bingpot

“Bingpot!” [cameras clicking] “This rules. Did you know that my dream has always been to have my picture taken with a mountain of recovered cash?”

2015 May 10, Tricia McAlpin & David Phillips, “The Chopper” (20:23 from the start), in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season 2, episode 22, spoken by Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher):

MAYBE ONE DAY WE'LL MEET A NEW ALIEN SPECIES WITH ALIEN DOGS! bingpot!

2020 August 25, James Chapman, Sounds All Around: A Guide to Onomatopoeias Around the World, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN:

Bingpot! There lay the crown prince, awake?!?

2023 September 16, Akshat Samsi, chapter IV, in "SNOW", Notion Press, →ISBN:

Used to express joy at having achieved or obtained something wonderful.


Heughligan

Dedicated fan base: Fans include the Heughligans and Caitriots and there are dozens of fan websites.

2014 August 28, “9 reasons Outlander is a global success”, in Daily Record, page 26:

Overall, he seems to not quite grasp the power of his beefcake form as immortalised by a drama that has become a global success. No fan base in the world shouts louder for the pin-up of their choice than the Heughligans.

2016 May 7, Gavin Docherty, “Highland hunk Sam is an X-rated TV hit”, in Daily Express, page 15:

The Golden Globes have been better, nominating Tobias Menzies for supporting actor and the show [Outlander] for best drama series in Season 1, and star Caitriona Balfe for best actress in both seasons. But co-lead Sam Heughan still has not been nominated by either major awards show and the Heughligans are restless.

2016 December 31 – 2017 January 6, Andrea Reiher, “What's Trending”, in Beyond Basic TV, page 23:

The film [The Spy Who Dumped Me] may be the next break he was waiting for. “It was exciting to give him an opportunity to explore a different tone and dynamic in his work and watch him master it like he did, and I can’t wait to see what he does next,” [Susanna] Fogel says. The Heughligans couldn’t agree more.

2017 September 13, Cara Kelly, “Heughan the handsome, humble star of Hollywood’s dreams”, in The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton, Ont., page G4, column 5:

It’s not every day a gal can say she’s had a lie down in a dark room with Outlander star Sam Heughan. In the wee small hours of Saturday, much to the envy of Heughligans everywhere, I had the pleasure of exactly that – along with several hundred other lucky peeps.

2018 April 26, Beverley Lyons, “Outlander star sets pulses racing despite Pulp star’s dulcet tones”, in Evening Times, page 15:

Although their numbers may be small by Cumberbitch or Belieber standards, Heughligans are a loyal and passionate group. […] Thousands of Heughligans from around the world have helped transform his casual call to action into a global movement.

2018 October, Leah Flickinger, “The incredible good fortune of Sam Heughan”, in The Red Bulletin, page 37, column 1:

“Jamie [Fraser] is the man of our dreams,” says Nestasia. “King of men,” adds Ann Gaul, 52, a proud “Heughligan,” as fans of the actor call themselves.

2018 November 9, Anna Menta, “How Starz’s ‘Outlander’ Enchants Millions of Women, Boosts Scottish Tourism and Potentially Launched the Next James Bond”, in Newsweek, volume 171, number 14:

A trip to Cawdor Castle is the cue to reminisce on the numerous productions of Macbeth the pair have been part of, before they exit, pursued by a mother/daughter tag team of Heughligans. Culture vultures both, they are as excited to handle a Second Folio of Shakespeare’s works as they are at the sight of a historic Highland broadsword or a 17th century studded oak door, and justifiably proud of the historic sites which have benefited financially from the Outlander tourist circuit (with caveats about respecting the environment).

2020 November 22, Fiona Shepherd, “Outlander stars get under the skin of the real Highlands on buddy road trip”, in Scotland on Sunday, page 54:

It was at this point that I realised talking with this Highland heartthrob – who has amassed squillions of ‘Heughligan’ fans since Outlander’s inaugural episode in 2014 – was one of the more surreal moments of the past twelve months. […] To put it simply, his devoted clan of ‘Heughligans’ can officially register their latest recruit. Where do I sign?

2021 May 5, Rosie Morton, “The spirit of home”, in Scottish Field:

(fandom slang) A fan of Scottish actor, producer, author, and entrepreneur Sam Heughan (born 1980).


enormodome

Or somewhere with huge-capacity live music enormodomes that showcase the big acts but no grassroots music scene?

2015, Dave Haslam, Life After Dark: A History of British Nightclubs & Music Venues, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

The live circuit's arenas and stadiums, its enormodomes, are flourishing. I am a habitué of them, particularly the O2 Arena.

2024 February 10, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “The age of the stage”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 1:

(colloquial) A large dome-shaped entertainment arena.


loiterature

Blend of loiter + literature, coined by Ross Chambers.

(literary criticism) A form of digressive writing of no specific genre.


socionomy

Blend of sociology + economy; coined by Egon Orowan.

The study of how sociological factors affect the economy.


Bogus Ordo

(Roman Catholicism, slang, derogatory) Synonym of Novus Ordo.


broscientist

Blend of broscience + scientist, equivalent to bro + scientist.

A broscientist generally derives results from trial and error, evolving a program and diet based on body feedback. They are pragmatic in nature, caring not so much about the science backing the process, but more about bottom line results.

2013 July 1, Steve Shaw, “Why Broscience Works: Muscle Building Art Versus Science”, in Muscle & Strength:

If you have a routine and like it, keep doing it. Nothing wrong with lifting and then doing cardio. Some people (broscientists) claim that cardio after lifting increases the amount of fat that someone burns.

2014 June 12, u/greentea1985, “Workout questions? Cardio vs lifting”, in r/Fitness:

This kid is more natty than whole foods, people who don’t believe this is attainable naturally is just an ignorant butthurt broscientist who doesn’t stick to macros.

2018 August 30, u/HDShep, “16 year old vegan at my gym been training for 1 week, natty or juice guys?”, in r/nattyorjuice:

(bodybuilding, slang, rare) Somebody who derives his training convictions from broscience.


wombadelia

Blend of womb + psychedelia. Coined by Alternative Press' editor Dave Segal in 1992, to describe My Bloody Valentine's music.

When My Bloody Valentine released their debut album Isn't Anything in 1988 they essentially created a new genre of rock that one may venture to call "wombadelia". At once ethereal and sexual, oceanic and astral, blissed-up and fucked up, beautiful and noisy, […]"

1992 March, Dave Segal, “My Bloody Valentine: Rise of Wombadelia”, in Alternative Press, number 45, page 46:

My Bloody Valentine is another group you may want to investigate if you are into the pretty-female-vocal-mixed-with-powerful-rhythms-and-high-density-sound genre (known in some critical circles as "wombadelia").

1992 April 6, MXP...@psuvm.psu.edu, “Cranes”, in rec.music.misc (Usenet):

Then comes Comet's true forte: starry-eyed, slowcore webs of patiently brushed cymbals and madly reverberated guitar. At their best, on "Sputnik," the Stones' slow-burning waves of woozy wombadelia creep up and double over into melodic explosions of bombast and beauty.

2005 August 12, Michael Chamy, “Comet's Feathers From the Wing EP Review”, in The Austin Chronicle, volume 24, number 50, page 61:

Alternative Press (magazine)
My Bloody Valentine (band)


leaktivist

According to the leaktivist collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) roughly 70 gigabytes of posts, private messages, profiles and plaintext passwords were obtained in the hack.

2021 March 1, Chris Mills Rodrigo, “Fringe social media platform Gab hacked”, in The Hill, Washington, D.C.: Nexstar Media Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-11:

Some comes from anonymous ‘leaktivists’, like the mole who released the Panama Papers in 2016, raising questions about the financial dealings of all sorts of people, from Putin’s friends and Xi Jinping’s brother-in-law to Mark Thatcher and several members of the Spanish royal family.

2022, Ian Shircore, Conspiracy: History’s Greatest Cover-Ups and Unsolved Mysteries, London: John Blake Publishing, →ISBN, pages 5–6:

Threat actors today include not only the old standbys—Russia and China—but also North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and almost certainly the Saudis, Israelis, Turkey, and many others hungry for an edge in dealing with the United States; non-state actors, such as the Lebanese Hezbollah, ISIS, and Al-Qaeda hoping to exploit American security weaknesses; transnational criminal organizations and ideologically driven entities, such as hacktivists, leaktivists, and public-disclosure organizations (think WikiLeaks); not to mention freelance secrets-brokers harvesting sensitive data and intellectual property to sell on the black market.

2022, Lis Wiehl, A Spy in Plain Sight: The Inside Story of the FBI and Robert Hanssen―America's Most Damaging Russian Spy, New York, N.Y., London: Pegasus Books, →ISBN, page 275:

(neologism) Someone who advocates for a political cause by leaking secret information to the public; a person who practices leaktivism.


Deflatriots

2015 January 21, Billy Gates, “New England Deflatriots? NFL finds Patriots deflated 11 balls in 'Deflategate' AFC title game: report”, in The Oregonian:

(US, sports, derogatory) The New England Patriots, in relation to the Deflategate scandal.


prompose

en-verb

prompose (third-person singular simple present promposes, present participle promposing, simple past and past participle promposed)

promposes (present singular third-person)
promposing (participle present)
promposed (participle past)
promposed (past)

Blend of prom + propose, likely as a back-formation from promposal.

We have no idea how to compete with that. Which was a real problem when our partner, Hudson’s Bay, asked us to come up with some cool and interesting ways to help students prompose.

2017 November 3, Kat Lourenco, “Six Awesome Ways To Prompose With These Hilarious Puns”, in Student Life Network:

To ask someone to prom using a promposal.


skanoe

From the moment Bart McLarty steps aboard his father's home-made Skanoe (a cross between a surf ski and a canoe) he is heading for a place in the Olympic kayak team.

1969, School Library Association, The School Librarian, volume 17, School Library Association., page 85:

From small beginnings in a home made skanoe, Bart develops his skill as a canoeist until he finally has to choose between a chance for the Olympic Games or a university scholarship.

1969, New South Wales. Department of Education, New South Wales. Public Instruction Department, The Education Gazette, volume 63, Department of Education, page 272:

We haven't even talked about boats yet. Jon boat, drift boat, canoe, skiff, skanoe, kayak, SUP board, low side, high side, prop, jet oars, cooler, anchors, trailer. I'm not even going to touch rods, reels, and lines.

2020 October 1, Kip Vieth, “10 A Different View”, in Tom Rosenbauer, editor, The Orvis Guide to Muskies on the Fly, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 149:

A small boat that is a cross between a skiff and a canoe.


chacne

Chacne is the name for pimples on the chest; bacne, the name for pimples on the back.

[2002, Nick McDonell, Twelve, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, →ISBN, page 60:

He's trying to roast the "chacne"—chest zits—off in the harsh Iraqi sun, while busting bass beats with his lips, chanting Ice Cube's lyrics, "Today I didn't even have to use my AK/I gotta say it was a good day."

2004, Evan Wright, Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 183:

I knew from the beginning I wasn't bringing Proxima Centauri b home mostly bc I'm sportig the largest chest zit (or chacne) in American history […]

2019, Tommy Pico, Feed, Portland, O.R.: Tin House Books, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

Below, answers to all your questions about getting rid of your chacne (ugh, never mind), so you can go back to worrying about bigger problems.

2020 May 13, Brooke Shunatona, “Chest Acne: How to Get Rid of and Prevent Breakouts on Your Boobs”, in Cosmopolitan, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-22:


trensomnia

I had trensomnia but didn't give a damn. I would walk into the gym alive and ready to go all out... Loved that compound, just hated then pip it would leave me with.

2012 August 30, PillarofBalance, The Iron Den:

Just wondering if any labs carry Valium or Xanax to help with trensomnia. I've seen some but they don't look legit. Anyone? Unisom doesn't always get the job done.

2014 December 12, Bigbird138, Evolutionary.org:

noother sides - just a bit warm and sweaty. - never dealt with trensomnia before do I just ride it out?

Even if you run Trenbolone at a lower dosage, we have seen people still suffer from this issue. Since trenbolone is one of the harshest steroids out there, you will be leaving a ton of both strength and muscle gains on the table if you cannot get a good night’s sleep due to Trensomnia.

(Can we date this quote?), George Spellwin, “N2sleep for Trensomnia”, in EliteFitness.com:

(bodybuilding) Insomnia as a side effect of trenbolone.


ClickOps

Blend of click + op(eration)s, after DevOps.

The security and sysadmin status quo of “ClickOps” is, through this lens, frankly dangerous. It increases tight coupling and complexity, without the efficiency blessings we'd expect from this Faustian bargain—akin to trading our soul for a life of tedium.

2023, Kelly Shortridge, Aaron Rinehart, Security Chaos Engineering, O'Reilly, →ISBN:

(computing, humorous) Manual (point-and-click) configuration of a system, as opposed to an automated one.


upalator

One of my children solved that one 25 years ago when he was little more than a toddler. As we were walking through a department store he told me he wanted to ride the “upalator,” but that the “downalator” was too scary for him.

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

(humorous, informal, rare) An escalator going upwards.


sherilla

This is a prime example of why gasoline should not be used interchangeably for lighter fuel.

2020 July 29, Ben Her, “Scorched Sherilla”, in alt.military.retired (Usenet):

Probably rounded them all up in her sheboon nest and didn't want them to go to waste. They’re probably the same people who push the eat bugs BS. I say let the spooks and their coddlers partake in African cuisine!

2022 October 19, KWills, “Bootlip Sherilla Gorriliams serves cockroaches at her bongo party”, in alt.food.fast-food (Usenet):

We can only hope that the worthless stinking mega-turd crap-beastie Brittney Taylor's actions become viral and are imitated by sheboons sherilla sows everywhere.... gnomesayin? It would greatly reduce the innate danger of male bucks.

2023 March 30, KWills, “Pink-Haired Jungle Bat Arrested For Hitting Baby Diddy "Afeezus" With Baseball Bat”, in alt.conspiracy (Usenet):

(slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An ugly, fat, or stupid black woman.


kikeroach

I know you kikeroaches are "beaten" when you find it necessary to heap childish praise and stupid agreements on each other.

2005 November 19, pacifist, “Progress: Circumcision with electro cutter”, in soc.culture.iranian (Usenet):

Listen O Bani Israel; Your DEATH SHALL BECOME YOUR "OILPIPE" Dreams. No amount of Nuclear Weapons will EVER SAVE YOU FROM TOTAL EXTERMINATION. do u hear that kikeroach!?

2006 January 21, بسم اﷲ الرحمان الرحيم, “If Israel attacks Iran, the world will attack arbitrary Jews”, in soc.culture.israel (Usenet):

His dealer must be running late. It's not the same for him anymore without the freshly refined salt of human suffering laced through it. Mixed with captagon? I bet it is so. Wow This Little Coked UP Fag kikeroach thinks he is the Ruler of the EU Comedy Gold!!

2022 August 13, Ho Abbadelli, “The Time Now is ...Now”, in sci.physics (Usenet):

(slang, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) A Jewish person.


whimsigothic

en-adj

whimsigothic (comparative more whimsigothic, superlative most whimsigothic)

more whimsigothic (comparative)
most whimsigothic (superlative)

Blend of whimsical + gothic, equivalent to whimsigoth + -ic. Coined by Evan Collins in 2020.

A whimsigothic outfit should look casual but like it's got a story to it; like you thrifted it to wear to a Renaissance Fair and decided you look better in everyday Shakespearian garb.

2022 April 13, Jessica Lindsay, “Earth tones, flowing fabrics, and Stevie Nicks: the whimsigoth aesthetic explained”, in Metro, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-01-12:

But it's not just a design aesthetic. It's a major fashion one, too. Whimsigothic fashion is heavily inspired by witches from pop culture, especially those from '90s movies and television.

2022 June 27, Molly Capobianco, “Which Iconic '90s Witch Are You?”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original on 2023-05-28:

Grab your chainmail bra and get whimsigothic. The modern medieval look is back – inspired by the castle-dwelling icon Enya

2023 February 14, “Enyacore: the 1990s revival absolutely no one saw coming”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-10:

(neologism) Relating to or involving the whimsigoth aesthetic.


whimsigoth

Blend of whimsical + goth. The earliest known use of the term is a tweet posted on August 6, 2020 by Twitter user @KaiserBeamz (see quotation below), possibly as a back-formation from whimsigothic (itself from around April 2020). The aesthetic was originally referred to "Whimsical Mystical Gothic Celestial", a term which may have originated in an image posted on April 10, 2020, also by @KaiserBeamz.

Mall Gothic desired to return goth back to its roots after the overly-commercial Whimsigoth style of the 90s. Stark blacks, whites and reds, alongside inky, sketchy lineart, the popularity of nu metal and emo kept Mall Gothic alive for all of the 00s.

2020 August 6, @KaiserBeamz, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-03-02:

The whimsigoth of today emphasizes rich textures (velvet, lace, leather), bold colors (ruby reds, shimmering purples, cosmic blues), and plenty of jewelry, layering each element like brushstrokes in a Millais painting.

2022 September 13, Jake Smith, “Meet Whimsigoth, the Witchy Aesthetic That's Taking Over TikTok”, in Glamour, Greenwich, C.T., […]: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-18:

But Enyacore leans away from the fussier Whimsigoth stylings of, say, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and towards a more spartan, adult take on the esoteric.

2023 February 13, Mary Frances Knapp, “The Best Y2K Home, Style, and Decor Items Inspired by Enya”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2024-02-28:

It merges Celtic and Medieval influences befitting of the star's signature style, proving a real hit with fans of whimsigoth and cottagecore.

2023 March 2, Jessica Lindsay, “Enyacore interiors to give your home a hit of Orinoco Flow”, in Metro, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-27:

The Queen's Gambit actor put her own whimsigoth spin on bridal fashion in a dreamy beige princess dress, custom-made by Dior.

2023 October 3, Rosa Sanchez, “Anya Taylor-Joy's Dior Wedding Dress Is a Dream for Whimsigoth Brides Everywhere”, in Harper's Bazaar, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-22:

(neologism) An aesthetic incorporating historical (particularly medieval), neo-Gothic, and mystical elements, influenced by modern neo-pagan movements such as Wicca.


Prisneyland

Fuckers never see the light of day. Nevada Fucking Prisneyland, O.G.! Homos, snitches, Chomos, straight-up J-Cats, and children all P.C.'d up together, scandalous shit, dawg!

2003, Jimmy Lerner, You Got Nothing Coming: Notes from a Prison Fish, page 77:

(informal) A prison, especially one that provides inmates with more freedoms and better facilities than is traditional.


Hindenbug

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(computing, software) A catastrophic bug that destroys data, and may potentially shut down a system or cause a major malfunction.


Minglish

Synonym of Manglish (“mixture of Maltese and English”)


Maniwood

(India) The Meitei-language film industry located in Imphal.


bigrant

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“We will call it from now on Biden migrant crime. … Let’s call it ‘Bigrant,’” he said.

[2024 February 18, Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes, Kate Sullivan, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump returns to Michigan with eyes on a Biden rematch, but legal woes loom over campaign”, in CNN Politics:

(derogatory) A migrant to the United States during the presidency of Joe Biden.


Aspergirl

2004 August, Stephanie C. Fox, Elephant’s Kitchen – An Aspergirl’s Study in Difference, Bloomfield, Conn.: QueenBeeBooks, →ISBN, page 1:

This book is needed because of the subtle difference between the genders on the spectrum, but also to address the differences between an Aspergirl and a non-spectrum female, otherwise known as an NT or neurotypical girl.

2010, Rudy Simone, “Introduction”, in Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome, London, Philadelphia, Pa.: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 15:

Like many Aspergirls in particular, I was (and am) hyperlexic: that is, I read vastly more quickly than others, absorb what I am reading, and learned to read overnight without tutelage.

2012, Jennifer Cook O’Toole, “All Aspies are from Missouri: Concrete Minds”, in Asperkids: An Insider’s Guide to Loving, Understanding and Teaching Children with Asperger Syndrome, London, Philadelphia, Pa.: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 77:

Girls are usually much more socially conscious than boys are, and, when in groups, an “Aspergirl” (as girls with Asperger’s are sometimes known) is much more likely to be protected or disguised by the other members of their group.

2014, Simon Cambridge, “Asperger’s Syndrome or Higher Functioning Autism”, in Denied! Failing Cordelia: Parental Love and Parental-State Theft in Los Angeles Juvenile Dependency Court; Book One: The Cankered Rose and Esther’s Revenge, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 183:

My (Martine) personal experiences as a high-functioning Aspergirl, in teaching the piano to autistic children and in researching autism, have ignited in me a wish to critique current views of autism as a condition that renders the autistic as being more or less than human - the first in the case of extraordinary rational and musical abilities, the second in the case of a seemingly defective intelligence and supposedly impaired social abilities.

2017, Martine Mussies, Emiel Maliepaard, “The Cyborg Mermaid (or: How Technè Can Help the Misfits Fit in)”, in Adrian David Cheok, Kate Devlin, David Levy, editors, Love and Sex with Robots: Second International Conference, LSR 2016, London, UK, December 19–20, 2016, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; 10237), Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG, →ISBN, page 87:

(informal) A girl with Asperger's syndrome.


Isnotreal

Do you know WHY the U.S. pours so much support to Israel? [see title]

1996 October 24, Afghanaria, “Re US support to ISnotreal”, in soc.culture.afghanistan (Usenet):

So, I solemnly pledge not to use the term 'Nazi' to describe any regime I don't like, whether it be in Canada, Isnotreal, Sudan, Iran, or McCommunist China.

1998 December 8, Erik, “Re: Nazi Alert!”, in can.politics (Usenet):

The assassinations that Jews have committed since Isnotreal became a Jewish state in '48 are just one indication of how important that little patch of desert in the Middle East is to them.

1998 December 13, Dan Parker, “What Does the ADL Think?”, in alt.revisionism (Usenet):


DoxyPEP

(medicine) post-exposure preventative treatment which reduces the chance of getting bacterial STIs (such as syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea)


coontact

(slang, ethnic slur) Unwanted contact with black people.


plandid

Of course, celebrities and social media influencers have been ‘gramming plandids from the start—with the help of employed assistants or professional photographers to capture their posed un-poses at whim.

2017 August 29, Andrea Cheng, “What Is a ‘Plandid’? Here’s Why Celebrities Are All About This Instagram Trend”, in Billboard:

(slang) A photograph that appears to be candid but was in fact planned.


hoeflation

It should be noted that “Hoeflation” seems to be directly linked to progressive influences, and not all women fall into this category.

2023 December 31, Tyler Durden, “Has Feminism And 'Hoeflation' Destroyed Dating In The West?”, in ZeroHedge:

(neologism, derogatory) The increase in costs for a man to maintain a relationship with a woman while the quality of the woman continues to decrease.


Ruᛋᛋian

Blend of Russian + ᛋᛋ, alluding to the Schutzstaffel.


cumflation

Blend of cum + inflation. By surface analysis, cumflate + -ion.

(pornography) A type of fetish pornography in which one or more participants (appear to) become inflated by semen; typically by being ejaculated inside.


cumflate

en-verb

cumflate (third-person singular simple present cumflates, present participle cumflating, simple past and past participle cumflated)

cumflates (present singular third-person)
cumflating (participle present)
cumflated (participle past)
cumflated (past)

Back-formation from cumflation. Blend of cum + inflate.

(transitive) To inflate (someone or something) with semen; typically via ejaculation, as part of cumflation pornography.


frankenlang

Blend of Frankenstein + conlang, equivalent to franken- + lang.

A conlang that has components from numerous languages but is poorly put together.


cane fu

A modern martial art, originally designed for elderly people, involving the use of a cane.


raspberrita

A margarita cocktail made with raspberry.


Russophrenic

(neologism, rare) Of or relating to Russophrenia.


Netanyahoo

(derogatory, politics) Nickname for Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli politician.


Blandinavian

en-adj

Blandinavian (comparative more Blandinavian, superlative most Blandinavian)

more Blandinavian (comparative)
most Blandinavian (superlative)

(informal, rare) Bland and Scandinavian.


Paklish

Public transport is 'conveyance', career is 'carrier', a bathroom is 'latrine', a lounge is a 'drawing room', and a range of other examples 'can be had' from local newspapers and books. Even internationally published authors slip into Paklish.

2012, “Ten Things We Love about Pakistan”, in Ziauddin Sardar, Robin Yassin-Kassab, editors, Critical Muslim 4: Pakistan?, London: C. Hurst & Co., page 251:

(informal) Nonstandard English spoken by Pakistanis.


nervcited

nervcited (comparative more nervcited, superlative most nervcited)

more nervcited (comparative)
most nervcited (superlative)


Cap-enese

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Blend of cap (“lie or exaggeration”) + Japanese

blend

Hoes speakin' Cap-enese, hit 'em with karate chop

(slang, neologism, uncommon) dishonesty.


actorvist

Leonardo DiCaprio on environmental issues and George Clooney on expanding aid to Africa are just two of the many "actorvists" engaged in American policy mobilization efforts today.

[2016], James A. Morone, Rogan Kersh, By the People: Debating American Government, second edition, New York, N.Y., Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 215:

(informal) An actor who engages in political or social activism.


climate hoax

(offensive, used by climate change deniers) Climate change viewed as an event which is fabricated and neither caused nor accelerated by human activity.

気候悪戯

climate change viewed as a fabricated event


log into

en-verb

log into (third-person singular simple present logs into, present participle logging into, simple past and past participle logged into)

logs into (present singular third-person)
logging into (participle present)
logged into (participle past)
logged into (past)

Blend of log in (where in is an adverb, not a preposition) + into.

You can include metadata such as the revision date, the author (if the person who made the change had logged into Wikipedia), and the summary the author entered when he made the revision.

2006, Mark Pilgrim, “[Those Not Included in This Classification] Animate Wikipedia History”, in Greasemonkey Hacks: Tips & Tools for Remixing the Web with Firefox, Sebastopol, Calif.: O’Reilly Media, Inc., →ISBN, page 433:

Less than two years after its introduction, World of Warcraft, made by Blizzard Entertainment, based in Irvine, Calif., is on pace to generate more than $1 billion in revenue this year with almost seven million paying subscribers, who can log into the game and interact with other players.

2006 September 5, Seth Schiesel, “Online Game, Made in U.S., Seizes the Globe”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-06-15:

A bra hung from the side of her computer monitor, and Renee delicately tossed it on the bed before logging into the desktop.

2020, Katlyn Duncan, Barefoot on the Beach, London: HQ, HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd, →ISBN, page 44:

Riley handed over his phone, which was logged into the university’s library database and open to an article.

2021 September 28, Lee Mandelo, chapter 20, in Summer Sons, New York, N.Y.: Tordotcom, →ISBN, page 230:

(transitive, sometimes proscribed) To log in (“gain access, usually by providing a previously registered username and password”) to (a computer system).


heavage

Kanye West is such a heavage pro, he sometimes coordinates his with his wife, and even adds a bit of knee-vage, with extreme rips in his jeans. Russell Brand has been dressing like a 1970s rock casualty for a decade, with his heavage rarely out of sight.

2015 January 5, Lauren Cochrane, “Jimmy Bullard – and the return of heavage”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

The shirt is open-necked. It has stayed open-necked since, but these days Cummings wears his shirts with more heavage (male cleavage) on show.

2019 September 13, Hannah Jane Parkinson, “Canvas of lies: what Dominic Cummings' dress sense tells us about Brexit”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(colloquial) A man's upper chest, as revealed by a low neckline.


hairfluencer

If the term “hair goals” was in the dictionary, Negin Mirsalehi’s name should appear right next to it. Her abundance of thick, healthy hair has made her one of the world’s most notable (and original) “hairfluencers”, with six million plus followers.

2021 May 27, Hannah Coates, “I Have Never Had Better Hair, Thanks To This Honey-Infused Product”, in British Vogue:

In short: TikTok hair trends and hacks are really, truly major game changers. And it’s all thanks to the hairfluencers.

2023 January 3, Samantha Holender, “The 10 Best TikTok Hair Trends Are Styling Game Changers”, in Marie Claire:

(informal) A social media celebrity whose account focuses on hairstyles or haircare products.


RuSSia

Blend of Russia + SS, implying that Russia is a fascist state.

(slang, humorous, offensive, derogatory) Russia.


Simlish

constructed language
constructed language

A constructed language designed by Will Wright for the video game franchise The Sims.


tatum

Coined by American computer scientist Jeffrey A. Bilmes in 1993, initially as a blend of temporal + atom, but deliberately changed from tatom to tatum to honor master jazz pianist Art Tatum, who was known for his exceptional celerity.

coinage

In general, the music meter contains a nested grouping of pulses called metrical levels, where pulses on higher levels are subsets of the lower level pulses; the most salient level is known as the beat, and the lowest level is termed the tatum.

2006, Jarno Seppanen, Antti Eronen, Jarmo Hiipakka, “Joint Beat & Tatum Tracking from Music Signals”, in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR 2006), Victoria, Canada, 8-12 October 2006: International Society for Music Information Retrieval, →DOI, archived from the original on 2024-03-19, page 1:

A tatum represents the lowest regular pulse train that a listener intuitively infers from the timing of perceived musical events (segments).

2023, Spotify, “Reference / Tracks / Get Track's Audio Analysis”, in Spotify for Developers - Web API Reference, archived from the original on 2023-03-27:

The shortest statistically significant time interval between successive notes in a rhythmic phrase or a musical piece.

International Computer Music Association


collablang

From a blend of collaborative + language.

A constructed language (conlang) that was created via a collaborative effort by more than one person.


Eurinal

Especially with the tax revenues of the whole Eurine area to draw upon! But of course for the Eurinals, this is a minor point!

2000 September 19, Bob Spowart, (Usenet):

(slang, offensive, vulgar, derogatory) A citizen of Europe, seen as being like a men's urinal in one way or another, such as being metaphorically dirty or in shouldering abuses without complaint.


aristonaut

(informal) A rich person who has flown to outer space.


cranberrita

A margarita made with cranberry juice instead of lemon or lime juice, usually served in a glass rimmed with sugar instead of salt.


mental health care

Yet, with the inevitable stress of their hard and monotonous lives, the separation of families as the husbands leave to find work, the tendency of some to escape with drink, and the decline in supportive traditions, the need for mental health care is very real.

2005, Janet Ganguli, “Mental Health”, in Under an Indian Sky: Ten Years in a Bihar Village, New Delhi: Penguin Books India, →ISBN, part II (The Struggle for Health), page 130:

As the war in Iraq moves into its seventh year, civilian therapists are providing mental health care to our veterans.

2010, Sue Grand, “Combat Speaks I: Heroic Performance and Civilian Desire”, in The Hero in the Mirror: From Fear to Fortitude (Rational Perspectives Book Series; 41), New York, N.Y., Hove, East Sussex: Routledge, →ISBN, section I (Heroes and Warriors), page 26:

“People are concerned about the unhoused, and the trash and garbage,” [Kimberley] White said. The local lack of mental health care is responsible for much of the problem, she said.

2020 October 21, Kevin L. Hoover, “Arcata City Council hopefuls navigate an unusual campaign year”, in Mad River Union, volume 8, number 5, page 9, column 1:

The prevention, treatment, and management of mental illness.


environomic

en-adj

environomic (comparative more environomic, superlative most environomic)

more environomic (comparative)
most environomic (superlative)

These three examples illustrate the internalization of environmental externalities into the environomic optimization of system synthesis and design as well as the use of internal environmental costs in the form of the capital investment and fuel required to own and operate equipment which mitigates environmental externalities by either reducing or eliminating them.

2009, Christos A. Frangopoulos, Exergy, Energy System Analysis and Optimization, page 175:

The environomic management philosophy is a powerful business model within the green industry because it protects the environment and agronomic assets, creates a series of detailed documentat that can guide business decisions, and builds relationships that focus on win-win outcomes.

2012, Anthony L. Williams, The Environmental Stewardship Toolkit, page 2:

Environomic analysis is an extension of thermoeconomics [ 1 , 2 ] , which takes into consideration not only energy, exergy and costs, but also pollution and degradation of the environment.

2012, P.A. Pilavachi, Energy Efficiency in Process Technology, page 141:


exerbike

If I saw something clever, like a little coffee table in the shape of a yin-yang, I had to have it. The Klipsk personal office unit. The Hovetrekke home exerbike. Or the Ohamshab sofa with the Strinne green stripe pattern.

1999 September 10, Fight Club, spoken by The Narrator (Edward Norton):

"What can I say, Ben?" Rothko answered, pedaling away on his exerbike. "It's not all Ronald McDonald and Dave Thomas in burgerland. It can be a nasty business. And not just at the flavor factory."

2003, William Bernhardt, Death Row, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 207:

Yesterday 'round 3ish, the 7-year-old who lives in my house and I stumbled into the recently reopened Millennium in Deep Ellum, a couple of doors down from Lula B's. And as he sat on the antique exerbike parked outside, a horde of nattily attired cyclists pedaled past, headed down Elm.

2010 November 22, Robert Wilonsky, “Re-Tweed: Scenes from a Bike Ride (And Dealey Plaza And Lake Cliff Park And Other Stuff)”, in Dallas Observer, Dallas, T.X.: Dallas Observer, LP., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-02-07:


scrollytelling

(Internet) Storytelling enriched with multimedial elements triggered while scrolling down a webpage.


astronut

He was an “astronut”, a lover of all things extraterrestrial. For him astronomy was so great a passion it bordered on obsession.

2023, You Cannot Kill the Root, Nathan Kuzack:

(slang) A person with an obsessive interest in astronomy.


gangbo

(UK, informal) A legal injunction against a person because of their gang-related activities.


Snob Hill

[…]and the hill itself was called Snob Hill, a term that survives to this day. By 1882 so many estates had sprung up on Nob Hill that Robert Louis Stevenson called it “the hill of palaces.”

[2019, Fodor's Travel Guides, Fodor's San Francisco: with the Best of Napa & Sonoma, Fodor's Travel, →ISBN:


Sirenaic

From blending of siren + Cyrenaic (“inhabitant of the proverbially luxurious city of Cyrene or its territory Cyrenaica; adherent of the hedonistic philosophy of Aristippus of Cyrene”) and from conflation of the mythical siren with the legendary mermaid.

In September 1611 the Sirenaics were among the company of wits who gathered at the Mitre Tavern to celebrate the exploits of another fearless traveller, the scribbler and buffoon Thomas Coryate...

2012, Ian Donaldson, “Life of Ben Jonson”, in Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson Online:

(historical, rare) A member of the celebrated Fraternity of Sireniacal Gentlemen, a club that met at the Mermaid Tavern in Elizabethan London.


millionheir

(rare, humorous) An heir to a million units of currency or more.


cicada-geddon

(entomology, neologism) The rapid emergence of cicadas from underneath the ground after a long dormant period.


EClaire

(fandom slang) The ship of Ethan Rom and Claire Littleton from the 2004 television series Lost.


blueberrita

Coordinate term: raspberrita

A margarita cocktail made with blueberry.


Druna

I ship #Druna because I think Luna's free spirit and open mind would be able to handle Draco and help his vulnerable side come out..

2012 January 22, Its Lily, Bitch! (@Lily_Lovegood), Twitter:

I have found myself shipping Draco/Luna lately, Any other Druna shippers out there?

2012 December 15, lux (@luxkaur), Twitter:

Shipping Druna is so frustrating bc there are never new videos no new material and no good fics

2014 November 4, Inactive (@riinalmighty), Twitter:

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


Wikigroaning

Blend of Wikipedia + groaning. Coined by Jon Hendren in a 2007 post on Something Awful (see quotation below).

We go Wikigroaning on the SA forums from time to time and feel confident enough to share the fruits of our latest outing with the public. We're pretty proud of some of these. Enjoy!

2007 June 5, Jon Hendren, “The Art of Wikigroaning”, in Something Awful, archived from the original on 2024-01-14:

The superabundance of less-than-prized information on the site has led to a phenomenon called "wiki-groaning," which involves comparing the length of seemingly disparate articles to humorous effect. Lightsaber Combat beats out Modern Warfare, for example, and John Locke, the character from the TV show "Lost," edges out the other John Locke, whoever he was.

2008 March 16, Noam Cohen, “Start Writing the Eulogies for Print Encyclopedias”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-26:

And then there is the point made by wiki-groaning, the practice of comparing the length of Wikipedia articles to comic effect. For example "Lightsaber Combat" beats out "Modern Warfare."

2010 September 5, Ced Kurtz, “TechMan: Falling encyclopedia book sales squeeze publishers”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, P.A.: Block Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-04-05:

It is true, as commentators on Wikigroaning have often observed, that the often ludicrous disproportion of trivial Wikipedia articles does not undermine the authority of more substantive articles because there is no shortage of bytes in the Wikipedia universe.

2014, Thomas Leitch, Wikipedia U: Knowledge, Authority, and Liberal Education in the Digital Age, Baltimore, M.D.: Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 77:

(neologism, humorous) The act of comparing two similar Wikipedia articles, one considered generally useful and the other primarily appealing to nerdy interests, and observing that (to one's disappointment) the latter is significantly longer and more professionally written.

Family
Family Guy
Something Awful
Storm (Marvel Comics)
Thunderstorm


shmeat

Oxford Dictionaries
The Guardian
Time Inc.

Blend of sheet + meat. In 2013, the word was on the shortlist for Oxford Dictionaries' Word of the Year.

His work involves turning formless, textureless patches of the stuff into mass-produced form — like meat sheets, or what one might affectionately call "shmeat." […] So, to recap the opinions on the state of shmeat: It's animal-friendly but bad for the environment; we have the how-to, but not the how-come; unleashing unknown technologies is fodder for nightmares.

2008 May 20, Ketzel Levine, “Lab-Grown Meat a Reality, But Who Will Eat It?”, in NPR, archived from the original on 2023-11-04:

The ambitions for schmeat are huge, but the taste evidently falls short of a standard burger. The problem is a "technical bottleneck," Post (whose name rhymes with cost) told the audience at the Riverside Studios in West London.

2013 August 5, Catherine Mayer, “Meet ’Schmeat’: Say Hello to the Stem-Cell Hamburger”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-12-24:

It's now an OED word of the year, though at a cost of £250,000 a burger, we won't be seeing easy schmeat any time soon[.]

2013 December 1, James Palmer, “Schmeat: Where Did That Come From?”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-25:

Lab meat — known as in vitro meat, cultured meat, or shmeat — was first produced by Dutch scientists in 2012. The shmeat beefburger is made from the muscle cells of cows, treated with a protein that promotes tissue growth.

2015, Stuart A. Kallen, Running Dry: The Global Water Crisis, Minneapolis, M.N.: Twenty-First Century Books, →ISBN, page 28:

(neologism) Animal meat grown artificially from a tissue culture.


legacyquel

Blend of legacy + sequel. Coined by film reviewer Matt Singer in 2015 (see quotation below).

coinage

Though there are still occasional reboots or prequels, this very specific kind of sequel — in which beloved aging stars reprise classic roles and pass the torch to younger successors — is becoming increasingly common in the American film industry. These movies are all about revitalizing old franchises through the notion of legacy, leading to this current wave of what we could call "legacyquels."

2015 November 23, Matt Singer, “Welcome to the Age of the Legacyquel”, in ScreenCrush, archived from the original on 2024-03-02:

Jurassic World, in a phenomenon some are now calling the "legacyquel" or the "legacy franchise", incorporated nod after nod to its 1993 progenitor – and (see below) was far from the only one in that game in 2015.

2015 December 29, Phil Hoad, “Jurassic World and the 'legacyquel': 2015 global box office in review”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-09:

Top Gun: Maverick is not only the latest of these legacyquels, but one of the best, passing the baton from original star Tom Cruise to a new generation of actors while confidently—even definitively—reminding audiences what made Cruise so goddamn great in the first place.

2022 May 31, Todd Gilchrist, “From Top Gun: Maverick to Crystal Skull, the 5 best—and 5 worst—legacyquels of all time”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 2023-09-21:

(film, neologism) A sequel to a classic movie which features the original star "passing the torch" to a cast of new younger actors.


beditate

en-verb

beditate (third-person singular simple present beditates, present participle beditating, simple past and past participle beditated)

beditates (present singular third-person)
beditating (participle present)
beditated (participle past)
beditated (past)

He was lying on the wharf beside me when he grew silent. I asked, "Meditating?" He smiled and returned, "Beditating." We rarely went to bed before three or four a.m., especially on weekends.

1980, Judith Schubert Kranes, David Schubert, Works and Days (Contemporary Poetry Series; 24), Princeton, N.J.: Quarterly Review of Literature, published 1983, page 136:

On busy days, I may beditate for more than an hour in preparation for my day, then engage in other contemplative practices during the day. Sometimes I watch my breath or listen to a guided visualization. Rarely do I fall asleep, but I don't beat myself up if I do.

2010, J. Kim Wright, Lawyers as Peacemakers: Practicing Holistic, Problem-Solving Law, Chicago, I.L.: American Bar Association, →ISBN, page 158:

Beditating at Bethnal Green academy with teacher Dominic Morris. [image caption]

2013 March 4, Oenone Crossley-Holland, “Could beditation be the answer to exam nerves?”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-30:

As my husband leaves for work very early, I stay under the covers and 'beditate' to a guided meditation app, then write in my journal. Fifteen minutes no longer feels like enough time, so I now wake up half an hour earlier.

2018, Kelly Pietrangeli, Project Me for Busy Mothers: A Practical Guide to Finding a Happier Balance, London: Orion Spring, →ISBN, page 51:

(informal) To meditate while lying down, typically in bed.


buycentennial

The City, in clear violation of the principle of the separation of church and state, hung banners all along the new (buycentennial-made) Chestnut Street Transitway and the Parkway, proclaiming: "Jesus, the bread of life."

1976 August 28, Tommi Avicolli, “Dyketactics Hexes Church at Eucharistic Meet”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 3:

The United States Bicentennial, seen as a consumeristic event.


plastizyme

Abstract: The chapter describes the concept of molecular imprinting. This technology allows the fabrication of artificial polymeric receptors applicable in many areas of biotechnology. […] in solid phase extraction or immunoassays these polymers (MIP [molecularly imprinted polymers]) are able to compete with traditional materials such as biological antibodies. Furthermore, polymers molecularly imprinted with so-called transition state analogue templates can be applied as catalysts. In other words, these kind of polymers may be used as artificial antibodies (plastibodies) or biomimicking enzymes (plastizymes). Compared to their biological counterparts, MIP offer different advantages such as simplicity in manufacturing and durability.

2002, Oliver Brüggemann, “Molecularly Imprinted Materials — Receptors More Durable than Nature Can Provide”, in Modern Advances in Chromatography (Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology), volume 76, page 127:

en:molecularly imprinted polymer that functions as an enzyme

Any of a type of molecularly imprinted polymer engineered to function as an enzyme, being a catalyst to aid breakdown of molecules, for industrial uses and in environmental remediation.

This study presents the first integrated reference catalog of plastic-contaminated environments obtained using an insilico workflow that could play a significant role in discovering new plastizymes. […] This research presents a comprehensive overview of an integrated plastic-contaminated environment reference catalog that includes taxa, genes, proteins, and plastic-degrading enzymes (plastizymes).]

2023, Donya Afshar Jahanshahi, Shohreh Ariaeenejad, Kaveh Kavousi, “A metagenomic catalog for exploring the plastizymes landscape covering taxa, genes, and proteins”, in Scientific Reports, volume 13, page 16029:

[…] improving our in silico selection protocol. We have performed pilot work on PETases and will build on this and extend to other plastic degrading enzymes (plastizymes). […] Our multidisciplinary approach will identify novel plastizymes from MGnify and experimentally test for degradation of various plastics (PET, PA, PCL, PU). We will use metagenomic and metatranscriptomic assembly to provide a comprehensive set of target enzymes, retrieved from a broad range of environments.

2024, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, “Novel plastizymes: discovery and improvement of plastic-degrading enzymes by integrated cycles of computational and experimental approaches”, in Gateway to Research website, a service of UK Research and Innovation, retrieved 2024-04-06:

en:plastic-degrading enzyme, whether natural or bioengineered

Any of many plastic-degrading enzymes: ones capable of catalyzing the breakdown of bonds in synthetic polymers. Some have evolved in nature (within plastivores) and others have been bioengineered.


yappuccino

(nonstandard, slang) A yapper, someone who yaps


manfluencer

Blend of man + influencer, equivalent to man + -fluencer. Lexicalized within academic parlance by Swiss-German political scientist Regula Stämpfli in a podcast 2022-12-31 shortly after Andrew Tate’s arrest in Romania, as recognized by herself, after marketing lingo dated to the Corona year 2020 to designate a counterpart to emerging female brand influencers.

coinage

as part of an emerging research agenda on the implications of responses to manfluencer culture in education settings, we suggest a particular focus on the extent, form and effect of school leadership’s responses to this phenomenon.

2023 December 17, Stephanie Wescott, Steven Roberts, Xuenan Zhao, “The problem of anti-feminist ‘manfluencer’ Andrew Tate in Australian schools: women teachers’ experiences of resurgent male supremacy”, in Gender and Education, volume 36, number 2, →DOI, pages 167–182:

“These ‘manfluencers’ propagate a lot of the same kind of red-pill ideas, the same kind of theories from evolutionary psychology. […]

2024 August 14, Vittoria Elliott, “Gamergate’s Aggrieved Men Still Haunt the Internet”, in WIRED:


talkloid

Borrowed from Japanese トークロイド (tōkuroido); (analyzable as) blend of talk + VOCALOID.

bor+

(fandom slang) the art of producing speech using the VOCALOID singing voice synthesis software


vocaboomer

(fandom slang) someone who entered the VOCALOID fandom prior to ~2015


digibin

en-verb

digibin (third-person singular simple present digibins, present participle digibinning, simple past and past participle digibinned)

digibins (present singular third-person)
digibinning (participle present)
digibinned (participle past)
digibinned (past)

After 14 hours of flying, we arrived at Osaka airport, where I was able to digibin this Black-backed Wagtail on the tarmac.

2006 December 14, R.J. Hall, “Birding Noumea”, in A Brit abroad (blog), archived from the original on 2024-04-13:

A less-expensive and more portable alternative to digiscoping is digibinning, in which a compact camera is temporarily attached to a pair of binoculars. Understandably results are a little more hit and miss than with a tripod-mounted scope, but digibinning is a viable option if you have to travel light.

2011, David Tipling, “Equipment”, in The Bird Photography Field Guide, 1 edition, →ISBN, Digiscoping Equipment, pages 22—26:

Will post my photos as soon as I can-- they are digibinned, on iPhone through binoculars, as I was out for only a casual walk and did not have my camera on me.

2022 April 18, Brendan Murtha, “Archived copy”, in Macaulay Library, archived from the original on 2024-04-13:

To record distant images by coupling a digital camera with a pair of binoculars.


grammando

Blend of gram(mar) + (com)mando; possibly coined by, and probably first popularized by, Lizzie Skurnick in 2012, via her feature “That Should Be a Word” in the New York Times Magazine.

you probably have an inner grammando […] One who constantly corrects others’ linguistic mistakes. […] There’s another new word—wordie—that captures the alternative to being a grammando. Added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in 2018, wordie describes someone who delights in language’s shifting landscape. Wordies know the language rules and where they come from, and then they make informed calls about whether or not to follow the rule in a given context. […] you almost certainly have an inner wordie who lives alongside your inner grammando. Welcome to my world! When I notice a new species in the language out in the wild (metaphorically speaking) and have an urge to stamp it out—that’s my inner grammando talking. When I delight in learning from young people about the rules of texting and new slang, my inner wordie has the upper hand. We all have our language peeves—those bits of language that grate on our nerves and that make us want to pull out a red pen while reading or stop someone midsentence to go grammando on them. (Yes, them—see chapter 18 for an explanation of how they can be singular.) And the question at any one of these peevey moments is whether to let our inner grammando say anything or let our inner wordie carry the day.

2024, Anne Curzan, Says Who?: A Kinder, Funner Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words, Crown, →ISBN, page viii-ix:


Sambahsa-Mundialect

The first word comes from Sambahsa sam ("same") + bahsa ("language"), and the second one is a blend of mundial + dialect.


cheb

Possibly a blend of chest + bollock (“testicle”).

(Scotland, Northern England, slang, chiefly in the plural) A boob; a tit; a breast.


Yugituber

Myutants, the new World Premiere Theme, have a solid chunk of their cards revealed courtesy of yugituber Ruggles.

2020 October 21, Deadborder, “[PHRA-EN] Myutants”, in YGOrganization, archived from the original on 2020-11-01:

With Yugituber Reveal Openings now out, it’s time to find out just what’s in the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh! Speed Duel GX: Duel Academy Box.

2022 March 11, Tinker, “[Speed Duel GX Box] The 8 Decklists”, in YGOrganization, archived from the original on 2022-05-26:

Yu-Gi-Tubers provide a constant stream of Yu-Gi-Oh! content, including analysis of new cards and archetypes, combo tutorials, and banlist breakdowns.

2022 September 11, Drew Heckman, “Why Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Fan-Made Community Is an Essential Resource for New Players”, in CBR, archived from the original on 2022-09-11:

(fandom slang) A YouTuber who makes videos about Yu-Gi-Oh!


specullector

Some collectors have been accused of being ‘specullectors’—a fusion of collector and dealer—and this certainly applies to Charles Saatchi.

2014, Georgina Adam, Big Bucks: The Explosion of the Art Market in the 21st Century, Ashgate Publishing, →ISBN:

“Specullectors” spread risk by buying shares of a valuable work, with the explicit intention to resell when the market rises.

2024 April 17, Charlotte Edwardes, “‘The money is not real – it’s a feckless level of wealth’: the inside story of the biggest art fraud in American history”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(informal, derogatory) A buyer of art that speculates on its rising value.


harpejji

Blend of harp + arpeggio. Coined by American audio engineer Tim Meeks in 2007.

coinage

While playing the harpejji (a relatively new instrument that mashes up guitar and keyboard), he made a speech about equality and love and then sang Curtis Mayfield’s ”People Get Ready,“ segued into the instrumental lark “Tequila” and topped it off with a taste of Michael Jackson’s “The Way You Make Me Feel.”

2015 March 30, Jon Bream, “Concert review: Stevie Wonder at Target Center: Just a wonderful performance”, in Star Tribune, archived from the original on 2024-04-18:

The company has sold about 500 harpejjis since 2019, the same number sold in the previous 12 years combined — no doubt helped by ongoing exposure and public adoration from Wonder, as well as musicians like Harry Connick Jr., who played a harpejji at last year’s lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree,[…]

2022 June 7, Danny Freedman, “What it takes to invent a new musical instrument”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 2024-04-05:

This was a turning point for Meeks, who has built and sold harpejjis from a workshop in Maryland since 2007. Initially, sales were slow. But a decade’s worth of harpejji performances by Wonder – plus support from Jacob Collier, Harry Connick Jr and jazz producer Cory Henry – have changed that.

2023 August 16, Alex Daniel, “‘If Stevie Wonder wants to play it, pay attention!’: how a bizarre new instrument found unusual success”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2023-08-23:

(music, neologism) An electrophonic string instrument.


phonytail

(informal) A hair extension in the form of an artificial ponytail.


quaranteam

en-verb

quaranteam (third-person singular simple present quaranteams, present participle quaranteaming, simple past and past participle quaranteamed)

quaranteams (present singular third-person)
quaranteaming (participle present)
quaranteamed (participle past)
quaranteamed (past)

For those who remain solo during the stay-at-home order – or for those who are in other undesirable living situations – the internet has made it possible to fantasize about who they could quaranteam with.

2020 April 17, Saba Hamedy, “People are ditching their homes and joining their friends to avoid isolation. It’s called quaranteaming”, in CNN, archived from the original on 2024-04-19:

Considering the risks, the most important thing to do before choosing to quaranteam is to establish trust with the people who you want to shack up with.

2020 May 8, Emma Betuel, “Quarantine with friends? 5 tips experts say to consider”, in Inverse (website):Inverse, archived from the original on 2024-04-19:

He made the decision mid-March to quaranteam with a woman he had been casually dating for two months, named Heff.

2020 July 31, Erin Sagen, “Building a ‘Quaranteam’ is Helping People Deal With the Pandemic”, in Shondaland, archived from the original on 2024-04-19:

I don't envy him having a mostly virtual collage, but he's making the most of it, quaranTEAMing with his boyfriend and bingeing our parents's streaming services. I'm totally jealous.

2023, Ismée Williams, Rebecca Balcárcel, Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities, Inkyard Press, page 125:

(intransitive, informal) to quarantine together with a group of people; to form a quaranteam.


septel

See septel for discussion on Article 29.

2011, Alexander Star, Open Secrets: WikiLeaks, War and American Diplomacy, The New York Times Company, →ISBN:

(chiefly historical) A telegram sent under separate cover; especially in the context of diplomatic cables.


vaxication

Blend of vaccination + vacation, or from vaccine or vax.

While some experts believe that pent-up demand will have people rushing in large numbers to book “vaxications,” others, including Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, think the return to travel will be gradual, with people easing their way back.

2020 December 22, Tariro Mzezewa, “9 Ways the Pandemic Will Change Travel in 2021”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2020-12-22:

Some newly vaccinated people will be ready to get on a plane and travel far from home -- or at least as far as destination entry requirements allow. I have friends that have booked vaxications to Hawaii, Mexico and various Caribbean islands.

2021 March 19, Andrea M. Rotondo, “Did you just get vaccinated? Here are 5 tips to plan your first ‘vaxication’”, in The Points Guy, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

Vaxications refer to pent-up demand for travel from those who are vaccinated. And they could be a needed boost for suffering travel and hospitality markets.

2021 April 21, “What are 'vaxications' and how do they affect vacation rentals?”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

If health and safety concerns are the only things preventing a person from booking their vaxication, brands with clearly communicated safety measures will earn the attention and trust of potential travelers.

2022 May 27, Kevin Tjoe, “Vaxications: How to tap into the industry’s pent-up travel demand”, in Rezdy, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

(neologism, informal) A postvaccination travel.


coronacoaster

Blend of coronavirus + rollercoaster, influenced by the phrase emotional rollercoaster.

It's hard to say whether any will last the course, but as we ride the coronacoaster, the certainty is that there will be more to come.

2020 October, Susie Dent, Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year, John Murray Press, page 287:

With this blog I want to open up about the feelings of depression that the second Corona-Covid-19 wave is causing for many, like me. And acknowledge the underestimated problem of the coronacoaster!

2020 December 4, Naomi, Authentic Chic Lifestyle, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

Despite having a proactive and valued role to play in the pandemic, primary care teams are unfortunately not exempt from the ups and downs of the coronacoaster experience.

2020 December 17, Liz Price, Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

I know it's all part of the coronacoaster ride we're on, but I never did like rollercoasters. I just want the world to get back to normal.

2021 July, Jo Bavington-Jones, Write Way to Die, Conrad Press, page 107:

Things were looking up but then of course, we hit yet another speed bump on the coronacoaster with the spread of yet another variant: Omicron.

2021 December 13, Chloe Laws, Glamour UK, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

The coronacoaster of emotion impacted different people at different times.

2022 April, Tom Dillon, Agile Resilience: The Psychology of Developing Resilience in the Workplace, Critical Publishing, page 247:

Lockdown and the old coronacoaster, like my experience of mothering Cali, has felt wonderful and very difficult at the same time.

2022 November 16, Jay, Soft UK, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

(neologism) Emotional ups and downs, or violent changes in mood due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects.


reftel

Reftel was on my desk when I arrived in Saigon.

2006, Marshall Brement, Day of the Dead: A Novel, Asphodel Press, →ISBN:

Per reftel and other information, the Government of Israel (GOI) is concerned that Syria intends to imminently transfer SCUDD missiles to Hizballah in Lebanon.

(chiefly historical) A telegram referenced within another message; especially in the context of diplomatic cables.


dreamgaze

Can't say I agree with it, but it sure was well written and well informed. I guess everything depends on one's propensity for this new ethereal, atonal, industrial, dreamgaze style.

2000 October 5, FRED of LA, “Kid a.”, in alt.music.alternative (Usenet):

2018 March 6, Jude Noel, “Amidst work with her Dreamgaze band Soften, Cincinnati’s Brianna Kelly releases new Ambient Folk project”, in CityBeat, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

Living Hour first came together in a Winnipeg basement in 2015. An appearance on a British compilation that year and a limited cassette release of the group’s debut album led to Portland, Oregon indie label Lefse re-releasing the LP, which helped attract the attention of Dreamgaze fans worldwide fairly quickly.

2019 March 1, Mike Breen, “Dazzling Canadian Indie Rock/Dreamgaze Band Living Hour to Play Free Concert in Cincinnati on Heels of Stellar New LP's Release”, in CityBeat, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

No Swoon is a dreamgaze band based in Brooklyn, New York.

2020 February 19, “Interview: No Swoon”, in Good Album Friday, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

Ash of the Womb is a dreamgaze beauty that is darkly elegant. Shantel Amundson’s vocals are haunting and perfectly encapsulates the themes of the album which center on our impact on the environment and the 2021 devastating fires in California where she resides.

2022 January 14, Angela, “Best of 2021: Angela’s List”, in Nine Circles, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

Close to be Close to Me is a 2016 song by Swedish self-described showgaze^([sic])/dreamgaze band, Echo Ladies, taken from their self-titled EP.

2022, Louise Harris, Composing Audiovisually: Perspectives on audiovisual practices and relationships, Routledge, page 173:

The four-member "dreamgaze" band Tierpark has two final shows in Seoul this weekend and Busan next weekend, before two of its core members move away.

2023 July 18, Jon Dunbar, “Tierpark plans final Korea tour before going on hiatus again”, in The Korea Times, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

(music) A mixture of dream pop and shoegaze.


animash

Blend of animal + mash; compare mashup. Possibly also influenced by animation.

(Internet slang) A kind of fanvid made by assembling portions of commercially produced animated cartoons involving anthropomorphic animal characters.


goonvana

the final state of gooning. Goonvana

2023 August 31, @rafajohnmisty, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-04-22:

Pat be explaining how he reaches goonvana and no one bats an eye, I talk about munting A COUPLE TIMES and I'm scum of the Earth? Ok

2024 February 16, @dame_mf, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-04-22:

He truly ascended to goonvana

2024 March 27, @masca_pilas, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-04-22:

(Internet slang, humorous) A state of euphoria and enlightenment achieved by gooning (masturbating and edging for a long period of time).


cranbrie

For quotations using this term, see Citations:cranbrie.

The mixture of cranberry sauce and brie cheese, that can be adapted into many different dishes.


deleb

Revenues from delebs are already rising as rights companies become more aggressive about advertising and product deals, says Reeder, whose company represents estates including Albert Einstein, Andy Warhol and Johnny Cash.

2009 October 28, Katie Allen, “Yves Saint Laurent tops dead celebrity earning league”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-11:

In America, licensing the images, names and voices of 'delebs' (dead celebrities) has become a multi-billion-dollar business.

2012 February 3, Alix Kirsta, “Selling the dead”, in Tony Gallagher, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-06:

The only apparent qualification is that a deceased person's image or persona may be so desirable for commercial exploitation that a transferable property right in the image is created in the dead celebrity or "deleb;" for example, the estate of Michael Jackson took in more than $400 million for licensing his publicity rights in 2018 alone.

2020, T. Barton Carter, Juliet Lushbough Dee, Harvey L. Zuckman, Mass Communication Law (In a Nutshell), 8th edition, St. Paul, M.N.: West Academic Publishing, →ISBN, pages 129–130:

Recent changes at Twitter indicate the tech giant may be trying its hand at a form of necro-advertising, users speculated after delebs — dead celebrities — including Kobe Bryant and Anthony Bourdain had verification check marks placed on their inactive accounts, creating the appearance that they've paid to subscribe to Twitter Blue.

2023 April 24, Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert, “Twitter's posthumous blue checks look a lot like necro-advertising, the legally questionable marketing strategy that uses dead celebrities to boost sales”, in Business Insider, New York, N.Y.: Insider Inc., →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-01:

(neologism) A dead celebrity, particularly one whose image is used for promoting a product.


holopresence

en-noun

holopresence (usually uncountable, plural holopresences)

From holo- + presence or a blend of holographic + presence.

"Well," boomed Thjoran, making a small ambassador jump, "deep dwellers like yourself can currently move on planets by way of holopresence, but I understand what you're getting at.

2002 February 10, Jon Reeves, “[MIDGARD][STORY] Port 5 - Parts 1 & 2”, in alt.games.creatures (Usenet):

“Tell her I'm coming,” Derec said. He went into the bathroom, splashed water on his face, and sat at his home terminal. He took the call as video, not feeling up to full holopresence with the dream he couldn’t remember still ricocheting around his brain.

2004, Alexander C. Irvine, Have Robot, Will Travel—A Byron Preiss Robot Mystery, iBooks, page 78:

The rest of the board members projected into place, either by proxy or holopresence: ‘Trina Warbeloo, board secretary; Zoranna Alblaitor, Andrea Tiekel, and the others.

2010, David Marusek, Mind Over Ship, Tom Doherty Associates, page 47:

There is little ceremony. The attendants bustle about. This is but formality. The true ceremony will take place in Agea, where there will be a grand festival, a party to set fire to the heavens, and the holopresence of the Sovereign herself.

2014, Pierce Brown, Red Rising, Random House Worlds, page 385:

Sergey’s family attended the memorial service in holopresence: physical quarantine was not breached.

2017, Gwyneth Jones, Proof of Concept, Tor Publishing Group, page 29:

Imagine totally immersive live streaming courses based on “holopresence” that will make today’s online sessions look old fashion.

2021, Santiago Iñiguez, Peter Lorange, Executive Education after the Pandemic: A Vision for the Future, Springer International Publishing, page 49:

Though his heart seized at the sight of it, Luc nudged it with a foot. The bear, at least, was a physical entity and she could move it. Not a holopresence. Good. You couldn't stab a holopresence.

2020, Kayelle Allen, A Stolen Heart: MM Sci-Fi Romance, Romance Lives Forever Books, page 244:

Monitors and holopresence units along two walls gave us a mediated view of the ward where the Darboof crew members were resting.

2020, Elizabeth Bear, Machine: A White Space Novel, S&S/Saga Press, page 207:

Thus, there will be an expansion of the social intangible economy, involving several types of online gaming, social media exchange, interaction in virtual holopresence interactions, and other forms of digital currency exchange.

2023, Petri Ahokangas, Annabeth Aagaard, The Changing World of Mobile Communications: 5G, 6G and the Future of Digital Services, Springer International Publishing, pages 67-68:

The international bureau chiefs are waiting on standby via holopresence, and despite their distance from the scene, they seem just as downtrodden and anxious as everyone in the hall.

2022, Victor Manibo, The Sleepless, Erewhon Books, page 47:

Then the holopresence I'd been watching, the one represented by the floating word Croyd, interjected. “What do you think we should do here, Counselor?”

2023, Adam-Troy Castro, War of the Marionettes, JABberwocky Literary Agency, page 122:

Ability to project a holographic representation into a physical space, creating the illusion of being physically present.


handpan

Blend of hand + steelpan, coined as a generic alternative to Hang, late 2000s.

While I grew up playing brass musical instruments, I gravitated to percussion as a side music hobby as a teen and later began to collect and play African drums and other interesting percussion instruments, such as steel handpans.

2016, Jeff Grant, Flow State Runner: Activate a Powerful Inner Coach's Voice, Hillseeker Publishing, →ISBN, pages 53–54:

(music) A type of steelpan that is played with the hands, typically resting on the player's lap.


pulchronomics

Blend of Latin pulchrum (“beautiful”) + economics. Coined by economist Daniel S. Hamermesh in 2011.

coin

Lookism is a growing area of research interest in economics, termed “pulchronomics”: focus being given to the need to disentangle the confounding variable of levels of productivity from pay penalty and pay premium measures.

2016 April 21, Jacqueline Granleese, “Lookism”, in The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies, →DOI:

The laws of ‘pulchronomics’ also apply to women, Attractive workers may attract more customers, so perhaps they should be paid more. Hamermesh argues that those who are unattractive should have legal protection.

2019, David A. Buchanan, Andrzej Huczynski, Organizational Behaviour, Pearson Education Australia, page 505:

The purpose of this paper is to research CEO pulchronomics by examining whether a beauty premium exists in CEO compensation and whether this beauty premium is justified by differences in CEO performance.

2021 August 13, Jung Yeun (June) Kim, Linna Shi, Nan Zhou, “CEO pulchronomics and appearance discrimination”, in Asian Review of Accounting, volume 29, number 3, →DOI, pages 443-473:

2024 April, Zeev Shtudiner, Olga Shurchkov, Daniel Hamermesh, “Pulchronomics today: Advances in the economics of beauty”, in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, volume 220, →DOI, pages 691-696:

(neologism) The study of the economics related to beauty.


etymythology

Blend of etymology + mythology. Though the term is modernly believed to be coined by linguist Laurence R. Horn in 2004, there are linguistic uses that go back to 1969 by Sean Valentine Golden.

The basic element which transforms names and placenames into narratives or narrative details is the pun. I call this process etymythology. and I show how James Joyce's knowledge of Irish onomastic and toponomastic tales, and his interest in the process which created them, was bolstered by his early study of the developing science of etymology, […] to the point where etymythology as poetics became one of Joyce's own methods of composition, an element of his own poetics.

1976, Sean Valentine Golden, Bygmythster Finnegan: Etymology As Poetics In the Works of James Joyce, University of Connecticut:

There are two specific kinds of etymythology that continually recur. One argues that a given word has been created as an acronym, from the initial letters of a phrase. This is a common suggestion, for words as widely differentiated as cop, ‘Constable On Patrol’, FUCK, supposedly ‘Fornication Under Consent of the King’, POSH, ‘Port Out, Starboard Home’ (from sailing-ship days), or TIP, money given to a waiter ‘To Insure Promptness’.

2005, Michael Quinion, Port Out, Starboard Home: The Fascinating Stories We Tell About the words We Use, Penguin Books Limited, page 8:

Many Israelis are certain that he is ‘Dr Horse’ since Israeli סוּס sus means ‘horse’. I have heard an etymythology that this arises from the prevalence of animals in Dr Seuss’s stories. This ‘misunderstanding’ might correspond to Haugen’s general claim with regard to borrowing, that “every speaker attempts to reproduce previously learned linguistic patterns in an effort to cope with new linguistic situations’ (1950:212).

2006, Tope Omoniyi, Joshua A. Fishman, editors, Explorations in the Sociology of Language and Religion, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 245:

The Internet is simply a far more efficient etymythology tool than its predecessors.

2008, Bill Brohaugh, Everything You Know About English Is Wrong, Sourcebooks, page 68:

Clearly a favourable factor, for the quality of the etymythology about Tokyo, is that in the Hebrew Bible there is indeed a place-name derived from the Hebrew verb תָּקַע taká.

2014, Ghil‘ad Zuckermann, editor, Burning Issues in Afro-Asiatic Linguistics, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, page 277:

The linguistic analysis of etymythology should not restrict itself to Derivational Only Popular Etymology (DOPE), i.e. cases of mistaken derivation, because etymythology often results in a new sense/lexical item such as phono-semantic matches (see Zuckermann 2003).

2020, Ghil'ad Zuckermann, Revivalistics: From the Genesis of Israeli to Language Reclamation in Australia and Beyond, Oxford University Press, page 105:

A false etymology that has become widely disseminated and thus is commonly accepted as true; a folk etymology.


diworsify

en-verb

diworsify (third-person singular simple present diworsifies, present participle diworsifying, simple past and past participle diworsified)

diworsifies (present singular third-person)
diworsifying (participle present)
diworsified (participle past)
diworsified (past)

You can see whether and to what extent a fund manager is lagging or beating his or her benchmark, and whether he or she is taking on more risk than the investment universe (or, on the other hand, lagging due to holdings in cash, or "diworsifying" by going beyond its single-sector mandate).

2007, James Lowell, What Every Fidelity Investor Needs to Know, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 102:

(intransitive, transitive, finance, business, informal, humorous) To make something worse by diversifying.


Dellionaire

Times had settled down, though, and now many of the houses were owned by retired couples or banks that had foreclosed after some Dellionaire couldn't make his payment.

2009, Laura Griffin, Untraceable, New York, N.Y. […]: Pocket Star Books, →ISBN, page 75:

As revenues soared, so did its stock price. From the day of its initial public offering in 1988 to its peak in March 2000, Dell's stock rose a staggering—no, staggering is not quite the word—apocalyptic 87,000 percent. Thousands of Dell employees got rich. At one point Dell's stock was said to have created 2,700 millionaires, so many that they got a name: Dellionaires. Many of them had a lot more than a million dollars.

[2013 February 7, S. C. Gwynne, “Dell's Great Success Story”, in Texas Monthly, Austin, T.X.: Texas Monthly LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-28:

(informal) Someone who became wealthy by buying stock in the computer company Dell.


democratatorship

Aleph admits that Israel is trying to develop genuinely democratic institutions but, because of her compromises with ethnic religion, the new state can be described at best as a "democratura," or "democratatorship"!

1954 July, Robert L[isle] Lindsey, “Israel's Coming Crisis Over "Jewishness": The Rebellion Against the Religio-Ethnic State”, in Commentary, volume 18, number 1, New York, N.Y.: The American Jewish Committee, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17, column 2:

Yet such men regarded parliamentary democracy as a sham 'democratatorship' (Demokratur), believed the multi-party system had to be abolished and wanted somehow to reunify the country with the assistance of like-minded fascists abroad.

2008, Mark Mazower, Hitler's Empire: Nazi Rule in Occupied Europe, London: Allen Lane, →ISBN, page 573:

(informal) A dictatorship which pretends to be a democracy.


deathiversary

If all the world's a stage, Shakespeare seems to be rarely off it these days, to the extent that some may be less tempted to celebrate his deathiversary than to say, "Him again, still?"

2016 April 22, Jennifer Schuessler, “Shakespeare. Dead?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-06-21:

In the midst of TV's full brunt of Diana deathiversary specials, Showtime has decided that what one naturally wants instead is a dispassionate, depressing documentary about the downward spiral and untimely death of pop superstar Whitney Houston, who drowned in a hotel bathtub in 2012 (official cause: coronary artery disease, complicated by drug use), leaving many unanswerable questions: Who was she? What was her legacy? Where did it all go so wrong?

2017 August 24, Hank Stuever, “’Whitney: Can I Be Me’ tries and fails to bring meaning to the late singer’s legacy”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-04-27:

Soon, he was only asked to offer remembrances on the successive unhappy deathiversaries of that film director/painter he referred to as The Living Dead Man […]

2019 [2017], Rodrigo Fresán, translated by Will Vanderhyden, The Dreamed Part, Rochester, N.Y.: Open Letter, →ISBN, page 478:

(informal) The anniversary of someone's death.


spathroom

Blend of spa + bathroom, coined in 2023.

It’s why that major home-living trend cocooning is becoming more and more entrenched and now also moving in to bathrooms in the form of the spathroom.

2023 January 16, “Bring the world to a stop in your spathroom sanctuary”, in IMM Colongne:

(nutrition, design, neologism) A bathroom that has been designed to be very clean, comfortable and relaxing, like a spa.


Wordle

Coined in 2021 as a blend of word + Wardle, the surname of the game’s creator and developer, Welsh software engineer Josh Wardle.

Wordle is a seemingly simple puzzle, giving users six tries to guess a five-letter word that resets every day.

2022 January 31, Doha Madani, “Wordle, the latest internet game sensation, is headed to The New York Times”, in NBC News:

Fourteen months on from the NYT's acquisition of Wordle, some players remain keen enough on the game to supplement their daily fix with similar puzzles such as Quordle, Heardle and Worldle.

2023 April 3, Harry Low, “Have we fallen out of love with Wordle?”, in BBC News:

(trademark) A webbased word game, where players have six attempts to guess a five-letter word, with feedback given for each guess in the form of colored tiles indicating when letters match or occupy the correct position.


TWAG

Blend of tennis + WAGs (“wives and girlfriends”).

blend

Either way, the future looks secure for Tim and original Twag (tennis wife and/or girlfriend) Lucy. There's no need to become a PE teacher or pub landlord just yet.

2007 August 21, Barney Ronay, “Game, set and match”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2024-04-25:

Number one TWAG (that's tennis WAG) Kim Sears put her best fashion foot forward at the opening day of Wimbledon yesterday.

2014 June 24, Sarah Barns, “Get the look: It's all white for Kim Sears as she wows in £225 Reiss dress and Aspinal bag”, in Daily Express, archived from the original on 2024-04-25:

FORGET the beautiful women cheering on from the side lines at Euro 2016, now it’s time for the TWAGs (that’s tennis wives and girlfriends) to steal the spotlight.

2016 June 21, Sarah Barns, “IT’S LOVE-ALL! Meet the TWAGS (that’s the tennis wives and girlfriends) bringing the glamour to Wimbledon 2016”, in The Sun, archived from the original on 2024-04-25:

With her appearance in the Netflix series Break Point, Riddle is the unofficial queen TWAG, with Nick Kyrgios’ girlfriend Costeen Hatzi, US player Tommy Paul’s partner Paige Lorenze and Daria Sergeyevna’s girlfriend Natalia Zabiiako part of a growing online royal court.

2024 January 20, Damien Woolnough, “Meet the TWAGs changing the look of tennis”, in The Age, archived from the original on 2024-01-20:

(informal) A wife or girlfriend of a tennis player.


worsification

en-noun

worsification (countable and uncountable, plural worsifications)

Near-synonym: shittification

I shouldn't mind these well-intentioned worsifications. But I just don't believe they happen.

1946, James Agate, Ego 8: Continuing the Autobiography, Sydney, N.S.W. […]: George G. Harrap and Company Ltd., page 229:

I'm not a xenophobe, Musette. I've seen what's happened to my home and its environs and I don't like it. In spite of all the worsification and uglyfying and franchisation that's happened here, it's still better than elsewhere.

1999 September 4, Icono Clast, “we just got here”, in ba.consumers (Usenet):

I know I could improve. Just during phases of intense worsification there is no HOPE of improving. Big difference : )

2002 June 30, BHaber, “disaster streak”, in rec.games.go (Usenet):

(humorous, nonstandard) The process by which something becomes worse.


worsification

Since we have found fault with some of what we may be allowed to call the worsification, we should say that the prose work is done conscientiously and neatly.

1849 December, [J. R. Lowell], “A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers”, in The Massachusetts Quarterly Review, volume III, number IX (review), page 51:

(humorous, archaic) The act of composing poetic verse poorly; bad versification.


diworsification

diworsification (countable and uncountable, plural diworsifications)

Blend of diversification + worse. Coined by American investor, mutual fund manager Peter Lynch.

coinage

Furthermore, even well-regarded public companies have been known to fritter away their shareholders' funds in ill-timed business expansions or, as Peter Lynch has said, "diworsifications."

1997, Ralph L. Block, The Essential REIT: A Guide to Profitable Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts, San Francisco, C.A.: Brunston Press, →ISBN, page 9:

Not only does the process create an organic and self-sustaining kind of teamwork, but it prevents diworsification for companies, which can stay focused on what they do best and what fits their core competencies.

2008, Paul Orfalea, Lance Helfert, Atticus Lowe, Dean Zatkowsky, The Entrepreneurial Investor: The Art, Science, and Business of Value Investing, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 68:

(finance, business, informal, humorous) The process by which something is made something worse by diversifying.


hamdog

Any of various snack foods combining a hamburger and a hot dog.


frosé

/ˈfɹəʊ̯zeɪ̯/

/fɹoʊ̯ˈzeɪ̯/

Come cool off with a fRosé in our Lounge this weekend! #bcwine #winelige #frose

2015 August 1, @Road13Vineyards, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-07-22:

A mixed drink made from rosé wine frozen to a slush, with strawberries, vodka, and lemon juice.


Baracknophobia

Blend of Barack + arachnophobia. Popularized by comedian Jon Stewart in 2007.

With the party gearing up for a major election, it seems that such frivolous and irate protestations on the economy and Baracknophobia isn't as vogue as it was in 2010-2011.

2012 April 23, 2966 Dead, “#Teabaggers heading into the sunset”, in alt.fan.rush-limbaugh (Usenet):

(informal, humorous, derogatory) An irrational opposition to Barack Obama (US president from 2009–2017).


banalysis

But then, Ronald Harwood's script doesn't exactly radiate authenticity. Hollywood has put Evita through the banalysis machine and found her just another little girl who wants to be a star.

1981 February 23, Tom Shales, “’Evita’ Evolving”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-04-28:

This "banalysis" is not incorrect; it is usually quite well written and relies on the standard summary works in relevant fields, but it seems that one would not be reading this book if one did not already know these general outlines.

2006 January, Steven A. Walton, “The Field and the Forge: Population, Production, and Power in the Pre-industrial West [book review]”, in Technology and Culture, volume 47, number 1, Baltimore, M.D.: Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 179–180:

[Richard] Whittington is highly critical of the hegemony of the 'classical' school in strategy, characterised by an addiction to 'banalysis'. The implication is that strategists need to be aware of different lenses and be competent and pragmatic in their contextual use.

2010, Sid Lowe, “Schumacher's Hierarchy”, in Managing in Changing Times: A Guide for the Perplexed Manager, Los Angeles, C.A. […]: Response Books, →ISBN, page 29:

(informal, derogatory, humorous) Trivial and uninsightful analysis.


behaviorceutical

Blend of behavior + pharmaceutical. Coined by behavioural neuroscientist Kelly Lambert in 2011.

We see this commercialization as the critical final step in translating the research documenting the health-damaging effects of psychosocial risk factors and the potential of behavioral interventions to ameliorate those effects into commercial behavioral products—analogous to the pharmaceutical industry's drug products—that can be widely distributed—by a new "behaviorceutical" industry?—to prevent disease and improve the health of massesof people around the world.

2011 March 11, Redford B Williams, Virginia P Williams, “Adaptation and implementation of an evidence-based behavioral medicine program in diverse global settings: The Williams LifeSkills experience”, in Translational Behavioral Medicine, volume 1, number 2, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 305, column 1:

But to reap the mental health benefits of behaviourceuticals, it is important to engage in an activity that produces valued outcomes. This may be gardening for one person, woodworking for another and organising closets for someone else.

2018 July 29, Sasha Gonzales, “What knitting, painting and pottery do to your brain, and why they can make you happier and reduce stress”, in South China Morning Post, Hong Kong: South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2018-07-30:

Although it's common to turn to pharmaceuticals to lift our emotions and improve our mental health, the emotional benefits of many New Year's traditions remind me that basic responses can serve as what I call "behaviorceuticals" that enhance well-being.

2081 December 28, Kelly Lambert, “A neuroscientist's tips for a new year tuneup for your brain”, in The Conversation, archived from the original on 2023-12-08:

(neologism) An activity that can improve an individual's mental health.


bitcom

WWW apes TV with bitcoms

1995 November 5, “(article title)”, in Variety, Los Angeles, C.A.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-04-28:

The site, which officially launched Monday, features videos, dubbed "bitcoms," of 30 to 90 seconds. Visitors can also participate in contests, vote and comment on all posted material from comics such as site co-founder Ray Ellin and former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Dean Edwards.

2006 September 6, “Web site fosters 'comedy community'”, in CNET, archived from the original on 2024-04-28:

Sitcom to Bitcom

2007 March 1, “Snack Attack!”, in Wired, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-04:

The bitcoms are shot in a comedy club and feature either TBS talent or comics hired by TBS especially for the bitcoms.

2008 January 23, Gail Schiller, “Open mike night with TBS 'bitcoms'”, in The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, C.A.: Eldridge Industries, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-04-28:

For instance, TBS, part of Turner Entertainment, will offer four different pod-busters - bitcoms, which will feature comedians performing skits about sponsors like Pizza Hut; microseries, two-minute shows that integrate advertisers like Revlon into plots; customized spots for series like "House of Payne" and "My Boys," featuring cast members promoting sponsors like Chrysler and Alltel; and matchups between the themes of spots and shows, known as TV in Context.

2008 July 7, Stuart Elliott, “Networks employ ’pod-busters’ to keep viewers in their seats”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-05:

(technology, informal) A short sitcom-style comedy video viewed online.


bitlegging

If people can take your content without compensation, where do the revenues come from? "Bitlegging" can't be ignored: there's no doubt that it can be a significant drag on profits. Luckily, there are some compensating factors.

1999, Carl Shapiro, Hal R[onald] Varian, Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy, Boston, M.A.: Harvard Business School Press, →ISBN, page 92:

Of course, downloading a ripped-off version of, say, the All Saints' Never Ever is the digital equivalent of bootlegging (bitlegging?). But MP3.com advises a legal alternative: buy the CD then use a "ripper" to create an MP3 file for your own use.

1999 March 11, John Graham-Cumming, “Make your PC really sing”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2014-05-08:

Bitlegging is NOT theft.

1999 August 20, ewhac, “First person convicted of U.S. Internet piracy”, in Slashdot, archived from the original on 2023-08-10:

Every passing year generates a wealth of new online terms: Companies can go 'viral' to reach thousands of customers with their advert or marketing message, or can try 'slivercasting' to target a small audience. There's also been an increase in blegging, bitlegging and splogging (a blend of spam and blog).

2006 November 26, Manisha Singh, “Lexicon techs all”, in The Economic Times, Mumbai: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-04-28:

'Bitlegging' describes the unlicensed downloading of copyright material, while 'ransomware' denotes programs that illegally encrypt personal files to prevent access.

[2007 May 16, Lawrence Wallis, “An increasing fetish for offlish”, in PrintWeek, archived from the original on 2024-04-28:


kninkles

Blend of knees + wrinkles. Itself a modification of ninkles, which was coined by Emily Sheffield. Kninkles appeared shortly after ninkles, but only kninkles became generally accepted.

My sister called me last night and declared she has "kninkles" (knee wrinkles)...oh the things that happen to your body as you get older...

2011 April 21, @bobfm, Twitter, archived from the original on 2024-07-22:

Photos of her in Venice in a pair of shorts at the weekend appeared to show that the Hollywood actress — 39 this month — is suffering from knee wrinkles, or ‘kninkles’, as they’ve been nicknamed.

2011 September 6, Claire Coleman, “Curse of the KNINKLES: That's knee wrinkles... and Gwyneth's not the only star who's got them”, in Daily Mail, archived from the original on 2024-07-22:

Radio-frequency treatments are often used on the face to tighten slack skin and can work wonders on kninkles. "They deliver energy into the dermal tissue," explains Dr Bowler. "This heats the tissue, causing the collagen to tighten and, over time, to produce more collagen."

2011 September 7, Claire Coleman, “Ugly knees: The curse of the kninkles”, in The Courier-Mail, archived from the original on 2024-04-25:

Even super-fit stars such a Demi Moore, 51, right, and Catherine Zeta Jones, 44, left, can't avoid kninkles

2014 February 25, Katy Winter, “No more kninkles (that's knee wrinkles): Now there's a $500 lunchtime lift that promises to banish that saggy skin”, in Daily Mail, archived from the original on 2024-04-25:

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Cher and Sharon Stone have been called out for “kninkles,” or knee wrinkles — and Demi Moore is rumored to have had an $8,000 knee-lift in 2012 to firm and smooth saggy knees.

2015 July 27, Merle Ginsberg, “Hollywood’s Knee Anxiety: Ironing Out Those “Kninkles””, in The Hollywood Reporter, archived from the original on 2024-04-25:


kindie

(music) A style of children's music that melds the sensibility of the singer-songwriter with themes aimed at children under 10 years old.


seacuterie

We served a seacuterie board as a starter.


gypset

Blend of gypsy + jet set. Coined by journalist and author Julia Chaplin in 2009.

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Gypset style is a hybrid of jetsetting (although I prefer globetrotting) and gypsy. I love this look and embrace it regularly. It is forgiving, loose, casual. It’s about collecting fabrics and remnants, carpets and scarves, and draping them on your walls, lamps, beds, floor, and yourself. It is a reflection of a life well traveled and much enjoyed.

2012, Sibella Court, Nomad: A Global Approach to Interior Style, Chronicle Books, page 196:

The ‘70s ‘gypset’ look – combining ‘jet set’ with ‘gypsy’ – is globe-trotting, glamorous, luxurious, hedonistic, flamboyant: think floor cushions and incense, artists, rock stars and their entourages, or Talitha Getty posing in shimmering brocade jacket and harem pants on a rooftop in Marrakesh, probably the most quintessentially haute-hippy photograph ever taken.

2015 February 8, Lindsay Baker, “Why the sexy '70s are back”, in BBC, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

Nevertheless, the range of shopping and gastronomy on offer is still remarkable and I fall in love with the gypset fashion, which blends so well with the Californian lifestyle.

2017, Cornelia Pichler, “Let’s Go West: A triple dose of California”, in THE Stylemate, number 3, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

Gypsy and jet set compression, the season of the sun celebrates the era of gypset fashion.

2020 July 6, Clémence Renoux, “5 “gypset” outfits for your summer evenings”, in Do It in Paris, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

Her latest winter-festive edit Painterly is a flamboyant reflection of this vision. The resort wear edit is tailored for a bon vivant gypset who is ready to make a splash at occasions and weddings.

2022 December 8, Priyamvada Rana, “Designer Payal Singhal’s latest edit Painterly will bring the gypset in you for destination weddings”, in Indulgence, archived from the original on 2024-04-29:

(uncommon) Of or related to a bohemian, nomadic and sophisticated lifestyle and fashion.