Tasexit

Blend of Tasmania + exit. Modeled after Brexit and Grexit.

Ahead of the state's upcoming election, the Liberal government has pledged to pull Tasmania's pricing structure from the National Electricity Market if it is elected as part of its 'Tasmania First' policy, in a move being dubbed 'Tasexit'.

2018 February 5, Cole Latimer, “Tasmania wants to leave the national grid as part of 'Tasexit'”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:

The 'Tasexit' is part of the Liberal Government's Tasmania First philosophy where local generators would not be given full freedom to sell electricity generated in Tasmania to other states.

2018 February 7, Mike Carabott, “Tasmania's Liberal Government will pull out of National Energy Market if re-elected”, in Leading Edge Energy:

(Australian politics) The secession or expulsion of the state of Tasmania from Australia or another Australian Government initiative.


fauxthentic

Yet it begs the question as to whether the authenticity of Southern food should be so closely guarded that Ruby's, a restaurant that clearly follows the spirit and many of the ingredients of Southern food, would be labeled “fake” or “fauxthentic.”

2016, Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, Wendy Atkins-Sayre, Consuming Identity: The Role of Food in Redefining the South:

(slang) Nonauthentic, but made to appear so; falsely authentic.


diavlog

Blend of dialogue + vlog, itself a blend of video and blog, itself a blend of web log.

(Internet) A weblog using video of a dialogue between two people as its primary presentation format.


Warshington

Do you live in Washington or WaRshington? If it's the latter, you almost certainly drink waRter.

2016 March 14, Frances Stead Sellers, “How do you speak D.C.? 'Accent tags' help to define the District's dialect”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 2017-01-26:

I grew up saying 'Warshington' until I was in about eighth grade and made fun of. Personally, I believe it was more of a regional dialect and NOT because I was poorly educated. Similar to how some people say crick instead of creek.

2019 February 25, Paul Turner, quoting Patty West, “Paul Turner: Hello, modern-day Spokane children. I scoff at your puny snow forts.”, in The Spokesman-Review, archived from the original on 2019-07-07:

This movie features a lot of old guys talking in a "Warshington" accent.

2020 September 9, John Kelly, “Danny Gatton and other DC guitar greats are celebrated in a new film”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 2020-11-29:

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of Washington (“Washington, D.C.”).


Warshington

"Senators live in Warshington," Maurice Levy contributed the information. "I been there.["]

1914, Booth Tarkington, Asa Don Dickinson, Penrod:

At a campaign rally in Ft. Dodge later that same day, he noted, "I may be just a simple country boy from Tikrit, but I know a thing or two about how Bush and them big shot fellers in Warshington, D.C. operate. They make all kinda fancy promises and big talk, and pretty soon you're out of a job."

2003 December 3, David Burge, “US Forces Capture New Dem Frontrunner”, in Iowahawk, archived from the original on 2022-08-16:

Maybe if Bush would get the military out of Iraq he could do something about the violence in Warshington D.C.

2006 June 13, “Mission Accomplished Tour '06”, in alt.politics.elections (Usenet):

[T]hey's risen as a community and gotten a petition to send to Warshington.

2010, Roger Lee Scout, Letters from the Hills:

Those folks in Warshington and those politicians know nothin' 'bout farmin'.

Maybe it's because the rest of the country's politicians go back to their constituents and tell them how evil "Warshington" is, and that mindset seeps into the confidence of the city's athletes.

2016 May 11, Beau Dure, “For the cursed Washington Capitals, another season ends in heartache”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2022-11-29:

So, all you "Warshington Warlords," look in the mirror. I believe you are the main inspiration for our endless stream of mass shootings.

2022 June 10, Jacqueline Brook, “Letter: 'Warshington Warlords' serve as examples for mass shooters”, in Brattleboro Reformer, archived from the original on 2022-06-15:

(slang, rare, derogatory) Washington, D.C. or (metonymically) the US government, seen as the origin and epicenter of American warmongering.


femstruation

en-noun

femstruation (usually uncountable, plural femstruations)

Blend of fem- + menstruation, to avoid the word men.

(rare, nonstandard, feminism) Synonym of menstruation.


gyplure

A potent gypsy moth attractant synthesized from ricinoleic acid.


thrashgrass

The album boasts amazing stripped down country, thrashgrass and gutterbilly grit sure to burrow a way into your heart from Farmageddon artists like Jayke Orvis, The Goddamn Gallows, Highlonesome, James Hunnicutt and more.

2009, J. J. Diablo, “Danielle Colby”, in Prick, page 20:

Veteran "thrashgrass" band Days N Daze has spent more than a decade doing it themselves in a way few can match.

2020 June 21, “Bringin' it Backwards: Interview with Days N Daze”, in American Songwriter, archived from the original on 2021-02-26:

Touring in support of their EPs, Easy Listening for Jerks Pt. 1 and Pt. 2, released earlier this year, folk-bluegrass act the Dead South hit Grinders KC with country-roots act Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and the thrashgrass of Tejon Street Corner Thieves.

2022 August 22, Chris Ortiz, “Photos: The Dead South heat up Grinders Friday night”, in The Pitch, archived from the original on 2022-10-22:

A music genre that mixes traditional thrash music with bluegrass.


Wangus

A breed of beef cattle, a cross-breed of wagyu and American Angus stock.


unvitation

unvitation (countable and uncountable, plural unvitations)

A notification that someone is expressly not invited to an event or group.


seekini

The bikini was followed by the monokini (top part missing), seekini (transparent bikini), tankini (tank top, bikini bottom), camikini (camisole top and bikini bottom) and hikini (high-cut briefs).

2007, Barry J. Blake, Playing with Words: Humour in the English Language, Equinox Publishing, →ISBN, page 59:

Topless variants may still be considered bikinis, although technically no longer two-piece swimsuits. Along with a variation in designs, the term bikini was followed by an often hilarious lexicon including the monokini (top part missing), seekini (transparent bikini), tankini (tank top, bikini bottom), camikini (camisole top and bikini bottom) and hikini.

2011 July 15, Tap Vann, “THE BIKINI TURNS 65”, in Weekly World News, archived from the original on 2022-11-28:

The following are the different types of bikinis worn by women all around the world: Monokini, Tankini, String bikini (most popular), Numokini, Hikini, Camikini, Teardrop bikini, Seekini, Sling bikini, Thong bikini, Burqini, Minimini, Full-coverage bikinis

2022 July 5, Saima Andrabi, “International Bikini Day 2022: History, Significance, and Interesting Facts”, in The Quint, archived from the original on 2023-01-28:


tactleneck

While the teaser poster had Bond all dressed down in a uninspired, but functional turtleneck -- pardon, tactleneck -- the latest promo art puts Bond back in his classiest gear -- the old school white tux, fully equipped with a Boutonnière.

2015 September 3, Haleigh Foutch, “New 'Spectre' Poster Puts James Bond in Some Dapper Duds”, in Collider, archived from the original on 2020-01-08:

Taking a page out of the book of a fellow, more animated spy, Bond rocks the tactleneck in Spectre. In the film, Bond wears one from N. Peal, London, but you can steal the look on the cheap from H&M.

2015 November 3, “24 Awesome Things James Bond Would Definitely Own”, in Thrillist, archived from the original on 2023-01-30:

Yeah, I wasn’t sure how much of it was poor lighting and how much of it was a bad rip of the film, but the scenes in hell(?) are especially hard to make out. There’s also a scene later where Stephen Strange is wearing a tactleneck in a dark room, and it looks like his head is floating around on its own, which is just one of many hilarious moments.

2016 November 4, Kieran Shiach, “Strange Visions: ComicsAlliance Reviews The 1978 Made-For-TV ‘Doctor Strange’ Movie”, in ComicsAlliance, archived from the original on 2022-12-24:

The Training outfit is the first outfit shown in the game and is what we see during 47's ICA testing. A form-fitting tactical turtleneck (or tactleneck) with grey slacks, not only is this the perfect outfit to go through a secret society's assassin training, it also serves as a very nice casual look. Whether you're getting ready for a hit or going to the ICA training grounds, it's nice to be comfortable.

2018 July 30, Michelle Valens, “Agent 47's Best Looks from Hitman (2016)”, in GameSkinny.com, archived from the original on 2022-08-15:

The turtleneck is a garment for the supremely tactical. The tactleneck (five imaginary points if you got this reference).

2021 August 20, Ryan Conway, “Football pundit trainers, The Simpsons wardrobe and too many club tracksuits: Analysing the fashion sense of Premier League managers”, in The Athletic, archived from the original on 2021-08-21:

(informal) A black turtleneck used tactically to provide maximum skin coverage for blending in at night.


blorph

en-verb

blorph (third-person singular simple present blorphs, present participle blorphing, simple past and past participle blorphed)

blorphs (present singular third-person)
blorphing (participle present)
blorphed (participle past)
blorphed (past)

Blend of blend + morph. (coined by Ken Ralston/Sony Pictures Imageworks)

(computer graphics, animation) To transition from one setting to another by morphing the entire image, so that it appears as a smooth transition within a single shot.


edutorial

In the student edition of this issue of your Scholastic magazine, you'll find a special "advertising edutorial" brought to you by Scholastic and the U.S Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

1990, Scholastic Update, volume 122, page 8:

Political advertising made increasing use of entertaining 'sound bites', and 'infomercials' and 'edutorials' proliferated.

1997, Deborah Leslie, “Flexibly specialized agencies? Reflexivity, identity, and the advertising industry”, in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, volume 29, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 1017–1038:

Adding to the onslaught in recent years are clever, premeditated e-mail 'edutorials' designed to snare innocent new moms and dads with modems.

2001, Walter Roark, Keeping the Baby Alive Till Your Wife Gets Home, Clearing Skies Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 74:

The first part of this edutorial aims to introduce the principal types of bias that may typically affect clinical research. The second part will deal with the concept of confounding.

2018 March 8, Lorenz Meuli, Florian Dick, “Major Sources of Bias”, in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, volume 55, number 5, →DOI, →ISSN, page 736:

(rare) A type of article aiming to deliver the author's opinion as well as educational content.


motorneer

(archaic) Synonym of motorman (“electric train or tram driver”)


crabocado

/kɹæbəˈkɑːdəʊ/

[kɹæbəˈkɑɾoʊ]

Vietnamese Crabocado Wraps with sweet & sour dipping sauce. Why we love it: We've yet to meet anyone who doesn't adore rice paper wraps, but we tend to eat them on the rare occaisions we go to a Vietnamese restaurant - which is a shame, because they're so easy to make at home. You can use whatever you like as a filling, but our absolute favourite is this crab and vocado duo, served with an authentic sweet-and-sour dipping sauce.

2017 May 4, Mimi Spencer, Sam Rice, The Midlife Kitchen: Health-boosting Recipes for Midlife & Beyond, Octopus Publishing, →ISBN:

Four or five types of a la carte tacos and tapas, like the shrimp doughnut, are planned. Traci and Kurt have also been using Coattails to test out dishes for Caracara; falafel bao and “crabocado nachos” were big hits.

2019 February 1, Meaghan Habuda, “Asian fusion lounge Caracara and its kid sister, Taco Baby, coming to Dunedin”, in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, archived from the original on 2022-09-28:

Start with the Monkey Bread: warm brioche twists with a bourbon walnut caramel glaze. Then try the crispy pork hash with carnitas and crispy spuds or the Crabocado Benny with lump crab, avocado, spinach, poached eggs and hollandaise on an English muffin with skillet potatoes.

2020 January 11, Mackenzie Martin, “Food Critics: The Best Brunches In Kansas City In 2020”, in KCUR, archived from the original on 2022-11-03:

Oh, je ne sais pas expliquer, like a sort of cold-hot, crabocado pie? Wicked.

2021 June 9, Giles Coren, “Giles Coren reviews Bar des Prés”, in The Times, archived from the original on 2021-09-05:

(cooking, attributive) A dish consisting of shredded crab meat and mashed avocado.


grillbilly

“Wears Valley needs places for people to hang out. Get together. We have to go to Pigeon Forge for everything,” said Headrick. “The best thing about it, all the trucks are on rotation except Grillbilly’s all these other trucks rotate daily.”

2020 September 4, Kyle Grainger, “New food truck park opens in Wears Valley”, in WVLT-TV, archived from the original on 2023-02-01:

Grubbs was asked to report to the set as an alternate. He ultimately was selected as one of the eight contestants, his cause helped considerably by a good backstory. Not only does he bill himself as a North Georgia “grillbilly,” but he suffered a heart attack in 2018 and had to change the way he cooked by reducing sodium.

2020 September 11, Jim Auchmutey, “Barbecue cook-off with sweet side: Rivals bond in Netflix show in Georgia”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, archived from the original on 2021-09-23:

Vous pensez peut-être que j'exagère. Mais il y a un candidat qui s'appelle Grubbs, il a un «BBQ» tatoué sur le bras avec des flammes oranges, un bandana sur le crâne, et il surnomme ses plats «grubbecue» ou «grillbilly special».

2022 January 12, Anaïs Bordages, “«American Barbecue: Le grand défi», un condensé de folklore américain garanti 100% matière grasse”, in Slate.fr, archived from the original on 2022-11-27:

Lindenfelser said two years is a good landmark to celebrate, but if all goes well next week, he may bring the event – which he’s calling Grillbilly Days – back every year.

2022 June 22, Brenda Erdahl, “The Butchery celebrates two-year mark”, in The Maple Lake Messenger, archived from the original on 2023-02-01:

(informal, slang) Someone whose grill is the nicest thing about their house.


Tyrese

Uncertain, possibly a Blend of Tyrone + Reese or Maurice

A male given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th-century African-American usage


Xiden

Blend of Xi + Biden, in reference to Xi Jinping (born 1953), the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.

I keep waiting for ONE of my left-leaning facebook buddies to say what a good job Xiden is doing.

2021 July 29, Jason Burke, “Re: Two Puddles Of Blood In Dealey Plaza?”, in alt.conspiracy.jfk (Usenet):

Not content with being #3 on the Chinese Wuhan Virus state list, the wreckless hypocrite woke folks of Massachusetts are holding posh dinner parties and spreading the virus like crazy, classic democrats like those governors and Xiden that were caught secretly not wearing masks.

2021 August 9, iceber...@gmail.com, “OT Cases in Massachusetts going through the roof again!”, in rec.sport.tennis (Usenet):

Trump was famously on the verge of banning it when Xiden rode in and gave a reprieve.

2022 October 4, JeSSe, “Chink spyware app has Hook$ into Bolshevik power structure”, in uk.current-events.terrorism (Usenet):

(US politics, derogatory) Joe Biden (born 1942), the 46th president of the United States, viewed as a pawn or tool of China.


Bregret

en-noun

Bregret (countable and uncountable, plural Bregrets)

The anxiety – dubbed “Bregret” – emerged as the value of the pound tumbled and markets crashed, while [some felt] betrayed by Nigel Farage’s admission that a Vote Leave poster pledging to spend millions of pounds supposedly given to the EU on the NHS was a “mistake”.

2016 June 25, Lizzie Dearden, “Anger over 'Bregret' as Leave voters say they thought UK would stay in EU”, in The Independent:

Yet polling shows no ‘Bregret’ – a YouGov survey earlier this week showed 52% of voters think leaving was right and 48% wrong, mirroring the referendum result.

2016 August 10, Matthew Holehouse, “Is the ignorant Leave voter just a comforting myth?”, in The Telegraph:

Brexit may be in the history books, but “Bregret,” as the British newspapers have called it, is back in the air.

2022 November 22, Mark Landler, “Buffeted by Economic Woes, U.K. Starts to Look at Brexit With ‘Bregret’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

A creeping sense of Bregret is taking hold in Britain. A majority of Brits now say that the vote for Britain leaving the EU was a mistake.

2022 December 23, Matthew Goodwin, “Brexit regrets? Britain has a few”, in The Spectator:

Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste of Bregret [title]

2023 January 31, Polly Toynbee, “Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste of Bregret”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(neologism) Regret about Brexit (or voting in favour of Brexit).


-filcon

Phonetic blend of hydro-phil-ic + con-tact lens.

(medicine) Hydrophilic soft contact lens material.


-focon

Phonetic blend of hydro-pho-bic + con-tact lens.

(medicine) Hydrophobic rigid contact lens material.


superveillance

superveillance (countable and uncountable, plural superveillances)

Even the curiosity of royalty was excited; and His Majesty George III., with that degree of bonhommie which led him to inquire into the private circumstances of many of his subjects, who little thought of such inquisitorial superveillance, condescended to make himself master of the secret.

1832, M.Arnold, Arnold's Library of the Fine Arts, volume 3, M.Arnold, page 424:

There are now about 1400 police stations in the country, each having under its superveillance an average area of about 14,000 stature acres.

1885, Harry Speight, A tourist's view of Ireland, by Johnnie Gray, Simpkin, Marshall & Company, page 18:

It could be further mentioned that bourgeois individualist civil society need the fallback of an authoritarian state with a high degree of superveillance to sustain the power relations intrinsic to it.

2008 July 2, Roy Bhaskar, Dialectic: The Pulse of Freedom, Taylor & Francis, page 182:

A gang, including Deepika’s Serena, has stolen from the super-secretive government agency that Marke works for, a super-superveillance tool that controls satellites and what not — enough for a “global paradigm shift” — and looks exactly like your average set-top box (what are the chances this unfortunate resemblance was pointed out to the filmmakers?). It is called ‘Pandora’s Box’, and it is not a box.

2017 January 13, Shalini Langer, “xXx Return of Xander Cage review: Of tyrants, rebels and patriots”, in The Indian Express, archived from the original on 2018-05-12:

Consequently, firms who have a mix of requirements should look for solutions that help to improve the efficiency of established supervisory processes, while providing the analytics to uncover the unknown. Rather than looking for products that address “Heightened Supervision”, I’ll offer an alternative phrase stolen from my colleague Gregory Breeze – Superveillance.

2018 May 21, Robert Cruz, “Superveillance: Tracking the High-Risk Brokers”, in Smarsh, archived from the original on 2023-02-04:

As follow up on the earlier post that described the collision of supervision and surveillance as ‘Superveillance,’ we want to dive deeper into key principles and attributes that firms should consider as they seek solutions that go beyond the boundaries of traditional supervisory and surveillance tools.

2018 June 5, Robert Cruz, “Superveillance: Producing Integrated Insights Into Conduct”, in Smarsh, archived from the original on 2023-02-04:

Superveillance extends the boundaries of traditional supervisory review — it does not replace or diminish the importance of managing day-to-day tasks more efficiently or effectively.

2020 December 9, Robert Cruz, “From Supervision to "Superveillance": Risk Mitigation for Electronic Communications”, in Smarsh, archived from the original on 2021-01-25:

Supervision taken too far, bordering on surveillance.


tortitude

Blend of tortoiseshell cat + attitude or blend of tortie + attitude.

A supposed attitude particular to tortoiseshell cats.


rizzler

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

Blend of rizz + riddler, coined in reference to the Riddler character from DC Comics.

God damn!!! Bro is the Rizzler!!!

Others would take playful shots at the streamer, calling him a "Rizzler" or saying that the latest iPhone OS had an "Auto Riz"^([sic]) feature.

2022 November 26, Jason Parker, “"Nevermind, just block me": xQc tells Kai Cenat about his autocorrect error while DMing Nadia”, in Sportskeeda, archived from the original on 2022-12-05:

As of January 2023, the tag "rizz" has gained over 6 billion views on TikTok, and derivative tags like "wrizz" and "rizzler" also have hundreds of millions of clicks.

[2023 January 27, Kieran Press-Reynolds, “How the slang term 'rizz' became an internet obsession that stumped boomers (and even zoomers)”, in Business Insider, archived from the original on 2023-02-13:

Super Bowl LVII: 'The Rizzler' vs. 'Puke Lame-O'

2023 February 9, Hayden Lee, Luke Jackson, “(article title)”, in MSU Reporter, page 11:

With all of these steps, you are guaranteed to be crowned "rizzler."

2023 February 10, Isabella Wagner, “Cupid's unfiltered methods of love confession”, in Redwood Bark, volume 65, number 4, page 14:

I am the rizzler!

2023 February 13, Emmi Wu, “Overheard in the Hallways”, in The Merionite, volume 94, number 4, page 18:

You walk up to them and the rizzler of your group starts the convo. You pick off the girl you think is cute and ask her the basics. Eventually, you make it to the fateful question and ask her what year she is.

2023 March 22, TFM Bart, “Your Average Night at a Freshman Bar”, in Total Frat Move, archived from the original on 2023-03-29:

the rizzlers

2023 June 17, @rainmli, Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-07-23:

(slang) Someone exceptionally skilled at applying rizz; an expert seducer.


Megatron

Megatron (plural Megatronz or Megatrons)

Blend of Meghan + -tron (influenced in spelling by mega-).

Megatronz, check out Meghan Trainor's 'Lips Are Movin' video here, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the vid below!

2014 November 19, Michelle McGahan, “Meghan Trainor’s ‘Lips Are Movin’ Video Is Sassy and Colorful”, in PopCrush, Townsquare Media, archived from the original on 2014-11-21:

The attention span of the #Megatrons, as Trainor has christened her fans, presumably falls somewhere between the six-second length of a Vine and the 15-second limit on an Instagram video.

2015 February 10, Louis Cheslaw, “Title - Meghan Trainor”, in Venue (Concrete), number 308, page 07, column 3:

But when L.A. Reid, CEO of Epic Records, heard “That Bass,” he fell in love with Meghan’s empowering, in-your-face lyrics—as did all her fans (hey, Megatronz!), who have clicked on her YouTube video roughly 500 million times.

2015 March, Carissa Rosenberg Tozzi, “Life on the M Train”, in Seventeen, page 114:

It was “Title” – which Trainor later deemed “the best song of the night” – that had the singer seemingly marvelling at her “Megatronz,” who sang the whole way through.

2015 March 8, Leslie Armstrong, “Meghan Trainor teary over avid fans’ loud singalong”, in Toronto Star:

From then on, it’s wall-to -all hits as she leads a full backing band and troupe of dancers, and has her ‘Megatrons’ – her largely pre-teen fanbase – in the palm of her hand.

2015 May 6, Brendan Hitchens, “Megan Trainor, GRL”, in The Music, number 87, Melbourne, Vic., page 35, column 2:

Lots of Megatronz may have missed this relationship, or fling if you want to call it, because it was so quick.

2017 December 6, Alex Riccardi, “CUTEST COUPLE: Daryl Sabara Is Officially the Love of Meghan Trainor's Life”, in J-14, archived from the original on 2017-12-22:

It’s extremely clear that Trainor respects and loves her Megatrons as much as they do her.

2018 winter, Euphoria, number 10, page 123:

This is a major moment for us Megatronz! Our Grammy-winning icon is keeping us fed!

2022 October 29, Kevin Fallon, “Sorry Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor Is the Pop Diva of the Moment”, in Yahoo!, archived from the original on 2022-11-09:

(slang) A fan of American singer-songwriter and television personality Meghan Trainor (born 1993).


Jewmerica

Shortly after this money will run out and revolution will break out in the Arab oil states, giving Jewmerica and its “ally” Israel the excuse to seize and occupy these lands to “keep order.”

1988 April, R.S., “Letters to the Editor”, in Liberty Bell, volume 15, number 8, page 48:

Actually, that's how long five fucking minutes was in Yaws's company, once the thrill of leaving Kaplan, escaping the Eight Couples Who Mattered and avoiding the banshees of guilt surrounding Dave Junior's death had worn off. Oh – and fleeing Jewmerica – that was a great escape as well.

2000, Will Self, How the Dead Live, New York, NY: Grove Press, →ISBN, page 185:

The since-suspended account, which regularly posted neo-Nazi propaganda and listed its location as “Jewmerica,” gained hundreds of followers in the days after Mr. Trump’s retweets.

2019 November 2, Mike McIntire, Karen Yourish, Larry Buchanan, “In Trump’s Twitter Feed: Conspiracy-Mongers, Racists and Spies”, in The New York Times:

United States of America
United States of America

(informal, derogatory, offensive) The United States of America, viewed as being controlled or influenced by Jews.


Pomsky

Participating pooches must be between 12-20 weeks old at the time of taping. This year, two labradoodles, a pomsky and a corgi are among members the Central Florida contingent. […] At 20 pounds, Jimmy Kibble is a lovable, beautiful pomsky — a cross between a Pomeranian and a husky. But he has a lot of energy.

2023 January 27, Patrick Connolly, “Meet the Orlando rescue dogs playing in Puppy Bowl XIX”, in Orlando Sentinel:

A mixed breed dog that is a cross between the Pomeranian and Siberian Husky.


spunmelt

spunmelt (countable and uncountable, plural spunmelts)

The latest types of spunbond composites , or spunmelts , offer considerable performance advantages .

1997, A.T.A. Journal - Volume 8, page 64:

The rationale for building fabrics in this way is to exploit the different physical properties of spunmelts produced by different methods to meet the requirements of the end use.

2015, A R Horrocks, Subhash C. Anand, Handbook of Technical Textiles: Technical Textile Processes, page 173:

In 2014, we invested in spunmelt (SMS) line to become a nonwoven supplier for the hygiene and medical market.

2016, Fibre2Fashion, Non Woven Compendium, page 31:

(countable) A hybrid fabric composed of both spunbond and meltblown, in layers.


Gettr

Blend of get + together, coined by company founder Jason Miller in 2021.

A writer for Salon posted screenshots on Twitter of several GETTR profiles, including those of former secretary of state Mike Pompeo and Miller himself, that were altered to read “JubaBaghdad was here, follow me in twitter :), ^^ free palestine ^^.”

2021 July 5, Aaron Reich, “Trump-affiliated Twitter rival ‘GETTR’ hacked on launch day”, in The Jerusalem Post, online edition:

Twitter look-alike app Gettr bills itself as a platform which is “defending free speech” & has become a safe space for divisive personalities & those spreading conspiracies about COVID-19 & President Joe Biden’s family.

2022 May 15, Echo Hui, Ariel Bogle, “Inside the secret chat rooms censoring critics on a pro-Trump ‘free speech’ social media app”, in ABC Premium News (wire feed), Sydney:

Gettr has proven to be popular in Brazil, and the platform may have played a role in the lead-up to a recent attack on Brazil’s Congress by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who has an account on the platform.

2023 February 1, “Key facts about Gettr”, in Pew Research Center:

An exiled Chinese tycoon indicted in New York earlier this month in a billion-dollar fraud case controls the conservative social media platform Gettr and used it to promote cryptocurrencies and propaganda, former employees have told The Washington Post.

2023 March 26, Joseph Menn, “Indicted Chinese exile controls Gettr, ex-employees say”, in The Washington Post, page A3:

(Internet, social media, politics, neologism) An alt-tech social media platform and microblogging site targeting American conservatives.


manel

(feminism, informal, derogatory, neologism) A panel of speakers that fails to include any women.


enchalupa

/ˌɛntʃɪˈluːpə/

If you've ever been to Taco Bell, you've likely heard of the Enchurrito: a combination Enchilada & burrito. And you have to pronounce enchilada like this in your head: En-chee-laaaaaaaahhhhh-da. There, now that that's settled, let's move on. The other day Natalie, age 10, asked me if she could have an "enchalupa." "A what?" I asked. She repeated the word.

2009 September 1, Chef Mama Lori, “Natalie's Enchilupas!”, in What's Cookin' With Chef Mama, archived from the original on 2023-02-04:

It's something I call an "enchalupa." It's a flour tortilla deep-fried with the chalupa 'mold' so it forms a cruncy-fried bowl. Layer a touch of our queso dip, chicken, tomatoes, onion and enchilada sauce. Top with shredded cheese and pop it under the salamander til everything is melty and delicious. I like it with sour cream and cilantro on top. Serve this with beans and rice, and BAM! Instant lunch for the Chef.

2012 February 5, Wanna B Gourmande, “Pancho's Villa(dos)”, in WannaBGourmande.com, archived from the original on 2021-01-20:

"SHUT UP BITCH!" He chucked his glass butt plug at her, the toy hitting the wall next to her and shattering into shiny crystal shards. "WHERE'S MY DAMN ENCHALUPA?"

2017 August 10, Skrellogs, “Bugged Sex Mechanics”, in FanFiction.Net, archived from the original on 2018-11-30:

my hero's name is: enchalupa man; he wants: to get revenge; his strengths are: enchalupa throw, beef spray, and enchalupa shell sword; His weakness: his weakness is his 5th grade bully & the jungle monkeys

2019 January 7, Derby Molina, “Enchalupa Mans REVENGE”, in Emaze.com, archived from the original on 2023-02-04:


weedsplain

en-verb

weedsplain (third-person singular simple present weedsplains, present participle weedsplaining, simple past and past participle weedsplained)

weedsplains (present singular third-person)
weedsplaining (participle present)
weedsplained (participle past)
weedsplained (past)

Blend of weed + explain, equivalent to weed + -splain.

Chances are, whether you smoke weed or not, you will encounter at some point an excited stoner eager to spill weed information. Now, you can save yourself the time of a lengthy weedsplain — because you know the way of the weed.

2018 April, “Special Weed Issue April '18”, in F Newsmagazine (PDF), archived from the original on 2022-07-03:

“One of the great tragedies of cannabis advocacy is that legal cannabis is worse than the black market days,” Saeed said. “It’s something that should have been a conduit for creating a more respectful, empathetic marketplace.” Both co-hosts lamented the plight of small-farm growers in an era of high regulatory fees. The legal market is a rare intersection between cannabis and capitalism, and the former must transform the latter for prohibition to truly end, Bienenstock said. In the meantime, Saturday’s live discussion won’t relate to the Emerald Triangle — “I’m not trying to come up here and ‘weedsplain’ to Humboldt about Humboldt,” Bienenstock laughed.

2019 October 8, Shomik Mukherjee, “Hosts of popular cannabis podcast returning to Savage Henry festival: ‘Great Moments in Weed History’ will tape live in Eureka”, in Times-Standard, archived from the original on 2022-12-06:

Weedsplain [wi•d•splein] v. – to explain in an over-confident manner cannabis-related topics based on opinion, not fact.

(Can we date this quote?), Frank Neufeld, “Cannabis 2.0: Combat Weedsplaining”, in NeufeldDesigns.com, archived from the original on 2023-02-21:

To explain cannabis-related topics in an over-confident manner.


seltzerita

Cocktails made with the seltzer will include a cosmopolitan seltzer, strawberry seltzerita, mango seltzerita, jalapeño seltzerita, seltzer mule and seltzer mojito.

2020 May 20, “A seltzery taproom is opening in Charlotte’s Wesley Heights — and it’s woman-owned”, in Charlotte Observer:

The Seltzerita is fuzzy's signature frozen margarita that's spruced up with a can of lime-flavored hard seltzer.

2020 July 22, “5 Beloved Restaurants Debuting New Menu Items While Cutting Others”, in Eat This, Not That, archived from the original on 2022-01-25:

A mimosa seltzer and a skinny seltzerita with lime seltzer, muddled jalapeno, and a splash of low calorie lemonade

2020 July 28, Taylor Bowler, “What to Expect at Summit Seltzery, Opening in September”, in Charlotte Magazine, archived from the original on 2021-04-13:

“We’re craft. You can see and taste what you’re drinking,” says Cagney. Cocktails made with a 15% alcoholic seltzer base will include a cosmopolitan seltzer, strawberry seltzerita, mango seltzerita, jalapeño seltzerita, seltzer mule and seltzer mojito. Beer and wine will also be on tap.

2020 September 14, Jennifer Thomas, “Summit brings craft seltzer to Wesley Heights”, in Charlotte Business Journal, archived from the original on 2022-07-06:

The first featured flavors are: Lime Cucumber, Blue Raspberry, Pineapple Jalapeño, Limeade, Dry Hop Pineapple, Grapefruit (non-alcoholic), Lemon (non-alcoholic), and “Toast to Charlotte,” a Blueberry Raspberry Acai seltzer that will raise funds for Read Charlotte, a local non-profit which promotes a cause dear to the heart of one of Cagney’s friends who recently passed away. Cocktails made with the 15% alcoholic seltzer base will include a cosmopolitan seltzer, strawberry seltzerita, mango seltzerita, jalapeño seltzerita, seltzer mule, and seltzer mojito.

2020 October 8, Jessica Baryla, Caryn Little, “Summit Seltzer Is Now Open: Charlotte's first and only seltzer bar sells out its grand opening”, in WCCB, archived from the original on 2022-12-01:

SELTZERITA A lighter and fizzier version of my Morgarita (page 100), these are perfect for sipping poolside all day with your girlfriends.

2022 April 19, Bailey Koester, Mama Needs a Martini!: Cocktail Recipes for When Motherhood Is Tough as a Mother, Skyhorse, →ISBN:

A margarita cocktail with seltzer water or hard seltzer added.


snaccident

en-noun

snaccident (countable and uncountable, plural snaccidents)

Every so often I’d step on the scales or catch my reflection in the mirror and think ‘How the feck did this happen?!’ I didn’t mean to gain weight, it happened by snaccident.

2016, Jules Coll, “Introduction”, in Flabyrinth: My Escape from Maximum Insecurity Prison, Dublin: Gill Books, →ISBN, page 5:

Absentmindedly munching your way through an entire packet of biscuits while engrossed in Netflix could be considered a late night ‘snaccident’ but, for a growing number of people in the UAE, compulsive eating is putting their health at risk.

2017 April, Faye Rowe, “The Secret Life of a Binge Eater”, in Emirates Woman, page 102:

‘Yeah, I knew you liked canapés, but …’ Angus received a biff to his arm. ‘That was a, um, snaccident. I didn't mean to eat them all. But they were so delicious … the truffle bit on the mushroomy sauce, oh my word, I mean, I was in food heaven.’

2019, Fliss Chester, Meet Me on the Riviera, London: Orion Books, →ISBN, page unknown:

(slang, humorous) A snack accident; an instance of a snack being eaten accidentally.


sleepiphany

Von den Vorschlägen rest-creational activity, ennightenment, indreamuity, daybreakthrough, temporeverie, dozepiphany, sleeplution, somnolution, hypknowsis, hypnosynthesis, sleepiphany, twilightenment und einigen weiteren bevorzuge ich ennightenment und dozepiphany.

2013 December 4, Kurt Bracharz, Für reife Leser, Haymon Verlag, →ISBN:

If nothing else, this list might explain why I shun webinars and go to bed every night hoping for a sleepiphany. And the people I know on Twitter are my friends. Don’t even think about calling them tweeple.

2015 May 29, Alison Crutchley, “Phablets and fauxhawks: the linguistic secrets of a good blended word”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2022-12-07:

I had, if you will, a sleepiphany. I had achieved third-trimester pregnancy nirvana — a heavenly, pain-free night of sleep.

2017 November 15, Caroline Hand, “I Had My Baby, But I Will Not Give Up My Pregnancy Pillow”, in Romper.com, archived from the original on 2022-07-07:

Alan J. Rocke, in his book Image and Reality, describes several great thinkers who have experienced the Eureka, a Pentecost or outpouring of the spirit, the aha moment, a “semi-hypnagogic state”, or “sleepiphany” and “ennightenment.”

2020 June 9, Carolyn H. Pells, The Immortal Soul: An Explanation of My Near-Death Experience Through Science, Religion, and Art, iUniverse, →ISBN:

An illuminating realization or discovery revealed in a dream or during sleep.


oiligarch

In later life, he developed a passion for playing polo and growing wine – his polo team, Labégorce, is named after the vineyard that he owned near Bordeaux. Today, his descendants form one of the most influential ‘oiligarch’ dynasties. Their company, Perenco, is a low-profile yet mammoth player in the oil industry, extracting more than 250,000 barrels a day across the globe.

2019 January 3, Jorrit Donner-Wittkopf, “The money behind the St Peter’s Perrodo Project: meet the Perrodo family”, in Cherwell.org, archived from the original on 2022-01-16:

Royal Dutch Shell has been an early mover in the oil-to-electrons trend – it also bought itself a utility, UK-based First Utility. The Anglo-Dutch oiligarch has also entered the retail EV charging space, following Oil companies are moving in on the electric vehicle charging space two different strategies in parallel.

2018 July 21, Charles Morris, “Can Big Oil transition to an Electric Vehicle world?”, in RedGreenAndBlue.org, archived from the original on 2021-03-25:

Microsoft profits handsomely from its work with the oil industry and Gates has built an empire around defending intellectual property rights, actively hindering adoption of low-carbon technologies (and vaccines) in the Global South. Abramovich is a Russian oiligarch.

2021 December 19, Nick Gottlieb, “Omelas and the moral catastrophe of climate change”, in Canadian Dimension, archived from the original on 2022-10-09:

(informal, derogatory) A member of the ruling class that obtains their power from control of the oil industry.


Soulsborne

Blend of souls + bloodborne, after the Dark Souls trilogy and Bloodborne.

As the director of each of the Soulsborne games, Miyazaki is a strong influence on all aspects of the final product, including visual design, gameplay, and narrative content.

2019, “Introduction”, in Matthew Wilhelm Kapell, editor, Narrative Design and Authorship in Bloodborne: An Analysis of the Horror Videogame, page 4:

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was created by FromSoftware, the developers behind the Soulsborne titles.

2020, James Palmer, "Why did UK games sales drop in 2019?", The Boar (University of Warwick), 13 February 2022, page 32

Sure, “Death's Door” does little to hide its love for both the Zelda and Soulsborne franchises, cramming in dense lore to creepy dungeons filled with puzzles and enemies galore, but it manages to take the best part of these series and form something wholly unique.

2021 July 29, M. Deitz, “Fighting against your death in 'Death's Door'”, in The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, page 9:

(fandom slang, video games) A loose series of dark fantasy action role-playing video games developed by FromSoftware, generally held as including Demon's Souls (2009), the Dark Souls trilogy (2011-2016), Bloodborne (2015), and Elden Ring (2022).


Soulsborne

Soulsborne (countable and uncountable, plural Soulsbornes)

Because FromSoftware's Demon's Souls is the granddaddy of the soulsborne genre, and one of the PlayStation 3's overlooked classics.

2020 October, “Have Your Say: Demon's Soul”, in PlayStation Official Magazine, page 27:

“Blasphemous” is a masterfully crafted game that would entice hardcore fans of Soulsborne and Metroidvania games.

2022, Gabrielle Cabello Torres, "From The International: Video Games From Different Cultures", Mace & Crown (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA), Spring 2022, page 36

The Soulsborne formula has been imitated countless times but mastered by few apart from FromSoftware, the original pioneers.

2022 December 29, Cameron Rasmusson, “Elden Ring recaptures magic of video game discovery”, in Reader, page 17:

(fandom slang, video games, uncountable) A video game subgenre influenced by this series, characterized by high difficulty, trial-and-error progression, esoteric enemy movesets, environmental storytelling, and complex lore.

Do you have room for another Soulsborne in your life?

2018, "Team Ninja's Nioh 2 is back for more", PlayStation Official Magazine (UK), August 2018, page 11 (image caption)

Diagrammatics allows us to properly think about how something like a “soulsborne” can be created: It is a set of mechanics, modes of storytelling, and player expectations that branch out and proliferate from the original object.

2020, Cameron Kunzelman, "How we deal with dark souls: The aesthetic category as a method", in Hybrid Play: Crossing Boundaries in Game Design, Players Identities and Play Spaces (eds. Adriana de Souza e Silva & Ragan Glover-Rijkse), unnumbered page

Lee confirms it offers the challenge of a soulsborne but with a greater level of flexibility in how you approach that challenge.

2020 December, “Godfall”, in PlayStation Official Magazine, UK, page 56:

(fandom slang, video games, countable) An individual game of this genre.


prosumption

The chapter covers the review of approaches that have been developed by prosumption specialists to improve the integration between the production for use and production for sale.

2013, Małgorzata Pańkowska, Frameworks of IT Prosumption for Business Development, page XX:

In fact they suggest that the rise of prosumption signals a new stage of capitalism in which it no longer makes sense to speak of workers as exploited.

2017, Debra Benita Shaw, Posthuman Urbanism: Mapping Bodies in Contemporary City Space:

Although they did not have the concept until recently, sociologists, social theorists, and other students of society and the media have always focused, albeit unknowingly, on prosumption.

2019, Frederick F. Wherry, Ian Woodward, The Oxford Handbook of Consumption, page 77:

(sociology) The contribution to product development by end users.


stealership

I am really surprised that the stealership didn't try to make arrangements with you to let them do the 500 mile checkup. There are a lot of other things that should be done at this time.

1998 August 23, Hawgeye, “Intro and question”, in rec.motorcycles.harley (Usenet):

Of course the Mercedes stealerships are so bad now that I won't buy another one of those.

2004 December 9, MCBRUE, “Dishonest Lexus Service?”, in alt.autos.lexus (Usenet):

Thus weathered traditionalists often deride the newcomers as poseurs, and many longtimers feel that the "MoFoCo" and its "stealerships" are unfairly squeezing out many tighter-budgeted loyalists like themselves in favor of yuppie poseurs.

2005, Roby Page, Bike Week at Daytona Beach: Bad Boys and Fancy Toys, Jackson, M.S.: University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN, page 124:

And many took the time to forward it to their friends, e-mail other Web sites or call local news stations -- all in the interest of one main the "stealership" that tried to back their way out of the deal.

2008, Jackie Huang, “The kindness of strangers on the information superhighway”, in The Johns Hopkins News-Letter, volume 112, number 21, Baltimore, M.A.: Johns Hopkins University, page A11:

I'm trying to gain more experience working on my own car so I don't have to pay stealership prices for repair work (I've already made that mistake a couple of times :( )

2009 March 30, Arif Khokar, “Re: Precognition?”, in rec.autos.driving (Usenet):

Not all dealerships engage in this pricing strategy, but many do it aggressively, often with snake oil-style salesmanship, deceptive marketing tactics, hidden fees, and overpriced add-ons, like floor mats, alarm systems, or anti-rust undercoating. Some consumers call the outfits that employ these tactics "stealerships."

[2022 August 30, Greg Rosalsky, “Inside the rise of 'stealerships' and the shady economics of car buying”, in NPR, archived from the original on 2023-01-10:

(slang, derogatory) A car or motorcycle dealership, seen as charging exorbitant prices and trying to rip off customers.


Koolickle

Now that we're all up to speed on the history of hacked sweet and sours, let's get to the heart of the matter: how do you eat a Koolickle if you don't live in the Delta south? Easy, you make one. It requires absolutely no pickling skills, just a gallon of dill pickles, a pound of sugar and two packets of Kool-Aid (the flavor is up to you).

2014 May 29, Julie R. Thomson, “You Can Thank The South For Koolickles (Pickles In A Kool-Aid Bath)”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2023-06-06:

This peculiar snack was inspired by the quintessential (okay, maybe only to a few people) Southern treat "Koolickles," or Kool-Aid pickles.

2018 July 16, Isami McCowan, “You Can Get Fruit-Flavored Pickles In Snack Packs On Amazon For The Ultimate Summer Treat”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 2021-01-18:

(US) A pickled cucumber soaked in Kool-Aid.


slumlady

Many of the aging will be found in older sections, too, and a good landlady may be a good shepherd as well as a slumlord (or slumlady)

1965, Charles Abrams, The City is the Frontier, page 317:

We knew we had to move but we wanted to show other people what Mrs. Ballard — a slumlady — was like and what we were doing to file for decent living conditions. With our picket and TV and Radio coverage we told our story to many.

1972, Mountain Life & Work 1972-10: Vol 48 Iss 9, page 22:

An interesting game of this type is known as the Slumlord’s Dilemma. Imagine that two slum owners, Slumlady Sally and Slumlord Larry, have adjacent tenements. Each owner knows the following: if both invest in improving their tenements, they will have the nicest low-rent apartments in the city and will earn high returns on their investments (say an extra profit of $5000 each). On the other hand, if, say, Slumlord Larry invests but Slumlady Sally does not, then Larry will lose his shirt but Sally will make out like a bandit.

1984, Lee S. Friedman, Microeconomic Policy Analysis, page 217:


TatsuJun

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Tatsuya Suou and Jun Kurosu from the Persona series.

Persona 2: Innocent Sin#Setting and characters


fauxpen

I fear that some APIs—especially ones that lock us into dependency on commercial intermediaries that may fail—are also a breed of fauxpen.

2009 August 26, Doc Searls, “Open vs. Fauxpen”, in Linux Journal:

As a university we have for the most part stayed away from organizations and efforts that we perceive as “fauxpen” or engaging in “open washing”.

2016, Patrick Blessinger, TJ Bliss, editors, Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education, Open Book Publishers, →ISBN:

(uncommon, of a system, license etc.) Open, but with restrictions.


phonicate

en-verb

phonicate (third-person singular simple present phonicates, present participle phonicating, simple past and past participle phonicated)

phonicates (present singular third-person)
phonicating (participle present)
phonicated (participle past)
phonicated (past)

(transitive, intransitive, slang, humorous, rare) To have phone sex (with someone).


JewSA

/ˌdʒuː ɛs ˈeɪ/

We live in the JewSA, and the Jews and their media tell us what they want us to think is right and what they want us to think is wrong. But “right” is what you believe is right, and what your heart knows is right.

2002 Winter, “The Moon Maxes Full: Interview with Dax of Dreadmoon”, in Resistance, number 17, page 58:

Nationalism is a system of ethics that everyone should be free to engage in, not just the inhabitants of the JewSA.

2004 May 18, Gassen Burnham, “Re: Guantanamo Bay inmates repeatedly attacked & assaulted by guards”, in alt.revisionism (Usenet):

The Izzies are scared shitless of Iran. That's why they're making such a stink about Iran's perfectly legal nuclear programme - and why they want the JewSA to fight all their wars for them!

2012 November 24, BlastFromThePast, “Re: Hey anti-Semites, the Jews have an army now. Get used to it.”, in soc.culture.israel (Usenet):

(informal, derogatory, offensive) Synonym of Jewmerica.


telephonicate

telephonicate (third-person singular simple present telephonicates, present participle telephonicating, simple past and past participle telephonicated)

telephonicates (present singular third-person)
telephonicating (participle present)
telephonicated (participle past)
telephonicated (past)


prophe-lie

prophe-lie (third-person singular simple present prophe-lies, present participle prophe-lying, simple past and past participle prophe-lied)

prophe-lies (present singular third-person)
prophe-lying (participle present)
prophe-lied (participle past)
prophe-lied (past)

/ˈpɹɒfɨˌlaɪ̯/

/ˈpɹɑfɪ̈ˌlaɪ̯/

(religious) To prophesy falsely or inaccurately; to utter prophesy with the intent of ingratiating oneself or tickling the fancy of the hearer.


Russiano

en-proper-noun

Russiano (plural Russianos or Russianoes)


resimercial

en-adj

resimercial (comparative more resimercial, superlative most resimercial)

more resimercial (comparative)
most resimercial (superlative)

(architecture, neologism) Of an office space: resembling an at-home working space.


trivection

en-noun

trivection (countable and uncountable, plural trivections)

"The last and most important item we're going to need is a trivection cooling unit. Without it, the perpetual motion engine running the generators will overheat and we'll be worse off than when we started," said Dr. Arahami.

2020 February 20, Eirik Gumeny, The End of Everything Forever: an Exponential Apocalypse omnibus, Jersey Devil Press, →ISBN:

The combination of radiant heat, convection, and microwaves for customized heat exchange.


agrihood

Welcome to the Agrihood! Martha Wagner Imagine walking out your front door and down the street to your neighborhood darm stand to pick up your weekly CSA share grown and raised a stone's throw from your house.

2015 September 12, Mi Ae Lipe, Bounty from the Box: The CSA Farm Cookbook, TWISTED CARROT PUBL LLC, →ISBN, page 687:

An agrihood is a housing development that uses a working farm as the “central feature” of the community.

2016 January 30, John Scott Watson, Prairie Crossing: Creating an American Conservation Community, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page 144:

This is a really comprehensive description of what these new forms of agrihood can contribute to agriculture in particular and to society at large.

2018 February 5, Helmut Traitler, Michel J. F. Dubois, Keith Heikes, David Zilberman, Vincent Petiard, Megatrends in Food and Agriculture: Technology, Water Use and Nutrition, Wiley, →ISBN, page 254:

A type of planned community that integrates agriculture into a residential neighborhood. The purpose is to facilitate food production and to provide green space, recreation, aesthetics and value for a community.


Nastronaut

/ˈnæstɹəˌnɔːt/

/ˈnæʃtɹəˌnɔt/

yankophile, cinephile, globophile, econocrat, indocrat, securocrat, plastinaut, nastronaut, xerocracy, psytocracy, corpocracy

2008, Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics: PSiCL., Volume 44, Issue 3, volume 34, number 3, Adam Mickiewicz University, page 372:

"Hey Uncle Josh!" With Natalie's help, J.T. scrambled to the ground, then ran over, arms extended. Josh swung him onto his hip. "Look at me! I'm a nastronaut!" "That's pretty cool, J.T. Are you going off in a spaceship?"

2010 August 1, Marilyn Pappano, The Trouble With Josh, Silhouette, →ISBN, page 17:

"Fox was sick, and the nastronaut is staying with us!" "Someone was sick on a nastronaut?!" Tycho went over his news again, at half the speed. Twice.

2019 January 10, E E Oakey, From the Depths of Vispa, E E Oakey, →ISBN:

'But wasn't the first nastronaut called “Garret”?' asked Tycho, 'Like Meena and Ffang, the zookeepers?' 'Yes, that's right,' said Addie, reading from her cape again.

2020 June 3, E E Oakey, Across the Sands of Aurinko, E E Oakey, →ISBN:

An astronaut currently or formerly employed by NASA.


fauxligraphy

fauxligraphy (usually uncountable, plural fauxligraphies)

/fəʊˈlɪɡɹəfi/

Start with staple strokes that are the foundation of brush lettering, then progress to forming letters, words, and finished pieces. Learn different lettering styles and how to combine them. Pick up tips and tricks for embellishing your lettering and arranging your words to create maximum impact. Experiment with advanced techniques and tools such as flourishing, fauxligraphy, depth effects, watercolor, paint brushes, and more.

2018 June 1, Emma Witte, Brush Lettering from a to Z: A Fun and Comprehensive Guide to Creating Modern Calligraphy with a Brush Pen, Peter Pauper Press, Incorporated, →ISBN:

Script with an added thick downstroke is often called faux calligraphy, or fauxligraphy. Faux calligraphy is not a “lesser” version of calligraphy. On the contrary, it opens the door to even more fun techniques and it's useful for lettering on surfaces like chalkboards, glass windows, mirrors […]

2018 November 12, Krystal Whitten, Faith & Lettering: An Inspirational Guide to Creative Lettering & Journaling, Worthy, →ISBN:

Though many bujo artists have started to innovate their own font and designs, usually creating different fonts for titles and header, one of the most popular ways of writing has garnered some varied opinions. The introduction of “fake calligraphy” or “fauxligraphy” took the bullet journaling community by storm. It begins with simple cursive writing, usually with a simple fine-liner, then its outlined and given a variation in the aperture to capture the effect of a calligraphy pen and ink.

2019 May 6, map938, ““Fauxligraphy” the New Calligraphy”, in NYU.edu, archived from the original on 2023-02-26:

Fake calligraphy that is often used for practicing brush strokes.


groutfit

IRL, all-over grey can include a pair of extra-faded black jeans (à la Kate Moss) or a grey-marl sweatshirt or T-shirt, but a true Groutfit cannot be just faded black jeans and grey marl.

2016 February 2, Jess Cartner-Morley, “Leopard grunge, groutfits and waterwings: the new style rules”, in The Guardian:

In an April post, she rocked a relatable groutfit of sweats and a hoodie, while cozying up in a private jet.

2021 May 19, Charles Trepany, “Leni Klum, Lori Harvey, Lourdes Leon and more celebrity kids becoming fashion trendsetters”, in USA Today:

Graduate from a coordinating groutfit to a sensuous lounge dress when your only winter plans are hanging at home.

2022 December 29, Halie Lesavage, “The 20 Best Winter Dresses for Elevated Cold-Weather Outfits”, in Harper's Bazaar:

(informal) An entirely gray (or grey) outfit.


salsamole

Tomato-Avocado Salsamole This recipe is a cross between guacamole and salsa but lower-cal than the former and more healthful than the latter, thanks to avocado's anticancer/anticholesterol compounds. Like regular salsa, it's great as a dip or a topping for burritos and tacos.

(Can we date this quote?), Vegetarian Times Editors, “Tomato-Avocado Salsamole”, in Vegetarian Times, archived from the original on 2022-12-01:

4. Salsamole. Avocados have the most perfect pit in each of their halves to hold another ingredient. Try putting salsa in the pit and then dipping your tortilla chips in there to get an avocado salsa mix. Or, try this salsamole recipe for a twist on a traditional favorite. Speaking of filling in the pit, you can use avocados as a “bowl” as well. Simply scoop enough to fit a small portion of tuna or chopped egg.

2014 September 18, Kristin Kirkpatrick, “6 Fabulous Ways to Eat an Avocado: Turn that fruit into a frozen treat, soup or salsamole.”, in US News, archived from the original on 2022-06-20:

Salsamole. There may be some reasonable debate about whether or not the avocado onion lime dip that I made for a recent cocktail party was technically a guacamole. But there was no debate that it was seriously lacking.

2014 October 14, Dana Cowin, Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen: Learning to Cook with 65 Great Chefs and Over 100 Delicious Recipes, Harper Collins, →ISBN:

4. Salsamole Avocado-rich guac and tomato-based salsa are a delicious dynamic duo. This nutrient-packed spread will add a whole lot of pizazz to any sandwich.

2017 June 1, Joy Bauer, “5 slimming spreads to spice up your sandwich”, in Today.com, archived from the original on 2022-12-07:

Salsamole Mix – 1/2 cup salsa, 2 smashed avocados, 2 tablespoons each lime juice and chopped cilantro, and salt to taste. Serve with tortilla chips.

2022 August 28, Amanda Crawford, “Local expert’s guide to back-to-school bites”, in WHDH.com, archived from the original on 2022-08-31:

A combination dip of salsa and guacamole.


fauxlography

fauxlography (usually uncountable, plural fauxlographies)

/fəʊˈlɒɡɹəfi/

This has created inflated expectations in the mind of the public who largely believe that displays or ‘holographic projectors’ already exist and its trivial to make them. This void that has been filled a great deal of ‘fake holographic 3D’, based on Pepper’s Ghost and similar optical illusions; otherwise known as “fauxlography”.

2016 December 1, Alun Williams, “Comment: Holographic technology takes a step beyond AR and VR”, in Electronics Weekly, archived from the original on 2019-10-19:

As the user has to wear specialist equipment to view HoloLens content, it could arguably be bracketed with Pepper's Ghost technologies as another example of fauxlography, given that the HoloLens is clearly quite distinct from classical holograms.

2020 January 3, Shengquan Yu, Avgoustos Tsinakos, Mohamed Ally, Emerging Technologies and Pedagogies in the Curriculum, Springer Nature Singapore, →ISBN, page 219:

Pepper's ghost and similar tricks, however, are only "fauxlography," not holography, says Khan. "Any vague illusion of an image floating in space is labeled a hologram, whether it's celebrities, politicians, or a cardboard cutout in an airport. So, beware of fake holographics—remember, if there's no diffraction, then it's not a hologram."

2021 November 1, Mark Wolverton, “Where are all the holograms?: The elusive realm of total 3D immersion”, in SPIE, archived from the original on 2022-10-07:

The diffracting beams of laser light produce a three-dimensional light field as a reproduction on an original object on scene. The resulting holographic images, although seemingly three-dimensional, were until recently and most frequently, simply two-dimensional renditions, as they were viewed ‘on the flat screen of a display monitor or projected onto a flat surface such as a wall or sheet of glass’ (Corning 2019). These projections currently tend to be classified as false holograms or fauxlography.

2022 January 14, Alexandra Bounia, Theopisti Stylianou-Lambert, Antigone Heraclidou, Emerging Technologies and Museums: Mediating Difficult Heritage, Berghahn Books, →ISBN, page 111:

Effects that are falsely confused with holography, such as the effects produced by lenticular printing, the Pepper's ghost illusion, tomography and volumetric displays.


vajungle

/vəˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/

“We embody our beloved Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy and Steve in every way we know how,” said Mia Von Glitz, who plays “Muff” McKagen in Guns N’ Hoses. “Gash humps her Les Paul and shreds her solo while Axl Hose screams, crabs and falls to the floor, only to be faced with the up-the-skirt-shot of my vajungle … [Lizzy Straddling] sexily headbangs her incredible red mane to the solid beat given by killer Stevie Rattler on the kit.”

2013 February 13, Danielle Furfaro, “Brooklyn now has two all-female Guns N’ Roses cover bands”, in The Brooklyn Paper, archived from the original on 2022-12-09:

There's NOTHING UNUSUAL left that people can DO WITH THEIR PUBES except GROW THEM BACK; we're back full circle to the VAJUNGLE.

2014, Linda Hampshire, Karima El-Hakkaoui, The Wedding a to Z: Everything You Need to Know ... and Stuff You Never Thought to Ask, Potter Style, page 173:

No stranger to these situations, Yangilmau wrote the song for her play “Vajungle,” a show meant to resonate with the tragedy of sexual assault and the challenges that victims like her friend face afterwards.

2015 October 22, Stacey Coles, “Playwright examines sexual assault in ‘Vajungle’”, in The Baltimore Watchdog, archived from the original on 2016-05-03:

Taming your vajungle is a personal choice entirely, and if you choose not to do any sort of grooming down there, that’s fine. But if you decide to groom yours like a vaginal topiary, or just take it all off, then you probably have a grooming regimen.

2018 September 24, Sa'iyda Shabazz, “If You Like To Go Bare Down There, You Need These Products In Your Life”, in ScaryMommy.com, archived from the original on 2022-12-07:

Towson seemed to be exactly the right place to foster her two greatest passions: social activism and theatre. Ultimately those two passions led her to write her own play, Vajungle, which explores the complexities of being a sexual assault survivor.

(Can we date this quote?), “Mani Yangilmau”, in Townson University, archived from the original on 2022-11-30:

(slang, derogatory) A vagina with unkempt or poorly maintained pubic hair.


Quebexican

For Quebexican continue ahead on the haul road, which is spanned by a chain strung between concrete blocks.

2013 May 15, Gillean Daffern, Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide - 4th Edition: Volume 3: The Ghost—Bow Valley—Canmore—Spray, volume 3, Rocky Mountain Books Ltd, →ISBN, page 233:

Well the wait is over folks, and it's our pleasure to introduce you to the poutine taco, the latest addition to "Quebexican" culinary creations.

2016 January 21, Michael D'Alimonte, “Poutine Tacos Are The Explosions Of Flavour You Never Knew Existed”, in MTL Blog, archived from the original on 2022-05-29:

Mighty dark in them there Quebexican woods.

2016 August 4, Dave Trumpore, “Aged to Perfection: Track Walk - Mont-Sainte-Anne DH World Cup 2016”, in PinkBike.com, archived from the original on 2022-08-08:

As was mentioned earlier, the Django was the second-fastest and liveliest climber in the group of motorless fun machines we had in Montana. After spending so much time on bikes that crush descents and are efficient but not energetic on climbs, it was actually fun to hop on the Djangos and get excited about short, steep climbs, where the Django just bounced uphill. It was a blast to sprint up shit on this Quebexican steed.

2016 September 16, Ryan Dunfee, “Teton Tested: Devinci’s Light, Snappy Django Trail Bike”, in TetonGravity.om, archived from the original on 2017-02-12:

Mckean is calling the menu’s style “Quebexican”, saying it’s not striving to be Mexican-only, but a mix.

2017 January 16, Tim Forster, “Arturo Drops “Quebexican” Tacos in the Plateau Starting Today”, in Eater.com, archived from the original on 2022-12-03:

The Quebexican stripper wowed the 15 year old audience in Hull, Quebexico; where according to Quebexican law, you must be this tall to drink legally. So, are you a Quebexican or a Quebexican't?

2017 January 26, Jeremy Hazan, “Everything You Need To Know About The Province Of Quebexico”, in MTL Blog, archived from the original on 2022-08-17:


prejuvenation

Preventative cosmetic rejuvenation procedures undertaken by younger patients.


momenergy

(physics) Momentum and energy, collectively as a single entity.


brattitude

Much like Disney princesses of color, Bratz hair is huge and takes a life of its own. These poster girls of postfeminism exhibit highly independent attitude, or rather brattitude, with subtle racial hybridity.

2011, Radha S. Hegde, Circuits of Visibility: Gender and Transnational Media Cultures, page 61:

I ignored her, like I did everything else, and took a page out of her book of brattitude.

(slang) The attitude or behavior of a brat; brattiness.


lunarcore

Blend of lunar + normcore. Coined 2014, when also normcore attained celebration. Alternative lunarwear seems only secondary to this.

A style of clothing characterized by retro-futuristic outdoor wear generally with a white or silvery base consisting of high-top sneakers or boots and an anorak or bomber jacket or at least alternatively heavy pants such as cargos.


sickopath

Blend of sicko + psychopath. Equivalent to sicko + -path.

Pat Robertson is a sickopath like yourself.

2006 January 7, erikc, “Sam Harris: Science Must Destroy Religion”, in alt.atheism (Usenet), retrieved 2023-03-09:


BroTP

Blend of bro (“male comrade or friend”) + OTP (“one true pairing”).

blend

"Natasha Romanoff and Steve Rogers are adorbs together as friends, but I'd never ship them — total BROTP."

2015, Sam Maggs, The Fangirl's Guide to the Universe: A Handbook for Girl Geeks, page 31:

BROTPs and OT3s (shipping three characters in a polyamorous relationship) abound.

2016, Bethany A. Scettrini, "Fan Responses to Orphan Black and The 100 via Blogs, Fan Fiction, and Ship Wars", thesis submitted to Baylor University, page 51

Being in a fandom means that we willingly signed on to watch as our—soon-to-be — favorite character(s) die, as we find out our OTP may never truly get to be happy, or that our BroTP will always be at odds.

2019, Star, "Fixing What Shouldn't Be Broken", Lemon, page 14

(fandom slang) A platonic relationship between two characters that is a personal favorite of a fan.


NOTP

Usually it is best to keep your NOTP to yourself, unless you wish to start a shipping war.

2013, "Severus Snape", "Ship happens", The Sandscript (Sanderson High School, Raleigh, BC), March 2013 (April Fool's issue), page 5

Add the words you want to avoid to your black list (anything from your NOTP to seriously triggering topics), and posts containing them will never again show up on your dash.

2015, Sam Maggs, The Fangirl's Guide to the Universe: A Handbook for Girl Geeks, pages 66–67:

When questioned on why they disliked their ‘NOTP’, most respondents claimed it was often due to notable inclusion of paedophilic, incestuous, abusive, or non-consensual relationships and intercourse within the stories.

2019, Amy Pollard, “An investigation of fanfiction readers' and writers' views on fanfiction, with a focus on LGBTQ+ themes”, in Mesh: The Journal for Undergraduate Work Across English Studies, number 3, published 2009, pages 22–23:

(fandom slang) A ship that one strongly dislikes.


LoVe

Blend of Logan + Veronica, as a deliberate homophone of love.

The complicated and, for fans, mostly frustrating relationship between these characters is the reason why stories dealing with Spuffy and LoVe pairings are by far more popular than stories based on any other possible ship.

2008, Manuela Scherf, "Character Formation in Fan Fiction Based on Popular TV Series, thesis submitted to the University of Vienna, page 15

“LoVe” (Logan/Veronica) was a very rapid OTP (one true pairing) candidate.

2018, Ivan Askwith, quoted in The Routledge Companion to Media Fandom (Melissa A. Click & Suzanne Scott), unnumbered page

Though all but two of my informants eventually self-identified as LoVe shippers—Eileen and Jodie were vocally opposed to the relationship, characterizing it as abusive—all were initially unwilling to involve that investment in their answers to my questions.

2018, Annemarie Navar-Gill, “Fandom as symbolic patronage: expanding understanding of fan relationships with industry through the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign”, in Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture, volume 16, number 3:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Logan Echolls and Veronica Mars from the television show Veronica Mars.


migralepsy

A rare condition in which a migraine is followed by an epileptic seizure.


blackgaze

California’s Deafheaven are blackgaze’s de facto poster boys, the most likely to open up black metal to an even wider audience.

2015 October 5, Tom Howells, “Blackgaze: meet the bands taking black metal out of the shadows”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(music) A fusion music genre combining elements of black metal and shoegaze.


insurtech

Blend of insurance + tech, probably modelled on fintech.

information technology
information technology

The use of information technology in the insurance industry.


Potterlock

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Wholock

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


disemvowelment

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

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


demipansexual

en-adj

demipansexual (comparative more demipansexual, superlative most demipansexual)

more demipansexual (comparative)
most demipansexual (superlative)

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

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

AMANDA | 24, DEMIPANSEXUAL, PLUS SIZED, ATHEIST

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

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

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

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

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

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


ocebob

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

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

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

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


Reaganagram

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some may prefer the Reaganagram 'insane Anglo warlord'.

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

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


marlot

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

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

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

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

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

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


smarketing

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


boughetto

boughetto (comparative more boughetto, superlative most boughetto)

more boughetto (comparative)
most boughetto (superlative)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


green bean galaxy

en-noun

green bean galaxy (plural green bean galaxies)

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

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


befuzzle

en-verb

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

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

Blend of befuddle + puzzle. Compare confuzzle.

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

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


antelabbit

Synonym of jackalope (“folkloric animal”)


cistemic

en-adj

cistemic (comparative more cistemic, superlative most cistemic)

more cistemic (comparative)
most cistemic (superlative)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


foodtech

en-noun

foodtech (countable and uncountable, plural foodtechs)

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


Sburbventure

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

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


liggerati

Blend of ligger + literati; compare digerati, glitterati.

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


railwayac

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

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

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

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


neurospicy

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

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


excuseflation

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

coinage

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Dixie Alley

→ French: Dixie Alley

→ Spanish: Dixie Alley

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

coin

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


coconana

a coconana smoothie

Coconana-berry summer

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

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

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

(attributive) A mixture of coconut and banana.


snoozapalooza

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Ponglish

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


scrunkly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


puppuccino

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Doral

Alfred Kaskel
Miami Beach Resort and Spa
Trump National Doral Miami

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

Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County#English

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


blogrolling

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

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

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

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

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


maskfish

en-verb

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

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

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

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


flexting

No more flexting. Phone stays in pocket.

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

(slang) The sending of flirtatious text messages.


multipurposeful

(non-native speakers' English) multipurpose


gracist

(Christianity) One who espouses gracism.


gracism

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


jackass of all trades

en-noun

jackass of all trades (plural jackasses of all trades)

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

blend

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


notebinder

nother had helped her father manufacture plastic notebinders since college.

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

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

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

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


dayger

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

university slang; West Coast; university slang; West Coast


omniphibious

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


throdd

(mathematics, informal) Not divisible by three.


portaledge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Rowldemort

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

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

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

2022 December 29, @The_Terroirist, Twitter:

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

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

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


femby

Blend of femme + enby, perhaps influenced by femboy.

(LGBT, slang) A non-binary woman; a feminine-of-center non-binary person.


fanarchist

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

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

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


fantascience

Blend of fantastic + science or fantasy + science.

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

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

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


blogiversary

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

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

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

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

The anniversary of one's first blog post.


Phony Stark

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Killadelphia

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

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

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


groundlubber

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

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

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


literotica

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


scariant

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

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

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

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


broadloid

A newspaper of a style between broadsheet and tabloid.