Buffyite

46 and proud to be a Buffyite. One of the best shows on the tube.

1998 May 25, Georg McLaughlin, “Re: Newbie (ages ?)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Buffyites [felt] the show had slipped this year, falling into a very administration-like (and un-Buffy-like) us vs. them moral schema.

2005, Rhonda Wilcox (quoting Eric Alterman), Why Buffy Matters: The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I. B. Tauris & Co Ltd (2006), unnumbered page

Although Internet communities are virtual, it is the hypothesis of this paper that the virtcom can become a real community, by means of which Buffyites and Angelites can regularly interact.

2009, Mary Kirby-Diaz, “Buffy, Angel, and the Creation of Virtual Communities”, in Mary Kirby-Diaz, editor, Buffy and Angel Conquer the Internet: Essays on Online Fandom, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 18:

(slang) A fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Buffian

Sorry to have missed meeting the Canberra Buffians.

2000 January 17, Rachel, “Re: Inaugural ACT Buffy Meet”, in aus.tv.buffy (Usenet):

In all this time it still hasn't occurred to you that Buffians couldn't possibly give less of a shit about ratings?

2001 May 31, Forge [username], “Re: Wonky wins in Finale Ratings! Outraged DA fans demand recount!”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Yay - 'nother Buffian :D

2002 June 2, Trin, “Re: ROLL CALL!”, in uk.religion.pagan (Usenet):


Buffista

> Well, to *you* I yield precedence, but the rest of these whippersnappers
> ought to bow to my half-century. And I've been a Buffista from Day One.

2002 February 19, Bill Reid (quoting Charles Stanley), “Re: Am I the only old man here?”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Of course if they entice the 'Buffy crowd', there'll be a lot of Buffistas reading Jinx High for the first time and complaining about it ripping off the Buffy episode "The Witch" (my first usenet post about Buffy was to abml about a certain rather obvious plot resemplance^([sic]) there).

2005 August 31, William George Ferguson, “Re: New release of Tregarde series?”, in alt.books.m-lackey (Usenet):

We didn't discuss it further, and continued sitting on our asses watching the TV. But a couple weeks later, late at night, another Buffista pondered the idea online.

2007, Allyson Beatrice, Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?: True Adventures in Cult Fandom, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 189:


Buffyholic

Anyway, I was thinking that some of us Buffyholics could meet there and perhaps organize a Denver "goober" for Buffy's season premiere.

1998 August 13, barklage [username], “Starcon 98 (Denver)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Cordesman was introduced to Buffy by Buffyholics in his family, watched an episode or two, perceived analogies between the show and America's approach to threats of biological warfare, and developed Buffy into compounds that expressed his views on security.

2003, Michael Adams, Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 100:

Before “Prophecy Girl,” I thought Buffy was a pretty cool show with some great moments, way better than anything else on the box. In its wake, I was an obsessive Buffy'''holic.

2009, Justine Larbalestier, “A Buffy Confession”, in Glenn Yeffeth, editor, Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 78:


Buffaholic

For all you UK Buffaholics out there, there's an SMG interview in this week's (month's?) TV Hits magazine.

1999 January 14, Jonathan Nickson, “SMG interview”, in alt.fan.sarah-m-gellar (Usenet):

I'm am^([sic]) always online late Tuesday....gotta see what the Buffaholics thought about the new ep. I love Feb sweeps <G>.

2001 February 10, Karen Marie, “Re: Smackdown & Thunder”, in alt.pro-wrestling.wwf (Usenet):

I am a 36-yr-old mother of two pre-shcoolers and I am a proud Buffaholic (not too mention Angelholic).

2001 December 18, Sharon V, “True Age Demographic”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):


Spidey

Seven months later he reappeared in his own comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man. In the 16 years since, Spidey (as his fans call him) has become the country's most popular superhero, appearing in 300 daily newspapers.

1978, Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 79, page 8:

In the closet Marvin found his sea shell collection, baseball cards, a stack of Spidey comic books, a jar of dead flies he had forgotten about, a paper bag filled with pine cones, and five cans of mud from Lake Washington.

1981 Oct, Ebony Jr., volume 9, number 4, page 25:

Only Spider-Man's spidey powers can get us out of this!

1983 Jan, Boys' Life, volume 73, number 1, page 21:

[H]e's also written a Spidey short story (“Arms and the Man” in 1997's Untold Tales of Spider-Man) and a Spidey novel (Down These Mean Streets in 2005).

2013, Gerry Conway, Leah Wilson, Webslinger: Unauthorized Essays On Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, page 32:

(slang) The fictional superhero Spider-Man.


Batmaniac

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Batmaniac.wav

The DC comic book recently ran a two-day telephone poll asking Batmaniacs whether they wanted Robin, who was seriously injured by an explosion at the end of one issue, to live or die.

1988, Raymond Moley, Malcolm Muir, Joseph Becker Phillips, Newsweek, volume 112, numbers 19-26, page xxxi:

(informal) A fan of the Batman fictional franchise.


Ford Nation

From the family name of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (b. 1969).

But to offend the poster child of the newly ascendant right-wing would offend Ford Nation, its multitudes signed up and ready to go, go, go and vote, vote, vote.

2010 December 17, Christopher Hume, “Hume: Ford ushers in Mayor McGuinty”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 2014-08-08:

Emboldened, he went on to threaten Liberal Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty with Ford Nation, saying his followers could topple him if he didn’t cough up more money for the city.

2011 October 3, Nicholas Köhler, “Rob Ford can’t fight city hall”, in Macleans Magazine, Canada, retrieved 2014-08-08:

In a move clearly designed to stoke the fires of Ford Nation and enrage left-leaning councillors, Ford came out swinging at left-leaning special interest groups.

2012 June 1, Don Peat, “Ford vows to march on”, in Toronto Sun, Canada, retrieved 2014-08-08:

Volunteers said they had distributed 1,500 t-shirts emblazoned with “Ford Nation” within the first 45 minutes.

2013 July 5, Alexandra Bosanac, “Toronto mayor mingles with Ford Nation as thousands turn out for free burgers and beer at annual barbecue”, in National Post, Canada, retrieved 2014-08-08:

“There are those who like Ford’s coarse and unrefined style,” she said. Part of “Ford Nation is loyal to Ford because they know he offends and upsets the elites.”

2014 May 16, Paul Koring, “Rob Ford a topic of discussion at U.S. think tank”, in Globe and Mail, Canada, retrieved 2014-08-08:

(Canadian politics, collectively) The supporters of controversial former Toronto mayor Rob Ford.

Doug Ford? Doug Ford! In Ontario, of all places?! Surely, Ford Nation can’t win there, not with a leader so unfamiliar with facts and rational discourse, not in Canada’s fulcrum province, the place of habitual moderation.

2018 June 8, Jeffrey Simpson, “Opinion: How Ontario became Ford Nation”, in The Globe and Mail, retrieved 2022-09-30:

The vote-rich Greater Toronto Area, where any party must perform strongly to have a chance at winning an Ontario election, has tightened its embrace of Ford Nation.

2022 June 2, David Rider, “Doug Ford’s Conservatives dominate the GTA after election”, in The Toronto Star, retrieved 2022-09-30:

(Canadian politics, collectively) The supporters of Ontario premier Doug Ford (brother of Rob Ford).


Warsie

Actually I'd like to pit some Warsies against some Trekkies in an MTV (claymation) Death Match.

1999 May 17, Kevin Pacheco Cheney, “I DOUBT THIS MOVIE IS GOING TO LIVE UP TO ALL ITS HYPE”, in The Spokesman-Review:

Pompous sentimental muck well worthy of George Lucas himself. For Warsies only.

2003, Frank Plowright, The Slings & Arrows Comic Guide, Slings & Arrows, →ISBN, page 125:

But, only if those movies are “Lord of the Rings”, “Star Wars” (Ep. 3 - 6 only, mind you - the first three are a bad dream for most Warsies, after all), […]

2012, Joseph Santiago, Lina Clark, Life by Association: Getting Furry, →ISBN, page 165:

(fandom slang) A fan of the Star Wars films and/or media franchise.


Twimom

For "Twilight" fans, the Runaways' iconic power may be difficult to grasp. (And for many of those girls' Twimoms, it may be difficult to remember.)

2010 April 9, Ann Hornaday, “Kristen Stewart has style and substance in hard-rocking 'The Runaways'”, in The Washington Post:

The next six hours consisted of 40-something-year-old TwiMoms who couldn't wait to get a glance of Carlisle, rude people trying to cut in line, and an insane lady bringing her fussy baby who wouldn't stop crying.

2012, Julith Perry, "'Breaking Dawn' renews series", The Mentor (Manhattan High School, Manhattan, Kansas), Volume 100, Issue 11, 27 November 2012, page 6

Even though we're writing legal teens doing legal things, we did get our fair share of shit for being “TwiMoms” writing “TwiPorn.”

2013, Anne Jamison, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, BenBella Books, published 2013, →ISBN:

(fandom slang) A mother who likes Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or the associated films.


Twilighter

If you look at the town, and around the ever-increasing number of tourists who have come to take pictures with anything that says “Forks,” you will find signs heralding businesses' support of the Twilight books—irresistible to the voracious Twilighter (as Meyer's fans call themselves).

2010, Tracey Baptise, Stephenie Meyer, Chelsea House, →ISBN, page 47:

A prequel on Carlisle would answer all of these questions and give Twilighters a better understanding of the leader of the Cullen family.

2010, Michelle Pan, Bella Should Have Dumped Edward: Controversial Views & Debates on the Twilight Series, Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 83:

For one “Twilighter” in particular, the friendships she formed formed helped her through a particularly rough patch, when her husband's kidney failed and he was in need of a transplant.

2014, Michelle Groover, “Twilight and Twitter: An Ethnographic Study”, in Claudia Bucciferro, editor, The Twilight Saga: Exploring the Global Phenomenon, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, pages 85–86:

(fandom slang) A fan of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or the related films.


Twifan

Naff ending and slow pacing notwithstanding, you can't really call this swoonfest a terrible movie (unless you want to be tweeted to death by Twifans).

2010 April 8, “To tide over the Twi-hards”, in Daily News, South Africa:

There are even goodies, too, for Twifans whose love of cooking is just as strong as their love for vampires and werewolves.

2010, Amanda McGuire Rzicznek, "'Twilight' cookbook adds spice", The BG News (Bowling Green State University), Volume 104, Issue 159, 7 July 2010, page 8

As any Twifan could tell you, long before Snowqueens Icedragon changed some names in her popular fic “Master of the Universe” and published it as Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James, the wank surrounding her, her attitudes, and her relationship to the fandom had already reached epic proportions.

(fandom slang) A fan of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight book series or the associated films.


fanpire

The self-proclaimed fanpires gawked, squealed and begged for autographs and photos with the stars.

2008 November 18, Derrik J. Lang, “Fans flock to 'Twilight' premiere in Los Angeles”, in USA Today:

Have you devoured the "Twilight" books? Are you obsessed with Edward? Can you recite the entire "Twilight" movie? Do you have Bella on the brain? Then you just might be a "Twilight" fanpire.

2009 July 16, “An event to sink your teeth into”, in The Charleston Gazette:

That their emotional relationship is foregrounded over sex may also explain why the mothers of Meyer's “fanpires” are great enthusiasts of the books, too.

2012, Victoria Nelson, Gothicka: Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural, Harvard University Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 136:


sic semper tyrannis

From the Latin sīc semper tyrannīs (“thus always to tyrants”). While the line is sometimes said to have been uttered by Brutus after he assassinated Julius Caesar, the utterance itself is recorded in no ancient sources and appears to be a modern invention. It is probably a Latin translation by the US Founding Father George Wythe of what Tiberius Gracchus' grandfather, the general and statesman Scipio Aemilianus, said when he heard of the assassination of his grandson. According to Plutarch (21.4), he reacted by quoting Homer's Odyssey (1.47): ὡς ἀπόλοιτο καὶ ἄλλος, ὅτις τοιαῦτά γε ῥέζοι (And so perish all who do the same). This etymology is presented by Mike Fontaine, though he mentions both Wythe and George Mason as possible translators, which is very unlikely since Wythe is famous as a Classicist whereas there is no recorded mention of Mason's knowledge of Greek.

der

Thus always to tyrants; tyrannical leaders will inevitably be overthrown.

George Mason
George Wythe
John Wilkes Booth
Julius Caesar
Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
Tiberius Gracchus


AUMF

And that is why I intend to engage Congress about the existing Authorization to Use Military Force, or AUMF, to determine how we can continue to fight terrorism without keeping America on a perpetual wartime footing.

2013 May 23, Barack Obama, Remarks by the President at the National Defense University:

(US politics, military) Initialism of authorization for use of military force.


Irangate

With warships facing off in the Persian Gulf, the Irangate Follies smearing itself across the network airwaves and puppet Contra leaders laughing openly at Americans stupid enough to send them money, there is a good deal to be angry and concerned about.

1987 August 22, Tom Grabosky, “Who Hears an Orton?”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 6, page 7:


Rethuglican

I have often said that it is the intent of the Rethuglicans to bankrupt the system so that there is no money for social programs!!!

2002 June 16, John H. Fisher, “Re: Rats up to old same ole' tricks again.”, in alt.politics.democrats (Usenet):

Whever^([sic]) you read something written by a Neocon/Rethuglican, remember, they may brag about how great they are, but they ain't in Iraq.

2005 January 11, NoSpamAllowed [username], “Re: Foolish, Naive American Politicians Will Receive No Muslim Gratitude For Tsunami Aid”, in alt.politics.democrats (Usenet):

Never as many as you ChickenHawk Rethuglicans, who send other people's kids off to do what you were too scaredy-cat to do yourselves.

2009 January 20, Iarnrod [username], “Re: Most Of American Military Suspicious Of Obama AsCommander-In-Chief”, in alt.politics.democrats (Usenet):

(US politics, slang, derogatory) A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States.


Retardican

They're keeping him under wraps so nobody has time to rig the polling machines. They'll pop him out two days ahead of the elections. The typical Retardican will hear just one thing: Reagan. They'll vote for him automatically and mindlessly, in the same way they react (negatively, as trained) to news about stem cell research.

2004 June 28, Doug Kanter, “Re: OT: Ron Reagan”, in rec.boats (Usenet):

All across the world, families came together and most people agreed, Retardican and Homocrat alike, it was a beautiful time to be alive on the planet Earth, wars or no wars, end or no end.

2006, Michael Soltys, The Grass is Green, page 244:

The Demoncrats versus the Retardicans. Nothing is more bizarre than the body swapping of the Democrats and Republicans.

2020, Steve Madison, What's Eating You? How the World Is Screwing You Up:

Republican Party
w:Republican Party (United States)

(US politics, slang, derogatory) A Republican (a member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States), seen as having no intelligence.


Retardican

Did you notice how the real mouthpiece of the Retardican plutocrat fascists, Dr. Arm(tm) has nothing to contribute to this thread now that the discussion does not invove heavy breathing and name calling?

2000 December 28, Douglas King, “Oil Exploration.... more side chatter”, in alt.sailing.asa (Usenet):

Has anyone besides Drudge (and his followers) reported this story? I think you can file it with last month's Kerry-banged-an-intern story. Can't wait to see what you Retardican clowns come up with next.

2004 March 23, Plankton, “Re: The arrogance of Kerry”, in alt.fan.howard-stern (Usenet):

Amazing how these Retardican tools, who preach distrust and hatred of ALL government, think it's religious to believe everything the Nixonite Retardican Dumbya government says...except when that same government utters an official discouraging word against Herr Bush.

2006 January 17, trim...@dc.net, “Re: Here you go, GOP Shills!”, in dfw.politics (Usenet):

Republican Party
Republican Party#English

(US politics, slang, derogatory) Republican (of or pertaining to the Republican Party of the United States).


Chimpy

From chimp + -y, comparing Bush's appearance or facial expressions to a chimpanzee's.

I wonder how all those testosterone-laden combat virgins feel now, after supporting a scumbag like Chimpy and then watching him cut funding for vets....

2003 June 17, Hoss Cartright, “Chimpy and Veterans”, in az.politics (Usenet):

The day that George W. Bush first slimed his way into the Oval Office must have been a happy one indeed for the radical Iranian handlers behind Chalabi's INC operation. They knew Chimpy was exactly the sort of sucker they needed: Intellctually lazy and stupendously vain.

2004 May 23, Doctoroe, “Re: How many Bushies does it take to change a lightbulb?”, in talk.politics.misc (Usenet):

Bush would've told Murkins they were traitors for not wanting his bailouts, CEO Bonuses, Wars, Cheney and Jebya's conflicts of interests and exposing spies who refused to lie for Chimpy.

2010 January 12, Palin On Beaver News, “Nobody Voted For it. Nobody Wants it. He campaigned AGAINST it.”, in talk.politics.misc (Usenet):

(US politics, derogatory) George W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009).


GPUSA

United States of America
United States of America#English

(US politics) Initialism of Green Party of the United States of America.


South Park Republican

en-noun

South Park Republican (plural South Park Republicans)

Coined by commentator Andrew Sullivan in 2001.

(US politics, colloquial) A member of a generation of young people holding center-right political beliefs more or less aligned with those portrayed in the American animated television program South Park.


sabre de luz

(science fiction) lightsaber (sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light)


트럼프

[tʰɯɾʌ̹mpʰɯ]

도널드 트럼프

A transliteration of the English surname Trump.


brohoof

From bro + hoof, by analogy with brofist.

R.S. wears the gear to signal that he’s into ponies, he says. When he’s on campus, he’ll meet other fans and maybe even receive “a random brohoof on the street,” he says. (A brohoof is like a fist bump. A fist bump is like . . . oh, forget it.)

2012 April 6, Melody Wilson, “D.C. ‘bronies’ feel the love and friendship of ‘My Little Pony’”, in The Washington Post:

While other people look on with confused and strange looks, bronies are free to talk about a great show and brohoof all day long (A brohoof is a fist pump between bronies and/or pegasistahs).

2012, David C. Benson, "It's Okay to be a Brony", The Clock (Plymouth State University), Volume 57, Issue 20, Volume 57, 27 April 2012, page 11

My Little Pony is redefining manhood and that deserves a brohoof.

2014 March 19, Hugh Johnson, “Of bronies and men: Rethinking manliness”, in The Denver Post:

(My Little Pony fandom slang) A fist bump shared between fellow bronies to represent pony hooves.


Republicunt

He shot my husband a smirk, not letting me go. "Jesus, Dean, you married a feminazi?"
I smiled sweetly. "Beats a Republicunt."

2010, Cornelia Read, Invisible Boy, Grand Central Publishing, published 2010, →ISBN:

Speaking of money, ever since the Republicunts came back into office after Clinton in 2000, most people just do not have the extra money to see a Pro Domme like they used to.

2011, Davina Rhine (quoting Andi), Rebel Moms: The Off-Road Map for the Off-Road Mom, Rebellion Press (2011), page 573

“Dude, is that the president? Get that Republicunt off the TV, will you?”

2014, Scott Sigler, Pandemic, Crown Publishers, published 2014, →ISBN:

(US politics, slang, vulgar, derogatory) A member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States.


Thronie

From throne + -ie, referencing the television series Game of Thrones.

It takes a special breed of fan to get up early for a 12-hour Game of Thrones marathon, but it takes a true "Thronie" to do it the morning after a midnight screening of The Hunger Games.

2012, Graham Templeton, "This throne's for you", Metro (Vancouver), 23 March 2012 - 25 March 2012, page 4

Back then, hard-core Thronies were probably still playing “The Rains of Castamere” on their lutes, […]

2014 June 16, Melissa Maerz, “'Game of Thrones' review: All men truly must die”, in Entertainment Weekly:

A diehard Thronie, as fans of the television fantasy series sometimes call themselves, the student from the Indian city of Chennai chides her fellow fans to gather for a group photo with the intertwining, enclosing trees of the Dark Hedges, the location for a brief but memorable scene from the series, as background.

2014 July 4, Vincent Boland, “‘Game of Thrones’ brings fantastical footfall to Northern Ireland”, in Financial Times:

(fandom slang) A fan of the American fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones. or the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire it is based on.


Second Amendment

Chip called from New Hampshire to tell me about Jack's representing me at the National Rifle Association meeting. Jack not only told them I was a hunter all my life and a good shot, but also said in a loud voice, "My daddy will approve anything you want to do in the woods."[…]
The key words were "in the woods." The NRA, basing its argument on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution regarding the right to bear arms, has acquired tremendous influence within the U.S. Congress and among state and local governments.

2011 [1980 February 19], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 402–403:

The Second Amendment “means nothing if the government can prohibit all persons from acquiring any firearm or ammunition,” Judge Lawrence VanDyke wrote. “But that’s what happened in this case.”[…]
Firearms Policy Coalition vice president of programs Adam Kraut said in a statement that the cases resulted “when authoritarian governments used COVID as an excuse to attack Second Amendment rights.”
The 9th Circuit opinions “confirm our claims that the COVID closures of gun stores and firing ranges violated the Second Amendment rights of Californians,” he said.

2022 January 20, Don Thompson, “California’s COVID gun store shutdowns ruled illegal”, in AP News, archived from the original on 2022-01-20:

right to keep and bear arms
right to keep and bear arms

The amendment to the constitution of the United States pertaining to the right to keep and bear arms.

Second Amendment to the United States Constitution


Superwholock

Blend of Supernatural (U.S. TV series) + Doctor Who + Sherlock (TV series).

blend

This show is one of my favorites, so much so that even I am a part of the Superwholock fandom.

2013, Nicholas Howe, "TV with Nic: BBC's Sherlock", The SCC Challenge (Southeast Community College), Volume 28, Number 3, 14 February 2013, page 6

The nascent fandom of SuperWhoLock (a fandom of Supernatural, Doctor Who, and the BBC’s Sherlock) exemplifies this playfulness: fans mix and match texts to create unique fan texts outside what canon offers.

2013 April 29, Paul Booth, “Reifying the Fan: Inspector Spacetime as Fan Practice”, in Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture, volume 11, number 2, page 151:

Gif fics are not proprietary to the SuperWhoLock fandom.

2013, Nistasha Perez, "Gif Fics and the Rebloggable Canon of SuperWhoLock", in Fan Phenomenon: Doctor Who (ed. Paul Booth), Intellect Books (2013), published 15 August 2013, page 152

(fandom slang) An amalgamate fandom of the television series Supernatural, Doctor Who, and Sherlock, often characterized by crossover fanworks with characters and plot elements from all three.


Tuesday Group

(US politics) An informal caucus of approximately 50 moderate Republican members of the House of Representatives in the 114th Congress (2015-2017).


Obamageddon

It is still very possible that he will surprise us and develop into a great leader, the chosen one we so desperately seek to lead us from the darkness of Obamageddon, the Barracolypse.

2011, Mark Easely, "President Perry", The Observer (Notre Dame and Saint Mary's), Volume 45, Issue 4, 26 August 2011, page 10

He has turned American tax policy in the direction that Europe's been going for the past fifty years. Great Obama Depression, here we come. We're one step closer to Obamageddon.

2013, Wayne Root, The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide: How to Survive, Thrive, and Prosper During Obamageddon, Regnery Publishing, →ISBN:

I remain deeply skeptical of people amassing weapons against a coming Obamageddon.

2013 June 6, Christopher Swindell, “Can We Put Guns Down and Talk?”, in The Charleston Gazette:

(US politics, derogatory or humorous) The decline or fall of the United States caused by the presidency of Barack Obama.


Obamanation

Beck has become the chronicler of all that the Tea Party sees is wrong with the 'Obamanation' that is America today.

2012, Michael Brissenden, American Stories: Tales of Hope and Anger, University of Queensland Press, →ISBN, page 11:

Recovery from the national emergency of these Obama years will require a huge amount of careful decision making, from domestic to international, unwinding the Obamanation the USA has been saddled with.

2012, Dan S. Wible, Halftime in America: The Challenge Years: Fighting to Stop Progressive Tyranny in the United States, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 393:

However, if four years of Jimmy Carter did not destroy our nation, four years of Obamanation won't either.

2013, Frank A. Kaye, Red Gray and Blue, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 5:

(US politics, derogatory) The presidency of Barack Obama, viewed as detrimental to the United States.


Batcape

From bat + cape, by analogy with Batman.

He had four months to make a special-effects extravaganza that had to make every want to wear a Batcape next Halloween.

1996, Nancy Griffin, Kim Masters, Hit & Run, page 168:

Tears streaming down the boy's face, though he was still hanging on, blanket flapping out like a Batcape.

2008, James Jauncey, The Witness, page 42:

Jamie was sitting in Daisy's cot next to her, wearing his new Batman outfit, back to front, attempting to tie his Batcape around his protesting baby sister.

2014, Maeve Haran, The Time of their Lives:

A cape, particularly one that resembles the long, black one worn by Batman.


Batnipples

The Batnipples are gone, but they should not be forgotten.

2012 August 5, Mason Krollig, “The Nipples that Batman Deserves, But Not the Ones He Needs Right Now”, in UniLife Magazine, number 20, University of South Australia, page 23:

As long as you don't get the George Clooney suit with the batnipples, you're golden.

2012 October 25, Tristan Cooper, “Cape down, sass up”, in Vanguard, volume 67, number 17, Portland State University, page 7:

Will the earth-inheriting geeks be assuaged that this super-suit is free of the Batnipples that helped make a mockery of George Clooney’s suit (“putting the ‘mocker’ in ‘Joel Schumacher’ since the mid-’90s”), which seemed to signal brightly, like some areola Borealis, that those Bat-films were troubled from the get-go, if not the get-up?

2014 May 13, Michael Cavna, “Ben Affleck’s Batman suit? Channing Tatum’s Gambit role? Welcome to the new (screen) world order…”, in The Washington Post:

(fandom slang) The molded nipples on the rubber suits worn by the characters Batman and Robin in the films Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.


Batverse

In this hard-boiled version of the Batverse, the characters were gritty, tough and more realistic.

2011, Tyler Brown, "'Batman: Noel' a dark tale, reversion of old classic", Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State University), Volume 117, Number 64, 18 November 2011, page 5

So overall in my mind at least this is a great film, the best of the trilogy by far, and even though they say it is the end of this perticular storyline arc, I hope it isn't the end of Christopher Nolan's Batverse, as I would be one very sad person…

2012, Tim Knight, "The Dark Knight Rises", Amaze, 3 August 2012, Edition 5, page 117 (approx.)

It's a ballsy move to reject fan-favourite and mainstream recognisable elements of the Batverse such as Robin and The Joker, but fingers crossed Beware the Batman will finally return Bruce Wayne's animated shenanigans to the heights of the early 1990s.

2013 April, “A Midsummer's Dark Knight”, in Cult TV Times, number 00, page 3:

(fandom slang) The fictional universe which serves as the setting for the Batman comics, films, and television series.


Myszka Miki

Myszka Miki (nominative singular)
Myszki Miki (genitive singular)
Myszce Miki (dative singular)
Myszkę Miki (accusative singular)
Myszką Miki (instrumental singular)
Myszce Miki (locative singular)
Myszko Miki (singular vocative)

Mickey Mouse (most famous Disney cartoon character, an anthropomorphic mouse with a falsetto voice and a cheerful disposition)


Treknical

en-adj

Treknical (comparative more Treknical, superlative most Treknical)

more Treknical (comparative)
most Treknical (superlative)

(derogatory) pertaining to treknobabble (the fake technical writing or speech featured in Star Trek).


Trek

Spock’s half-brother Cybok virtually brought Kirk and McCoy to their knees with a simple imposing of their own self-reflection. […] it gave the writers of Trek a generic bad guy that is best described as a eccentric-lunatic genius on a personal quest which consequently affects the universe on a catastrophic level.

1994 November 22, James A. Kimble, “Part V Revisited in Star Trek Generations”, in The Connector, volume XXII, number 11, Lowell, Mass.: University of Massachusetts Lowell, page 15, column 1:


Trek

Trek (comparative more Trek, superlative most Trek)

more Trek (comparative)
most Trek (superlative)


Treknology

Blend of Trek (“Star Trek”) + technology.

blend

Over the years, the supporting information for all of this faux “Treknology” has become nearly as complex as you'd expect the real technology to be and has been refined to the finest of arts.

2012, William Shatner, I'm Working On That: A Trek From Science Fiction To Science Fact, unnumbered page:

The possibilities and challenges introduced by even our most basic versions of the holodeck and replicator may seem small in comparison to the most significant breakthrough of Treknology—the transporter.

2015, Douglas Brode, Shea T. Brode, The Star Trek Universe: Franchising the Final Frontier, page 38:

For design-oriented fans grappling with constant changes presented by the franchise's expansion and evolution, the details of visualized “Treknology” such as warp-nacelle configuration, transporter range, and the correct color of phaser beams are sites of intense negotiation over authenticity and allegiance.

2018, Bob Rehak, More Than Meets the Eye: Special Effects and the Fantastic Transmedia Franchise, page 54:

(fandom slang) The fictional science and technology featured in the Star Trek franchise.


street money

Mr Davis: Would it be feasible to use the taxpayers['] money without any checking as you're talking about here for what is commonly known as walk-around money or street money? Because under the FEC, that is now legal...
Mr Lott: ... I guess since walk-around money is now considered legal, I guess th[e]y could use that. Some States do rely very heavily on walk-around money in their primaries and general elections as the record will show.

1979, “Statement of Hon. Trent Lott...”, in Hearings before the Committee on House Administration ... on H.R. 1 and Related Legislation, page 264:

walk-around money
walk-around money#English

(US politics, colloquial) Synonym of walk-around money.


Clana

The same thing occurred among Smallvilles shippers who were divided among supporting Clana' (Clark/Lana), Clois (Clark/Lois), Chlark (Chloe/Clark), with some slash fans rooting for the same sex pairing Clex (Clark/Lex).

2008, Jennifer Gillan, Television and New Media: Must-Click TV, Routledge, published 2011, →ISBN, page 46:

For example it led to the incessant Clana in seasons 6 and 7 when it was long passed its expiry date.

2008 May 17, KalElFan [username], “Re: SV+ Smallville/"Sequels", The CW & WB”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe (Usenet):

Clana vids, for example, may pay homage to favorite moments in Clark and Lana's romantic relationship.

2011, Juli Stone Pitzer, “Vids, Vlogs, and Blogs: The Participatory Culture of Smallvilles Digital Fan”, in Lincoln Geraghty, editor, The Smallville Chronicles: Critical Essays on the Television Series, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, page 123:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Clark Kent and Lana Lang from the television series Smallville.


Clex

Thus Smallville fans use the Clex pairing in fanfiction to explore, therefore, not just what it means to become “queer” in the sense of lived sexual orientation, but also what it means to become a fan.

2005, Brigid Kelly, "The Transformative Power Of 'Hot Gay Sex': Queering Superman, Queering The Fan On The TelevisionWithoutPity 'Smallville' Boards", Spectator, Volume 25, Issue 1, Spring 2005, page 75

Considering how often Smallville has already diverged from Superman canon in the course of the past five seasons, including the transformation of Clark and Lex from instant enemies to friends, this line of reasoning points to an attitude of wanting to defend and reaffirm the validity of "Clex."

2008, Melanie E. S. Kohnen, “The Adventures of a Repressed Farm Boy and the Billionaire Who Loves Him: Queer Spectatorship in Smallville Fandom”, in Sharon Marie Ross, Louisa Ellen Stein, editors, Teen Television: Essays on Programming and Fandom, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 216:

The same thing occurred among Smallvilles shippers who were divided among supporting Clana (Clark/Lana), Clois (Clark/Lois), Chlark (Chloe/Clark), with some slash fans rooting for the same sex pairing Clex' (Clark/Lex).

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Clark Kent and Lex Luthor from the television series Smallville.


Chlark

So this development may move the relationships more to a Lexana vs. Chlark end of the season, not what the Clanites would want but consistent with what the series has apparently been setting up for more of.

2006 December 25, KalElFan [username], “Re: Call For Noms: The Worst of Smallville”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):

The same thing occurred among Smallvilles shippers who were divided among supporting Clana (Clark/Lana), Clois (Clark/Lois), Chlark' (Chloe/Clark), with some slash fans rooting for the same sex pairing Clex (Clark/Lex).

Although "Escape" tackles these kinds of issues more heavily than the typical Smallville episode and thus could have prompted a more spirited output, other episode sub-forums are also filled with Chlark and Clois fans discussing the validity of their favorite relationship.

2014, Cory Barker, “'Chlark' vs 'Clois': Shippers, Anti-Fans, and Anti-Fan Fans in Smallville”, in Cory Barker, Chris Ryan, Myc Wiatrowski, editors, Mapping Smallville: Critical Essays on the Series and Its Characters, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 182:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Chloe Sullivan and Clark Kent from the television series Smallville.


Clois

The same thing occurred among Smallvilles shippers who were divided among supporting Clana (Clark/Lana), Clois' (Clark/Lois), Chlark (Chloe/Clark), with some slash fans rooting for the same sex pairing Clex (Clark/Lex).

I think even Clois fans would go along with that, since she dumped Clark.

2010 May 9, Christopher M., “Re: Smallville Season 10”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Clark Kent and Lois Lane from the television series Smallville.


Chlollie

I guess when you direct the episode, as Allison Mack did, you get to put yourself in the final scene: The heck with Clark and Lois — Chlollie was in full effect, as Oliver guided Chloe in shooting an arrow, his arms enfolding her.

2010 February 13, Ken Tucker, “'Smallville' goes supernatural: A recap and a suggestion”, in Entertainment Weekly:

Other than the extreme crappiness of 'Escape', Chloe's nude excursion into Clark's shower probably irritated just about everybody--Clois fans, Chlollie fans, people who just don't like Chloe, etc.

2010 June 7, Christopher M., “Re: Kryptonsite poll: Favorite season 10 director?”, in alt.tv.smallville (Usenet):

While the fans do love Chlollie, the question remains: Will their marriage survive the series finale of Smallville?

2011, Natalie Abrams, "Smallville: Will Oliver and Chloe's Marriage Last?", TV Guide, 28 April 2011 (archived on Usenet)

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Chloe Sullivan and Oliver "Ollie" Queen from the television series Smallville.


Lexana

I can only read Lexana fic if it's fucked up.

2002 October 24, Carolin, “Re: A few quick Nocturne thoughts (spoilers ahead)”, in alt.tv.smallville (Usenet):

Whereas on TWOP, the violation of community rules that declare Clark and Lex as the "one true pairing" leads to a rejection of Lexana, on LiveJournal, this transgression/queering/reworking/expansion of community standards is embraced with much delight.

2008, Melanie E. S. Kohnen, “The Adventures of a Repressed Farm Boy and the Billionaire Who Loves Him: Queer Spectatorship in Smallville Fandom”, in Sharon Marie Ross, Louisa Ellen Stein, editors, Teen Television: Essays on Programming and Fandom, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 219:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Lex Luthor and Lana Lang from the television series Smallville.


finishipper

Yes, I'm a shipper! I feel that M and S secretly love each other, but can't express their feelings right now due to their partnership. so I'm technically a finishipper!

1999 February 23, Jewlz! [username], “This is where I stand..”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

I have some respect for the views of the finishippers, as they realize that a romance would ruin the show, so they'll put it off till the end.

1999 July 11, Marita the Land Manatee [username], “Re: NRMTPB”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

I think that if they showed us a consummation or even a simple acknowlegement of their wuv at the end of the series, there would be no way they could focus on it, except in a movie, and even then, I wouldn't want more than one or two scenes that acknowlege^([sic]) the relationship. I guess that makes me more of a finishipper.

2000 May 3, Kool Kristen [username], “Re: All Things Re-Examined”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) A shipper of Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who only wanted the pair to become romantically involved at the end of the series.


Trekfic

en-noun

Trekfic (countable and uncountable, plural Trekfics)

At any rate, the first Trekfic I posted was non-slash, and I'm pretty much rampantly bifictional in my reading, although I don't like most het (probably because I don't have good enough filters in place to eliminate the bad stuff).

2000 June 22, laura jacquez valentine, “Re: Slash versus non-slash”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

Lois McMaster Bujold, according to reports, wrote a Trekfic which contained the seeds from which grew some of her Vorkosigan series.

2005 May 29, Sea Wasp [username], “Re: AKICIF: Fanfic writers turning pro”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet):

Well, it's my first Trekfic, so I'd agree. :)

2008 January 7, Aya <3 [username], “Re: NEW TOS The Surgery 1/1 (K/Mc) [PG-13]”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

(countable, fandom slang) A fanfic based on the Star Trek television series and films.


North Vietnam

When we visited Laos, I had lunch with Souvanna Phouma. During the course of the lunch, he said we ought to bomb Red China, that it was the effective way to stop their aid to North Vietnam.

1976, Hubert H. Humphrey, The Education of a Public Man: My Life and Politics, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 333:

Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam

(historical) A state (officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) that governed northern Vietnam in 1945–1975.

Vietnam i Veriut

(historical) a state (officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) that governed northern Vietnam in 1945–1975


Acme

Acme
Acme Corporation
Looney Tunes
Warner Bros.
trademark
yellow pages

From acme (“highest, best”). As a threading, from the original 1894 manufacturer, the Acme Screw Machine Company of Hartford, Connecticut. In its use as a generic company for comedic effect or to avoid trademark issues, most popularized by the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes cartoons but already very commonly used by 20th century American companies as a way to lead the professional listings in yellow page phone books.

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

Dickinson County
Dickinson County#English

An unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas.

Concordia Parish
Concordia Parish#English

An unincorporated community in Concordia Parish, Louisiana.

Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.

An unincorporated community in Columbus County, North Carolina.

Hettinger County
Hettinger County#English

A township in Hettinger County, North Dakota.

Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County#English

An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County and Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place in Washington.

An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.


vulcaniano

es-adj

vulcaniano (feminine vulcaniana, masculine plural vulcanianos, feminine plural vulcanianas)

vulcaniana (feminine)
vulcanianos (masculine plural)
vulcanianas (feminine plural)


Obomber

This was definitely staged event intended
to show how caring Obomber is..

2013 October 25, seth...@aol.com, “Re: Phony business: Obama's fainting woman a hoax”, in independent-progressives (Usenet):

(slang, derogatory, US politics) An epithet of Barack Obama.


Black Panther

For example, does that huge Black Panther there in the hallway, the one shaking hands with Felicia Bernstein herself, the one with the black leather coat and the dark glasses and the absolutely unbelievable Afro, Fuzzy Wuzzy-scale in fact—is he, a Black Panther, going on to pick up a Roquefort cheese morsel rolled in crushed nuts from off the tray, from a maid in uniform, and just pop it down the gullet without so much as missing a beat of Felicia's perfect Mary Astor voice. . . .

1970 June 8, Tom Wolfe, “Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny's”, in New York Magazine:

(US politics, historical) A member of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982.


Flanderization

en-noun

Flanderization (countable and uncountable, plural Flanderizations)

Flanderizations (plural)
lifestyle (British English Oxford slang)

/ˌflændəɹəˈzeɪʃn̩/

Ned Flanders
TV Tropes
The Simpsons
WonderCon

From Flanders + -ization (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something), from the progressive shift in the character Ned Flanders on the American animated television series The Simpsons (first broadcast in 1989) from a good-natured Christian to a religious fundamentalist, though his portrayal later returned to one similar to the original. The word was coined on the popular culture wiki TV Tropes around 2006.

suffix

Many fans say that season 5 was the beginning of its downfall as Flanderization occurred. JD went from being a little emotionally needy to a whiny man-child and Elliot became every negative stereotype about women instead of her usual neurotic but lovable self.

2009 June 7, tmc1982 [username], “Seasonal Rot – Television Tropes & Idioms”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):

Irene's whole gimmick is that she's the one woman in the world who can outwit Holmes. Although in the actual story, her victory is extremely limited, flanderization takes hold in adaptations.

2012 December 21, David Johnson, “Re: Elementary – Episode 8 – The Long Fuse”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):

Prime realises Swoop must be under some sort of external control as he's at heart a loyal Autobot (over the years Flanderisation will make the Dinobots more and more maverick) and does the one thing that he knows will so enrage his mind controlled colleague that Swoop will fight off the influence. He gives him a direct order.

2015, Stuart Webb, “The Icarus Theory”, in Transformation: A Personal Journey through the British Transformers Comic, volumes 1 (1984–1987), [S.l.]: Solar Pool, →ISBN, page 129, column 1:

A sympathetic wrestling savant, Eugene became, through a process of rapid Flanderisation (the process in fiction of a character being consumed by their identifiable trait, named after The Simpsons’ Ned Flanders), in Cornette’s words, “a fucking retard”.

2017, Michael Sidgwick, “A Box of Fluffy Ducks”, in Development Hell: The NXT Story, U.K.: WhatCulture.com, →ISBN, page 101:

A common form of this ["character derailment"] is flanderization, in which a character's very singular, minor, yet notable attributes exaggerate as a serial continues. […] I would attribute flanderization to Rick and/or Jerry, if anyone of the main cast.

2020, Edward K. Eckhart-Zinn, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Rick and Morty”, in The Sequel Superior, Pittsburgh, Pa.: RoseDog Books, →ISBN, page 233:

(uncountable) The progressive exaggeration of a single trait or set of traits of a fictional character until it overtakes all other characterization

Flanderisation

progressive exaggeration of a single trait or set of traits of a fictional character until it overtakes all other characterization; an instance of this


pool spray

When we are not holding we are most likely "rolling"—hustling to get on a bus to go to things like a "bilat pool spray" (a photo-op of a bilateral meeting between the president and some world leader).

2002 July 2, Martha Brant, “West Wing Story: Pool-Duty Survival Kit”, in Newsweek, retrieved 2015-03-04:

Pool spray is the term for an event where a representative pool of journalists is brought in to record the president meeting with a foreign leader or discussing a policy initiative.

[2010 February 4, Peter Baker, “Few News Conferences, but Still Taking Questions”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

First comes the “pool spray,” where the two leaders exchange pleasantries before the cameras.

2010 November 13, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Reporter’s Notebook: Heartfelt Moments on an Up-and-Down Global Trip”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-03-04:

At an international summit […] [t]he press is let in only for a few moments at the beginning or the end in what is known as a "pool spray." Sometimes the world leaders say a few words; other times, they pretend not to notice the reporters and keep interacting in a stilted way.

2014 November 16, David Nakamura, “Watch: President Obama reacts to media scrum in Brisbane”, in Washington Post, retrieved 2015-03-04:

(US politics, journalism) An event in which photographers and other members of the news media are allowed to visit briefly with the US President or other top US government officials, especially on the occasion of a meeting with leaders or high-level officials from other countries.


Vicksburg

A city, the county seat of Warren County, Mississippi, United States.


Guerra Civil estadounidense

American Civil War (civil war in the United States (1861-1865))


Guerra Fría

Cold War (a period of history from 1945-1991)


free silver

(US, economics, historical) The free coinage of silver, often at a fixed ratio with gold, as at the ratio of 16 to 1, which ratio for some time represented nearly or exactly the ratio of the market values of gold and silver respectively.


Mulderangst

Well, what can I say, I've discovered that I like Mulderangst and can't get enough of it.

1996 October 24, Esther Walker, “The Brotherhood 1/14”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

"3" is only bearable if you are an X-Phile, because you can derive some satisfaction from the Mulderangst over missing-and-presumed-dead Scully, and the fact that Mulder is getting some.

1998 October 4, wherever [username], “Re: Worst Episode”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

Perhaps the best piece of straight Mulderangst I've ever read and set to the harsh strains of one of my favorite poets -- T.S. Eliot. Not for the faint of heart, but an excellent journey into the dark caverns of Mulder's motivations and obsessions.

2000 August 23, swikstr [username], “Re: Classic Fics--which ones?”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) Emotional distress experienced by the character Fox Mulder.


Muldertorture

Just another note: some people are apparently concerned that Muldertorture stories are plotless, but I think a lot of our stories are plotless, and I don't have much of a problem with that, although I do enjoy plotted stories with morals more.

1998 March 14, Suli, “Re: Muldertorture (was Re: DD/GA fanfic?)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

I love Muldertorture as much as anyone, but that was without a doubt the most disgusting XF episode I have ever seen.

2000 April 16, Circe, “Brand X Blathering”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

She writes a lot of series, so that should keep me busy. And they're all lovely and angsty, with lots of Muldertorture.

2001 April 14, Angela, “Re: If you had to choose one author...”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) Physical and psychological harm inflicted on the character Fox Mulder.


Scullyangst

We don't have enough Scullyangst with dead family members and terminal brain cancer?

1997 March 24, autumnt, “REVIEW: Autumn's "Max" Review - SPOILERS”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

With Melissa and even Queequeg, there was deep Scullyangst.

1997 March 27, Gil Trevizo, “Re: And another thing about walking into bullets ... <usual spoilers>”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

Any scene involving Scullyangst gets me teary.

1998 May 27, SandyW7592, “Re: which epsiode made you cry?( you can play too, guys.)”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) Emotional distress experienced by the character Dana Scully.


Bangel

My only hope at this point is that SMG refuses to appear on Angel in the future, thus saving us from the inevitable Bangel ending for that series.

2003 May 14, Chris Zabel, “Re: How Does Joss Whedon Feel...”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

She never seemed to have any trouble writing Bangel or Spuffy scenes.

2004 November 1, EBailey140 [username], “Re: What is it about Riley...”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

And we get Andrew's definitive judgement on the Bangel versus Spuffy controversy, […]

2009 March 13, Stephen Tempest, “Review of BtVS 8.23 'Predators and Prey”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Buffy Summers and Angel from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Spuffy

In contrast, the Spuffy 'shipper may be an older, more highly-educated career professional, but she must use the Internet to access the fanfiction she desires to read, because it is not available anywhere else.

2013, Mary Kirby-Diaz, “Ficcers and 'Shippers: A Love Story”, in Jennifer K. Stuller, editor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 44:

Spuffy—as Spike/Buffy are often called—changed all that.

2013, Michelle Sagara West, “For The Love Of Riley”, in Glenn Yeffeth, editor, Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 71:

Relations between these viewers – who had come to self-identify as 'Spike-Buffy relationship fans' or 'Spuffy shippers' for short – and the writers of the show reached their nadir at the end of season six, when the writers decided to show the Spuffy shippers just how wrong they were by writing a scene in which Spike attempts to rape Buffy: […]

2014, Joseph Crawford, The Twilight of the Gothic?: Vampire Fiction and the Rise of the Paranormal Romance, University of Wales Press, →ISBN, pages 129–130:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Spike and Buffy Summers from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


friendshipper

From friendship + -er, or a blend of friendship + shipper.

This is an MSR, all friendshippers beware.

1997 May 23, TempusX [username], “NEW: After The Louvre - 1/1 (MSR/NC-17)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

Some of us are friendshippers, some of us are relationshippers of one variety or another -- some of us want to see a Mulder/Scully relationship occur during the course of the series, while some of us prefer to maintain the slow seduction until the series' end -- but we are all captivated by the intense and uncommon TRUST displayed between the characters.

1998 July 2, JLangly, “Shippers have SAVED The X-Files!!!”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

Ok do any other shippers out there just feel like becoming a friendshipper. Mulder has turned into the Ass Hole^([sic]) of the year, and I wouldn't want Scully to take him if he cam^([sic]) knocking on her door with a dozen red roses, and Diana's head in a box.

1999 February 15, SoulM E MS [username], “Shipper?”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) A person who would prefer Fox Mulder and Dana Scully's relationship to remain platonic.


Duchovbot

The duchovbots had nothing to do with it. Season 8 stunk big time. Not even David could make it any better.

2001 July 29, Marlene Steinberg, “Re: Short XF Season Survey!”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

The Duchovbots seem to be waaay to^([sic]) eager to forget that the *only* reason we ever got Doggett was cuz DD wanted out.

2002 May 21, spookycc [username], “Re: The Truth From The Gut”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

If it had taken a ratings dive, Fox would never have renewed the show for Season 9 because all FOX cares about is making money. I realize the Duchovbot spinmeisters compared the show from Season to Season but that's not how the game is played.

2004 March 24, Laura Capozzola, “Re: Question Season 8 + 9, Possible spoilers”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang, derogatory) A fan of The X-Files who stopped watching or enjoyed the series less after actor David Duchovny's departure.


X-Filesy

en-adj

X-Filesy (comparative more X-Filesy, superlative most X-Filesy)

more X-Filesy (comparative)
most X-Filesy (superlative)

That doesn't leave room for much X-Files'''y speculation about the nature of the universe — yet that doesn't stop Carter from trying to inject some intellectual spookiness.

1996, Television Guide, volume 44, unnumbered page:

Spooky posters on the walls of dragon sightings, werewolves in Hungary, and a black and white print of a dead sea monster in Canada. Back in the world of Wayne Phelps but nice and X-Filesy, if it came down to it.

2012, Graham Johnson, Hack: Sex, Drugs, and Scandal from Inside the Tabloid Jungle, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:

Maybe Williams really was in the FBI — some secret X-Filesy part of it.

2012, Becca Mills, Nolander, Recompense Press (2012), unnumbered page

(informal) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the paranormal investigation science fiction television series The X-Files.


post-Gregg

(US politics) Subsequent to Gregg v. Georgia, a 1976 legal case that reaffirmed the United States Supreme Court's acceptance of the use of the death penalty in the United States.


pre-Furman

(US politics) Prior to Furman v. Georgia, a 1972 legal case that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty, leading to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States until 1976.


Bull Moose

Journalists quoted Roosevelt saying "I feel like a bull moose" shortly after the new party was formed.

(historical) A member of the Progressive Party (United States, 1912), an American political party formed by former President Theodore Roosevelt after a split in the Republican Party.


Bull Moose

A township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after the Bull Moose Party.


Yodaesque

Yodaesque (comparative more Yodaesque, superlative most Yodaesque)

more Yodaesque (comparative)
most Yodaesque (superlative)

Reminiscent of Yoda, the wise mentor from the Star Wars film franchise, who dispenses mystical advice in ungrammatical speak.


Reagan Democrat

en-noun

Reagan Democrat (plural Reagan Democrats)

Undoubtedly, there were some who thought that the party, once defined and consolidated, would appeal to “Reagan Democrats,” but there were also many who thought that the liberal groups dominating the party could easily splinter into diverse interest groups if not afforded the opportunity to come together as one.

2020, Theodore F. Sheckels, The Rhetoric of the American Political Party Conventions, 1948–2016, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 103:

(US politics, historical) A moderate and conservative Democrat, in the south and midwest, many of whom had previously supported conservative Democratic Alabama Governor George Wallace for President of the USA, who supported the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984.


Barnburner

(historical, US politics, slang) A member of the radical section of the Democratic party in New York, around the middle of the 19th century, which was hostile to extension of slavery, public debts, corporate privileges, etc., and supported Van Buren against Cass for president in 1848.


Philedom

I have too many friends in Philedom. It's going to be very interesting to see how we survive the 8th season and still keep our Internet communities in tact.^([sic])

2000 October 5, Bast Black, “The X-File season 8 promo from the gut.”, in alt.fan.david-duchovny (Usenet):

He only said that the changes made in those seasons divided Philedom in an unprecendented^([sic]) fashion, and that the ratings dropped drastically.

2002 June 17, Anna, “Re: XF Worst Survivor Round 6”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

It could have been the only episode that *all* factions of Philedom might dislike.

2002 October 20, W. Blaine Dowler, “Re: OOPS! Make that 9 seasons!”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The fandom of the science fiction television series The X-Files.


Vaderesque

en-adj

Vaderesque (comparative more Vaderesque, superlative most Vaderesque)

more Vaderesque (comparative)
most Vaderesque (superlative)

In the case of the Cybermen the Vaderesque trappings, and the incongruous displays of emotion, were rapidly stripped away.

2011, Piers D. Britton, TARDISbound: Navigating the Universes of Doctor Who, page 77:

Adopting a Vaderesque voice, he intoned, “Luke, I am your federal agent. Somehow it doesn't have the same kick. […]

Reminiscent of Darth Vader, the sinister deep-voiced villain of the Star Wars original trilogy.


CNN

Clinton News Network
Clinton News Network#English

(humorous, derogatory, US politics) Initialism of Clinton News Network.


freedom toast

Anyways I guess I got to get the french out of my system before I go through immigration. From now on it's all freedom fries, freedom toast, freedom dressing, and Freedom's Mustard.

2004 October 15, Jeffrey Miller, “From French flies to freedom fries in the Bush league”, in The Lawyers Weekly:

Upset by the failure of the French government to support the war, however, the chairman of the House Administration Committee announced on March 11 that he had ordered “French toast” and “French fries” stricken from the menu of the House cafeteria. In their place would be “freedom toast” and “freedom fries.”

2006, Andrew Rudalevige, The New Imperial Presidency, page 3:

(rare, US politics, food, sometimes humorous) Synonym of French toast


freedom bread

Well, pardon our ... uh ... freedom, but if we're dropping the name of a certain country from our vocabulary, we can't stop there.
Menus will have to be rewritten to include the following items: Freedom onion soup, Freedom pastries, Freedom bread, Freedom rolls, Freedom dressing, Freedom dip sandwiches, Freedom roast coffee and Freedom vanilla ice cream.

2003 March 19, Entertainment team, “Why stop there? Being mad at the French means renaming more than just fries”, in Daily Press, Newport News, VA, page D1:

Add remaining ingredients and stir. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Taste and revise if necessary. Served with French or freedom bread, whichever is available.

2004 August 11, “Chef Todd Misener began his career as a dishwasher”, in Northwest Florida Daily News, page D5:

(US politics, humorous, rare) Synonym of French bread


Lostie

I would guess that the answers to many of the questions will be found among the Others so that's where the story needs to focus. None of the Lostie beach scenes this season have advanced the current story line or taken us in a new direction […] I'd rather see the show move forward with the Others than putter around with the Losties.

2006 November 9, alooo, “Re: Way too much Kate/Jack/Sawyer this season.”, in alt.tv.lost (Usenet), message-ID <oCz4h.2987$IR4.1989@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>:

(fandom slang) Any of the fictional characters in the television drama Lost who become stranded on a mysterious island.

Once it started, me and millions of future Losties saw the most expensive episode in TV history, as well as one of the most intense and mysterious.

2010, Robert Dougherty, Lost: It Only Ends Once: An Unofficial Last Look, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 2:

Even though I was an enthusiastic Lostie from the start, I was grateful for the Guide, if only because it reassured me that I wasn't the only one having trouble keeping track.

2011, Richard Davies, “Lost in Lost's Times”, in Sharon Kaye, editor, Ultimate Lost and Philosophy: Think Together, Die Alone, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 9:

I'm a Lostie through and through. For those of you who may not know what that is, you probably never paid much attention to the award-winning television show Lost.

2014, Darren Schalk, Dear God, We Need to Talk: Wresting with God on Questions of Life & Faith, Passio, →ISBN, page 148:

(fandom slang) A fan of the television drama Lost.


Jawa

(Star Wars) a fictional small humanoid race living on the fictional planet Tatooine in the franchise Star Wars


workie

From work (noun) + -ie (suffix forming colloquial nouns denoting persons associated with the words to which they are affixed). Sense 1 (“intern”) alludes to work experience.

affix

(US politics, historical) Chiefly in the form Workie: a member or supporter of a Working Men's (or Workingmen's) Party, one of a number of political parties established in the United States in the early 19th century to further working class interests.


Lostaway

Die-hard "Lostaways" and other collectors will get the chance to purchase props and costumes from the series during a weekend auction at the Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar.

2010 August 19, “A big find for `Lost' fans: Items from hit show will be auctioned off”, in Daily News, Los Angeles:

The character of Rose Henderson spurns us diehard Lostaways to confront the same issue week after week as we throw ourselves onto the living room couch and join our friends on the island: […]

2011, Daniel B. Gallagher, “Aquinas and Rose on Faith and Reason”, in William Irwin, David Kyle Johnson, editors, Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture: From Socrates to South Park, Hume to House, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

In its use of mathematics, Lost also highlights this unfortunate circumstance, and in the process further separates the viewers into the binary mode of casual viewer versus diehard “Lostaways.”

2012, Kristine Larsen, “'You Never Said Anything about Math': Math Phobia and Math Fanaticism in the World of Lost”, in Jessica K. Sklar, Elizabeth S. Sklar, editors, Mathematics in Popular Culture: Essays on Appearances in Film, Fiction, Games, Television and Other Media, McFarland, →ISBN, page 34:

(fandom slang) A fan of the television series Lost.


Finchel

Mercedes is dating someone new, and Finchel is going strong.

2011, Abby Bien, Grace Palmeri, & Neha Ramani, "How I met your gossipy new girl and her modern family at glee club", The Scarlette (West Lafayette High School), Volume 69, Number 2, 5 October 2011, page 4

Five bucks says it's going to be a totally adorable "Finchel" moment at the prom!

2012 April 10, “Selena Gomez getting the Glee treatment!”, in Post Noon, page 25:

After a long break from Glee this summer, waiting to see if Finchel got back together or if Puck decides to go to Los Angeles, I am more than ready to get back into my favorite show on Thursday nights.

2012, Natasha Walker, "Excitement for Glee's upcoming season", The Stampede (C. M. Russell High School, Great Falls, Montana), Volume 48, Issue 1, 13 September 2012, page 13

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry from the television series Glee.


Klaine

With the recent death of Glee's Cory Monteith, there wasn't much creators could do to make viewers feel better. Yet they found it: a reunion of gay couple "Klaine."

2013, "Tragedy Brings People Together After All, Doesn't It?", Watermark, 29 August 2013 - 11 September 2013, page 29

However Ryan Murphy gives fans a few rewards in Series 5 for sticking with the show (happy news for Klaine supporters), […]

2013, Heather Boyles, "The final curtain draws near", Seren (Bangor University), Issue 235, October 2013, page 25

Klaine fans and writers have lived in a culture where homosexuality has been mainstreamed, if not always accepted.

2014, Nicholas Alexander Hayes, “Glee Literally Means Glee: The Queer Art of Community's Parody”, in Michelle Parke, editor, Queer in the Choir Room: Essays on Gender and Sexuality in Glee, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 267:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson from the television series Glee.


Brittana

Never mind Finn and Rachel – I'm on Team Brittana now.

2009, Dorothy Snarker of AfterEllen.com, quoted in Amy Rickman, Gleeful!: A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series GLEE, Villard (2010), page 136

[…] there'd been such a fuss over the original Brittana kiss, & with Kurt kissing Blaine, […]

2012, Bruce Wagner, Dead Stars, Penguin, →ISBN:

However, the taste of happiness many viewers felt at Brittana's queer relationship quickly turned bitter when the label of homosexual continued to be thrust upon Santana by many of the show's straight characters as well as her own girlfriend.

2014, Taylor Cole Miller, “Forced out of the 'flannel closet': The Coming-Out-Gay Imperative”, in Michelle Parke, editor, Queer in the Choir Room: Essays on Gender and Sexuality in Glee, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 34:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez from the television series Glee.


Khaleesi

Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin. From the title of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels; popularised by the later television adaptation Game of Thrones. Borrowed from Dothraki khaleesi (“queen”), feminine of khal (“king”).

bor+

Born just 16 minutes after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s baby was born, 26-year-old Julie Walsh, of Little Walsingham, gave birth to Khaleesi Grace Walsh, who weighed 7lb and 2oz.

2013 July 24, Andrew Papworth, “King’s Lynn mums-to-be kept up to date with Royal birth”, in Eastern Daily Press, archived from the original on 2024-07-29:

Clark was seen off by his wife, Vanessa, and their 20-month-old daughter, Khaleesi.

2014, Gary Cooper, "Sustainers will hit ground running in Kuwait, thanks to ADVON", The Gold Standard (Fort Knox, Kentucky), Volume 3, Number 11, 17 April 2014, page A12

The minivan erupted in flames with Lang and her 6-month-old daughter, Khaleesi Lang, inside.

2014 September 2, Cole Waterman, “Trial dates set for Midland mom accused of causing drunken crash with baby in vehicle”, in The Bay City Times, archived from the original on 2024-07-29:

But among the anger on social media, was speculation about how parents of the hundreds of Khaleesis and Danys were feeling now. The Daily Beast quoted one parent of a Khaleesi as saying she was “in shock”, while The Cut spoke to another who said “I don’t think she did anything wrong”.

2019 May 14, Kate Lyons, “Latest Game of Thrones episode sends curveball to children named Khaleesi”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2024-07-29:

A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage.

en:A Song of Ice and Fire
en:Game of Thrones


Daenerys

Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin. From the name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels; popularised by the later television adaptation Game of Thrones. Borrowed from High Valyrian Daenerys.

The New Yorker related how a couple at one of Martin's book signing asked the writer to pose for a photograph with their daughter Daenerys, named after the dragon maiden Daenerys Targaryen.

2013 March 22, Tom de Castella, “Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans?”, in BBC News:

Daenerys Crosbie was being taken to her Montessori school by her mum Carole-Anne when her pram was hit by the truck in Waterford.

2014, Wayne O'Connor, "Mum 'inconsolable' as toddler (2) dies after truck strikes pram", The Herald (Ireland), 19 November 2014

She [Gina Glocksen] married bandmate Joe Ruzicka in 2008, and she now has a 1-year-old daughter, Daenerys.

2015 June 25, Elissa Chudwin, “'Idol' alum Glocksen rocks Tinley Park”, in The Tinley Junction, volume 8, number 13, page 20:

A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage


Weinergate

The now familiar story not only didn't go away, mainly because it was true, but it also morphed into what came to be called Weinergate, cashing in on the congressman's most unfortunate surname.

2015, Mark Y. Herring, Social Media and the Good Life: Do They Connect?, page 30:

(US politics, slang) A sexting scandal of 2011, involving US politician Anthony Weiner.


MTG

Marjorie Taylor Greene
w:Marjorie Taylor Greene

(politics, US politics) Initialism of Marjorie Taylor Greene.


precinct money

It also puts up what it calls precinct money, the small bankroll a worker carries and spends on election day and the few days before.

1976, William Allison Shimer, American Scholar, page 356:

Without the precinct money, you don't have poll-watchers and they can get away with anything.

(US politics, colloquial) Money paid to voting precinct leaders for get out the vote efforts, sometimes corruptly.


walk-around money

Mr Davis: Would it be feasible to use the taxpayers['] money without any checking as you're talking about here for what is commonly known as walk-around money or street money? Because under the FEC, that is now legal...
Mr Lott: ... I guess since walk-around money is now considered legal, I guess th[e]y could use that. Some States do rely very heavily on walk-around money in their primaries and general elections as the record will show.

1979, “Statement of Hon. Trent Lott...”, in Hearings before the Committee on House Administration ... on H.R. 1 and Related Legislation, page 264:

The brief order issued late yesterday clears the way for candidates and their committees, as soon as Tuesday's city elections in Baltimore, to pay so-called walk-around money to people hired for the day to distribute campaign literature.

2003 Sept. 5, Walter F. Roche Jr., "Paying of Election Day Workers OK'd" in The Baltimore Sun

Parker: I'll tell you what I would like: another 75 in cash for walk-around money.
Royce: 75, hm? Call another game.

2006 Oct. 1, Dennis Lehane, "Refugees", The Wire, 00:31:23

Loser's Town, the outsiders said. Washington had power. Baltimore's politics was based on election-day walk-around money, handed over with a sly wink by the precinct bosses, ensuring everybody got out the neighborhood vote.

2008, Michael Olesker, The Colts' Baltimore, page 6:

(US politics, especially Baltimore, colloquial) Money from a political campaign for use ensuring supporters bring voters to the polls, both for legitimate get out the vote efforts and political corruption.


Obamacon

Kmiec has drawn attention because he is one of the nation's leading "Obamacons," conservatives who find Obama's call for a new approach to politics appealing.

2008 June 3, E. J. Dionne Jr., “For an 'Obamacon,' Communion Denied”, in The Washington Post:

The rise of the Obamacons is more than a reaction against Mr Bush's remodelling of the Republican Party and Mr McCain's desperation: there were plenty of disillusioned Republicans in 2004 who did not warm to John Kerry.

2008 October 23, “The rise of the Obamacons”, in The Economist:

Even New York Times Obamacon David Brooks acknowledged ObamaCare was "stuffed. . . .with gimmicks and dodges designed to get a good score from the Congressional Budget Office but don't genuinely control runaway spending."

2010, David Limbaugh, Crimes Against Liberty: An Indictment of President Barack Obama, Regnery Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 69:

(US, politics, slang) A conservative (especially a Republican) who supports or supported the election of Barack Obama as president.


Obamacan

“About twice as many Democrats support McCain as Republicans support Obama, and about three times as many Democrats support McCain as Republicans support Clinton,” Rove said. “The media is all wired up about these ‘Obamacans’ … but the real story of this election is the ‘McCainocrats.’ ”

2008 April 21, John Heilemann, “Is John McCain Bob Dole?”, in New York:

However, it became increasingly bleak for Senator McCain's campaign as many of Senator Obama's endorsements came from "Obamacans."

2010, Clinton L. Sprauve, All Hail the "Messiah": Why Fox News Channel and the Conservative Clan Couldn't Crucify Him!, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, pages 49–50:

To my knowledge, there were no “Obamacans” in my family; all of the Republicans were sticking with Senator John McCain.

2012, Joan Walsh, What's the Matter with White People: Why We Long for a Golden Age That Never Was, John Walsh, →ISBN:

(US politics, slang) A member of the U.S. Republican Party who supports or supported the election of Barack Obama as president.


MCU

It [Ant-Man] will, of course, be firmly planted in the MCU but a different corner than we've seen before.

2013, Kevin Feige, quoted in Laura Ciarolla, "Marvel announces third 'Avengers' film", The Daily Athenaueum (West Virginia University), Volume 125, Issue 86, 30 January 2013, page 3

[…] Hydra is a sprawling global organization with highly advanced technology that has opposed S.H.I.E.L.D, the Avengers, and nearly every major superhero group in the MCU.1

2015, Dan Casey, 100 Things Avengers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, Triumph Books, published 2015, →ISBN, page 128:

It is interesting to note that, while Coulson is used to suture the various MCU films together and latterly to tie the Agents of SHIELD television show into the MCU, this has not occurred at other points in the franchise.

2015, Colin Harvey, Fantastic Transmedia: Narrative, Play and Memory Across Science Fiction and Fantasy Storyworlds, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, pages 84–85:

Being Letterboxd-pilled is essentially shorthand for saying that you’re into movies more than your typical MCU buff, kind of like what MUBI is to Amazon Prime.

2024 February 29, Jack King, “Why everyone you know is suddenly a Letterboxd head”, in GQ:

Marvel Cinematic Universe
w:Marvel Cinematic Universe

Initialism of Marvel Cinematic Universe (“a shared universe and franchise of films and other media based on Marvel Comics, introduced in 2008”).

M-She-U

Marvel Cinematic Universe seen as too focused on feminism over well-written storylines

DCU

DC Universe; fictional universe for DC Comics comic books

DCEU

DC Extended Universe; shared universe for the DC Comics-based Warner Bros. theatrical films extended from 2013's Man of Steel

DCAU

DC Animated Universe; shared universe for the 1990s and early 2000s DC Comics-based Warner Bros. animated television films and series


cuckservative

Blend of cuck + conservative. A neologism created by Internet users.

Use of the cuckservative hashtag peaked toward the end of last month, when it was used more than 5,000 times in one day, according to data from Topsy, a social media analytics tool.

2015 August 13, Alan Rappeport, “From the Right, a New Slur for G.O.P. Candidates”, in The New York Times:

Her shtick has always involved cultivating an extreme online persona, and lately that seems to mean deliberately stoking the cuckservative-obsessed crowd, only to distance herself ever-so-slightly when the Twitter fur flies.

2015 September 18, David French, “‘Cuckservative’ Has Got to Go”, in National Review, retrieved 2022-02-10:

“Hey Reddit, I’m Corey Stewart. Republican Candidate for Governor of Virginia and former State Chair for Donald Trump for President,” he began. “The primary election is June 13th. I am opposing the establishment's handpicked candidate, former Bush guy, RNC chairman, and cuckservative, Ed Gillespie.”

2017 March 24, Laura Vozzella, “GOP Chair Slams Va. Gubernatorial Contender for Calling Rival a ‘Cuckservative’”, in The Washington Post:

Nothing captured the alt-right mentality better than cuckservative, with its taunt that moderation is unmanly and certain conservative males are cuckolds.

[2017 December 22, Dominic Green, “Are You Sufficiently Woke?”, in The Weekly Standard, Washington, retrieved 2022-02-10:

(US politics, slang, derogatory, neologism, politics) A weak-willed political conservative politician who is willing to capitulate to other political stances.


Nebraska Man

(historical) Hesperopithecus haroldcookii, a putative species of ape, heralded as the first higher primate of North America, but later found to have been classified incorrectly.


Marvelverse

From Marvel + -verse. From Marvel Comics, from marvel.

In the Marvelverse, mutants are potential victims of hate crimes and of state-sponsored pogroms, and of the sort of bureaucratic prying that is often a prelude to the latter.

2008, Roz Kaveney, Superheroes!: Capes and Crusaders in Comics and Films, I. B. Tauris Co. Ltd, →ISBN, page 7:

Marvelverse characters Araña Corazon and Elektra Natchios were raised by single fathers after the deaths of their mothers.

2010, Jennifer K. Stuller, Ink-stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology, I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, →ISBN:

Licensed crossovers often appear between characters in the Marvelverse or the Buffyverse.

2015, “Glossary”, in Valerie Estelle Frankel, editor, The Comics of Joss Whedon: Critical Essays, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 224:

(fandom slang) The fictional universe depicted in the Marvel comics, films, and television series.


hopenosis

Blend of hope + hypnosis, in reference to the Barack Obama "Hope" poster.

But what should the Obama Cult do now? The man has turned off the switch on the "Hopenosis" and has revealed the "Change Brigade" for the useful idiots they were.

2009 January 22, Alex Knepper, “Obama's cabinet appointments contradict with message”, in The Mirror (Fairfield University), volume 34, number 15, page 3:

they've all by ^([sic]) hopenotized by the hopenosis of the obamanation.

2009 February 27, AllEmailDeletedImmediately [username], “Re: What's Up With Food Prices?”, in misc.consumers.frugal-living (Usenet):

(US politics, slang, rare, derogatory) Credulous political enthusiasm for Barack Obama.


Ozian

en-adj

Ozian (comparative more Ozian, superlative most Ozian)

more Ozian (comparative)
most Ozian (superlative)

Of or relating to the fictional Land of Oz, introduced in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum.


Ozite

An inhabitant of the fictional Land of Oz, introduced in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum.


Lügenpresse

From German Lügenpresse (“lying press”).

When a video of two Donald Trump supporters shouting “Lügenpresse” (lying press) started to circulate Sunday, viewers from Germany soon noted its explosive nature. The defamatory word was most frequently used in Nazi Germany.

[2016 October 24, Rick Noack, “The ugly history of ‘Lügenpresse,’ a Nazi slur shouted at a Trump rally”, in Washington Post, →ISSN:

(US politics, derogatory) lamestream media


Zachód

Zachód (nominative singular)
Zachodu (genitive singular)
Zachodowi (dative singular)
Zachód (accusative singular)
Zachodem (instrumental singular)
Zachodzie (locative singular)
Zachodzie (singular vocative)

(politics) West (Western Europe, non-Cold War concept)


Hand Solo

Punning alteration of the name of Star Wars character Han Solo.

Indulge in a bit of Hand Solo

2001 March 13, Zekhen [username], “Re: Hand Shandys”, in alt.atheism (Usenet):

I'd a Hand Solo this afternoon and another one, like, fifteen minutes ago and now I'm totally wankrupt.

2005, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightdress, Penguin, →ISBN:

I had a mate who said he couldn't "finish the job" when he went Hand Solo, and he was on Rispiridol.

2007 September 18, The Kez That Is Called Kez [username], “Re: tanya!”, in alt.support.depression (Usenet):

(slang) An act of masturbation involving the manual stimulation of one's own genitals.


porkmeister

Representative Young is the porkmeister who championed the notorious Bridge to Nowhere.

2008 April 21, “The Road to Somewhere Shady”, in New York Times:

(US politics, informal) A politician involved in "pork barrel" politics, using central funds for regional projects designed to appeal to voters.


Spillow

Well, I'm beginning a campaign for Spike and Willow in 02. Wanna join for Spillow?

2002 October 10, Stephen Weick, “Re: The Bright side of Deep Down.”, in alt.tv.angel (Usenet):

Spillow is best. Spillow the drinkin' & gal-chasin' pair. They won't put Willow with a man romantically, I promise you that.

2002 October 10, Rose, “Re: Spike and Willow (spoilers for Same Time)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

You're all forgetting Spillow

2005 July 16, Yelps [username], “Re: What Happens When Buffy Is Done Baking?”, in alt.tv.angel (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Spike and Willow Rosenberg from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Spander

And lord knows, if you want there's plenty of Spuffy and Spander to last a lifetime.

2004 April 29, Kathryn Burlingham, “Re: You want fries with that?”, in soc.motss (Usenet):

Yeah, the Spander shippers really got off on that one.

2006 September 10, Don Sample, “Re: AOQ Review 7-2: "Beneath You"”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Spander 'shippers prefer long NC-17 rated stories, regardless of genre.

2013, Mary Kirby-Diaz, “Ficcers and 'Shippers: A Love Story”, in Jennifer K. Stuller, editor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 46:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Spike and Xander Harris from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Gettysburg

From Gettys + -burg; named for Samuel Gettys, settler.

A borough, the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.

A small city, the county seat of Potter County, South Dakota, United States.


republicà

ca-adj

republicà (feminine republicana, masculine plural republicans, feminine plural republicanes)

republicana (feminine)
republicans (masculine plural)
republicanes (feminine plural)


republicà

ca-noun

republicà m (plural republicans, feminine republicana)

republicans (plural)
republicana (feminine)


Estados Confederados da América

/isˈta.dus kõ.fe.deˈɾa.duz da aˈmɛ.ɾi.kɐ/

/esˈta.dus kõ.fe.deˈɾa.duz da aˈmɛ.ɾi.kɐ/

/iʃˈta.duʃ kõ.fe.deˈɾa.duʒ da aˈmɛ.ɾi.kɐ/

/eʃˈta.duʃ kõ.fe.deˈɾa.duʒ da aˈmɛ.ɾi.kɐ/

/esˈta.dos kõ.fe.deˈɾa.doz da aˈmɛ.ɾi.ka/

/(i)ʃˈta.duʃ kõ.fɨ.dɨˈɾa.duʒ dɐ ɐˈmɛ.ɾi.kɐ/

[(i)ʃˈta.ðuʃ kõ.fɨ.ðɨˈɾa.ðuʒ ðɐ ɐˈmɛ.ɾi.kɐ]

Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America#English

(historical) Confederate States of America (secessionist nation existing from 1861-1865)


Euromissile

An American or Soviet missile stationed in a European country during the Cold War


(fandom slang) Initialism of Generation Five (“the fifth generation of the My Little Pony toy franchise, known as A New Generation”).


trudeaumanie

(Canadian politics, fandom slang) Trudeaumania


bronydom

Over the past two years the rising tide of adult male fans of the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" cartoon has swept upon the shores of the internet. Forums, Facebook, YouTube and pop culture conventions alike have been caught up by bronydom.

2013, Sean Gleason, "Bronies: Who Are They?!", The Pinion (McKinley High School, Honolulu, Hawaii), Volume 92, Number 4, February 2013, page 4

Like many other subcultures considered perverse by much of the general public, bronydom has its roots in the infamous website 4chan.org.

2013 September 9, Thomas Raethel, “The Mysterious World of Bronies”, in Critic, number 22, University of Otago, page 33:

Though there are some female bronies (some call themselves “pegasisters”), bronydom — at its core — is simply about just being kind and having fun.

2014, Leah Sottile, "Imaginary Friends", Inlander, Volume 21, Number 43, 14 August 2014 - 20 August 2014, page 26

(fandom slang) The community or culture of bronies.


anypony

From any + pony, by analogy with anybody.

As I said, I'm writing a fanfic. I need to know if anypony in particular ~doesn't~ want to be in it.

1998 October 1, Jennifer McMichael, “I'm writing a fanfic....”, in alt.toys.my-little-pony (Usenet):

As stated before, if anypony would like one, the cost is $15 plus shipping.

1999 August 17, luv...@geocities.com [username], “My MLP T-shirt”, in alt.toys.my-little-pony (Usenet):

Heyas, I finally got around to drawing a pic of my unicorn self, if anypony wants to see it and let me know if it could use some changes before I get to the coloring of it.

1999 October 29, Pouncer [username], “Pouncer Drawing, not colored yet”, in alt.toys.my-little-pony (Usenet):


clopper

Considering that a significant percentage of bronies are closeted, and taking into account the stigma attached to such practices, it is fair to assume that the real "clopper" population is likely far larger.

One clopper recently gained quite a bit of notoriety on the Internet by revealing just how far his obsession with the show had gone.

2013, Katrina Gardner, "Big Boys, Little Ponies", The Express (Las Positas College), Volume 24, Number 19, 5 April 2013, page 4

Alexander Carlsson, 25, was jailed in Sanford, Florida, in August on federal child pornography charges, but also told agents that he is a "clopper," which identifies him, he said, as one who masturbates while gazing at figurines and pictures depicting Hasbro's My Little Pony toys.

2015 September 18, Chuck Shepard, “News Of The Weird”, in Santa Monica Daily Press, volume 14, number 266, page 13:

(My Little Pony fandom slang) One who engages in clopping.


everypony

From every + pony, by analogy with everybody.

Hi everypony! I'm back from Germany and my luck held out! You'd never believe what I found!

1998 July 13, Buckbuddy [username], “Back from Germany”, in alt.toys.my-little-pony (Usenet):

why don't a^([sic]) draw a picture of everypony on the newsgroup, in their pony selves!

1998 September 6, Glory, “say cheese!”, in alt.toys.my-little-pony (Usenet):

Thanks so very much EVERYPONY! I really appreciate this! I was so stumped!!

1999 September 14, Michelle, “Re: Wanna help name a custom?”, in alt.toys.my-little-pony (Usenet):

(My Little Pony fandom slang) Everybody.


From MLP (abbreviation of My Little Pony).

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
w:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Abbreviation of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.


bronyism

Tens of thousands of adults around the globe have been drawn into the land of Equetria—into bronyism.

2013, Drew McLachlan, "Nothing phony behind bronies", The Navigator (Vancouver Island University), Volume 44, Issue 12, 6 March 2013 - 19 March 2013, page 9

My introduction to Bronyism brought me out of, as mentioned prior, a very dark place.

2013, Will Martin, "Proud To Be A Brony: How My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Changed My Life", Summer/Fall 2013, page 10

The Bronies like to challenge their skeptics to just watch one episode – you never know when your Bronyism might come out.

2013 August 15, Audra Stamp, “Pony Tales: An unexpected fandom”, in North Texas Daily, University of North Texas:

(fandom slang) The community, culture, or philosophy of bronies.


rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock

rock paper scissors
rock paper scissors#English

(neologism) An extension of the children's game of rock paper scissors, with two additional handshapes: lizard and Spock.


bottle episode

/ˈbɒtəl ˈɛpɪsəʊd/

Said to be from the term “ship-in-a-bottle episode”, the nickname given by the cast and crew of the television series Star Trek (originally broadcast 1966–1969) to an episode set entirely on board the starship USS Enterprise.

That's pretty much what a "bottle" episode is; one that uses minimal sets, guest stars, effects, etc, and/or uses lots of clips from past episodes, in order to make a much cheaper episode.

1996 February 12, Janet A. Dornhoff, “What are they filming now?”, in alt.tv.forever-knight (Usenet), message-ID <4fno37$t28@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>:

One of Wright's great strengths as a screenwriter and producer is his ability to design bottle episodes—shows filmed with the goal of saving money—and turn them into riveting, compelling dramas where the viewer forgets that they are watching a bottle show.

1998, Cinefantastique, volume 30, Oak Park, Ill.: Frederick S. Clarke, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 82:

Even though they are moving, for large stretches 'Spiral' is a bottle episode.

2004, Roz Kaveney, “Writing the Vampire Slayer: Interviews with Jane Espenson and Steven S. DeKnight”, in Roz Kaveney, editor, Reading the Vampire Slayer: The New, Updated, Unofficial Guide to Buffy and Angel, 2nd revised and expanded edition, New York, N.Y.: Tauris Parke Paperbacks, I.B. Tauris, →ISBN, page 125:

By the 2000s, the airwaves seemed full of shows not just making reference to other pop culture "images," but wholly based on pop culture. [...] Community regularly turned episodes into extended homages to M*A*S*H, Doctor Who, and Christmas Claymation specials. In "Cooperative Calligraphy," the show presents a "bottle episode," during which Abed repeatedly reminds everyone they are in a "bottle episode," pointing out each characteristic of such episodes as it occurs.

2018, M. King Adkins, “‘These are Their Stories’: Postmodern Spaces”, in Television Storyworlds as Virtual Space, Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 122:

(originally US, television) An episode of a television series designed to be inexpensive and restricted in its use of sets, effects, cast members, etc.


Hlava 22

Je to klasická „Hlava 22“. Nikdo v obchodě nenakupuje, protože tam toho tak málo mají, a obchod si kvůli nedostatku obratu nemůže dovolit zaplnit regály.

2004, Humří letopisy, Praha: Baronet Publishers, →ISBN, page 236:

It is a typical Catch-22. Nobody buys in the shop, because they have so little goods there, and the shop cannot afford to fill in the shelves because of the low turnover.


Hlava XXII

From the title of the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller from 1961 (translated into Czech as Hlava XXII by Jaroslav Chuchvalec), in which the main character feigns madness in order to avoid dangerous combat missions, but his desire to avoid them is taken to prove his sanity.

Je to taková podnikatelská Hlava XXII. Společnosti, trusty, účetní a právníci – to všechno stojí peníze. A tyhle peníze musíte vynaložit před tím, než je vyděláte.

2015, Danile Helekal, transl., Revoluce v podnikání, Praha: Grada Publishing, translation of Entrepreneur Revolution by Daniel Priestley, →ISBN, page 84:

It’s a nasty catch-22 for entrepreneurs. Companies, trusts, accountants and lawyers all cost money and you have to spend this money before you have it.


Hunger Games

From the titular fictional gladiatorial contests in The Hunger Games, first published in 2008.

2012 December 28, “Jockey James Winks falls prey to the Hunger Games of riding”, in news.com.au, archived from the original on 2012-12-28:

If the term “daytime TV” used to be synonymous with slightly ramshackle, undemanding programming attuned to the languid circadian rhythms of hungover students and the retired, it’s now a hyper-competitive arena of mechanical oneupmanship, a Hunger Games for image and sound editors.

2014 September 10, Graeme Virtue, “Who’s Doing the Dishes? is the best daytime TV in years”, in The Guardian:

Not playing the hunger games of success, not undergoing the mechanical hoopla of PR, he could go on stubbornly being Kent Haruf, doing his job.

2015 May 27, Ursula K Le Guin, “Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf review – happiness at the end of life”, in The Guardian:

“[Registration week] always been The Hunger Games of scheduling,” Valdez said. “You ultimately get in based on timing and luck.”

2015 November 9, Nicholas Da Silva, “Registration Week: May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor”, in The Montclarion, archived from the original on 2016-03-04:

(neologism) A vicious contest, especially one that is winner-take-all.


third partier

(US politics) A member or supporter of a third party.


Twific

Finally, in the third section, we discuss Bella's enhanced agency in Twifics in which authors give her a desiring gaze that is not limited to Edward.

2011, Malin Isaksson, Maria Lindgren Leavenworth, “Gazing, initiating, desiring: Alternative constructions of agency and sex in Twifics”, in Mariah Larsson, Ann Steiner, editors, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Twilight: Studies in Fiction, Media and a Contemporary Cultural Experience, Nordic Academic Press, →ISBN, page 128:

Regarding to a huge number of Twifics, it is impossible to make some general claims about them because the genre and the level of originality depend on the skills and age of an individual writer.

2012, Eva Strýčková, "How the Vampire in a Volvo Ran Over the Prince on a White Horse: The 'Twilight Saga' and its Influence on the Phenomenon of Vampires", thesis submitted to Tomas Bata University, page 40

Shades obviously riffs on that story as well as on other popular Twifics.

2013, Anne Jamison, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, BenBella Books, →ISBN:

(fandom slang) A fanfic based on the Twilight novel series and the associated films.


Buffyfic

en-noun

Buffyfic (countable and uncountable, plural Buffyfics)

Also, this is, amazingly enough, my first ever Buffyfic, so be kind.

2001 January 17, vicpusateri [username], “Fic: Xander Steps Up [1/1]”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative (Usenet):

I'll probably be switching back and forth between this and a Buffyfic I'm writing, but there shouldn't be any more huge gaps *crossing fingers*

2002 August 12, Katie M, “See No Evil, See No Good (Part 24/?)”, in alt.tv.er.creative (Usenet):

The first Buffyfic I ever read was set in the Bronze: Changing Hands (I think that was the title).

2004 March 1, MSey [username], “Re: FIC Stepping Out 1/1 Buffy/Angel PG”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer.creative (Usenet):

(countable, fandom slang) A fanfic based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Treksmut

In fact, I think one of the main reasons people write and read Treksmut (tm), is that the show very rarely shows these extremely attractive and appealing characters in romantic situations or settings, except for one-episode flings, which are usually conveniently forgotten by the next show, although this is refreshingly rare on DS9 and Voyager.

1997 May 5, Joanne Collins, “Re: TrekSmut, PWPs and Emotional Subtexts (Long and involved)”, in alt.startrek.creative (Usenet):

Has anyone had any problems storing Treksmut on a Tripod homepage?

1998 April 7, Deanna, “OT: Tripod and Treksmut?”, in alt.startrek.creative (Usenet):

Also: I'm twenty-one now! So I can read Treksmut anywhere!! :-)

2002 June 4, saavaant [username], “OT: My personal pages, and my birthday!!”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

(fandom slang) Sexually-explicit fan fiction based on the Star Trek television series and films.


Angelista

Most of the rabid Angelistas have defended his hiding as nothing more than an issue of self-protection against Buffy's fantasy of Angel being staked by Giles, and yet in "Amends," Angel himself finally decided it would be better to die than to ever pose a threat again.

1999 April 6, Micky DuPree, “Re: Is Marti Noxon a man-hating sadist?”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

I'm an Angelista who likes Xander too, but Xander irritates me occasionally so I can still go dualistic from time to time. ;-)

1999 May 14, DesertRoaz [username], “Re: EW article about Angel's show”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

The split was between the Angelistas and the Xanderistas.

2002 December 2, William George Ferguson, “Re: Buffy fan subgroups”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

(Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom slang) A fan of the character Angel from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.


Xanderista

I used to be a major Xanderista. But this season, he's bugged me a lot.

1999 April 11, QueenChase [username], “Re: Who does Xander Love?”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Victoria P. is a staunch Xanderista, and will take Xander's part in almost any discussion, even when she knows he is wrong.

2000 June 7, vicpusateri [username], “Re: OT: Challenge to Regulars”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

I recall that Xanderistas did react in the way you describe, even coining the term "Xander Slander".

2003 February 11, Rose, “Re: So Xander has (Spoilers for "First Date")”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

(Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom slang) A fan of the character Xander Harris from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


War of Northern Aggression

the War of Northern Aggression (canonical)

(Southern US, uncommon) The American Civil War of 1861 to 1865.