Sterek

Some shows have released official promos that play up the fans' favorite slash couples to court fans, most recently Hawaii Five-O and Teen Wolf, whose showrunner began to write the show itself in a slashy direction when he became aware of the popularity of “Sterek,” the slash pairing of sidekick Stiles and alpha wolf Derek.

2013, Katherine Larsen, Lynn S. Zubernis, Fangasm: Supernatural Fangirls, University of Iowa Press, →ISBN, page 101:

"Teen Wolf 'Sterek' fans, we've read your (hundreds and hundreds of) comments and admire your passion," EW.com responded. "The reason Sterek didn't make the category is because it's not an acknowledged will-they-or-won't-they storyline."
This controversy led the gay entertainment news site AfterElton.com to start an annual "slash madness" tournament. Sterek won the first.

2013 October 31, Zachary Pincus-Roth, “Slash Fiction: A Fantasy World in Which Male TV Characters Find Romance — With Each Other”, in LA Weekly:

Even a nascent fandom will begin to develop its own tropes. You could see it, for instance, in the popular Sterek pairing in the Teen Wolf fandom as it took off.

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

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Stiles Stilinski and Derek Hale from the television series Teen Wolf.


Drarry

It occurs because in canon Harry and Draco feel no emotion for each other warmer than intense dislike. […] Harry is willing to save Draco's life out of recognition of their shared humanity, but with apologies to all the Drarry shippers out there, that's as far as it goes.

2011, Aaron Schwabach, Fan Fiction and Copyright: Outsider Works and Intellectual Property Protection, Ashgate, →ISBN, pages 69–79:

2013, Anne Jamison, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, BenBella Books (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page:draco malfoy is a beautiful creation and he should be protected by harry potter who is his second cousin and who cares if you think its gross they are adorable together let the gayness happen
Dramione shippers apparently feel the same way when too much attention is paid to Drarry.

Fanfics that depict relationships between Draco and Harry have been particularly popular, spawning a cult of ‘Drarry’ shippers – with Facebook pages, fan art and many stories all dedicated to the pairing.

2013, Sarah Dear, "Fanfiction - A Hobby for Generations of Teenagers", Impact (University of Nottingham), 26 April 2013

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter of the Harry Potter series.


Dramione

"I secretly ship Dramione!" one boldly asserts, while more serious blogs boast confessions along the lines of, "I moved away to college this year and haven't made any new friends."

2011, Brittany Dalton, "Away with the Niceties", The Vista (University of Central Oklahoma), 1 September 2011, page 3

This is a haven for writers and readers to converge and show their interest in a variety of genres with any characters, from the typical Dramione (Draco and Hermione) action-adventure to the absurd Filch-Peeves BDSM.

2011 September 15, Sayantan Deb, Angela Song, “Potter Legacy”, in The Harvard Independent, volume 42, number 25, page 10:

Dramione shippers apparently feel the same way when too much attention is paid to Drarry.

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger of the Harry Potter series.


Sculder

Alas, Jess Mabe's "Bittersweet" has a similar nickname for the Sculder baby, and Jean Robinson's "When Old Friends Meet" is likewise obsessed with dolls.

2000 October 1, story_posting [username], “Dream Life 1/1”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

Do come visit to read about Mulder, Scully, Frohike, CJ, Josh, Angel, deadly spellcasting books, Cordy, Buffy, Jack the gypsy computer repairman and the Sculder sproglet in all its many gestational forms

2001 May 3, ymmv2001 [username], “New update at YMMV”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

But Thackeray, like his Kirk/Spock, Johnlock, and (in the early years) “Sculder” descendants, must confront the sticky problem of canon: […]

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Dana Scully and Fox Mulder from the television series The X-Files.


avant-garage

A genre of experimental, avant-garde music influenced by garage rock.


Penglish

Gradually, however, English, Penglish (a hybrid of Persian and English), and other host country languages have become accepted, as filmmakers and audiences have evolved and set down roots abroad.

2007, Mehdi Semati, Media, Culture and Society in Iran:

Finally, these displaced toughs' adoption of the Iranian exiles' lingo, Penglish (a mixture of Persian and English), which they further mingled with their own argot, produced a rich, hybridized, and humorous language that required a knowing audience to decode and fully appreciate.

2011, Hamid Naficy, A Social History of Iranian Cinema, volume 2, page 318:

We laugh in Persian, and this is always the language for jokes, which sometimes causes difficulties for American girlfriends. But if we take a closer look, things are more complicated, as diglossia – Penglish or Fenglish – is spreading […]

2015, Fariba Adelkhah, The Thousand and One Borders of Iran: Travel and Identity:

(informal) A language that combines Persian and English.


Breastapo

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In that vulnerable post-natal daze, brainwashed by the NCT and other hard-line members of the Breastapo, I almost believed it was better to starve my son than pollute him with formula.

2011 May 11, Anna Maxted, “Breastfeeding: Protect us from the Breastapo”, in The Telegraph:

Not all women can produce enough milk to feed their babies, and many push themselves to the brink of sanity in the attempt to do so, partly because of the pressure piled on to them by the Breastapo.

2011 June 21, Emma Cowing, “The 'Breastapo' need to lay down their arms”, in The Scotsman:

I'd heard about the Breastapo but hadn't encountered a member yet. These are midwives and nurses whose keenness on breastfeeding somewhat overwhelms their ability to be kind and considerate.

2013, Jen Wight, Day 6: When Motherhood & Madness Collide, Green Olive Press, →ISBN:

(slang, derogatory) Overzealous lactivists who pressure women to breastfeed and criticize formula-feeders, taken as a group.


postvention

An intervention conducted after a suicide, largely taking the form of support for the bereaved.

itsemurhan jälkeen omaisille järjestetty kriisituki


Europasian

en-adj

Europasian (comparative more Europasian, superlative most Europasian)

more Europasian (comparative)
most Europasian (superlative)


Arabish

The Arabic language when informally written in the Latin alphabet, typically on computers or cell phones that do not support the Arabic script.


Chavril

However one feels about the engagement of Canadian pop stars Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger, one thing is certain: When People magazine stunned the world with the news late Tuesday, the reaction was instantaneous. Twitter was afire with news of Canada’s answer to Brangelina. In Chavril, Canada had its own royal couple.

2012 August 23, Marsha Lederman, “Is Chavril our own Brangelina pairing?”, in The Globe and Mail:

Avril Lavigne is rumoured to have been married in her "favourite place to be."
The Here's To Never Growing Up hitmaker was set to tie the knot with Chad Kroeger in Cannes, France, on Monday.

2013, "Chavril hitched in France", The Province, 2 July 2013 (only used in title)

A three-album compilation by various adult artists, including Canuck crooners Sarah Harmer, The Barenaked Ladies, Sarah McLachlan and Canada's pre-Chavril sweethearts Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida.

2013 September 17, Lyranda Martin Evans, Fiona Stevenson, “Kids' CDs even parents will like”, in Metro, Edmonton, page 35:

(Canada, slang) The couple consisting of celebrities Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne, together from 2012 to 2015.


Spicanese

Outdoor signs were always displayed in English. Now it's English & Spicanese.

2002 October 27, XtremePrejudice, “Re: Harlow's Obsessed with me. Somebody help the pathetic ass!”, in alt.alien.visitors (Usenet):

The problem is not only a poorly secured border,but how people accomodate^([sic]) these vile cocksuckers!"Press 1 for English..press 2 for Spicanese"..

2006 March 26, The Yiddish Yoddler, “On this Immigration thing.....”, in alt.politics (Usenet):

Department stores English and Spicanese signs hanging from the ceiling.

2008 March 8, Hybrid Angel, “Re: Nasa footage of UFOs in our orbit”, in alt.fan.cropcircles (Usenet):

(US, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) The Spanish language.


geriaction

Whatever it was, the geriaction flick looks like it might become a permanent fixture as our favourite actors grow old alongside us and compete with the younger heroes for celluloid space.

2010 November 3, Karen Brooks, “New age laughter lines not very hip”, in The Courier-Mail:

Ever since The Expendables grossed $274m worldwide - a figure almost as high as its cast's combined ages - the geriaction subgenre has exploded, making born-again stars out of 1980s icons such as Sylvester Stallone and Mickey Rourke, long thought to have hung up their assault rifles.

2013 March 30, Charlie Lyne, “Geriaction heroes and the age of aged movie stars”, in The Guardian:

Opening Friday at the Whistler Village 8, Escape Plan is the latest in the "geriaction" genre that's surged lately with flicks like The Last Stand, Bullet to the Head and The Expendables.

2013 October 17, Feet Banks, “Geriaction takes over the big screen”, in Pique Newsmagazine, Whistler, British Columbia:

A genre of action films starring aging actors and actresses, especially ones who were action stars earlier in their careers.


mudflation

massively multiplayer online game
massively multiplayer online game

(economics, informal) The gradual decrease in the value of existing virtual goods in a massively multiplayer online game as new goods are introduced.


poopetrator

During the night, certain perpetrators were sneaking onto play equipment in parks and school yards and leaving deposits […]
The city stepped up surveillance of the park, which is just across the street and down the hill from the Police Department. It installed lights and a security camera. But it couldn’t catch the poopetrators.

2004 December 10, Susan Lampert Smith, “Police aid nabs park befoulers by working turd shift”, in Wisconsin State Journal:

There is a poopetrator on the loose in Brooklyn, responsible for smearing feces on a number of doors and keyholes in the Prospect Heights and Crown Heights areas.

2012 March 28, Cassandra Garrison, “Brooklyn poop vandal strikes again”, in Metro:

In the past several weeks, an unknown individual or group, who students have dubbed the ‘poopetrator,’ has repeatedly defecated in students’ laundry, leaving many fearful about the safety of their clothes.

2013 October 2, Adrian Rodrigues, “Police probe Saybrook laundry incident”, in Yale Daily News:

(slang) A person who defecates in public or otherwise commits an act of vandalism using feces.


minimoon

But weddings are stressful, and it makes sense to take a day or two after saying “I do” to relax and make mad, passionate love (read: sleep in and watch TV). So consider a minimoon: a quick two-night getaway close to home.

2008 January 16, Carolyn Ali, “Minimoons may be short, but they sure are sweet”, in The Georgia Straight:

Rachel Moschke, Editor of Wedding Ideas magazine, said: ‘Most of us worry about saving up for our wedding day, but it seems we’re reluctant to give up the quality time together that a honeymoon offers. A minimoon is the perfect way to start married life, without busting the budget.’

2009 July 1, Jo Tweedy, “After the nanobreak comes the 'minimoon' as newlyweds scrimp on honeymoon holiday”, in Daily Mail:

The couple are yet to go on their honeymoon because of their strict working schedules but did find time for a ‘minimoon’ after tying the knot.

2012 November 22, James Robertson, “Rochelle and Marvin Humes are having a baby: 'We're so excited to start a family'”, in The Mirror, UK:

A brief honeymoon or holiday taken after a wedding.


glymphatic

Blend of glial + lymphatic; from late 2013.

Recent research has shown that sleep allows for the clearing of toxic substances from the brain. It does this through the glymphatic system, which is the brain's equivalent of the lymphatic system.

2015, Alexandra Armitage, Advanced Practice Nursing Guide to the Neurological Exam, Springer Publishing, page 205:

Hence, an increase of BWC^([brain water content]) can only occur though an increased flow of water from the intravascular space into the brain parenchyma by an increase in glymphatic influx or by a reduced glymphatic efflux.

2017, Nikolaus Pleslila, “4: Experimental Techniques to Investigate the Formation of Brain Edema In Vivo”, in Jérôme Badaut, Nikolaus Plesnila, editors, Brain Edema: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Practice, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 72:

The glymphatic system is most active during sleep and is largely disengaged during waking hours.

2017, Amy Berger, The Alzheimer's Antidote, Chelsea Green Publishing, page 216:

central nervous system
central nervous system

(biology, anatomy) Of or relating to the waste clearance pathway for the central nervous system of vertebrates.

glymfaattinen

of or relating to the waste clearance pathway of the central nervous system


plasteel

(science fiction) A fictional durable substance.


glindex

Terminology can be an important heading in legal indexes to gather glossary entries and definitions from throughout the document. A twist on this is the 'glindex', a combined glossary and index that is sometimes used as a way of grouping end matter and/or saving space. Glindex-style indexes have been used with pronunciation guides and chemical formula diagrams.

2007, Glenda Browne, Jon Jermey, The Indexing Companion, page 38:

For example, the book has a glindex (a combined glossary and index), opening and closing cases, end-of-chapter questions, and so on.

2008, Bruno Dyck, Mitchell Neubert, Management: Current Practices and New Directions, page xxiii:


politricks

Maybe […] he's doing that hear-no-evil-see-no-evil thing Jamaicans do when they find themselves smack dab in the middle of politricks.

2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 379:

(informal, derogatory) political trickery


seatainer

(Australia) A large container for shipping freight by sea.


digiscope

en-verb

digiscope (third-person singular simple present digiscopes, present participle digiscoping, simple past and past participle digiscoped)

digiscopes (present singular third-person)
digiscoping (participle present)
digiscoped (participle past)
digiscoped (past)

To record distant images by coupling a digital camera with an optical telescope.


buttlegging

Massachusetts Democrat Edward Kennedy, who conducted Senate buttlegging hearings last month, says that the Mob's infiltration has led to "increasing violent crime: extortion and bribery, truck hijackings, armed robberies, serious assaults […]

1977, Time, volume 110, numbers 19-26, page 84:


tricknology

en-noun

tricknology (countable and uncountable, plural tricknologies)

In the genetic universe of Yakub's tricknology, such duping assumes the form of offspring whose ultimate purpose is to wreak havoc on their forebears.

1998, Michael Lieb, Children of Ezekiel, page 143:

Whites had achieved their power and position through devious means and "tricknology." They had perpetuated "devilish acts" against black people through slavery, brutality, and lynching, and even by using alcohol and narcotics.

2009, Anthony B. Pinn, African American Religious Cultures, page 240:

(derogatory, Nation of Islam) technology used for purposes of trickery


skiddie

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mantuary

Light up your booze with professional bar lighting from Beyond 7 bubble wall installations to make a more modern mantuary for you and your friends.

2010, Geoff Case, “Man Cave Must Haves”, in Blitz Weekly, 23 June - 29 June 2010, page 11:

In fact, luxury man caves or ‘mantuaries’ are the latest must-have accessory for self-respecting gents.

2011 November 11, Jenny Bennett, “Beware the caveman: Men are no longer happy to hide away in a shed, now they want their very own bespoke retreat”, in Daily Mail:

Some academics have called mantuaries the male reaction to female dominance in decisions about décor in the majority of North American households: […]

2012, “Man Caves”, in International Wood, page 13:

A part of a home specifically reserved for adult male activities, such as drinking beer, playing games and watching TV; often a garage or den.


cobot

But then Mr. Kuzmin discovered Universal Robots, which makes collaborative robots, or cobots, which are small, affordable and designed to operate safely side by side with workers. They are easy to program to do multiple tasks and allow the company to crank out parts around the clock.

2018 November 7, Janet Morrissey, “When Robots Ring the Bell”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

A robot intended to interact physically with humans in a shared workspace.


rapso

A form of Trinidadian music that grew out of the social unrest of the 1970s, with elements of soca, calypso, and hip-hop.


dickmatized

en-adj

dickmatized (comparative more dickmatized, superlative most dickmatized)

more dickmatized (comparative)
most dickmatized (superlative)

[…] And this dick belongs to you whether you like it or not, babygirl.” All I could do is look at him with a big smile on his face . . . like he just had me dickmatized.

2011, Brenda L. Carruth, Lies and Betrayal, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 56:

He glanced at Jonathan where the sheet had fallen away from him. Oh yeah. Dickmatized.

2013, Christopher Koehler, Settling the Score, Dreamspinner Press, →ISBN, pages 21–22:

(slang, vulgar) Impressed by or obsessed with a penis.


wannarexic

While some experts say these girls likely have body image issues or could develop a more serious eating disorder, wannarexics usually range between healthy and overweight.

2007 August 4, Valerie Bauman, “'Wannarexic' girls yearn for eating disorders”, in AP/USA Today:

Wannarexics draw anger and derision from people with anorexia and bulimia.

2007 September 8, Deborah Cohen, “Worrying world of eating disorder wannabes”, in BMJ, volume 335, number 7618, →ISSN, →JSTOR, page 516:

When one trolls it becomes clear that wannarexics are a much-maligned population, and that many people, most notably diagnosed anorexics but others, too, characterize them as wholly superficial, flippant, vapid, and clearly more interested in having the reputation of being anorexic than in legitimately acquiring the disorder.

2013 November 14, Kelsey Osgood, How to Disappear Completely: On Modern Anorexia, New York: Overlook Press, →ISBN, →OL:

(derogatory, slang) One who does not have the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, but wishes to.


brandscaping

Brandscaping turns the brand itself into a location - an attraction.

2002, Otto Riewoldt, Brandscaping: Worlds of Experience in Retail Design, Birkhauser Verlag AG (June 2002), page 8

The organization of physical space as an extension or representation of a brand.


squoval

squoval (comparative more squoval, superlative most squoval)

more squoval (comparative)
most squoval (superlative)


splitwheel

A playboating move that uses a half pirouette to transition from one edge to another while vertical, usually when the bow is down.


jazzophone

A saxophone-shaped double-belled brass instrument with a trumpet-like mouthpiece.


clicktivism

Coordinate term: hacktivism

White argues that clicktivist sites (like MoveOn.org) are able to bolster their numbers by asking little of the “activists”. Hence, clicktivism potentially waters down the impact of lowcost forms of activism (like e-petitions).

2015, Todd A. Comer, What Comes After Occupy?, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 217:

But there’s another danger, too. “Clicktivism” is a well-documented phenomenon, where people click on an online petition and think that their work is done, without actually having an impact on the world.

2019 May 23, Owen Jones, “Woke-washing: how brands are cashing in on the culture wars”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Gladwell's article captured the zeitgeist of the moment, in which researchers and journalists were wondering aloud about the dangers of ‘clicktivism’ (or ‘slacktivism’) and asking how the new digital activism compared to older forms of street activism.

2020, Dave Karpf, “After clicktivism”, in William H. Dutton, editor, A Research Agenda for Digital Politics, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, page 123:

(informal, derogatory) Half-hearted activism on the Internet, lacking actual engagement with the real-world issues.


Islamerica

2003, Eprem, Re: Islam: The Next American Religion? Group: alt.religion.islam
Americans are not very inclined to believe your propaganda of a utopia islamerica

2006, Wild Monkshood, Re: Only in America--soon to be Islamerica. Give an inch, they'll take . . . your country. Group: alt.true-crime
Only in America--soon to be Islamerica

2002, TR, Re: Women Slaves of Islam Group: alt.religion.islam
What is the most Islamic country in the world? Islamerica. If you eliminated from the list of Muslims, all those Muslims that other Muslims called "they are not Muslims", there would be no Muslims left on the list

He had already formed a very preliminary first hypothesis, based on that vector running through Angela's statement about Islamerica's objective; Braddock's multiple personas as a shuttle pilot […]

2002, Arthur Becker, Destiny Restored - Page 103

(derogatory) A supposed future United States which is predominantly inhabited by Muslims.


tittytainment

Blend of titty + entertainment, in reference to the pacifying effect of watching TV, similar to that of a child sucking on its mother's breast. Coinage attributed to Polish-American diplomat and political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski.

coin

At the other extreme were those who foresaw growing international inequality—“a 20 to 80 world, a one-fifth society in which those left out will have to be pacified by tittytainment” (tits plus entertainment)—or “a deepening international anarchy” as “market forces and shrinking natural resources drag sovereign states into ever more dangerous rivalries.”

2000, David Reynolds, One World Divisible, W. W. Norton, →ISBN, pages 651–652:

This is the 20:80 society, where 20% of the total population suffice to keep the world economy going and the unemployed 80% are pacified by a (media) diet of “tittytainment” - the modern equivalent of bread and circuses.

2003, Dan Butts, How Corporations Hurt Us All:

In order to preserve social stability, they will supply “tittytainment” to the rest of the society, that being a mixture of basic living supplies and entertainment. This, in my eyes, is quite the opposite of a happy life built on mutual respect […]

2003, Katrin Müller van-Issem, Thinking the Future, page 71:

It is stuffed with video games and mixtures of info-, enter-, and tittytainment and dominated purely by economic interests.

2005, Gustavo Fischman, Peter McLaren, Heinz Sünker, Critical Theories, Radical Pedagogies, and Global Conflicts, page 196:

Their energies are being redirected to creative venture and above all their sermon of hope provided a sort of “tittytainment” that kept them out of trouble.

2006, Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani, Nigeria's Urban History: Past and Present, page 221:

lowest-common-denominator
lowest common denominator

(informal, derogatory) A form of lowest-common-denominator entertainment designed to appeal to the masses and dissuade people from thinking.


Meritage

en-noun

Meritage (countable and uncountable, plural Meritages)

/ˈmɛɹɪtɪd͡ʒ/

Trademarked marketing coinage. Blend of merit + heritage?

A red or white Bordeaux-style wine, usually from the United States.


para-hypotaxis

(rare) A linguistic phenomenon in which coordination and subordination (e.g. of conjunctions) are mixed or not distinguished.


Afrasian

Blend of Afro- + Asian, introduced as a borrowing from Russian афрази́йский (afrazíjskij).

bor

афрази́йский

A person who comes from a region where Afroasiatic languages are spoken.


Vangroovy

Because "Vangroovy" is the most stereotyped city in Canada, I felt what I as a newcomer needed to do: ditch the power suits, eat organic, exercise a lot and be laid back all the time.

2002 August 30, Laura Madokoro, “Super, natural Vancouver, B.C.”, in Globe and Mail:

Here we are in a beautiful Calgary garden. The groovy newlywed young engineer who designed and installed the very Vancouver garden spent his childhood in Richmond. He offers me a veggie burger and with a straight face says, “What’s it like in Vangroovy these days?”

2009 November 21, Tom Graff, “Vangroovy Vancouver”, in Vancouver Observer:

Recipes and photographs are nothing short of gorgeous and if you’ve got friends in Vangroovy (and who doesn’t), this book will delight them to no end.

2013 December 11, Liane Faulder, “Nothing beats a gorgeous cookbook to tantalize the taste buds”, in Edmonton Journal:

(informal) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.


Mofftiss

Rathbone was a perfect Holmes. Unfortunately, those films were ruined for me by Nigle Bruce's Watson, who started a tradition of 'stupid Watson' that made some people think the original character was like that. Thank Mofftiss they didn't go that way for Sherlock.

2012 January 12, Diane L., “Re: Wales Today Poll on Best Ever Sherlock Holmes”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet):

Mofftiss created masterpiece reinvention of the classic Conan-Doyle sleuth Sherlock Holmes got twisted into the hideous 'Elementary,' […]

2013, Nick Carter, "Remade in America", 1624, Issue 1, Spring 2013, page 6

On Amazon, shoppers can already pre-order the complete third season on DVD — even though the episodes haven’t been screened yet and all that has been keeping Sherlock obsessives sane is a few snippets in a BBC teaser trailer. The site is also allowing customer reviews, so fans have piled in to give their fictitious accounts. So, er, fake spoiler alert!
[…]
Another reviewer agreed with that judgment — but for rather different reasons: “This should at least be an 18,” writes someone passing themselves off as David Tennant. “Mofftiss made Johnlock a reality, and almost every scene involved rampant gay sex. I loved it, but I’m not sure it’s suitable for the little ones.”

2013 September 9, Rosamund Urwin, “Cumberfiction: the Sherlock fans 'reviewing' the new series before they've seen it”, in London Evening Standard:

(fandom slang) The creative duo of screenwriters Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.


philanthropreneur

An entrepreneurial philanthropist; one who invests money in charitable causes.


previvor

An unaffected carrier of cancer, who has not been diagnosed with it but has survived the predisposition, or higher risk, due to certain genetic mutations.


Jayoncé

There are power couples like Jayoncé, Russell and Kimora, Will and Jada.

2007 March, “V Mix: Searchin' For A Real Love”, in Vibe, page 139:

Throughout their six-year, PDA-shy run, Jayoncé refused to confirm (except in verse) what we all knew–the two are crazy in love.

2008 June, “V Mix: Diamond, Duets–And Denial”, in Vibe, page 53:

“Imagine how much Obama's approval rating would skyrocket if he and Michelle came out and reenacted Jayoncé's 'Drunk In Love' performance,” tweeted @jwoodham, […]

2014, Caitlin Looney, "State of the Union becomes #StateOfAwful", The Columbia Chronicle (Columbia College, Chicago), Volume 49, Issue 17, 3 February 2014, page 35

(slang) The couple consisting of celebrities of Jay-Z and Beyoncé.


plantibody

Blend of plant + antibody. Originally a trademark.

An antibody produced by plants that have been genetically engineered with animal DNA.


homedulgence

The move to “homedulgence” is one way consumers can ride out the recession and it is predicted it will soon extend to many other areas of life, such as mix-your-own cocktails evenings and home dining clubs.

2009 January 29, Louise Jack, “Hair removal brands take on the recession with 'homedulgence'”, in Marketing Week:

Alternatively, it could be a great home cinema or relaxation room for the growing 'homedulgence' trend for living the high life without going out as we spend more leisure time at home with friends and family.

2009 March 26, “Housing boost is good sign”, in Belfast Telegraph:

Our latest comms platform for our premium range of Allure cooking appliances saw PR creating the 'kitchen theatre' platform, borne out of the trend for 'homedulgence', where kitchen living is replacing lounges.

2011 November 23, Nikki McReynolds, “A foot in both camps”, in PRWeek:

The phenomenon or practice of consumers spending leisure time at home instead of going out.


moombahton

Blend of Moombah (the name of a track by Dutch house DJ Chuckie) + reggaeton

blend

(music) A fusion genre of house music and reggaeton.


Caballerial

Blend of Caballero + aerial, after Steve Caballero, who invented the trick in the early 1980s.

(skateboarding) A 360-degree ollie while riding fakie.


foodtography

But for many bloggers, at least half the experience of the meal is in its photographic documentation—or “foodtography” (Wasserman 2011) —even if that means letting the food get cold, or leaving your dining companion alone for an hour while you go home to get the right lens, which a diner at Alinea reportedly did (Murphy 2010).

2011, Signe Rousseau, Food and Social Media: You Are What You Tweet, AltaMira Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 31:

Foodtography is the relatively recent trend of taking pictures of food and sharing them online via social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

2013 October 23, Christine Spiteri, “Snap unhappy”, in Times of Malta:

Gilles Goujon, from the three-starred L'Auberge du vieux puits in the south of France, has stated in an interview with news website France TV that foodtography is not only poor etiquette but he believes that when his dishes appear online, it takes away "a little bit of my intellectual property".

2014 March 4, Wayne Benyon, “Are 'food porn' selfies damaging the intellectual property of chefs?”, in The Guardian:

(informal) The practice of diners photographing food they are served in restaurants, usually for the purpose of sharing the photos on social media.


atrogene

(genetics) Any gene that has an influence on atrophy of muscle tissue.


snakeboard

A form of skateboard with two connected footboards, allowing for greater freedom of movement.


chork

“Is a chork chopsticks crossed with a fork?”
“Uh-huh. And it's not at all weird that you asked.”

2019, C. J. Farley, Around Harvard Square:

In 2016, Panda Express introduced the “chork,” a clever combination of a fork and chopsticks. The utensil was designed to be a bridge between Chinese and American cultures.

2020, Samantha Chagollan, Immigrant Innovators: 30 Entrepreneurs Who Made a Difference, page 15:

Someone invented the chork, which is a mix of and looks like a fork and chopsticks together.

2022, Fred Dervin, Sude, Mei Yuan, Interculturality Between East and West (page 20)

An eating utensil that can be used like chopsticks or like a fork.


mandolute

Not content with flailing at the playwright and the movement that had nurtured him ("the little theater of cheesecloth and mandolutes"), De Voto attacked the Theater Guild, charging that its resources and prestige, its "power to compel the admiration of multitudes," where chiefly responsible for elevating O'Neill to "a grandeur" he did not deserve.

2002, Louis Sheaffer, O'Neill: Son and Artist, page 460:

(music) A musical instrument similar to a mandolin, but larger.


epistopic

Coined by Michael Lynch in 1993, from a blend of epistemology + topic.

A recurrent topic of epistemological discussion and debate.


compunications

Blend of computer + communications, coined by Anthony G. Oettinger in the 1970s.

The combination of computer and telecommunications technologies.


Wyobraska

(informal) The western part of Nebraska (the panhandle) that is closely related to Wyoming.


Trekiverse

I was looking more for episodes like this, which deal with the repurcussions^([sic]) of a major war affecting every major civilisation known to the Trekiverse.

1999 March 5, Reverend Sean O'Hara, “[DS9] The Reverend's Review: Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges”, in rec.arts.startrek.current (Usenet):

Or have the dying redshirt of the week say goodbye to his male friend instead of his girl. That's all it would take to establish that it's okay to be out of the closet in the Trekiverse.

2000 October 26, Arlie, “Re: What a f*cking insensitive comment!!! (minor spoilage)”, in alt.tv.star-trek.voyager (Usenet):

IIRC, the official explanation is currently that human history in the Trekiverse diverged from our history in the mid-20th century, due to the cumulative effect of multiple visitations from the future.

2001 September 24, Paul David John Andinach, “Re: [I] ST: Generations (was:Live broadcast / weather)”, in alt.fan.pratchett (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The fictional universe which serves as the setting for the Star Trek television series and films, as well as related novels, comics, etc.


procrasturbation

Blend of procrastination + masturbation.

A mixture of electronica, rock and modern classical make up your musical deterrent to procrasturbation.

2012, "Hitting all the right notes: perfect revision music", Exeposé (University of Exeter), Issue 593, 8 May 2012, page 21

Remember: one man's procrasturbation is another man's study break.

2013 March 13, “Three Lines Free”, in The Gateway, volume 103, number 24, University of Alberta, page 14:

Signs and symptoms of this advanced stage may include: sitting in the library for hours on end and accomplishing nothing, applying to jobs that you have no interest in (because I don’t want to look back on my life and regret NOT applying to clown school, THAT’S WHY) and, of course, procrasturbation.

2013 October 9, Lillie Reed, “Ennui-endo”, in The Chronicle, number 32, Duke University, page 11:

(slang, humorous) The act of putting off something important or wasting time by engaging in a leisure activity, particularly masturbation.


religofascist

Not the modern brand of religofascist conservative, but real conservatives.

2007 March 19, Andrealphus [username], “Re: Gonzales must go ...The Next Victum of Bush?”, in misc.survivalism (Usenet):

Regardless, Obmama^([sic]) needs the Clintons on his side. He can no more win with the Clintons against him than McCain can with the religofascists against him.

2008 June 5, Fred the Red Shirt [username], “Re: Congrats Obama!”, in rec.woodworking (Usenet):

Don't tell me about these idiots, I live in the heart of right wing religofascist bigots.

2010 August 27, nJb [username], “Re: Taibbi on Tea Party results”, in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.vanc-canucks (Usenet):


snarkcastic

en-adj

snarkcastic (comparative more snarkcastic, superlative most snarkcastic)

more snarkcastic (comparative)
most snarkcastic (superlative)

[…] whereas shows like Joe Millionaire and The Bachelor served as the brunt of the more snarkastic forums, whose viewers are nonetheless avid viewers of the shows they pan.

2007, Mark Andrejevic, iSpy: Surveillance and Power in the Interactive Era, University Press of Kansas, →ISBN, page 146:

I mean, what's the fun of seeing your friends' lives spiral out of control if you can't get in a snarkastic comment or two along the way?

2007, Paul Ruditis, The Four Dorothys, Simon Pulse, →ISBN, pages 2–3:

You're babbling, and because somehow your Speedo has offended me mightily, I'm going to be shitty and snarkastic until we no longer have to interface, so deal with it.

2014, Amy Lane, Behind the Curtain, Dreamspinner Press, →ISBN, page 14:

(informal) Sarcastic in a snide or irritable manner.


textversation

Immediately after this textversation, my concentration clocked off.

2008, Zoe Foster, Air Kisses, Michael Joseph, →ISBN:

If we actually replied to every single message sent to you, we'd all be stuck in an endless loop, replying to one text after the other until we all died (Remember when everyone ended every textversation with a single smiley?)

2010 January 25, “2010 Techtiquette Part 2”, in Manila Bulletin:

You and your child are at the pirate ship park, tucked away in a gated area. Which means you can text your friend without checking your son's whereabouts every fifteen seconds. You're getting consistent LOLs and the occasional OMG—a relaxing, fun textversation.

2012, Laurie Kilmartin, Sh*tty Mom: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us, Abrams Image, →ISBN:

A conversation carried out through text messaging.


sparklepire

From the bloated, purple-faced, shroud-wrapped corpse feared throughout Europe in the 18th century to the ‘sparklepire’ brought into vogue by Stephenie Meyer, the vampire as a concept has come a long way since its folkloric origins, and horror and paranormal romance authors have brought the entire concept to an interesting evolutionary point.

2009 August 16, Janet Neilson, “The Evolution of Vampire in Fiction”, in Hub Magazine, number 95, page 5:

This probably includes: talking donkeys, gods, flying dragons, garden fairies, vampires, sparklepires, ghosts, and Harry Potter.

2012 April 2, Kermit [username], “Re: I am now a Creationist”, in talk.origins (Usenet):

KEVIN: Well, that's your classic vamp. Now factor in your Nosferatu, your Twilight sparklepires, your Thirty Days of Night nocturnal shark people and the hundred of variations on the classic...

2012 October 11, Freezer [username], “[MSTing] Unbreak My Spark - Part 4”, in rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc (Usenet):

(fandom slang, humorous) A vampire who sparkles, such as those featured in the Twilight series.


glampire

Well, it's basically a supernatural Dawson's Creek—a humiliatingly addictive soap opera in the meadows, with glampire Edward (Pattinson) as Dawson and Native American beefcake Jacob (Taylor Lautner) as Pacey.

2009 November 19, Aaron Mesh, “Women Who Run With the Werewolves: New Moon Reviewed”, in Willamette Week:

“Because they couldn't even tell a real vampire from a glampire. Lucy didn't know anything.”

2011, Hannah Jayne, Under Wraps, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 171:

[…] Anyway, you have to go to Annandale today. It's your cure day surprise. You get to kill a glampire."
"Christ. One of those vampire poseurs?"
"Oh yes. With the white face paint and dopey satanic rituals and everything. […]

2011, Drew Magary, The Postmortal, Penguin Books, →ISBN:

(slang, sometimes used attributively) A glamorous or beautiful vampire; a person who pretends to be a vampire.


radicool

radicool (comparative more radicool, superlative most radicool)

more radicool (comparative)
most radicool (superlative)

Antonio sent me a tape and some radicool toys in a throw-up bag that was duct-taped closed.

1997 June 20, Genny De Suave, “checking in.....”, in alt.punk (Usenet):

It was a metal band that played Metallica and Black Sabbath covers. Cool thing was, instead of a bass, they had a tuba. Radicool.

1998 February 15, Noah Clockout, “Re: Poseur”, in alt.punk (Usenet):

Oh Zoinks! This really smurfs things up for me! Well, at least I now know why many of my friends might feel my slang isn't as radicool as I do.

1998 March 28, David W Miller, “Re: Slang (was: REVIEW: Vampire Science)”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet):


fauxgasm

Every woman, if she is honest, will admit to having performed a fauxgasm at least once in her life.

2008 March 4, Andrea Burns, “Column: Why girls find faking it easier than making it”, in Herald Sun:

Opened in 1888, this kosher deli continues to serve some of the best pastrami in New York (and was the site of Meg Ryan's famous 'fauxgasm' scene in When Harry Met Sally…).

2010, Time Out New York, Time Out Guides Ltd, →ISBN, page 67:

(Question: Why is every news article about these studies accompanied by a photo of Meg Ryan's fauxgasm scene in "When Harry Met Sally"? Centuries from now, archaeologists will infer that we copulated only fully clothed in delis.)

2010 January 30, Monica Hesse, “New research snub of G spot leaves many hot and bothered”, in The Washington Post:


craptabulous

craptabulous (comparative more craptabulous, superlative most craptabulous)

more craptabulous (comparative)
most craptabulous (superlative)

So Kenny stayed back and said notliing, and the dude took his issues and limped up to the register, and life went on, every bit as craptabulous as before, the whole thing a nonevent, a not-amazing nonstory.

2008, Charles Bock, Beautiful Children, Random House, published 2009, →ISBN, page 170:

Same problem that plagues nearly all amateur video - craptabulous sound.

2009 October 21, Wolfgang Wildeblood, “Re: Anyone check out my video?”, in aus.tv (Usenet):

[…] The same industry friends who have said that my career is dead because of one craptabulous movie?”

2011, Cheris Hodges, Too Hot for TV, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 28:


spinternet

Blend of spin + Internet. The word was presumably coined by Evgeny Morozov in 2009.

[…] the Spinternet — a Web with little censorship, but lots of spin and propaganda.

2011, Evgeny Morozov, The Net Delusion, Public Affairs, page 117:

March 29, 2009, Evgeny Morozov, "Propaganda.com" in New York Times
In Iran, the Revolutionary Guards recently announced their ambition to build their own spinternet by launching 10,000 blogs for the Basij, a paramilitary force under the Guards.

The Internet (and digital technologies) as used to influence public opinion while giving an impression of grassroots mobilisation.


Aberzombie

They look at those massive tummies and ample asses on their fellow big men with a leering, lusty eye, the same way your average club kid might go all aflutter when he spots an Aberzombie in the house.

2007, Tim Bergling, Chasing Adonis: Gay Men And the Pursuit of Perfection, Harrington Park Press, →ISBN, page 106:

Then I moved on to the sea of chisel-chinned quarterbacks, WASPy golden boys, Aberzombies, and rumpled teenaged fogies.

2007, James St. James, Freak Show, Speak, →ISBN, page 21:

After all, no one respects an Aberzombie clone who's just following the trendies!

2012, Kimberly Dana, Lucy and Cecee's How to Survive (and Thrive) in Middle School, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 133:

(slang, derogatory, sometimes used attributively) An unthinking conformist who wears fashions from or in the style of the brand Abercrombie & Fitch.


Fanson

While we are a community of "Fansons" (ROFL), we are also people with other things in common.

1999 October 11, SK, “My rant: will you be heard?”, in alt.fan.hanson (Usenet):

If you do, you may be part of the "Fansons," and you probably know that Isaac is available, Taylor is married with a young baby boy, and Zac has a girlfriend.

2004 July 14, Tatiana Morales, “'90s Music Quiz With Hanson”, in CBS News:

Fansons are a breed of their own, where every one of us are so-called "number one fans."

2011, Kaitlyn Schnell, "Confessions of a Fanson", Emmie (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Fall 2011, page 11

(slang) A fan of the American boy band Hanson.


cashtration

Looks like death by cashtration

2000 May 19, Arnie Lerma, “Re: Thursday Box... BE tanks further”, in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet):

For the couple suffering from cashtration (financial impotency) all that’s left is a staycation, a frugal vacation spent close to home.

2010 March 31, Jeannette Showalter, “The new investment lingo”, in Fort Myers Florida Weekly:

I suffered from cashtration—an intimate condition of money separation. But I paid. I paid every day.

2011, William Weyr, Anvil of Moonlight, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 9:

(slang, humorous) The loss or lack of money.


fauxminist

This organization exists to take away a freedom that is important to every woman of childbearing age. It is more accurate to call them FAUXminists against Choice!

1992 October 6, Mark Ira Kaufman, “Feminists For Life...Huh?”, in talk.abortion (Usenet):

"And you call yourself a feminist!" the baby sneers, her contempt as ill-concealed as a teenage boy's designer underpants. "Fauxminist! Fauxminist!" her big sister shrills.

2008 November 15, Susan Maushart, “Lippy pitbulls”, in The Australian:

2012, Bianca Pencz, "Beyoncé: feminist or fauxminist?", Vancouver Observer, 25 April 2012 (used in title only)

(slang, derogatory) An insincere or inauthentic feminist.


angertainment

Here in the media, meanwhile, much of what used to be called journalism has morphed into "angertainment," which is to say a bunch of shouting over who's to blame for this future of less.

2009 December 23, John McCarron, “Solutions for a nation stuck in low gear”, in Chicago Tribune:

The resulting anger makes for yell radio and TV angertainment.

2012, Wayne Roberts, “Thank you, Rob Ford”, in Now, Toronto, 5 January - 12 January 2012, Volume 31, Number 19:

“We’re doing a lot better on this planet than the angertainment industry would have us believe. But Rush Limbaugh and Bill Maher don’t want you to think that way. And they are very good at it. It’s very profitable for them. […]

2013 February 18, Tim Krohn, “Big Ideas speaker says change doesn’t require new laws”, in Mankato Free Press:

(derogatory) Programming, especially talk shows and talk radio, which is characterized by anger or which provokes anger in its audience.


fagazine

At the other extreme, the most distinctive of all the gay publications of the day were a pair of home-made 'fagazines' of slightly old-fashioned psychedelic design, printed on heavy stock in a rainbow of bright colours.

1995, Ian Young, The Stonewall Experiment: A Gay Psychohistory, Cassell, →ISBN, page 64:

REM lead singer Michael Stipe, for example, is queer, not gay. “For me, queer describes something that’s more inclusive of the gray areas,” he told Butt, a pocket-sized Dutch “fagazine.” “It’s really about identity I think. The identity I’m comfortable with is queer because I just think it’s more inclusive.”

2007 February 21, Joel Bleifuss, “A Politically Correct Lexicon”, in In These Times:

He was reading one of those little fagazines, those little gay rags, that there were white gay men in California dying because they were gay.

2013, Sonja Mackenzie, Structural Intimacies: Sexual Stories in the Black AIDS Epidemic, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 45:

(slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) A magazine which focuses on gay issues and interests.


Fakestinian

It seems the displaced Egyptians and other Fakestinians camping in
Gaza should return to their Cairo cesspools and leave honest Jews in
peace.

2010 April 23, William Grosvenor, “EXPOSING THE JEWISH LIES & MYTHS”, in soc.culture.australian (Usenet):

What is this '"Palestinian" [sic] culture' of which you speak? There is
certainly an Arab culture - or cultures, even. But the Fakestinians are
thieving, whining, lying, murdering bastards and have no 'culture' other
than stealing what is not theirs, and killing the rightful owner if he
resists.

2011 March 23, Yitzhak Isaac Goldstein, “The US Does The Right Thing ...”, in alt.activism.death-penalty (Usenet):

lol You are full of shit, the war was between the common denominator, i.e. Moslems*, and Christians. *Many of whom were Fakestinians the Christians foolishly let in as "refugees" from Fakestine. And yes, many Christians are idiots/de facto globalists, you only have to look at the Catholic Church to see that.

2019 January 5, fffurken, “New Democrat/Palestinian Congresswoman is a filthy-mouthed cunt”, in rec.gambling.poker (Usenet):

So, you also like to suck up to the fakestinians, classical leftard

2020 April 14, Dono., “SRT critique”, in sci.physics.relativity (Usenet):


Fakestinian

Fakestinian (comparative more Fakestinian, superlative most Fakestinian)

more Fakestinian (comparative)
most Fakestinian (superlative)

A picture is worth a thousand words, and this cartoon of Fakestinian
"land", from some ignorant loon's blog, is worth a thousand words on
typical Fakestinian bopkess^([sic]), and the antisemitic mental defectives who
shovel it.

2008 August 8, dsha...@hotmail.com, “How gaining land by defensive war works for Zionists”, in soc.culture.usa (Usenet):

Obama Signs Executive Order Allowing Mass Fakestinian Immigration To The U.S.

2009, Felix von Keudell, The Internet: The Book of Revelations Vol. 1, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC:

'... since Obama is an advocate of the principles of democracy, it
should be clear to him that someday the Fakestinian majority in Jordan
will take over the reins in Jordan and establish a formal Fakestinian
state there'

2011 May 23, Yitzhak Isaac Goldstein, “A Fakestinian State is an Illusion...”, in uk.politics.misc (Usenet):

2018 May 18, Joe Cooper, “Media Coverage of the Israeli-Fakestinian Clash Is Built on a Myth”, in soc.culture.usa (Usenet):


al-CIAda

You must be one of the last remaining people on the planet that doesn't know
that Al-CIAda was a CIA creation.

2005 March 14, Tylêr - Ðûrden» ~, “Re: The USA Deserved 911 - too bad more weren't killed.”, in can.politics (Usenet):

On Friday, the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, and members of
more than 30 other nations meet in Istanbul, Turkey, and announced they
have granted al-CIAda and the so-called rebels in Libya full diplomatic
recognition.

2011 July 16, Möebius Pretzel, “Clinton Announces Al-CIAda As Legitimate Government Of Libya < < < GO NWO!!!”, in talk.politics.misc (Usenet):

Once again we see clear evidence of how the US al-CIAda front works in regard to its on/off relationship. The well planned and executed events of 9-11 meant that the ongoing relationship with al-CIAda that began in Afghanistan with the Reagan/Casey war against the USSR could now be set in the off position.

2014 September 22, Charles Knause, Loose Leaves & Palm Trees, Lulu.com, →ISBN, The US Al-CIAda Front in Syria, page 133:

(slang, derogatory) An epithet for al-Qaeda used by individuals who believe the CIA is behind the group.


interfaithless

(of a marriage, etc.) Between people who come from different religious backgrounds but are personally unconcerned with religion.


Blissymbol

Blissymbols have been used to help people with severe speech problems to communicate effectively.

2014, Allan Paivio, Mind and Its Evolution: A Dual Coding Theoretical Approach, Psychology Press, →ISBN:

Any of the ideographs in the Blissymbols language.


fooligan

Indeed, it is being erroneously taken for granted that this Suffrage foolery is a kind of game between the police and the fooligans.

1909, The Academy and Literature, volume 75, page 44:

CHANDLER: She's not my wife, she's not my wife you fool! You german fooligan! I went to high school I know what your country did to France!

1999 January 16, Xena (Chis) Warrior Princess [username], “[FANFIC] TOW the Jigsaw”, in alt.tv.friends.fanfic (Usenet):

A lot of these rappers that come in here could break out in a major way if they wasn't so busy slanging and bangin' and acting like a bunch of fooligans.

2009, Noire, Hittin' the Bricks, One World Books, →ISBN, page 117:

(slang) A foolish or naive troublemaker.


religiofascist

i.e. Trying to allow the state to subsidize one particular religion, get that religion's crap put into public schools sponsored by the state, and subject captive unbelievers to their crap. I've listened to their radio program on my local religiofascist AM hate radio station.

2001 May 20, Ernie DiMicco, Jr., “Re: Meanwhile, the Ten Commandments sparked a different dispute.”, in alt.politics (Usenet):

Rational, thoughtful debate about any such changes to our Constitution is preferable to the irrational animus and hysteria that is currently cultivated by the political opportunists and antigay religiofascists.

2004 June 4, Letao, “Re: The Case Against Gay Marriage”, in alt.politics.homosexuality (Usenet):

Why is it that all religiofascists are so down on higher education.

2009 June 5, Chainsaw [username], “Re: ot religionistas at it again...”, in alt.sports.basketball.nba.la-lakers (Usenet):

(slang, derogatory, sometimes used attributively) A hardline religious conservative.


Clarington

In Ontario, a blend of Clarke + Darlington, introduced in 1994 as a portmanteau of the names of two former townships.

A village in Monroe County, Ohio, United States.

An unincorporated community in Barnett Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States.


joggler

Blend of jogger + juggler, or joggle + -er.

One who takes part in the sport of joggling (a combination of jogging and juggling).


splinternet

en-noun

splinternet (countable and uncountable, plural splinternets)

Wise words from one of advertising's elder statesmen, who has seen the industry evolve from TV, radio, and print to today's splinternet.

2012, Rachel Pasqua, Noah Elkin, Mobile Marketing: An Hour a Day:

Increasingly, writers refer to internets or splinternets as ways to describe an increasingly fragmented web in which power brokers create limited access to the Web and the curricular informality of connectivity is challenged by formality.

2012, Wayne D. Bowman, Ana Lucía Frega, The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy in Music Education, page 468:

The splinternet fear is often presented as a binary choice between one global Facebook or Google, or 200 versions. But there are ideas floating around to set a global baseline of online expression, and a process for adjudicating disputes.

2021 February 17, Shira Ovide, “The Internet Is Splintering”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

A fragmented internet, or one of its separate parts.


marchitecture

(computing) A non-technical depiction of the architecture of a system, service, product line, or organization that has been simplified or made more conceptual for use in marketing communications.


eggcellent

en-adj

eggcellent (comparative more eggcellent, superlative most eggcellent)

more eggcellent (comparative)
most eggcellent (superlative)

When emptied of their contents and allowed to dry, chicken, duck, or goose eggshells form an “eggcellent” base that can be covered with polymer clay to form sturdy ornaments and decorative objects for Easter or other holidays.

2003, Sarajane Helm, Celebrations With Polymer Clay: 25 Seasonal Projects, Krause Publications, →ISBN, page 60:

Food trends specialist Phil Lempert offered several "eggcellent" ideas for marketing eggs during his recent remarks to the United Egg Producers.

2006 December 18, “'Eggcellent' ideas for food producers”, in Feedstuffs:

She Crabs laden with egg make very eggcellent soup.

2013, Deji Badiru, Iswat Badiru, Physics in the Nigerian Kitchen, iUniverse, →ISBN:

(informal, humorous) Excellent, when referring to eggs or Easter.


languoid

Blend of language + -oid, coined by linguist Jeff Good and chief technology officer Calvin Hendryx-Parker in 2006.

And more recently, the terms languoid and doculect have been proposed (Cysouw and Good 2013) where languoid is any 'language-like object' and doculect is 'a linguistic variety as it is documented in a given resource' (p. 342). This term is ...

2015, Keith Allan, The Routledge Handbook of Linguistics, Routledge, →ISBN, page 391:

(linguistics) Synonym of lect: a language, variety of a language, or group of languages.


eggstravaganza

The cake and egg show, advertised as an "eggstravaganza," last May in Tulsa, Oklahoma, may suggest to home economists elsewhere ways of helping to improve the egg marketing situation.

1945, The Journal of Home Economics, volume 37, page 95:

It's an eggstravaganza! Garden staff dye eggs donated by local markets and tuck them into nooks and crannies throughout the expansive grounds.

2002, Karen Hastings, Insiders' Guide to Santa Barbara: Including Channel Islands National Park, Insiders' Guide, →ISBN, page 225:

Throw yourself an eggstravaganza each and every day by including heart-healthy egg whites in a multitude of ways.

2013, Julie Feldman, Grocery Makeover: Small Changes for Big Results, Spry Publishing, →ISBN:

(informal, humorous) An extravaganza involving eggs.


eggstraordinary

eggstraordinary (comparative more eggstraordinary, superlative most eggstraordinary)

more eggstraordinary (comparative)
most eggstraordinary (superlative)

So whether you are in the mood for a frittata bursting with spinach and ham, or an omelette redolent with glazed onions, heat up the skillet, and get ready for an eggstraordinary delight.

1996, Sandra Woodruff, Secrets of Fat-Free Italian Cooking: Over 130 Low-Fat and Fat-Free, Traditional and Contemporary Recipes, Avery Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 39:

An "eggstraordinary" tip is the use of salt on eggs.

2000 January 15, Betty Saw, “Eggstremely versatile”, in New Straits Times:

Decorate “eggstraordinary” Easter eggs with your family's pictures on them to make a beautiful centerpiece for your table.

2006, Sandra Magsamen, Living Artfully: A Heart-full Guide of Ideas and Inspirations That Celebrate Life, Love, and Moments That Matter, Atria Books, published 2008, →ISBN:

(informal, humorous) Extraordinary, when referring to eggs or Easter.


eggciting

eggciting (comparative more eggciting, superlative most eggciting)

more eggciting (comparative)
most eggciting (superlative)

The amniotic egg was an “eggciting” development for an animal that reproduces on land.

2004, Debbie Routh, Learning About Vertebrates, Mark Twain Media, →ISBN, page 24:

A somewhat classic and "eggciting" illustration of Newton's laws of motion is the egg drop experiment.

2006, Roger Hinrichs, Merlin H. Kleinbach, Energy: Its Use and the Environment, Thomson, →ISBN, page 61:

For children, this has to be Paris's most 'eggciting' restaurant, serving nothing but chicken eggs in the form of omelettes (more than 22 varieties), […]

2008, Anna Brooke, Frommer's Paris and Disneyland Resort Paris With Your Family, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 172:

(informal, humorous) Exciting, when referring to eggs.


forgettery

(humorous) A poor memory that is inclined to forget things.


Jew York

(slang, sometimes offensive) A nickname for New York, referring to its Jewish population.


awesomazing

awesomazing (comparative more awesomazing, superlative most awesomazing)

more awesomazing (comparative)
most awesomazing (superlative)


geoboard

A board with nails or pegs around which elastic bands can be looped in order to explore concepts in geometry.


whooty

Blend of white (“Caucasian”) + booty (“buttocks”)

blend

she's a whooty, a white gurl witha booty

2009 May 26, “Whooty”performed by Edubb:

Jess was what we referred to as a “whooty”, a white girl with booty.

2011, Cynthia White, Forever Queen, Pulse Blaze, page 6:

“You did good, Ms. Whooty,” Big D says. Ms. Whooty is Big D's nickname for Bethany. The white girl with a big booty = whooty.

2012, Nikki Carter, Time to Shine, New York: Dafina Kteen Books, →ISBN, page 89:

(slang) A white girl with large buttocks.


femismo

All feminists' talk about a woman's superior ability to identify and express their feelings is just that, TALK. It's just more femismo designed to inflate the deflated self-esteems of mean spirited women.

1996 October 13, westel [username], “Re: May/December Emotional Facelifts”, in alt.support.divorce (Usenet):

i'm not doing any meds. perhaps it's my femismo that keeps me saying no to meds, perhaps it's that i don't want to mask other things.

1998 July 7, Epona [username], “first time post”, in alt.support.anxiety-panic (Usenet):

Do these women, like Damon Cross in Wright's The Outsider or Bigger Thomas in Native Son, succeed in establishing their own autonomy only through violence, forging a "femismo" or female counterpart to the "machismo" brutality of a Mailer protagonist?

2000, Marilyn Maxwell, Male Rage, Female Fury: Gender and Violence in American Fiction, University Press of America, published 2000, →ISBN, page 117:

(informal, rare) Exaggerated, stubborn, or aggressive femininity; female machismo.


greatful

From great + -ful, or as a blend of great + grateful.


copyfighter

One who crusades against (certain applications of) copyright.


Putler

Borrowed from Russian Пу́тлер (Pútler), otherwise blend of Putin + Hitler. Compare English Xitler.

(derogatory, offensive) Vladimir Putin (president of Russia).


transtainer

Transtainers (transporter-containers) for SM-68 [Titan ICBM] are of novel design, with a structure of aluminium alloy.

1957, Flight International, volume 72, page 906:

In the factory, each stage of the missile is placed on an individual transtainer — or missile trailer. From this point on, transtainers will carry the missile stages wherever they go.

1959, Western Aerospace, volume 39, page 20:

Because the Atlas must be substantially complete when transported (the nose cones originate and usually are transported from another point to Cape Canaveral, and in some instances the guidance system is separate from the body of the missile in transit) and because it must be retained under pressure until fueled, a specially constructed trailer, called a transtainer, is necessary for the over-the-road movement.

1961 June 23, United States Interstate Commerce Commission, “Dealers Transit, Inc., Extension—Missiles”, in Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Motor carrier cases, published 1965, page 331:

The orifice controlled the flow of oil during strut retraction and extension, which in turn determined the load factor in the transtainer and missile.

1963 March 12, Shock, Vibration and Associated Environments:

(aerospace, historical) A specialized container used to transport and protect large guided missiles.


Raincouver

Blend of rain + Vancouver, referring to its rainy climate.

What would Raincouver (Vancouver) be without 400cm of rain and a flash flood on a summer day?

2008, Arlena De Bruin, On The Bright Side…and Other Rose-Coloured Catastrophes, Red Wagon Writing and Publishing Services, →ISBN, page 158:

News reporters giving out the weather should have a smile in their voice, they should be making Metro Vancouver inhabitants feel good about living in "Raincouver."

2011 February 4, Harvinder Sandhu, “Put grey in perspective and embrace wet coast”, in Surrey Now, page A13:

In winter, water is often foremost on our minds for all the wrong reasons, but one of the most amazing things about living in Raincouver is our ability to turn on the tap and drink deeply.

2013, Kelsey Klassen, "Local company marries nature lovers and developing nations", WE, 3 January 2013 - 9 January 2013, page 9

British Columbia
British Columbia#English

(informal) Vancouver (city in British Columbia, Canada).


e-vite

Apparently the e-vite I had sent to fifty classmates last night was forwarded to another two hundred by morning. Since they all received the e-vite, they all assumed they were invited regardless of the fact that it hadn't been sent by me.

2008, Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Amigas and School Scandals, page 125:

The e-vite had a cute picture of Dan carrying Autumn across the threshold of their apartment — taken at their request by the doorman with Autumn's iPhone camera […]

2010, Michael Connellan, The Fourth Account, page 174:

An invitation sent by e-mail or computer network.


cancerette

Blend of cancer + cigarette. First use appears c. 1953 in the The Country Gentleman.

Moreover, so far as I know, only one public authority has started an official campaign to draw the attention of the population to the danger of death from what the Americans call the cancerette.

1958, National Council of Labour Colleges (Great Britain), Plebs League (Great Britain) (contributors), The Plebs, Volumes 50-51, page 180:

'Have some Widows' Mourners, my silent friend. Or a Cancerette.'

1959, Peter Vansittart, Orders of Chivalry, page 13:

The man in the white-lab coat, Dr. Charles Detrick, stubs his half-smoked cancerette in the smaller of the two sinks

1966, George William Target, The Scientists, A Novel, page 98:


bashtag

Blend of bash (“disparage, criticize”) + hashtag.

The threat of a viral video or Twitter “bashtag” takedown has raised the cost of direct manipulation and greenwash.

2012, Dana O'Rourke, Shopping for Good, The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 22:

The hashtag became a bashtag and Twitter users were instead using it to share their negative experiences of McDonalds,^([sic]) letting others know about the poor service and bad food they had experienced.

2013, Robert Ashton, Jessica Juby, Writing for the Web: Teach Yourself, McGraw-Hill, unnumbered page:

Unfortunately, while you like your product, others may feel differently. It doesn't take long for a hashtag to become a bashtag.

2014, Michael Cross, Social Media Security: Leveraging Social Networking While Mitigating Risk, Syngress, →ISBN, page 99:

(Internet) A hashtag used to criticize something, especially one that was intended for promotional use but repurposed by users to criticize that which it was intended to promote, or make the opposite point.


cybotage

sabotage of computer systems or networks


Pinglish

It has been hypothesized that Pakistani ESL learners do not produce English-voiced and voiceless stops native-like word-initially. Additionally, the data is expected to reveal that Pinglish and Sindhi VOT characteristics of stops are altered as a function of the place of articulation.

2023, Abdul Malik Abbasi, Imtiaz Husain, Sadaf Irtaza, “The Conceptual Framework of Pakistani English Speech: An Experimental Study of Pakistani English for Speech Recognition and Machine Learning Modeling”, in Journal of Positive School Psychology, volume 7, number 2, Gorakhpur: ASR Research Center, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1643, column 1:

'You butchered two languages': Lawyer's Pinglish draws the ire of CJP Isa

2023 September 19, Fahad Bashir, “(article title)”, in Aaj English TV, archived from the original on 2023-09-25:

(informal) Nonstandard English spoken by Pakistanis.


bandom

Forming out of a mutual love of the music the band were less of a gang of mates drifting into bandom than people fired by their interest in the music.

1998, John Robb, The Charlatans: We Are Rock, Ebury Press, →ISBN:

The confines of traditional bandom, so long seen as the only way to do it, are falling away, allowing committed lifelong musicians the freedom to actually have some semblance of a life.

2009 March, Colin Kincaid, “Off the Treadmill: Bouncing Souls”, in Reax, number 34, page 26:

Hundred Reasons have had a tumultuous career, having been dropped by three different record labels in five years, twice during crucial stages of bandom, shortly following the release of their second album and again following their third.

2009 November 23, Iain Smith, “One is enough”, in Qmunicate, number 72, page 14:

The condition or quality of being a band.


tabsule

A medicine tablet shaped like a capsule.


actifan

If you even read StF you'll do. You don't have to be an actifan, just so you read StF.

1947 January, Startling Stories, volume 14, number 3:

Really, I seem to have reversed things a little by being a letter-hack after becoming an actifan.

1955 Summer, Ted E. White, “The Vizigraph”, in Planet Stories, volume 6, number 11, page 92:

Actifans end up feeling they're being forced to pay for other people's "good time" and realize the mere attendance of these other-media fans means they will have to pay (through increased membership fees) for things SF Worldcons once got for free.

1994, Joseph L. Sanders, Science Fiction Fandom, →ISBN, page 94:

(dated, fandom slang) A person, particularly a fan of science fiction, involved in fanac or fan activity.


passifan

Passifan: The "unawakened" Fan, interested now only in reading the magazines and books; not yet participating in any activities.

c. 1944, Forrest J Ackerman, Fantasy Flanguage:

I learned that last phrase from a femme passifan Miss Marlene Maples.

1948 December, J. Harmon, Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 33, number 2:

(dated, fandom slang) A fan, particularly of science fiction, who watches and reads the genre but does not actively engage in fanac, or fan activity.


femfan

Fannes — Pronounced the same as "fans," but used in writing to mean fem fans.

1944, John Bristol Speer, Fancyclopedia, page 31:

So, at last, backed by a formidable phalange of femfans, I dare speak up, brave lassie that I am.

1953 August, Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 42, number 3, page 133:

When I went to my first science fiction convention in 1961, fandom was entirely white and 80 percent male. Women were marginalized as "femfans." Gay people were in the closet.

2010, Eleanor Arnason, Mammoths of the Great Plains, →ISBN, page 120:

(dated, sometimes derogatory, fandom slang) A female science fiction fan.


wincest

Oh I see, so if they were over the age of 18 you wouldn't be having "wincest" with them as you put it, huh?

2009 October 22, Onideus Mad Hatter [username], “Re: Tomba's pedo website ...ripe for hacking”, in alt.support.boy-lovers (Usenet):

5. Powerpuff Girls wincest (It's basically an act of hot sex between family members, which makes it WINcest according to www.urbandictionary.com).

2009 October 27, Ashleigh Johnson, “Playboy steals the Internet's idea”, in The Daily Titan, volume 85, number 27, California State University, Fullerton, page 6:

(slang, with a positive connotation, originally anime, fandom slang) incest, usually of two siblings.


stfan

Los Angeles Futurians were entertained last nite by Walt Sullivan, visiting stfan

(fandom slang, dated) fan of science fiction


plumptious

en-adj

plumptious (comparative more plumptious, superlative most plumptious)

more plumptious (comparative)
most plumptious (superlative)

It was like seeing some dreamy fruit at the point of optimum, plumptious juiciness.

2013, A. A. Gill, To America with Love, page 109:


shart

Shart, if my haire stand not an end...

c. 1596, Sir Thomas More, Act III, Scene ii, l. 276:

(obsolete) Alternative spelling of 'sheart.


shart

en-verb

shart (third-person singular simple present sharts, present participle sharting, simple past and past participle sharted)

sharts (present singular third-person)
sharting (participle present)
sharted (participle past)
sharted (past)

This same friend called me a few years ago to tell me that she had sharted—when you fart and a little fudge comes out—in a cab on her way home.

“[…] My hubris is about to shart itself at the craft store to the tune of 'Yakety Yak' while I am buying glitter paint.”

To make matters much worse, the shadow looked like the spider was flying, and this sent him right off. Daniel sharted.

2015, Michael Riddell, Same Dog, Different Shite:

(informal, vulgar) To unintentionally defecate due to relaxing the anus to flatulate.


shart

en-noun

shart (countable and uncountable, plural sharts)

The definition: Not a fart, not a ***, it is a wet fart, a shart.

2010, Carrie Peterman, A Logger's Nightmare: Accident Forever Changes Family:

The shart wasn't my finest moment, obviously. I didn't know you could shit and fart at the same time.

2022, Claudia Oshry, Girl With No Job, page 105:

(colloquial, vulgar) An instance of sharting.

(colloquial, vulgar, uncountable) The resulting excrement from sharting.


gerontechnology

gerontechnology (countable and uncountable, plural gerontechnologies)

An interdisciplinary academic and professional field combining gerontology and technology.

A piece of technology designed to help older people.


roval

(slang, motor racing) A motor racecourse composed of a road course section and a portion of a banked oval track.


fueldraulic

Being or relating to a fuel-based hydraulic system.


incel

Blend of involuntary + celibate. Coined by "Alana" in 1997 on an online forum (originally as invcel). Came to widespread usage in the mid-2010s, chiefly online.

People who are 'incel' are often suspected as being gay. It's annoying.

2001 May 30, Gra - gra, “I love you!”, in alt.support.shyness (Usenet):

(seduction community) Not having sexual relations despite wishing to.


twidiot

(Internet slang, neologism, derogatory) Someone who posts stupid remarks on the Twitter microblogging service.


stfcon

Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + convention.

blend

From the smogbound coast of Calif to the 'tater farms of Maine
We will see you-all in Portland when it's stfcon time again!

1950 January, Art Rapp, editor, Spacewarp, number 34, pages 17–21:

Scene: A street in Eugene, Oregon, site of the 17th World Stfcon

1951 November, Lee Hoffman, “The Tragedy of Fannius McCainius”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 1, page 23:

Externally no-one would imagine there was a stfcon going on, no beanies, zap guns (or water pistols) in fact no fun at all.

1952 October, “Contemplations (part 2)”, in Fred J. Robinson, editor, Straight Up, volume 1, number 5:

(fandom slang, dated) convention of science fiction fans.


benchslap

2012, Mark V. Holmes, United States Tax Court, Tigers Eye Trading, LLC v. Commissioner (dissenting), 138 T.C. No. 6, p. 211.
Of all the routines in judicial gymnastics, few have a higher degree of difficulty than the reverse benchslap, and we're trying for a combination double with our Opinion today.

(slang, law) A judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.


benchslap

en-verb

benchslap (third-person singular simple present benchslaps, present participle benchslapping, simple past and past participle benchslapped)

benchslaps (present singular third-person)
benchslapping (participle present)
benchslapped (participle past)
benchslapped (past)

(slang, law) To issue a judicial ruling or opinion that is harsh or humiliating towards a particular party, attorney, or lower court opinion.


preferendum

From Latin praeferendum, modelled on German.


preferendum

en-noun

preferendum (plural preferendums or preferenda)

preferendums (plural)
preferenda (plural)

A referendum offering a choice of several options.


frogurt

frogurt (countable and uncountable, plural frogurts)

If you insist on counting calories try the frogurt (frozen yogurt).

1978 June, N., “Restaurants in Fort Worth”, in Texas Monthly, page 57:

We walked up the Pacific Coast Highway to the frogurt stand for lunch and had homemade peach frogurt with granola, coconut, and strawberry syrup on top

1981, Jill Riss Klevin, The Best of Friends, →ISBN, page 118:

He asks Hurley if the “frogurt guy” is coming, and clarifies that he used to make frozen yogurt.

2009, Nikki Stafford, Finding Lost, →ISBN:

At first, we were model employees, restocking the toppings, cleaning the counters, prepping the frogurt machines for the next day, and then we met the boys who manned the pizza counter on the other side of the food court, whose manager was also developing a disappearing act.

2011, Sarah Paige Ryan, Solar-Powered Sex Machine: A Memoir, →ISBN, page 38:

The idea of a merchant selling both totems of pure evil and frozen yogurt (he calls it frogurt!) is amusing in itself, as is the idea that frogurt could be cursed, but it’s really the Shopkeeper’s quicksilver shift from ominous doomsaying to chipper salesmanship that sells the sequence.

2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

"Jerome, if Mr. Hodges doesn't make an arrest, could we walk down to the frogurt place?"

2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel, →ISBN, page 334:


aptagram

"Moon starer" is an aptagram of "astronomer".

"Notes" is an aptagram of "tones".

"Vile" is an aptagram of "evil".

(rare) An anagram whose meaning is relevant to that of the original text that was anagrammed.


Ameritrash

Blend of American + trash. The board game sense was originally used by Eurogame fans to deride American-style board games, but was later adopted by fans of these games.

It's worth noting that Ameritrash games seem to have the most in common with modern video games: heavily thematic experiences with a big focus on production values.

2012, Keith Burgun, Game Design Theory: A New Philosophy for Understanding Games, CRC Press, published 2013, →ISBN, page 55:

Ameritrash players like to play games with lots of dice, blind luck and space marines fighting zombies.

2012, Scott Rogers, Swipe This!: The Guide to Great Touchscreen Game Design, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 231:

Risk and Monopoly are the poster children of Ameritrash.

2014, James Stubbs, “Traditional Board Games: From Ameritrash to Eurogames”, in Julie Scordato, Ellen Forsyth, editors, Teen Games Rule!: A Librarian's Guide to Platforms and Programs, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 72:

(board games, sometimes derogatory) A genre of board games predominant in the United States, characterized by a high degree of luck, longer playtimes, player conflict, and highly developed, often dramatic themes, especially involving war or adventure.


slock

(US prison slang) An improvised weapon consisting of a padlock placed in a sock, common in prison environments.


slock

en-verb

slock (third-person singular simple present slocks, present participle slocking, simple past and past participle slocked)

slocks (present singular third-person)
slocking (participle present)
slocked (participle past)
slocked (past)

(US prison slang) To strike with a slock.


plastiglomerate

en-noun

plastiglomerate (countable and uncountable, plural plastiglomerates)

Blend of plastic + conglomerate. Coined by Patricia Corcoran and Charles Moore, who discovered the mineral formation containing plastics (synthetic polymer material).

Plastiglomerates are a marker for Anthropocene rocks.

Santos and her team ran chemical tests to find out what kind of plastics are in the rocks called "plastiglomerates" because they are made of a mixture of sedimentary granules and other debris held together by plastic.

[2023 March 16, Sergio Queiroz, “Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island”, in Reuters:

(geology) A type of rock with plastic inclusions


wowzah

Either a Blend of yowzah + wow or wowzer, or a variation of wowzer, wowser.


triangulateration

(surveying) A combination of triangulation and trilateration.


stfilm

Either abbreviation of scientifilm, or blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + film.

A Stfilm Committee of five were appointed to meet on Fridays, and plan the whole film project.

1940 May, Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 16, number 2, page 128:

The report was that Earl had been attending the screening of chapter six of a new stfilm, The Underseas Kingdom with Crash Corrigan or something like that.

1951 November, Lee Hoffman, “The Lives and Deaths of Earl Tuckleton”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 1, page 5:

(dated, fandom slang) A film in the science fiction genre.


stfandom

Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + fandom

blend

And of course Sam Moskowitz, like Old Man Time Stream, rolls on forever with his monumental THE IMMORTAL STORM, a history of stfandom.

1947 May, Sam Merwin, Jr., “Review of Science Fiction Fan Publications”, in Startling Stories, volume 15, number 2, page 110:

But don't let it throw you. We have another hunch that stfandom will still be around after the rocket has returned to Earth—either on some high plateau or the slimy swampbottoms—complete with fads and feuds and foolish if quasi-endearing fripperies.

1950 September, “Wither Stf?”, in Startling Stories, volume 22, number 1, pages 143–144:

(dated, fandom slang) The subculture of science fiction fans


globocop

Blend of global + Robocop, a 1987 film about a cyborg police officer.

A political system or government with a foreign policy that engages in interventionism, intrusiveness or imperialism


stfantasy

Either abbreviation of scientifantasy, or blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + fantasy.

The average stefnist eats up good stfantasy, has an exaggerated idea of its literary merit, and will leap to defend it against detractors.

1944, John Bristol Speer, Fancyclopedia, page 69:

First, many thanks for giving us a de Camp tale. He is, to me, the most literate writer ever produced by stfantasy.

1947 April, C. Oliver, Thrilling Wonder Stories, page 98:

The usual melange of serious articles on stfantasy and its personalities, copiously interspersed with advertising. If you collect, sell, trade, or read fantasy or stf you cannot do without this one.

1950 September, Francis Towner Laney, “Fanzine Scope”, in Spacewarp, number 42, page 63:

After all, it was these same "parasites" who did much to keep science-fiction going in the dark days when stfantasy was the skeleton in the closet of literature — they supported it, they introduced it to their friends, they risked ridicule because they were intelligent enough to believe in what they liked.

1951 July, Chad Oliver, “QX Fella! We Got the Jets for the Job! [letter]”, in Planet Stories, volume 5, number 1, page 65:

(dated, fandom slang) The overall field of literature containing the genres of science fiction and fantasy fiction; imaginative fiction; speculative fiction.


Hongapore

After two days in Hongapore (the two places run together in my mind, like one vast airport duty-free shopping centre), we rolled up to Kowloon station, with our winter clothes on, our rucksacks and shoulder bags full of goodies unobtainable in Wuhan ...

1986, Charles Hadfield, Jill Hadfield, Watching the Dragon: Letters from China, 1983-1985, Impact Publishing, page 131

Either Hong Kong or Singapore (suggesting that the two are indistinguishable).


varial

(skateboarding) An aerial move during which the skater rotates the board.


mathemagical

en-adj

mathemagical (comparative more mathemagical, superlative most mathemagical)

more mathemagical (comparative)
most mathemagical (superlative)

Involving mathematical "magic" or trickery.


Maine-iac

(slang) A native or inhabitant of Maine in the United States.


murketing

An advertising strategy that avoids direct mentions of a product or service, focusing instead on creating vague "buzz" and publicity.


stfsy

(dated, fandom slang) The overall genre containing science fiction and fantasy; speculative fiction.


stfanzine

Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + fanzine (“fan magazine”).

blend

By the way, I hate horror yarns. Tough, but there is nothing to be done about it. You might start your own zine, if you want horror stories. Or send your manuscripts to SHIVERS or one of the other fanzines specializing in that branch of fantasy. This is a stfanzine.

1950 April, Arthur H. Rapp, “Timber!”, in Spacewarp, number 37, page 2:

(dated, fandom slang) An amateur magazine produced by and for fans of science fiction.


stfield

Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + field.

One probably should not say there was a trufan, even in posse, until the stfield had been defined by Amazing Stories.

1955, John Bristol Speer, “The Phanerofanish Eon”, in Fancestral Voices, page 79:

(dated, fandom slang) The province or domain of science fiction; the area in which science fiction is active.


stfzine

Blend of stf (“scientifiction”) + zine (“magazine”).

Will trade stfzines, or what have you ... might even pay cash.

1950 April, Arthur H. Rapp, “Wanted”, in Spacewarp, number 37, page 29:

One of the few barbarisms I committed on the body of a stfzine was cutting out this chart to put in my high-school freshman science workbook.

1955, John Bristol Speer, “1934: The Making of a Fan”, in Fancestral Voices, page 110:

The average stfzine sold maybe 75,000 copies on a good day in the thirties when the population of the country was about 130 million. Today the population is rapidly approaching 239 million and the average stfzine still sells maybe 75,000 copies on a good day. If that many.

1968 March, Roy Tackett, “Section Eight [letter column]”, in Psychotic, number 24, page 28:

(dated, fandom slang) A science fiction magazine.


Hinjew

(informal) A person of mixed Hindu and Jewish parentage.

(informal) A person who practices both Hinduism and Judaism.


LOLsuit

wait...wait... this is a LEGITIMATE tv show? They can just grab someone off the street and cuff them? O_O waird^([sic]) entertainment you have there. (why do I see a LOLsuit coming?)

2008 July 3, Alexia Death [username], “Re: Head OSA Netherlands wild screaming running into nearby police department”, in nl.scientology (Usenet):

I would estimate that he's probably spent several hundred dollars trying to file LOLsuits against people on the Internet...and unfortunately for him...yeah, LOLsuit filing fees are *NOT* refundable.

2009 December 2, Onideus Mad Hatter [username], “Re: How to forge like Lamey the Nazi and get caught”, in alt.2600 (Usenet):

2014 February 11, Harold Barton, “Well, there goes Patriot Games LOLsuit!”, in alt.politics (Usenet):

(Internet slang, derogatory) A frivolous lawsuit.


anticippointment

The unparalleled media hype surrounding the new film guaranteed that fans would experience anticippointment.

(informal, rare) A feeling of anticipation followed by disappointment.


devival

In 1985, a "devival meeting" at the Stone Bar in San Francisco's North Beach section came to the unwelcome attention of the police.

1987, William A. Marsano, Man suffocated by potatoes, page 186:

"Devivals" include ranting preachers, "anti-music" (much like the post-punk "industrial music" genre pioneered by Mail Artist Genesis P-Orridge and his former band Throbbing Gristle) and, behind the scenes, much drug use.

1994, Bob Black, Beneath the underground, page 180:

"As far as Sideshow acts go, I've done fire and glass. I opened for Henry Rollins and I usually perform at local Sub-Genius Devivals. I also do the Human Pincushion."

1998, Jan T. Gregor, Tim Cridland, Circus of the scars, page 10:

The “Rapture” of orthodox Christian faith is replaced by the “Rupture,” revivals are replaced by “devivals,” and so on. SubGenii gather to rant about the world and everything in it, as they waited for the coming of the Aliens on X-Day, 4 July 1998 […]

2003, Peter Knight, Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia, page 170:

In the Church of the SubGenius parody religion, an event including sermons, music, etc.


grassture

"It's a picture I drew of some cows standing in a grassture." (Linus)

1967, Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts, 7/6/1967:

"He maketh me to sigh town in lean grasstures; he pleadeth me beside the ill daughters ..."

1970, Edward Stewart, Rock Rude, Simon & Schuster, page 264:

And spiderweb roads are silhouetted in the vague, rough, lush pastures, greens of ‘grasstures.’

1971 Dec, Gillian Edmonds, “The World”, in The Rotarian, page 29:

Alaina tells you that she saw cows standing in a “grassture” during her trip to Kentucky.

2010, Mary R. Jalongo, Early Childhood Language Arts, 5th edition, Allyn & Bacon:

(nonstandard, humorous, childish) A grassy pasture.


egoboo

/ˈiːɡəʊˌbuː/

Well after the pile of ego-boo I got in the Oct. issue I just couldn't let it slip by without telling you what I think of this much heralded issue.

1948 February, Rick Sneary, “[letter column]”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 31, number 3, page 98:

Fandom may be defined as an infinitely complex system for the production of pure egoboo. Indeed, the universe itself was created for egoboo (Psalms 145:10) if we are to believe the stories.

1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, Egoboo:

So this lustrum, yhos sits upon a bed of laurels, basking in the glow of past achievement and anticipating fresh shipments of egoboo, while Terry Hughes does the donkey drudgery of producing this issue.

1976 November, Lee Hoffman, “Editorial”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 6, page 4:

Relaxing the stern Ansible rule of omitting mere egoboo, here's a selection from the 'Gosh, isn't 300 a shiny round number' postbag.

2012 July 12, David Langford, “Ansible 300”, in Ansible, retrieved 2017-07-04:

(dated, fandom slang) The pleasant feeling derived from seeing one's name in print.


musivisual

(art) Of or relating to a semiotic system that is the synchronous union of music and image.


Danglish

I generally try not to speak Danglish (except with my husband, then everything goes. We even throw in a bit of German). Still, it does happen occasionally, if I can’t remember a word, if the person I’m speaking to understands the other language and there’s better word for something, such as “procrastination” in English or “overskudsmenneske” in Danish.

2018 April 22, May-Lin Demetriou, “Do Danish people who speak English think in Danglish?”, in Quora:

(often derogatory) Danish speech featuring many English loanwords or nonce borrowings.


magicube

Blend of magic + cube, originally a trademark.

(photography) A form of flashcube not requiring electrical power.


Zionazism

People are awakening to the evil of supporting Israeli ZioNazism and it's^([sic]) war of aggression against civilians in the region.

2003, Jeff Gillis, “Re: Why does US support Israel?”, in soc.culture.australian (Usenet):

This image graphically confirms what every thinking person ought by now to understand – namely, that Communism and Nazism (Zionazism, Fascism) are two heads of the same serpent.

2008, International Currency Review, volume 33, numbers 3–4, page 262:

[…] and “[t]he Israeli goverment^([sic]) aids and abets Zionazism,” and “Zionazism,” where the example given by the sole entry consists of the statement that “[t]he current Zionazism [sic] practices are eliminating Palestinian people, through the act of ethnic cleansing.”

2020 March 17, Daniel Allington, “Antisemitism in the Urban Dictionary and the Responsibilities of Online Publishers”, in Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism, volume 3, number 1, →DOI:

(derogatory, offensive, see usage notes) Zionism, viewed as being totalitarian, expansionist, supremacist, and racist towards Palestinians.


oralloy

Highly-enriched uranium
highly-enriched uranium

(nuclear physics, historical) Highly-enriched uranium.


annish

And if the remainder of the March ish is as good as it begins, it'll be something! There will be two -- at least -- new columns inaugurated in the Third Annish -- plus some BNF's contribbing other items to the lineup.

1950 February, Art Rapp, “Timber!”, in Spacewarp, number 35, page 2:

On January 1st, 1952 (past history to you readers) I expect to put out Volume 1, Number 1 of OOPSLA, my own fan mag. Sub rates are 10c per copy, 60c a year at a bi-monthly schedule. At that price goes the possibility of an annish.

1952 April, Gregg Calkins, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, volume 13, number 3, page 12:

Professor rich brown has recently promulgated a theory of the Conservation of Egoboo, which postulates that the amount of egoboo resulting from any given piece of fanac is constant. He points out that Nydahl is now as famous for his gafia as he would have been if his annish had received the acclaim he expected.

1986 November, Walt Willis, “The Harp That Once or Twice”, in Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 8, page 6:

(dated, fandom slang) Issue of a periodical that marks the anniversary of its first publication.


thish

Much thanks to those of you who were going to write for thish, but failed to make the deadline. Deadline nextish is July 1966...

1961 November-December, Lee Hoffman, Science-Fiction Five-Yearly, number 3, page 30:

I was simply too stressed to sit down and work on this zine. That I finally got around to publishing thish is not, alas, due to my problems being resolved but rather to a sudden determination on my part to lose myself in the task and thus escape from all that dogs me, if only for a little while.

1996 March, R. Graeme Cameron, “Editorial”, in The Space Cadet Gazette, volume 3, number 1 (whole number 5), page 2:

(dated, fandom slang) A self-reference to the current issue of a periodical.


graysexual

/ˌɡɹeɪˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/

Blend of gray + asexual, coined by user asexualityrocks in 2008 on the forums of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network about two years after the advent of gray-A and gray asexual.

But then I remember: the whole ethos of sex-positivity is predicated on a belief that everyone—sexual, asexual, or gray-sexual; monogamous, polyamorous, or something in-between; LGBTQ or as hetero as the Romneys—is entitled to pleasurable and safe sex.

2013, M. M, "sex-pos", Post- (Brown University), Volume 14, Issue 13, 21 February 2013, page 7

Some aces are gray-sexual (or gray-A), meaning that they fall somewhere on a spectrum between asexual and sexual.

2014 February 19, Tess Banta, “The 'A' Stands for Asexual”, in The Amherst Student, volume 143, number 16, Amherst College, page 7:

Do you feel sexual attraction sometimes, but only rarely? You may be graysexual,* and you’ll have a lot in common with asexual people if you are.

2014 June 18, Julie Sondra Decker, “How to Tell If You Are Asexual”, in Time:

(neologism) Intermediate between sexual and asexual; sometimes, but not usually, experiencing sexual attraction and desire.


theodrenaline

noradrenaline theophylline, a cardiac stimulant


overguesstimate

en-verb

overguesstimate (third-person singular simple present overguesstimates, present participle overguesstimating, simple past and past participle overguesstimated)

overguesstimates (present singular third-person)
overguesstimating (participle present)
overguesstimated (participle past)
overguesstimated (past)


underguesstimate

underguesstimate (third-person singular simple present underguesstimates, present participle underguesstimating, simple past and past participle underguesstimated)

underguesstimates (present singular third-person)
underguesstimating (participle present)
underguesstimated (participle past)
underguesstimated (past)


Redditor

/ˈɹɛdɪtə(ɹ)/

From Reddit + -or, or as a blend of Reddit + editor.

Because of Reddit's voting system, the visibility of content is dependent on how the content resonates with Redditors.

2013, Darin Jewell, Conrad Jones, Publish and Promote Your Ebook in a Day, page 140:

/u/RemindMeBot can be invoked by a Redditor to remind them of a thread or comment after a certain period of time.

2016, Robert W. Gehl, Maria Bakardjieva, Socialbots and Their Friends:

The Reddit amateurs may be gloating about their victory over elite hedge funds now, but in the casino of Wall Street the house always wins, and many Redditors may be flirting with financial catastrophe.

2021 February 3, Farhad Manjoo, “Can We Please Stop Talking About Stocks, Please?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

A contributor to Reddit, a news and discussion website.


borophene

From boro- + graphene. Blend of boron + graphene.

an allotrope of boron, the class of quasiplanar and planar one-atom-thick molecular sheets of boron atoms, similar to carbon's graphene structure


Charlieplexing

Blend of Charlie + multiplexing. It was proposed in early 1995 by Charlie Allen at Maxim Integrated.

A technique for driving a multiplexed display in which relatively few I/O pins on a microcontroller are used to drive an array of LEDs. It is based on tristate logic.


netpicker

(Internet slang, fandom slang) One who engages in netpicking.


cocamide

A mixture of amides of the fatty acids obtained from coconut oil, used in many surfactants.


flexisexuality

Dr D’Felice admitted flexisexuality had become fashionable as a result of its recent celebrity endorsement, but said it had always existed.

2010 November 27, Louise Eccles, “Dawn of the flexisexual: The new word for the women who refuse to play it straight”, in Daily Mail:

Often, it begins in the enlightened college cocoon, where women can explore their sexuality, though a recent ABC report from San Antonio, Texas, said flexisexuality is also part of the high school culture.

2011 February 23, Susan Donaldson James, “Flexisexual: Girls Who Kiss Girls, But Like Boys”, in ABC News:

In fact, a growing proportion of Londoners are overturning the yoke of old-school monogamy and instead investigating the worlds of flexisexuality, of open or group relationships, of Living Apart Together (LAT), mono/non-mono and mono-gamish.

2014 March 14, Rebecca Newman, “Sex? Love? Commitment? The changing face of modern relationships”, in London Evening Standard:

(neologism) The state of having a flexible sexual orientation or pattern of sexual expression.


Lovatic

Her performances on this tour have been affirming but unpredictable, and the Lovatics — the name for her throngs of fans — totally relate.

2011 November 23, Kent Szlauderbach, “Teenage Dream”, in The Pitch, volume 31, number 20, page 17:

While making small talk with the audience, Demi's greetings were reciprocated with loud screams from the Lovatics.

2013, oan Kwek, “A Special Night with Demi Lovato”, in ArtJam, number 33, Nanyang Technological University Cultural Activities Club, page 31:

This is the fourth album for Demi, which she has dedicated to all her Lovatics.

2013 August, “Demi - Demi Lovato”, in TeenZone Magazine, number 117, page 48:

(music slang) A fan of American actress and singer Demi Lovato.


Glambert

So I surmise that the popular popster will bring the Glamberts out en masse when he performs here on his Glam Nation tour, […]

2010 July 14, Amy Atkins, “Adam Lambert at the Morrison Center”, in Boise Weekly:

[Adam Lambert:] That's part of the fun for the Glamberts; they've given themselves permission within that community to be kind of insane.

2012 June, Chris Azzopardi, “The Trouble with Adam Lambert”, in GayCalgary Magazine, number 104, page 47:

“Clearly, Adam Lambert was the highlight of the week. It was truly an honor to have such an A-lister want to be a part of our Pride. We had 'Glamberts' staking out their front-row positions at 8 a.m. that morning. […]

2013, Jason Parsley, "Adam Lambert Talks Love & Life", The Mirror, Volume 2, Issue 2, Summer 2013, page 40

(slang) A fan of American singer Adam Lambert.


croggle

croggle (third-person singular simple present croggles, present participle croggling, simple past and past participle croggled)

croggles (present singular third-person)
croggling (participle present)
croggled (participle past)
croggled (past)

Blend of crush + goggle, or blend of crush + boggle. Coined by Dean Grennell.

CROGGLE (Grennell) Roughly meaning shocked into momentary physical or mental paralysis; a portmanteau-word, apparently, combining "crushed" and "goggled", and usually passive or reflexive in application.

1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, Croggle:

Hope you're no longer croggled by all the mundanes in 'Frisco.

1988, Sharyn McCrumb, Bimbos of the Death Sun:

(transitive, dated, fandom slang) To shock so much as to cause brief paralysis; to stun; to startle.