Ford Nation

From the family name of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (b. 1969).

But to offend the poster child of the newly ascendant right-wing would offend Ford Nation, its multitudes signed up and ready to go, go, go and vote, vote, vote.

2010 December 17, Christopher Hume, “Hume: Ford ushers in Mayor McGuinty”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 2014-08-08:

Emboldened, he went on to threaten Liberal Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty with Ford Nation, saying his followers could topple him if he didn’t cough up more money for the city.

2011 October 3, Nicholas Köhler, “Rob Ford can’t fight city hall”, in Macleans Magazine, Canada, retrieved 2014-08-08:

In a move clearly designed to stoke the fires of Ford Nation and enrage left-leaning councillors, Ford came out swinging at left-leaning special interest groups.

2012 June 1, Don Peat, “Ford vows to march on”, in Toronto Sun, Canada, retrieved 2014-08-08:

Volunteers said they had distributed 1,500 t-shirts emblazoned with “Ford Nation” within the first 45 minutes.

2013 July 5, Alexandra Bosanac, “Toronto mayor mingles with Ford Nation as thousands turn out for free burgers and beer at annual barbecue”, in National Post, Canada, retrieved 2014-08-08:

“There are those who like Ford’s coarse and unrefined style,” she said. Part of “Ford Nation is loyal to Ford because they know he offends and upsets the elites.”

2014 May 16, Paul Koring, “Rob Ford a topic of discussion at U.S. think tank”, in Globe and Mail, Canada, retrieved 2014-08-08:

(Canadian politics, collectively) The supporters of controversial former Toronto mayor Rob Ford.

Doug Ford? Doug Ford! In Ontario, of all places?! Surely, Ford Nation can’t win there, not with a leader so unfamiliar with facts and rational discourse, not in Canada’s fulcrum province, the place of habitual moderation.

2018 June 8, Jeffrey Simpson, “Opinion: How Ontario became Ford Nation”, in The Globe and Mail, retrieved 2022-09-30:

The vote-rich Greater Toronto Area, where any party must perform strongly to have a chance at winning an Ontario election, has tightened its embrace of Ford Nation.

2022 June 2, David Rider, “Doug Ford’s Conservatives dominate the GTA after election”, in The Toronto Star, retrieved 2022-09-30:

(Canadian politics, collectively) The supporters of Ontario premier Doug Ford (brother of Rob Ford).


Kresy Wschodnie

(historical) Lands that were a part of Poland from 1921-1939 taken by the Soviet Union in 1939. A former Polish territory in Eastern Europe.


Fuxi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the modern Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 伏羲 (Fúxī), variously understood and treated as a solar god, protoplast, culture hero, legendary emperor, and protohistorical tribal chief or as an imperial or prehistoric dynasty (氏, shì) in China before the Xia. The two characters may be phonetic but have the meaning "concealed from", "submitting to", or "prostrate before" 羲 (xī), a character that also appears in the name of the early solar goddess 羲和 (“Xīhé”), q.v.

Fu Xi (alternative)
Fu Hsi (alternative)
Fu-hsi (alternative)
Fo Hi (alternative)
Fo-hi (alternative)
Fo-Hi (alternative)
Fo-Hsi (alternative)
Fo-hsi (alternative)
Fou Hi (alternative)
Fou-hi (alternative)

The Chineſe ſay that Fo-hi, the Founder of their Monarchy, fix’d his Court in this Province; and began his Reign about the Year 2952, according to ſome Authors, whoſe Opinion if true confirms the Chronology of the Septuagint.

[1738, J. B. Du Halde, “PROVINCE VII. HO-NAN.”, in A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, Together with the Kingdoms of Korea, and Tibet, volume I, London, page 102:

(Chinese mythology) A legendary ancient Chinese ruler and culture hero, typically the brother of Nüwa.


vatnik

vatniks (plural)
vatniki (plural)
vatnyk (alternative)

Borrowed from Russian ва́тник (vátnik, literally “quilted jacket”). The sense of "unintelligent Russian patriot" was derived from the jackets worn by Soviet citizens and an online cartoon about a sentient jacket known by the same name.
The term was popularized in Russia in 2011 and re-popularized at large in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine to refer to supporters of the invasion, especially online users, even if they are not from Russia. Reflecting usage in Ukrainian and Russian, the term was later extended to refer to Russian soldiers who were involved in war against Ukraine.

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Vatnik, originally a name of a warm cotton-padded Russian jacket that is still used sometimes in rural areas, has a broad meaning of all people with imperial Russian ideology.

2015 January 5, Oksana Grytsenko, “Ukrainian wartime glossary: Ukrop, Vatnik and more”, in Kyiv Post (news), →ISBN:

A vatnik basically refers to a Russian who is not too bright and who loves him some Putin.

2017, Erin Coyne, Igor Fisun, What They Didn't Teach You in Russian Class: Slang Phrases for the Cafe, Club, Bar, Bedroom, Ball Game and More, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

To mock the audience and depict the Russian man as a vatnik [uneducated hurray patriot] or a gopnik [in English: chav] seems totally inappropriate to me.

2017, Lena Jonson, Andrei Erofeev, Russia - Art Resistance and the Conservative-Authoritarian Zeitgeist, Routledge, →ISBN:

At first, vatniks were pro-Russian citizens, in the view of some, Sovietized lumpenproletariat, who supported the separation of Crimea and close ties with [Russia].

2017, Anna Matveeva, Through Times of Trouble: Conflict in Southeastern Ukraine Explained from Within, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 198:

[…] many pro-Maidan FB-users whose posts I analysed saw themselves as nothing less than the standard-bearers of civilization: 'The work on vatniks requires huge eﬀorts, but this is what distinguishes civilization from barbarism' (FB-user 15, Kyiv).

2020, Natalia Knoblock, Language of Conflict: Discourses of the Ukrainian Crisis, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 109:

(derogatory) An unintelligent Russian patriot.

վատնիկ

unintelligent Russian patriot, supporter of Russian aggressive policies (derogatory)

黃俄 /黄俄

specifically pro-Russian nationalist Chinese

(derogatory, Internet slang, neologism, by extension) A supporter of Vladimir Putin, Russian nationalism, or the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine; a Putinist.


Ophiotaurus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀφιόταυρος (Ophiótauros, “cow-serpent”).

(Greek mythology) A mythical creature, part bull and part serpent.


songbun

And to cap it all, both his family and hers had good songbun, which made their position in society secure. Songbun is a caste system that operates in North Korea.

2015, Hyeonseo Lee, The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story:

A system of ascribed status in North Korea, based on one's political, social, and economic background and the behaviour of relatives.

出身成分

a system of ascribed status in North Korea


Ianthe

From Ancient Greek Ἰάνθη (Iánthē, literally “purple/violet flower”).

der

(Greek mythology) One of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.

(Greek mythology) The Cretan girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man.


Arethusa

/ˌæɹɪˈθjuːzə/

From Ancient Greek Ἀρέθουσα (Aréthousa, literally “The Waterer”).

uder

(Greek mythology) A nereid nymph, who became a fountain.

(Greek mythology) One of the Hesperides nymphs.


Antiope

90 Antiope
Antiope (Amazon)
Antiope (mother of Amphion)

(Greek mythology) An Amazon, daughter of Ares and sister to Melanippe and Hippolyte, (and possibly Orithyia), queens of the Amazons,. She was the wife of Theseus, and the only Amazon known to have married.

(Greek mythology) The daughter of the Boeotian river god Asopus, according to Homer.

Antíope

the daughter of the Boeotian river god Asopus


Thisbe

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) One of a pair of ill-fated lovers, whose story forms part of Ovid's Metamorphoses.


Klytia

(Greek mythology) An Oceanid, who was known for her unrequited love for Helios.


Feronia

(Roman mythology) A Roman goddess of wildlife, fertility, health and abundance.


Panopaea

(Greek mythology) two of the Nereids. Panope is also the name of one of the daughters of Thespius and Megamede and mother of Heracles' son, Threpsippas.


Danae

(Greek mythology) The mother of Perseus by Zeus.


Elpis

From Ancient Greek Ἐλπίς (Elpís, literally “Hope”).

(Greek mythology) The goddess and personification of hope.


Concordia

58 Concordia
Concordia
Concordia (mythology)

(Roman mythology) The goddess of harmony and concord. She is the Roman equivalent to Harmonia.


Melete

Translingual: Melete

From Latin Melete, from Ancient Greek Μελέτη (Melétē).

(Greek mythology) The Muse of meditation, one of the three original Boeotian muses.


Nysa

(Greek mythology) A mythical land in Greek Mythology.


Pales

(Roman mythology) The deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock in Roman mythology.


Mellona

(Roman mythology) The goddess of bees, and honey.


Aristaeus

/æɹɪˈsteɪəs/

/æɹɪˈstiːəs/

/əˈɹiːstɪəs/

From Ancient Greek Ἀρισταῖος (Aristaîos, literally “Most Excellent, Most Useful”).

bor

Aristæus (alternative)
Aristaios (alternative)
Aristeus (alternative)

(Greek mythology) A minor god of rustic, rural arts such as beekeeping, herding and hunting.


Tyche

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τύχη (Túkhē), from τύχη (túkhē, “fortune”). Compare Latin Tychō.

The goddess Tyche was a very important deity in the Hellenistic world.¹⁵ "She was not blind chance, but some order of affairs that men could not comprehend."¹⁹ Tyche played her part in great events and in small ones[…].

1933, Richard Mansfield Haywood, Studies on Scipio Africanus, Johns Hopkins Press, page 12:

2000, Terence L. Donaldson (editor), Religious Rivalries and the Struggle for Success in Caesarea Maritima, Canadian Corporation for Studies in Religion, Wilfrid Laurier University Press, page 113,
At Caesarea, several gems depicting a Tyche, as well as a possible statue of Tyche found at Caesarea, show attributes of Isis.

(Greek mythology, in the singular) The goddess of luck/fortune; counterpart of the Roman Fortuna.


Stheno

Ancient Greek Σθενώ (Sthenṓ, literally “forceful”).

uder

(Greek mythology) The eldest and most ferocious of the gorgons.


Pistis

From Ancient Greek Πίστις (Pístis) from Ancient Greek πίστις (pístis, “faith, trust”).

(Greek mythology) A goddess personifying trust, faith and trustworthiness, corresponding to Roman Fides.


Dies

(Roman mythology) One of the Protogenoi, the Protogenos personification of day. She is the daughter of fellow Protogenoi, Nox/Nyx (Night) and Erebus (Darkness), and sister-wife of Aether. She is the Roman counterpart of Hemera.


Aristippian

en-adj

Aristippian (comparative more Aristippian, superlative most Aristippian)

more Aristippian (comparative)
most Aristippian (superlative)
Aristippan (alternative)

(chiefly historical) Synonym of Cyrenaic, of or related to Aristippus of Cyrene, Aristippus the Younger, or their school of philosophy.


Aristippian

Aristippians (plural)
Aristippan (alternative)

Cyrenaic

(chiefly historical) Synonym of Cyrenaic, an adherent of Cyrenaicism, the school of philosophy founded by Aristippus of Cyrene and codified by Aristippus the Younger.


Heisei

Relating to a period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Akihito, from January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019.


Warsie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Wagnerite

Until international law settles the status of PMCs, the Kremlin will continue to use them in the international arena. According to Reuters, about 400 ‘Wagnerites’ have been recently sent to Venezuela to protect president Nicolas Maduro.

2019 January 31, Denis Shpigov, “Wagner group: Mercenaries protecting Kremlin’s interests worldwide”, in BelsatTV, archived from the original on 2023-03-15:

Wagnerites: "We need more drones, ideally armed. And MRAPs, and more thermal sights, and better comms, and new helicopters to replace those lost..."
Prigozhin: "Best I can do is another movie"

2021 December 5, @AbraxasSpa, Twitter, retrieved 2023-03-15:

“The enemy again made a desperate attempt to storm the city of Soledar from different directions and threw the most professional units of the Wagnerites into battle,” Ukraine’s military said on Monday, echoing comments made by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, on Sunday.

2023 January 9, Peter Beaumont, “Ukraine reinforces Bakhmut defences amid relentless Russian assault”, in The Guardian:

"We will not leave Bakhmut," vowed Prigozhin in his audio message. "We'll simply die in double the numbers until all [the Wagnerites] are finished. And when the Wagnerites are completely finished, most likely Shoigu and Gerasimov will have to pick up machine guns."

2023 February 22, Paul Kirby, “Russian Wagner chief Prigozhin blames ammunition shortage for high deaths”, in BBC News:

(military) A mercenary from the Wagner Group PMC.


Twilighter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Twimom

Twimoms (plural)
TwiMom (alternative)
Twi-mom (alternative)
Twi-Mom (alternative)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


fanpire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Twifan

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

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

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

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

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


sic semper tyrannis

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

der

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

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


aedility

aedilities (plural)
ædility (alternative)

From Latin aedilis (“commissioner or magistrate”).

Their trunke or hand is most easie to be cut off; for so it happened in the aedility or temple office of Claudius, Antonius and Posthumus being consuls...

1604, Edward Topsell, The History of Four-footed Beasts:

To commemorate his aedility Agrippa added public games lasting for 59 days as well as free admission to 170 public baths.

2013, Jacob Isager, “Book 36: Marble art and architecture”, in Pliny on Art and Society: The Elder Pliny's Chapters On The History Of Art:

(historical, Ancient Rome) The office of an elected official responsible for festivals and the maintenance of public buildings.


Holodomor

Holodomors (plural)
Golodomor (alternative)
holodomor (alternative)

/ˌhɒlədəˈmɔː(ɹ)/

Late 1980s, from Ukrainian Голодомо́р (Holodomór), from го́лод (hólod, “hunger, famine”) + мор (mor, “mass death, exhaustion”). Compare мори́ти (morýty, “kill by hunger or exhaustion”, verb). Not related to Holocaust.

another famine that affected Kazakhstan during Soviet times

In 1928 the village was divided into kulaks, middle-peasants, and poor peasants: "this was the beginning of the planned murder-famine (holodomor)."

1990, Oral History of the Commission on the Ukraine Famine, volume 2, Washington, DC: Commission on the Ukraine Famine, page 1034:

This article argues that English studies about the Holodomor should focus on the historical conditions that led to it, through study and interpretation of narrative (political, media, religious, and testimonial) texts.

1995, The English Quarterly, vv 27–29, Toronto: Canadian Council of Teachers of English, p 49

There are sophists who retort that Mr. Duranty was recognized for what he wrote before he bore false witness about the Holodomor, as Ukrainians refer to this genocide.

2004, Lubomyr Y. Luciuk, Not Worthy: Walter Duranty’s Pulitzer Prize and the New York Times, Kingston, Canada: Kashtan Press, p 152

Recalling the Joint Statement on the 70th anniversary of the Great Famine of 1932–1933 in Ukraine (Holodomor) that was circulated as an official document of the United Nations General Assembly and in which Holodomor was officially recognized as the national tragedy of the Ukrainian people, caused by the cruel actions and policies of the totalitarian regime, […]

2007, Remembrance of Victims of the Great Famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine, Paris: Unesco General Conference, annex p 1

The resolution, which will be jointly brought to the vote next week by the three governing parties and conservative opposition leaders, will describe the 1932–33 Holodomor as part of “a list of inhuman crimes by totalitarian systems that extinguished millions of human lives in Europe in the first half of the 20th century”.

2022 November 25, Philip Oltermann, “Germany set to declare starvation of Ukrainians under Stalin a genocide”, in The Guardian:

(historical) The 1932–33 famine affecting rural Ukraine and other territories of the Soviet Union, a result of the forced collectivization of land-owning peasants by the Soviet government.


Poké-

Pertaining to Pokémon or the Pokémon media franchise.


Erebos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos).

(Greek mythology) Alternative form of Erebus


Eumolpus

Translingual: Eumolpus

(Greek mythology) The son of Poseidon and Chione, who became one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the founders of the Eleusinian Mysteries.


AUMF

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

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

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


obol

obols (plural)
obolos (alternative)
obolus (alternative)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós) (literally “spit” or “iron rod”). Doublet of obole and pul.

In Classical Athens, there were six obols to one drachma.

(historical) A silver coin of Ancient Greece.


Irangate

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

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


Retardican

Retardicans (plural)
retardican (alternative)
Retardlican (alternative)
retardlican (alternative)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Republican Party
w:Republican Party (United States)

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


Retardican

retardican (alternative)
Retardlican (alternative)
retardlican (alternative)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Rethuglican

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Hedjet

The White Crown of pharaonic Upper Egypt.


Chimpy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


GPUSA

United States of America
United States of America#English

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


Fames

(Roman mythology) A goddess who is a personification of famine and hunger. She is the Roman counterpart of Limos.


Xenophanic

Of or relating to the pre-Socratic philosopher Xenophanes of Colophon.


Euclidean alphabet

Named after Euclid, the archon of Athens responsible for its adoption.

The classical Greek alphabet, a modified form of the Ionic alphabet adopted by Athens in 403 BC following its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.


South Park Republican

en-noun

South Park Republican (plural South Park Republicans)

Coined by commentator Andrew Sullivan in 2001.

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


Xuthus

(Greek mythology) A son of Hellen and Orseis, and founder (through his sons) of the Achaean and Ionian nations.


appriser

(Scots law) One who carries out an apprising.


Kimilsungism

Juche, the political thesis formed by the former North Korean leader Kim Il-sung.


fetial

From Latin fētiālis (“priest who sanctioned treaties and demanded satisfaction from enemies before formal declarations of war”).
The root of the Latin word is thought to be Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, place, put”), also the source of the verb Latin faciō (“to do; to build, construct; to appoint”). The nominalized form of this verb, Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“act of putting, placement”), would have developed into an Italic noun *fētis (unattested, but conjectured to mean something like "statute, treaty" or "prescription, law", developing to mean "body of priests"), which was combined with the adjective-forming suffix -ālis to yield Latin fētiālis.
The unadapted Latin forms fetialis (singular) and fetiales (plural) are also used in English, sometimes with italicization, sometimes without.

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Nicomachus, as explained in the next line, was already known to the Elean priests or fetials, or whatever we are to call them, as a guest-friend.

1892, Pindar, “Isthmian II. Ode in Honour of a Victory in the Chariot-race at Isthmus Won by Xenocrates of Acragas”, in J[ohn] B[agnell] Bury, editor, ΠΙΝΔΑΡΟΥ ΕΠΙΝΙΚΟΙ ΙΣΘΜΙΟΝΙΚΑΙΣ [PINDAROU EPINIKOI ISTHMIONIKAIS] = The Isthmian Odes of Pindar: Edited with Introduction and Commentary, London, New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, footnote 23, page 45, column 1:

It was customary for the fetial to carry to the bounds of the other nation a cornetwood spear, iron-pointed or hardened in the fire, and in the presence of not less than three grown men to say, "Whereas the tribes of the Ancient Latins and men of the Ancient Latins have been guilty of acts and offences against the Roman People of the Quirites; […] I therefore and the Roman People declare and make war on the tribes of the Ancient Latins and the men of the Ancient Latins." Having said this, he would hurl his spear into their territory.

1919, Livy, “Ab Urbe Condita: Liber I [From the Founding of the City: Book I]”, in B. O. Foster, transl., Livy in Fourteen Volumes … With an English Translation (Loeb Classical Library), volumes I (Books I and II), Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., published 1967, →OCLC, paragraph XXXII, page 119:

After an insult had been offered Rome, or a wrong inflicted on it, several of the twenty sacred heralds, members of the College of Fecials, proceeded to demand reparation. […] [I]f war were decided, a second deputation of fecials was nominated upon whom was placed the symbolic duty of discharging a javelin into the enemy camp. This part of the procedure had obvious difficultes, and, after resorting to the fiction of performing it at an enemy camp in Rome, the fecials finally adopted an appropriate ceremony at the temple of Bellona. The fecials also had religious functions at the conclusion of a peace. It was the oath taken by the chief fecial which sanctified a treaty entered into with, or by, the Roman people.

1928, Geoffrey Butler, Simon Maccoby, “Intercourse: In Peace”, in The Development of International Law (Contributions to International Law and Diplomacy), London, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd.; reprinted Clark, N.J.: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2003 (2007 printing), →ISBN, page 74:

[P]erhaps the shadowy fetials were never actually an independent priesthood but were senatorial priests assigned diplomatic functions. If fetials were originally senators, this would explain the parallel fetial and senatorial function in "international relations" and account for the continuity between fetials and later senatorial legates. Of the twenty patrician fetials, only four were customarily chosen to serve in an embassy.

2005, Richard E. Mitchell, “The Definition of Patres and Plebs: An End to the Struggle of the Orders”, in Kurt A[rnold] Raaflaub, editor, Social Struggles in Archaic Rome: New Perspectives on the Conflict of the Orders, 2nd expanded and updated edition, Malden, Mass., London: Blackwell Publishing, →ISBN, pages 142–143:

According to authors of the late Republic, the fetials supervised Roman adherence to the iura belli, the laws of war. How, then, should we interpret the silence with respect to the fetials of Polybius, the central concern of whose history was Roman imperialism, but who mentions the fetials not even once?

2008, Clifford Ando, “Religion and Imperialism at Rome”, in The Matter of the Gods: Religion and the Roman Empire (The Transformation of the Classical Heritage), Berkeley, Los Angeles, Calif, London: University of California Press, part II (Gods of the Far-flung Empire), page 128:

Fetiales also investigated allies' claims of abuse by Romans; if substantiated, the fetiales delivered the men accused to the injured parties.

2016, Amanda J. Coles, “Ius Fetiale”, in Sara E[lise] Phang, Iain Spence, Douglas Kelly, Peter Londey, editors, Conflict in Ancient Greece and Rome: The Definitive Political, Social, and Military Encyclopedia, volumes 3 (H–Z, Roman Section), Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 973, column 2:

(Ancient Rome, politics, religion, historical) A member of the Roman college of priests who acted as representatives in disputes with foreign nations.


kompromat

en-noun

kompromat (countable and uncountable, plural kompromats)

Borrowed from Russian компрома́т (kompromát), short for компромети́рующий материа́л (komprometírujuščij materiál, “compromising material”). KGB slang from the Stalin era.

Many observers have commented that, with so many Russian newspapers and TV channels now controlled by oligarchs or powerful organisations, kompromat is now a regular feature in the supposedly independent press.

If your car has a bunch of data that's useful to stalkers, it's only because the car manufacturers have turned cars into rolling surveillance platforms that spy on their drivers constantly […] If Big Car is worried that used vehicles are full of nonconsensually collected kompromat, maybe they could, you know, just stop collecting all that data?

2020 September 3, Cory Doctorow, “Big Car says Right to Repair will MURDER YOU”, in Pluralistic:

Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed, dirt.


Kimjongilism

(politics) Juche; the political thesis formed by the former North Korean leader Kim Il-sung, as subsequently influenced by Kim Jong-il.


moeblob

What really bugs me is that they changed Yotsuba's speech pattern. I don't want my favorite manga character to sound like a moeblob.

2009 September 14, José Manuel García-Patos, “Re: Yotsuba”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

I think it should have been qualified as "people who like K-on _because it has schoolgirls_". I liked K-on for the funny and slice-of-life parts. It was no Azumanga Daioh, but it had moeblobs AND writing.

2010 January 16, Megane, “Re: 2ch and the 2 types of otaku”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

A young girl is growing up in the town of Muhlenberg, somewhere in Germany (looks like it is based on Rothenburg from the end titles), but she is growing up without her parents. Her father never really gets a mention but it seems that her mother, a talented pianist, was killed a few years before the opening of this story and, as a result, Saga is now living with her grandmother. She is, however, NOT a moeblob.

2010 March 27, Chika, “Review - A Little Snow Fairy Sugar”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

(Japanese fiction, fandom slang) A moe character with a generic design and no defining personality traits.


brohoof

From bro + hoof, by analogy with brofist.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


liberum veto

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

(historical, law, politics) A parliamentary rule in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, allowing any dissenting member of the legislature to force an immediate end to the current session and nullify any legislation that had already been passed.


Actium

From Latin Actium, from Ancient Greek Ἄκτιον (Áktion).

A promontory in Acarnania in Ancient Greece where Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in a naval battle in 31 B.C.


agonistarch

From Latin agonistarcha, from Ancient Greek *ἀγωνιστάρχης (*agōnistárkhēs), from ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “contestant”) + ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).

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*ἀγωνιστάρχης

(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.

agonistarca

one who trained persons to compete in public games and contests


Republicunt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Putinesque

en-adj

Putinesque (comparative more Putinesque, superlative most Putinesque)

more Putinesque (comparative)
most Putinesque (superlative)

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Appointed foreign minister in 2004, he has since then through successive US administrations developed a Putinesque revulsion for all western ideas, if not all western consumer durables. At one point, he said all the ills of the 20th century colonialism, two world wars and the cold war lay at the door of American arrogance.

2022 November 15, Patrick Wintour, “Sergei Lavrov, a fixture of Russian diplomacy facing his toughest test in Ukraine”, in The Guardian:

Reminiscent of the beliefs or policies of Vladimir Putin (born 1952), President of Russia since 2012.

putinmainen

reminiscent of the beliefs or policies of Vladimir Putin


prozionist

prozionists (plural)
pro-Zionist (alternative)

1999 JGA, Re: Orthodox Exodus from the State of Israel Group: soc.culture.jewish
Purge the leftists out of positions of influence and give zionist Jews who really love Israel a break from the "aliyah pimps" and you'll see plenty of prozionist US Jews coming in the next few years.

2003 Syvanen, Re: Amram Mitzna (Re: OT: This boycott won't help Palestinians) Group: alt.atheism
But each site was maintained by the most partisan proisraeli organizations and a reference to a Krauthammer article Not one independent newspaper hit. I am highly skeptical about the veracity of this quote. Mike Syvanen He made similar comments in a Palestinian newspaper article. All I see is the most extreme prozionist.

2009, Joe Brono, re: hitler didn't have the bomb Group: alt.revisionism
it's only a matter of time before the juwesa military splits up into prozionist and antizionist forces.


Ziochristian

2004 Doug Bashford, Re: SILLY Dems IGNORE CHRISTIANS to LOSE Election ? Amen Brother Randy! Group: talk.politics.misc
about Catholic's Pope declaring Iraq war as illegal and immoral (unjust). alt.religion.christian.baptist, lst night - in a fight with a Ziochristian who loves Nazism and ignores Jesus' message of love and tolerance.

2005, gaffo, Re: Bush Sez Atheists Can't Be President Group: alt.politics.bush
A modern-day Ziochristian Reich equivalent to the Kings of Old Judea's beleife that Judea was God's Nation

2013 John Cooper, Re: Hitler and the Millennial reign of Christ Group: alt.bible.prophecy
When it all goes pear-shaped, there is going to be a backlash against 'End-Timers', Ziochristians, Christian Dominionists, prophetic 'experts', and 'Bible-believing' Christians generally.


shraddha

en-noun

shraddha (countable and uncountable, plural shraddhas)

shraddhas (plural)
shraadh (alternative)
shraadha (alternative)
sraddha (alternative)
sradha (alternative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्राद्ध (śrāddha).

After returning, I went to Benares with my parents, for my father was to perform a shraddha ceremony there.

1989, Shudha Mazumdar, Memoirs of an Indian Woman, page 94:

But the thought that he would finally be able to complete his mother's shraadha would make the son emotional.

2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 110

(Hinduism) A Hindu ceremony performed in commemoration of one's deceased relatives, especially a parent.

শ্রাদ্ধ

Hindu ceremony in commemoration of deceased relatives


Thronie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


sciapod

To the modern viewer, though, it is the weirdness that most enthrals: the rich, demonic and comical features, like the sciapod – a man deploying his single swollen foot to shield himself from the sun.

2012, Simon Garfield, On the Map, Profile Books, page 48:

(Greek mythology) A member of a mythical race of humans living in Africa, who have one single, large foot which they use to shade themselves from the rays of the sun.

ciápode

a member of a mythical African race, who have a single, large foot


dandere

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Borrowed from Japanese ダンデレ (dandere), a portmanteau of 黙り (danmari, “keeping completely silent”), emphatic noun form of verb 黙る (damaru, “to be silent”), and デレデレ (dere-dere, “in a lovey-dovey, infatuated, or lovestruck manner”, adverb).

A tsundere-type character will engender a hostile on the outside but sweet on the inside reaction towards the player, while a dandere will show little to know emotion except for subtle displays of affection.

2017, Luca Paolo Bruno, "Grand Narratives Blossom still: Character database and political narratives in the Muv Luv franchise", thesis submitted to Ca' Foscari University of Venice, page 13

The kuudere and dandere characters have more reserved personalities, hence those qualities are also reflected in their designs.

2019, Samneang Peo, "Visual Development Of A Visual Novel: Visual Storytelling in an Interactive Game", thesis submitted to South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, page 12

Then there is Yuri, the blue oni to Natsuki’s red oni, who is shy, cute, and literary but hides a maddening love for the player; she is the archetypical dandere character thought to emerge from the blue-haired Rei Ayanami of the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion […]

2022 March, Christopher B. Patterson, “Making Queer Asiatic Worlds: Performance and Racial Interaction in North American Visual Novels”, in American Literature, volume 94, number 1:

(chiefly Japanese fiction) A character archetype who stays silent, not expressing their feelings.


chakravartin

chakravartins (plural)
cakravartin (alternative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्रवर्तिन् (cakravartin).

(India, religion) An ideal universal ruler, who rules ethically and benevolently over the entire world.


C. of E.

Church of England
Church of England#English


Second Amendment

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

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

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

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

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

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

Second Amendment to the United States Constitution


Superwholock

Blend of Supernatural + (Doctor) Who + Sherlock.

blend

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

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

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

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

Gif fics are not proprietary to the SuperWhoLock fandom.

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

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


BAL

Bangladesh Awami League
w:Bangladesh Awami League

(Bangladeshi politics) Initialism of Bangladesh Awami League, a major political party.


sandhya

Borrowed from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā, “twilight, twilight prayers”).

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He did his sandhya in the mornings after he had his bath, put the red tilak on the foreheads of the gods and goddesses, said his prayers, prostrated before them and went off to work.

1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 103:


prasad

prasada (alternative)
prasadam (alternative)

I gave her the prasad from Eklingji to gain time to think.

1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 116:

(Hinduism) Food used as a religious offering.


Seshat

From the Ancient Egyptian šsꜣ "scribe" + feminine determinative t; šsꜣ.t "female scribe".

Safkhet (alternative)
Sesat (alternative)
Seshata (alternative)
Seshet (alternative)
Sesheta (alternative)

Seshat represents the organizational capacity of keeping records—knowledge, information, etc.
Seshat is depicted carrying the reed pen and palette, and records deeds in eternity/space, i.e. memory. As such, Seshat is referred to as: The Enumerator, Lady of Writing(s), Scribe, Head of the House of the Divine Books (Archives), Lady of Builders...

2001, Moustafa Gadalla, Egyptian Divinities: The All Who Are the One, page 50:

The link between the measurement of space and measurement of time is also clear from early periods in the activities of the goddess Seshat, the goddess associated with the foundation ceremony, during which the orientation of buildings was established.

2010, Kate Spence, “Establishing direction in early Egyptian burials and monumental architecture”, in Iain Morley, Colin Renfrew, editors, The Archaeology of Measurement: Comprehending Heaven, Earth and Time in Ancient Societies, page 176:

At least eight separate Egyptologists, in addition to myself, have suggested that the ancient Egyptians directly identified Seshat as a form or aspect of Nebt-het (101).

2010, Tamara L. Siuda, Nebt-het: Lady of the House, 2nd edition, page 14:

The most important of these scenes shows the king leaving his palace with the goddess of writing, Seshat, in order to lay out the foundations for the temple.

2010, Zahi A. Hawass, Wonders of the Horus Temple: The Sound and Light of Edfu, page 8:

(Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian goddess of writing and wisdom, often depicted as a scribe or recordkeeper.


Sokar

Seker (alternative)
Socharis (alternative)
Sokaris (alternative)

(Egyptian mythology) An Ancient Egyptian hawk god of the Memphite necropolis.


Tuesday Group

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


Dragonballer

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Hello, Dragonballers,
This issue of JUMP has a pretty good picture of Goku on cover, with Goku in profile in gold. Here goes the summary : […]

1993 April 18, e77-cg, “Dragonball Z Summary (comic)”, in rec.arts.anime (Usenet):

The Moonies and the Dragonballers aren't minorities; they're as large or larger than any other group of animeniacs you're going to find.

1995 December 12, Sea Wasp [username], “Re: Too Many SM/DB posts! ARRGGHH!!!”, in rec.arts.anime (Usenet):

Expect to see Trekkies, Whovians and Potterheads co-mingling with Cumberbitches, Batmaniacs and Dragonballers.

2014, Lily Lieberman, "Techies and Trekkies Unite at Geek's Night Out", College Times, Volume 13, Issue 12, 13 February 2014 - 26 February 2014, page 19

(fandom slang) A fan of the manga and anime franchise Dragon Ball.


Digifan

This would be a very good thing for Digifans as Bandai Entertainment is generally considered one of the best anime producers out there.

2002 February 13, Matt Williamz, “Re: [OT] What's this about Digimon?”, in alt.fan.power-rangers (Usenet):

A big part of why most Digifans sicken me. They happily bitch about things "the dub ruined," without actually taking the time to do any of the research themselves.

2002 March 4, Eri-Bear [username], “Re: Regarding : (Spoilers) 3/2 Saturday Morning”, in alt.fan.power-rangers (Usenet):

Well, as has been repeated several times before, welcome, welcome, fellow Digifan.

2002 September 2, JMShearer, “Re: New here...”, in alt.fan.digimon (Usenet):

(fandom slang) A fan of the Japanese media franchise Digimon, particularly the anime series.


Gundamaniac

If Bandai does a decent animation of Gaia Gear or another Gundam sidestory, we definitely want you here. We Gundamaniacs can sometimes use all the help we can get. ^_^

1994 September 27, Keith Rhee, “Re: [MECHA!] Probe is Leaving for now.”, in rec.arts.anime (Usenet):

Some friends watched V Gundam. I didn't. Not enough of a Gundamaniac, me. 8b

1997 October 8, Donny Chan, “Re: The Merits of Gundam W”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

This isn't going to be an "americanized" Gundam, is it? The Gundamaniacs are going to go into full revolt if that happens.

1999 January 11, Kyle T. Pope, “Re: Anime deserves Hollywood remake”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet):

(fandom slang) A fan of the Japanese media franchise Gundam.


uyezd

(historical) An administrative subdivision of Muscovy, the Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR, in use from the 13th century.


Vertumnus

Vertimnus (alternative)
Vortumnus (alternative)

(Roman mythology) The Ancient Roman god of seasons, change, and plant growth, capable of changing his form at will.


Vertumnalia

An Ancient Roman festival in honour of Vertumnus, held on 13 August.


Obamageddon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Obamanation

Blend of Obama + abomination. Could also be a blend of Obama and nation referring to the United States of America.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Pokémania

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Teachers, who had vivid memories of the temporary insanity of POGS a few years earlier, said they'd never seen a craze to rival Pokémania.

2001, Kathleen McDonnell, Honey, We Lost the Kids: Re-thinking Childhood in the Multimedia Age, Second Story Press, →ISBN, page 97:

It is one that reflects what I found to be the general attitude of American adults regarding the Pokémania that captivated U.S. youth for at least two years: that, though a popular fad of immense proportions, Pokémon (and through it Japan) influenced American youth in terms of their goals, actions, or attitudes in a way that was judged to be relatively benign.

2008, Anne Allison, “The Attractions of the J-Wave for American Youth”, in Yasushi Watanabe, David L. McConnell, editors, Soft Power Superpowers: Cultural and National Assets of Japan and the United States, M. E. Sharpe, →ISBN, page 105:

Launched on the wave of Pokémania was Viz's four-part manga The Electric Tale of Pikachu.

2009, Jason S. Yadao, The Rough Guide to Manga, Rough Guides, →ISBN, page 48:

(informal) Passion for the Pokémon media franchise.


Batcape

From bat + cape, by analogy with Batman.

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

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

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

2008, James Jauncey, The Witness, page 42:

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

2014, Maeve Haran, The Time of their Lives:

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


chhatra

A gift of land is held to be complete in all its parts, when accompanied by a couch shell, a seat of honor, a chhatra, a good horse and a good carriage.

1838, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. 7, part 2:

All the emblems of sovereignty including the chhatra were in place on Father's elephant and war was resumed.

1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 583:

Originally mounted on a circular drum was the dome or the hemispherical super structure crowned by a railed harmika and a chhatra.

2008, A Satish Babu, Tourism Development in India, page 89:


Batnipples

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Batverse

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


nomen gentilicium

en-noun

nomen gentilicium (plural nomina gentilicia)

/ˈnəʊmɛn d͡ʒɛntaɪˈlɪsɪəm/

Borrowed from Latin nōmen (“name”) + gentīlicium (nominative neuter singular form of gentīlicius, “belonging to a particular Roman gens”).

The name designating a Roman citizen as a member of a particular gens; a gentile name.


Indyref

Abbreviation of independence referendum.

In the first foreign policy initiative launched in Edinburgh since 1707, senior SNP figures have begun an intense round of behind-the-scenes meetings with foreign dignitaries as they prepare the ground for next year's indyref.

2013 October 23, David Leask, “SNP’s mission to woo the world”, in The Herald, Glasgow, archived from the original on 2017-05-17:

Experienced politicians were surprised by the astounding vitality that the indyref unleashed.

2014 September 23, Peter Jones, “Referendum shows the power of people”, in The Scotsman, Edinburgh, archived from the original on 2017-05-17:

Coming exactly a year after the same “impossible” moment when the Yes vote hit 51 per cent before the indyref, this concerted and hysterical attack will have stirred memories and prompted sympathy among fellow Trident and austerity-opposing Yes voters.

2015 September 13, Lesley Riddoch, “Corbyn could play well with Scots”, in The Scotsman, Edinburgh, archived from the original on 2016-03-24:

My only regrets are thatbrad T2 failed to get to grips with the new era of #indyref and Scottish national identity – for which Renton's famous "shite" speech helped plant a tiny seed in 1996 – and that the second film didn't give the women characters much to do, especially the excellent Kelly Macdonald and Shirley Henderson.

2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn’t disappoint”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 2017-01-20:

(Scotland, informal) The Scottish independence referendum held on 18 September 2014.


Ishan

(Hinduism) One of the aspects of the god Shiva.


AIPACer

It turned out that the political elite used the conference as an opportunity to practically leap into the AIPACers' laps. For two days a steady stream of American and Israeli dignitaries flowed into the Washington Convention Center […]

2011, Dan Fleshler, Transforming America's Israel Lobby:


nani

Nani the fuck?


carenum

From Latin carēnum or caroenum, from Ancient Greek κάροινον (károinon), q.v.

(historical cooking) A reduction of must or sweet wine produced by boiling it in large kettles until it was reduced by half or two-thirds in volume.


Trek

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

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


Trek

en-adj

Trek (comparative more Trek, superlative most Trek)

more Trek (comparative)
most Trek (superlative)


Treknical

Treknical (comparative more Treknical, superlative most Treknical)

more Treknical (comparative)
most Treknical (superlative)
treknical (alternative)

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


Treknology

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

blend

treknology (alternative)
Trek-nology (alternative)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Alectryon

And there he lingered till the crowing cock, / The Alectryon of the farmyard and the flock, / Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear, / To tell the sleeping world that dawn was near.

1873 August, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “[I. Tales of a Wayside Inn.] The Student’s Tale. Emma and Eginhard.”, in Aftermath, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co., →OCLC, page 27:

(Greek mythology) A youth charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. He fell asleep and was transformed into a rooster as punishment.


Byzantine studies

(humanities) an interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the history, culture, costumes, religion, art, such as literature and music, science, economy, and politics of the Byzantine Empire

byzantologie

study of history, culture, etc. of the Byzantine Empire


street money

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

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

walk-around money
walk-around money#English

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


Arthuriana

From Arthurian + -ana or Arthur + -iana.

This chapter deals with the most complex geographic site in Arthuriana because of the intricate array of possibilities offered by clues, some supporting a link between Glastonbury and Arthur […]

1996, Frank D. Reno, The Historic King Arthur, page 221:

(Arthurian legend) Things relating to King Arthur.


Clex

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Clana

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

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

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

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

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

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


Chlark

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

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

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

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

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

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


Clois

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

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

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

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


Lexana

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

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

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

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

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


Chlollie

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


paideia

From Ancient Greek παιδείᾱ (paideíā, “rearing of a child, education”), from παιδεύω (paideúō, “rear a child”) + -ίᾱ (-íā), from παῖς (paîs, “child”).

suffix

(Ancient Greece, historical, education) An Athenian system of education designed to give students a broad cultural background focusing on integration into the public life of the city-state with subject matter including gymnastics, grammar, rhetoric, music, mathematics, geography, natural history, and philosophy

(Ancient Greece, historical, education) The epitome of physical and intellectual achievement to which an Ancient Greek citizen could aspire; societal and cultural perfection.


Trekfic

en-noun

Trekfic (countable and uncountable, plural Trekfics)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


finishipper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


abhayamudra

From Sanskrit अभय (abhaya, “fearlessness”) + मुद्रा (mudrā, “sign, hand gesture”).

A Buddhist gesture of reassurance and safety, in which the right hand is held upright, and the palm is facing outwards.


swadeshi

PIE word
 *swé
Borrowed from Hindi स्वदेशी (svadeśī, “nationalist, patriotic; policy of nationalist self-sufficiency, swadeshi; proponent of the swadeshi movement”), from स्वदेश (svadeś, “one’s own country”) + -ई (-ī, suffix forming adjectives, or forming nouns meaning a person who does an action indicated by the stem). स्वदेश is derived from Sanskrit स्वदेश (svadeśa), from स्व (sva, “his or her own”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“(pronoun) self”)) + देश (deśa, “country; point, place”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”)).

der

The Swadeshi movement in India is one which in certain of its aspects can be regarded with much sympathy. A spirit of patriotism is excellent, and the endeavour to engender and foster it, provided it is made along legitimate lines, calls for encouragement and not condemnation.

1906 September, “[Editorial Notes.] Missionaries Assaulted in a Swadeshi Riot.”, in The Church Missionary Intelligencer: A Monthly Journal of Missionary Information, volume XXXI (New Series; volume LVII overall), London: Church Missionary Society, […], →OCLC, page 713:

The Swadeshi movement, in its bad sense—the boycotting of foreign goods—has had no effect on imports as a whole, and even the articles specifically aimed at, cotton goods and sugar, have entered to an unparalleled extent in the last three years. The good side of the Swadeshi movement, the development of indigenous industries, is seen in the increased imports of textile machinery and metals.

1907 July, “Notes on Colonial and Foreign Banking, Finance and Commerce. [Indian Foreign Trade.]”, in The Bankers’, Insurance Managers’ & Agents’ Magazine, volume LXXXIV, number 760, London: Waterlow and Sons […], →OCLC, page 61:

The cry of the Indian "Insurgent" to-day is "Shiksha," (education,) education in all its phases and branches, both extensive and intensive; "Swadeshi," (home industries) and "Swaraj" (self-government).

1911 December 30, Basanta Koomar Roy, “Insurgency in India”, in Robert M[arion] La Follette, editor, La Follette’s Weekly Magazine, volume III, number 52, Madison, Wis.: Robert M. La Follette Company, →OCLC, page 8, column 1:

And yet long before this popular ebullition of excitement, I myself had given a thousand rupees, when I had not five rupees to call my own, to open a Swadeshi store and courted banter and bankruptcy.

1921 March 5, Rabindranath Tagore, “Chicago, March 5, 1921”, in C[harles] F[reer] A[ndrews], editor, Letters from Abroad, Triplicane, Madras, Tamil Nadu: S. Ganesan, published 1924, →OCLC, page 78:

My work should be, and therefore is, to organise the production of handspun cloth, and to find means for the disposal of the Khadi thus produced. [...] I swear by this form of Swadeshi, because through it I can provide work to the semi-starved, semi-employed women of India.

1929, M[ohandas] K[aramchand] Gandhi, “An Instructive Dialogue”, in Mahadev Haribhai Desai and Pyarelal Nair, transl., The Story of My Experiments with Truth: Translated from the Original in Gujarati, volume II, Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Navajivan Press, →OCLC, part V, page 572:

The anti-partition agitation with its vehement invective, its appeals to Hindu sentiment, its cry that Bengal as motherland, once rich and famous, had been torn in two despite the protests of her children, its proposals for enforcing a punitive boycott of foreign goods and supplanting them entirely by "swadeshi" indigenous products, its enlistment of students and school-boys in picketing operations, gave ample cover for the sedulous teaching of revolutionary doctrines.

1932, H[enry] Verney Lovett, “The Rise of an Extremist Party”, in H[enry] H[erbert] Dodwell, editor, The Cambridge History of India, volumes VI (The Indian Empire 1858–1918 […]), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, →OCLC, page 551:

When H[erbert] H[ope] Risley—writing in 1909 just after the swadeshi movement had introduced the possibility of mass agitational politics as well as he specter of communal violence in Bengal—contemplated the political implications of the caste system, he confirmed British assumption by declaring that caste opposed nationality and would hinder the growth of nationalist politics.

1996, Nicholas B. Dirks, “The Conversion of Caste: Location, Translation, and Appropriation”, in Peter van der Veer, editor, Conversion to Modernities: The Globalization of Christianity, New York, N.Y., London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 115:

Mahatma Gandhi was not only a politician but an economic, social and religious reformer too. He felt that if swaraj or self-government was to mean anything for the dumb millions of the country the national movement must touch all aspects of the villager's life. He also developed his scheme of the revival of charkha and the development of swadeshi.

2009, G. R. Madan, “Rural Community Development”, in Indian Social Problems: Social Disorganization and Reconstruction, 6th edition, volume 2 (Social Work), New Delhi, Mumbai, Maharashtra: Allied Publishers, published 2012, →ISBN, page 192:

With tension all around, the police laid siege to large areas of the city and started raiding various homes and educational institutions and whosoever was even remotely connected with nationalism and swadeshi were promptly arrested.

2013, Samir Bhattacharya, “The Honour of the Country Comes First Always and Everytime^([sic])”, in Nothing But!: Book 2: The Long Road to Freedom, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Partridge India, →ISBN, page 164:

The first Indian Industrial Conference meeting in 1905, bringing together industrialists from all over India, decided to "foster and extend the use of such manufactures in India in preference to foreign goods." That demand intersected with the emerging Swadeshi movement, which advocated Indian self-sufficiency, especially in cottons, and symbolized the confluence of cotton entrepreneurs and the emerging nationalist political elites.

2014, Sven Beckert, “The Return of the Global South”, in Empire of Cotton: A Global History, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, published November 2015, →ISBN, page 420:

Is this news? Not to [Mahatma] Gandhi, whose swadeshi campaigns of local self-reliance drew support away from the dominating colonial paradigm of pauperizing indigenous populations by making them producers of raw materials and consumers of value-added products, [...]

2014, Tom H. Hastings, “Part 2: Promote Nonviolent Conflict Management”, in A New Era of Nonviolence: The Power of Civil Society over War, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, section I (Ending Civil Wars), page 78:

(India, economics, politics, also attributively) A policy of nationalist self-sufficiency in India, involving the revival and promotion of domestic production and (originally) the boycott of British products.


neigong

From Mandarin 內功／内功 (nèigōng, “internal exercises”).

Any of the variety of Chinese breathing, meditation and spiritual disciplines associated with Taoism and martial arts.


shen ring

Borrowed from Egyptian šn (“shen ring, circuit”), a derivative of šnj (“to be round, to encircle”).

bor+

In its elongated form, the shen ring became the cartouche which enclosed and protected a royal name.

A circle with a line at a tangent to it, represented in hieroglyphs as a stylized loop of rope, representing eternal protection.


vairagya

Borrowed from Sanskrit वैराग्य (vairāgya).

(Hinduism) detachment from the material world


Eumenides

From Ancient Greek Εὐμενίδες (Eumenídes, “gracious ones”).


North Vietnam

North Viet-Nam (alternative)
North Viet Nam (alternative)

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

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

Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam

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

Vietnam i Veriut

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


Acme

Acme
Acme Corporation
Looney Tunes
Warner Bros.
trademark
yellow pages

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

A number of places in the United States:

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

Dickinson County
Dickinson County#English

An unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas.

Concordia Parish
Concordia Parish#English

An unincorporated community in Concordia Parish, Louisiana.

Grand Traverse County
Grand Traverse County#English

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

An unincorporated community in Columbus County, North Carolina.

Hettinger County
Hettinger County#English

A township in Hettinger County, North Dakota.

Westmoreland County
Westmoreland County#English

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

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place in Washington.

An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.


Obomber

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

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

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


Philomela

From Latin Philomela, from Ancient Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomḗlē), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple; fruit; sheep”), but folk-etymologized since at least Ovid's time as "lover of song".

affix

(Greek mythology) the sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a bird by the gods.


Black Panther

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

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

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


misogi

A Shinto form of ritual purification by washing the entire body.


Flanderization

en-noun

Flanderization (countable and uncountable, plural Flanderizations)

term-label

(American spelling, Oxford British English, fandom slang)

Flanderizations (plural)
Flanderisation (alternative)
flanderization (alternative)

/ˌflændəɹəˈzeɪʃn̩/

Ned Flanders
TV Tropes
The Simpsons
WonderCon

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

suffix

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Flanderisation

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


Zenonism

From Zeno + -ism, with the terminal "n" from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).

The philosophy of Zeno of Citium; stoicism.


Zenonian

en-adj

Zenonian (comparative more Zenonian, superlative most Zenonian)

more Zenonian (comparative)
most Zenonian (superlative)

From Zeno + -ian, with the terminal "n" from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).

Pertaining to any of various people named Zeno, or to their philosophies.


Zenonic

Zenonic (comparative more Zenonic, superlative most Zenonic)

more Zenonic (comparative)
most Zenonic (superlative)

From Zeno + -ic, with the terminal "n" from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).


RSE

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire
w:Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

(fandom slang) Initialism of Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.


Hinduize

en-verb

Hinduize (third-person singular simple present Hinduizes, present participle Hinduizing, simple past and past participle Hinduized)

Hinduizes (present singular third-person)
Hinduizing (participle present)
Hinduized (participle past)
Hinduized (past)


pool spray

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Yeltsinism

It thus seems that the 'constitutional coup' brought about a 'Yeltsinism without Yeltsin', a surgical operation that aimed at prolonging the life of Yeltsinism, even if this entailed the removal of Yeltsin himself and the institution of measures against the corruption and nepotism that had gone beyond all limits in his immediate entourage.

2000, Mohamed Sid-Ahmed, Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No. 464, Putin's impossible equation

(disapproving) the political and economic policies of Boris Yeltsin, after he became the effective ruler of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991

the outward appearance of democracy, while actually concentrating power in a form of authoritarianism


Laelaps

(Greek mythology) A dog who never failed to catch what he was hunting.


Levana

(Roman mythology) An Ancient Roman goddess involved in rituals relating to childbirth.


Vicksburg

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


Bhima

In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers.


Endymion

Endymion
Endymion (poem)
John Keats
Sebastiano Ricci

The heavenly bodies may keep their secrets two or three thousand years yet; but one or other of them will betray them to some wakeful favorite, some Endymion beyond Latmos, perhaps in regions undiscovered, certainly in uncalculated times.

a. 1864, Walter Savage Landor, Pericles and Aspasia, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, published 1905, page 82:

(Greek mythology) A man described variously as a handsome Aeolian shepherd, hunter, or king, who was loved by Selene or Artemis (the two being often conflated) and was said to rule and live at Olympia in Elis, as well as venerated and said to reside in Caria, southwest Asia Minor, on Mount Latmus.


Aramaneak

Transliteration of Old Armenian Արամանեակ (Aramaneak).

translit

Armenak (alternative)
Aramanyak (alternative)

(Armenian mythology) A legendary patriarch of the Armenian nation, the eldest son of Hayk.


Uther

From Middle English Uther, from Middle Welsh Uthyr.

(Arthurian legend) The father of King Arthur.


Homeric Greek

(linguistics, classics) a dialect of Ancient Greek used by Homer in the Iliad, the Odyssey, and the Homeric Hymns consisting primarily of the Ionian and Aeolic Greek dialects


free silver

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


armilustrum

The nine days' sacred rite was then performed again, because a shower of stones had been seen to fall in the armilustrum.

1828, The History of Rome, volume 2, Talboys and Vincent:

In the times of the kings and of the republic it was covered with sumptuous edifices, the armilustrum, the temples of Diana, Juno Regina, Dea bona, Minerva, the atrium of Liberty, the palaces of Sura, of Trajan and the thermæ of Decius.

1849, Antonio Nibby, New Guide of Rome and the Environs:

S. Alessio, on the Aventine, supposed to mark the site of the Armilustrum, where Plutarch tells us that Tatius was interred.

1869, A Handbook of Rome and its Environs:

Beyond, on the left, is the CHURCH OF S. ALEXIUS, on the site of the Armilustrum, where the Sabine king, Titus Tatius, was buried.

1892, S. Russell Forbes, Rambles in Rome:

(Ancient Rome) A festival, in Ancient Rome, in honour of Mars, the god of war.


Zionistical

en-adj

Zionistical (comparative more Zionistical, superlative most Zionistical)

more Zionistical (comparative)
most Zionistical (superlative)


Decembrism

The policies and practices of the Decembrists.


Duchovbot

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


friendshipper

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

This is an MSR, all friendshippers beware.

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

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

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

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

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

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


Muldertorture

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

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

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

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

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

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

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