature of Sex for Asian Women”, in Autostraddle, archived from the original on 2021-05-13:

Theydies and gentlethems, please witness the “one time I read a tweet saying” format, and weep.

2021 July 23, Michael Di Iorio, “Does Avocado Actually Taste Like Clean Dick? An Investigation Into Twitter’s Weirdest Theory”, in Pedestrian, archived from the original on 2021-07-23:

This isn’t just an issue for theydies and gentlethems – it’s not just for us queer folk.

2022, Petra Shotwell, “F**k Gender, I’m Tired”, in Debate, number 4:

Ladies and gentlemen / Boys and girls / Theydies and gentlethems / Babies / Cats dogs horses and bats / Twats / Are you excited to see the show?

2022, Tom Ratcliffe, Evelyn, Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, →ISBN:

In classrooms, teachers have moved away from addressing their students as “boys and girls” and say "scholars," "friends," "learners," or my favorite, “theydies and gentlethems."

[2022 July 15, Elizabeth J. Meyer, “Non-Binary Microaggressions: Everyday Interactions That Harm”, in Psychology Today, archived from the original on 2023-04-26:

Theydies and gentlethems, I present to you another entry for song of the summer: Saucy Santana’s “Booty.”

2022 July 22, Mathew Rodriguez, “The White House Defends Rachel Levine, Women’s Baseball Was Super Gay, and Dave Chappelle Gets Ousted: This Week in Queer News”, in Them, archived from the original on 2022-07-22:

Comedian Molly Kearney is making history as the first nonbinary cast member on Saturday Night Live, […] The next season is set to start in October, when we'll be tuning in with the hopes that the opening monologue will welcome "Theydies and Gentlethems."

2022 September 19, Kenna McCafferty, “Molly Kearney Becomes First Nonbinary Cast Member on 'SNL'”, in Paper, archived from the original on 2022-09-19:

There are many gender-neutral terms to address a group: folks, you all, people, team, friends, scholars, buds, epic humans—take your pick. Personally, I like theydies and gentlethems, because it’s punny. Whatever your preference, it’s a step toward gender equity that you can take right now, while modeling gender-inclusive practices for your students.

[2022 November/December, Regie Marie Plana-Alcuaz, “Catch your language”, in Teacher, British Columbia Teachers’ Federation, page 9, column 2:

A touchdown happens when the offensive team moves the ball into the opposing team’s end zone and scores –they get six points! Yes, that’s right theydies and gentlethems, if you can successfully move a ball across a huge field full of people trying to stop you then what could be better than scoring points?

2023 February 11, Editors, “10 football terms every LGBTQ+ person should know”, in Queerty, archived from the original on 2023-02-12:

(neologism) Used to address an audience gender-neutrally.


visiscreen

An image of Abby appeared on visiscreens at the front of the room.

2010, David Gregory, The Last Christian, Waterville, M.E.: Thorndike Press, →ISBN, page 611:

(science fiction) An electronic screen capable of displaying images or data.


visiplate

The glare of a searchlight splashed against his visiplates. Simultaneously, the ship jumped like some toy that had been struck an intolerable blow.

1940, A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Slan, Garden City, N.Y.: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., published 1946, page 101:


visiphone

During the late 21st century, the wide-spread use of portable voice-activated interactive computers and visiphones brought communications to their zenith.

2010, Eileen Siedman, The Faithful: 23rd Century Morality: A Mystery Novel, Bloomington, I.N.: Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 25:

(science fiction, dated) A telephone capable of making video calls.


loot rail

The idea held great promise. […] So citizens said yes. But that was a year ago, before inner-city troubles arrived on the boxy white train with a blue stripe, before light rail became known as "loot rail."

1994, U.S. News & World Report, volume 117, page 18:

[…] has launched the anti-“loot rail” movement as it has named itself as a play on “light rail,” but such fears are unwarranted and most thieves have access to automobiles.

2004, James A. Kushner, The Post-Automobile City, page 52:

(US, slang, derogatory) The light rail system of Baltimore, regarded as a means for inner-city criminals to visit other districts to commit robbery.


Scexit

Blend of Scotland + exit, by analogy with Brexit.

As Brexit becomes a settled fact of life, it will still be a cause of remainer grievance. But it could also fuel reluctance to go through the same trauma all over again as “Scexit”. […] The message that Scexit would be even worse than Brexit can still be delivered, just not by Johnson himself.

2021 February 9, Rafael Behr, “Sturgeon and Johnson have made Scottish independence seem inevitable. It isn't”, in The Guardian:

(UK politics) The (possible) act of Scotland becoming independent from the United Kingdom.


Indiewood

(informal) Independent films made outside of the traditional Hollywood studio system, usually with a low budget.


uraniumaire

A millionaire whose wealth was acquired through uranium mining.


cuckcake

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A woman who has sex with someone else's partner, with the consent of both.


yarden

It sank contentedly down on all fours, angling its head for easier access. Torin sat down next to the creature, smoothing its white coat. “You've welcomed all of the beings back to this small garden, or yarden, Rebecca.

2008, Eliel Luma Fionn, Return from Purple Earth, page 8:

But if you don't plan or properly plant, these shrubs will pass away in your yarden in less than a month.

2011, Jerry Baker, Flower Power!, page 280:

Fast forward to 2010—to me and my yarden, my “if you don't like something, do something about it” upbringing, that empty lot on Peterson and Campbell, and that photo on the butcher shop wall—[…]

2014, LaManda Joy, Start a Community Food Garden, page 8:

Sometimes I'll drop in a small handful of organic raisins or dried berries, but most times I'll also go outside and pick things from my yarden (what I like to call my yard, since many of the edibles growing there occur naturally) […]

2018, Jereme Zimmerman, Brew Beer Like a Yeti:

I also let plants have their way a bit, which may make my yarden look untended, or wild.

2019, Brooke Criswell, Tea of Tranquility, page 16:

Microcosm is my “yarden” (yard garden). While the space they occupy right outside my bedroom window isn't large, the products of their labor are recognized by many. […] My yarden quickly became the local figurehead of anti-neoliberal resistance. It also became hypervisible to those who disagreed with my alternative ways and made working outside potentially dangerous.

2022, Z. Zane McNeill, Y'all Means All, pages 98, 106:

(neologism, informal, nonstandard) An area which is both a yard and a garden.


news cyclone

Punning blend of news cycle + cyclone, coined by American sociologist Eric Klinenberg in 2005.

coin

Julia Gillard has decided to take on the news cyclone. It used to be called the news cycle, but things move so quickly in the new media age that cyclone is a far more accurate word.

2013, Laurie Oakes, Remarkable Times: Australian Politics 2010-13:

One can see the possibility for limitless content for a 24/7 world: churnalism, hamsterization, the news cyclone—names to describe the condition keep coming.

2014, Nikki Usher, Making News at The New York Times, page 232:

The 24/7 publishing of often unscheduled news reports, replacing the traditional news cycle.


lunarcrete

Researcher Larry Beyer of the University of Pittsburgh says a lunarcrete project would begin with the shipment of two molds and a work crew from Earth. First, the workers would bolt together an inner mold. It would be pressure tight and would serve as their temporary quarters. Then they'd erect an outer mold with a six-foot gap from the inner mold.

1990, David Gump, Space Enterprise: Beyond NASA, New York, N.Y., Westport, C.T., London: Praeger, →ISBN, page 190:

Lunarcrete or mooncrete could be made from lunar regolith, water and cement with the cement manufactured from lunar rock with a high calcium content.

2016, Louisa Preston, Goldilocks and the Water Bears: The Search for Life in the Universe, London: Bloomsbury Sigma, →ISBN, page 265:

One method is to combine regolith with a bonding agent to create lunar concrete (aka. "lunarcrete"), which can be printed out to build structures. In terms of benefits, lunarcrete requires less energy to produce than other building materials, is unaffected by extreme variations in temperature, absorbs harmful radiation, and is unaffected by prolonged exposure to vacuum.

2021 December 13, Matthew S. Williams, “The Logistics of Going "Interplanetary": What Does It Take to Live on the Moon?”, in Interesting Engineering, archived from the original on 2023-03-10:

This paper provides a fundamental basis for future research on confinement and strengthening for future coarse aggregate-free concretes, such as lunarcrete and 3D-printed concrete.

2023 February 15, Cheng Jiang, “Strength enhancement due to FRP confinement for coarse aggregate-free concrete”, in Engineering Structures, volume 277, New York, N.Y.: Elsevier, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:

A hypothetical concrete-like material, made from lunar matter, that could be used to build a colony on the Moon.


bromeopathy

Much of the man's time is currently spent broadcasting racist and hateful ideas to large swathes of the US. If we can get him to embrace "bromeopathy" instead, if we can turn him into the male equivalent of Gwyneth Paltrow, we can minimise his harm.

2022 April 19, Arwa Mahdawi, “I take little interest in men's balls. Unlike Tucker Carlson ...”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-30:

The trainer tells Carson about "bromeopathy"", or alternative medicine for men "who don't trust mainstream information".

2022 May 1, Simon Usborne, “Dude, this 'bromeopathy' is the nuts”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-05-01:

In April of this year, Tucker Carlson infamously pushed an apocalyptic-messianic "documentary" called "The End of Men" that advocated "testicle tanning," or exposing male genitalia to red light, supposedly to boost testosterone levels, as a form of "bromeopathy."

2022 July 31, Michel Gueldry, “America's heart of darkness: Making sense of the nonsensical allure of MAGA”, in Salon.com, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-05:

There appears to be, on the surface level, a conflict between the more "bromeopathy" aspects of this wellness world and “bro science," or attempts to say wellness claims are supported with scientific evidence.

2023 March 8, Liz Flora, “Alpha-male 'bromeopathy' is getting more support from mainstream wellness brands”, in Glossy, archived from the original on 2023-03-30:

And who could forget the "Tucker Carlson Originals" special "The End of Men," which introduced the world to "bromeopathy," the patriotic practice of bathing one's testicles in red light?

2023 April 25, Andrew Marantz, “The World According to Tucker Carlson”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-04:

(neologism) The scientifically dubious practice of attempting to increase testosterone levels by shining red light on one's testicles.


dronie

(neologism, slang) A photograph taken of oneself by means of a flying drone.


Nevadaplano

Blend of Nevada + altiplano. Coined by American geoscientist Peter G. DeCelles in a 2004 paper in the American Journal of Science.

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DeCelles, P. G. (2004 February 1) “Late Jurassic to Eocene evolution of the Cordilleran thrust belt and foreland basin system, western U.S.A.”, in American Journal of Science, volume 304, number 2, →Bibcode, →DOI, →ISSN, archived from the original on 2022-12-01, page 105

At the peak of its development, the retroarc side of the Cordillera was divided into five tectonomorphic zones, including from west to east the Luning-Fencemaker thrust belt; the central Nevada (or Eureka) thrust belt; a high-elevation plateau (the “Nevadaplano”); the topographically rugged Sevier fold-thrust belt; and the Laramide zone of intraforeland basement uplifts and basins.

2004, Peter G. DeCelles, “Late Jurassic to Eocene evolution of the Cordilleran thrust belt and foreland basin system, western U.S.A.”, in The American Journal of Science, volume 304, number 2, →DOI, archived from the original on 2022-12-01, page 105:

Terming this now-exhumed Late Cretaceous–Eocene hinterland metamorphic belt the Nevadaplano, he estimated that its average elevation probably exceeded 3 km.

2009, W. Gary Ernst, “Rise and Fall of the Nevadaplano”, in International Geology Review, volume 51, numbers 7-8, →DOI, page 583:

During the Late Cretaceous, central Nevada may have been a high elevation plateau, the Nevadaplano; some geodynamic models of the western US require thickened crust and high elevations during the Mesozoic to drive the subsequent tectonic events of the Cenozoic while other models do not.

2014, Kathryn E. Snell et al., “High elevation of the ‘Nevadaplano’ during the Late Cretaceous”, in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, volume 386, →DOI, page 52:

(geology) A high-elevation orogenic plateau that once existed during the Tertiary period in what is modern North America’s Great Basin, analogous to today’s high-elevation South American altiplano.


scisaac

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Scott McCall and Isaac Lahey from the Teen Wolf series.


compucondria

Cyberchondria (compucondria) is the unfounded escalation of concerns about common symptomology based on a review of search results and literature online (13).

2020 June 12, Christina Nikolova Grupcheva, Mladena Nikolaeva Radeva, Dimitar Ivanov Grupchev, “How to run an efficient eye care practice during and after the COVID-19 pandemic”, in Scripta Scientifica Medica, volume 52, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 9–16:


Microsloth

For example, hackers enjoy playing with and manipulating well known words and phrases: Microsoft becomes "Microsloth", while Internet Explorer mutates into "Internet Exploiter" in hacker language.

2002, Joseph I. Zajda, Society and the Environment, James Nicholas Publishers, page 262:


chantard

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Modeled after /b/tard. From 4chan and "chan"-named imageboards. Blend of chan + bastard and retard

(Internet slang, humorous, 4chan) A participant on the 4chan online imageboard and forum


plastiskin

Gavin's supple, plastiskin face was somber, his voice subdued. Ursula could tell that he had been doing a lot of thinking.

1986, David Brin, “Lungfish”, in The River of Time, Niles, Illinois: Dark Harvest, →ISBN, page 340:

(science fiction) synthetic skin, especially that of an android.


organlegger

Blend of organ + bootlegger (“an illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol”).

blend

Owen lay dead in the bloody snow, his noble body gashed and punctured in many places, and soaked in his own gore. And that was how the organleggers found him.

2004, Simon R[ichard] Green, Deathstalker Return, New York, N.Y.: Roc Books, →ISBN, page 404:

(science fiction) Someone who illegally harvests and sells human organs.


telempathy

"Telempathy is a skill that so far exists only in legends and rumors," Sue says. "To be able to master it would be something immensely valuable to the Sekhem."

2013, C[ynthia] J[aynes] Omololu, Intuition, New York, N.Y. […]: Walker Books, →ISBN, page 213:

(parapsychology, science fiction) The paranormal ability to sense the emotions of others; empathy.


telempath

"Very brave of you, but the ancient dragons of the Circle are very powerful telempaths and often use mind control on dragons untrained in mental battle. I will teach you how to protect your mind and fight a telepathic battle just in case you ever encounter one of their enforcers, or a human wizard."

2010, Susan Trombley, Princess's Dragon, New York, N.Y., Bloomington, I.N.: iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN, page 60:

(parapsychology, science fiction) Someone able to sense the emotions of others by paranormal means; someone who has the power of telempathy.


threevee

The demon paused before answering, as though listening to an internal voice. Seen up close, he too was slightly blurred — like a threevee picture in the middle of a bad day for sunspots, Kin thought.

1981, Terry Pratchett, Strata, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 157:

She loved to sit with me when three or four of us went to the Blue Sea, to the Bay of Lue, to threevees in the city, to musical shows, or just to eat iced meloncolion on the showy balconies of the comiche.

2016, John Argo, Moon Berry Wine: A Far Future Science Fiction Novel, San Diego, C.A.: Clocktower Books, →ISBN, page 38:

(science fiction) A screen or television able to display a three-dimensional image.


Filamerican

Although we had again been forced to withdraw, and finally abandon the first line of defense, the Filamericans had inflicted heavy casualties upon the enemy.

1984, Paul Ashton, Bataan Diary, page 109:

The Americans on Del Monte helped the Filamericans get the quinine cargo to the Cotabato coast. From there, they were able to make it to the American base in Cotabato, where they found it completely transformed.

2022, Summary of John R. Bruning's Indestructible:

A Filipino who supports the United States military.


Hooperating

(US, broadcasting, historical) A radio or television audience rating determined by the C. E. Hooper Company during the Golden Age of Radio.


Squiggol

Blend of squiggly + ALGOL, from the “squiggly” symbols it uses.

The overall goal of Squiggol is to calculate programs from their specifications in the way a mathematician calculates solutions to differential equations, or uses arithmetic to solve numerical problems.

1991 June, Erik Meijer, Maarten Fokkinga, Ross Paterson, “Functional programming with bananas, lenses, envelopes and barbed wire”, in Proceedings of the 5th ACM conference on Functional programming languages and computer architecture, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 124–144:

functional programming
functional programming

(functional programming, humorous) The Bird–Meertens formalism.


Lunix

Blend of Linux + lunatic or perhaps loon.

(informal, dysphemistic) Linux, an operating system originally patterned after Unix and which gave rise to Google's Android operating system.


Slowaris

Blend of slow + Solaris, suggesting slow performance.

Linux faithful mock Solaris with the adolescent nickname "Slowaris," but I challenge critics to find one instance among the innumerable huge-scale Solaris deployments where decision makers are considering a switch to Linux for speed's sake.

2006, InfoWorld, volume 28, number 38, page 24:

(informal, dysphemistic) Solaris, a Unix-based operating system earlier known as SunOS and now developed by Oracle Corporation.


Hamprace

A pig that is a cross-breed between the Hampshire and a landrace.


keytainer

Blend of key + container, originally a trademark.

And in my mind I was looking at something else, a set of brand-new car keys in a keytainer stamped: “The Packard House,” upstairs, in a dead man's pocket.

2005, Tony Hillerman, Rosemary Herbert, Sue Grafton, A New Omnibus of Crime, page 76:

A small portable case for a person's keys.


Linny

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Luna Lovegood and Ginny Weasley from Harry Potter.


Pansmione

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Pansy Parkinson and Hermione Granger from Harry Potter.


saloonatic

(US, archaic, informal, derogatory) A person who drinks alcohol in saloons.


boywife

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(gay slang, LGBTQ, sometimes humorous) A young male assuming the employment of homemaking, a role traditionally assumed by women; the submissive partner in the relationship who receives great pleasure in "taking care" of his more dominant partner.


mooncrete

He gestured at the mooncrete. "Great stuff, huh? And another case of the Builders showing off. They not only make us a moon; they make us one that will remain forever new."

1988, David F Nighbert, Timelapse, Headline, →ISBN, page 159:

The driver slowed down to a crawl; the vehicle's inflated wheels bumped slightly as they moved onto a mooncrete ramp, then the bus began rolling downward toward a pair of double doors.

2007, Allen Steele, Spindrift, London: Orbit, →ISBN, page 20:

The design emphasized the use of extra-terrestrial materials preferably from the Moon. "Mooncrete" – or lunar concrete – should be produced by processing lunar rocks in a factory.

2017 March, Werner Grandl, “Human life in the Solar System”, in REACH, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10:

An otherworldly project is underway. A researcher at the University of Miami is currently making "mooncrete," a material he hopes to perfect for building a habitable base on the moon.

2019 July 25, Tate Jacaruso, “Thanks To A Miami Researcher We Might Actually Be Building A Habitable Base On The Moon Soon”, in Narcity, archived from the original on 2021-06-14:

Synonym of lunarcrete (“a hypothetical concrete-like material, made from lunar matter, that could be used to build a colony on the Moon”).


Gunchester

″You hear people firing off guns all the time,″ she said. ″That’s why they call it Gunchester. I just thought some poor bugger’s got it again, and went on sudsing my hair.″

1993 November 15, Shawn Pogatchnik, “‘Gunchester’: A Dead Son and Shooting in the Street With AM-Guns Invade Britain, Bjt”, in Associated Press:

The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has said that the city has finally shrugged off its notorious Gunchester image thanks to their intensive efforts to combat gangs.

2011 April 11, Helen Carter, “Farewell to Gunchester”, in The Guardian:

Throughout the 1970s and 80s, gang violence increased, which earned the area [Moss Side] the nickname of "gunchester".

2018 August 13, Imran Rahman-Jones, “Moss Side: A history of the Manchester neighbourhood”, in BBC:

Manchester earned its name Gunchester in the 1980s and 1990s but violence came to a head when Benji Stanley, 14, was shot dead at a takeaway.

2021 March 21, Emily Retter, “Inside 'Gunchester': The brutal blowtorch-armed gangs running riot in Manchester”, in Daily Star:

(UK, informal, derogatory) The English city of Manchester, particularly Moss Side, referring to the city's historical high gun crime rate.


hypepriest

Blend of hypebeast (“a person obsessed about acquiring fashionable items, especially clothing and shoes”) + priest. Coined by GQ editor Sam Schube in 2017 referring to pastor Carl Lentz (see quotation).

The hipster pastor is dead, and into the void strides someone new. He's a man god-fearing and Fear of God-wearing in equal measure. Call him The Hypepriest.

2017 August 7, Sam Schube, “Hypepriests: The Grail-Wearing Pastors Who Dress Like Justin Bieber”, in GQ, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-17:

[Chad] Veach, who was recently dubbed the "hypepriest", is matching his look in a long-sleeved T-shirt with a checkerboard design on the sleeve – merchandise from LA's Zoe Church, where Veach preaches and [Justin] Bieber attends.

2017 August 28, Ellie Violet Bramley, “From hypebeast to hypepriest: why the church is embracing streetwear”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-29:

The hypepriest phenomenon has also swept American Christianity, with the Instagram account @PreachersNSneakers tracking the hypebeast-level sneakers religious leaders are wearing.

2019 May 1, Rachel Tashjian, “What's Up with Kanye West's New Sneaker Socks?”, in GQ, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-02:

The founding pastors, Brian and Bobbie Houston, took Lentz's termination as a church "hypepriest" personally, with Brian writing in his email, "While I have no doubt in my heart that this is the right course of action, I must mention Bobbie's and my personal sadness, as we have known Laura her entire life and Carl for well over 20 years."

2020 November 5, Hannah Frishberg, “Fired Hillsong Church pastor Carl Lentz: I cheated on my wife”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-17:

Is the era of the "hypepriest" over? The ouster of pastor-turned-celebrity Carl Lentz of Hillsong NYC, the controversy and legal troubles swirling around Hillsong founder Brian Houston and a recent documentary series chronicling alleged abuse in the famously famous Hillsong Church, might certainly lead some to believe that the American public has tired of expensively dressed pastors with famous friends and large social media followings.

2022 April 10, Leah Payne, “The rise and fall of Hillsong's 'hypepriests'”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 2023-05-03:

(neologism) A celebrity priest or pastor who dresses fashionably; a hypebeast priest.


gamejack

en-verb

gamejack (third-person singular simple present gamejacks, present participle gamejacking, simple past and past participle gamejacked)

gamejacks (present singular third-person)
gamejacking (participle present)
gamejacked (participle past)
gamejacked (past)

alternate reality game
alternate reality game

(alternate reality game fandom slang) To create third-party material that disruptively presents itself as being part of an ARG.


kinosseur

Why, yes, I DO own a few Criterion Collection LaserDiscs! I'm something of a kinosseur myself.

(Internet slang, 4chan) A person who watches and appreciates films, especially those considered kino.


askhole

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An askhole is someone who asks for advice but never applies these tips for the changes they seek.

2021, Derek DeCosta, The Moonlight King:

You might say, I'm going to be an askhole and tell you about my dilemma, and I say that I want your opinion, but don't expect me to actually go with your recommendation. Askhole conversations can be draining and unfulfilling […]

2023, Charlotte Fox Weber, Tell Me What You Want, page 272:

A person who asks for advice but refuses to follow it.


NanoPutian

Portmanteau/Blend of nanometer + lilliputian


Texaplex

Blend of Texas + metroplex. Analyzable as Tex + -a- + -plex

A conurbation in Texas, United States A heavily populated roughly triangular region of Texas containing the majority of its population, and its largest cities, spreading between Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Houston, San Antonio, and, Austin.


downalator

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“Your own true love has set his foot on the first step of the down-alator.”
“The what?”
“Opposite number of the escalator. The down-alator. It leads to the place where all bad critics go.”
[…]
“I just don't want you on that down-alator, that's all.”
“The what?”
“Never mind.”

1960, 38:20 and 42:05 from the start, in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (motion picture):

One of my children solved that one 25 years ago when he was little more than a toddler. As we were walking through a department store he told me he wanted to ride the “upalator,” but that the “downalator” was too scary for him.
Wouldn’t it be simpler to call them the upalator and the downalator? The only exception might be the escalator in the Centrum, the big department store in Warsaw. If I remember correctly, that machine only went up. It had no “down” counterpart.

1988 May 29, Bob O’Sullivan, “Going Down an Elevator Is Rarely Uplifting”, in Los Angeles Times:

He was right: JCVD — which opens this weekend in New York City, and Nov. 14 in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Jose and Washington, D.C. — is the best movie Van Damme ever made (granted, not the highest encomium), and a cogent, probing, funny critique on celebrity in its downalator phase.

2008 November 6, Richard Corliss, “Jean Claude Van Damme in JCVD.”, in Time:

To the presidential politics of it: For the first time in months, the president looks like he's on the Uppalator, not the Downalator.

2012 June 29, Peggy Noonan, “Noonan: Obama Has a Good Day”, in The Wall Street Journal:

“He’s an enormous star who is on what I call the ‘down-alator’ of his career,” Wilson said. “He’s about to step off the same cliff Eddie Murphy stepped off about 10 years ago. Eddie Murphy has never come back, and Murphy is more talented.”

2013 February 23, “Razzies put bite on ‘Twilight’ as worst picture”, in AP News:

(humorous, informal, rare) an escalator going downwards


AuDHD

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Toph has AuDHD, Autism and ADHD mashed together. Besides all of the self-explanatory things these two factors entail, folks with this diagnosis have a different way of thinking. In Toph's own words, her "autistic brain has to learn by observation" as she does not pick up on social cues the way folks outside the spectrum do. She learns them by observing patterns.

2022 July 6, Robertas Lisickis, Monika Pašukonytė, “"I've Been Asking My Male Friends To Do Something – Watch If The First Response To Everything A Woman Tells You Is To Refute, Say No, Or Something Negative"”, in Bored Panda, archived from the original on 2022-08-15:

Antekeier said that the ADHD medication that she takes has helped her immensely in school and with socializing, and accepts it now as a part of her autism. In her bio on TikTok, where she posts advocacy and information about her diagnosis, she self-describes as having "audhd."

2022 December 26, Jake Johnson, “A woman with autism was misdiagnosed for years — here are 3 subtle signs she now realizes went unnoticed”, in Insider, archived from the original on 2022-12-26:

In AuDHD, special interest may change more rapidly than for those who are only autistic, Neff said. "It may last only a couple of months, but the intensity of the special interest remains the same," she added.

2023 April 25, Laura Newberry, “Autism and ADHD often go hand-in-hand. What’s it like to have ’AuDHD’?”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-08-03:

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder#Noun

(informal) The combination of autism and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).


fabotherapeutic

(medicine) Of an antivenom: making use of fragment antigen-binding.


Quechumaran

(linguistics) Of or relating to a proposed language family that unites Quechua and Aymara.


Levittown

Any of several large suburban housing developments created in the United States by William J. Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons, for returning veterans after World War II.


trimensional

It is owing to this fundamental fact that the two retinal images of the same trimensional object are slightly different from each other, and this difference is technically called lateral disparity.

1920, Hubert Gruender, An Introductory Course in Experimental Psychology: […], volume I, Chicago, I.L.: Loyola University Press, page 175:

Sutt indicated the trimensional star-map on the table. He adjusted the controls and a cluster of some half-dozen stellar systems blazed red.

1944 August, Isaac Asimov, “The Big and the Little”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume XXXIII, number 6, page 8:

Photographic aggregates, as stated previously, can be made which produce single images with all the attributes of stereoscopic vision and which the writer termed "trimensional images." […] Trimensional pictures, the writer is certain, will replace the present geometric pictures as a matter of course. The trimensional perspective will lend a touch of amazing reality to photographs and reproductions of any and all kinds whatsoever.

1949 August, Theodore Nakken, “The Great Enigma: The Stereoscopic Perspective”, in International Projectionist, volume 24, number 8, New York, N.Y.: International Projectionist Publishing Co., Inc., →OCLC, page 25:

Haskell turned to the captain's desk, studied the trimensional photograph of an Ermesian native. A big creature—over seven feet tall—and heavy, with thick, short legs, hairy torso, long muscular arms terminating in broad, flat hands with multi-jointed fingers tipped with retractile, vermilion-dyed claws.

1950 August, Bernard I. Kahn, “A Pinch of Culture”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume XLV, page 90, column 1:

Since Sam had another son who was about three years old, he was interested in the quality of children's fare on television. He could see that my trimensional animation process would be perfect for children's films.

1986, Art Clokey, “Foreward”, in Gumby: The Authorized Biography of the World's Favorite Clayboy, New York, N.Y.: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 2, column 1:

A trimensional scan showed only cuts, bruises and a small fracture in her kneecap. All of the injuries were easily treated.

1996, W[illiam] R[och] Thompson, Infiltrator, New York, N.Y. […]: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 223:

(chiefly science fiction) Three-dimensional.


papple

Pyrus pyrifolia
Pyrus pyrifolia#Translingual

Either of two closely related fruits, both pears with apple-like traits.

The apple pear, Pyrus pyrifolia, sometimes known as the Chinese pear.

The Chinese white pear, Pyrus × bretschneideri, originally derived from the above.


outerthickness

(graph theory) The minimum number of outerplanar subgraphs which a given graph can decompose into.


monthsary

“It's…our monthsary?” / “Is that a question?” / “Of course not!” / She covered her mouth with her hand so I wouldn't see her laugh. “It's not our monthsary.”

2018 [2017], KenDaniel [Kenneth Olanday], The Conspiration of the Universe, Mandaluyong City: Summit Books, →ISBN, page 189:

(chiefly Philippines, informal) Synonym of monthiversary.


architextuality

en-noun

architextuality (countable and uncountable, plural architextualities)

Blend of architecture + textuality? Coined by Gérard Genette.

These architextualities, in turn, replicate the metrics and asymmetrical geometries of say the city or a philosophy.

2008, Mary Valentis, Tara P. Monastero, Paula Yablonsky, TechKnowledgies, page 20:

Therefore this chapter moves into two directions, cybertextually expanding (and reorganizing) the field of architextuality, and specifying the ergodic variety within it.

2012, Markku Eskelinen, Cybertext Poetics:

The categories and properties of a literary genre that provide the textuality of an individual work.


begpacking

The practice of begging for money while backpacking, in order to fund one's travels.


touron

I peeled off my trencher and looped it through the shoulderstrap of my greatpurse. The youngest pickers eyed me wantonly. But they soon spotted me as a native and went back to hustling the tourons.

1986, Charles Fernandez, “The Salvaging of Santa Claus”, in Popular Fiction by Oregon Authors, Eugene, O.R.: A Is A Literary Services, →ISBN, page 63:

I'd followed a station wagon jam-packed with tourons from New Hampshire all the way out Highway 130, and it pleased me when they slowed to a sedate twenty miles per hour as soon as they passed the town's boundary line, which meant they'd seen the Harry Starbranch unmanned traffic-control device and responded accordingly.

1995, Gregory Bean, No Comfort in Victory, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 35:

In the morning the police sharpsters hacked their way through my screen door with machetes, two hysterical tourons in tow. I was just going to point out where they could find the perpetrator of the previous night's driving atrocities, out playing in the sand on the beach, when the touron woman screamed That's the monster! The touron couple were shouting and pointing at me, ace bandages and bloody gauze around their necks.

1998, Mark Richard, “Fun at the Beach”, in Charity: Stories, New York, N.Y. […]: Doubeday, →ISBN, page 63:

"I gotta slow down a little," Tyra said. "Business hasn't been great. You know so many folks are losing their jobs and things won't pick up till the winter tourons get here."

2017, Mary Sojourner, “Cyndra Won't Get out of the Truck”, in The Talker: Short Stories, Salt Lake City, U.T.: Torrey House Press, →ISBN, page 117:

(park ranger slang) A tourist who acts in an ignorant or idiotic manner.


greenhushing

greenhushing (usually uncountable, plural not attested)

Blend of greenwashing + hushing coined by American brand strategist Jerry Stifelman in a blog for the consulting agency TreeHugger published the 2nd of March 2008.

coinage

A tendency of a company’s marketing to be quiet about its sustainability not to be charged with greenwashing.


Quanglican

A person who holds to both Quaker and Anglican traditions.


nerdity test

(Internet, informal) An online purity test to gauge the taker's nerdiness.


laugh-in

After Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, an American sketch comedy television program that began in 1967. Blend of laugh + love-in or similar, from the hippy protests popular at the time.

Still another alternative is to tape programs off the air. Or tape lessons or laugh-ins with your buddies.

1969, Boys' Life, volume 59, number 11, page 12:

Unlike most laugh-ins, the set-up welcomes boozed-up hecklers and positively encourages audiences to waylay the four performers, who each have half an hour to fill.


(automotive) The industry promulgated standard for DC fast charging, in North America, a combination of the Type 1 AC charging standard connector, additional DC conductor pins, and the CCS protocol.


(automotive) The European Union legally defined standard for public DC fast charging, a combination of the Type 2 AC charging standard connector, additional DC conductor pins, and the CCS protocol.


Perthonality

This Saturday come disco under the mistletoe to the smooth sounds of some of Perth's finest DJs, and one Perthonality who has never DJed before… Exploder a.k.a^([sic]) filmmaker Jimmy Jack mans ones and twos for his debut, backed up by party platterers Amnesia, Boy Crazy Stacey and Petrosex 'til 1am.

2010 December 9, “MembersOnly: 9–15 December 2010”, in The Drum Media, number 217, Perth, WA: Street Press Australia, page 48:

Everyone's favourite eclectic Perthonality Tomas Ford is once again setting out to perform his twisted spy thriller Stop Killing People in Edinburgh this year.

2014 June 11, “Anything's Pozible”, in The Music, number 42, Perth, WA: Street Press Australia, page 8:

Pandemonium at the city's newest Spudshed on Thursday reveals the soft spot Perth hearts hold for owner Tony Galati. [see title]

2015 November 12, Emma Young, “Perthonality Tony Galati gets rock-star welcome at Morley Spudshed opening”, in WAtoday:

We're currently working closely with Famous Sharron – a local ‘Perthonality’ who's very famous for ‘nothing at all’ – with tonnes of exciting bits in the pipeline for the Fringe World Festival, […]

2018 Summer, Serena Horrocks, quotee, “A Mini Marvel”, in Marque, Northbridge, WA: Premium Publishers, page 17:

“It was even the residence of a Perthonality or two and would have many stories to tell – a highlight would be an intimate, private concert by Rod Stewart in the early 1980s.”

2018 September 21, “7 Dorking Road, City Beach – Expressions of interest by October 3”, in PerthNow:

Attendees, we have confirmed, included none other than the colourful Perthonality Tony Galati, better known by his royal moniker, the West Australian Spud King.

2022 May 12, Michael Roddan, “Pauline Hanson pulls Spud King for WA fundraiser”, in Australian Financial Review:

A former Eagles favourite and Perthonality – especially here around the 6PR offices – will be getting the boots on once again to help out the Eagle’s WAFL side.

2023 April 20, “Former legend puts the boots on once again to help ailing Eagles”, in 6PR:

(humorous) A local celebrity within Perth, Western Australia.


victicrat

Does this country have a race problem or are we all held hostage to a "victicrat" mentality?

2000, Larry Elder, The Ten Things You Can't Say in America, page 4:

(US politics) One who espouses a victim mentality, especially believing that every negative situation in their life is brought about due to their race.


Shottingham

(UK, informal, derogatory) The city of Nottingham, England in reference to its historical high gun crime rate.


mangagement ring

en-noun

mangagement ring (plural mangagement rings)

Most men, jewelers find, move their first ring to their right hand in lieu of the stacking that is traditional for most women. Others may simply allow the mangagement ring to play both roles and have it polished up for the big day.

2014 February 14, Samantha Zabell, “The Rise of the Man-gagement Ring”, in The Atlantic:

“As a feminist I actually quite like the idea of mangagement rings, as otherwise it's like we are property of men with the ring ‘branding’ us, while they are free to skip around appearing unengaged,” 30-year-old Helen explained to The Independent.

2017 August 30, Rachel Hosie, “Why millennial men are wearing engagement rings”, in The Independent:

(neologism) An engagement ring worn by a man.


drilldo

WHATS WRONG WITH HER ? HAVE I GOT BODY ODOUR OR IS SHE BORED WITH MY DRILLDO

1971, The Canadian Forum, Volume 51, volume 51, Survival Foundation, page 20:

A Fucksaw is a hand-held modified jigsaw tipped with a dildo and is sometimes called a drilldo.

[2012 February 28, Wally Zubric, The ‘Men's Only' Book of Toilet Trivia, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 54:

There's even something called a 'Drilldo,' which looks like a power drill dong attachment, which is a thing Miriam imagines nobody ever wants to see used, except for dumb fucking dudes who don't know or care how to press a woman's pleasure buttons.

[2013 September 24, Various Authors, Clare Toohey, The Malfeasance Occasional: Girl Trouble, St. Martin's Publishing Group, →ISBN:

All this underlines that, in the FuckingMachines videos, what is coded "male" and what is coded "mechanical" is constantly blurred. Moreover, there are frequent scenes in which machines such as the “Drilldo” or the “Fucksall” do not actually work on their own but have to be secured by a helping hand of someone who works on the set.

[2013 December 5, S. Schaschek, Pornography and Seriality: The Culture of Producing Pleasure, Springer, →ISBN:

The drilldo started to turn slowly. “This is just a test. Before I apply a full treatment to this wet hole, I need to check the fit for maximum friction.” Lexie shuddered, trepidation and hunger driving her adrenaline higher.

2018 May 21, Kate Allure, Laying Pipe, Entangled Publishing, →ISBN:

“They made a drilldo!” someone shouted. Mittens shouted into the vent near the ceiling from her upper bunk, “They loose-lipped. They be bragging about how they use it on each other.

2020 December 11, Karen Andrea Campbell, Falling: Hard Lessons and the Redemption of the Woman Next Door, Book Baby, →ISBN:


Eye-Q

Test yourself on how acutely you observe the little things about everyday items. If you can answer correctly all eight questions below, you have earned a “genius” rating for taking notice. Six right means your Eye-Q is definitely superior. 1. You ought to know what the Great Seal of the United States looks like because you’ve seen it so many times. Where?

1982, More Tests and Teasers, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, published 1983, →ISBN, page 110:

HOW'S YOUR "EYE-Q?" Your "Eye-Q"--the ability to see beyond the obvious--may be very important in promoting safety by eliminating poor housekeeping as a factor in accidents.

TEST YOUR MIND’S EYE-Q! […] Here’s another Puzzicle that tests what might be called your Eye-Q. What do the three images above depict?

1988, Alan Robbins, Puzzicles, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, cover and page 86:

(nonce word) A score measuring visual ability.


metapedian

Users also move among different communities as they move from being a new user to an active user, or choose at any stage to exit the platform. Indeed it is not uncommon for many active users and metapedians to suffer burnout.

2015, Kim Osman, Wikipedia: Access and participation in an open encyclopaedia (thesis), Brisbane, Queensland: Queensland University of Technology, page 99:

(Wikimedia jargon) A Wikipedia editor who focuses on the social side of the project, such as participating in discussions or community events, rather than editing articles and contributing content.


MLOps

Blend of ML (“machine learning”) + DevOps.

blend

The goal of MLOps is to minimize the technical friction to get the model from an idea to production in the shortest possible time with high-quality predictive power and with as little risk as possible.

2021, Hien Luu, Beginning Apache Spark 3, 2nd edition, Apress, →ISBN:

(machine learning) A paradigm that aims to deploy and maintain machine learning models in production reliably and efficiently.


tranime

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Coordinate term: manime

Why do trannies post anime everywhere? Their github avatar is ALWAYS degenerate tranime shit.

2019 December 12, anonymous author, 4chan, /g/:

Learn basic programming, degenerate tranime weeb

2019 December 25, anonymous author, 4chan, /g/:

None of you will ever be a real woman no matter how much tranime you watch.

2020 December 2, anonymous author, 4chan, /r9k/:

daily reminder that tranime depicts men in excessively feminine manner and thereby normalizes and promotes such behavior, convincing mentally ill men that they can be cute anime boy/girl s too

2021 August 26, anonymous author, 4chan, /qa/:

Sorry I don't get your references because I don't watch tranime

2022 February 20, anonymous author, 4chan, /his/:

(Internet slang, 4chan, derogatory, offensive) Anime, especially when viewed as being disproportionately liked by transgender people.


screenshort

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Kind of counterintuitively, Screenshorts demonstrate why the 140 character limit is vital. If people began posting massive chunks of text to Twitter, it would no longer be easy to scan. But the Screenshort, working side-by-side with in-line image previews, works perfectly. Click to enlarge and all that.

2014 December 19, Mat Honan, “The Rise Of The Screenshort™”, in BuzzFeed News, archived from the original on 2023-05-30:

We've heard such rumors before, but this one just got a lot more plausible thanks to a cryptic screenshort from Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey.

2016 January 5, Klint Finley, “Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Hints Its 140 Character Limit Could End”, in Wired, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-10:

No more screenshorts

2016 April 12, Casey Newton, “You can now share quoted text directly to Facebook”, in The Verge, archived from the original on 2023-03-23:

(social media, rare) A screenshot of text posted to social media.


Memphibian

(humorous) A person from Memphis, Tennessee


CoHort

Blend of CoHo (“Colleen Hoover”) + cohort.

To the CoHorts for your unrivaled support.

2014, Colleen Hoover, “Acknowledgments”, in Ugly Love, Atria Paperback, →ISBN, page 324:

Fans — they call themselves “CoHorts” — get tattoos inspired by her work and vote her books to the top of reader polls.

[2018 July 22, Michael Merschel, “Superstar romance author Colleen Hoover talks about her Texas town and unlikely bookstore”, in The Dallas Morning News:

However, this summer, Hoover—affectionately called CoHo by her huge fan base—gained a whole new legion of CoHorts thanks to the viral nature of social media. […] Lauren [McBride] tells Parade. "I've read nine of her books thus far and consider myself an official CoHort.[…]" […] While I am not a die-hard CoHort, I have read several of Hoover’s books and she is, no doubt, a brilliant writer. […] So, dear readers, are you ready to become a CoHort? We have put together a comprehensive list of Colleen Hoover’s books in order, […]

2022 January 23, Michelle Parkerton, “Why Author Colleen Hoover Is Trending on TikTok—And All the CoHo Books That You Should Read!”, in Parade, archived from the original on 2022-12-08:

Her fans (they call themselves CoHorts) point to these unexpected pivots as part of Hoover's appeal.

[2022 January 24, Stephanie Merry, “On TikTok, crying is encouraged. Colleen Hoover gets the job done.”, in The Boston Globe, volume 301, number 24, page C10:

Hoover is affectionately called Coho^([sic]) by her enormous fan base, who refer to themselves as CoHorts!

[2022 May, Emily Evans, “Women Authors Shaping Literature”, in YOUR Williamson, page 92:

“It Starts With Us” had been so eagerly desired by her admirers — CoHorts, some call themselves — that she broke a personal rule: Don’t let “outside influences” determine her next book.

2022 August 26, Hillel Italie, “Mix of literary, commercial books due in fall”, in The Post-Star, volume 118, number 279, page A7:

AS A SELF-PROCLAIMED CoHort — Colleen Hoover superfan — I have read 17 out of 23 of her love-story thrillers. […] She has secured her spot as a New York Times bestselling author by teaching us CoHorts to expect the unexpected.

2022 September 6, Addie Moore, “Hoover’s hierarchy”, in The Harbinger, volume LXV, number 1, Shawnee Mission East High School, page 23:

Her fans, who are mostly women, call themselves CoHorts and post gushing reactions to her books’ devastating climaxes. […] The encounter often lasted less than a minute, but for CoHorts, meeting her is akin to making a religious pilgrimage.

2022 October 23, Alexandra Alter, “Can’t make it up: Savvy Hoover rules bestseller list”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, volume 74, number 296, page E15:

COHORTS RISE […] These wild stats aren’t a surprise if you ventured onto BookTok or Goodreads: Hoover has a vocal (and fiercely devoted) following with CoHorts forcing her books to occupy seven of the ten top spots in this week’s New York Times Paperback Trade Fiction best-seller list.

2022 October 25, Zoe Guy, “Colleen Hoover Is Keeping Printers in Business”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 2022-10-25:

The Texas writer’s page-turning novels and devoted army of ‘CoHorts’ have made her BookTok royalty – and one of the world’s biggest selling authors […] Hoover says she doesn’t want to be confined to a genre, but most of the books could be described as romances or thrillers, and it is clear that her fans want and expect something specific from a Colleen Hoover book – they call her CoHo, and themselves Cohorts.^([sic]) […] It’s unlikely she’ll drop off the bestseller charts any time soon. At least, not if her ever devoted CoHorts have anything to do with it.

2022 October 26, Moira Redmond, “Colleen Hoover is a phenomenon. No wonder It Starts With Us already needs reprinting”, in inews.co.uk, DMG Media, archived from the original on 2022-10-26:

Hoover’s story is an inspiring testament to hard work, self-belief and engaging with your audience, which she has done for the duration of her career, interacting with her army of “CoHorts” on TikTok and Facebook.

2022 November 6, John Warner, “Publishing has not seen a phenomenon like ‘It Starts with Us’ in years”, in Chicago Tribune:

Colleen’s ‘CoHorts’ are devout. Effusive. And they live for the drama.

2023 January 1, Liesl Robertson, “The RISE and RISE of BOOKTOK”, in Fairlady:

But when Hoover surprised her CoHorts with news “It Ends With Us” was becoming a coloring book on Jan. 10, fans questioned whether the dramatic novel could survive the adaptation into other mediums — and whether it should make the leap at all, given its themes of domestic abuse and trauma.

2023 January 12, Anahy Diaz, Lindsay Lowe, “Colleen Hoover responds to coloring book controversy: 'I hear you and I agree with you'”, in Yahoo!, archived from the original on 2023-01-16:

Hoover’s first book, “Slammed,” was pushed to the bestseller list by an army of digital followers who called themselves “CoHorts.”

[2023 January 22, Bill Finley, “Novelist rides the romance wave”, in Arizona Daily Star, page E6:

COLLEEN’S COHORTS

2023 February 23, “Colleen’s CoHorts”, in You:

Now that Hoover’s rise to stardom is over, the rising number of Hoover’s haters are beginning to overwhelm “CoHorts,” the name given to her die-hard fans.

2023 February 28, Chelsea Peng, “CoHo Hate Club”, in The Pingry Record, volume CXLVIII, number III, Pingry School, page 4:

Hoover has over 2 million followers on Instagram and a dedicated fan base that calls themselves CoHorts which, according to me, is a new phenomenon in literature.

[2023 May 26, Harsh Aditya, “I stepped inside the cult of Colleen Hoover for a hot minute”, in Vogue India, archived from the original on 2023-05-26:

There’s no denying her impact: Book communities on Instagram (CoHorts, as they call themselves) have gone head-to-head ranking their favorite CoHo books (yep, that's their name for her), while Barnes & Noble and indie bookstores alike have tables dedicated to her work.

[2023 May 31, Shivani Dubey, “Are Colleen Hoover Fans Ready to Face the Truth About Her Books?”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 2023-05-31:

Across the globe you'll find millions of 'CoHorts' (Colleen's fan base) singing the praises of their beloved author with fan accounts, blogs and newsletters dedicated to the characters brought to life in her books. […] 'CoHorts' and romance novel aficionados alike became instantly attached to the character of Lily.

2023 June 20, Lisa Hamilton, “'Did they even read the book?' Why people are so angry about Blake Lively's new movie.”, in Mamamia, archived from the original on 2023-06-22:

(fandom slang) A fan of American author Colleen Hoover (born 1979).


lollerskates

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LOLLERSKATES!

2003 November 5, flashgorman, “Bored”, in uk.rec.motorcycles (Usenet):

I don't trust fortune cookies anymore. Last time I opened one, it just said "Hahahahahahaha lol lollerskates rotflfmao" Then I checked the back for the lottery numbers, it just said "Yeah right"

2008 April 13, The Dude, “Remember 3 months from this date”, in alt.religion.wicca (Usenet):

^^^^ MUHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAH LOLLERSKATES

2010 April 29, YumYumPandaburger, “Ortiz wins a fight!”, in rec.martial-arts (Usenet):

(Internet slang, dated) A fanciful variation of LOL (“laughing out loud”), often associated with an ASCII GIF of a stick figure rollerskating on the word "LOL".


lollercoaster

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You are a pathetic loser. LOLLERCOASTER

2010 December 27, Uncle Max, “Kindle: Amazon's best selling product of all time.”, in comp.sys.mac.advocacy (Usenet):

Only a lunatic or a retard threatens someone on the internet and expects anything but a Lollercoaster.

2012 April 16, Buster Norris, “Were you paying attention Buster? Still think you're safe??? Think again.”, in alt.politics (Usenet):

Triple check your bubbling. I can't tell you how many very smart kids I've worked with who have lost points to bubbling errors on the SAT. It's unbelievable to me. And they always just laugh it off! "Oops, I misbubbled, LOL." "Oops, I threw my shoe at you, LOL. Oops I threw my other one too! LOLLERCOASTER!!!1one"

2014, Mike McClenathan, PWN the SAT: Math Guide, 3rd edition, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, →ISBN, page 28:

(Internet slang, rare) A fanciful variation of LOL (“laughing out loud”).


complextro

Blend of complex + electro [2010], coined by American DJ Porter Robinson.

electronic dance music
electronic dance music

A subgenre of electro house electronic dance music with intricate glitchy basslines and chiptune effects.


lagerita

To channel Fogerty in his drinking days feel free to go that route, but if that's too rough for you, the classic beer and tequila cocktail: the lagerita.

2022, How to Drink Like a Rock Star […] , Apollo Publishers, →ISBN:

A cocktail made from lager beer and tequila.


documemoir

A memoir taking the form of a documentary.


simulpub

en-verb

simulpub (third-person singular simple present simulpubs, present participle simulpubbing, simple past and past participle simulpubbed)

simulpubs (present singular third-person)
simulpubbing (participle present)
simulpubbed (participle past)
simulpubbed (past)

Probably a blend of simulcast + publish.

To simultaneously publish manga in multiple markets.


cluebie

I've been out of it so long now that if you gave me an axe I probably wouldn't know which end to use to chop down a tree, but I still know enough of the basics to scare the cluebies off and to set up some protection against the majority of the people who think downloading "toolz" like WinNuke makes them a threat to national security.

2000 June 3, Magic, “MT ?”, in alt.wow-sucks (Usenet):

New builders pick up code cues from their peers in the pits, and newbies who are quick studies of this code soon find themselves respected as cluebies.

2001, Alison Bing, Erin Conley, Robot Riots: The Good Guide to Bad Bots, New York, N.Y.: Barnes & Noble, →ISBN, page 125:

So, that's my basic explanation without investing any real thought into it. Do you think that cluebies would start to get the picture from this or should there be pictures also?

2002 June 6, HarleyDude®, “how do I setup a new newsgroup ?”, in 24hoursupport.helpdesk (Usenet):

Considering that APEWS is only used by a handful of cluebies running mail servers in their attics for 5 family friends and 3 cats, does anyone besides the NANAE peanut gallery actually think the game of pretending people are blocked and must do things to 'get off' APEWS is anything but a game of lying to try to rope other people into the fight?

2007 August 1, Steve Linford, “Help! APEWS blocked the World!”, in news.admin.net-abuse.blocklisting (Usenet):

(Internet slang, dated) A new or inexperienced user who is more knowledgeable than a newbie; a newbie who "has a clue".


delie

delie (third-person singular simple present delies, present participle delying, simple past and past participle delied)

delies (present singular third-person)
delying (participle present)
delied (participle past)
delied (past)

Joe Biden continues to delie about his business dealings with son Hunter.

(neologism, nonstandard) to deny and lie simultaneously


caramboxin

Averrhoa carambola
Averrhoa carambola#Translingual

(organic chemistry) A toxin found in the star fruit (Averrhoa carambola).


globital

Blend of global + digital, coined by Anna Reading, who originally spelled it globytal, influenced by byte.

[…] is developing a globital memory field that cuts across conventionally understood binaries of the communicative versus the cultural, the individual versus the social, or the national versus the transnational.

2013, Ellen Rutten, Julie Fedor, Vera Zvereva, Memory, Conflict and New Media, page 23:

In conditions of unlimited global-digital 'web-memory' (labelled by one critic a 'globital age'), social remembering and forgetting have become functions of algorithm-based search technologies that mine data from users […]

2018, Guy Beiner, Forgetful Remembrance, page 625:

Both global and digital; relating to the use of computer technology by the international masses, especially with regard to the recording of human memories.


sexpedition

Our upcoming Canadian sexpedition is not only about losing my virginity. No way, man. Sexual intercourse, that biological feat of penile performance, will—with an official testosterone stamp of approval—mark my entry into manhood.

2001 March 5, Ken Baker, Man Made: A Memoir, Penguin, →ISBN:

When I am asked how I first learned to adventure off-road using a motorcycle, whether it was from being enrolled in a riding school or from racing, I answer with some chagrin mixed with a dark memory: "It was the result of a motorcycle sexpedition, my first sordid adventure affair."

2014 April 15, Gregory Frazier, chapter 1, in Down and Out in Patagonia, Kamchatka, and Timbuktu: Greg Frazier's Round and Round and Round the World Motorcycle Journey, Motorbooks, →ISBN, page 19:

Finally, finally, I get the door open. Thank God, because I was about to say fuck it and go with the full showcase sexpedition. Walking me backward through the doorway, Diego has his mouth on mine again, while Rigo takes my key out of the door and closes it.

2018 May 21, C.C. Wylde, chapter 4, in Fight Twice for Me (Two Stepbrothers Are Better Than One), Entangled Publishing, LLC, →ISBN:


flightmare

Blend of flight + nightmare. Compare also frightmare.

She glanced, for the first time since this flightmare started, to the man sitting in the aisle seat beside her.

2011, Joe Shrader, Eden Falls, page 118:

I was so grateful to see my children that day, and even Jake was a sight for sore eyes after the “flightmare” from hell.

2015, Mary Helen Hensley, Promised by Heaven:

The flightmare continues as I elbow my way through chuckleheads in pleated khakis or gamey business suits with phones clipped to their belts, parents who are wrangling several unruly kids hopped up on M&Ms, and reunited couples engaged in serious tonsil hockey.

2015, Jennifer Worick, Things I Want to Punch in the Face, page 15:

(travel, aviation) An unpleasant flight or experience during air travel.


Plebbit

quoted in 2020, John Bodner, Wendy Welch, Ian Brodie, COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
Go look at plebbit [reddit], they're fucking hysterical. Screaming for forced vaccinations.


harasshole

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The blonde touched Max's arm. "It's all right . . . he can't fire me, 'cause I quit. . . . I'm tired of workin' for this sexual-harasshole." "Good call," Original Cindy said. Max shrugged and put the guy down. He was leaning over the counter, red-faced, choking, when the three women strolled out onto the street together.

2002 November 5, Max Allan Collins, Dark Angel: Before the Dawn, volume 1, Random House Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 100:

It was just one of those moments where you're a harasshole because you can be. Because even though I was a swollen, sullen, man-hating self-loather, I knew I was still hotter than anything a smelly hippie could hope to have.

2013 May 31, John Vorhaus, The Texas Twist, Prospect Park Books, →ISBN, page 168:

I have a trove, including such treasures as sadlarious, disastrophe, cumulolingus, and the very much needed harasshole, which describes a guy – you know the guy – the one with the authority hard-on who always gives you such grief.

2013 October 2, John Vorhaus, Comedy Writing 4 Life, Bafflegab Books, →ISBN:

Screen Grabs. If a harasshole comes at you via text message or social media, screen grab everything for your records, ensuring that the phone number or social media handle is in frame.

2021 April 6, Adrienne Lawrence, Staying in the Game: The Playbook for Beating Workplace Sexual Harassment, Penguin, →ISBN, page 126:

(slang, derogatory, Canada, US) An objectionable harassing person.