Davekat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Homestuck

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

any homestucks at area 51 found karkat yet

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

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

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

(fandom slang) A fan of the Homestuck franchise.


Humanstuck

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Ukrainian People's Republic

Calque of Ukrainian Украї́нська Наро́дна Респу́блика (Ukrajínsʹka Naródna Respúblyka), (UNR)

calque

Украї́нська Наро́дна Респу́блика

The first state of Ukraine (1917–20). Government in exile (1921 - 1991)


lotus-eater

lotus-eaters (plural)
lotus eater (alternative)
lotos-eater (alternative)
lotos eater (alternative)

Calque of Ancient Greek Λωτοφάγος (Lōtophágos), described in the epic poem the Odyssey, Book IX.

cal

Men of Ithaca, this is meeter, / In the hollow rosy vale to tarry, / Like a dreamy Lotos-eater, a delirious Lotos-eater!

1832 December (indicated as 1833), Alfred Tennyson, “The Lotos-Eaters”, in Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 116:

(Greek mythology) A member of the legendary people living on an island dominated by the lotus tree, who have forgotten their homes due to the fruits' narcotic and stupefying effect.

giolla na leisce

someone with an easy life who does not worry about much


Hayffie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Jibby

2020, Gempak.comhttps://gempak.com/rojakdaily/news/cluster-jibby-netizens-lament-lack-social-distancing-najib-razaks-court-hearing-55202

Some netizens are even calling the scene as "Cluster Jibby", or "Cluster Najib", and are fearing for the worse (read: MCO 2.0).

(Malaysia, politics, Internet slang, humorous, derogatory) Najib Razak, former prime minister of Malaysia.


fanventure

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Sultanate of Bengal

An Islamic empire based in Bengal from 1352 to 1576 that stretched over Bihar, Orissa, Arakan and Assam, ruled over by several dynasties.


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

suf

January 6 􂀿United States Capitol attack􂁀

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Unadapted borrowing from Malay Yang di-Pertuan Agong (literally “He Who is Made Lord”).

unadapted borrowing

(Malaysian politics) The paramount monarch of Malaysia.


FoLC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


MAGAism

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

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

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

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


DCEU

DC Extended Universe
w:DC Extended Universe

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


Coahuila y Tejas

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

bor

United Mexican States
United Mexican States

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


Stalwart

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


Half-Breed

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

Stalwart

of a separate Republican party at the time


Hawaiian Kingdom

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


special military operation

en-noun

special military operation (plural special military operations)

Calque of Russian специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция (speciálʹnaja vojénnaja operácija), a phrase used by Vladimir Putin upon launching an attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022:
In this regard, in accordance with Article 51 of Part 7 of the UN Charter, with the approval of the Federation Council of Russia and in pursuance of the treaties of friendship and mutual assistance ratified by the Duma on 22 February with the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic, I decided to launch a special military operation.

cal

специа́льная вое́нная опера́ция

blockquote

By undermining the effectiveness of the sanctions regime being imposed on Russia, China clearly hopes to weaken the compliance mechanism that keeps that order working and under American control. Beijing probably also has an eye on blunting the effectiveness of this particular mechanism so that it can’t be effectively deployed against China in the event that Beijing feels compelled to conduct its own “special military operation” against Taiwan.

2022 March 25, Andrew Latham, “Three reasons why the China-Russia alliance is deepening”, in The Hill, archived from the original on 2022-03-25:

China could be planning its own Russia-style “special military operation” in Taiwan, an island that the Chinese Communist Party insists is Chinese territory, according to reports from China.

2022 June 17, Jack Buckby, “A Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Could Unleash an Economic Disaster”, in RealClearDefense, archived from the original on 2022-06-17:

China's "special military operation" will not take place now. Before that happens, China would have to carry out at least one major military maneuver with live fire in exercises that could end up taking place tomorrow according to a few posts ago highlighting the tuning between 2022 and 1995/1996.

2022 August 2, Suetham, “Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis”, in SinoDefenceForum, archived from the original on 2022-09-08:

Medvedev cited these supposed “Western analysts” in order to propagate Russia’s colonial fantasy: envisioning Ukraine’s territory reduced to just the Kyiv region, while the remainder of Ukraine would be divided among Russia, Poland, Romania, and Hungary. Such a narrative recalls Putin’s February 2022 speech questioning Ukraine’s statehood and accompanies intensifying Russian calls to expand its “special military operation” to realize its imperial map.

2022 August 24, “Russia’s War on Ukraine: Six Months of Lies, Implemented”, in United States Department of State, archived from the original on 2022-08-24:

Beijing expresses understanding of reasons that made Russia begin the special military operation for protection of Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters Monday.

2022 September 5, “China expresses understanding of reasons behind Russia’s special military operation — aide”, in TASS, archived from the original on 2022-09-05:

When asked if Beijing considers a special military operation against Taiwan possible, Liu Xiaoming said that the Chinese government reserves the right to take all necessary measures to ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country.

2023 April 27, “CHINESE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE LIU XIAOMING GAVE AN INTERVIEW TO TASS”, in Center for International Security and Strategy Tsinghua University, archived from the original on 2023-05-06:

Repeated clashes between the two warring parties would threaten more Chinese people and the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor if they expand, with displaced people fleeing toward the Chinese frontier. If that happens, Beijing could be forced to conduct its own “special military operation” in Myanmar’s territory to reestablish the buffer.

2024 January 10, Emanuele Scimia, “How multiple global challenges may limit Beijing’s options on Taiwan”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-01-10, Opinion:

(euphemistic, neologism) A military situation resembling a war; especially the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

hoạt động quân sự đặc biệt (loose translation)


Louisiana Territory

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


Curete

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κουρῆτες (Kourêtes).

(Greek mythology) One of a legendary tribe of people who took part in the quarrel over the Calydonian boar, identified in antiquity as either Aetolians or Acarnanians.


OSTP

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

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

w:Office of Science and Technology Policy

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


Barbie shipper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Official Monster Raving Loony Party

the Official Monster Raving Loony Party (canonical)

(UK politics) An intentionally bizarre political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983.


bolt thrower

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


FJB

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


FJB

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


lions and tigers and bears, oh my

en-noun

lions and tigers and bears, oh my (uncountable)

It's [playing sports] about divots, brush-burns, rally caps, the Miracle On Ice, and Lions, and Tigers and Bears (Oh my!).

2011, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Golf and Sport:

We've talked about ghosters and exters and love bombers and kittenfishers and lions and tigers and bears ... oh my!

2021, Mandy Hale, Don't Believe the Swipe: Finding Love without Losing Yourself:

Although things weren't solved and we were far from done with this whole Horde thing, and lions and tigers and bears, oh my; I felt good. I knew things would be hard and dangerous in the days to come and I had no idea what to expect, […]

(colloquial) More things of the same kind; et cetera.


Qcumber

Qcumbers (plural)
Qucumber (alternative)

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

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

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


Star Warsesque

en-adj

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

more Star Warsesque (comparative)
most Star Warsesque (superlative)
Star Wars–esque (alternative)
Star-Warsesque (alternative)

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

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

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

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

Gertu Wrikir, sounds pretty Star Warsesque to me.

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


I volunteer as tribute

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Katniss Everdeen
Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games


may the odds be ever in your favor

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

may the odds be ever in your favour (alternative)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Effie Trinket
Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games


Lokapala

intercardinal direction
intercardinal direction

(Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism) Any of a number of gods associated with specific cardinal and intercardinal directions.


Nuzlocke

Nuzlockes (plural)
nuzlock (alternative)

John Locke (Lost)
List of generation III Pokémon#Nuzleaf
Lost (2004 TV series)

Blend of Nuzleaf + Locke. From the title of Nuzlocke Comics, which features a Pokémon, Nuzleaf, drawn to resemble John Locke from Lost as a recurring character.

Here are the rules for a Nuzlocke:
• If a Pokemon faints, it’s dead. You need to release it, store it in a box for the rest of the run, or transfer it to another game. You can’t use it until you’ve successfully become the Pokemon League Champion and completed the Nuzlocke.
• You can only catch the first Pokemon you encounter in each location. This includes caves, towns, routes, and so on - if the area has an official title, it counts as an independent location where you can capture one single Pokemon, provided it’s the first one you come across. If you make it faint or it flees, you can’t catch a new one - no second chances. This doesn’t apply to static encounters, although using Legendary Pokemon is frowned upon. You can catch Shiny Pokemon regardless of the rules, although the consensus on whether or not they’re allowed to be used is widely disputed.

2021 January 8, Cian Maher, “The Nuzlocke Challenge Is The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Classic Pokemon”, in The Gamer, archived from the original on 2022-09-19:

(Pokémon) A self-imposed challenge where the player can only catch the first wild Pokémon encountered in each area, and any caught Pokémon that faints cannot be used again.


lebai

Borrowed from Malay lebai (“someone who knows a lot about religion, a religious expert”).
The extended sense of "a supporter or member of PAS" was used by opponents to mock the conservative Islamic party's obsession with religious issues, carried over from Malay-language usage.

bor

(Malaysia, derogatory, slang, Islam, religion) a very devout person who behaves in a hypocritical manner.

(Malaysia, derogatory, politics, Internet slang) a member of PAS, a Malaysian conservative Islamist party, especially one who behaves in a hypocritical manner.

(Malaysia, derogatory, politics, Internet slang, by extension) a supporter of PAS.


Hindu Rashtra

Compound of Hindu + Sanskrit राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, “state, nation”); possibly an unadapted borrowing from Hindi or another Indian language.

com+

The RSS has been in existence since 1925. It considered the whole of India to be Hindu Rashtra. The way India was partitioned only confirmed the RSS view about Hindu Rashtra which is in keeping with the modern concept of nationalism.

1982, Balraj Madhok, Rationale of Hindu State, page 99:

Even as Pakistan had been declared an Islamic state, India should be declared a Hindu Rashtra, they argued.[…]A nation is a nation but when everyone starts calling it Hindu Rashtra or a Sikh nation or a Muslim nation then it becomes a theocratic State.

1998, The Muse and the Minorities: Social Concerns and Creative Cohesion : International Seminar, Papers and Proceedings, Steering Committee the Muse and Minorities, pages 172, 384:

The end game is the establishment of a Hindu Rashtra, an ethnic democracy predicated on their ideology of Hindutva, an ethno-religious nationalism holding that the cultural values of Hinduism (as interpreted by the Hindu Right) are indistinguishable from the national identity of India.

2021 December 11, Antara Chakraborthy, Pravin Prakash, “Uttar Pradesh 2022: A Blueprint for the Yogi’s Hindu Rashtra”, in The Diplomat:

He said the country is facing “a moment of crisis” with the RSS aiming to turn it into a Hindu Rashtra if it manages to win the next elections.

2022 September 20, “Kerala Governor has mindset of an RSS worker, says CPI(M) State Secretary M.V. Govindan”, in The Hindu:

(Hindutva, Hindudom, Hinduism) the (idealised) administration of India under a theocratic government as a Hindu state as sought by Hindu nationalists


diadochus

diadochi (plural)
Diadochus (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διάδοχος (diádokhos).

lbor

Any of the rival families who fought for control over Alexander the Great's empire after his death.


fear gortha

From Irish [Term?] (literally “man of hunger/famine”).

bor

(Irish mythology) A phantom of hunger, resembling an emaciated man.


en-proper noun

the National Socialist German Workers' Party

LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-National Socialist German Workers' Party.wav

(historical, Nazism, German politics) Far-Right political party from Germany, commonly known as the Nazi Party

en:National Socialist German Workers' Party

ḥizb al-ʕummāl al-qawmiyy al-ištirākiyy al-ʔalmāniyy

حِزْب الْعُمَّال الْقَوْمِيّ الاِشْتِرَاكِيّ الْأَلْمَانِيّ

Parti national-socialiste des travailleurs allemands

Partido Nacional-Socialista dos Trabalhadores Alemães

Nacionál-socialistíčeskaja neméckaja rabóčaja pártija

Национа́л-социалисти́ческая неме́цкая рабо́чая па́ртия

Đảng Công nhân Đức Quốc gia Xã hội chủ nghĩa


Hansonist

Someone who supports Hansonism, the political ideology of Pauline Hanson.


Khepri

Khepera (alternative)
Kheper (alternative)
Khepra (alternative)
Chepri (alternative)

(Egyptian mythology) A scarab-faced god who represents the rising or morning sun.


Khepera

Khepera eating his own seed is a model of Romantic creativity, where the self is isolated and sexually dual.

1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae, Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 41:

(Egyptian mythology) Alternative form of Khepri


Trussian

en-adj

Trussian (comparative more Trussian, superlative most Trussian)

more Trussian (comparative)
most Trussian (superlative)

“It's a very Trussian style of politics, this free-market, American-inspired, pro-deregulation, libertarian style of politics,” says Sherrington, “and she has close relationships with many of these think-tanks.”

2021 January 29, Tristan Kennedy, “Britain’s Trade Advisers Include a Man Who Called Climate Science ‘Absolute Crap’”, in Vice:

Will the UK’s foreign policy become a form of ‘Trussian Roulette’.

2022 July 25, Barry Didcock, “Is Liz Truss the new Maggie or a Lib Dem mole?”, in The Herald:

‘Trussian’ economics has much in common with Johnsonian bluster, writes John Mclaren.

2022 July 28, The Scotsman, page 21 (image):

With that record of revisionist chutzpah it is easy to see why Truss thinks she can wipe the slate clean. Declare Year One of the Trussian Age.

2022 August 3, Rafael Behr, “Johnson’s school of half-truths could spell victory for Truss”, in The Guardian, page 2:

In the present day, it looks likely that Liz Truss will win. This is due to her willingness to tell Tory fairy tales (Trussian fairy tales) and embrace magical thinking on taxes, public spending and economics, all of which the Tory membership, still supporting the Thatcherite mirage, want to believe.

2022 August 3, Gerry Hassan, “Tory Britain is over”, in Scottish Review:

And as the Trussian juggernaut rules the waves, next week is unlikely to be Rishi's Trafalgar, but almost certainly his Waterloo.

2022 August 25, Madeline Grant, “Truss rules the waves in Norwich while Rishi Partridge meets his Waterloo”, in The Telegraph:

These are perfectly consistent with the new Prime Minister’s approach to the world, and she should focus on telling a story of how these will build to a longer-term Trussian approach after the election.

2022 August 31, Rachel Wolf, “Truss’s in tray 3) Rachel Wolf: Levelling Up. There is no time for another new approach. The new Prime Minister must focus on delivery.”, in ConservativeHome:

It is Scotland’s good fortune, even so, that the country will not be an immediate or urgent priority for Trussian attention.

2022 September 4, Alex Massie, “Liz Truss should steer clear of Nicola Sturgeon”, in The Times:

But one does not attend a Meghan Markle speech – her first in Britain since 2020’s Megxit – expecting either profundity or revelation, any more than one would hope for Wildean (or even Trussian) sallies of wit.

2022 September 6, Alexander Larman, “The Harry ‘n’ Meghan circus shows no sign of coming to an end”, in The Spectator:

Yet her lack of polish gives her authenticity. Perhaps we shall just have to get used to her odd, Trussian ways.

2022 September 6, Jan Moir, “Together we can ride out the storm: JAN MOIR watches as the heavens opened before Liz Truss arrived in Downing Street for her big speech. Then, in a moment loaded with cheering symbolism, the skies cleared... and our new Prime Minister addressed the nation”, in Daily Mail:

But at the centre of the Trussian flight-from-reality is her failure to explain how her commitment to lower taxes as the engine of growth[…]

2022 September 7, David Aaronovitch, “Be honest, Liz, and you might earn goodwill”, in The Times:

With what could yet come to be seen as Trussian bluntness, this became apparent in her first answer to him.

2022 September 7, Kit Sandeman, “The populist baton is free - if Labour want to pick it up”, in The Yorkshire Post:

‘It’s that Trussian lack of polish that gives her welcome authenticity’

2022 September 7, Scottish Daily Mail, page 6 (image):

(UK politics) Of or pertaining to Liz Truss (born 1975), British politician and prime minister of the United Kingdom in 2022.


Mayite

In the House of Commons, Mayites are few in number. Beyond the tight circle of her husband Philip and her two indispensable advisers, Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, no one seems certain about what makes May tick.

2017 February 10, Sebastian Payne, “Who is Theresa May? In pursuit of a very private prime minster”, in Financial Times:

(UK politics) A political supporter of Theresa May (born 1943), British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 2016 to 2019.


Mayite

Immediately, Johnson slipped back into the old British policy, announcing that despite furious opposition from the U.S., the U.K. would allow Huawei to play a part in Britain’s 5G rollout. It was, in essence, a continuation of the Mayite policy—which itself was little more than a continuation of the cautious engagement that had been in place for decades.

2022 August 2, Tom McTague, “Why Britain Changed Its China Stance”, in The Atlantic:

(UK politics) Of or relating to the government, policies, or supporters of Theresa May.


Trussite

There are the Trussites, hovering over her Instagram posts in political adoration, and then there are others who consider her a menace who is about to be made Prime Minister in a sinister conspiracy by Brexiteers.

2022 May 11, George Trefgarne, “In defence of Liz Truss’s retro economics”, in The Spectator:

So it is a measure from Liz Truss’s government and that allows the Labour party to tell a story that has the potential to do real damage to the Conservatives: that Sunak is simply too weak, and his party is sufficiently Trussite that he is essentially a puppet for his predecessor.

2023 October 25, Stephen Bush, “Bankers’ bonuses: Sunak’s Trussite hangover carries political costs”, in Financial Times:

resignations brought about Johnson’s demise and those loyal Johnsonites who favoured the return of their betrayed leader; and then between tax-cutting Trussites and orthodox Thatcherite supporters of Rishi Sunak.

2024 May 15, Colin Kidd, “The strange death of conservatism”, in New Statesman:

(UK politics, neologism) A political supporter of Liz Truss (born 1975), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister in September–October 2022.


lekku

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


No 11

Coordinate term: No 10

Government sources, however, continued to brief that No 10 and No 11 were considering bringing the date forward.

2022 October 4, “Truss government in chaos amid budget confusion and coup accusations”, in The Guardian:

11 Downing Street
11 Downing Street#English

(UK politics) Synonym of 11 Downing Street.


OBR

Mel Stride, the Conservative chair of the Treasury committee, has called for the OBR forecasts to be published immediately and the government’s plans to be brought forward to the end of October, before the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets to consider interest rates.

Office for Budget Responsibility
w:Office for Budget Responsibility

(UK politics) Initialism of Office for Budget Responsibility.


LGE

(Malaysian politics) Initialism of Lim Guan Eng. (Malaysian politician and accountant)


Bossku

From boss and Malay -ku (“my”), meaning "my boss". From an internet post by Najib, "Nak malu apa bossku", which means "What to be ashamed of, my boss".

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is getting so used to being called "Bossku" (my boss) these days that he almost does not go by his name any more.

(Malaysia, politics, slang, humorous) Najib Razak, former prime minister of Malaysia.


Green New Dealer

en-noun

Green New Dealer (plural Green New Dealers)

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

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

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


comparison is the thief of joy

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


Clintoniana

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


Donald Ducking it

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

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

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

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

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

(slang) Wearing no clothes below the waist.


Pelosian

en-adj

Pelosian (comparative more Pelosian, superlative most Pelosian)

more Pelosian (comparative)
most Pelosian (superlative)

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

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

House of Representatives
House of Representatives

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


Q+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Lir

(Irish mythology) A personification of the sea in Irish mythology.


Ruzzian

A neologism that appeared following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At first a blend of Russian + Nazi, after 2022 a blend of Russian + Z, using the Russian Z symbol of Russian propaganda to mock the Russian invasion of Ukraine. See Z for more information. Analyzable as Ruzzia + -n.

One individual shared the clip via Twitter and said: "Wow Ruzzian state TV... Gets real".

2022 September 29, Reuters Fact Check, “Fact Check-Clip of Russian television presenter dubbed with fabricated satirical subtitles”, in Reuters:

Anton got custom lettering for the bumper of one of his cars: "Collector of corpses of Ruzzian soldiers."

2022 October 1, Isabelle Khurshudyan, “Searching for bodies with the Ukrainian captain collecting Russian corpses”, in Washington Post:

However, at one rally in Washington D.C., police restrained a woman who spat twice at officers, with a video of the "Ruzzian Karen", as she was quickly dubbed by social media users, going viral.

2022 October 12, Tom Norton, “Fact Check: Was Pro-Russian 'Karen' Jailed for Spitting at Secret Service?”, in Newsweek:

(slang, derogatory, neologism) Alternative spelling of Russian.


Ruzzian

Oh, God! To sound more RUZZIAN: it was exactly for Russiastan who had divided the world for two camps: for those who always support Putler and the rest – Nazzies, of course, according to Ruzzians. What personal opinion can you have if you’ve already been brainwashed to thank your Fuhrer for everything?

2016 May 18, Paweł Nowak, “Linguistic Image of the Conflict. Semantics and Pragmatics”, in Framing of the Ukraine–Russia conflict in online and social media, Riga: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence, →ISBN, page 73:

"Ruzzians tried to hide some ammo in the forest but something went wrong. Belgorod. Filmed by drone with thermal camera," the user wrote while sharing the post.

2022 August 20, Diksha Rani, “Watch: Drone Footage Of Russian Ammunition Catching Fire In Forest”, in NDTV:

Ha Ha, ruZZians fleeing to Dan Christensens big foot home:

2022 October 6, Mostowski Collapse, “Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping donated Five Thousand each to Save the Ark:”, in sci.math (Usenet):

Not to mention her association with Ruzzians.

2022 October 27, Ken Olson, “Mid-Term Election Prediction”, in rec.sport.football.college (Usenet):

(derogatory, slang, neologism) Alternative spelling of Russian.


Itihasa

Borrowed from Sanskrit इतिहास (itihāsa).

(Hinduism) The collection of written descriptions of important events in Hinduism, including the Mahabharata, the Puranas and the Ramayana.


Tantra

(Hinduism, Buddhism) The esoteric traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism that developed in India from the middle of the 1st millennium CE onwards.


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

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

Second Amendment
Second Amendment#English

(US politics) Abbreviation of Second Amendment.


Republicanism

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

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


Talcum X

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

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

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

(slang, humorous, derogatory) Shaun King.


Sindhudesh

Borrowed from Sindhi سنڌو ديش (sindhudēš, “Country of Sindh”).

bor

He and his associates started traveling all over Sindh to propagate the cause of Sindhudesh.

2007, B. Raman, The Kaoboys of R&AW: Down Memory Lane:

A sovereign state proposed by separatists to be established as a homeland for Sindhis.


Bangabhumi

Borrowed from Bengali বঙ্গভূমি (boṅgobhumi, “Land of Vanga”).

(now) A sovereign state proposed by separatists to be established as a homeland for Bengali Hindus.


Trussonomics

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Trussonomics.

(UK politics, economics, neologism) The economic policies and theories of former UK prime minister Liz Truss.


ministerial code

en-noun

ministerial code (usually uncountable, plural ministerial codes)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ministerial code.

(UK politics) A code of conduct for government ministers in the United Kingdom.


ichthyocentaur

From Ancient Greek ἰχθυοκένταυρος (ikhthuokéntauros).

der

ἰχθυοκένταυρος

(Greek mythology) A centaurian sea being with the upper body of a human, the lower anterior half and forelegs of a horse, and the tailed half of a fish.


REL

Russo-European Laika
Russo-European Laika#English


Singapore-on-the-Thames

(UK politics, economics) Alternative form of Singapore-on-Thames


Sunakism

This is Sunakism: a belief that it’s suicidal for any government to depend on high borrowing and low interest rates, because those rates could surge at any time.

2020 December 19, Katy Balls, Fraser Nelson, “‘It’s not morally right to keep borrowing at these levels’: Rishi Sunak’s plan to fix the UK economy”, in The Spectator:

But for the time being, it feels as though Johnsonism – with its infrastructure spending and red wall handouts – is winning out over whatever Sunakism might turn out to be.

2021 October 27, Heather Stewart, “Johnsonism wins budget battle but will Sunakism win the war?”, in The Guardian:

(UK politics) The political philosophy associated with Rishi Sunak (born 1980), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024.


Sunakite

This is stupid politics from the Sunakites. It is akin to being 4-0 down in a football match in injury time and instead of accepting defeat gracefully going around elbowing opponents in the face and performing leg-breaking tackles.

2022 August 10, Patrick O'Flynn, “Why Rishi Sunak shouldn’t quit”, in The Spectator:

(UK politics, neologism) A political supporter of Rishi Sunak (born 1980), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024.


Sunakite

My view is that Truss will be forced to adopt those Sunakite, overwhelmingly statist policies anyway, because the alternative is mass penury. The first test of her skill will be how she presents the emergency measures as something she, as a conviction politician, believed in all along.

2022 August 21, John Rentoul, “Why Truss could be a successful prime minister”, in Gulf Today:

(UK politics) Of or relating to the government, policies, or supporters of Rishi Sunak.


Brexitish

en-adj

Brexitish (comparative more Brexitish, superlative most Brexitish)

more Brexitish (comparative)
most Brexitish (superlative)

The Brexitish notion that nation states can just withdraw from the rest of the world and wall in their own production is a cultural fantasy as delusional as any who punch “Australia first!”, “America first!”, “Britain first!” statements into the keypad of a Chinese-assembled mobile phone.

2017 May 1, Van Badham, “Worker exploitation: without an international minimum wage, we're all worth 10 bucks”, in The Guardian:

(UK, informal) Resembling or characteristic of Brexit, or the attitudes thought to underlie it.


Generation K

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

coin

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

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


Brexitism

As one who was an economic migrant, who migrated under the opportunities of the EU prior to Brexitism, I thought he'd be sympathetic.

2018, John Kinsella, Russell West-Pavlov, Temporariness: On the Imperatives of Place, page 239:

However, the work of Buck and Meiners (2017) is being threatened by the continuing obsession with segregative nativism in Western society, which has manifested itself in Trumpism and Brexitism (Rowe et al. 2018).

2019, Alfdaniels Mabingo, “Teaching African Dances as Civic Engagement: Pedagogic Perspectives of Teachers of African Dances in North America, Europe, New Zealand, and Asia”, in Karen Schupp, editor, Dance Education and Responsible Citizenship: Promoting Civic Engagement Through Effective Dance Pedagogies, page 25:

At some stage, Brexitism will have to face this question.

2021, Oscar Mazzoleni, “Regionalism and Euroscepticism: The case of Ticino”, in Oscar Mazzoleni, Paolo Dardanelli, editors, Switzerland-EU Relations: Lessons for the UK After Brexit?:

The political and economic philosophies associated with Brexit.


Dark Brandon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


cromulence

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

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

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

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

(humorous, uncommon) Acceptability, correctness.


YDPA

Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Yang di-Pertuan Agong#English

(Malaysia) Synonym of Yang di-Pertuan Agong (“the paramount monarch of Malaysia”).


Ohomo

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

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

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

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

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

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

(slang, derogatory, offensive) Barack Obama.


Kuru

(Hinduism, historical) an ancient kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata.


power level

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

The figurative senses are a reference to the Japanese franchise Dragon Ball, where many characters have "power levels" indicating how powerful they are.

The black and gold paint job is a subtle but still stylish way to hide your power level.

2018 April 3, Sam Rutherford, “MSI's GS65 Stealth Is a Gaming Laptop Made for Adults”, in Gizmodo:

(Internet slang) An interest or specialized knowledge in a subject seen as uncool, especially related to video games and otaku culture.


posadnik

Borrowed from Russian поса́дник (posádnik).

(historical) a mayor in some East Slavic cities, towns, and oblasts.


alopekis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλωπεκίς (alōpekís).


Trumpster diving

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VBNMW

voting for liberal candidates regardless of their record


red wedding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Demmie

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

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

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

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

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


free silverite

free silverites (plural)
free-silverite (alternative)

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

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

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


blue wave

Coordinate term: red wave

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

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

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


red wave

Coordinate term: blue wave

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

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

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

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

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


Clarent

Coordinate term: Excalibur

Sword in the Stone
Sword in the Stone#English

(Arthurian legend) A sword, the Sword in the Stone


purushartha

purusharthas (plural)
purusartha (alternative)

(Hinduism) Any of four proper goals or aims of a human life: dharma, artha, kama, and moksha.


People's Korea

Shortened form of Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the official name of North Korea.

Unironically, People's Korea has always been based.

2022 November 22, WingedLionGyoza, “[KCTV, North Korea’s state television broadcaster] showed the opener of the 2022 FIFA World Cup despite not buying the rights to it, instead pirating the signal and blurring the original logo (from r/soccer)”, in Reddit, Piracy, archived from the original on 2022-11-24:


Aeacid

(Greek mythology) A descendant of King Aeacus.


Dickney

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

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


Baiame

Baayama (alternative)
Baayami (alternative)
Biame (alternative)
Byamee (alternative)

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) A creator and sky deity


Yhi

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) The Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay female personification of the Sun


graftproof

en-adj

graftproof (comparative more graftproof, superlative most graftproof)

more graftproof (comparative)
most graftproof (superlative)


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Panchaia

(Greek mythology) An island said to be the home of a utopian multiethnic society.


secret chancellor

en-noun

secret chancellor (plural secret chancellors)

Calque of Hungarian titkos kancellár, itself from Medieval Latin sēcrētus cancellārius. Compare English privy.

The ruler would more and more often entrust the secret chancellor with diplomatic missions abroad.

2000, András Gábor, Gábor Máthé, The Hungarian State: Thousand Years in Europe, page 36:

He first tried to establish one at Óbuda in 1395 under the direction of his secret chancellor, the provost, Luke Szántói.

2001, Pál Engel, translated by Tamás Pálosfalvi, edited by Andrew Ayton, The Realm of St Stephen: A History of Medieval Hungary, 895–1526, page 243:

Vetesi was the king’s experienced diplomat, as well as former secret chancellor.

2021, Alexandru Simon, In the World of Vlad: The Lives and Times of a Warlord, page 157:

(historical) In the medieval Kingdom of Hungary, originally the chief priest of the royal chapel, who bore the title of count (ispán); later the head of a separate chancellery concerned with foreign diplomacy.


Chorus

From Medieval Latin chorus, Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós); further etymology uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- or *ǵʰoros.

Enter Chorus. / Cut is the branch that might haue growne ful ſtraight, / And burned is Apolloes Laurel bough, / That ſometime grew within this learned man: […]

1589–1592 (date written), Ch[ristopher] Marl[owe], The Tragicall History of D. Faustus. […], London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Thomas Bushell, published 1604, →OCLC, signature [F3], recto:

Ya're as good as a Chorus my lord.

c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shake-speare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Trundell, published 1603, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

(Ancient Greece, historical) A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.

(Ancient Greece, historical) A song performed by the singers of such a group.


Palatine Hill

Calque of Latin Palātīnus mons, which see.


committee rooms

committee rooms pl (normally plural, singular committee room)

Hats were thrown in the air at the west end committee rooms when when victory seemed certain and the crowds surged up and down the stairs in the west end committee rooms to offer congratulations to the victorious candidate.

a. 1946, The Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Journal, International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers:

One of the factors in the success of the party in Verdun in polling a sizable vote was the role played by these voluntary workers in canvassing, distributing literature, and staffing committee rooms.

1946, Herbert F. Quinn, The Quebec Provincial Election of 1944: An Analysis of the Role of the Election in the Democratic Process (master’s thesis), Montreal: McGill University, →OCLC, retrieved 2022-12-07, page 44:

With the party candidate in Winnipeg North, he shared a cramped committee room in the northern district, across the street from the Conservative auxiliary office.[…]

1964, T. Peterson, I. Avakumovic, “A Return to the Status Quo: The Election in Winnipeg North Centre”, in John Meisel, editor, Papers on the 1962 Election: Fifteen Papers on the Canadian General Election of 1962, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, →JSTOR, pages 94–95, 100:

COMMITTEE ROOMS:
1915 Osler Street

1975, NDP... Keeping Saskatchewan Alive, Regina, Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan NDP; republished Quebec City, Quebec: Centre for Public Policy Analysis, c. 2006, retrieved 2022-12-06, page 17:

When I came to Moosomin 30 years ago, the Liberals, NDP and Conservatives all had active local constituencies, all had well known supporters, all would set up committee rooms during the election, get their lawn signs out and work for their candidate.

2019 October 7, Kevin Weedmark, “Canadian Politics Is No Longer Right Versus Left, It’s Urban Versus Rural”, in The World-Spectator, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, retrieved 2022-12-06:

(Canada, UK, dated) One or more election campaign offices.


e-envoy

Recommendation 14.2 of this report stated 'the Government should appoint an “e-envoy” with a wider remit than originally proposed.

2004, Stephen Battersby, W. H. Bassett, Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health, page 187:

(UK politics, Internet, historical) The person in charge of the Office of the e-Envoy, which existed from 1999 to 2004 with the purpose of putting all government departments online.


prince-primate

prince-primate (plural prince-primates or princes-primate)

prince-primates (plural)
princes-primate (plural)
prince primate (alternative)

From prince + primate, a calque of German Fürstprimas. In the case of the archbishop of Esztergom, the title derived from his status as primate of Hungary and a prince of the Holy Roman Empire from 1715.

vorst-primaat

Soon, on the right, appears the cathedral of Grann [Esztergom], a miniature of St. Peter’s, in something like red porphyry, built within this century by the prince-primates, at their own private expense […]

1884, John Fallon, “From Passau to Pesth, along the Danube. Part II”, in The Irish Monthly, volume 12, page 453:

These factors may have convinced Pope Pius XII to pass over other figures in the Hungarian Church and select Mindszenty in August 1945 to be cardinal at Esztergom and thus prince-primate of Hungary.

2006, Paul Hanebrink, In Defense of Christian Hungary: Religion, Nationalism, and Antisemitism, 1890–1944, →ISBN, page 228:

(Roman Catholicism, historical) An honorary title given to an especially prominent archbishop with certain secular prerogatives, in particular:


Pedocrat

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

2022 April 5, Scott McKay, The American Spectator:

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

2022 April 15, CGSC Lobotomy, Tiger Droppings:

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

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

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

2021 February 18, Phaedrus331, Urban Dictionary:

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

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

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

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

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


Pedocrat

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


imperial-royal

Calque of German kaiserlich-königlich, from kaiserlich und königlich, referring to the monarch’s titles, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.

[…] Emperor Napoleon had given the assurance, in consequence of the emphatic representations of the Imperial-Royal Ambassador, that the last obstacles to a conclusion, in so far as they depended upon France, should speedily be removed.

1868, “Introduction”, in Austrian Red-Book: Diplomatic Correspondence of the Imperial-Royal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, from November 1866 to 31st December 1867, page 33:

For example, Hungarians still had to serve in a joint imperial-royal army. They also had to accept financial decisions made by imperial-royal banks in Vienna.

2006, Paul Hanebrink, In Defense of Christian Hungary: Religion, Nationalism, and Antisemitism, 1890–1944, →ISBN, page 12:

This administration was headed by the Imperial-Royal government in Vienna and the Austrian emperor.

2018, Benno Gammerl, translated by Jennifer Walcoff Neuheiser, Subjects, Citizens, and Others: Administering Ethnic Heterogeneity in the British and Habsburg Empires, 1867–1918, →ISBN, page 62:

(historical) Pertaining to the central government of Austria-Hungary.

Emperor of Austria
King of Hungary
imperial–royal


Hungarism

Borrowed from Hungarian hungarizmus, from Hungária + -izmus. By surface analysis, Hungary + -ism.

A revised Party programme allowed, in foreign policy, for “adjustment to the New Order devised by the Axis Powers,” but only in so far as this was compatible with Hungarism.

1956, Carlile Aylmer Macartney, October Fifteenth: A History of Modern Hungary, 1929–1945, volume 1, page 434:

(chiefly historical) The fascist ideology of the Nazi-aligned Arrow Cross Party, which ruled Hungary from 1944 to 1945, and of its predecessors and subsequent far-right supporters.


mainlandization

(politics) The assimilation or incorporation of Hong Kong into mainland China.


Zionist entity

Calque of Arabic الكِيَان الصِّهْيُونِيّ (al-kiyān aṣ-ṣihyūniyy). First use appears c. 1956. See citations page.

calque

الكِيَان الصِّهْيُونِيّ

Coordinate term: Isn'treal

(Middle East, derogatory, dysphemistic) Israel, viewed by Palestinians and their supporters as an illegitimate regime ruled by Zionists.

الكِيَان الصِّهْيُونِيّ

a pejorative term for the State of Israel


Quran Belt

Derived from Quran and Bible Belt (“a region where conservative Christian beliefs are predominant”).

(Malaysia, specifically) Kelantan and Terengganu, two states in Peninsular Malaysia that practice a stricter form of Islam.

lebai

slang term for strict Muslims, especially supporters of the conservative PAS party that predominates Kelantan

PAS

Islamist conservative political party that is dominant in the two Malaysian states


fansigning

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

Stray Kids' Han will be taking a break from fansignings for the time being.

2019 December 15, Jenny Wa, “Han will not be attending Stray Kids fansigning for the time being”, in Allkpop, archived from the original on 2019-12-16:

During the event, the artist would first do an opening ment then proceed with the fansigning.

2022 August 17, Lei Reyes, “Here's What It's Like To Attend Korean Fansigning Events In The Philippines”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 2022-12-19:

On November 21, the K-pop girl group held a group online video call fansigning event hosted by entertainment platform StarRiver.

2022 November 22, Derrick Tan, “Kep1er member Young-eun hospitalised “due to sudden poor health”, agencies say”, in NME, archived from the original on 2022-11-26:

(South Korean idol fandom) Synonym of fansign


uniboob

(pornography, anime and manga, sometimes science fiction) A female character with a single breast in the center of the chest.

yksirintainen

pornography: female character with a single breast


Free State of Fiume

Calque of Italian stato libero di Fiume.

(historical) Synonym of Fiume, a former polity in Europe, between 1920–1924.


prout de jure

(Scots law, archaic) Of a court case, allowing all evidence.


Pokédex

Blend of Pokémon + index, adapted from Japanese ポケモン図鑑 (Pokémon Zukan, “Pokémon illustrated encyclopedia”).
The English version was introduced in the dub of the pilot episode of the Pokémon anime, originally aired in September 8, 1998.

der

They're all able to make up new punny names based on their altmode without being told what they turn into--presumably their computers might even recognize the scanned Beast Mode immediately, like a Pokedex; "You've scanned a cheetah. Cheetahs are really fast."

2012 June 5, Onslaught Six, “Does Beast Wars Deserve a Revisit?”, in alt.toys.transformers (Usenet):

Entomologists use catalogues and checklists to record species, such as the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) online database. The ALA includes data like a Pokédex does, including species distribution and collection information.

2021, David Shaw, Jasmine Fellows, Puzzles and Projects, CSIRO PUBLISHING, →ISBN, page 5:

(Pokémon) A fictional electronic encyclopedia with information about Pokémon.

Pokémon (TV series)
Pokémon, I Choose You!


Bunjil

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) A male creator spirit in the form of a wedge-tailed eagle


Bahloo

(Australian Aboriginal mythology) The Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay personification of the Moon.


FMQs

Coordinate term: PMQs

First Minister's Questions
w:First Minister's Questions

(UK politics) Initialism of First Minister's Questions.


Disneyphile

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

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

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

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

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

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


daoshi

en-noun

daoshi (countable and uncountable, plural daoshis)

daoshis (plural)
taoshi (alternative)
tao-shi (alternative)
tao-shih (alternative)
tao-sse (alternative)

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 道士 (dàoshì, “Taoist scholar, scholar of the Way”).

der

(Taoism) A person committed to Taoism, a Taoist priest, monk, etc.


DSAI

(Malaysia, politics) Initialism of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (“Malaysian politician and Prime Minister”).


Prithvi

English transliteration of Sanskrit पृथ्वी f (pṛthvī, “the vast one”), an epithet for Earth. Doublet of fold.

bor

(Hinduism) Name of deity Prithvi or Mother Earth


Akash

(Hinduism, Jainism) The sky and the cosmos.

Now when the vital principle aſſumes to itſelf a body of fire, air, and akaſh, it becomes what we call ſpirit or ſoul, and is endued with perception and the activity of thought in its motions.

1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 13:

(Hinduism, Jainism) One of the five Hindu elements: a primordial, imperceptible substance pervading the sky, cosmos, and open spaces.


Repooplican

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Repugnican

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

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

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

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

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

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


active measures

Calque of Russian активные мероприятия (aktivnyje meroprijatija)

calque

активные мероприятия

Political warfare conducted by the Soviet or Russian government since the 1920s to advance foreign policy, including espionage, propaganda, sabotage, and assassination.


Dumbya

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

blend

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


mukti

मोक्ष मोक्ष#Sanskrit

Feminine synonym of masculine substantive noun मोक्ष (mokṣa, “liberation”).


mukt

(Hinduism) not bound by the cycle of transmigration


Mrityunjay

From Sanskrit मृत्यु (mṛtyu) ("death") + Sanskrit जय (jaya) ("victory", "victor"). Literally "victor of death".


bitca

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

quote-av

w:Buffy the Vampire Slayer

(humorous, fandom slang) Alternative form of bitch


Republithug

Blend of Republican + thug. Compare Rethuglican.

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

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

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

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

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

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


there is no war in Ba Sing Se

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Avatar: The Last Airbender
City of Walls and Secrets


Justinflation

“JustinFlation is coming to a grocery store near you,” Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance, said in a statement.

2021 December 9, Gabrielle Piché, “We’ll pay more to eat less”, in Winnipeg Free Press:

Instead, the Poilievre who is available to us is the one who snarls ceaselessly about Justinflation, lobs bombs just to bask in the glow of the blast and throws in his lot with protesters terrorizing ordinary citizens because—well, frankly, it’s hard to fathom why.

2022 March 10, Shannon Proudfoot, “Why is Pierre Poilievre so angry?”, in Maclean's:

Barrett and Gourde said: "While people in this country are struggling to afford to live and provide for their family because of the crushing costs of Justinflation and higher taxes, the Liberals are helping their friends get rich on the backs of hardworking Canadians."

2022 December 17, Mary Ng, “Another Liberal minister found guilty of breaking ethics laws must resign: Conservatives”, in Indo-Canadian Voice, page 18:

(Canada, politics, derogatory) Inflation attributed to the economic policies or spending of the government of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau.


Adventus Saxonum

Borrowed from Latin adventus Saxōnum (“arrival of the Saxons”).

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If the ‘Adventus Saxonum’ is placed within ten years of the middle of the fifth century, it can hardly be far wrong; […]

1936, R. G. Collingwood, J. N. L. Myres, Roman Britain and the English Settlements, →ISBN, page 356:

Anglo-Saxon demography and the adventus Saxonum begin with the fifth century.

1996, Michael E. Jones, The End of Roman Britain, →ISBN, page 36:

The non-survival of Celtic place-names from the period before the Adventus Saxonum presents a perennial problem for students of Anglo-Saxon England.

2004, Carole Hough, “The (Non?)-Survival of Romano-British Toponymy”, in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen, volume 105, number 1, →JSTOR, page 25:

The history of the Adventus Saxonum is a fascinating one. The stories that were told in the Middle Ages about ‘the Arrival of the Saxons’ on the island of Britain, and the influence of those stories on later audiences, reveal a lot about notions of collective identity.

2022 October 5, Joanna Story, “Revisiting the Adventus Saxonum, again: exploring the implications of new evidence”, in The Past:

(historical) The arrival en masse of Germanic settlers or invaders in Britain in the 5th–6th centuries CE.


quartarius

en-noun

quartarius (plural quartariuses or quartarii)

quartariuses (plural)
quartarii (plural)

From Latin quārtārius (“one-fourth”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adj.”) from its relation to the sextarius. Doublet of quartary.

(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.


Thutmose

From Ancient Greek Θούθμωσις (Thoúthmōsis), borrowed from Egyptian ḏḥwtj-ms, G26-ms-s

Tuthmosis (alternative)
Thutmoses (alternative)
Thothmes (alternative)

A male name used in Ancient Egypt, notably borne by Thutmose III, a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty


Demotard

Demotards (plural)
demotard (alternative)

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

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

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


Tasexit

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

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

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

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

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

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


Capexit

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

CapeXit needs the support of 1.6 million people to request a referendum with the SA government in order to start the process of independence.

2021, Erene Roux, "The CapeXit mission: Can this be Brexit for the Western Cape?", The South African, 31 May 2021

(South Africa, politics) The secession of Western Cape (as well as sometimes Eastern Cape and Northern Cape) from South Africa.


Ukronazism

Borrowed from Russian укронаци́зм (ukronacízm), coined to translate the 2022 op-ed What Russia Should Do with Ukraine. Analyzeable as Ukronazi + -ism or Ukro- + Nazism.

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Ukronazism poses a much bigger threat to the world and Russia than the Hitler version of German Nazism.

2022 April 3, Timofey Sergeytsev, “What Russia Should Do with Ukraine”, in Mariia Kravchenko, transl., Medium, archived from the original on 2022-11-03:

After the launch Dmitry Rogozin, director of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, claimed on Twitter that the weapon was a "present to Nato and all sponsors of Ukro-Nazism", in a reference to Russia's propaganda claims about the conflict in Ukraine.

2022 April 20, Charlie Parker, “Putin warns West with long-range Satan 2 missile”, in The Times, archived from the original on 2022-04-20:

In Sergeitsev's hermetic logic, when contemporary Ukrainians look different from historical Banderites or Nazis, then that is precisely what makes 'Ukro-Nazism' so elusive and threatening for Russia.

2022 November 30, Boris Noordenbos, “Memory wars beyond the metaphor: Reflections on Russia's mnemonic propaganda”, in Andrew Hoskins, editor, Memory Studies, volume 15, number 6, SAGE Publishing, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:

2023 September 26, “Statement of the State Duma in connection with the promotion of Ukronazism and neo-fascism by the Canadian authorities”, in State Duma:

(offensive, derogatory) Anti-Russian sentiment in Ukraine, supposedly resembling or derived from neo-Nazism.


Warshington

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

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


Warshington

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

1914, Booth Tarkington, Asa Don Dickinson, Penrod:

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

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

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

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

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

2010, Roger Lee Scout, Letters from the Hills:

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

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

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

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

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

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


ḥPʻags-pa

Since the language of the ḥPʻags-pa is different from Written Mongolian, it cannot be discussed in this grammar.

1954, Nicholas Poppe, Grammar of Written Mongolian, page 6: