Davekat

ship dynamics EXCEPT ITS LITERALLY JUST DAVEKAT (or what i know from fanfics ive read because im not done homestuck yet <3)
also includes:
- constant lighthearted teasing and banter
- cuddling
- helping each other overcome emotional boundaries
- i love them so much

2019 April 17, mspa_reading, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-28:

Davekat is canon, and that's really all there is to say on the matter. <3
#homestuck #davekat

2019 May 9, Blimpcatt, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-28:

in honor of #homestuck day, i'm here to confess something: i used to be a davekat shipper except i mostly liked it as them hate dating instead of normal dating and i guess most of the fandom disagreed with me on that point. anyway, here's some fanart from 2013-2014

2020 April 13, prettypinkpansy, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-28:

davekat and romcom movie posters ? wat an outlandish idea.... o_o

2020 September 12, vomitcore, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-28:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Dave Strider and Karkat Vantas from the Homestuck series.


Homestuck

From the title of the webcomic Homestuck (2009–2016). Equivalent to home + stuck.

there better be homestucks or hetalians at this school i mean there was davesprite x jade on some fuckin lockers

2013 September 3, araneatwerket, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

#JohnEgbert #Homestuck #doodle #gigapause
I love John Egbert and I cannot lie
You other Homestucks can't deny

2015 January 27, Cookieluv246, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

Homestucks rejoice! Fan World will be hosting Promstuck once more on Saturday night!

2017 June 1, FanWorldNiagara, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

any homestucks at area 51 found karkat yet

2019 September 20, Homestuck_Info, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

A'ight SoCal Homestucks - if you're at Anime LA tomorrow, stop by Registration from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm and LISTEN FOR THE SOUND OF MY VOICE! If you can find me, I'll give you a high five cause I couldn't make ribbons in time. 😅

2020 January 10, BROADWAY_KARKAT, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

(fandom slang) A fan of the Homestuck franchise.


Humanstuck

i drew up a humanstuck!Cirava Hermod
ofc my first tweet is homestuck

2018 December 30, kath_draws, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

Let's celebrate this awful, awful day with my first Vriska piece, a humanstuck headcanon spitefully inspired by what was at the time, the most popular humanstuck headcanon for Vriska, a blonde bitchy cheerleader.
As an indirect response, mine ended up being a tabletop turbonerd

2019 August 7, ExponentialMass, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

hello and welcome to my cool humanstuck au. pls look at them

2020 May 24, kitnapz, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-08-29:

(Homestuck fandom slang) A type of alternate universe fanwork featuring human redesigns of nonhuman Homestuck characters.


Hayffie

Effie/Haymitch or 'Hayffie' has been comically acknowledged by the actress Elizabeth Banks, who plays Effie, […]

2014, Nicola Balkind, Fan Phenomena: The Hunger Games, page 142:

Near the end of the movie, it finally happens. As they're saying goodbye, Effie and Haymitch plant a big wet one on each other. Then, all of Panem probably rejoices. Hayffie (Haymitch + Effie) appears to be a thing.

2015 December 21, Bill Bradley, “Elizabeth Banks Drops A 'Hunger Games' Bombshell About Effie And Haymitch”, in HuffPost:

With a romantic relationship between these two characters not explored within the stories, there are many fan fiction writers who choose to create one, thus creating Hayffie fan fiction.

2016, Misty Nichole Horning, "Responding to the Storyworld of The Hunger Games through a Fan Fiction Fandom", thesis submitted to the University of New Mexico, page 105

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Haymitch Abernathy and Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games series.


fanventure

Blend of fan + adventure, in reference to MS Paint Adventures, the website that hosted Homestuck until 2018.

If you're going to do an actual fan'''venture, as in, based on the MSPA source material, then I think the best advice is to still first and foremost make it good based on it's^([sic]) own merits. Whether it's the story, the characters, the writer/reader interaction, the humor; if you take away the MSPA elements and it can still be enjoyable then you've done well.

2014 February 6, tandarkan, “Hi. What are some things and tips that can help with making a fanventure?”, in Reddit, homestuck, archived from the original on 2022-09-03:

At any rate: Sburb fanventures. You've probably read a handful, and if you're a dedicated fan like me, you probably also tried writing one. And if you're a super-attentive theorist-grade fan, you probably picked up on one common detail that they have: (other than being based on Homestuck/the concept of Sburb, obviously)
None of them has been completed, ever.

2016 April 26, ASBusinessMagnet, “On Sburb fanventures and why they are invariably doomed to failure”, in Reddit, homestuck, archived from the original on 2022-09-03:

hackbent was my first fanventure its so GOOD
https://mspfa.com/?s=2810&p=1
an engaging story, a plot twist i still loose my mind over, and a lovable cast of characters that make me emotional i love them....
i rec this one to everyone for a good reason!! go read it

2018 October 7, captorvating, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-09-03:

"sucked into homestuck" is a fanventure about a girl that gets zapped into hs canon and fucks. shit. up. specifically she RETCONS MURDERSTUCK and STOPS ANYONE FROM DYING. yes, everyone is in love with her. yes, she punches vriska and calls her a bitch. yes, it is fucking amazing

2019 August 22, imarriedacherub, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-09-03:

KITTYQUEST is a fanventure about KITTY HARLEY-LEIDER, who has a star-studded family and a lot of time on her hands.
This story is driven by reader commands and is not epilogue-compliant (but you probably knew that already!)
Read it here on MSPFA: https://mspfa.com/?s=32792

2020 May 14, KITTYQUESTmspfa, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-09-03:

(fandom slang) A webcomic in the style of Homestuck, usually taking place in the same universe and featuring many of the same gimmicks, such as sprite art, reader-submitted commands, and lengthy animations.


From J6 (“January 6 [United States Capitol attack]”) + -er.

suf

January 6 􂀿United States Capitol attack􂁀

Judges going easy on J6ers on grounds that a little bit goes a long way evidently haven't read a word of history: light sentences for fascists are a gift to them, easy time that to their followers equals instant martyrdom, readymade (read: faux) "authenticity."

2021 August 24, JeffSharlet, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-09-06:

Former president Trump called all the J6ers to DC promising it’d be wild.

2022 January 20, Kevin Robbins, “Jan. 6 and BLM not the same”, in The Post-Star, volume 118, number 62, Glens Falls, NY, page A4:

A third fundraising site, the Patriot Freedom Project, lists Rehl as one of 34 detained “J6ers.” The site is “dedicated to bringing awareness to the plight of those being politically persecuted and supporting their families and friends,” it says.

2022 March 30, Laura Italiano, “How lagging prosecutions and long jail stays are fanning the flames of Jan. 6 extremism”, in Business Insider:

I pled guilty to a misdemeanor. And when you Google my name, and you look at this dossier that the government has compiled against me and every other J6er.

2023 January 19, Tucker Carlson Tonight, spoken by Brandon Straka, via Fox News:

Many of the J6ers had never been incarcerated before, and jail came as a shock. The difference, though, between them and the average person in the D.C. jail, or any American jail, is that they were going through hell together.

2024 September 16, Hanna Rosin, “The Insurrectionists Next Door”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:

(US politics, neologism) A participant in the January 6 United States Capitol attack.


FoLC

Acronym of fan of Lois & Clark, seemingly chosen as a homophone of folk.

First of all I am a loyal FOLC and will be until it is canceled.

1996 March 12, Cheryl Moore, “Tonight's Episode (3/10)”, in alt.tv.lois-n-clark (Usenet):

Hey, if every FOLC out there does the same maybe interest in the show will return.

1997 March 10, moulds clinton, “Re: Lois and Clarks mumbles? No. Fumbles.”, in alt.tv.lois-n-clark (Usenet):

This is just a new way to get to know some more FoLCs!

1998 October 27, Mandy Crustner, “New Lois and Clark Mailing List”, in alt.tv.lois-n-clark (Usenet):

(fandom slang) A fan of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.


MAGAism

After his loss, Trump spoke of forming a “Patriot Party” that would compete with the GOP to fly the banner of true MAGAism. Such a third party, based on populist rhetoric and grievance, would be a twenty-first-century version of[…]

2021 June 22, Mike Rothschild, The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything, Melville House, →ISBN, page 238:

However, the series also finds Roseanne's performative MAGAism equally humorous. Principle, whichever side of the political aisle it hails from, is set up for mockery in this reboot, and the butt of Roseanne's jokes is no longer systems[…]

2022 April 12, Karen McNally, American Television during a Television Presidency, Wayne State University Press, →ISBN:


DCEU

DC Extended Universe
w:DC Extended Universe

(fandom slang) Initialism of DC Extended Universe (“a shared universe centered on DC Comics-based superhero films, introduced with the 2013 film Man of Steel”).


Stalwart

(historical) A member of the former Stalwarts Republican party of the United States during the Gilded Age.


Half-Breed

A member of the Half-Breeds, a former Republican political party during the Gilded Age.

Stalwart

of a separate Republican party at the time


Hawaiian Kingdom

A former sovereign state on the islands of Hawaii (1795–1893) which later became the state of Hawaii.


Coahuila y Tejas

Borrowed from Spanish Coahuila y Tejas (“Coahuila and Texas”).

bor

United Mexican States
United Mexican States

(historical) A former constituent state of the United Mexican States, part of which revolted and became the Republic of Texas, the rest stayed and remained as Coahuila. Official name: Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila y Tejas.


Louisiana Territory

A large stretch of land purchased from France by the USA, comprising a large portion of the modern-day United States.


OSTP

Along with eating electricity, the OSTP concluded that cryptocurrency operations affect noise levels, disrupt the environment and create electronic waste that "can exacerbate environmental justice issues for neighboring communities, which are often already burdened with other pollutants, heat, traffic, or noise."

2022 September 9, Brandon Vigliarolo, “US warns cryptomining must cut power use over carbon goals”, in The Register:

w:Office of Science and Technology Policy

(US politics) Initialism of Office of Science and Technology Policy.


Barbie shipper

Presumably from the likening of shipping characters to playing with Barbie dolls.

Normally, I don't respond to your kind of bullshit or the other mindless Barbie shipper/Duchovbot bullshit I've had to endure, but I couldn't let this pass.

2001 July 10, Lizabeth V. Karaganis, “Re: Where to go in the 9th season?”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

CC's gamble to have 'Mulder the Absent Center' may have appeased a few barbie shipper types but it also drove off a lot of the fanbase as well.

2002 January 22, Medie, “Re: RP & last seacon”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

There was a big deal about SCULLY'S CHASTITY = DEVOTION TO MULDER during the heyday of the Shipper versus Noromo wars. That "Barbie Shippers" faction of XF fandom is currently cloistering itself somewhere in really dreadful, schmoopy fanfic where no other character threatens the purity of their "deep, abiding luv".

2005 June 25, campylobacter, “Re: Never Again question”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang, derogatory, dated) One who ships Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from the The X-Files.


bolt thrower

(science fiction) A mechanical crossbow used by Alliance Special Forces infiltration units in Star Wars.


FJB

[…] an impromptu remark by a NASCAR trackside reporter at the Talladega Super Speedway […] attempted to awkwardly substitute the rambunctious “FJB” acronym with something entirely more benign: “Let’s Go Brandon!” in recognition of the winning driver, Brandon Brown.

2021 October 18, Mike Bibb, “Editorial: Is it ‘FJB’ or ‘let’s go, Brandon?’”, in The Gila Herald:

President Biden received an ugly welcome in the Land of 10,000 Lakes on Tuesday when his motorcade passed dozens of protesters who held vulgar signs dissing the commander-in-chief. […] One sign said “FJB” in an apparent abbreviation of “F–k Joe Biden.”

2021 November 30, Steven Nelson, “Biden haters greet president in Minnesota with ‘FJB’ and ‘You Suck’ signs”, in New York Post:

Kirk's controversial tag has the acronyms "LGB" for 'Let's Go Brandon' and "FJB," an explicit statement geared toward President Joe Biden […]

2022 March 16, “Alabama man allowed to keep controversial license plate”, in WVTM 13:

The antipathy toward Biden - I won't say it's the same as it was toward Clinton, but it's definitely present. The chants of 'FJB' are louder than they've ever been.

2024 April 20, Toluse Olorunnipa, quoting David Urban, “In Pa., Biden’s challenge is highlighted by protests from both sides”, in Washington Post, archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

(US politics, derogatory, slang, vulgar) Initialism of fuck Joe Biden.


FJB

(US politics, derogatory, slang, vulgar) Joe Biden.


Qcumber

I no longer refer to them as 'Qanon people.'
To me, they will forever be known as Qcumbers.
#QcumberCult

2020 April 19, just_mice33, Twitter, archived from the original on 2022-09-16:

(slang, derogatory) A follower of the QAnon movement.


Star Warsesque

en-adj

Star Warsesque (comparative more Star Warsesque, superlative most Star Warsesque)

more Star Warsesque (comparative)
most Star Warsesque (superlative)

Moments of ID4 were so like SW, it was unreal. From the mothership, similar to the Death Star docking bay 327 (not to reveal anything), to the air battles similar to the battle of Hoth, Endor, and Yavin. ID4 is the supreme Star Warsesque film since ROTJ nearly 15 years ago.

1996 July 7, Mikefjedi2, “STAR WARS NEWSLETTER Vol.1 #3”, in rec.arts.sf.starwars.misc (Usenet), retrieved 2022-09-16:

No, you can't add stars to a movie that, to be honestdoesn't have nearly as much appeal as does star wars. You need to put money into its quality so that it can BECOME a Star-Warsesque seller. ESPECIALLY since-lets be honest-more people like sci-fi then fantasy.

1998 December 8, PlayBumSp1, “Dragonlance Movie”, in alt.fan.dragonlance (Usenet), retrieved 2022-09-16:

Gertu Wrikir, sounds pretty Star Warsesque to me.

1999 June 15, Xen7, “How to get your 'Star Wars name'”, in alt.fan.starwars (Usenet), retrieved 2022-09-16:


I volunteer as tribute

From a scene in the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, in which the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, shouts this when offering to take her sister's place as a "tribute" (competitor) in the titular battle royale.

She grinned. "Fun. Does that mean another trip to England for research? I volunteer as tribute."

2018, Shéa MacLeod, The Death in the Drink, unnumbered page:

"I need to get laid," Ava said as I filled an ice frosted glass with beer for a customer. "I just need sex, you know? Sex is good. Sex is great."
"I volunteer as tribute!" Jesse called from where he was sitting at the end of the bar.

2019, Amber Kuhlman, If I Fall, unnumbered page:

“Well, if you ever need a guinea pig to try your songs out on, I volunteer as tribute.”

2021, Liwen Y. Ho, To the Only Boy I've Loved Before, unnumbered page:

(humorous) Used to indicate that one is enthusiastic or willing to do something; implies (often ironically) that the thing is unpleasant or undesirable.

Katniss Everdeen
Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games


may the odds be ever in your favor

From the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, in which it is the catchphrase of the character Effie Trinket, used to wish prospective competitors in the titular battle royale good luck.

Scheduling a meeting with ten people is a form of calendar Tetris. May the odds be ever in your favor.

2018, Neil Soni, The Startup Gold Mine: How to Tap the Hidden Innovation Agendas of Large Companies to Fund and Grow Your Business, page 39:

With Geminis you just never know! All in all, I love being a Gemini, as we are a fun bunch. As for the ability for our moods to change in the snap of a finger, may the odds be ever in your favor!

2019, Mary, quoted in Kristy Robinett, Born Under a Good Sign: Make the Most of Your Astrological Sign, unnumbered page

My first baby loved baths from the start, and my youngest sounded like he was being waterboarded the entire time. May the odds be ever in your favor, and if your child is not the next Michael Phelps, try taking a bath with them.

2020, Melissa Guida-Richards, Bedtime, the Ultimate Battle: A Parent's Sleep Guide for Infants and Toddlers, unnumbered page:

(humorous) Used to wish someone luck in an adverse or uncertain situation.

Effie Trinket
Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games


lekku

Either of the two appendages that protrude from the head of a Twi'lek (a race of creatures in Star Wars)


comparison is the thief of joy

Comparing one's own situation with that of others will lead to unhappiness or bitterness.


Clintoniana

Objects, materials, or documents relating to Bill Clinton (born 1946), the 42nd president of the United States.


Green New Dealer

en-noun

Green New Dealer (plural Green New Dealers)

The alliance that pushed the Inflation Reduction Act into law in August was always a somewhat fragile and ramshackle one: Green New Dealers and the coal-state senator Joe Manchin, carbon-capture geeks and environmental justice warriors, all herded together in the sort of big-tent play you get with a 50-50 Senate and one party functionally indifferent on climate.

2022 October 5, David Wallace-Wells, “Progressives Should Rally Around a Clean Energy Construction Boom”, in The New York Times:

(US politics) A proponent of the Green New Deal.


Pelosian

en-adj

Pelosian (comparative more Pelosian, superlative most Pelosian)

more Pelosian (comparative)
most Pelosian (superlative)

Hidalgo has drawn comparisons with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 30-year-old New York congresswoman who was elected the same year and became an instantly iconic progressive in national politics—a hero on the left and a villain of Pelosian proportions for the right.

2020 September 2, Ciara O'Rourke, “The Latina Progressive Who Faced Down Texas Republicans”, in Politico:

House of Representatives
House of Representatives

(US politics) Of or pertaining to Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), American politician and speaker of the United States House of Representatives.


Donald Ducking it

From the cartoon character Donald Duck, who is almost always depicted with no clothing below the shirt.

Wear clothes on the bottom half of your body. During the lockdown, many people got caught out when they rose from their computer only to be discovered “Donald Ducking” it.

2021, Nancy Bishop, Auditioning for Film and Television: A Post #MeToo Guide:

'Hope your neighbours don't catch me Donald Ducking it,' I call, returning to the bedroom still knickerless, holding the bottle and the glasses.

He is wearing eighties-style dark sunglasses and completely Donald Ducking it in a Hawaiian shirt with the sleeves cut off.

(slang) Wearing no clothes below the waist.


Q+

I heard a woman ask a guy in a "Q+" hat — one of Q's signatures, he told me — what Q was about.

2018 August 3, Philip Bump, “There’s a virus in Trumpland”, in Washington Post:

The group regularly disseminates Q's messages on UCP's official YouTube livestream. Members toss off remarks like "thank God for Q and Q+, that’s Trump," actively look for Q messages and claim that real news is based those messages.

2019 April 23, Brendan Joel Kelley, “QAnon Conspiracy Increasingly Popular with Antigovernment Extremists”, in Southern Poverty Law Center:

Some QAnon devotees even believe that Mr. Trump posts himself, under the code name "Q+".

2020 February 9, Mike McIntire, Kevin Roose, “What Happens When QAnon Seeps From the Web to the Offline World”, in New York Times:

Ms. Perkins said she saw Mr. Trump as being involved in the Q effort, saying that she believed he was posting online under the pseudonym Q+.

2020 May 20, Mike Baker, “G.O.P. Voters Back QAnon Conspiracy Promoter for U.S. Senate”, in New York Times:

DAVIES: Let's just talk about some QAnon terms. When you see Q+, what does that mean?
 LAFRANCE: Well, Q+ refers to President Trump himself.

2020 August 20, Dave Davies, Adrienne LaFrance, Fresh Air, NPR:

(QAnon) A hypothetical individual believed to be in charge of QAnon, most commonly thought to be Donald Trump himself.


“Our founders built their own guns,” Masters added. “They intended us to as well — it’s the ultimate political act, a liberty the 2A protects. Technology will not stop. With 3D printing, this is going to get easier year after year. I’ll be a political check on ‘gun control,’ but the technological check is inevitable.”

2022 April 13, Ryan Bort, “The Real Reason Republicans Are Loading Their 2022 Campaign Ads With Guns”, in Rolling Stone:

Second Amendment
Second Amendment#English

(US politics) Abbreviation of Second Amendment.


Republicanism

“It’s not going to change,” Madrid says. “[…] This is mainstream Republicanism. So once you start to move off of that, you will start to lose the intensity of the support and turnout you need from the shrinking Republican base. […]”

(US politics) The policy or philosophy of the Republican Party of the United States.


Talcum X

Blend of talcum + Malcolm X, in reference to the white color of talcum powder, as well as allegations that Shaun King lied about his race.

Shaun King IS a scream if it's the same guy I've seen on the interwebs. He's a white guy who "identifies" as black, whatever the hell that means! On a message board, he's often called Talcum X.

2017 June 7, Dan the Man, “OT - They Ain't Callin' Kaepernick”, in alt.sports.football.pro.miami-dolphins (Usenet), retrieved 2022-10-13:

(slang, humorous, derogatory) Shaun King.


REL

Russo-European Laika
Russo-European Laika#English


Generation K

Coined by British economist and author Noreena Hertz in 2015. The K stands for Katniss Everdeen, a character in the young-adult novel The Hunger Games (2008).

coin

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Generation K.

A demographic cohort identified in 2015, consisting of 13- to 20-year-olds who are relatively anxious, intent on being unique, and concerned about inequality.


Dark Brandon

From let's go, Brandon with influence from Dark MAGA.

A 26-year-old sent a pithy email that argued: “Biden could literally do nothing for the next two and a half years[…] We chose the only candidate who could win and he did.” He also sent us a Biden meme of what he called “Dark Brandon.”

[2022 July 13, Alex Thompson, Max Tani, “The Holy War over Hunter Biden’s laptop”, in Politico:

“Dark Brandon is crushing it,” tweeted Andrew Bates, the White House deputy press secretary, on Sunday night, referring to President Joe Biden.

2022 August 8, Perret Connor, Bryan Metzger, “Biden White House embraces ‘Dark Brandon,’ a parody of the ‘Dark MAGA’ meme used by the far right”, in Business Insider:

California farmworkers may struggle with clout in our state Capitol, but they definitely have friends in higher places. Those include Dark Brandon, that feisty internet alter ego of Joe Biden who is done being the ice-cream-eating nice guy – and is letting his antagonists know it, whether they are MAGA Republicans or wayward California governors.

2022 September 7, Anita Chabria, “Dark Brandon turns the tables on Newsom; Governor, who has called out moderates, gets schooled by Biden in union fight”, in Los Angeles Times, page B1:

“That sneaky Joe Biden pulled an October surprise on the Republicans by doing something popular,” said Stephen Colbert of the marijuana pardon. “Today, Dark Brandon became Dank Brandon.”

2022 October 7, “Kimmel on Biden’s marijuana pardon: ‘Glad Willie Nelson is alive to see this’”, in The Guardian (online):

Grant Stern, executive editor of political organization Occupy Democrats, wrote: “Dark Brandon gets Republicans to cheerily promise not to cut Social Security and Medicare live during the #SOTU speech!”

2023 February 8, Darragh Roche, “How Joe Biden Skewered Republicans in State of the Union ‘Masterclass’”, in Yerepouni Daily News, Beirut:

Democrats have long sought to ignite their own messages online. And the Biden campaign has been quick to embrace the “Dark Brandon” meme, in which the president is depicted as a kind of superhero, sometimes with lasers for eyes.

2023 July 18, Jess Bidgood, “Ron DeSantis wants to make his mark online, but is it paying off?”, in Boston Globe (subscription):

Dark Brandon has never been darker. Molly Roberts is talking about the internetty persona of President Biden, the meme lord with lasers emanating from his eyes — the one who tweeted after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory that he had orchestrated the whole thing, just as far-right conspiracy theorists had alleged.

2024 February 14, Drew Goins, “Recognizing other relationships, from platonic to polyamorous”, in The Washington Post:

(US politics, slang, humorous, ironic) Joe Biden (46th and current President of the United States), especially used by liberals to refer to the idea of a more powerful Biden, or to point out something powerful he has actually done.


cromulence

Results from a numerical simulation of a compression test are also presented in Figure 6 and serve as an initial indicator of the cromulence of the proposed model.

2015, Cesar Ovalles, Carl Rechsteiner Jr, Analytical Methods in Petroleum Upstream Applications, page 1571:

The material circumstances may raise questions as to the cromulence of this perspective, but the UK's elite appear, for the moment, to be as firmly committed to a Great Power role as they ever were under the Coalition.

2021, Timothy Oliver, The Cameron–Clegg Coalition and Britain's Role in the World, page 199:

(humorous, uncommon) Acceptability, correctness.


Ohomo

WASHINGTON - Mary Beth Maxwell says her years of fighting for workers' rights can be traced to the values and sense of social justice that came with her upbringing in a Catholic family in Omaha. Maxwell, 43, has received some high-profile mentions lately as a possible nominee for secretary of labor under President-elect Barack Obama. She would be the first openly gay cabinet secretary.

2008 December 18, Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS, “Ohomo leaning towards faggot for Labor Secretary”, in alt.politics (Usenet):

They killed american personnel because obozo invaded and holocausted their country and murdered their president. And all because Libya was going to a gold standard and the bankers who contol^([sic]) Ohomo won't allow that. I can't believe americans are so stupid they believe this obozo BS that libyans killed the US ambassador because of an anti-islam movie!!!!!!

2012 September 13, Car Crashes Mean Car Sales - GM loves highway criminals, “Do you really think Libya is mad because of some silly movie?”, in alt.politics.usa (Usenet):

So the despicable, vile, worthless, sub-cockroach mega-turd nigger 'son-of-Ohomo' Christopher Hendrix tried multiple times in a single day to try its paw at carjacking. Of course, it failed miserably and was finally (Thank Heaven!) wrangled and caged. During its long odyssey, the stupid ape got showered with gasoline and also faced the business-end of a pistol. Ape-parently, carjacking beez rayciss an shee-it.

2020 October 20, Skeeter, “Re: Mega-turd Christopher Hendrix Fails at Many Carjackings in One Day; Gets Wrangled”, in alt.conspiracy (Usenet):

(slang, derogatory, offensive) Barack Obama.


Trumpster diving

So, sit back, grill a Trump Steak, pour a tall glass of Trump Vodka, and go “Trumpster diving” for some billiondollar stanzas, straight from the Bard of the Deal. As the Poet himself might say, this stuff is like very, very, very good.

2015 December 15, Hart Seely, Bard of the Deal: The Poetry of Donald Trump, HarperCollins, →ISBN:

He presents himself as a Strong Man who promises to knock heads and make things right again. In this, he has a lot more in common with South American populist demagogues than with our tradition of political leaders... The middle-class consensus in America has collapsed. This is the most important political and social earthquake since World War II. The conservative movement's leadership isn't up to the challenge, and a good number of voters are willing to gamble on Trump's bluster. Bad bet. Our nation's solidarity is being tested. It will only make things worse if we go Trumpster diving.

2016 January 21, R. R. Reno, “Conservatives against Trump”, in National Review, archived from the original on 2022-10-29:

Reno humorously cautions against going “Trumpster diving” for our next president (p. 38). Donald Trump was reviled for his vulgarity and boastfulness.

2017 March 8, William L. Benoit, Mark J. Glantz, Persuasive Attacks on Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Primary, Lexington Books, →ISBN:

scraping the bottom of the barrel
scrape the bottom of the barrel

(US, politics, dated, informal, humorous) The act of scraping the bottom of the barrel to find a candidate.

VBNMW

voting for liberal candidates regardless of their record


red wedding

The first sense derives from red as an adjective meaning "associated with or supportive of communism." The second sense derives from The Red Wedding scene in A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin.

As the church sought to make these events significant with its ceremonies, so did the Communists with their “Red weddings,” “Red funerals” and “Red christenings.”

1942 October, Albert Rhys Williams, “Religion in the USSR”, in Soviet Russia Today, page 15:

They celebrated “red weddings” at factories, bride and groom standing before a piece of machinery and pledging their loyalty first to the communist state, then to each other.

1994, Woodford McClellan, Russia: The Soviet Period and After, page 77:

Soon "Red weddings" replaced church weddings for dedicated Communists.

1998, Ronald Grigor Suny, The Soviet Experiment: Russia, the USSR, and the Successor States, page 186:

(dated, communism) A wedding ceremony in the Soviet Union in which the couple pledged loyalty to the state or communism in addition to reciting marriage vows.


Demmie

Let the Demmies rail and shout, / And what is it all about, / When they prate of “tariff and reform?” / By their actions in the past / Well we know from first to last, / What the wonders are that they'd perform.

1888, “Hear the Joyful Song”, in The Tippecanoe Campaign Songster: Harrison and Morton; Sketch of Their Lives and Full Text of the Republican Platform, W. F. Shaw Co., page 17:

The cheapness of these so-called “great” men was shown when a Senate committee on Unemployment Insurance elected their chairman. Senator Wagner, a Demmy, presented the motion in the Senate that Unemployment Insurance be probed. He, together with Senators Hebert (R. I.) and Glenn (Ill.) were appointed on the committee in the order named.

1931 May, James P. Egan, “Comment on the National Show”, in Machinists' Monthly Journal, volume 43, number 5, Washington, D.C.: International Association of Machinists, page 300:

(US politics, slang, now rare) A member or supporter of the Democratic Party.


free silverite

They may be as little appreciated on monetary as on political subjects, but an outsider may be permitted to note the significant fact that Mr. Bryan's personal platform seems to go far beyond the party platform on which he stands. Officially he is a free Silverite; actually he is a free Silverite and something more.

1896 November, W. R. Lawson, “American Currency Cranks”, in The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, volume 64, number 5, New York: E. R. Pelton, page 590:

(US, economics, historical) An advocate of the free silver movement.


blue wave

Coordinate term: red wave

A handful of local elections in Mississippi is hardly a blue wave. But Democrats across the South hope what just happened there is the start of something big – the first ripple of a Democratic comeback in the Deep South.

2013 June 23, Molly Ball, “Can Democrats Win Back the Deep South?”, in The Atlantic:

(US politics) A surge of voters supporting the candidates of the Democratic Party during an election (especially a midterm election), which results in the party making significant gains.


red wave

Coordinate term: blue wave

Episodes like this may be one reason the red wave didn’t materialize, why Republicans failed to usher in a new dawn of prosperity for the multiracial working class that Republican leaders from Senator Ted Cruz to the House policy honcho Jim Banks say they want to champion.

2022 November 10, Sohrab Ahmari, “Why the Red Wave Didn’t Materialize”, in The New York Times:

Republicans had hoped that a “red wave” in the midterm elections would allow them to flip dozens of House seats, giving them a much more comfortable majority. Instead, Republicans were barely about to flip the House, and Democrats may even be able to increase their Senate majority depending on the results of the Georgia runoff next month.

2022 November 16, Joan E Greve, “Q&A: what does a split Congress mean for US politics?”, in The Guardian:

(US politics) A surge of voters supporting the candidates of the Republican Party during an election (especially a midterm election), which results in the party making significant gains.


Dickney

Now The Black Hole (which is one movie I do want) isn't being released by Disney on DVD but is being released by Anchor Bay. So I don't know which is worse...I'd rather see Dickney release it than Artifact Bay.

1998 December 27, ´ceith, “Disney Fucked up Armageddon”, in alt.video.dvd (Usenet), retrieved 2022-11-27:


graftproof

en-adj

graftproof (comparative more graftproof, superlative most graftproof)

more graftproof (comparative)
most graftproof (superlative)


“Will they be sent to the DC gulag with the J6 prisoners,” [Dan] Bishop tweeted.

2022 July 21, Danielle Battaglia, “After abortion rally arrest, NC lawmaker to ‘continue to put my body on the line’”, in The Herald-Sun, volume 134, number 146, page 4A:

“At this CPAC booth you receive a silent disco headset that plays harrowing testimony from the people arrested for participating in J6,” she [Laura Jedeed] tweeted.

2022 August 5, Ryan Grenoble, “CPAC Has A Special Exhibit: A Sobbing Jan. 6 Rioter In Jail”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2022-08-05:

At CPAC, a wild bit of political theater defending J6 rioters resulted in real tears and prayers. […] For Thursday’s performance in the J6 cage, the man in the prison was an actor.

2022 August 6, Tess Owen, “The Surreal Spectacle of Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Capitol Riot Rage Cage”, in Vice, archived from the original on 2022-08-06:

Well, here we go again, another J6 hearing tonite!

2022 August 25, Shickshinny man, Press Enterprise, page 21:

It would be the rare individual who watched the J6 committee’s proceedings and still found reason to doubt what happened during the failed coup attempt – and who was responsible.

2022 October 17, George Ochenski, “Trump 2024? It ain’t gonna happen”, in Missoulian, volume 147, number 290, page A6:

The Hollow’s owner, Victor Mellor Sr., is a former Marine who posted on Facebook that he “Just knocked on front doors” of the Capitol on Jan. 6. Mellor told “Frontline” that he was proud he was there that day and once suggested on social media that he would have a “J6 reunion at the Hollow.”

2022 October 18, Michelle R. Smith, “‘A socialization of insurrection’: After Jan. 6, Michael Flynn moved to Sarasota County and set out to establish a political community of like-minded people”, in Tampa Bay Times, volume 139, number 086, page 22A:

(US politics) The January 6 United States Capitol attack.


Pedocrat

Pushing Back on the Pedocrats: The evidence of the Left's designs on America's children is everywhere.

2022 April 5, Scott McKay, The American Spectator:

There's already pedocrats trying to get rid of the word "pedophile" and replace it with "minor-attracted person". A Pedocrat Groomer like you already knows this though.

2022 April 15, CGSC Lobotomy, Tiger Droppings:

Pedocrat: A pedophile that has been brainwashed by progressive liberal propaganda, rendering their thought processes incoherent and void of anything except for socialism and pedophile intentions. "Dang, Matt! Did you see Creepy Joe try to make a move on that girl? What a pedocrat!"

2019 December 23, Josh J. Hsoj, Urban Dictionary:

Pedocrat: Politicians, typically left-leaning Democrats, who are so devoid of core values and morality that they don’t have any reservations about acting on their pedophilic proclivities. "Did you hear? The Lincoln Project is made up of all pedocrats just like Anthony Weiner!"

2021 February 18, Phaedrus331, Urban Dictionary:

"pedocrat also works." Because California is a good example of what total Democrat party control looks like. And they continually try to lessen punishment of pedophilia and underage sodomy. Dem judges continually give light sentences to pedos. Not to mention Dems obsession to sexualize children. I.e. cuties.

2020 November 8, Zarathustra, Texas A&M Football, Recruiting, News & Forums:

On a side note, is this why pedocrats are so desperate to allow the massive amount of illegal immigration?

2022 November 29, v1rtu0s0, AboveTopSecret, archived from the original on 2022-12-07:

(US politics, slang, derogatory) A member or a supporter of the Democratic Party, a Democrat.


Pedocrat

(US politics, slang, derogatory) Of or pertaining to the Democratic Party.


Disneyphile

While a few of the pictures harken back to the 1951 animated film of Alice, most are unlike anything Disneyphiles have seen before, […]

1989, Knight Letter, Lewis Carroll Society of North America:

McElwee also mentions the Perspecta Process that simulated stereo, and was applied to re-issues of Gone With the Wind (1939) and The Jolson Story (1946), and a reissue of Disney's Fantasia (1940) with a Dolby track that apparently annoyed Disneyphiles.

1993, Moving Image Works and Manifestations, University of California, Los Angeles, page 104:

Steve Watts is both a scholar and a Disneyphile, which makes him an ideal author for this much-needed volume about Walt Disney’s place in American culture.

1997, Steven Watts, quoting Leonard Maltin, The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, Columbia, Mo., London: University of Missouri Press, back cover:


Repooplican

Why is it only Repooplicans are for the electoral college? Because they are a minority that wants to maintain control and the only thing worse than majority rule is minority rule.

2000 November 14, Steve Zipser, “Re: Tax Court, Schmax Court . . .”, in alt.home-theater.misc (Usenet):

Being uncommitted to any political party, I make it a habit of believing everything DemocRATs and Repooplicans say about each other.

2003 August 3, XCobraJock, “Re: Tax Court, Schmax Court . . .”, in misc.taxes (Usenet):

Politics today pretty much has to involve the existing parties. There are three, really: the Repooplicans, the Demoncrats, and the Opportunists. The Opportunists just infiltrate the other two.

2010 February 13, Woody Brison, “Re: ACAD - Colossians 3”, in alt.religion.mormon.fellowship (Usenet):

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


Repugnican

The Repugnicans do everything they can to discriminate against minorities while calling it "choice", and then accuse Democrats of "divisiveness".

2001 April 21, Dennis P. Harris, “Re: Choices”, in alt.culture.alaska (Usenet):

If you wish to maintain that the Clinton-era economy was a "bubble economy" you must concede that the simile implies that the "bubble" burst. That's a discrete event. An event Repugnicans did nothing to forestall.

2002 July 31, Gary Ott, “Re: It's the Economy, Stupid”, in alt.politics.usa.republican (Usenet):

So it is quite fair and reasonable to say that wage earners are getting the shaft when compared to those who OWN stuff and receive UNEARNED income (mostly economic rent). Unless and until the Repugnicans can figure out a way to share the wealth more equitably they are simply a bunch of lying pigs who use cherry picked "data" to illustrate distortions.

2005 September 29, The Trucker, “Re: China's growth is not due to trade”, in sci.econ (Usenet):


Dumbya

Blend of Dubya (“nickname for George W. Bush”) + dumb.

blend

Maybe Dumbya vs. Pinocchio would be a good matchup for late-night comedy, but with U.S. sailors being blown to bits in Yemen, the Mideast in flames, and a stock market as un- reliable as a daily tracking poll, a new sense of seriousness, if not outright gloom, has descended on the White House sweepstakes. The public seems even more exhausted than the candidates.

2000 October 23, Roger Simon, Kenneth T. Walsh, “Suddenly, it's serious: A turbulent wold intrudes on America's long, national daydream”, in U.S. News & World Report, volume 129, number 16, →ISSN, page 36:

A lifetime spent as a Rockefeller toady cultivating both open and covert contacts with intelligence agencies, organized crime figures, third world dictators, oil cartels, drug lords and the New World Order made our new President Dumbya possible.

2001 Winter, Robert Lederman, “GW Bush and the Bi-Partisanism Hustle”, in It's About Time…, volume 5, number 1, page 6:

Because who doesn’t want to own an oil-less, el busto oil company? Do you know anything at all about tax dodges? (As president, Dumbya would appoint Reynolds ambassador to Switzerland after he and DeWitt contributed nearly $1 million to the Bush 2000 campaign.)

2007, Jack Huberman, The GOP-Hater's Handbook: 378 Reasons Never to Vote for the Party of Reagan, Nixon and Bush Again, New York, NY: Nation Books, →ISBN, page 59:

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


bitca

From an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in which a character mishears an oral spelling of the word "bitch".
*
1997 September 15, “When She Was Bad”, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 2, episode 1, spoken by Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon):
Willow: That's what it was! I mean, why else would she be acting like such a B-I-T-C-H?
Giles: Willow, I think we're all a little too old to be spelling things out.
Xander: A bitca?

quote-av

w:Buffy the Vampire Slayer

(humorous, fandom slang) Alternative form of bitch


Republithug

Blend of Republican + thug. Compare Rethuglican.

I would never condone any riot, but the difference between such a riot and the Republithugs who stormed Miami-Dade is that the Repub's were attempting to stop a lawful recount through intimidation.

2000 December 2, James Simpson, “Re: Republicans correctly accuse Dems of STEALING the election ...”, in alt.politics.elections (Usenet):

On the other hand, it is an easy, basic way of understanding the abuses of the Republithugs. That is, nothing matters but power. That is, further, they don't mean a *damn thing with "family values." They never did. It was just another pose meant to help them gain power.

2006 October 12, Mark K. Bilbo, “Re: OT: Derailing the Republicans”, in alt.atheism (Usenet):

He will still be POTUS and I shall give him all the patience and respect he and the other Republithugs gave president-elect Obama.

2016 November 12, Keyser Söze, “Re: Time to pay up, Krause”, in rec.boats (Usenet):


there is no war in Ba Sing Se

From the episode "City of Walls and Secrets" of the American animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, aired on September 22, 2006, in which the corrupt officials of the city Ba Sing Se try to keep order by hypnotizing citizens to believe that "there is no war in Ba Sing Se" even as the city is being besieged.

When something is wrong, and people seem to be ignoring it, we'll often say, "there is no war in Ba Sing Se."

[2020 July 19, Rich Knight, “Why Avatar: The Last Airbender Fans Have Issues With M. Night Shyamalan's Movie”, in CinemaBlend, archived from the original on 2022-12-27:

Today, I'm negotiating with myself: You have tacos in a meal kit box that's arriving in a couple of days, so at least you won't have to wait long. And burgers are good. You like apples, especially Granny Smith. Pork and apple burgers are what you want. Relax, there is no war in Ba Sing Se... Wow, my burgers are so good and exactly what I wanted!

2021 April 27, “A Week In Edmonton, AB, On A $61,000 Salary”, in Refinery29, archived from the original on 2023-01-05:

The LinkedIn page is pretty creepy with terms like "Giving employees the best work environment they'll never know with our patented and extremely safe Severance procedure." It gives off "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" vibes […]

2022 March 22, Dean Daley, “Severance's Lumon Industries has its own LinkedIn page”, in MobileSyrup, archived from the original on 2022-04-14:

At the very least, even if there is no patch, we now know that they're stating that they're aware of the problem, which contrasts the previous 'there is no war in Ba Sing Se' approach that they were taking.

2022 December 1, Ryan Pearson, “Nintendo Backtracks On Claim They Didn't Hear Of Performance Issues In 'Pokémon Scarlet & Violet' And Releases Much-Needed Patch”, in Bounding Into Comics, archived from the original on 2023-01-05:

There is no war in Ba Sing Se, and there are no lesbians in China.

2022 December 16, Andy Golder, “23 Screenshots Of People Being Wrong, Wrong, Wrong In 2022”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original on 2022-12-29:

(Internet slang, occasionally sarcastic) Nothing is going on; everything is under control; it is business as usual (suggesting that important information is being covered up).

Avatar: The Last Airbender
City of Walls and Secrets


Demotard

Of course, hypocrisy at its finest. Blah-blah Ford had NO evidence or proof about Kavanaugh, but the Demotards believed Kavanaugh was guilty. Reade has contemporary evidence, at least, but the same Demotards don't even want to talk about it, and they think that's okay.
Watch the Demotards use those very same allegations behind the scenes to flush O'Biden out and bring in a replacement... maybe Hillary or "Big Mike" O'Bummer. O'Biden ain't gonna be The Man when it gets down to the nitty and the gritty.

2020 May 2, Checkmate, “We now have absolute proof the media are completely corrupt”, in alt.support.depression.flame (Usenet), retrieved 2023-01-19:

(US politics, Internet slang, derogatory, offensive) A Democrat.


Warshington

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

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


Warshington

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

1914, Booth Tarkington, Asa Don Dickinson, Penrod:

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

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

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

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

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

2010, Roger Lee Scout, Letters from the Hills:

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

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

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

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

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

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


Bushophile

Eventually, the Bush platters will go to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Texas, where planners hope to build a sophisticated multimedia system that will allow Bushophiles to see correspondence, polls, press reports and video clips on computer workstations.

1993 January 25, Mitch Betts, “Bush Presidential Library first to employ high tech”, in Computerworld, volume 27, number 4, →ISSN, page 22:

So to bash Bush, for being the fool he is, is America bashing? What a crock! You Bushophiles don't give a shize about true democracy, or freedom of speech.

2002 September 24, eric davis, “Re: "Bush Squandered World Good Will after 9-11"”, in alt.prophecies.nostradamus (Usenet):

(US politics, informal) A fan or supporter of George H. W. Bush (1924–2018) or George W. Bush (born 1946), former presidents of the United States.


Marveldom

1965, Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #11 (letters section), Marvel Comics
As for Kirby-Stone, you've come up with what is by far the finest team in Marveldom in the past year or two.

The domain of Marvel Comics, including the set of all works and people related with the company.


Xiden

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Bushophilia

Bushophilia is reaching a new peak among the ranks of the demented, the sexually depraved and the paranoid. The GOP is selling pictures of the usurper running panicked and scared for his life after 9/11for $150 a pop.

2002 May 16, William PF, “Photos of W running scared after 9/11 are going for $150 a piece”, in soc.culture.usa (Usenet):

That said, for many fresh-faced men there was one love that dared speak its name. The exhibition hall was a temple of Bushophilia, from photographs of his inauguration for $175 to cups, hats, badges, key-rings and “Pray for him” T-shirts.

2003 February 8, “Guys and dolls: Conservatives, off their leash, are a frightening bunch”, in The Economist, volume 366, number 8310:

That’s why all the hypocrisy surrounding George H.W. Bush’s death thrilled me. I didn’t fall for the weaponization of Bushophilia to bash Trump and implicitly say, “Hey, I’m fair-minded, I could abide by Reagan or the Bushes – but this guy’s beyond the pale.”

2018 December 11, Gil Troy, “The constructive hypocrisy when eulogizing Bush was OK”, in The Jerusalem Post:

(US politics, informal) The love or admiration of George H. W. Bush (1924–2018) or George W. Bush (born 1946), former presidents of the United States.


Class M

Originally from the TV series Star Trek.

(science fiction) Of a planet: having characteristics similar to that of Earth.


ROTS

It may be surprising, but the plot for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith was revealed early in the ROTS and LEGO Star Wars video games.

2022 April 3, John Feliciani, “Star Wars Spoiled Revenge of the Sith Months Early In Games”, in Screen Rant, archived from the original on 2022-08-14:

Revenge of the Sith
w:Revenge of the Sith

(Star Wars) Initialism of Revenge of the Sith (a 2005 movie in the Star Wars series).


Fort Sumter

A fort off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. The American Civil War started there on April 12, 1861.


Gang of Six

First Washington had the Gang of Six, six senators seeking a bipartisan agreement on reducing the nation's debt.

2012 November 14, Sophie Quinton, “Michael Bennet: Debt Deal Depends on Boehner-Obama Agreement”, in The Atlantic:

(US politics, informal) Various bipartisan groups in the United States Senate working on health care, fiscal policy, and immigration.


Gang of Eight

If the President were to inform the Gang of Eight that he signed a covert action finding to overthrow the government of Canada, he would be required to tell others at least something about the finding.

2010 September 28, Marc Ambinder, “A Step Forward for Oversight of Intelligence”, in The Atlantic:

(US politics, informal) A set of eight leaders within the United States Congress who are briefed on classified intelligence matters by the executive branch.

First Washington had the Gang of Six, six senators seeking a bipartisan agreement on reducing the nation's debt. Now there's the Gang of Eight, eight senators seeking an agreement on dodging looming end-of-year spending cuts and tax increases.

(US politics, informal) A set of eight leaders within the United States Congress for fiscal matters.


QAnoner

Several hundred QAnoners set up camp along the Tampa Riverwalk on Jan. 11 to hear from the celebrities of their fringe conspiracy theory. "It's amazing to see the growth," said Jeffrey Pedersen, better known as "The Matrixxx." [image caption]

2020 January 16, Claire McNeill, “QAnon conspiracy theorists find kinship on the Tampa Riverwalk”, in Tampa Bay Times:

Dunking on fools may feel good, but humiliating QAnoners risks driving them further down the rabbit hole. And you should care because you might have a QAnon believer among your friends or family — and on Nov. 3, it’s possible several will be elected to Congress.

2020 October 26, Kirby Ferguson, “What Do We Do About Q?”, in The New York Times:

(US politics) A supporter of the QAnon movement; one who believes in the QAnon conspiracy theory.


Demonrat

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

From demon + rat, to sound like Democrat.

They develop far-fetched explanations for critiques of the president: The Mueller probe, for instance, must actually be a cover-up to buy time for a Trump-Mueller tag-team effort to bring down villainous, pedophile “Demonrats.”

(US politics, Internet slang, derogatory) A Democrat.


Glup Shitto

From a September 2020 post by Tumblr user gomjabbar lampooning hardcore Star Wars fans and Star Wars character names: "every time a new Star War^([sic]) movie or show is announced all the fans are like 'OMG Glup Shitto is back 😭😭😭'.
Probably derived from shit, referring to the supposed poor quality of the new characters.

When it works well, Mank feels like the inheritance and renovation of a range of craft competencies and attentions. And when it does not work well, it is the classical Hollywood nerd’s version of Glup Shitto. “OMG Ben Hecht is back!” Sometimes it does both at once.

2021 May 9, J. D. Connor, “Put Some 'Mank' on It”, in Los Angeles Review of Books:

'The Book of Boba Fett' is a good example of this joke containing a few grains of truth. Boba Fett was, after all, the original Glup Shitto. He turned up in all of maybe three major scenes in 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi', died by accident, and was written off in the movies.

2022 June 1, Brian Lloyd, “This week's 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' sees the return of a familiar helmet”, in Entertainment.ie:

I also questioned what characters might show up in this series, and while we haven’t seen a true Glup Shitto yet, we do get a reference to Quinlan Vos, a Jedi from the “Star Wars” novels who then appeared in “Star Wars: The Clone Wars.”

2022, Brandon Raglow, "Review | Episode three of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ brings the Jedi master face to face with a certain former Padawan", The Pitt News (University of Pittsburgh), 8 June 2022

(Star Wars fandom slang, vulgar, derogatory) Any minor Star Wars character or one who features primarily in Extended Universe media unknown to casual fans.


anti-Reylo

When Star Wars: The Force Awakens came out, the fandom found itself dividing across one really hard, bright line: the Reylos and the anti-Reylos.

2017 December 15, Ani Bundel, “More Than The Force Connects Kylo Ren & Rey In 'The Last Jedi' & It's Intense”, in Elite Daily:

Anti-Reylos read the pairing's on-screen encounters as rape, and they point out the age difference and potential familial relationship.

2018, Kristina Busse, “Afterword: Fannish Affect and Its Aftermath”, in Rebecca Williams, editor, Everybody Hurts: Transitions, Endings, and Resurrections in Fan Cultures, page 217:

This also means that there are significant clashes between Reylo shippers and anti-Reylos.

2019, Lauren Rouse, "The fan fiction reading guide: the use of multimedia and comments as close reading tools", thesis submitted to DePaul University, page 96

(fandom slang) An opponent of the ship of Rey and Kylo Ren from Star Wars (Reylo).


Kobayashi Maru

From the fictional Kobayashi Maru test, first introduced in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, a training exercise in which Starfleet cadets face an intentionally unwinnable scenario as a test of character. The test involves the rescue of an eponymous vessel, named by Star Trek II screenwriter Jack B. Sowards after his neighbours, from the Japanese family name Kobayashi and maru (a suffix of Japanese ship names).

Christmas is the Kobayashi Maru of holidays. It is unwinnable.

2010, April Winchell, Regretsy: Where DIY Meets WTF, page 121:

Martin said, “Gwen, do you understand that there’s no right answer to that? You've asked me the Kobayashi Maru of questions. There’s no possible way to answer that won't make you mad.”

2015, Scott Meyer, An Unwelcome Quest, page 265:

“You might not be able to win,” I said. “It may be the Kobayashi Maru of seating arrangements.”

2016, Hillary Manton Lodge, Together at the Table, page 81:

(informal) A scenario with no positive or favourable outcome; a no-win situation.

Jack B. Sowards
Kobayashi Maru
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Starfleet


Reaganagram

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Some may prefer the Reaganagram 'insane Anglo warlord'.

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

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


USDS

It's significant that the first leader of the USDS was an SRE. The unit already had in its DNA a deep commitment to user-centered service design, through its initial inspiration by the UK's Government Digital Service and the Code for America team working on food stamps in California.

2017, Tim O'Reilly, WTF?: What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us, Random House, →ISBN:

United States Digital Service
w:United States Digital Service

(US politics) Initialism of United States Digital Service.


Sburbventure

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

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


aumakua

(Hawaiian mythology) In Hawaiian mythology, a personal or family god that originated as a deified ancestor, and which takes on physical forms such as animals to watch over descendants.


Confederado

A Confederate expatriate who fled the southern United States for Brazil during Reconstruction; or a descendant of such a person.


NYSD

electoral district
electoral district#English

New York State Senate
w:en:New York State Senate

State of New York
State of New York#English

(US politics) Initialism of New York State senate district.; An electoral district in the New York State Senate, for the state senate of the State of New York.


Marvelophile

A true Marvelophile can recall even the most obscure Marvel superhero, tell what issue that superhero made its debut in, and deliver a kind of thumbnail biography, including some observation on the character's peculiarities and frailties.

1978 October 10, Bill Marvel, “His web of fantasy has captured the public”, in The Tampa Times, volume 86, number 211, page 4-A:


Darth Vader-esque

en-adj

Darth Vader-esque (comparative more Darth Vader-esque, superlative most Darth Vader-esque)

more Darth Vader-esque (comparative)
most Darth Vader-esque (superlative)

Full of low-angle crotch shots and ominous Darth Vader-esque music, these gross distortions of gay and lesbian life (though mostly it’s gay men’s lives that are depicted) have been making the rounds in Congress and among the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

1993 July 2–8, Liz Galst, “Right-wing crotch shots”, in The Boston Phoenix, page 2, column 3:

Her big mission is to recover the precious Blue Star (a glowing rock in a box), which leads to a Western shoot-out, a space-age motorcycle gang, and an unamusing Darth Vader-esque villain.

1995 October, Steven Puchalski, “Can these sci-fi videos show us the Woman of the Future?”, in Sci Fi Entertainment, page 36:

Its self-billing as a multimedia sound-and-light show makes it sound grander than it actually is: wax figures are used to depict the hysteria, a Darth Vader-esque voice is used to narrate the show, and thanks to the museums circular seating arrangement, there are significant portions of the performance where you can’t actually see what’s happening.

2008, Sarah Hull, The Rough Guide to Boston, New York, N.Y., London, Delhi: Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 237:

Resembling or characteristic of the fictional character Darth Vader.


trekky

trekky (comparative more trekky, superlative most trekky)

more trekky (comparative)
most trekky (superlative)

But our genes are mutable, and like the mutant hamster, we could still be attuned to another planet by a trekky travel clock.

1990 May 15, Hospital Practice, page 130:

DO NOT wear a trekky looking Bluetooth earpiece, unless you are strutting through a Star Trek convention.

2009, Kirtsy Takes a Bow: A Celebration of Women’s Favorites Online, Houston, Tex.: Bright Sky Press, →ISBN, page 120:

With barely any religion in Star Trek (exceptions are made for fraudulent religion) there is also no hint of mystery. Everything in the trekky world can be understood.

2015, Guy Collins, Faithful Doubt: The Wisdom of Uncertainty, ISD LLC, →ISBN:

A Trekky-style transporter is unlikely to exist in our lifetimes, if ever, but it’s clear that popular culture has an influence on the direction of scientific experimentation (and vice versa!).

2016, Lliana Bird, Jack Lewis, The Mice Who Sing for Sex, Sphere, →ISBN, page 292:

When online, we encounter writing systems and heroic fantasies that come from the past but also from the future, as Snowden describes the trekky fantasy of the NSA chief.

2019, Tarek El-Ariss, Leaks, Hacks, and Scandals: Arab Culture in the Digital Age, Princeton, N.J., Oxford: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 178:

A trekky appearance, I’ve seen those movies and Jupiter Rising, no doubt have jet boots, […]

2021, Paul Stansby, The Dimension Hopper & the Outer Space Guys:

Well, I thought the trekky look of a communicator that you whack to activate was kind of a cool idea.

2022, Curtis Wilbur, Tides of Air: An Inferno-Earth Series Novel, →ISBN:


Star Warsian

Star Warsian (comparative more Star Warsian, superlative most Star Warsian)

more Star Warsian (comparative)
most Star Warsian (superlative)

Basking in the afterglow of a virtually quintupled effects budget, and fearing that their gargantuan TV-movie script would ultimately just seem puny on the silver screen, Roddenberry and company began revising that script, puffing and packing it with long, loving exteriors of the Enterprise, dramatic space walks, and decidedly Star Wars'''ian visuals.

1994, William Shatner, Chris Kreski, Star Trek Movie Memories, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 63:

Which leads to another fault in the game, namely that if I can’t even remember the names of the damn characters, I certainly don’t particularly care about them. Another Star Warsian faux pas, since part of the beauty of the Star Wars universe and the star players therein is that you really root for the heroes and despise the bad guys.

2002 May, John Davison, “Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter”, in Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, number 56, page 103, column 3:

Kate Winslet is no longer topless in Titanic, bloody bullet wounds disappear in The Matrix, and swords, reminiscent of biblical ploughshares, have been beat into Star Warsian light beams in The Princess Bride.

2003, John Fischer, Finding God Where You Least Expect Him, Eugene, Ore.: Harvest House, →ISBN, page 93:

You can superimpose your Star Warsian title across any background, including stills and video clips from the videos that you took; […]

2007, Carl Plumer, Hollywood Special Effects with Adobe® Premiere® Elements 3, Peachpit Press, →ISBN, page 43:

We are connected to something larger than ourselves, be that God, Gaia, Brahma-Atman, or a Star Warsian force accessible through Yoda.

2008, Timothy L. Fort, Prophets, Profits, and Peace: The Positive Role of Business in Promoting Religious Tolerance, New Haven, Conn., London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 26:

The Tempest is Shakespeare’s biggest play, like a Star Warsian epic as I watched the actors on stage I could see the character of Prospero having been used as the template of Lucas’ Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader.

2009, Tyler Richard Ragan, The Bard’s Spirit: Shakespeare’s Social Gospel, Bookstand Publishing, →ISBN:

And by ‘On The Horizon’, we mean spatially, as Disney is keeping its new Star Wars app in the US for now. But were it here, or were you there, you’d be enjoying the ability to upload selfies into Star Warsian scenarios, and to have your local weather translated onto well-known galactic locales.

Resembling or characteristic of the Star Wars franchise.


Darth Vaderian

Darth Vaderian (comparative more Darth Vaderian, superlative most Darth Vaderian)

more Darth Vaderian (comparative)
most Darth Vaderian (superlative)

(What the heck is this “gun lobby” anyway? Am I it or is it some sort of Darth Vaderian conspiracy that manipulates the minds of innocent legislators?)

1989 February 13, Kevin Harris, “Odd correlation”, in The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash., page B2, column 5:

Though crowded and dwarfed by Darth Vaderian upstarts such as the Equitable Life Building across from it, the 17-story Candler Building on Peachtree remains alone in its 1904 stylishness.

1990 March 11, Bud Collins, “The changing winds of Atlanta”, in Boston Sunday Globe, volume 237, number 70, page A3, column 3:

Now that the “wall” has become a souvenir to be mounted on a plaque or picture frame and the lien between good guys and the “Evil Empire” with all its Darth Vaderian images is becoming more of a blur, there is evidence that those out there who live to protest something, anything, are getting desperate.

1990 August 12, Tom Barberi, “Barberi!”, in The Salt Lake Tribune, volume 240, number 120, Salt Lake City, Utah, page 2B, column 2:

His [Oliver Stone’s] acceptance speech on September 17 concluded with the following lines: […] How can we possibly win against the overwhelming force of this government of the future, this Darth Vaderian empire?

1995, James Riordan, Stone: The Controversies, Excesses, and Exploits of a Radical Filmmaker, New York, N.Y.: Hyperion, →ISBN, pages 246–247:

They spring up only after you have clicked the right-hand button on your mouse, a secret that is revealed by a message to that effect several seconds after you have been left staring at this Darth Vaderian screen.

1998 September 3, John J. Fried, “Forgetting to back up data? FileSitter automatically does it for you”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 170th year, number 95, page F2, column 4:

And therein lies a very troubling reality about the Orwellian — perhaps even Darth Vaderian — measures increasingly employed by marketers of today’s mega-media products.

1999 May 1, Katherine Monk, “Empire of hype”, in The Vancouver Sun, page E1, column 3:

To be sure, there will also be flops aplenty — misguided, mismarketed or simply amiss movies that would have tanked whether Phantom Menace was casting its Darth Vaderian shadow across the land.

1999 May 9, Steven Rea, “Curse of the ‘Phantom’”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer, 170th year, number 343, page F5, column 4:

If even America has difficulties managing the world, none of the four even think about becoming a Darth Vaderian-style world empire.

1999 December 19, Franz Schurmann, “Peace hangs by a thread”, in The Fresno Bee, page G1:

Peter Edmund Haydu assaying triple roles, some of which employ his marvelous Darth Vaderian bass.

2003 April 30, Sandy MacDonald, “‘Man of La Mancha’ is lavish but lacking”, in The Boston Globe, volume 263, number 120, page C3, column 4:

It seems like this is the moment, me covered in ice cream and my own guts, that Sanders is going to confront me with Darth Vaderian news.

2009, Michael Czyzniejewski, Elephants in Our Bedroom, Dzanc Books, →ISBN, page 186:

His heavy breathing fell to a Darth Vaderian murmur.

2017, Scott Kenemore, Zombie-in-Chief: Eater of the Free World, Gollancz, published 2020, →ISBN:

Thus don’t name your band Boozie Tromwellium & the Darth Vaderian Cosmonauts.

2021, Steve Marcone, Dave Philp, Managing Your Band: A Guide to Artist Management, 7th edition, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 104:


Superman-esque

Superman-esque (comparative more Superman-esque, superlative most Superman-esque)

more Superman-esque (comparative)
most Superman-esque (superlative)

Wagner stands at a height (more like an altitude) of 6’4" with a Superman-esque stature.

1993 July 29, Joy Catania, “Broadway Star Calls Verona Home”, in Verona-Cedar Grove Times, volume 47, number 30, page 1:

What Arrington did was use a Superman-esque flying leap to soar over and between the left guard and center and stop Illini running back Elmer Hickman for no gain on fourth-and-inches at the Penn State 31-yard line.

1999, Penn State Football 1999 Media Guide, page 86:

Heroism, as I always understood it, was always one masculine, life-saving, Superman-esque act, but my definition had been broadened.

2012, David Hale Sylvester, Traveling at the Speed of Life, →ISBN, page 296:

She had the weirdest urge to reach up and brush back the whorl of Superman-esque hair that had fallen over his brow.

2015, Julie Ann Walker, Hell or High Water, →ISBN, page 298:

It took Superman-esque skill not to let my bare feet touch down on the public restroom tile as I produced flip-flops from my miracle purse and hid away those conservative flats.

2015, Nina Mansfield, Swimming Alone, Fire and Ice, →ISBN, page 9:

Resembling or characteristic of Superman.


Supermannish

Supermannish (comparative more Supermannish, superlative most Supermannish)

more Supermannish (comparative)
most Supermannish (superlative)

This verdict was, in untechnical language, an effective reproof for “Supermannish” methods of financiering.

1908 January 19, ““Superman” in Business”, in New-York Tribune, volume LXVII, number 22,344, New York, N.Y., page 8, column 2:

The only important positive ideas for which he stands are the Supermannish idea of the duty of every man to be himself to the utmost, and a generous democratic idea of freedom, in accordance with which every self-respecting man and woman should be given the opportunity to work out his or her own destiny fully, unhampered by the tyrannies of caste, prestige, sentimental traditions, false codes, and effete moral obligations.

1913, R[olfe] A[rnold] Scott-James, Personality in Literature, London: Martin Secker […]:

The two chief characters are rather “Supermannish,” and that demands super-actors; […]

1913 September 6, “Les Deux Forces. A Play in Four Acts by P.-J. Jouve. […]”, in The Academy and Literature, volume LXXXV, number 2157, London: Publishing Office, […], page 301, column 2:

Search where we will, we find nothing Supermannish in such victories.

1918, William Roscoe Thayer, The Collapse of Superman, Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company; Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, page 21:

Bugs, in Supermannish guise, goes forth to battle with a man who hates rabbits, and defeats him.

1943 April 21, The Exhibitor, New York State edition, Philadelphia, Pa., page 1252, column 3:

Though I can see now that the hero of my first novel was too Supermannish, and just went from one success to another until I couldn’t think of any more ‘worlds for him to conquer.’

1949, Erick Berry [pen name; Evangel Allena Champlin Best], Forty-Seven Keys, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, page 121:

With actual clips of front line action interspersed periodically, the staged battle scenes seem even more contrived by comparison and some Supermannish feats unreeled by the Yank soldier-players only heighten the artificiality.

1951 March 26, Barn, “'A Yank in Korea' Mediocre Programmer with Gimmick”, in Film Bulletin, volume 19, number 7, page 10:

Satisfied with him as an actor, Alex believed that with the right make-up, the blond, blue-eyed Redford would look “Supermannish” enough to carry the part off.

1978, David Michael Petrou, The Making of Superman: The Movie, Warner Books, →ISBN, pages 35–36:

When he and his Cincinnati Bengal playmates were done with the AFC’s best defense, that of the New York-New Jersey Jets, he had done Supermannish damage — 30 carries, 139 yards and two TDs — as the Bengals won, 36-19.

1988 October 10, Gary Nuhn, “Bengals put Jets, ghosts of ’87 to rest”, in Dayton Daily News, volume 112, number 31, Dayton, Ohio, page 1-B:

Everything about the Superman story reads like a parable of G.I.s on the move—the special child, the corrupt older (Lost) Lex Luthor, the rocklike manliness and Formica-like blandness, the unvarying success of Supermannish strength used for community good.

1991, William Strauss, Neil Howe, Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 263:

The Gulf War, the plight of the Kurds, the weekend at Kennebunkport, the Group of Seven conference, the flight to Moscow when the barricades were still in place, the blunt talking to the old men of China on human rights, the veto on sending troops into the Balkan quagmire of Yugoslavia — all combine to provide an image of Major as a political Clark Kent encircling the globe with Supermannish energy.

1991 October 6, Brian Dunning, “When will Major make his move?”, in The Kansas City Star, page J-1, column 2:

The few times Celeste was surprised by a fist or a glandular goon, her Supermannish strength came to her rescue.

1994, Rachel Simon, The Magic Touch, Viking, →ISBN, page 168:

Yet, as the book’s subtitle ‘Enigmas and Guesses’ suggests, Muir’s Supermannish determination is in part very clever bluster.

2000, Robert Crawford, “MacDiarmid in Montrose”, in Alex Davis, Lee M[argaret] Jenkins, editors, Locations of Literary Modernism: Region and Nation in British and American Modernist Poetry, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, part one (Obstinate Isles: The Anglo-Celtic Archipelago), page 36:

“It was going to take a Superman-type effort for us to get a victory,” Miller said. “I was feeling Supermannish.”

2000 April 30, Greg Beacham, “Miller sparks second-half rally”, in Journal and Courier, volume 82, number 121, Lafayette-West Lafayette, Ind., page C1:

Before his turn, George lays aside his glasses with a vaguely Supermannish gesture of resolution and grit.

2003, David Lipsky, Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point, Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, pages 254–255:

Edward Mehok offers a catalogue of prototypical Supermannish feats performed by Christian saints in “St. Clark of Krypton,” in Dooley and Engle, Superman at Fifty!, 123-29.

2009, Sue Taylor, Mark Newport: Superheroes In Action, Cranbrook Art Museum, →ISBN, page 17:

Resembling or characteristic of a Superman or specifically DC Comics’ Superman.


Avatard

This Friday not only has the long-awaited Avatar episode/movie "Secret of the Fire Nation," but also the broadcast premiere of "Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo." Considering TT:TiT will re-air Saturday, people that are both Avatards and Titards won't have to make the Tough Decision. Either way, looks to be a Good Friday!

2006 September 14, Antonio E. Gonzalez, “Friday: Avatar *and* Teen Titans!”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

And for the Avatards out there, some possible spoilers from the panel: […] (boy and girl on the left re-enacting script of Mai and Zuko's first kiss explored only in the Avatar comics, but with the boy=Mai and girl=Zuko just for fun)

2007 December 8, S.t.A.n.L.e.E, “Re: Anime Convention Schedule - December 2007”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

I think I'm finally satisfied with this fic. Let's share it with other Avatards and see what *they* think.

2008 December 18, CD Covington 🐀 (@exaggerated), Twitter, archived from the original on 2023-04-18:

Last month, with the unveiling of the film’s principal cast, the fans’ worst fears were realized, prompting self-proclaimed “Avatards”—chief among them ‘toon titans Yang and Kim—to launch a protest that’s generated torrents of both support and criticism. […] In short, these casting decisions ring false to the show’s spirit; the very spirit that has transfixed millions of young fans and brought legions of Avatards together into a passionate community.

2009 January 29, Jeff Yang, “'Avatar' an Asian thing- why isn't the cast?”, in SFGate, archived from the original on 2012-11-02; quoted in ““Avatar” an Asian Thing—Why Isn’t the Cast?”, in Ken White, Race, the Hollywood Way: Current Trends, Pearson Learning Solutions, 2015, →ISBN, pages 245–246:

The love Avatards have for this minor character is baffling.

2013 September 22, Mitchel Clow, “SeptBender: The best ‘The Legend of Korra’ minor characters (GIFs)”, in Hypable, archived from the original on 2018-01-31:

(fandom slang) A fan of the Avatar: The Last Airbender multimedia franchise.


Phony Stark

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

blend

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Darth Vaderish

en-adj

Darth Vaderish (comparative more Darth Vaderish, superlative most Darth Vaderish)

more Darth Vaderish (comparative)
most Darth Vaderish (superlative)

From the Darth Vaderish heavy breathing that opens this show to the whooping and ooga-booga caveman gibberish, whistling chimes, and seductive African percussion, Levine’s score is a trash compacter powered by pure silliness.

1983 May 24, David Edelstein, “Man out to lunch”, in The Boston Phoenix, section three, page 3, column 4:

In our actual practice in daily life and thought, though, we are all fuzzies, even we economists, however glinty and Darth Vaderish we think we are made by mastery of the identification problem and the Kuhn-Tucker conditions.

1985, Donald N. McCloskey, The Rhetoric of Economics, The University of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 51:

I had just opened the rear door when out the corner of my eye I began to get an inkling maybe somebody had figured where Cifelli had an office as a very Darth Vaderish black-windowed sedan slid into view, the windows slowly lowering.

1991, Stan Cutler, The Face on the Cutting Room Floor, Signet, published 1993, →ISBN, page 14:

Resembling or characteristic of Darth Vader.


First Contact Day

en-noun

First Contact Day (plural First Contact Days)

first contact + day.
From the fictional instance of official first contact in the Star Trek fictional universe for Earth, occurring in the 1996 film First Contact on 5 April 2063. Taken by Trekkies as a day to celebrate Star Trek.

(fandom slang) April 5th, an annual occasion to celebrate Star Trek.

en:First Contact Day
en:Star Trek: First Contact

Back to the Future Day (21 October 2015)


walking dead

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

The term I've typically seen used for the latter is "walking dead" -- meaning you can still wander around, but no progress can be made, and therefore you have effectively lost the game -- ie "died" -- and just don't know it.

2005 March 4, M. Damian Dollahite, “Re: Boundlessness & IF”, in rec.arts.int-fiction (Usenet):

There are numerous ways to instantly get killed, as well as walking dead situations, which were practically banned across all other adventure games when this game was released in 1996.

2018 October 3, Kurt Kalata, “Dragon Lore II: Heart of the Dragon Man”, in Hardcore Gaming 101:

[I]t’s inevitable that we’d have some walking dead scenarios. Regretfully, I hit one. [...] I left my Boysenberry computer at my house when I headed off to the airport. [...] I [...] jumped into a cannibal-infested jungle before discovering that I lose immediately if I parachute in without the computer.

2021 February 23, Joe Pranevich, “Missed Classic: Bureaucracy - Won! And Final Rating”, in The Adventurers Guild:

(video games) Corresponding to an unwinnable game state, where the player can still act in the game world but victory is impossible.


Klingonian

en-adj

Klingonian (comparative more Klingonian, superlative most Klingonian)

more Klingonian (comparative)
most Klingonian (superlative)

Anyway, German has the highest percentage of foreign literature in translation (taking over the lead from Russian), and although Canadian authors have indeed at high reputation among readers, US-American and British books (as well as French, Swedish, Israeli and Klingonian ones) also get a fair chance at the German reading public’s interest.

2000, Ellipse, Université de Sherbrooke, page 42:

‘Manga’. No matter how Klingonian this sounds to you, it has been a worldwidely-known word since 1990.

2005, The Broken Mirror: Portrait of the Self, Langgeng Gallery, page 115:

As an example, if we need to create a Klingonian locale file based on English language, we have to open a shell to create the new file in this way: / # cp share/locale/eng-GB.ini / share/locale/kln-KL.ini

2009, Francesco Fullone, Francesco Trucchia, eZ Publish 4: Enterprise Web Sites Step-by-Step, Packt Publishing, →ISBN:

As was the case with his father, words from Bobby Junior’s mouth appeared to be spoken in some far-removed Klingonian dialect.

2018, Jeff Pearlman, “Title Dreams”, in Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL, Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 94:

“Don’t you remember me? I’m the passenger in the taxi which almost knocked you down last night,” Laura addressed her in what she liked to call “Scandinavian”, a concoction of Swedish and Danish, that is, she had learned to get by with in most Scandinavian countries except Finland, of course. Helle’s face lit up with an expression of recognition. She groped in her coat pocket and pulled out Laura’s “Klingonian” address. Laura nodded.

2019, Paul Werner, The Last Voyage of the Yankee Seas, TWENTYSIX, →ISBN, page 59:

Yet, somehow, today there is a quasi-official Klingon language institute, people who speak Klingon almost exclusively, and alleged cases of persons who want to raise their children in Klingon-speaking households. (Ludlow 2006: 162–3) […] Klingon may fictionally have begun its existence among fictional extra-terrestrials, and actual households may communicate in an actual language that has all the characteristic Klingonian flair, but that is nevertheless not Klingon.

2020, Stefano Predelli, “Cat’s Cradle: Peripheral Importations”, in Fictional Discourse: A Radical Fictionalist Semantics, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, section 5 (Fictional Languages), pages 82–83:

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Klingon language.


mindmeld

en-verb

mindmeld (third-person singular simple present mindmelds, present participle mindmelding, simple past and past participle mindmelded)

mindmelds (present singular third-person)
mindmelding (participle present)
mindmelded (participle past)
mindmelded (past)

Compound of mind + meld, originally from the Star Trek franchise.

Besides, the old Social Bandit has been soft on Wasps since the moonshot, when he mindmelded with the astronauts.

1993, Norman Mailer, “The Trouble With Harry”, in John Leonard, editor, The Last Innocent White Man in America, and Other Writings, New York, N.Y.: The New Press, →ISBN, page 189:

We are now deep into jury selection, eight days in court huddled at the table with our jury consultant, trying to mindmeld with strangers whose names have been churned out from computerized voter lists and drivers' license records at DMV.

2005, Steve Martini, Double Tap, Coalville, Leicestershire: Charnwood, published 2006, →ISBN, page 295:

That didn't happen with [Adam] Franklin, who was probably too distracted in 2008 by his underrated band's reunion, as well as his brilliant solo effort Bolts of Melody, to take over the wheel of Magnetic Morning. Instead, the two UK musicians mindmelded and found a middle ground, which sounds very cool indeed.

2008 October 12, Scott Thill, “Swervedriver and Interpol's Magnetic Morning Dawns”, in Wired, San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-12-08:

(colloquial) To form a mind meld; to create a deep connection with someone, as though combining into a single mind.


JCS

Joint Chiefs of Staff
w:Joint Chiefs of Staff

(US politics) Initialism of Joint Chiefs of Staff.


Gold Democrat

(US politics, historical) A member or supporter of the National Democratic Party (United States).


PJO

Percy Jackson & the Olympians
w:Percy Jackson & the Olympians

Initialism of Percy Jackson & the Olympians.


DeSantisian

en-adj

DeSantisian (comparative more DeSantisian, superlative most DeSantisian)

more DeSantisian (comparative)
most DeSantisian (superlative)

It was all very Trumpian. Or, perhaps it is more accurate to say, very DeSantisian. Because this governor was on a mission. If Trump decided to bid for the presidency again in 2024, the word was, DeSantis wanted to be his running mate.

2022, John Nichols, “Ron DeSantis’s Imperial Overreach”, in Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for Those Who Caused the Crisis, London: Verso, →ISBN, page 165:

In a thread responding to her friend’s tweet, by the way, Mandel echoed DeSantisian politics, suggesting that those who disagreed with her might be groomers.

2023 March 15, Philip Bump, “A viral moment reinforces the hollowness of ‘woke’ as an attack”, in The Washington Post:

Marge exclaims that David is a masterpiece. 'It's filth! It graphically portrays parts of the human body which, practical as they may be, are evil,' replies one of the DeSantisian sisters.

2023 April 8, Atanu Biswas, “How Michelangelo’s David continues to scandalise many”, in The Economic Times:

(US politics) Of or pertaining to Ron DeSantis (born 1978), American politician.


Disneybounder

A Disneybounder might wear a yellow skirt, blue top, red bow and apple pin as a quiet shout-out to Snow White or go all-green with a feathered fedora to represent Peter Pan.

2015 May 18, Dewayne Bevil, “Disney fans display devotion”, in Sun Sentinel, volume 56, number 23, page 3B:

In time, Disneybounders began wearing their costume-related dress to work and social occasions beyond the theme parks.

2019, Therèsa M. Winge, Costuming Cosplay: Dressing the Imagination, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

When a Disneybounder designs an outfit, they decide which elements are most important to that character and the Disneybounder’s representation of it on the Disney stage.

2022, Rebecca Rowe, “To Act Like a Kid or Not to Act Like a Kid: Disneybounding in the Parks”, in Sabrina Mittermeier, editor, Fan Phenomena: Disney, Intellect, →ISBN, part 2 (The Disney Theme Parks and Their Fans):

As a Disneybounder myself, my best advice is to have fun with it. That might sound cliché, but it’s true. Don’t stress about not looking like a carbon copy of your favorite character or princess.

2023 March 1, Casey Clark, “Disneybounding lets you dress up as your favorite Disney characters”, in The Daily Journal, volume 149, number 51, page 5B:

(fandom slang) One who incorporates The Walt Disney Company–themed elements in one’s fashion.


Disneyphilia

All the other shoppers were mousepeople, too, each one a nightmarish assemblage of disparate organs, the hideous creation of some demented vivisectionist, some latter-day Dr. Moreau with Disneyphilia and a sharp scalpel.

1987 July, Vance Aandahl, “Deathmatch In Disneyland”, in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 73, number 1 (whole 434), →ISSN, page 149, column 1:

Arlene and Irwin Isaacs, psychotherapists from Fort Lauderdale, gush with Disneyphilia. “We believe that Walt Disney was a visionary person who had certain spiritual revelations of how the world should be, and we’d love to live in the middle of it.”

1995 December 10, “Celebration — it’s a small town, after all”, in The Sacramento Bee, volume 278, section “Forum”, page 6:

Brazil: Disneyphilia is so rampant that the Magic Kingdom issued etiquette kits to Orlando-bound Brazilians.

1996 December 30/1997 January 6, “Globoculture Creep: From Beijing to Rio, from São Paolo to Shiraz, American pop style finds a home away from home”, in Newsweek, volume CXXIX, number 1, page 72:

Among them were folks who made a point of not identifying as Disneyphiles, and who vocally berated those who were infantilized as “Disney nuts” or mindwashed “Disnoids.” Predictably, it was among the most highly educated and professional residents that the scorn for Disneyphilia was most pronounced.

1999, Andrew Ross, “Our Much-Rumored Life”, in The Celebration Chronicles: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Values in Disney’s New Town, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 110:

Finally, it would be no fun working on a book like this if I couldn’t share my Disneyphilia with my wife, Alice, and daughter, Jessie.

2000, Leonard Maltin, The Disney Films, Disney Editions, →ISBN:

Different selections from Dress Shop, created by Disney Parks Merchandise, match the level of Disneyphilia of the customers.

2017 April 28, Dewayne Bevil, “Dress Shop makes snazzy Disney duds”, in Orlando Sentinel, page D8:


Disneybound

en-noun

Disneybound (countable and uncountable, plural Disneybounds)

Coined by Leslie Kalbfleisch (a.k.a. Leslie Kay) in 2011 with her Tumblr blog called DisneyBound, from Disney + -bound. Kay described the context: “It was a travel site. My best friend and I were heading to Disney World, and we had been planning that trip since we were young … I was using this blog as a way to channel my excitement because we were literally Disney-bound. So I started doing these outfits, which is something that I always did when I was a little kid … I could dress up in these clothes without it actually being a costume.”

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Leslie Kalbfleisch (<abbr title="also known as">a.k.a.</abbr> Leslie Kay)

When showing off a Disneybound outfit online, it’s good form to link to where others can buy those clothes.

2017, Zoe Fraade-Blanar, Aaron M. Glazer, Superfandom: How Our Obsessions Are Changing What We Buy and Who We Are, Profile Books, →ISBN:

Disneybound has an even stronger impact when it’s seen on a pair or group, [Leo] Camacho said. […] The objective of Disneybound is to extract the essence of the character’s outfit and convey it subtly. […] Ultimately, “Disneybound is all about individuality,” she [Leslie Kay] said, and what she wants is for people to take the idea and use it to express their personal style, whether it’s punk, goth, sporty, vintage or preppy.

2015 November 18, Lisa Liddane, “Can’t dress up at Disneyland? Streetwear meets Disney in ‘Disneybound’ style”, in The Orange County Register, archived from the original on 2017-05-04:

In addition, one of the more formal ways that Cosplayers extend the Cosplay experiences in everyday life is by practicing Disneybound, […] Disneybound Bambi is accomplished by wearing light brown clothing and a scarf with white dots, […] In addition to the sartorial practice of Disneybound, there is Princessing and Princing, which range from dressing and performing as princesses and princess to wearing portions of costumes or clothes color blocked similar to a princess or prince characters. […] Cosplayers participate in Disneybound and Princessing/Princing because it allows them to share their love of their favorite characters beyond the fandom too.

(fandom slang, uncountable) The practice of Disneybounding; incorporating The Walt Disney Company–themed elements in one’s fashion.

Instead of wearing full-on costumes as cosplayers do, Disneybounders dress up in stylish, everyday outfits (known as Disneybounds) that are simply inspired by a particular character. […] Leslie Kay, the woman behind the DisneyBound Tumblr, showing off her Alice from "Alice in Wonderland" Disneybound. […] One big misconception, according to Leslie, is that a Disneybound is a costume. Disneybounders think of a character’s clothes and style as more of a jumping off point, rather than something to replicate exactly.

2017 November 15, Kelsey Borresen, “‘Disneybounding’ Is The Dress-Up Trend Creative Fans Are Obsessed With”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2018-10-03:

Since I got my start with Disney-inspired outfits, I’ll open this guide with Disneybounds, including everyone’s favorite princesses and villains, as well as some lesser-known characters. […] I found a dress on Amazon for thirty dollars, which is more than I would usually spend on a single piece, but since it was a plain dress that I could use for other Disneybounds and casual cosplays, it was worth it.

2021, Krystal Everdeen, Casual Cosplay: Character-Inspired Fashion You Can Wear Anywhere, Tiller Press, →ISBN, page 11:

One prominent social media influencer in the world of Disneybounding, Leslie Kay, contends that the appeal of the practice is that ‘it uses clothes to recreate the outfits of your favorite Disney characters without being costume-y. You could go to school or the mall in a Disneybound and not get pegged for being in costume.’

2021, Emma Pett, Experiencing Cinema: Participatory Film Cultures, Immersive Media and the Experience Economy, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

It did not occur to me that my Disneybounding and scholarly plans might intervene, yet I was quickly fascinated by how guests and Cast Members alike would interact with me more the more recognizable my Disneybound was. […] Figure 9.1: The author wearing a Belle Disneybound. […] For example, if I had looked angry or upset, other guests may have been less likely to interact with me, even when I was in full Disneybound.

(fandom slang, countable) An outfit that incorporates The Walt Disney Company–themed elements; or, the incorporation itself.