Palestinkian

Like the Palestinkians and their inability to recognize a good deal when
they were offered one, the Repubs never miss an opportunity to miss an
opportunity.

2003 March 18, Petey Blue, “Informal Poll (Where's Zabe when you need her?)”, in alt.tv.homicide (Usenet):

THIS ISLAMIC SAVAGE LERNER DID NOT MENTION THAT THOSE PALESTINKIANS THAT GOT
KILLED WERE IN A BATTLE ZONE. ISRAELIS WERE SHOOTING AT ARMED TERRORISTS.
THE ISRAELIS THAT WERE KILLED IN THE BUS WERE NOT ARMED.

2004 January 31, Peter, “Rabbi Michael Lerner: Terror In Jerusalem”, in aus.religion.islam (Usenet):

Wrong liberal jerk, it was really written by a palestinkian. Watch tv
and see the homocide mentality of these folk due to islam, I have been
there and seen it myself, even little kids dressing in fake bomb
outfits and pretending to blow up jew and others.

2005 July 4, nospamwanted, “OT from a palestinian writer”, in alt.guitar.amps (Usenet):

You should be thankful people like me don't run Israel, my justice on these
vermin palestinkians would be very harsh indeed.

2006 June 30, halle, “Israel breaches international law”, in uk.politics.misc (Usenet):

I publicly favor the expulsion of all Palestinkians from Israel. That is
reasonable, fair and equitable.

2011 October 11, Tony Owens, “Re: Public Narrowly Favors A Palestinian State — But Not U.N. Membership - Undeserving due to kill all the Jews, Infidels, 12 Imam/Madhi Anti-Christ thing”, in soc.culture.palestine (Usenet):

(slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A Palestinian.


sexperimental

en-adj

sexperimental (comparative more sexperimental, superlative most sexperimental)

more sexperimental (comparative)
most sexperimental (superlative)

Get sexperimental in a swimming pool – the buoyancy of the water makes things fun.


sexplore

en-verb

sexplore (third-person singular simple present sexplores, present participle sexploring, simple past and past participle sexplored)

sexplores (present singular third-person)
sexploring (participle present)
sexplored (participle past)
sexplored (past)


sexperiment

sexperiment (third-person singular simple present sexperiments, present participle sexperimenting, simple past and past participle sexperimented)

sexperiments (present singular third-person)
sexperimenting (participle present)
sexperimented (participle past)
sexperimented (past)


ZioJew

Israel has an ESTABLISHED track record of attacking the US and blaming those Israel wants attacked. The ZioJews are NOTHING if not CALCULATING, BACKSTABBING and TREACHEROUS. You help them, you will eventually get the knife in your back.

2012 January 25, Dennis M Reed "Califa", “hateful? Re: [ot] dmreed scurries back under his favorite rock”, in rec.music.afro-latin (Usenet), retrieved 2022-07-28:

LOL true stuff is the funiest and that's is all true; the ZioJews can't stand truth either.

2006 August 6, Jason P, “for ariadne and sxb and o'reily...the hypersensitive and the pc dorks are warned not to look”, in uk.politics.misc (Usenet), retrieved 2022-07-28:

And Rakes IN the BILLIONS...where?? to TelAVIV of course...He is Just Like Howard, A Hiding ZioJew....there are lots of these maggots

2004 July 8, xYmassyXmass:=~#*, “Re: The story of GWB & the Texas Air National Guard”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet), retrieved 2022-07-28:

(rare, Internet slang, offensive, ethnic slur) A Jewish Zionist.


Ziomedia

(derogatory) A form of journalism that is slanted towards a Jewish or Israeli point of view.


Superwholock

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

blend

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

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

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

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

Gif fics are not proprietary to the SuperWhoLock fandom.

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

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


Britpick

en-verb

Britpick (third-person singular simple present Britpicks, present participle Britpicking, simple past and past participle Britpicked)

Britpicks (present singular third-person)
Britpicking (participle present)
Britpicked (participle past)
Britpicked (past)

(transitive, fandom slang) To review (a work of fiction intended to depict Britain or Britons) to ensure conformity to British English and accurate portrayal of British characters, settings, and culture.


goldfishery

(rare) A fish farm where goldfish are raised.


Sheerio

With his trademark red hair and award winning songs, Sheeran has invaded the lives of Sheerios across America.

2013 November 8, Kady Kohankie, “British Takeover”, in The Marquee, volume 28, number 2, Flower Mound, Texas: Marcus High School, page 14:

Hordes of “Sheerios” descended on Huntington village Saturday night after star Ed Sheeran announced he would play a surprise concert at The Paramount that evening.

2014 July 10, Danny Schrafel, “‘Sheerios’ Conquer Huntington”, in Half Hollow Hills Newspaper, volume 16, number 22, page A2:

Ed Sheeran: Ever since I saw Mr. Sheeran do about as much justice to Nina Simone's “Be My Husband” as a white, orange-headed English man-boy possibly could, I've been a bit of a closet Sheerio.

2015, Troy Sherman, Jael Goldfine, “57th Grammy Awards”, in The Cornell Daily Sun, volume 131, number 86, Cornell University, page 8:

(slang) A fan of English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.


Iraqibacter

From Iraqi + -bacter. From Blend of Iraqi + Acinetobacter due to the instances of infection of US military service personnel serving in Iraq by this bacteria.

Acinetobacter baumannii
Acinetobacter baumannii#English

(slang, pathology, military, US) Synonym of Acinetobacter baumannii


Amasia

(plate tectonics) The hypothetical future supercontinent resulting from the merger of Eurasia and North America, predicted to form over the north pole in 50–200 million years’ time.


Mondler

Although we had yet another Chandler & Monica story, it nicely explored the hurdles faced by the couple, rather than being a Mondler story where Chandler's personality changes to match Monica's.

2000 November 24, Tennant Stuart, “Friends S6-21 - will Rachel be Chandler's mother?”, in uk.media.tv.friends (Usenet):

I'll grant you the "Mondler" stuff since their marriage has been mostly a disappointment, but the closet storyline shows promise in reversing the trend.

2002 February 20, Mibbitmaker [username], “Re: Happy Birthday Jennifer Aniston”, in alt.tv.snl (Usenet):

As far as teases go, the Go On creator was coy about what sort of shenanigans Perry and Cox will get into in a few weeks time, but for the loyal "Mondler" fans out there, there could be a major romantic moment.

2013 March 12, Philiana Ng, “'Go On' Creator Reveals Secrets Behind the 'Friends' Reunion Episode”, in The Hollywood Reporter:

(fandom slang) The romantic pairing of Monica Geller and Chandler Bing from the American sitcom Friends.


Janto

At end of the 3 min 50 sec clip, as his rage cools, Hitler says: "Maybe if Jack and Ianto have lots of man-on-man action next season I might still watch it… at least I’ll have my 'Janto' fix."

2008 May 23, Matthew Moore, “Torchwood attacked by Hitler in YouTube spoof”, in The Telegraph:

‘Janto’ fans will be delighted to finally see them on a date, complete with hand-holding and one good kiss.

2009 March, Naomi Westerman, book review, Whotopia, number 16, page 42:

Whether these stories revisit Janto or provide Jack with other (sexual) adventures, sexuality will remain a key element in the further development of (at least British-based) Captain Jack.

2010, Lynnette Porter, Tarnished Heroes, Charming Villains and Modern Monsters: Science Fiction in Shades of Gray on 21st Century, McFarland, →ISBN, page 70:

(fandom slang) The romantic pairing of the characters Jack Harkness and Ianto Jones from the television series Torchwood.


laser copier

A type of photocopier that uses the principles of a laser printer in its output stage.


concom

I would tend to look askance at the fan who's focussed all their activities into one area of fandom, whether it's fanzines, masquerade costuming, or conrunning. On the other hand, often the fan who's mostly known as, say, a fanzine fan, has in fact quietly helped out in a variety of other areas. So a concom has to look twice, ask around, and gather information judiciously.

1986 June, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, “GoB Criteria”, in The Mad 3 Party, number 12, page 18:

Personally, I think writing is writing and her writing on the net counts. I don't think "net.notariety" is any different than apahacking or conrunning, in terms of fannish activity. Whether anyone deserves to be GoH because of any particular activity is up to the concoms of Greater Fandom.

1994 July 30, David E Romm, “Re: Usenet GoH”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <71443.1447-300794084342@dialup-2-155.gw.umn.edu>:

(fandom slang) The group of volunteers who organise and run a convention.


Sundaily

1915, Rev. B. E. Bergesen, in Synod for the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Beretning om det Synodemoede, p. 75.
If the "reformed" (non-Lutheran) denominations believed in the power of the word of God by its own inherent life to convert men, why send for sentimentalists to sing people to tears, and sensationalists to shock them to excitement, thus to assist the Holy Spirit with human and modern man-made schemes, why do they allow their pastors to speak Sundaily on "the questions of the day," and call in an "evangelist" once in a while to preach Christ?


Digifan

This would be a very good thing for Digifans as Bandai Entertainment is generally considered one of the best anime producers out there.

2002 February 13, Matt Williamz, “Re: [OT] What's this about Digimon?”, in alt.fan.power-rangers (Usenet):

A big part of why most Digifans sicken me. They happily bitch about things "the dub ruined," without actually taking the time to do any of the research themselves.

2002 March 4, Eri-Bear [username], “Re: Regarding : (Spoilers) 3/2 Saturday Morning”, in alt.fan.power-rangers (Usenet):

Well, as has been repeated several times before, welcome, welcome, fellow Digifan.

2002 September 2, JMShearer, “Re: New here...”, in alt.fan.digimon (Usenet):

(fandom slang) A fan of the Japanese media franchise Digimon, particularly the anime series.


genzine

It's really easy to start a genzine. All you need are a couple of neos with lots of time and enthusiasm; a couple of older fen with experience and enthusiasm (not to mention enough fannish contacts to make up a mailing-list); and a certain amount of mood-enhancers and sheer lunacy to get you to the point at which the thing stops being a great idea for Real Soon Now, and starts being a reality. A lot of crudzines are born that way.

1977 Summer–Fall, Susan Wood, “Propellor Beanie”, in Algol, volume 14, number 3 (whole number #29), page 23:

A fanzine for general circulation in fandom is called a genzine (general interest fanzine) as opposed to one for an amateur press association (apa) which is called an apazine.

1979 January-February, Darrell Schweitzer, “Occasionally Mentioning Science Fiction”, in Science Fiction Review, volume 8, number 1 (whole number #29), page 33:

amateur press association
amateur press association

(fandom slang) A fanzine made generally available, not limited to distribution only among an amateur press association.


beardruff

In all likelihood, if you have "beardruff" (a word I invented for convenience's sake), you probably also have dandruff and have by now discovered a shampoo or some other product which controls it. That product will also control beardruff in most cases.

1971, Marvin Grosswith, The Art of Growing a Beard, Dover, published 2014, →ISBN, page 109:

This can give you tons of issues with dry skin, itchiness, and the infamous “beardruff”.

2014 November 15, Ian Pickering, “Growing the best beard you can”, in Billings Gazette:

‘Beardruff’ is a real thing, often more apparent in the first few months of beard growth. Everyone’s skin varies. It takes time for the natural oils of your face to adjust to the new environment.

2014 November 27, Gareth May, “Grooming tips from the man with the world’s best beard”, in The Telegraph:

(slang) Scaly dry dead skin in the human beard.


Gundamaniac

If Bandai does a decent animation of Gaia Gear or another Gundam sidestory, we definitely want you here. We Gundamaniacs can sometimes use all the help we can get. ^_^

1994 September 27, Keith Rhee, “Re: [MECHA!] Probe is Leaving for now.”, in rec.arts.anime (Usenet):

Some friends watched V Gundam. I didn't. Not enough of a Gundamaniac, me. 8b

1997 October 8, Donny Chan, “Re: The Merits of Gundam W”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

This isn't going to be an "americanized" Gundam, is it? The Gundamaniacs are going to go into full revolt if that happens.

1999 January 11, Kyle T. Pope, “Re: Anime deserves Hollywood remake”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

(fandom slang) A fan of the Japanese media franchise Gundam.


manscara

With the invention of male cosmetics such as 'guyliner' and 'manscara' by Superdrug, fashion-conscious young men have no excuse to avoid this autumn's dark romantic goth trend just because they don't have a girlfriend to steal eyeliner from.

2008, Renyi Lim, "Nailing the Look: Men", in "Graveyard Glamour", Quench (Cardiff University), Issue 72, October 2008, page 24 (approx.)

Dad had dyed his hair and may even have been wearing manscara.

2009, Lara Fox, Miss Understanding: My Year In Agony, Hodder Children's Books, published 2010, →ISBN:

Annah Baines and David Leighton discuss their views on whether they think a bit of 'manscara' and 'guyliner' is acceptable, or whether it's a crime against hu-man-ity

2013 December 2, “Blokey Beauty: guyliner?”, in The Courier, number 1282, Newcastle University, page 19:

(slang) Mascara designed for and/or marketed toward men.


Blaxican

A person of mixed African-American and Mexican descent.


spiral DRAGN

(astronomy) a spiral galaxy which contains a DRAGN


boyzilian

Blend of boy + Brazilian (“a style of pubic hair removal”).

blend

"It's safe to say l would never get a 'boyzilian' (male bikini wax)," he says. "Seriously, l don't know how women do it."

2007, Vegetarian Times, numbers 346-354, page 95:

Since when did American society decide that a man's hotness is achieved through aggressive chest waxing? Or “boyzilians”?

2013, Amy Webb, Data, A Love Story: How I Cracked the Online Dating Code to Meet My Match, Dutton, →ISBN:

Meanwhile, men in the West are becoming more comfortable with what's termed “manscaping” (or “grooming”), using a variety of beauty products, shaving their chests and even having “boyzilians” (a male Brazilian wax).

2014, Niall Richardson, Adam Locks, Body Studies: The Basics, Routledge, →ISBN, page 39:

Yet we know men are getting boyzilians, because salons do offer them.

2024 August 29, Zoe Williams, “‘They handled me like a carcass!’: why are so many men now ‘manscaping’?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(slang) A cosmetic treatment involving complete removal of a man's pubic hair by waxing.


Blatino

Before I talk about Flex-Deon I should talk about the Blatino sex party scene I got involved with while I was in the adult film business, and which I went on being involved with for a few years after I retired from making films, because it was at a Blatino event that I first met Flex.

2008, Bobby Blake, with John R. Gordon, My Life in Porn: The Bobby Blake Story, →ISBN, page 188:

"It's not just the sex," I said. "And I'd never call you a Blatino boy toy, because I don't see you in those terms. Unless you're looking to be exoticized."

2007, Frederick Smith, Right Side of the Wrong Bed, page 161:

The dirty dog quickly pressed on the widget and then the thumbnail. The message was from a hot looking Blatino with the profile name 'sexual chocolate'. Nico was growling when he anxiously pressed the message retrieval key.

2012, Mark Thornton, Bridesmen of Madison County:

(informal) A person of mixed black and Latino ancestry.


Obamanation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


scienticomic

1950 December 2, Lane Stannard, “Scienticomics”, in Fantasy Times, number 120:

(dated, fandom slang) A comic book in the genre of science fiction.


scientificomic

Eofandom, from about 1930 to 1933, existed before fandom became an entity; generally comprised of folk with no sense of group existence whose interests were in collecting stf and scientificomics, and who eagerly hunted down any items with any sort of stfnal significance.

1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, Numerical Fandoms:


momnesia

It's difficult when we're young mothers—in the throes of momnesia, barely able to remember where we're supposed to be in two minutes (let alone two days)—to plan time for, much less seriously think about, our relationships.

2009, Lisa T. Bergen, Life on Planet Mom: A Down-to-Earth Guide to Your Changing Relationships, Revell, →ISBN:

The mystery is that if our hippocampus, like that of mother rats, shows signs of new growth, why do we get momnesia? Why do we forget to pay the bills and return calls?

2011, Jena Pincott, Do Chocolate Lovers Have Sweeter Babies?: The Surprising Science of Pregnancy, Free Press, →ISBN, page 192:

Just chalk it up to “momnesia” and write things down when you really need to remember them.

2011, Alison Sweeney, Christie Matheson, The Mommy Diet, Gallery Books, →ISBN, page 35:

(colloquial, humorous) Forgetfulness in a pregnant woman or mother.


DevOps

DevOps is a popular term in the IT world at the moment. There are many different opinions as to what DevOps actually is. In simple terms, DevOps is the mix of development and operations. It is essentially creating a sort of "hybrid programmer"[…]

2018, Alex Braunton, Hands-On DevOps with Vagrant: Implement end-to-end DevOps and infrastructure management using Vagrant, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 11:

software engineering
software engineering

information technology
information technology

(software engineering) A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals.


womanifesto

en-noun

womanifesto (plural womanifestos or womanifestoes)

womanifestos (plural)
womanifestoes (plural)

Two centuries later, feminist literary critics analyzed these feminist polemics, or womanifestos, as texts that embody a struggle between reason and emotion.

2002, Elaine Showalter, Inventing Herself, page 28:

On that date, whatever else we demonstrate, let us not fear to demonstrate by our presentation of womanifestos everywhere that feminism has universal potential and imperatives.

1992, Contemporary American Voices, page 316:


minac

en-verb

minac (third-person singular simple present minacs, present participle minacking, simple past and past participle minacked)

minacs (present singular third-person)
minacking (participle present)
minacked (participle past)
minacked (past)

That would be more of an inducement if I hadn't minacked out of FAPA after realizing that I wasn't reading most of it.

1999 October 18, Vicki Rosenzweig, “Re: AKICIF New York History department”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <F6sLOMDeV7ku53YswkZZdubXcB=M@4ax.com>:

We few, we serconn’d few, we apa of brothers;¶ For he today that sheds his ink with me¶ Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so minacked,¶ This day shall excuse his reprint;

2006 July 25, Steve Tompkins, “Once More Unto the Post Office…”, in The Cimmerian, retrieved 2014-12-10:

(fandom slang) To not meet the minimum activity level of an amateur press association.


binoscope

A type of binary telescope or long-distance binoculars, typically used for amateur astronomy or artillery sighting.


glitzkrieg

Because he parlayed the Brooklyn apartments built by his father into a metropolitan real-estate kingdom exemplified by the extraordinary Trump Tower, a glitzkrieg of marble, glass, and brass where millions shop and millionaires live, […]

"Supermodels" were launched during the glitzkrieg of the '80s, when brand-name girls like Linda, Christy, Naomi, and Cindy were promoted as special commodities with individual identities.

1996 March, Rhonda Lieberman, “I, Fabulous”, in Spin, page 76:

The Bollywood Saga, by Dinesh Raheja and Jitendra Kothari, documents the journey of Hindi films, analysing changes that marked each passing era — from the early silent years to the post-millennial "glitzkrieg" of mega-budget films.

2004, India Today International, volume 3, numbers 39-52, unnumbered page:

(informal) An assault of luxuriousness, extravagance, or ostentation.


vokills

(slang, rare) vocals performed in the death growl style


nu gaze

A form of alternative rock music originating in the 2000s and drawing influence from the shoegazing scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.


blynx

(rare) The hybrid offspring of a bobcat and a Canada lynx.


spokesbabe

(slang) A physically attractive spokeswoman.


funtivity

The culminating funtivity is a cash grab on a Twister-like mat between two people, in which they stuff as much money into their various pockets, shirt fronts, and orifices as humanly possible.

2010, Matt Labash, Fly Fishing with Darth Vader: And Other Adventures with Evangelical Wrestlers, Political Hitmen, and Jewish Cowboys, →ISBN, page 275:


Treknical

en-adj

Treknical (comparative more Treknical, superlative most Treknical)

more Treknical (comparative)
most Treknical (superlative)

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


Treknology

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

blend

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


P-Funk

Blend of parliament + funkadelic, from the names of two of the original bands associated with this style of music.

(music) A style of funk music associated with the Parliament-Funkadelic collective in the 1970s and early 1980s.


brinicle

Blend of brine + icicle, though given that icicle is a pleonastic compound of ice + ickle, brinicle could be surface-analysed as brine + ickle.

A formation of frozen brine, occurring beneath sea ice and analogous to a stalactite.


Mexamerica

Blend of Mexico + America. Coined by Joel Garreau.

The southern and Central Valley portions of California as well as southern Arizona, the portion of Texas bordering on the Rio Grande, most of New Mexico, northern Mexico, and the Baja California peninsula.


shaleionaire

What we have here is a modern-day gold rush or, more correctly, a shale gas rush, which I have termed a shalenanza, which has created many shaleionaires (a term invented by someone else).

2012, Frank R. Spellman, Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing, CRC, published 2013, →ISBN, page 2:

Mazza said there are several new "shaleionaires" in North Central West Virginia, where people such as school teachers are now receiving royalty checks for as much as $60,000 a month for Marcellus Shale gas wells on their properties, he said.

2012 November 13, “MVB Bank Looks for Internal, External Growth”, in The State Journal:

Stewart visited a “shaleionaire”, one of the local farmers who’ve hit the shale gas lottery, and then came back here for a primer on power-supply management and energy security.

2013 June 20, Tom Sutcliffe, “TV review: Horizon - Fracking: the New Energy Rush, BBC2Quick Cuts, BBC4”, in The Independent:

Hosted by Lesley Stahl, the report interviewed Chesapeake Energy's Aubrey McClendon about the future of gas, told the story of two newly minted “shaleionaires” who lived above the shale, and questioned the Sierra Club's Michael Brune about negative environmental impacts.

2015, James S. Guignard, Pedaling the Sacrifice Zone: Teaching, Writing, and Living Above the Marcellus Shale:

A person who has become rich by allowing natural gas to be extracted from a shale deposit situated below land they own.


Sportianity

(US, derogatory) An evangelistic, triumphal variety of Christianity associated with American athletes.


forelash

A negative reaction to something that has not yet occurred.


Clex

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Clana

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

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

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

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

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

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


Chlark

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

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

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

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

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

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


Chlollie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Lexana

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

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

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

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

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


Clois

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

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

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

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


acafan

[Flourish] Klink: Your story about the band member makes me think about fans' reactions to the academic articles they themselves are in. That's a productive comparison, I think - "fans are to acafen the way that band members are to RPF writers" - because I think it opens the door to discussing the competing ethical responsibilities we have. Part of defining oneself as an 'acafan,' I think, is about making an ethical commitment to the fan community, yes?

2012, Lynn Zubernis, Katherine Larsen, Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 47:

When Paul Cornell wrote in Licence Denied that 'Thomas Noonan was the first New Fanboy' to use lit crit readings and terminologies, tracking fans' 'Analysis' of the show made sense, but by 2013 multiple generations of New Fanboys, Fangirls, acafans and fan-scholars have got in on the act, making such analysis far more dispersed, diverse and differentiated.

2013, Matt Hills, “Introduction: Doctor Who Studies?”, in Matt Hills, editor, New Dimensions of Doctor Who: Adventures in Space, Time and Television, I. B. Tauris & Co., →ISBN, page 3:

Furthermore, this chapter calls for an acknowledgment of differences among groups of fans, especially between “acafen”—more advanced in age, highly educated, and dedicated to TV series as well as genres of popular literature—and “feral” fans like those engaged in harem fics derived from manga and anime.

2013, Jaqueline Berndt, Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer, “Introduction: Studying Manga across Cultures”, in Jaqueline Berndt, Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer, editors, Manga’s Cultural Crossroads (Routledge Advances in Art and Visual Studies), New York, N.Y., London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 9:

In addition to author-fans, who use fiction to generate critiques and justify their fictions, there are acafans, whose work may return to earlier literary periods to show how the mechanisms of reading or writing fan fiction can illuminate classic texts.

2014, The Fan Fiction Studies Reader (Karen Hellekson & Kristina Busse), University of Iowa Press (2014), page 23

Much as Jenkins positions himself as an 'academic fan' in his 1992 work on Star Trek fandom, I too consider myself an acafan in my study of slash.

2014, Bethan Jones, "Normal Female Interest in Vampires and Werewolves Bonking: Slash and the Reconstruction of Meaning", in Screening Twilight: Critical Approaches to a Cinematic Phenomenon (Wickham Clayton & Sarah Harman), I. B. Tauris & Co. (2014), page 188

Recognition of our status as ‘acafen’ permits us to interrogate how and why we create such intimate affective bonds with the past. It also enables us to consider the moment in which we write in terms of its own historicity, namely what is at stake in our academic criticism, including the structures, biases, and concerns which most influence us. Read as a work of acafandom, Holy Feast’s central organizational and ideological thrust comes more fully to light: an effort to ‘redeem the past, with its institutions, beliefs, and stories, for feminists’.

2017, Alicia Spencer-Hall, “The Xtian Factor, or How to Manufacture a Medieval Saint”, in Medieval Saints and Modern Screens: Divine Visions as Cinematic Experience, Pallas Publications, →ISBN, pages 191–192:

(fandom slang) An academic who self-identifies as a member of fandom.


Moffic

i've just been working on my novel more than my moffic story, cuz... well, the novel might actually make me some money some day, and the moffic won't :oX

2000 March 28, MMMBopJenn [username], “jenn update :oX”, in alt.music.moffatts (Usenet):

you write moffic better then^([sic]) anyone on^([sic]) the galaxy.

2000 May 31, Kaleeeeeee [username], “HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENN@#!(@*!_@$#*&$”, in alt.music.moffatts (Usenet):

There's soo much more Hanfic out there than Moffic.

2001 October 2, Erin, “LOL the Moffatts have published fanfiction - OT”, in alt.fan.hanson (Usenet):

(rare, fandom slang) Real person fiction focusing on the imagined activities of the Canadian band The Moffatts.


finishipper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Hanfic

en-noun

Hanfic (countable and uncountable, plural Hanfics)

I just finished and posted my very first Hanfic and I am really looking to get as much feedback as possible --- positive AND negative.

1998 December 31, ChloeNZoey [username], “Fanfic help”, in alt.fan.hanson (Usenet):

I'm not sure I've ever read a Hanfic like that.

1999 July 25, Eryn, “Re: I like this story”, in alt.fan.hanson (Usenet):

Oh, speaking of Lauries and books, someone here needs to read 'Say Goodbye.' I believe it's by Lewis Shiner, and it's like a Hanfic without the Han.

2001 June 18, NiaRhiannon, “Re: the perks of being..a wallflower..”, in alt.fan.hanson (Usenet):

(countable, fandom slang) A work of real person fiction focusing on the imagined activities of the American band Hanson.


Grexit

We raise our estimate of the likelihood of Greek EA exit (‘Grexit’) to 50% over the next 18 months, from 25-30% previously. This is mostly because we consider the willingness of EA creditors to continue providing further support to Greece despite Greek non-compliance with programme conditionality to have fallen substantially.

2012 February 6, Willem Buiter, Ebrahim Rahbari, “Rising Risks of Greek Euro Area Exit”, in Willem H. Buiter, archived from the original on 2016-08-16:

Citigroup economists Willem Buiter and Ebrahim Rabhari revised their predictions of a Greek exit from the eurozone—or "Grexit"—in the next 18 months up to 50 percent from 25-30 percent in November.

2012 February 7, Simone Foxman, “CITI'S BUITER: There's A 50% Chance Of A Greek Exit From The Eurozone And Here's How It Would Happen”, in Business Insider:

The bankers, however, were alarmingly precise: amid all the speculation about Grexit, they told me, banks are increasingly reordering their European exposure along national lines, in terms of asset-liability matching (ALM), just in case the region splits apart.

2012 May 25, Gillian Tett, “Beware Hidden Costs as Banks Eye ‘Grexit’”, in Financial Times:

Throughout 2012, economists speculated on the likelihood of the Grexit by 2013.

2013, Words You Should Know: 2013, F+W Media, page 100:

Around the middle of 2012, speculation was rife about the likelihood of the so-called Grexit.

2014, Alison McDonnell, “Solidarity, Flexibility, and the Euro-Crisis: Where do Principles Fit In?”, in The EU After Lisbon, page 72:

Grexit, in short, would have left the way open to German monetary independence.

2014, Jonathan Story, “The Euro Crisis and German Primacy”, in The Eurozone Crisis and the Future of Europe, page 117:

Regarding the relationship with the EU after the Grexit he remains agnostic.

2015, Stavros Mavroudeas, Greek Capitalism in Crisis: Marxist analyses, page 91:

(politics) The potential withdrawal of Greece from the Eurozone.


galactography

From galacto- (“milk-related”) + -graphy (“something written or represented”). Circa 1930s.

confix

A newer technique, galactography, may sometimes be of value in locating ductal papillomas. Bloody nipple discharge suggests the need for galactography.

1971, “The Breast”, in Textbook of Clinical Pathology, page 647:

Cases are selected for galactography essentially on the basis of the type of nipple discharge.

1988 April 30, Ciatto S, Bravetti P, Berni D, Catarzi S, Bianchi S, “The Role of Galactography in the Detection of Breast Cancer”, in Tumori, volume 74, number 2, page 180:

(medicine) A type of x-ray examination used to evaluate breast fluid.


handicapable

After we went to all the trouble to only present photographs and posters of AmeriKKKa's only president in special hallmark wheelchair moments, handicapables feel that the photographic images are degrading to the integrity of FDR.

2008, Greg Mandanis, The Genes of Wrath, page 193:


sunlights

(colloquial) The lighter coloring of hair in the summertime due to exposure to sunlight.


orthoplex

Coined in 1991 by John Horton Conway and Neil Sloane. Blend of orthant + complex, since it has one facet for each orthant.

We made use of another way of considering the 120 cells, starting with the eight at the vertices of an orthoplex, that is, in the cells of a hypercube.

1990, Mathematica Journal, volumes 1-2, page 84:

It is remarkable that the four-dimensional orthoplex is the same polytope as the four-dimensional hemicube.

1991, J. H. Conway, N. J. A. Sloane, “The Cell Structures of Certain Lattices”, in Peter Hilton, Friedrich Hirzebruch, Reinhold Remmert, editors, Miscellanea Mathematica, page 90:

The combinatorics of this case apply to all members of the Gosset series; in every case, their cells are simplexes and orthoplexes, the latter appearing with only half symmetry.

2008, John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel, Chaim Goodman-Strauss, The Symmetries of Things, page 412:

(geometry) A convex polytope analogous to an octahedron (3 dimensions) or 16-cell (4 dimensions).

Cross-polytope
John Horton Conway
Neil Sloane


poshtel

Was it some sort of marketing ploy to drive the declining tourist revenues? More importantly, did it live up to the hype? I strolled around this poshtel in search of answers.

2009 August 15, Louisa Lim, “The ‘poshtel’”, in The Star, Malaysia:

The boutique Safestay hostel, a so-called “poshtel”, is to be floated on AIM by way of a demerger from Safeland, the property company that formed the business three years ago in a joint venture with Moorfield Group.

2014 March 21, Dominic Walsh, “Safestay takes its poshtel to market”, in The Times, UK:

Should you make it to one of the most popular places, Britain, you may want to experience a rising trend: the so-called poshtel, a kind of elegant hostel such as Hoax or Safestay.

2015, Stephanie Rosenbloom, “Where Will Americans Travel in 2015?”, in The New York Times:


glitten

These glittens are perfect for winter walks with a spunky dog. They keep you warm and, hopefully, give you the control you need to let her know who's in charge.

2009 April 8, Barbara Hurd, “Dog-walking Glittens”, in Not Now, I'm Knitting: Sweaters, Shawls, Vests, and Other Patterns in Classic and Contemporary Styles, Bloomington, Ind.: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 43:

Glittens / Is that a word? It probably is. A combination of both gloves and mittens, glittens claim to have the best of both worlds. But is it possible to find a cute pair? We took to the streets. And by that, we mean we emailed our friends that were known mitten/glove/glitten enthusiasts (it's cold out there!) […]

2012 January 16, Meghan O'Neill, “Mittens VS Gloves: The Battle Continues”, in The Gloss, archived from the original on 2016-12-19:

[T]he Glen Ridge Farm Huacaya alpacas who grew the wool from which my glittens were knit.

2014, Kelly Kittel, “Acknowledgements”, in Breathe: A Memoir of Motherhood, Grief, and Family Conflict, Berkeley, Calif.: She Writes Press, →ISBN:

A cross between a glove and a mitten, often in the form of a fingerless glove with an attached mitten-like flap that can be used to cover the fingers.


rumortism

(humorous) A tendency to spread rumors or gossip.


rumortrage

(finance, colloquial) An increase in trading activity prompted by rumors of a takeover.


Twibel

The most notorious Twitter libel case, sometimes called Twibel cases, involved rocker Courtney Love.

2013, Robert Trager, Joseph Russomanno, Susan Dente Ross, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication, page 154:

Twitter, for example, has a structure (maximum 140 characters) that encourage^([sic]) such [quick, thoughtless] statements, leading to “twibel” actions.

2015, Serap Kurbanoglu, Sonja Spiranec, Esther Grassian, Information Literacy, page 105:

(informal, neologism) libel in the form of postings on the Twitter microblogging service


sexhibitionist

(slang, informal) A person who enjoys being watched while having sex.


charismania

One surprising characteristic of charismania and cults is that they lie. Cults lie to recruit their members. They either tell out-and-out lies, or withhold part of the truth (same thing).

2011, Ken M. Schmidt, Not Afraid To Tell the Truth, page 300:

(derogatory) enthusiasm for the Christian Charismatic Movement


Eastralia

…a far pleasanter holiday trip, mingled with cricket, might be arranged for them through Maoriland [New Zealand] after their matches in Eastralia have finished.

1897 September 1, “Cricket.”, in The Referee (Sydney), page 8:

…Wyndham, for instance, is governed from Perth, and to all intents and purposes it is as far from the centre as Westralia is from Eastralia…

1913 May 9, “Labor Logic and Fusion Fancies.”, in Westralian Worker, page 7:

…those of the Murchison district in W.A. are gigantic in comparison with those of Eastralia…

1930 March 3, “Western Scorpions.”, in Wagga Wagga Daily Advertiser, page 6:

(rare, humorous) Eastern Australia; the eastern states (and previously colonies) of Australia.


selepressin

A potent, highly selective, short-acting peptide full agonist of the vasopressin 1A receptor.


cefaloridine

Blend of cephalosporanic acid + pyridine.

blend

(pharmacology) A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.


pornoisseur

For years, I was so concerned that I would be ridiculed for liking Coldplay that I hid the band’s CDs with the paranoid shame of a pornoisseur.

2005, David Dunlap Jr., X&Y review, Washington City Paper, 24 June 2005

The fellow behind the desk — I’ll call him Rahim — was, like everything else in the store, bathed in enough fluoresence to radiate even greater shame and humility on the pornoisseur, which, at this hour, included no one other than myself.

2011, David Bidini, "It’s a friggin’ nuclear Technicolor smutfest!, The National Post, 30 January 2011

I’d heard similar proclamations from pornoisseur friends, but a celebrated adult performer calling it the pinnacle of smut.

2012, Tracy Clark-Flory, "Better than actual porn!", Salon, 8 December 2012 (archived on Usenet)

(informal) A person who consumes pornographic media.


brightsizing

(business, derogatory, neologism) Giving redundancy to (i.e. firing) the most intelligent employees of a company.


fitspiration

In contrast, fitspiration operates under such mantras as "strong is the new skinny" and "fit not thin". Its focus on images of athletic women have led some to hail it as a positive step, and it has now been transposed offline, with the model Daisy Lowe fronting a newspaper campaign.

2013 August 6, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, “Our obesity crisis won't be solved by 'fitspiration'”, in The Guardian:

The craze on Instagram and Tumblr within the last year has been for blogs and accounts devoted to ‘fitspo’ or ‘fitspiration’.

2013 October 14, Harriet Williamson, “Beware of the dangerous fetishising of fitness on social media”, in The Telegraph:

This situation is particularly clear within certain facets of fitness culture, which employ “fitspiration” slogans to berate those considered unfit or unhealthy, asking “What is your excuse?” or declaring “Every excuse is a decision to fail.”

2015, Lianne McTavish, Feminist Figure Girl: Look Hot While You Fight the Patriarchy, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 72:

Photographs or other material intended to provide motivation to exercise and be physically fit.


misogynoir

/mɪˌsɒd͡ʒəˈnwɑː/

/məˌsɑd͡ʒəˈnwɑɹ/

Blend of misogyny (“contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against women”) + French noir (“black”), coined by the African-American feminist activist and scholar Moya Bailey and first published in a 2010 online essay: see the quotation below.

coinage

My reorientation to the misogynoir ruling the radio took place when I tried to make the argument that “All the Way Turnt Up” was a great song because it didn’t objectify women. This was something I could get behind; a song simply extolling the youthful value of keeping the bass bumping in your vehicle. That was until I read the lyrics and found the choice lyric “three dike bitches, and they all wanna swallow.”

2010 March 14, Moya Bailey, “They Aren’t Talking about Me …”, in Crunk Feminist Collective, archived from the original on 2022-03-15:

Hip-hop feminist studies continues to tackle black sexual politics by discussing and challenging the persistence and prevalence of hip-hop "misogynoir" (the hatred of black women and girls), respectability politics, and compulsory heterosexuality within the music and the culture at large.

2013 spring, Aisha Durham, Brittany C. Cooper, Susana M. Morris, “The Stage Hip-Hop Feminism Built: A New Directions Essay”, in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, volume 38, number 3, Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 730:

Unfortunately, the idealization of white women is most often paired with the condemnation of black women, creating the intersectional problem of misogynoir: the combined racism and sexism black women face.

2014 September 24, Monica Cruz, “Someone Tell Kanye West to Stop Insulting Black Women”, in The Paper: Fordham University’s Student Journal of News, Analysis, Comment and Review, volume 43, number 6, Bronx, New York, N.Y.: Fordham University, →OCLC, page 9:

Drawing upon a history in which racism, heteropatriarchy, and inter-racial gender ideology rendered Black women invisible and marginalized, Pough compels Black feminists attempting to reject hip-hop feminism to revisit the historical record of Black women pushing back against Black male sexism and misogynoir in Black political, cultural, and social spaces.

2015 January, Treva B. Lindsey, “Let Me Blow Your Mind: Hip Hop Feminist Futures in Theory and Praxis”, in Urban Education, volume 50, number 1, Beverly Hills, Calif.: SAGE Journals, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-03-19, pages 57–58:

[A] Black woman as the arbiter of racialized sexism against a young Black girl is an example of misogynoir.

2016, Sonita R. Moss, “Beyoncé and Blue: Black Motherhood and the Binds of Racialized Sexism”, in Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, editor, The Beyoncé Effect: Essays on Sexuality, Race and Feminism, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 157:

To me, his words seemed a form of “misogynoir” – discrimination prejudice, and violence aimed specifically at women of colour.

2022 December 21, VV Brown, “The Sun will protect Jeremy Clarkson. Who will protect women who suffer violence every day?”, in The Guardian:

(neologism) Contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women.

misogynoir

contempt for, hatred of, or prejudice against black women


blitzar

Heino Falcke
Luciano Rezzolla
en:blitzar

Blend of blitz + star. Proposed in 2013 by Heino Falcke and Luciano Rezzolla. Analyzable as blitz + -ar.

fast radio burst
fast radio burst#English

(astronomy, neologism) A phenomenon that emits a fast radio burst.


TimberBiel

But it also remains that a TimberBiel sighting (that one’s all yours, gossip columnists!) is something that a wide swath of news organizations would be bound to pick up.

2011 September 7, Scott Stinson, “eTalk and the celebrity gossip juggernaut”, in National Post:

Without being able to get verifiable evidence, every tell-all cyber blabber in the country began running with the rumor TimberBiel was a done deal.

2012, Jake Nichols, "Biel and Timberlake get 'N Sync 'N Jackson", JH Weekly, 22 August 2012 - 28 August 2012, page 8

Private security was tight everywhere the wedding party went, while a source told E! News that the guests were asked to sign nondisclosure agreements to ensure that the TimberBiel nuptials stayed private for as long as possible.

2012, "Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake Marry in Italy!", EDGE Davao, Volume 5, Issue 165, 21 October 2012 - 22 October 2012, page A3

(slang) The couple consisting of celebrities Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel.


nerdvana

Just as Visual Basic brought closet Windows programmers out into the open, so might Delphi allow these same programmers to take an even bigger step toward 'nerdvana'.

1995, Robert Sam, Teach Yourself MFC Library Programming in 21 Days, Sams, →ISBN, page 572:

Have you ever noticed how your laser printer usually is switched off when you want to use it? This simple hack will save you from having to leave your comfy chair just to switch it on. Ahhh, Nerdvana.

2005, Gordon Meyer, Smart Home Hacks: Tips & Tools for Automating Your House, O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 133:

It was like a geek boy's nerdvana, floor to ceiling gadgets.

2010, Steven Savile, Silver, Variance Publishing, →ISBN, page 278:

(slang) A place or state of happiness and fulfillment for nerds.


churnover

The excessive buying and selling of shares by a stockbroker for a client’s account as a method of generating income from the resulting commissions.


mainspace

en-noun

mainspace (countable and uncountable, plural mainspaces)

In the tutorial […] you see how to move your article from your personal space (the draft) to mainspace, where actual articles reside.

2008, John Broughton, Wikipedia: The Missing Manual, page 64:

This groups together a majority of the site's content. There is no namespace prefix for the mainspace.

2010, Jeff Orlof, Mizanur Rahman, MediaWiki 1.1 Beginner's Guide:

(Internet) The primary namespace of a wiki, excluding secondary content such as discussion pages.


motherfreaking

/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)ˌfɹiːkɪŋ/

What I find insanely wonderful about this is that technically my friend is now driving a car which is powered by the motherfreakin’ sun.

2014 May 13, Matthew Inman, “What it’s like to own a Tesla Model S - A cartoonist’s review of his magical space car”, in The Oatmeal, retrieved 2015-01-27:

(euphemistic, slang, chiefly US) An intensifier, used in the same contexts as freaking, but more intense.


motherfreaking

/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)ˌfɹiːkɪŋ/

He is one motherfreaking mean dude.

(euphemistic, slang, chiefly US) To an extreme degree.


buckraker

/ˈbʌkˌɹeɪkəɹ/

(informal) A well-connected journalist who uses his or her connections to earn a large sum of money from endeavors outside of ordinary work.


Obomber

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

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

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


docuseries

The stars also worked on a Disney+ docuseries chronicling the purchase and stewardship of the club, who currently play in the National League, which was being filmed when the King and Queen Consort visited.

2022 December 9, “Wrexham: King and Queen Consort meet Hollywood royalty”, in BBC News:

A documentary, or a collection of documentaries, presented as a series.


manties

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

(plural only) A style of male underpant briefs that look similar to women's panties.

(plural only) A revealing male undergarment similar to a thong.


Dhallywood

(informal) The film industry of Bangladesh, based in Dhaka.


Wellywood

(informal) The film industry located in Wellington, New Zealand, originally formed by the filming of the Lord of the Rings movies.


Pollywood

(informal) The Punjabi film industry based in Amritsar, India.


Pollywood

(informal) The Pashto film industry based in Peshawar, Pakistan.


spinquel

"Better Call Saul" is a spinquel to "Breaking Bad".

(informal, neologism) A spin-off taking the form of a prequel.


Mollywood

In defence it may be argued that Tamil cinema styles itself Mollywood anyway (Madras + Hollywood), but here again the city's name has also been changed to Chennai.

2008, James Donald, Michael Renov, The SAGE Handbook of Film Studies, →ISBN, page 490:

Having honed their craft in Mollywood, they have been lured to Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh where the moolah is a lot more attractive and the audience base a whole lot bigger.

2008 December, Pushpa Iyengar, “Kochi to Kodamb”, in Outlook, volume 48, number 51, page 70:

India is home to numerous regionally identified film centres — including Tollywood (Telegu Cinema) and Mollywood (Malayalam Cinema) — which interact with each other at several levels.

2013, Mark Thornton Burnett, Shakespeare and World Cinema, →ISBN, page 55:

(informal) The Malayalam-speaking film industry in Kerala.


Mollywood

Blend of Molly + Hollywood, from Molly Mormon, a term for a stereotypical female member of the LDS Church.

Faller has said that he sees this version of Pride and Prejudice as an example of a Mollywood film or, in other words, a "Mormon chick flick";

2010, Juliette Wells, “Jane Austen in Mollywood”, in Peculiar Portrayals: Mormons on the Page, Stage, and Screen:

The comedies that came out of Mollywood in the 2000s can be almost excluseively associated with HaleStorm Entertainment, based in Provo, Utah.

2012, E McIntyre, Knock Knocking on Heaven's Door: Humour and Religion in Mormon Comedy, page 75:

Mollywood is not an official Church institution, although the Church has been using film as a tool for religious education since the early twentieth century.

2012, Elisha McIntyre, Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production, →ISBN, page 74:

Rigal-Cellard's comments about 'Mormon culture' demonstrate that, more than a mere religion, Mormonism indeed appears like a culture, a way of life encompassing all aspects of daily life. American Mormons have their own music (the Church-sponsored traditional Mormon Tabernacle Choir or non-Church sponsored Mormon boy band 'Evercleen'), are encouraged to dress 'modestly', and there is even a Mormon cinema ('Mollywood').

2013, Nadia Marzouki, Olivier Roy, Religious Conversions in the Mediterranean World, →ISBN:


polyvidone

polyvidone (usually uncountable, plural polyvidones)

polyvinyl pyrrolidone
polyvinyl pyrrolidone


motherfuckery

Damn Will for his motherfuckery.

For almost eight hours, Jake has been locked in the bowels of the system, getting a full doctorate in Advanced Motherfuckery and High Bullshittism. First, his paperwork was lost at the precinct, which caused a two-hour wait in the holding pens.


fedge

What do you get when you cross a fence with a hedge? The answer is a fedge, which you can make by weaving fresh willow branches together, with their bases nestled into moist soil so they take root and grow. You can start a fedge with willow or other woody cuttings gathered from woods or roadsides […]

2006, Barbara Pleasant, Easy Garden Projects to Make, Build, and Grow: 200 Do-it-yourself Ideas to Help You Grow Your Best Garden Ever, Dublin, N.H.: Yankee Publishing, →ISBN, page 254:

Fast growing and quick to take root, even from a cut stem, willow is a great sustainable resource that can be used to make living fences, or fedges – as well as retaining structures, arches, and arbours. The best time to make your own fedge is in the winter when the willow is dormant.

2011, Alice Bowe, High-Impact, Low-Carbon Gardening: 1001 Ways to Garden Sustainably, Portland, Or.: Timber Press, →ISBN, page 79:

What's in a name? Hedge, Fedge, Living Fencerow, Fredge ... […] A tentative truce between British and American agricultural geographers over terminology was brokered when a young British landscape designer trained at Oxford tried to popularize the term fedge in her book High-Impact, Low-Carbon Gardening, which was simultaneously released on both sides of the pond. And yet the term has not gained much currency, so I will propose another, hopefully more memorable one. I suggest that we rally behind another syllogism, the fredge, which takes its f and r from fence and row, and the rest of its letters from hedge and edge.

2013, Gary Paul Nabhan, Growing Food in a Hotter, Drier Land: Lessons from Desert Farmers on Adapting to Climate Uncertainty, White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Publishing, →ISBN, page 37:

Ryan Kelly has a young fedge (a living willow hedge). Alan Jefferson has a boundary windbreak of substantial hawthorn. Both ask if I think it would be feasible or a good idea to plant roses to mingle with the hedging plants, and if so, what kind of rose would I suggest.

2015 February 7, Helen Yemm, “Thorny problems: How can I soften a brick wall with plants?”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G7:

(horticulture) A fence made up of living plants, especially willow, thus somewhat resembling a hedge.


bullionaire

One who has become wealthy by trading in precious metals.


pyramidiot

Blend of pyramid + idiot, influenced by -iot. Coined by archaeologist Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford in 1935.

It has been customary in some circles to dub them ' Pyramid-ites ', but after all ' Smyrniot ' and ' Cypriot ' are used for ' those of Smyrna ' and ' those of Cyprus ', so why not Pyramidiot ?

1935, Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford, Antiquity:

If I started babbling about Nefertiti, they would shrug, shake their heads sadly, and write me off as some kind of pyramidiot. But if my wild tale were backed up by two responsible, respected professionals, Bloch would be in real trouble.

1968, Elizabeth Peters, The jackal's head, Random House Business:

Deverell was both a cultural diffusionist and a pyramidiot. He insisted that ancient Egypt had acquired its civilization from England, whose colony Egypt had been in ancient times.

1971, John David Wortham, British Egyptology, 1549-1906, David & Charles Publishers:

Listen how a little of it looked: Wisely, somebody, probably Richard Loren, veteran Pyramidiot as well as promotor, chose to begin the first set with Hamza el-Din, an internationally famous master of the oud.

1979, Spit in the Ocean, Volume 1, Issues 5-6, page 126

His manipulations of figures had enormous appeal and his books were read by thousands, but his conclusions were debunked by scholars, who called him a " pyramidiot."

1981, Reader's Digest Association, Into the unknown, Readers Digest, →ISBN:

The roots of the pyramidologist or pyramidiot probably go back to the time the pyramids were built, but their flowering arrived with the antiquarians of the 19th century.

1994, Flora S. Clancy, Pyramids, Smithsonian Books, →ISBN:

(derogatory) pyramidologist; one who believes prophecies are encoded in Egyptian pyramids.


pissaphone

Blend of piss + megaphone, from its shape.

(military, slang, vulgar) A urinal consisting of a funnel set into the ground.


poopsicle

Blend of poop + popsicle, or poop + -sicle.


chesticle

(bodybuilding slang) A roundly defined pectoral muscle.


craftivism

So late last week the museum put out a call online seeking “pussyhat” donations — for a future exhibition and to create an archive of what the museum calls “the largest example of social activism through craft ("craftivism") in U.S. modern history.”

2017 February 1, Breg Cook, “Local Museum Seeks To Preserve Pink 'Pussyhats' From Women's March”, in WBUR:

A form of activism involving craft practices such as knitting.


snotsicle

Blend of snot + icicle, or snot + -sicle.

I gathered the photo of Dan Withey's 40-yard Wasatch contrail, the vintage travel poster of a jaunty Brit taking trains to the Alps, and a 1979 magazine cover of a bearded dude dangling a two-inch frozen snotsicle, and stuffed them in a closet.

2007 October, Rob Story, “Pain Season”, in Skiing, page 42:

With our snotsicles and waxy cheeks, our breaths' plumes and hulking silhouettes, we may look like members of Scott's last expedition.

2010, Michael Engelhard, “Biking Cool”, in Michael Engelhard, editor, Cold Flashes: Literary Snapshots of Alaska, University of Alaska Press, →ISBN, page 97:

"Got it. Here's the deal. Go take a shower. Not a hot one, but not chilly enough to give you a snotsicle. Nobody wants to see that."

2011, Greg Wright, Daddy Dates: Four Daughters, One Clueless Dad, and His Quest to Win Their Hearts: The Road Map for Any Dad to Raise a Strong and Confident Daughter, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 188:

(informal) A solidly frozen trail of mucus from the nose.


glamper

Blend of glamorous + camper, parallel to glamping and equivalent to glamp + -er. Early 2006, UK origin, adopted in US by 2007.

2006, “The Glamper’s Guide To Style” (archive), GadgetCandy.com, 2/24/2006:

And with this fast-growing subsector comes an entire new language to describe these luxury globetrotting jetsetters – like jetrosexual, flashpacker and glamper.

2007 February 4, Jennifer Gould Keil, “Are you a Jetrosexual? Be Honest…”, in New York Post:

A participant in glamping (luxury camping).


subtweet

But it was also a subtweet, addressed to one person but meant for someone else entirely.

2014, Daleen Berry, Geoffrey Fuller, The Savage Murder of Skylar Neese:

Curt texts, unanswered emails, Facebook statuses declaring “someone” to be an idiot, the notorious subtweet; if you can communicate with it, people can be passive aggressive with it.

2015 February 19, Dean Burnett, “OK, don't read this article about passive-aggressive behaviour. Honestly, it's fine”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(social media) A tweet that refers to another user without tagging their name in the message, so that the user being talked about is not automatically notified.

(by extension) Any social media post of this type, regardless of which service it is posted on.


subtweet

en-verb

subtweet (third-person singular simple present subtweets, present participle subtweeting, simple past and past participle subtweeted)

subtweets (present singular third-person)
subtweeting (participle present)
subtweeted (participle past)
subtweeted (past)

Coordinate term: vaguebook

More often than not, they employed this term when referencing various teen dramas that occurred between friends and classmates that required insider knowledge to decode. In other words, teens subtweet to talk behind someone else's back.

2014, danah boyd, It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens (page 69)

A less subtle way of navigating the relationship between the public and the obscure is found in subtweeting or vaguebooking (vague facebooking), the art of posting elliptically about a social situation without naming names.

2019, Gretchen McCulloch, chapter 6, in Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language, Riverhead Books, →ISBN:

(social media) To post a message of this kind.

Schumer's remarks were oblique enough that no one will be able to say for sure whether he was subtweeting Trump.

2017 January 20, Aaron Blake, “Chuck Schumer sent a pretty pointed message to Donald Trump, right in front of him”, in The Washington Post:

(by extension, transitive) To speak obliquely about (a person).


RESTafarian

The RESTafarians — or REST zealots — are probably right that a RESTful approach is best for retrieving information, but it is obviously inappropriate whenever the remote procedure call has side effects.

2005, David Paul Megginson, Imperfect XML: Rants, Raves, Tips, and Tricks, page 124:

(computing, slang) A programmer who uses REST (Representational State Transfer).


lexicase

Blend of lexical + case or Blend of lexicon + case.

(chiefly attributive, linguistics) A form of dependency grammar incorporating elements of case grammar and focusing on the lexicon.


Jersian

The cross of a Jersey bull with a Friesian cow.


China doll

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

Stereotypes of East Asians in the United States

An Asian tree or shrub grown for its glossy foliage in warm climates and everywhere else as a container plant, Radermachera sinica.


eavesread

eavesread (third-person singular simple present eavesreads, present participle eavesreading, simple past and past participle eavesread)

eavesreads (present singular third-person)
eavesreading (participle present)
eavesread (participle past)
eavesread (past)

Lurkers hang around silently in otherwise noisy chat rooms, eavesreading other people's conversations for vicarious fun.

1998, Larry Samuel, The Future Ain't what it Used to be: 40 Cultural Trends Transforming Your Job, Your Life, Your World, Riverhead Books, →ISBN, page 99:

Once, my mom flipped out when she eavesread an exchange between us over my shoulder.

2011, Caissie St. Onge, Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever., Ember, →ISBN, page 27:

Aaron yanked at his tie to keep it from strangling him, tried to “eavesread” the paperwork on Stephanie's desk to find any clues to Lizzie's whereabouts.

2014, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Truth Be Told, Forge, →ISBN, page 94:


liotrix

Alteration of blend of liothyronine + levothyroxine.

(pharmacology) A synthetic mixture of levothyroxine and liothyronine, used to replenish thyroid hormones.


lumbrokinase

en-noun

lumbrokinase (countable and uncountable, plural lumbrokinases)

(biochemistry) A collective name for various fibrinolytic enzymes present in various earthworms, especially Lumbricus bimastus and Lumbricus rubellus.


Itanic

Blend of Itanium + Titanic, suggesting commercial failure, in reference to the sunken ship Titanic.

(computing, slang, derogatory) The Intel Itanium processor.


babycino

I squeezed my way into the crowded café [...] trying not to sweep babycinos off tables with my coat.

2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 139:


frunk

The Model S, showing off both its traditional trunk and its surprising "frunk."

2013 (summer), Standard, issue 17, page 50

I pop the trunk of the Porsche and find ...the engine. […] I walk around the front of the car, pop the other trunk—the frunk?—and discover a tire iron nestled next to the spare.

2014 March 11, T. T. Monday, The Setup Man: A Novel, Doubleday, →ISBN:

[…] a rear cargo area that's more like that of a hatchback than the trunk of a sedan, and a "frunk" where the engine isn't. It's also theoretically safer than a dinosaur-burner, at least in a frontal collision, because the frunk provides a long crumple zone in the front […]

2014 August/September, Charged: Electric Vehicles Magazine, issue 15, page 65

(automotive) A trunk (boot, storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car.


girlcation

Mancations and girlcations are all the rage. Getting away with your best buddies isn't new, but it's a hot niche market for the travel industry with lots of packages, hotels and resorts offering up bonding opportunities galore.

2008 September 18, Joanne Richard, “The great escapes”, in The Observer, Sarnia, Ontario:

So when Paula asked me during our July “girlcation” if she could take up my search, I was game.

2010 September, Lynette Majer, “The best gift of all”, in Northside, number 72, page 3:

When my friends and I were in Manhattan last year on a girlcation, we took public transportation everywhere, and it was both invigorating and slightly stinky.

2012, Jen Hatmaker, 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, B & H Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 127:

(informal) A vacation taken by a group of women, sometimes catering specifically to female interests.


nearcation

Economic downturns and high gas prices may restrain the urge to travel, but they don't eliminate it. To fill this ever-present urge, people replace vacations to faraway places with “staycations” or “nearcations.”

2010, Paul Edwards, Sarah Edwards, & Peter Economy, Home-Based Business for Dummies, Wiley, →ISBN:

My 'nearcation' was in Brittany, France's very own Celtic fringe where you're most likely to feel at home if you're from Ireland.

2012 September 22, Edward McCann, “Great Brittany”, in Belfast Telegraph:

"But if petrol prices stay high and rail fares continue to rise, staycations may increasingly evolve into 'nearcations'."

2012 October 22, “Britons increasingly opting for 'nearcations'”, in The Telegraph:

A vacation to a destination relatively close to one's home.


fabulicious

en-adj

fabulicious (comparative more fabulicious, superlative most fabulicious)

more fabulicious (comparative)
most fabulicious (superlative)

By the dinner rest stop, I broke down and spent some cash to order a piece of blackberry pie. Stabbed the fork in for a bite. Gush. Held its tartness on my tongue. Soft fabulicious mouthful.

2005, Katia Noyes, Crashing America, Alyson Books, →ISBN, page 32:

"But we need a really fabulicious plan for the opening—something to get everyone's attention!"

2006, Pamela Jane, Polly's Fabulous Pet Palace, Meredith Books, →ISBN:

And her hair was fabulicious

2009, Sheila Callaghan, Scab: A Comic Drama in Two Acts, Samuel French, →ISBN, page 33:

(slang) Exceptionally fabulous and appealing.


gynotician

While we are left to decide in private what constitutes the end of life, the gynoticians of our state have decided that a heartbeat alone constitutes its beginning.

2013, Karen Marotta, "Ohio gynoticians" [letter to the editor], Milford-Miami Advertiser, 17 July 2013, page A10

Millenials believe Kansas "gynoticians" like Rep. Allan Rothlisberg should stop playing doctor when it comes to individuals' personal, private decisions.

2014, Katherine Gwynn, "Abortion access" [letter to the editor]", Lawrence Journal-World, 25 January 2014, page 9A

Ohio’s self-styled “gynoticians” (politicians) are at it once again. In their neverending quest to chip away at a woman’s right to determine her own reproductive destiny, House Republicans have introduced House Bill 69 to unconstitutionally restrict access to a legal, safe and vital medical procedure in this state.

2015, Brian Yeh, "Bill would limit women’s say in reproduction" [letter to the editor], The Columbus Dispatch, 28 February 2015

(US, politics, derogatory) A politician viewed as interfering with women's private medical decisions by lobbying for restrictions on abortion and/or contraception.


trimmigrant

Whether you support it or not, marijuana cultivation has become increasingly rooted in our local community and economy, bring boutique fertilizer stores, cheap weed and a fall migration of slightly disheveled "trimmigrants" to our area.

2013, Jacob Shockey, "Poisoned marijuana grows are silencing our forests", Applegater (Applegate Valley, Oregon), Volume 6, Number 4, Winter 2013, page 20

Based on previous experience, Nevada City was braced for a massive influx of so-called “trimmigrants” when the marijuana harvest season started.

2014 November 8, Dave Brooksher, “Trimmigrants moving on faster than expected”, in The Union, California:

If there is full legalization in California, the poor Bohemians making $200-400 day trimming buds in Humbolt County will be earning $10 an hour, if that. I have a trimmigrant relative who makes that kind of money working basically half-days.

2014 December 31, jbeattie, “Re: Stuck seatpost - a new idea?”, in rec.bicycles.tech (Usenet):

(US, slang) A migrant worker who comes into an area to find a job harvesting marijuana.


glowboy

From glow + boy or possibly blend of glow + cowboy.

In nuclear plants, robots toil for hours at a time in highly radioactive areas in place of hundreds of employees, called jumpers or glowboys, who worked in short relays so as to minimize their exposure.

1987 September 14, Gene Bylinskey, “Invasion of the service robots”, in Fortune:

Across the United States, thousands of employees function daily in and around nuclear reactors. An estimated 5,000 unskilled workers are hired by the industry each year as 'jumpers' or 'glowboys' to repair steam-turbine generators.

1984 November 12, Ron Scherer, “Life Inside a 'Hot' Reactor”, in U.S.News & World Report:

A key question to this study is whether the temporary employees are getting assigned the dirty work. It has been alleged that temps are used as glowboys or radiation sponges.

1984 October, J.I. Cehn, “Characterization of the temporary radiation workforce at US nuclear power plants”, in Conference on radiation protection standards and regulatory issues:

(slang) A (male) nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.


catvertising

(informal) advertising that features one or more cats


feminerd

The rise of the Internet poured gasoline on the fire, creating spaces for feminerds to come out of the woodwork and share their passions.

2012, Rob Salkowitz, Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture: What the World’s Wildest Trade Show Can Tell Us About the Future of Entertainment, McGraw Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 82:

This 'boys' club' attitude that girls can't be geeks is still a major stumbling block for feminerds and girls who want to break into geek culture.

2012, Jessica Bickford, "No girls allowed", The Carillion (University of Reginia), Volume 55, Issue 2, 2 August 2012 - 5 September 2012, page 14

Bored with assumptions that women and girls who participate in nerd culture are somehow faking it—or worse, that they are only doing it to appease their geeky boyfriends—feminerds are turning up the volume to air their grievances with widespread sexism in geek communities.

2014 October 21, Whitney Beyer, “Women fight to be nerd”, in Vanguard, volume 69, number 11, Portland State University, page 18:

(slang) A feminist nerd, especially a woman.


goalodicy

Blend of goal + theodicy, coined by business professor Chris Kayes, PhD.

If you suffer from goalodicy then you will find yourself so obsessed by the future goal that you ignore the practical realities of your situation.

2011, Shaa Wasmund, Stop Talking, Start Doing: A Kick in the Pants in Six Parts, →ISBN:

The obsessive pursuit of goals to the point of self-destruction.


musturbation

Blend of must + masturbation, coined by Dr. Albert Ellis.

Once the parents get a handle on their own musturbation, then they are in better shape to help deal with their children

1999, Arthur M. Horne, Mark S. Kiselica, Handbook of Counseling Boys and Adolescent Males: A Practitioner's Guide, →ISBN:

Musturbation makes us too sensitive to failure and I-can't-stand-it-itis makes even minor problems seem disastrous.

2003, Julia Russell, Matt Jarvis, Angles on Applied Psychology, →ISBN:

Thus, Irrational Beliefs that lead to such disturbed emotions as anxiety, anger/hostility, hurt, depression, shame and embarrassment, guilt, and jealousy largely stem, according to REBT theory, from a thinking process known as musturbation.

2007, Albert Ellis, Windy Dryden, The Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, →ISBN:

(psychology) The compulsive insistence that things ought to be a particular way.


openture

Still, the writer and director jokingly cautions that Serenity is not the start of a trilogy. “If I never got to shoot anything of Serenity again, I would still feel that I had told my story and I had given the actors what they needed and the fans what they needed and myself what I needed. There is closure here. But having killed Buffy twice, I’m also a great proponent of openture."

2005 October 1, Daniel Eagan, “Finding Serenity”, in Film Journal International:

If you choose a life of awe, you will surrender the solace of certitude. You will live with more openture than closure and, unless you can learn to find a strange, exciting comfort in being presented with and grappling with the tremendous mysteries life offers, you will seldom feel calm or at ease for very long.

2007 October 17, Paul Pearsall, “Awe”, in Health Communications:

To use an old cliché of therapy-speak, we spend too much of our lives seeking “closure”….What we need more of, instead, is what the psychologist Paul Pearsall called openture. Yes, it’s an awkward neologism; but its very awkwardness is a reminder of the spirit that it expresses, which includes embracing imperfection, and easing up on the search for neat solutions.

2012, Oliver Burkeman, The Antidote, Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking, →ISBN:

Refraining from seeking a resolution or ending for an emotionally difficult experience.


wantrepreneur

That's the reality, and if you can't get past the fear of scrutiny, you become a "wantrepreneur," someone who talks about starting a business but never gets around to it.

2010, Jen Groover, What If? and Why Not?: How to Transform Your Fears Into Action and Start the Business of Your Dreams, BenBella, →ISBN:

There is something to be said for difficult initial conditions, which separate the entrepreneurs from the wantrepreneurs.

2013 January 16, Danny Boice, “Why we need a 'Startup University' and how it would work”, in The Washington Post:

Others are concerned that “wantrepreneurs” are jumping on the bandwagon, putting early-stage business resources, like accelerators and incubators, under strain.

2014 September 13, Cian Traynor, “Start-up Ireland”, in The Irish Times:

A person who aspires to be an entrepreneur, especially one who never realizes this ambition.


bigature

Blend of big + miniature. Coined by Weta Workshop during the production of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Richard brought me in to see the 'bigatures,' the not-so-miniature miniature sets the crew had painstakingly constructed, and they were so beautiful, so perfect, so real, that I wanted to cry.

2004, Sean Astin, Joe Layden, There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale, Virgin, →ISBN, page 134:

In the sequence of The Fellowship of the Rings where Frodo and friends paddle through the feet of the Argonaths the camera vertiginously swivels up and beyond the two massive statues disturbing some nesting birds. The statues, of course, do not exist as they are just 'bigatures', neither do the birds, which are digitally created: […]

2011, Alfio Leotta, Touring the Screen: Tourism and New Zealand Film Geographies, Intellect, →ISBN, page 172:

Obscuring the view of the Sweet Charity bridge was a “bigature” of the S.S. Venture from Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005).

2015, Sam Gennawey, Universal versus Disney: The Unofficial Guide to American Theme Parks' Greatest Rivalry, Keen Communications, →ISBN, page 38:

The Lord of the Rings (film series)
Weta Workshop


webvertising

(Internet, dated) advertising on the World Wide Web


Twix

Brand name, a blend of twin + sticks, since there are two biscuits of the product in each package.

Then—oh so casually—she was asked to select either a Twix bar or an apple, as thanks for her participation in the experiment.

2008, Cordelia Fine, A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives, page 173:

I even ate a Twix before bed each night, not once thinking about how many miles it would take me to run off the calories.

2015, Branch Kimball, My Eating Disorder: Thoughts During Sickness and Recovery:

A popular chocolate bar produced by the Mars company, consisting of two fingers of biscuit with other confectionery toppings and coatings (most frequently caramel and milk chocolate).


mombie

A mombie is a woman who "changes" after having a baby. She's been brainwashed by motherhood, […]. She loves nothing more than joining an army of other mombies, so don't be surprised if your old friend-turned-mombie begins to spend her time primarily with other mombies who are all covered in some kind of murky baby secretion.

2013, Blair Koenig, STFU, Parents, →ISBN:

The woman who used to start the day with a Spin class with Suzanne turned into a mombie—a mom zombie who was a shadow of her former self. Showering was no longer important. Why bother?

2016, Suzanne Riss, Jill Sockwell, The Optimist's Guide to Divorce: How to Get Through Your Breakup:

(slang, sometimes derogatory) A mother who is consumed by raising her children to the point of being sleep-deprived or simply obsessed, and hence zombie-like.


tautism

Blend of tautology + autism, coined by Lucien Sfez.

The incommunicative state of a person immersed in a virtual world.


snough

"Of a sneeze?" Callie asked, her grinning face appearing in the doorway. "You almost died of a sneeze?" "It was a cough too," Gary explained. "A 'snough' Terrible thing," he muttered, shaking his head and attempting a dignified exit […]

1978, Redbook: The Magazine for Young Adults - Volume 151 - Page 117

I inhaled sharply, and got coffee instead of air, which my body expelled with a painful snough (sneeze-cough). Worse, I spilled coffee down the front of my — er, his — snowy-white shirt.

2004, Stephanie Bond, Cover Me - Page 43:

GT Ninety-Nine seemed rather engrossed in his entertainment, and was blissfully unaware of the animal's presence until Fatticus announced himself with a 'snough', his curious combination of a sneeze and a cough.

2010, Melody Ayres-Griffiths, Fatticus Faces the Wolf: A Slumber-Time Adventure - Page 233:

(informal) A simultaneous sneeze and cough.


freeconomics

Much attention has been devoted to the concept of freeconomics, most notably the recent book by Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson entitled, "Free: The future of a radical price." Most consumer-level cloud offerings would be labeled a "freemium", which is a free version that is supported by a paid, premium version.

2010, Khaled Elleithy, Tarek Sobh, Magued Iskander, Technological Developments in Networking, Education, and Automation, →ISBN, page 3:

Isn't the concept of freeconomics founded on the power of a zero price? Unfortunately, freeconomics does not insulate entrepreneurs from the path that is inherent to any new business: a fragile endeavor with limited financial resources, crowded markets, and the need to get one's idea out so that it becomes widely known.

2011, Nicolas Pujol, The Mind Share Market: The Power of an Alternative Currency, →ISBN:

Well, today more and more Web companies are using digital technology and the principles of freeconomics to make profits by giving something away free of charge.

2014, Irvin Tucker, Survey of Economics, →ISBN, page 129:

A business model in which a product is offered free of charge and supported by sales of a premium version.


hypnodelic

Of or relating to a form of therapy combining hypnotic suggestion and the use of psychedelic drugs.


eggceptional

eggceptional (comparative more eggceptional, superlative most eggceptional)

more eggceptional (comparative)
most eggceptional (superlative)

In the contest, food service operators have the opportunity to win a $2,000 first prize, $1,000 second prize and $500 third prize in both commercial and non-commercial divisions for their "eggceptional" egg entrees.

1990, The Poultry Times, volume 37, page 40:

A veteran executive of such eggceptional breakfast-oriented chains as The Good Egg and First Watch, […]

1994 June 15, Steve Weiss, “It's a marvelous morning for a Moondance”, in Restaurants & Institutions:

An 'eggceptional' Easter Egg Hunt takes place around the Dock on April 23 and 24, from 1pm-3pm.

2011 April 19, “A Cracking Time for the Kids”, in Liverpool Echo:

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


squircular

squircular (comparative more squircular, superlative most squircular)

more squircular (comparative)
most squircular (superlative)

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

(rare) Of the shape of a squircle, intermediate between a square and a circle.

At the NCI, the applicator shapes most often used are circular or "squircular." The squircle applicator has one square and one round end, and it is beveled so that the circular end is longer.

1985, Hospital Practice, volume 20, page 131:


warphan

In addition, the following organizations act as the Association's agencies in caring for warphans.

2½ cents per meal will support a warphan and also provide educational and vocational training.

1940, Federal Council Bulletin, volumes 23-25:

A WARPHAN COMES OF AGE

1944, China Magazine, volumes 12-13, page 26:

Adopt a warphan for a month!

2005, K. Scott Wong, Americans First: Chinese Americans and the Second World War, page 94:

(US) An orphan whose parents died due to war, especially in 20th-century China.

sotaorpo

orphan due to having lost one's parents in war


frostbow

A white arc or circle in the sky during frosty weather, formed by reflection of sunlight from ice crystals floating in the air.


lettergram

(historical) A telegram longer than an ordinary message and sent more cheaply and with a lower priority.


squizzle

Perhaps a blend of squirt + drizzle; or from a diminutive of squeeze, equivalent to squeeze + -le (diminutive suffix).

Daddy settled down to be a diabetic with no more comment than in an occasional letter: "I started my day as usual with a squizzle of insulin."

1952, Virginia Douglas Dawson, Betty Douglas Wilson, The Shape of Sunday: An Intimate Biography of Lloyd C. Douglas:

Then you take a fistful of it and squeeze it, and if it holds the shape of your hand it's short enough. Add just a squizzle of cold water, only enough to hold it together.

2006, Rose Whitney Smith, Blueberry Chowder:

The ringing tone ceased and I heard Annie's voice through a squizzle of interference.

Another unique characteristic was their habit of putting a “squizzle,” a squeeze of lime in their morning coffee.

2015, Marjorie Tallman, Dictionary of American Folklore:

(informal, rare) A small amount of liquid, etc.; a squirt.


squizzle

en-verb

squizzle (third-person singular simple present squizzles, present participle squizzling, simple past and past participle squizzled)

squizzles (present singular third-person)
squizzling (participle present)
squizzled (participle past)
squizzled (past)


growlf

(Internet, furry fandom) Expressing mild aggression or irritation.


crocoduck

Blend of crocodile + duck; proposed by creationists Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron.

An imaginary hybrid animal with the head of a crocodile and the body of a duck, described in an attempt to discredit evolution in favour of creationism.


Gaystapo

Probably intimidated into a mandatory round of the Gaystapo's "Homosexuals are People, Too!" re-education programs.

2001 September 25, hgr999 [username], “Re: MORE Facts to Surface”, in alt.true-crime (Usenet):

It looks like the Gaystapo is really up in arms over my recent series of articles on Cisco’s firing of Frank Turek.

2011, Mike Adams, "A Queer and Present Danger", Townhall.com, 13 July 2011 (archived on Usenet)

But the hidden hegemonic ambitions of the Gaystapo have been exposed recently by their plans to annex and redefine ‘marriage’.

2011 October 28, Alan Craig, “Confronting the Gaystapo”, in Church of England Newspaper, number 6098, page 9:

(informal, derogatory) Gay activists viewed as a militant and oppressive force.


firmographics

The use of sets of characteristics to segment commercial organizations, analogous to demographics for people.


Klaroline

The flirtatious energy was fun, and we made a very conscious effort to evoke some of the "Klaroline" energy from previous seasons.

2014, Crissy Calhoun, Heather Vee, Love You to Death - Season 5: The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries, ECW Press, →ISBN:

We caught up with Candice Accola to get some information about just how bad Markos is, and what she thinks about Steroline, Klaroline, and more: […]

2014, Samantha Highfill, "'The Vampire Diaries': Candice Accola on Steroline's 'raw' moment, Markos' arrival, and her road trip with Enzo", Entertainment Weekly, 17 January 2015

Morgan also addresses the passionate fans of one massively shipped couple (hint: Klaroline) whose supporters may be the most vocal and opinionated in the Vampire Diaries universe.

2015 April 2, Amanda Michelle Steiner, “The Originals' Joseph Morgan on Klaus's 'Crazy and Irrational' Return and Why He's 'Proud' of the Show's Passionate Fandom”, in People:

(fandom slang) The romantic pairing of the characters Niklaus Mikaelson and Caroline Forbes from the American television series The Vampire Diaries.


photographone

(dated) A device, consisting essentially of an electric arc and a camera, by which a series of photographs of the variations of the arc due to sound waves are obtained for reproduction by means of a selenium cell and a telephone.


cyburban

From blend of cyber + suburban, and/or equivalent to cyber- + urban.

Just as early malls commodified public life under the rhetoric of community building, then, the owners of cyburban space could do the same.

1996, Pion, Environment and Planning: Society & space:

Outside these carefully managed and massaged sites, the Internet is becoming a cyburban nightmare pervaded by blog dialogues hijacked by foul-mouthed mischief makers, Facebook ‘friendships’ much shallower than conviviality from an earlier epoch, and mindless multitasking by teens distracted by gaming, texting and sexting in the nonstop video mental universe.

2010 April 1, John Trumpbour, “Labor in the information age”, in Labor History:

New knowledge, however, hinges on new ways of seeing, and thus on the recognition of the overlooked, silenced, marginal, and on the intentional agency of individual actors that are actively remixing their everyday lives in their cyburban place-worlds.

2014, Peter Marolt, David Kurt Herold, China Online: Locating Society in Online Spaces, →ISBN:

Related to online communities or cyberspace.


feelpinion

It turns out that this distinction isn't exactly a feelpinion based on anecdotal evidence of Paris's café culture: despite the quantity the French drink, their drinking pattern is rated by the World Health Organisation as one of the least risky in the world.

2013 September, Chad Parkhill, “Booze: What's culture got to do with it?”, in The Lifted Brow, number 19:

It is the era of feelings. Feelpinions require no facts, no research, they aren’t required to make sense, or be logical, and they thunder around the internet and cable television around the clock.

2014 January 29, Katharine Murphy, “In the case of the Coalition v the ABC, 'feelpinions' have become evidence”, in The Guardian:

On the evidence, as opposed to the feelpinions of Hal's publishers at Quadrant, it seems Australian factory workers in the Second World War were more likely to impede the march to victory by working too hard, ignoring the rudimentary occ health and safety regs of the day, and getting themselves injured and mangled in their machinery.

2014 December 13, John Birmingham, “Beware the pumas of Lima”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:

An uninformed opinion based on one's feelings rather than known facts.


parcelcopter

Utilising a remotely controlled quad-copter drone, DHL's new service will send its parcelcopters to the small German island of Juist, while flying 50 metres above ground to avoid any air control regulations.

2014 October 8, “DHL's parcelcopter drone taking to the air”, in TechSmart Business:

And, in Germany, DHL launched an experimental drone delivery service called “parcelcopter” in December 2013, carrying small parcels to the small island of Juist (population 2,000).

2015 February 18, Chris Morris, “Where can Amazon legally fly its drones?”, in Fortune:

Express delivery Parcelcopters could deliver packages and pizzas to your door!

2015, Susan Hayes, Really? Robots, page 17:

A small-scale unmanned aerial vehicle used to promptly transport a package.


tweeb

Victoria Balfour's recent "Rock Wives", for instance; Bebe, irritated by it, says it falsely depicts her as a tweeb living in seclusion moaning over lost loves.

Same couple tweebs slurping their coffees.

2000, Michael Piedmonte, Split Land of Liberty, →ISBN, page 56:

Faisal Al-Marzougi, a regular columnist and a famous tweeb on Twitter, is yet another example.

2016, M. Evren Tok, Lolwah R. M. Alkhater, Leslie A. Pal, Policy-Making in a Transformative State: The Case of Qatar, →ISBN, page 109:

(slang) A person who constantly uses technology, e.g. cell phone or tablet.


bromidiom

(informal, dated) A conventional comment or saying; a bromide.


slackpack

slackpack (third-person singular simple present slackpacks, present participle slackpacking, simple past and past participle slackpacked)

slackpacks (present singular third-person)
slackpacking (participle present)
slackpacked (participle past)
slackpacked (past)

Some hikers choose to slackpack when they want credit for hiking the miles but do not want to carry full packs over difficult terrain.

2012, Paul Stutzman, Hiking Through: One Man's Journey to Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail, →ISBN:

Early on in my hike I ran into Sloop hiking south on the Trail. He was slackpacking. When we made eye contact, he looked down and very softly said, "You caught me."

2009, George Sandul, The Road to Damascus... and Beyond, →ISBN, page 199:

To hike on a multi-day trail without carrying a backpack. Typically, this is accomplished by having another person transport the backpack using a vehicle.


fastpack

fastpack (third-person singular simple present fastpacks, present participle fastpacking, simple past and past participle fastpacked)

fastpacks (present singular third-person)
fastpacking (participle present)
fastpacked (participle past)
fastpacked (past)

In 1987, with fellow runner Will Uher, John fastpacked the 211-mile John Muir Trail in the Sierra Nevada in 8 1/2 days, carrying a 30-pound pack.

2011, John Vonhof, Fixing Your Feet: Prevention and Treatments for Athletes, →ISBN, page 361:

To run while carrying a backpack on a multi-day trail.

It was slowing her down in adventure races, and it was complicating her plans to fastpack a bunch of trails in New Zealand.

2004 May, Katy Schafer, “The Challenge”, in Backpacker, volume 32, number 156, page 87:

To to backpacking with the goal of maximising the distance traveled every day.


Steroline

(fandom slang) The romantic pairing of the characters Stefan Salvatore and Caroline Forbes from the American television series The Vampire Diaries.


silundum

Blend of silicon + corundum. Originally a trade name, in imitation of carborundum.

A hard form of silicon carbide with high electrical resistance.