Team Edward

However, the continued conflict between Team Jacob and Team Edward shows that the series is sufficiently open to allow for the shipping of both Bella/Edward and Bella/Jacob.

2010, Inger-Lise Kalviknes Bore, Rebecca Williams, “Transnational Twilighters: A Twilight Fan Community in Norway”, in Melissa A. Click, Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz, editors, Bitten by Twilight: Youth Culture, Media, & the Vampire Franchise, Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 202:

To Team Edward, the canon pairing with the stoic, troubled, immortal 17-year-old is unquestionable.

2010, Liv Spencer, Love Bites: The Unofficial Saga of Twilight, ECW Press, →ISBN, page 192:

Although the tension between Team Edward and Team Jacob fans is usually expressed in playful banter, there is the possibility that this group conflict will erupt into hostility.

2011, Melissa Burkley, “Prejudice in Twilight”, in E. David Klonsky, Alexis Black, editors, The Psychology of Twilight, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 72:

(fandom slang) The faction of Twilight fandom which prefers Bella Swan in a romantic relationship with Edward Cullen.


Team Jacob

Of course, there are those two camps I mentioned earlier in this chapter: Team Edward and Team Jacob. Over time, Team Jacob has grown to the point where a lot of fans prefer Jacob to Edward.

2009, Lois H. Gresh, The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series, St Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 89:

However, Team Jacob members on the Anglophone boards were even more emphatic in their dismissal of Edward, and several posters argued that his behavior was abusive.

2010, Inger-Lise Kalviknes Bore, Rebecca Williams, “Transnational Twilighters: A Twilight Fan Community in Norway”, in Melissa A. Click, Jennifer Stevens Aubrey, Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz, editors, Bitten by Twilight: Youth Culture, Media, & the Vampire Franchise, Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 200:

Team Jacob argues that Jacob's warmth, support, and wolfy exuberance should have won Bella away from her vampire swain.

(fandom slang) The faction of Twilight fandom which prefers Bella Swan in a romantic relationship with Jacob Black.


South Vietnam

China is so large, looms so high just beyond the frontiers, that if South Vietnam went, it would not only give them an improved geographic position for the guerrilla assault on Malaya but would also give the impression that the wave of the future in Southeast Asia was China and the Communists. So I believe it.

1971, Lyndon Johnson, quoting John F. Kennedy, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 61:

(historical) A state, officially the Republic of Vietnam, that governed southern Vietnam from 1955–1975.


what hath God wrought

Archaic form of the question “what has God made?”, from the Bible, King James Version; popularized especially by being used as the first message sent by telegraph in the United States, by Samuel Morse (May 24, 1844).

A divine unction evidently attended his ministry, and such were the effects produced, that every beholder, with astonishment and admiration, cried "what hath God wrought!"

1855, Thomas Raffles, A Burning and A Shining Light, page 151:

"Oh, my God !" he cried. "He's invented photography." "What hath God wrought?" said the old man, trying to get up.

1925, Donald Ogden Stewart, The Crazy Fool, page 224:

Surely of this work, and of this time, it shall be said, what hath God wrought!

1969, Paul W. Glad, The Process of American History: Early America, page 84:

When Frank put the receiver to his ear, a sepulchral voice asked, "What hath God wrought?"

1987, Edward Fischer, Notre Dame Remembered: An Autobiography, page 173:

The rich man got up, called off the suit and everybody said, “What hath God wrought?”

2011, A. W. Tozer, James L. Snyder, A Disruptive Faith: Expect God to Interrupt Your Life, page 186:

(archaic) An expression of wonder and marvel at something.


Bushbama

Blend of Bush + Obama, from surnames of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

(US politics, derogatory) George W. Bush and Barack Obama, seen as a continuation of the same political agenda.


Silverite

(historical) A member of a 19th-century political movement in the United States that advocated for silver continuing to be a monetary standard along with gold.


bounty jumper

(US, slang, historical) One who, during the latter part of the Civil War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted as soon as possible after receiving the bounty.


Mickeymania

There are, of course, perfectly reasonable explanations for Mickeymania.

Similar to California's Disneyland, it's the wellspring of Mickeymania, a paradise for the young at heart, and the most popular individual theme park in the United States, welcoming more than 11 million visitors every year.

1997, Alison Stern, Fodor's Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and Orlando, page 2:

Over the next few years, Mickeymania swept the country. Fans across the globe from Franklin Roosevelt to Mussolini applauded his antics in the films that followed.

2007, Todd G. Buchholz, New ideas from dead CEOs:

(informal) Enthusiasm for the cartoon character Mickey Mouse.


Murder, Inc.

(US, slang, derogatory, US politics) The Central Intelligence Agency.


War on Women

(US, politics, US politics, derogatory) Political efforts and initiatives to reduce women's rights, especially their reproductive rights.


Secession War

(outside the US) The American Civil War.


Sculder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


adultivity

Kearney: Good evening, young man. My name is Charles Norwood. Furthermore to this beer, I would also like three of your finest, cheapest cigars. Here's my ID which confirms my adultivity.

1996 5 May, David X. Cohen, "Much Apu About Nothing", episode 7-23 of The Simpsons, 00:11:46-00:11:59

Also, just so we can verify your adultivity, please give us your credit card number and expiration date...

1999 May 16, Eric NRTJ Roberts, “Re: EASY MONEY”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

All the 'performers' were of legal consenting adultivity, and I could easily track them down if I needed to get any sort of signed statement to verify their age.

2000 December 9, Green Hell, “I need a lab in the US that will develop erotic subject matter”, in alt.movies.cinematography.super8 (Usenet):

(humorous, uncommon) The state or quality of being an adult; majority.


debigulate

en-verb

debigulate (third-person singular simple present debigulates, present participle debigulating, simple past and past participle debigulated)

debigulates (present singular third-person)
debigulating (participle present)
debigulated (participle past)
debigulated (past)

Back-formation from Debigulator, itself from de- + big + -ule + -ate + -or, a fictional shrink ray featured in the 1996 episode "Treehouse of Horror VII" of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

> think moe will get his ears enlarged 2.27.00?
No, he'll get them debigulated.

2000 February 27, Ben Mann, “Re: X'tapolapocetl (Quetzelsacatanango?)”, in alt.tv.simpsons (Usenet):

2002 October 22, Ed, “Button to enlarge or debigulate size of text?”, in netscape.public.mozilla.wishlist (Usenet):

Does debigulating a table first delete blank rows? (I don't know if blank rows are always at the end or not.)

2008 May 13, Ron Newcomb, “I7: Dynamic Tables extension for Glulx”, in rec.arts.int-fiction (Usenet):

(rare, humorous) To reduce or shrink; to make or become smaller.


malparkage

From mal- + park + -age. Perhaps introduced in the animated TV series The Simpsons; see Citations:malparkage.

Lisa Simpson (reading letter): Dear motorist. Your vehicle is illegally parked in the borough of Manhattan. If you do not remedy this malparkage within 72 hours, your car will be thrown into the East River at your expense.

1997 21 September, Ian Maxtone-Graham, "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson", episode 9-1 of The Simpsons, 00:11:46-00:11:59

Coupled with said customer's malparkage in the handicapped zone right in front of the door, this will usually create an atmosphere of tense, suspect aversion.

2000 August 20, «tµßeguÿ», “Re: automobile tool definitions”, in 3do.bad-attitude (Usenet):

Supposedly, regular mortals have to shell out $50 for presumptuous malparkage among the elite.

2010 February 8, Sean Michael Ragan, “UC Berkeley has 'Nobel Laureate Only' parking spaces”, in Make:

(rare, humorous) An act of parking a vehicle illegally.


DGB

The vaguely defined roles and authorities of DGB have alarmed Americans, and many see the agency as the "Ministry of Truth" that George Orwell warned us about in his dystopian novel "1984."

2022 May 5, Helen Raleigh, “Biden's disinformation board is authoritarian and reminds me of my life in China”, in Fox News:

Disinformation Governance Board
w:Disinformation Governance Board

(US politics, historical) Initialism of Disinformation Governance Board.


K Street

From the alphabetic naming of streets when the road grid of Washington was laid down.
* (politics): After K Street in Washington, D.C.

As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrency Grows, the Industry Turns to K Street [title]

2021 May 9, Eric Lipton, “As Scrutiny of Cryptocurrency Grows, the Industry Turns to K Street”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(US politics, figurative) The people and firms that lobby the United States Congress.


pork up

pork up (third-person singular simple present porks up, present participle porking up, simple past and past participle porked up)

porks up (present singular third-person)
porking up (participle present)
porked up (participle past)
porked up (past)

(idiomatic, US politics) To add spending, especially targeted spending, to legislation in order to get votes for it (see pork-barrel).


Pence

Americanized spelling of German Pentz or Benz.

(US politics) Used specifically of Mike Pence

A surname.
Used specifically of Mike Pence


Bay of Pigs

A small inlet on the southern side of Cuba, site of a famous failed invasion in 1961.


cheese-eating surrender monkey

en-noun

cheese-eating surrender monkey (plural cheese-eating surrender monkeys)

cheese-eating surrender monkeys (plural)

Coined by American television writer and producer Ken Keeler in 1995, for the television series The Simpsons.

coin

Bonjour, you cheese-eating surrender monkeys!

1995 April 30, “'Round Springfield”, in The Simpsons, season 6, episode 22, spoken by Groundskeeper Willie (Dan Castellaneta):

In turn, we British may feel disillusioned with what's left of the special relationship, increasingly out of sympathy with American attitudes, and rather more in sympathy with the cheese-eating surrender monkeys and their friends across the Channel.

2003 April 12, Alexander Chancellor, “Europe still matters”, in The Guardian:

IN PRAISE OF CHEESE-EATING SURRENDER MONKEYS OR WASHINGTON FUNDAMENTALISTS VS PARISIAN MONKEYS

2005, Stephen Chan, Out of Evil: New International Politics and Old Doctrines of War, →ISBN, page 134:

It's all about the “French Paradox,” that much-publicized puzzle of how French people eat all that fatty food and drink tons of wine, yet still manage to be svelte and sophisticated, not to mention cheese-eating surrender monkeys.

2005, Julie Powell, Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, →ISBN, page 178:

Maybe it's their French blood. If it is, we sure don't need cheese-eating surrender monkeys in the Kaw River Valley!

2008, Sara Paretsky, Bleeding Kansas, →ISBN, page 170:

We've lived with terrorism for years, and we know you can lick it, especially if we don't overreact and make unnecessary sacrifices of liberty in the name of security - for freedom is its own best defence. Between cheese-eating surrender monkeys and fire-eating war junkies, we look for a middle way.

2006 July 5, Timothy Garton Ash, “Between cheese-eating surrender monkeys and fire-eating war junkies”, in The Guardian, retrieved 2021-05-31:

But despite their seemingly rampant Anglophilia, there are still some things the French miss—a good steak tartare, for instance, or the chance to cheer on their rugby team without being shouted down as ‘cheese-eating surrender monkeys’.

2008 March 23, Elizabeth Day, “The great French love affair with la vie anglaise”, in The Observer, →ISSN:

Groundskeeper Willie called us cheese-eating surrender monkeys: he almost had it right. But it isn't just the French—as a species we are all cheese-eating surrender monkeys.

[2009, Douglas Coupland, Generation A, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 16:

(slang, derogatory, humorous) A French person.

The Simpsons
cheese-eating surrender monkeys


Repub

(US politics, informal) Clipping of Republican.


Sexgate

(chiefly US) Any sex-related public scandal, especially the Monica Lewinsky scandal.


HRC

Gibbs saying that the reason HRC delayed releasing her sked was that she was “hiding” something, […]

2008 March 20, Ana Marie Cox, “Obama Conference Call”, in Times, retrieved 20150315:

Hillary Rodham Clinton
w:Hillary Clinton


Trekverse

No, he [Picard] was French but his accent confuses anybody who doesn't know him…
Or maybe in the Trekverse, France is a part of the United Kingdom...

2002 March 22, machf [username], “Re: ENTERPRISE="AMERICANS IN SPACE"?”, in rec.arts.startrek.current (Usenet):

Most internet Trek role-plays have rules to prevent people from creating super-techs or acting like a superhero because it is not realistic in the Trekverse.

2003 January 4, Baggers [username], “Re: New Shielding......?”, in uk.media.tv.sf.startrek (Usenet):

This is Uhura's – and Uhura's fans' – big moment, the moment in which she blazingly comes alive as a member of the Trekverse.

2009, David Greven, Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek: Allegories of Desire in the Television Series and Films, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 216:

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


Trekiverse

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

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

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

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

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

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


sparklepire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


dark money

In Colorado, at least $18 million in dark money was spent on behalf of Cory Gardner, the Republican newly elected to the Senate; $4 million was spent on behalf of Senator Mark Udall, the Democratic incumbent.

2014 November 8, “Dark Money Helped Win the Senate”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

The Senate budget committee held a hearing on Wednesday morning to scrutinize the role of oil- and gas-linked “dark money” in delaying climate action – and tearing through local and federal budgets.

2023 June 21, Dharna Noor, “Senate examines role of ‘dark money’ in delaying climate action”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(US politics) Funds used to pay for an election campaign that are not disclosed to voters prior to voting, whether spent on behalf of a candidate running in an election, or to influence voting on a ballot.


Dubyaphobia

A new disease of the nervous system is afflicting millions of voting-age Americans: Dubyaphobia.

2000 October 29, Jeff Cramer (quoting Michael Betzold of Common Dreams), “Dubyaphobia And It's Cure”, in alt.politics (Usenet):

If Dubyaphobia does not become widespread and cause Bush to be defeated in the upcoming presidential election, Hillary will be running against a republican nobody in the 2008 election year, and might actually win.

2003 September 17, GRaleigh345, “Re: True lies”, in alt.religion.mormon (Usenet):

The _Jewish Post_ webmonger didn't put a date on that piece that I can find, but it must have been published before Mr. Soros succumbed to acute dubyaphobia: there is no mention of his latest mental illness.

2004 May 20, John H. McCloskey, “Re: Why Soros Hates Bush”, in alt.current-events.clinton.whitewater (Usenet):

(informal) The fear or hatred of George W. Bush.


Loving

en-proper noun

Loving (countable and uncountable, plural Lovings)

(US, law, sexuality, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Loving v. Virginia. A 1967 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized interacial marriage under the Equal Protection and Due Process; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.


noromoness

I vacillate between shipperhood and noromoness…call me a "noshow")...

1998 June 25, LSCHWABEN [username], “Re: Just Got Back From The Movie(Read with caution if you haven't seen it yet)”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

Did I even mention him? I was just asserting my noromoness.

1999 September 7, Laura Capozzola, “Re: 10EPS!! Just kiss the ship goodbye”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

I will concede that a part of my noromoness is simply based on not wanting to see someone I like (Mulder) become romantically involved with someone I don't like (Scully).

2000 February 6, adhokk7 [username], “Re: (NRMTPB): S&W (long)”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) The state or quality of being a noromo.


mainstreeting

When fog over the British Columbia interior caused the Liberal leader to abort a campaign trip last week and repair to a shopping mall in downtown Vancouver for some "mainstreeting" among the shoppers, John C. Turner stole the show.

1988 November 12, John F. Burns, “Reporter's Notebook: A Legend Campaigns In Canada”, in New York Times, retrieved 2014-05-22:

Practising in Northfield what his staff calls "mainstreeting"—pottering past shops talking to passers-by—he ducks into an artist's supply shop.

2008 June 19, David Usborne, “Al Franken's time: Can a comedian conquer the US senate?”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 2014-05-22:

Horwath opted for mainstreeting rather than new policy announcements Tuesday. She visited a mall food court, where she glad-handed and chatted with patrons.

2014 May 13, Colin Perkel, “Horwath blasts Liberals on auto insurance”, in Hamilton Spectator, Canada, retrieved 2014-05-22:

(chiefly Canada and US, informal, of a politician or celebrity) Greeting and interacting with people in a public place.


assal horizontology

Coined on the TV show The Simpsons in 1995, as a quasi-medical term. See ass, -al, horizontal, -ology.

Dr. Nick Riviera: "I recommend a slow, steady gorging process, combined with assal horizontology."

1995 November 5, “King-Size Homer”, in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 7, Matt Groening et al. (actors), production code 3F05:

Just as Yohann is restored to his proper state of Assal Horizontology, an audible cricking noise - his knuckles and neck - rings around the hall.

17 December 2000, Talen, “Re: [GRIT] Sleepers Unbound (Was: The Last Day ~ The Dawn of Atlantis)”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

what does he have a degree in? / Assal horizontology.

24 February 2001, The IRS, “Re: Comic Book Guy Trivia”, in alt.tv.simpsons (Usenet):

Don't forget the Choco-tastic!!! / assal horizontology.

14 March 2002, Billy J. Dancefloor, “Re: tonight's episode (3-13-02)”, in alt.tv.simpsons (Usenet):

(humorous, rare) The act of sitting around doing nothing for long periods of time.


Kwyjibo

Taken from a nonsense word (supposedly meaning "A big, dumb, balding North American ape with no chin and a short temper") used in the 1990 episode "Bart the Genius" of the TV show The Simpsons.

An iron oxide-copper-gold deposit in Grenville, Quebec.


surrender monkey

en-noun

surrender monkey (plural surrender monkeys)

cheese-eating surrender monkey
cheese-eating surrender monkey#English

Ellipsis of cheese-eating surrender monkey.


America Firster

America Firster (plural America Firsters)

(US politics) A supporter of any one of the "America First" isolationist movements or parties.


nuclear option

From analogy with the political decision to be the first to use nuclear weapons in a war.

So now that the Republicans have used the nuclear option to kill the poor filibuster to clear the way for the elevation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, we can lose perspective.

2017 April 5, Steven Waldman, “Learning to Love the Nuclear Option”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(US politics) A procedure by which the United States Senate can decide any issue with a simple majority, rather than the usual supermajority.


blue pill

Antonym of red pill; rejecting the red pill philosophy.


Obama phone

Coined during the Obama administration, which conservatives believed was giving minorities free Lifeline Program phones.

Here's Emmett's mother touting the virtues of her "Obama phone"

2012 September 29, [Tor] Sir Gregory Hall, Esq., “Emmett's "Obama phone"”, in alt.usenet.kooks (Usenet):

Outside / brown & broken teeth / gasp out brainless twaddle. / into their Obama phones.

2013, Steve De France, Because I Can’t Whistle, Xlibris, page 102:

“[…]. Get yourself one of those Obama phones, Romeo,”

2014, Darlene Pollock, Logan Pollock, Invasive Species, Part I, Trafford Publishing, page 31:

(US) A cellphone provided as part of the United States Lifeline Program.


Arya

From Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “reputable or reverend”) and its feminine form आर्या (ā́ryā).

der

Arya Nielsen, a senior clinical faculty member at our Institute, has also demonstrated this in her excellent work on surface stimulation […]

1999, Mark Seem, Acupuncture Physical Medicine, →ISBN:


Brienne

Napoleon was nearly captured by the Cossacks after the Battle of Brienne, but was saved by one of his generals.

Napoleon arrived in Brienne on 15 May 1779.

2011, Frank McLynn, Napoleon: A Biography, →ISBN:

The town of Brienne-le-Château in France.

(obsolete) A surname from French. Ellipsis of de Brienne. Obsolete spelling of Bryan (“de Bryan”).

2009, Brienne J. Meyer, Adirondack Mycorrhizal and Saprobic Macromycetes

"You will call me Brienne. Not wench."

2000, George R. R. Martin, Song of Ice and Fire, Bk. 3, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 16:

(rare) A female given name, in occasional modern use.


Stars and Bars

Confederate States
Confederate States of America

The first national flag of the Confederate States.


Buffyite

46 and proud to be a Buffyite. One of the best shows on the tube.

1998 May 25, Georg McLaughlin, “Re: Newbie (ages ?)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Buffyites [felt] the show had slipped this year, falling into a very administration-like (and un-Buffy-like) us vs. them moral schema.

2005, Rhonda Wilcox (quoting Eric Alterman), Why Buffy Matters: The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I. B. Tauris & Co Ltd (2006), unnumbered page

Although Internet communities are virtual, it is the hypothesis of this paper that the virtcom can become a real community, by means of which Buffyites and Angelites can regularly interact.

2009, Mary Kirby-Diaz, “Buffy, Angel, and the Creation of Virtual Communities”, in Mary Kirby-Diaz, editor, Buffy and Angel Conquer the Internet: Essays on Online Fandom, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 18:

(slang) A fan of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Buffian

Sorry to have missed meeting the Canberra Buffians.

2000 January 17, Rachel, “Re: Inaugural ACT Buffy Meet”, in aus.tv.buffy (Usenet):

In all this time it still hasn't occurred to you that Buffians couldn't possibly give less of a shit about ratings?

2001 May 31, Forge [username], “Re: Wonky wins in Finale Ratings! Outraged DA fans demand recount!”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Yay - 'nother Buffian :D

2002 June 2, Trin, “Re: ROLL CALL!”, in uk.religion.pagan (Usenet):


Buffista

> Well, to *you* I yield precedence, but the rest of these whippersnappers
> ought to bow to my half-century. And I've been a Buffista from Day One.

2002 February 19, Bill Reid (quoting Charles Stanley), “Re: Am I the only old man here?”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Of course if they entice the 'Buffy crowd', there'll be a lot of Buffistas reading Jinx High for the first time and complaining about it ripping off the Buffy episode "The Witch" (my first usenet post about Buffy was to abml about a certain rather obvious plot resemplance^([sic]) there).

2005 August 31, William George Ferguson, “Re: New release of Tregarde series?”, in alt.books.m-lackey (Usenet):

We didn't discuss it further, and continued sitting on our asses watching the TV. But a couple weeks later, late at night, another Buffista pondered the idea online.

2007, Allyson Beatrice, Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?: True Adventures in Cult Fandom, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 189:


Buffaholic

For all you UK Buffaholics out there, there's an SMG interview in this week's (month's?) TV Hits magazine.

1999 January 14, Jonathan Nickson, “SMG interview”, in alt.fan.sarah-m-gellar (Usenet):

I'm am^([sic]) always online late Tuesday....gotta see what the Buffaholics thought about the new ep. I love Feb sweeps <G>.

2001 February 10, Karen Marie, “Re: Smackdown & Thunder”, in alt.pro-wrestling.wwf (Usenet):

I am a 36-yr-old mother of two pre-shcoolers and I am a proud Buffaholic (not too mention Angelholic).

2001 December 18, Sharon V, “True Age Demographic”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):


Buffyholic

Anyway, I was thinking that some of us Buffyholics could meet there and perhaps organize a Denver "goober" for Buffy's season premiere.

1998 August 13, barklage [username], “Starcon 98 (Denver)”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

Cordesman was introduced to Buffy by Buffyholics in his family, watched an episode or two, perceived analogies between the show and America's approach to threats of biological warfare, and developed Buffy into compounds that expressed his views on security.

2003, Michael Adams, Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 100:

Before “Prophecy Girl,” I thought Buffy was a pretty cool show with some great moments, way better than anything else on the box. In its wake, I was an obsessive Buffy'''holic.

2009, Justine Larbalestier, “A Buffy Confession”, in Glenn Yeffeth, editor, Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 78:


Spidey

Seven months later he reappeared in his own comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man. In the 16 years since, Spidey (as his fans call him) has become the country's most popular superhero, appearing in 300 daily newspapers.

1978, Princeton Alumni Weekly, volume 79, page 8:

In the closet Marvin found his sea shell collection, baseball cards, a stack of Spidey comic books, a jar of dead flies he had forgotten about, a paper bag filled with pine cones, and five cans of mud from Lake Washington.

1981 Oct, Ebony Jr., volume 9, number 4, page 25:

Only Spider-Man's spidey powers can get us out of this!

1983 Jan, Boys' Life, volume 73, number 1, page 21:

[H]e's also written a Spidey short story (“Arms and the Man” in 1997's Untold Tales of Spider-Man) and a Spidey novel (Down These Mean Streets in 2005).

2013, Gerry Conway, Leah Wilson, Webslinger: Unauthorized Essays On Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, page 32:

(slang) The fictional superhero Spider-Man.


Batmaniac

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

The DC comic book recently ran a two-day telephone poll asking Batmaniacs whether they wanted Robin, who was seriously injured by an explosion at the end of one issue, to live or die.

1988, Raymond Moley, Malcolm Muir, Joseph Becker Phillips, Newsweek, volume 112, numbers 19-26, page xxxi:

(informal) A fan of the Batman fictional franchise.


Warsie

Actually I'd like to pit some Warsies against some Trekkies in an MTV (claymation) Death Match.

1999 May 17, Kevin Pacheco Cheney, “I DOUBT THIS MOVIE IS GOING TO LIVE UP TO ALL ITS HYPE”, in The Spokesman-Review:

Pompous sentimental muck well worthy of George Lucas himself. For Warsies only.

2003, Frank Plowright, The Slings & Arrows Comic Guide, Slings & Arrows, →ISBN, page 125:

But, only if those movies are “Lord of the Rings”, “Star Wars” (Ep. 3 - 6 only, mind you - the first three are a bad dream for most Warsies, after all), […]

2012, Joseph Santiago, Lina Clark, Life by Association: Getting Furry, →ISBN, page 165:

(fandom slang) A fan of the Star Wars films and/or media franchise.


Twimom

For "Twilight" fans, the Runaways' iconic power may be difficult to grasp. (And for many of those girls' Twimoms, it may be difficult to remember.)

2010 April 9, Ann Hornaday, “Kristen Stewart has style and substance in hard-rocking 'The Runaways'”, in The Washington Post:

The next six hours consisted of 40-something-year-old TwiMoms who couldn't wait to get a glance of Carlisle, rude people trying to cut in line, and an insane lady bringing her fussy baby who wouldn't stop crying.

2012, Julith Perry, "'Breaking Dawn' renews series", The Mentor (Manhattan High School, Manhattan, Kansas), Volume 100, Issue 11, 27 November 2012, page 6

Even though we're writing legal teens doing legal things, we did get our fair share of shit for being “TwiMoms” writing “TwiPorn.”

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

(fandom slang) A mother who likes Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or the associated films.


Twilighter

If you look at the town, and around the ever-increasing number of tourists who have come to take pictures with anything that says “Forks,” you will find signs heralding businesses' support of the Twilight books—irresistible to the voracious Twilighter (as Meyer's fans call themselves).

2010, Tracey Baptise, Stephenie Meyer, Chelsea House, →ISBN, page 47:

A prequel on Carlisle would answer all of these questions and give Twilighters a better understanding of the leader of the Cullen family.

2010, Michelle Pan, Bella Should Have Dumped Edward: Controversial Views & Debates on the Twilight Series, Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 83:

For one “Twilighter” in particular, the friendships she formed formed helped her through a particularly rough patch, when her husband's kidney failed and he was in need of a transplant.

2014, Michelle Groover, “Twilight and Twitter: An Ethnographic Study”, in Claudia Bucciferro, editor, The Twilight Saga: Exploring the Global Phenomenon, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, pages 85–86:

(fandom slang) A fan of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or the related films.


fanpire

The self-proclaimed fanpires gawked, squealed and begged for autographs and photos with the stars.

2008 November 18, Derrik J. Lang, “Fans flock to 'Twilight' premiere in Los Angeles”, in USA Today:

Have you devoured the "Twilight" books? Are you obsessed with Edward? Can you recite the entire "Twilight" movie? Do you have Bella on the brain? Then you just might be a "Twilight" fanpire.

2009 July 16, “An event to sink your teeth into”, in The Charleston Gazette:

That their emotional relationship is foregrounded over sex may also explain why the mothers of Meyer's “fanpires” are great enthusiasts of the books, too.

2012, Victoria Nelson, Gothicka: Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural, Harvard University Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 136:

(fandom slang) A fan of Stephanie Meyer's Twilight book series or the associated films.


sic semper tyrannis

From the Latin sīc semper tyrannīs (“thus always to tyrants”). While the line is sometimes said to have been uttered by Brutus after he assassinated Julius Caesar, the utterance itself is recorded in no ancient sources and appears to be a modern invention. It is probably a Latin translation by the US Founding Father George Wythe of what Tiberius Gracchus' grandfather, the general and statesman Scipio Aemilianus, said when he heard of the assassination of his grandson. According to Plutarch (21.4), he reacted by quoting Homer's Odyssey (1.47): ὡς ἀπόλοιτο καὶ ἄλλος, ὅτις τοιαῦτά γε ῥέζοι (And so perish all who do the same). This etymology is presented by Mike Fontaine, though he mentions both Wythe and George Mason as possible translators, which is very unlikely since Wythe is famous as a Classicist whereas there is no recorded mention of Mason's knowledge of Greek.

Thus always to tyrants; tyrannical leaders will inevitably be overthrown.

George Mason
George Wythe
John Wilkes Booth
Julius Caesar
Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger
Tiberius Gracchus


Twifan

Naff ending and slow pacing notwithstanding, you can't really call this swoonfest a terrible movie (unless you want to be tweeted to death by Twifans).

2010 April 8, “To tide over the Twi-hards”, in Daily News, South Africa:

There are even goodies, too, for Twifans whose love of cooking is just as strong as their love for vampires and werewolves.

2010, Amanda McGuire Rzicznek, "'Twilight' cookbook adds spice", The BG News (Bowling Green State University), Volume 104, Issue 159, 7 July 2010, page 8

As any Twifan could tell you, long before Snowqueens Icedragon changed some names in her popular fic “Master of the Universe” and published it as Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James, the wank surrounding her, her attitudes, and her relationship to the fandom had already reached epic proportions.


AUMF

And that is why I intend to engage Congress about the existing Authorization to Use Military Force, or AUMF, to determine how we can continue to fight terrorism without keeping America on a perpetual wartime footing.

2013 May 23, Barack Obama, Remarks by the President at the National Defense University:

(US politics, military) Initialism of authorization for use of military force.


Irangate

With warships facing off in the Persian Gulf, the Irangate Follies smearing itself across the network airwaves and puppet Contra leaders laughing openly at Americans stupid enough to send them money, there is a good deal to be angry and concerned about.

1987 August 22, Tom Grabosky, “Who Hears an Orton?”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 6, page 7:


Retardican

They're keeping him under wraps so nobody has time to rig the polling machines. They'll pop him out two days ahead of the elections. The typical Retardican will hear just one thing: Reagan. They'll vote for him automatically and mindlessly, in the same way they react (negatively, as trained) to news about stem cell research.

2004 June 28, Doug Kanter, “Re: OT: Ron Reagan”, in rec.boats (Usenet):

All across the world, families came together and most people agreed, Retardican and Homocrat alike, it was a beautiful time to be alive on the planet Earth, wars or no wars, end or no end.

2006, Michael Soltys, The Grass is Green, page 244:

The Demoncrats versus the Retardicans. Nothing is more bizarre than the body swapping of the Democrats and Republicans.

2020, Steve Madison, What's Eating You? How the World Is Screwing You Up:

Republican Party
w:Republican Party (United States)

(US politics, slang, derogatory) A Republican (a member or supporter of the Republican Party of the United States), seen as having no intelligence.


Retardican

Did you notice how the real mouthpiece of the Retardican plutocrat fascists, Dr. Arm(tm) has nothing to contribute to this thread now that the discussion does not invove heavy breathing and name calling?

2000 December 28, Douglas King, “Oil Exploration.... more side chatter”, in alt.sailing.asa (Usenet):

Has anyone besides Drudge (and his followers) reported this story? I think you can file it with last month's Kerry-banged-an-intern story. Can't wait to see what you Retardican clowns come up with next.

2004 March 23, Plankton, “Re: The arrogance of Kerry”, in alt.fan.howard-stern (Usenet):

Amazing how these Retardican tools, who preach distrust and hatred of ALL government, think it's religious to believe everything the Nixonite Retardican Dumbya government says...except when that same government utters an official discouraging word against Herr Bush.

2006 January 17, trim...@dc.net, “Re: Here you go, GOP Shills!”, in dfw.politics (Usenet):

(US politics, slang, derogatory) Republican (of or pertaining to the Republican Party of the United States).


Rethuglican

I have often said that it is the intent of the Rethuglicans to bankrupt the system so that there is no money for social programs!!!

2002 June 16, John H. Fisher, “Re: Rats up to old same ole' tricks again.”, in alt.politics.democrats (Usenet):

Whever^([sic]) you read something written by a Neocon/Rethuglican, remember, they may brag about how great they are, but they ain't in Iraq.

2005 January 11, NoSpamAllowed [username], “Re: Foolish, Naive American Politicians Will Receive No Muslim Gratitude For Tsunami Aid”, in alt.politics.democrats (Usenet):

Never as many as you ChickenHawk Rethuglicans, who send other people's kids off to do what you were too scaredy-cat to do yourselves.

2009 January 20, Iarnrod [username], “Re: Most Of American Military Suspicious Of Obama AsCommander-In-Chief”, in alt.politics.democrats (Usenet):

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


Chimpy

From chimp + -y, comparing Bush's appearance or facial expressions to a chimpanzee's.

I wonder how all those testosterone-laden combat virgins feel now, after supporting a scumbag like Chimpy and then watching him cut funding for vets....

2003 June 17, Hoss Cartright, “Chimpy and Veterans”, in az.politics (Usenet):

The day that George W. Bush first slimed his way into the Oval Office must have been a happy one indeed for the radical Iranian handlers behind Chalabi's INC operation. They knew Chimpy was exactly the sort of sucker they needed: Intellctually lazy and stupendously vain.

2004 May 23, Doctoroe, “Re: How many Bushies does it take to change a lightbulb?”, in talk.politics.misc (Usenet):

Bush would've told Murkins they were traitors for not wanting his bailouts, CEO Bonuses, Wars, Cheney and Jebya's conflicts of interests and exposing spies who refused to lie for Chimpy.

2010 January 12, Palin On Beaver News, “Nobody Voted For it. Nobody Wants it. He campaigned AGAINST it.”, in talk.politics.misc (Usenet):

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


GPUSA

United States of America
United States of America#English

(US politics) Initialism of Green Party of the United States of America.


South Park Republican

en-noun

South Park Republican (plural South Park Republicans)

Coined by commentator Andrew Sullivan in 2001.

(US politics, colloquial) A member of a generation of young people holding center-right political beliefs more or less aligned with those portrayed in the American animated television program South Park.


brohoof

From bro + hoof, by analogy with brofist.

R.S. wears the gear to signal that he’s into ponies, he says. When he’s on campus, he’ll meet other fans and maybe even receive “a random brohoof on the street,” he says. (A brohoof is like a fist bump. A fist bump is like . . . oh, forget it.)

2012 April 6, Melody Wilson, “D.C. ‘bronies’ feel the love and friendship of ‘My Little Pony’”, in The Washington Post:

While other people look on with confused and strange looks, bronies are free to talk about a great show and brohoof all day long (A brohoof is a fist pump between bronies and/or pegasistahs).

2012, David C. Benson, "It's Okay to be a Brony", The Clock (Plymouth State University), Volume 57, Issue 20, Volume 57, 27 April 2012, page 11

My Little Pony is redefining manhood and that deserves a brohoof.

2014 March 19, Hugh Johnson, “Of bronies and men: Rethinking manliness”, in The Denver Post:

(My Little Pony fandom slang) A fist bump shared between fellow bronies to represent pony hooves.


Republicunt

He shot my husband a smirk, not letting me go. "Jesus, Dean, you married a feminazi?"
I smiled sweetly. "Beats a Republicunt."

2010, Cornelia Read, Invisible Boy, Grand Central Publishing, published 2010, →ISBN:

Speaking of money, ever since the Republicunts came back into office after Clinton in 2000, most people just do not have the extra money to see a Pro Domme like they used to.

2011, Davina Rhine (quoting Andi), Rebel Moms: The Off-Road Map for the Off-Road Mom, Rebellion Press (2011), page 573

“Dude, is that the president? Get that Republicunt off the TV, will you?”

2014, Scott Sigler, Pandemic, Crown Publishers, published 2014, →ISBN:

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


Thronie

From throne + -ie, referencing the television series Game of Thrones.

It takes a special breed of fan to get up early for a 12-hour Game of Thrones marathon, but it takes a true "Thronie" to do it the morning after a midnight screening of The Hunger Games.

2012, Graham Templeton, "This throne's for you", Metro (Vancouver), 23 March 2012 - 25 March 2012, page 4

Back then, hard-core Thronies were probably still playing “The Rains of Castamere” on their lutes, […]

2014 June 16, Melissa Maerz, “'Game of Thrones' review: All men truly must die”, in Entertainment Weekly:

A diehard Thronie, as fans of the television fantasy series sometimes call themselves, the student from the Indian city of Chennai chides her fellow fans to gather for a group photo with the intertwining, enclosing trees of the Dark Hedges, the location for a brief but memorable scene from the series, as background.

2014 July 4, Vincent Boland, “‘Game of Thrones’ brings fantastical footfall to Northern Ireland”, in Financial Times:

(fandom slang) A fan of the American fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones. or the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire it is based on.


Second Amendment

Chip called from New Hampshire to tell me about Jack's representing me at the National Rifle Association meeting. Jack not only told them I was a hunter all my life and a good shot, but also said in a loud voice, "My daddy will approve anything you want to do in the woods."[…]
The key words were "in the woods." The NRA, basing its argument on the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution regarding the right to bear arms, has acquired tremendous influence within the U.S. Congress and among state and local governments.

2011 [1980 February 19], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 402–403:

The Second Amendment “means nothing if the government can prohibit all persons from acquiring any firearm or ammunition,” Judge Lawrence VanDyke wrote. “But that’s what happened in this case.”[…]
Firearms Policy Coalition vice president of programs Adam Kraut said in a statement that the cases resulted “when authoritarian governments used COVID as an excuse to attack Second Amendment rights.”
The 9th Circuit opinions “confirm our claims that the COVID closures of gun stores and firing ranges violated the Second Amendment rights of Californians,” he said.

2022 January 20, Don Thompson, “California’s COVID gun store shutdowns ruled illegal”, in AP News, archived from the original on 2022-01-20:

right to keep and bear arms
right to keep and bear arms

The amendment to the constitution of the United States pertaining to the right to keep and bear arms.

Second Amendment to the United States Constitution


Superwholock

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

blend

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

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

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

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

Gif fics are not proprietary to the SuperWhoLock fandom.

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

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


Tuesday Group

(US politics) An informal caucus of approximately 50 moderate Republican members of the House of Representatives in the 114th Congress (2015-2017).


Obamageddon

It is still very possible that he will surprise us and develop into a great leader, the chosen one we so desperately seek to lead us from the darkness of Obamageddon, the Barracolypse.

2011, Mark Easely, "President Perry", The Observer (Notre Dame and Saint Mary's), Volume 45, Issue 4, 26 August 2011, page 10

He has turned American tax policy in the direction that Europe's been going for the past fifty years. Great Obama Depression, here we come. We're one step closer to Obamageddon.

2013, Wayne Root, The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide: How to Survive, Thrive, and Prosper During Obamageddon, Regnery Publishing, →ISBN:

I remain deeply skeptical of people amassing weapons against a coming Obamageddon.

2013 June 6, Christopher Swindell, “Can We Put Guns Down and Talk?”, in The Charleston Gazette:

(US politics, derogatory or humorous) The decline or fall of the United States caused by the presidency of Barack Obama.


Obamanation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Batcape

From bat + cape, by analogy with Batman.

He had four months to make a special-effects extravaganza that had to make every want to wear a Batcape next Halloween.

1996, Nancy Griffin, Kim Masters, Hit & Run, page 168:

Tears streaming down the boy's face, though he was still hanging on, blanket flapping out like a Batcape.

2008, James Jauncey, The Witness, page 42:

Jamie was sitting in Daisy's cot next to her, wearing his new Batman outfit, back to front, attempting to tie his Batcape around his protesting baby sister.

2014, Maeve Haran, The Time of their Lives:

A cape, particularly one that resembles the long, black one worn by Batman.


Batnipples

The Batnipples are gone, but they should not be forgotten.

2012 August 5, Mason Krollig, “The Nipples that Batman Deserves, But Not the Ones He Needs Right Now”, in UniLife Magazine, number 20, University of South Australia, page 23:

As long as you don't get the George Clooney suit with the batnipples, you're golden.

2012 October 25, Tristan Cooper, “Cape down, sass up”, in Vanguard, volume 67, number 17, Portland State University, page 7:

Will the earth-inheriting geeks be assuaged that this super-suit is free of the Batnipples that helped make a mockery of George Clooney’s suit (“putting the ‘mocker’ in ‘Joel Schumacher’ since the mid-’90s”), which seemed to signal brightly, like some areola Borealis, that those Bat-films were troubled from the get-go, if not the get-up?

2014 May 13, Michael Cavna, “Ben Affleck’s Batman suit? Channing Tatum’s Gambit role? Welcome to the new (screen) world order…”, in The Washington Post:

(fandom slang) The molded nipples on the rubber suits worn by the characters Batman and Robin in the films Batman Forever and Batman & Robin.


Batverse

In this hard-boiled version of the Batverse, the characters were gritty, tough and more realistic.

2011, Tyler Brown, "'Batman: Noel' a dark tale, reversion of old classic", Kansas State Collegian (Kansas State University), Volume 117, Number 64, 18 November 2011, page 5

So overall in my mind at least this is a great film, the best of the trilogy by far, and even though they say it is the end of this perticular storyline arc, I hope it isn't the end of Christopher Nolan's Batverse, as I would be one very sad person…

2012, Tim Knight, "The Dark Knight Rises", Amaze, 3 August 2012, Edition 5, page 117 (approx.)

It's a ballsy move to reject fan-favourite and mainstream recognisable elements of the Batverse such as Robin and The Joker, but fingers crossed Beware the Batman will finally return Bruce Wayne's animated shenanigans to the heights of the early 1990s.

2013 April, “A Midsummer's Dark Knight”, in Cult TV Times, number 00, page 3:

(fandom slang) The fictional universe which serves as the setting for the Batman comics, films, and television series.


Treknical

en-adj

Treknical (comparative more Treknical, superlative most Treknical)

more Treknical (comparative)
most Treknical (superlative)

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


Treknology

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

blend

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Trek

Spock’s half-brother Cybok virtually brought Kirk and McCoy to their knees with a simple imposing of their own self-reflection. […] it gave the writers of Trek a generic bad guy that is best described as a eccentric-lunatic genius on a personal quest which consequently affects the universe on a catastrophic level.

1994 November 22, James A. Kimble, “Part V Revisited in Star Trek Generations”, in The Connector, volume XXII, number 11, Lowell, Mass.: University of Massachusetts Lowell, page 15, column 1:


Trek

en-adj

Trek (comparative more Trek, superlative most Trek)

more Trek (comparative)
most Trek (superlative)


street money

Mr Davis: Would it be feasible to use the taxpayers['] money without any checking as you're talking about here for what is commonly known as walk-around money or street money? Because under the FEC, that is now legal...
Mr Lott: ... I guess since walk-around money is now considered legal, I guess th[e]y could use that. Some States do rely very heavily on walk-around money in their primaries and general elections as the record will show.

1979, “Statement of Hon. Trent Lott...”, in Hearings before the Committee on House Administration ... on H.R. 1 and Related Legislation, page 264:

walk-around money
walk-around money#English

(US politics, colloquial) Synonym of walk-around money.


Clex

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Clana

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

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

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

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

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

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


Chlark

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

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

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

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

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

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


Lexana

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

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

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

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

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


Chlollie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Clois

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

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

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

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


finishipper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Trekfic

en-noun

Trekfic (countable and uncountable, plural Trekfics)

At any rate, the first Trekfic I posted was non-slash, and I'm pretty much rampantly bifictional in my reading, although I don't like most het (probably because I don't have good enough filters in place to eliminate the bad stuff).

2000 June 22, laura jacquez valentine, “Re: Slash versus non-slash”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

Lois McMaster Bujold, according to reports, wrote a Trekfic which contained the seeds from which grew some of her Vorkosigan series.

2005 May 29, Sea Wasp [username], “Re: AKICIF: Fanfic writers turning pro”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet):

Well, it's my first Trekfic, so I'd agree. :)

2008 January 7, Aya <3 [username], “Re: NEW TOS The Surgery 1/1 (K/Mc) [PG-13]”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated (Usenet):

(countable, fandom slang) A fanfic based on the Star Trek television series and films.


North Vietnam

When we visited Laos, I had lunch with Souvanna Phouma. During the course of the lunch, he said we ought to bomb Red China, that it was the effective way to stop their aid to North Vietnam.

1976, Hubert H. Humphrey, The Education of a Public Man: My Life and Politics, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 333:

Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam

(historical) A state (officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) that governed northern Vietnam in 1945–1975.

Vietnam i Veriut

(historical) a state (officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) that governed northern Vietnam in 1945–1975


Acme

Acme
Acme Corporation
Looney Tunes
Warner Bros.
trademark
yellow pages

From acme (“highest, best”). As a threading, from the original 1894 manufacturer, the Acme Screw Machine Company of Hartford, Connecticut. In its use as a generic company for comedic effect or to avoid trademark issues, most popularized by the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes cartoons but already very commonly used by 20th century American companies as a way to lead the professional listings in yellow page phone books.

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana.

Dickinson County
Dickinson County#English

An unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas.

Concordia Parish
Concordia Parish#English

An unincorporated community in Concordia Parish, Louisiana.

Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County#English

A township and unincorporated community therein, in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.

An unincorporated community in Columbus County, North Carolina.

Hettinger County
Hettinger County#English

A township in Hettinger County, North Dakota.

Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County#English

An unincorporated community in Westmoreland County and Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place in Washington.

An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.


Obomber

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

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

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


Black Panther

For example, does that huge Black Panther there in the hallway, the one shaking hands with Felicia Bernstein herself, the one with the black leather coat and the dark glasses and the absolutely unbelievable Afro, Fuzzy Wuzzy-scale in fact—is he, a Black Panther, going on to pick up a Roquefort cheese morsel rolled in crushed nuts from off the tray, from a maid in uniform, and just pop it down the gullet without so much as missing a beat of Felicia's perfect Mary Astor voice. . . .

1970 June 8, Tom Wolfe, “Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny's”, in New York Magazine:

(US politics, historical) A member of the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization active in the United States from 1966 until 1982.


Flanderization

Flanderization (countable and uncountable, plural Flanderizations)

term-label

(American spelling, Oxford British English, fandom slang)

/ˌflændəɹəˈzeɪʃn̩/

Ned Flanders
TV Tropes
The Simpsons
WonderCon

From Flanders + -ization (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something), from the American animated television series The Simpsons (first broadcast in 1989) where the character Ned Flanders underwent a progressive shift from a good-natured Christian to a religious fundamentalist. The character did however eventually return to its initial form. The word was coined on the popular culture wiki TV Tropes around 2006.

suffix

Many fans say that season 5 was the beginning of its downfall as Flanderization occurred. JD went from being a little emotionally needy to a whiny man-child and Elliot became every negative stereotype about women instead of her usual neurotic but lovable self.

2009 June 7, tmc1982 [username], “Seasonal Rot – Television Tropes & Idioms”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):

Irene's whole gimmick is that she's the one woman in the world who can outwit Holmes. Although in the actual story, her victory is extremely limited, flanderization takes hold in adaptations.

2012 December 21, David Johnson, “Re: Elementary – Episode 8 – The Long Fuse”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):

Prime realises Swoop must be under some sort of external control as he's at heart a loyal Autobot (over the years Flanderisation will make the Dinobots more and more maverick) and does the one thing that he knows will so enrage his mind controlled colleague that Swoop will fight off the influence. He gives him a direct order.

2015, Stuart Webb, “The Icarus Theory”, in Transformation: A Personal Journey through the British Transformers Comic, volumes 1 (1984–1987), [S.l.]: Solar Pool, →ISBN, page 129, column 1:

A sympathetic wrestling savant, Eugene became, through a process of rapid Flanderisation (the process in fiction of a character being consumed by their identifiable trait, named after The Simpsons’ Ned Flanders), in Cornette’s words, “a fucking retard”.

2017, Michael Sidgwick, “A Box of Fluffy Ducks”, in Development Hell: The NXT Story, U.K.: WhatCulture.com, →ISBN, page 101:

A common form of this ["character derailment"] is flanderization, in which a character's very singular, minor, yet notable attributes exaggerate as a serial continues. […] I would attribute flanderization to Rick and/or Jerry, if anyone of the main cast.

2020, Edward K. Eckhart-Zinn, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Rick and Morty”, in The Sequel Superior, Pittsburgh, Pa.: RoseDog Books, →ISBN, page 233:

(uncountable) The progressive exaggeration of a single trait or set of traits of a fictional character until it overtakes all other characterization

Flanderisation

progressive exaggeration of a single trait or set of traits of a fictional character until it overtakes all other characterization; an instance of this


pool spray

When we are not holding we are most likely "rolling"—hustling to get on a bus to go to things like a "bilat pool spray" (a photo-op of a bilateral meeting between the president and some world leader).

2002 July 2, Martha Brant, “West Wing Story: Pool-Duty Survival Kit”, in Newsweek, retrieved 2015-03-04:

Pool spray is the term for an event where a representative pool of journalists is brought in to record the president meeting with a foreign leader or discussing a policy initiative.

[2010 February 4, Peter Baker, “Few News Conferences, but Still Taking Questions”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

First comes the “pool spray,” where the two leaders exchange pleasantries before the cameras.

2010 November 13, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Reporter’s Notebook: Heartfelt Moments on an Up-and-Down Global Trip”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-03-04:

At an international summit […] [t]he press is let in only for a few moments at the beginning or the end in what is known as a "pool spray." Sometimes the world leaders say a few words; other times, they pretend not to notice the reporters and keep interacting in a stilted way.

2014 November 16, David Nakamura, “Watch: President Obama reacts to media scrum in Brisbane”, in Washington Post, retrieved 2015-03-04:

(US politics, journalism) An event in which photographers and other members of the news media are allowed to visit briefly with the US President or other top US government officials, especially on the occasion of a meeting with leaders or high-level officials from other countries.


Vicksburg

A city, the county seat of Warren County, Mississippi, United States.


free silver

(US, economics, historical) The free coinage of silver, often at a fixed ratio with gold, as at the ratio of 16 to 1, which ratio for some time represented nearly or exactly the ratio of the market values of gold and silver respectively.


Muldertorture

Just another note: some people are apparently concerned that Muldertorture stories are plotless, but I think a lot of our stories are plotless, and I don't have much of a problem with that, although I do enjoy plotted stories with morals more.

1998 March 14, Suli, “Re: Muldertorture (was Re: DD/GA fanfic?)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

I love Muldertorture as much as anyone, but that was without a doubt the most disgusting XF episode I have ever seen.

2000 April 16, Circe, “Brand X Blathering”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

She writes a lot of series, so that should keep me busy. And they're all lovely and angsty, with lots of Muldertorture.

2001 April 14, Angela, “Re: If you had to choose one author...”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) Physical and psychological harm inflicted on the character Fox Mulder.


Duchovbot

The duchovbots had nothing to do with it. Season 8 stunk big time. Not even David could make it any better.

2001 July 29, Marlene Steinberg, “Re: Short XF Season Survey!”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

The Duchovbots seem to be waaay to^([sic]) eager to forget that the *only* reason we ever got Doggett was cuz DD wanted out.

2002 May 21, spookycc [username], “Re: The Truth From The Gut”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

If it had taken a ratings dive, Fox would never have renewed the show for Season 9 because all FOX cares about is making money. I realize the Duchovbot spinmeisters compared the show from Season to Season but that's not how the game is played.

2004 March 24, Laura Capozzola, “Re: Question Season 8 + 9, Possible spoilers”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang, derogatory) A fan of The X-Files who stopped watching or enjoyed the series less after actor David Duchovny's departure.


friendshipper

From friendship + -er, or a blend of friendship + shipper.

This is an MSR, all friendshippers beware.

1997 May 23, TempusX [username], “NEW: After The Louvre - 1/1 (MSR/NC-17)”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

Some of us are friendshippers, some of us are relationshippers of one variety or another -- some of us want to see a Mulder/Scully relationship occur during the course of the series, while some of us prefer to maintain the slow seduction until the series' end -- but we are all captivated by the intense and uncommon TRUST displayed between the characters.

1998 July 2, JLangly, “Shippers have SAVED The X-Files!!!”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

Ok do any other shippers out there just feel like becoming a friendshipper. Mulder has turned into the Ass Hole^([sic]) of the year, and I wouldn't want Scully to take him if he cam^([sic]) knocking on her door with a dozen red roses, and Diana's head in a box.

1999 February 15, SoulM E MS [username], “Shipper?”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) A person who would prefer Fox Mulder and Dana Scully's relationship to remain platonic.


Mulderangst

Well, what can I say, I've discovered that I like Mulderangst and can't get enough of it.

1996 October 24, Esther Walker, “The Brotherhood 1/14”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

"3" is only bearable if you are an X-Phile, because you can derive some satisfaction from the Mulderangst over missing-and-presumed-dead Scully, and the fact that Mulder is getting some.

1998 October 4, wherever [username], “Re: Worst Episode”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

Perhaps the best piece of straight Mulderangst I've ever read and set to the harsh strains of one of my favorite poets -- T.S. Eliot. Not for the faint of heart, but an excellent journey into the dark caverns of Mulder's motivations and obsessions.

2000 August 23, swikstr [username], “Re: Classic Fics--which ones?”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) Emotional distress experienced by the character Fox Mulder.


Scullyangst

We don't have enough Scullyangst with dead family members and terminal brain cancer?

1997 March 24, autumnt, “REVIEW: Autumn's "Max" Review - SPOILERS”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

With Melissa and even Queequeg, there was deep Scullyangst.

1997 March 27, Gil Trevizo, “Re: And another thing about walking into bullets ... <usual spoilers>”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

Any scene involving Scullyangst gets me teary.

1998 May 27, SandyW7592, “Re: which epsiode made you cry?( you can play too, guys.)”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(X-Files fandom slang) Emotional distress experienced by the character Dana Scully.


Bangel

My only hope at this point is that SMG refuses to appear on Angel in the future, thus saving us from the inevitable Bangel ending for that series.

2003 May 14, Chris Zabel, “Re: How Does Joss Whedon Feel...”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

She never seemed to have any trouble writing Bangel or Spuffy scenes.

2004 November 1, EBailey140 [username], “Re: What is it about Riley...”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

And we get Andrew's definitive judgement on the Bangel versus Spuffy controversy, […]

2009 March 13, Stephen Tempest, “Review of BtVS 8.23 'Predators and Prey”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Buffy Summers and Angel from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


Spuffy

In contrast, the Spuffy 'shipper may be an older, more highly-educated career professional, but she must use the Internet to access the fanfiction she desires to read, because it is not available anywhere else.

2013, Mary Kirby-Diaz, “Ficcers and 'Shippers: A Love Story”, in Jennifer K. Stuller, editor, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 44:

Spuffy—as Spike/Buffy are often called—changed all that.

2013, Michelle Sagara West, “For The Love Of Riley”, in Glenn Yeffeth, editor, Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show, BenBella Books, →ISBN, page 71:

Relations between these viewers – who had come to self-identify as 'Spike-Buffy relationship fans' or 'Spuffy shippers' for short – and the writers of the show reached their nadir at the end of season six, when the writers decided to show the Spuffy shippers just how wrong they were by writing a scene in which Spike attempts to rape Buffy: […]

2014, Joseph Crawford, The Twilight of the Gothic?: Vampire Fiction and the Rise of the Paranormal Romance, University of Wales Press, →ISBN, pages 129–130:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Spike and Buffy Summers from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


X-Filesy

en-adj

X-Filesy (comparative more X-Filesy, superlative most X-Filesy)

more X-Filesy (comparative)
most X-Filesy (superlative)

That doesn't leave room for much X-Files'''y speculation about the nature of the universe — yet that doesn't stop Carter from trying to inject some intellectual spookiness.

1996, Television Guide, volume 44, unnumbered page:

Spooky posters on the walls of dragon sightings, werewolves in Hungary, and a black and white print of a dead sea monster in Canada. Back in the world of Wayne Phelps but nice and X-Filesy, if it came down to it.

2012, Graham Johnson, Hack: Sex, Drugs, and Scandal from Inside the Tabloid Jungle, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:

Maybe Williams really was in the FBI — some secret X-Filesy part of it.

2012, Becca Mills, Nolander, Recompense Press (2012), unnumbered page

(informal) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the paranormal investigation science fiction television series The X-Files.


post-Gregg

(US politics) Subsequent to Gregg v. Georgia, a 1976 legal case that reaffirmed the United States Supreme Court's acceptance of the use of the death penalty in the United States.


pre-Furman

(US politics) Prior to Furman v. Georgia, a 1972 legal case that ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty, leading to a de facto moratorium on capital punishment throughout the United States until 1976.


Bull Moose

Journalists quoted Roosevelt saying "I feel like a bull moose" shortly after the new party was formed.

(historical) A member of the Progressive Party (United States, 1912), an American political party formed by former President Theodore Roosevelt after a split in the Republican Party.


Bull Moose

A township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after the Bull Moose Party.


Yodaesque

Yodaesque (comparative more Yodaesque, superlative most Yodaesque)

more Yodaesque (comparative)
most Yodaesque (superlative)

Reminiscent of Yoda, the wise mentor from the Star Wars film franchise, who dispenses mystical advice in ungrammatical speak.


Reagan Democrat

en-noun

Reagan Democrat (plural Reagan Democrats)

Undoubtedly, there were some who thought that the party, once defined and consolidated, would appeal to “Reagan Democrats,” but there were also many who thought that the liberal groups dominating the party could easily splinter into diverse interest groups if not afforded the opportunity to come together as one.

2020, Theodore F. Sheckels, The Rhetoric of the American Political Party Conventions, 1948–2016, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 103:

(US politics, historical) A moderate and conservative Democrat, in the south and midwest, many of whom had previously supported conservative Democratic Alabama Governor George Wallace for President of the USA, who supported the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984.


Barnburner

(historical, US politics, slang) A member of the radical section of the Democratic party in New York, around the middle of the 19th century, which was hostile to extension of slavery, public debts, corporate privileges, etc., and supported Van Buren against Cass for president in 1848.


Philedom

I have too many friends in Philedom. It's going to be very interesting to see how we survive the 8th season and still keep our Internet communities in tact.^([sic])

2000 October 5, Bast Black, “The X-File season 8 promo from the gut.”, in alt.fan.david-duchovny (Usenet):

He only said that the changes made in those seasons divided Philedom in an unprecendented^([sic]) fashion, and that the ratings dropped drastically.

2002 June 17, Anna, “Re: XF Worst Survivor Round 6”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

It could have been the only episode that *all* factions of Philedom might dislike.

2002 October 20, W. Blaine Dowler, “Re: OOPS! Make that 9 seasons!”, in alt.tv.x-files (Usenet):

(fandom slang) The fandom of the science fiction television series The X-Files.


Vaderesque

en-adj

Vaderesque (comparative more Vaderesque, superlative most Vaderesque)

more Vaderesque (comparative)
most Vaderesque (superlative)

In the case of the Cybermen the Vaderesque trappings, and the incongruous displays of emotion, were rapidly stripped away.

2011, Piers D. Britton, TARDISbound: Navigating the Universes of Doctor Who, page 77:

Adopting a Vaderesque voice, he intoned, “Luke, I am your federal agent. Somehow it doesn't have the same kick. […]

Reminiscent of Darth Vader, the sinister deep-voiced villain of the Star Wars original trilogy.


CNN

Clinton News Network
Clinton News Network#English

(humorous, derogatory, US politics) Initialism of Clinton News Network.


freedom toast

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

Anyways I guess I got to get the french out of my system before I go through immigration. From now on it's all freedom fries, freedom toast, freedom dressing, and Freedom's Mustard.

2004 October 15, Jeffrey Miller, “From French flies to freedom fries in the Bush league”, in The Lawyers Weekly:

Upset by the failure of the French government to support the war, however, the chairman of the House Administration Committee announced on March 11 that he had ordered “French toast” and “French fries” stricken from the menu of the House cafeteria. In their place would be “freedom toast” and “freedom fries.”

2006, Andrew Rudalevige, The New Imperial Presidency, page 3:

(rare, US politics, food, sometimes humorous) Synonym of French toast


freedom bread

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

Well, pardon our ... uh ... freedom, but if we're dropping the name of a certain country from our vocabulary, we can't stop there.
Menus will have to be rewritten to include the following items: Freedom onion soup, Freedom pastries, Freedom bread, Freedom rolls, Freedom dressing, Freedom dip sandwiches, Freedom roast coffee and Freedom vanilla ice cream.

2003 March 19, Entertainment team, “Why stop there? Being mad at the French means renaming more than just fries”, in Daily Press, Newport News, VA, page D1:

Add remaining ingredients and stir. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Taste and revise if necessary. Served with French or freedom bread, whichever is available.

2004 August 11, “Chef Todd Misener began his career as a dishwasher”, in Northwest Florida Daily News, page D5:

(US politics, humorous, rare) Synonym of French bread


Lostie

I would guess that the answers to many of the questions will be found among the Others so that's where the story needs to focus. None of the Lostie beach scenes this season have advanced the current story line or taken us in a new direction […] I'd rather see the show move forward with the Others than putter around with the Losties.

2006 November 9, alooo, “Re: Way too much Kate/Jack/Sawyer this season.”, in alt.tv.lost (Usenet), message-ID <oCz4h.2987$IR4.1989@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>:

(fandom slang) Any of the fictional characters in the television drama Lost who become stranded on a mysterious island.

Once it started, me and millions of future Losties saw the most expensive episode in TV history, as well as one of the most intense and mysterious.

2010, Robert Dougherty, Lost: It Only Ends Once: An Unofficial Last Look, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 2:

Even though I was an enthusiastic Lostie from the start, I was grateful for the Guide, if only because it reassured me that I wasn't the only one having trouble keeping track.

2011, Richard Davies, “Lost in Lost's Times”, in Sharon Kaye, editor, Ultimate Lost and Philosophy: Think Together, Die Alone, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 9:

I'm a Lostie through and through. For those of you who may not know what that is, you probably never paid much attention to the award-winning television show Lost.

2014, Darren Schalk, Dear God, We Need to Talk: Wresting with God on Questions of Life & Faith, Passio, →ISBN, page 148:

(fandom slang) A fan of the television drama Lost.


workie

From work (noun) + -ie (suffix forming colloquial nouns denoting persons associated with the words to which they are affixed). Sense 1 (“intern”) alludes to work experience.

affix

(US politics, historical) Chiefly in the form Workie: a member or supporter of a Working Men's (or Workingmen's) Party, one of a number of political parties established in the United States in the early 19th century to further working class interests.


Lostaway

Die-hard "Lostaways" and other collectors will get the chance to purchase props and costumes from the series during a weekend auction at the Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar.

2010 August 19, “A big find for `Lost' fans: Items from hit show will be auctioned off”, in Daily News, Los Angeles:

The character of Rose Henderson spurns us diehard Lostaways to confront the same issue week after week as we throw ourselves onto the living room couch and join our friends on the island: […]

2011, Daniel B. Gallagher, “Aquinas and Rose on Faith and Reason”, in William Irwin, David Kyle Johnson, editors, Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture: From Socrates to South Park, Hume to House, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

In its use of mathematics, Lost also highlights this unfortunate circumstance, and in the process further separates the viewers into the binary mode of casual viewer versus diehard “Lostaways.”

2012, Kristine Larsen, “'You Never Said Anything about Math': Math Phobia and Math Fanaticism in the World of Lost”, in Jessica K. Sklar, Elizabeth S. Sklar, editors, Mathematics in Popular Culture: Essays on Appearances in Film, Fiction, Games, Television and Other Media, McFarland, →ISBN, page 34:

(fandom slang) A fan of the television series Lost.


Klaine

With the recent death of Glee's Cory Monteith, there wasn't much creators could do to make viewers feel better. Yet they found it: a reunion of gay couple "Klaine."

2013, "Tragedy Brings People Together After All, Doesn't It?", Watermark, 29 August 2013 - 11 September 2013, page 29

However Ryan Murphy gives fans a few rewards in Series 5 for sticking with the show (happy news for Klaine supporters), […]

2013, Heather Boyles, "The final curtain draws near", Seren (Bangor University), Issue 235, October 2013, page 25

Klaine fans and writers have lived in a culture where homosexuality has been mainstreamed, if not always accepted.

2014, Nicholas Alexander Hayes, “Glee Literally Means Glee: The Queer Art of Community's Parody”, in Michelle Parke, editor, Queer in the Choir Room: Essays on Gender and Sexuality in Glee, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 267:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson from the television series Glee.


Brittana

Never mind Finn and Rachel – I'm on Team Brittana now.

2009, Dorothy Snarker of AfterEllen.com, quoted in Amy Rickman, Gleeful!: A Totally Unofficial Guide to the Hit TV Series GLEE, Villard (2010), page 136

[…] there'd been such a fuss over the original Brittana kiss, & with Kurt kissing Blaine, […]

2012, Bruce Wagner, Dead Stars, Penguin, →ISBN:

However, the taste of happiness many viewers felt at Brittana's queer relationship quickly turned bitter when the label of homosexual continued to be thrust upon Santana by many of the show's straight characters as well as her own girlfriend.

2014, Taylor Cole Miller, “Forced out of the 'flannel closet': The Coming-Out-Gay Imperative”, in Michelle Parke, editor, Queer in the Choir Room: Essays on Gender and Sexuality in Glee, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 34:

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez from the television series Glee.


Finchel

Mercedes is dating someone new, and Finchel is going strong.

2011, Abby Bien, Grace Palmeri, & Neha Ramani, "How I met your gossipy new girl and her modern family at glee club", The Scarlette (West Lafayette High School), Volume 69, Number 2, 5 October 2011, page 4

Five bucks says it's going to be a totally adorable "Finchel" moment at the prom!

2012 April 10, “Selena Gomez getting the Glee treatment!”, in Post Noon, page 25:

After a long break from Glee this summer, waiting to see if Finchel got back together or if Puck decides to go to Los Angeles, I am more than ready to get back into my favorite show on Thursday nights.

2012, Natasha Walker, "Excitement for Glee's upcoming season", The Stampede (C. M. Russell High School, Great Falls, Montana), Volume 48, Issue 1, 13 September 2012, page 13

(fandom slang) The ship of characters Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry from the television series Glee.


Khaleesi

Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin. From the title of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels; popularised by the later television adaptation Game of Thrones. Borrowed from Dothraki khaleesi (“queen”), feminine of khal (“king”).

bor+

Born just 16 minutes after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s baby was born, 26-year-old Julie Walsh, of Little Walsingham, gave birth to Khaleesi Grace Walsh, who weighed 7lb and 2oz.

2013 July 24, Andrew Papworth, “King’s Lynn mums-to-be kept up to date with Royal birth”, in Eastern Daily Press, archived from the original on 2024-07-29:

Clark was seen off by his wife, Vanessa, and their 20-month-old daughter, Khaleesi.

2014, Gary Cooper, "Sustainers will hit ground running in Kuwait, thanks to ADVON", The Gold Standard (Fort Knox, Kentucky), Volume 3, Number 11, 17 April 2014, page A12

The minivan erupted in flames with Lang and her 6-month-old daughter, Khaleesi Lang, inside.

2014 September 2, Cole Waterman, “Trial dates set for Midland mom accused of causing drunken crash with baby in vehicle”, in The Bay City Times, archived from the original on 2024-07-29:

But among the anger on social media, was speculation about how parents of the hundreds of Khaleesis and Danys were feeling now. The Daily Beast quoted one parent of a Khaleesi as saying she was “in shock”, while The Cut spoke to another who said “I don’t think she did anything wrong”.

2019 May 14, Kate Lyons, “Latest Game of Thrones episode sends curveball to children named Khaleesi”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2024-07-29:

A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage.

en:A Song of Ice and Fire
en:Game of Thrones


Daenerys

Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin. From the name of a character in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels; popularised by the later television adaptation Game of Thrones. Borrowed from High Valyrian Daenerys.

The New Yorker related how a couple at one of Martin's book signing asked the writer to pose for a photograph with their daughter Daenerys, named after the dragon maiden Daenerys Targaryen.

2013 March 22, Tom de Castella, “Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans?”, in BBC News:

Daenerys Crosbie was being taken to her Montessori school by her mum Carole-Anne when her pram was hit by the truck in Waterford.

2014, Wayne O'Connor, "Mum 'inconsolable' as toddler (2) dies after truck strikes pram", The Herald (Ireland), 19 November 2014

She [Gina Glocksen] married bandmate Joe Ruzicka in 2008, and she now has a 1-year-old daughter, Daenerys.

2015 June 25, Elissa Chudwin, “'Idol' alum Glocksen rocks Tinley Park”, in The Tinley Junction, volume 8, number 13, page 20:

A female given name originating as a coinage, of modern usage


Weinergate

The now familiar story not only didn't go away, mainly because it was true, but it also morphed into what came to be called Weinergate, cashing in on the congressman's most unfortunate surname.

2015, Mark Y. Herring, Social Media and the Good Life: Do They Connect?, page 30:

(US politics, slang) A sexting scandal of 2011, involving US politician Anthony Weiner.


MTG

Marjorie Taylor Greene
w:Marjorie Taylor Greene

(politics, US politics) Initialism of Marjorie Taylor Greene.


precinct money

It also puts up what it calls precinct money, the small bankroll a worker carries and spends on election day and the few days before.

1976, William Allison Shimer, American Scholar, page 356:

Without the precinct money, you don't have poll-watchers and they can get away with anything.

(US politics, colloquial) Money paid to voting precinct leaders for get out the vote efforts, sometimes corruptly.


walk-around money

Mr Davis: Would it be feasible to use the taxpayers['] money without any checking as you're talking about here for what is commonly known as walk-around money or street money? Because under the FEC, that is now legal...
Mr Lott: ... I guess since walk-around money is now considered legal, I guess th[e]y could use that. Some States do rely very heavily on walk-around money in their primaries and general elections as the record will show.

1979, “Statement of Hon. Trent Lott...”, in Hearings before the Committee on House Administration ... on H.R. 1 and Related Legislation, page 264:

The brief order issued late yesterday clears the way for candidates and their committees, as soon as Tuesday's city elections in Baltimore, to pay so-called walk-around money to people hired for the day to distribute campaign literature.

2003 Sept. 5, Walter F. Roche Jr., "Paying of Election Day Workers OK'd" in The Baltimore Sun

Parker: I'll tell you what I would like: another 75 in cash for walk-around money.
Royce: 75, hm? Call another game.

2006 Oct. 1, Dennis Lehane, "Refugees", The Wire, 00:31:23

Loser's Town, the outsiders said. Washington had power. Baltimore's politics was based on election-day walk-around money, handed over with a sly wink by the precinct bosses, ensuring everybody got out the neighborhood vote.

2008, Michael Olesker, The Colts' Baltimore, page 6:

(US politics, especially Baltimore, colloquial) Money from a political campaign for use ensuring supporters bring voters to the polls, both for legitimate get out the vote efforts and political corruption.


MCU

It [Ant-Man] will, of course, be firmly planted in the MCU but a different corner than we've seen before.

2013, Kevin Feige, quoted in Laura Ciarolla, "Marvel announces third 'Avengers' film", The Daily Athenaueum (West Virginia University), Volume 125, Issue 86, 30 January 2013, page 3

[…] Hydra is a sprawling global organization with highly advanced technology that has opposed S.H.I.E.L.D, the Avengers, and nearly every major superhero group in the MCU.1

2015, Dan Casey, 100 Things Avengers Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, Triumph Books, published 2015, →ISBN, page 128:

It is interesting to note that, while Coulson is used to suture the various MCU films together and latterly to tie the Agents of SHIELD television show into the MCU, this has not occurred at other points in the franchise.

2015, Colin Harvey, Fantastic Transmedia: Narrative, Play and Memory Across Science Fiction and Fantasy Storyworlds, Palgrave Macmillan, →ISBN, pages 84–85:

Being Letterboxd-pilled is essentially shorthand for saying that you’re into movies more than your typical MCU buff, kind of like what MUBI is to Amazon Prime.

2024 February 29, Jack King, “Why everyone you know is suddenly a Letterboxd head”, in GQ:

Marvel Cinematic Universe
w:Marvel Cinematic Universe

Initialism of Marvel Cinematic Universe (“a shared universe and franchise of films and other media based on Marvel Comics, introduced in 2008”).

M-She-U

Marvel Cinematic Universe seen as too focused on feminism over well-written storylines

DCU

DC Universe; fictional universe for DC Comics comic books

DCEU

DC Extended Universe; shared universe for the DC Comics-based Warner Bros. theatrical films extended from 2013's Man of Steel

DCAU

DC Animated Universe; shared universe for the 1990s and early 2000s DC Comics-based Warner Bros. animated television films and series


Obamacan

“About twice as many Democrats support McCain as Republicans support Obama, and about three times as many Democrats support McCain as Republicans support Clinton,” Rove said. “The media is all wired up about these ‘Obamacans’ … but the real story of this election is the ‘McCainocrats.’ ”

2008 April 21, John Heilemann, “Is John McCain Bob Dole?”, in New York:

However, it became increasingly bleak for Senator McCain's campaign as many of Senator Obama's endorsements came from "Obamacans."

2010, Clinton L. Sprauve, All Hail the "Messiah": Why Fox News Channel and the Conservative Clan Couldn't Crucify Him!, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, pages 49–50:

To my knowledge, there were no “Obamacans” in my family; all of the Republicans were sticking with Senator John McCain.

2012, Joan Walsh, What's the Matter with White People: Why We Long for a Golden Age That Never Was, John Walsh, →ISBN:

(US politics, slang) A member of the U.S. Republican Party who supports or supported the election of Barack Obama as president.


Obamacon

Kmiec has drawn attention because he is one of the nation's leading "Obamacons," conservatives who find Obama's call for a new approach to politics appealing.

2008 June 3, E. J. Dionne Jr., “For an 'Obamacon,' Communion Denied”, in The Washington Post:

The rise of the Obamacons is more than a reaction against Mr Bush's remodelling of the Republican Party and Mr McCain's desperation: there were plenty of disillusioned Republicans in 2004 who did not warm to John Kerry.

2008 October 23, “The rise of the Obamacons”, in The Economist:

Even New York Times Obamacon David Brooks acknowledged ObamaCare was "stuffed. . . .with gimmicks and dodges designed to get a good score from the Congressional Budget Office but don't genuinely control runaway spending."

2010, David Limbaugh, Crimes Against Liberty: An Indictment of President Barack Obama, Regnery Publishing, Inc., →ISBN, page 69:

(US, politics, slang) A conservative (especially a Republican) who supports or supported the election of Barack Obama as president.