Muddy Mississippi

The source of the supply was the "Muddy Mississippi River."

Skinker, Thomas J., et al. "DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A GREATER ST. LOUIS, MO.[with DISCUSSION]." Journal (American Water Works Association) 22.12 (1930): 1583-1608. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41228082

When Cohen speaks of the “desire of the Muddy Mississippi … to pour into the Atchafalaya River and surge into the Gulf a few hundred miles west of its current delta https://muse.jhu.edu/article/881185/summary

Publicover, Laurence. "Pericles’s Humming Waters: Nonhuman Agency, Textual Criticism, and the Practice of Material Ecocriticism." Shakespeare Quarterly 73.3-4 (2022): 280-302

Cohen, Jeffrey Jerome, ed. Prismatic ecology: Ecotheory beyond green. U of Minnesota Press, 2013.
The Muddy Mississippi is the brown river, a place of interstices

(informal) The Mississippi River, in particular downstream of the confluence with the Missouri River.


Kimet

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Кимет (Kimet).


Ilinden

Илинден Илинден#Macedonian

A transliteration of the Macedonian male given name Илинден (Ilinden).


Dark Brandon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Mad King George

In reference to the numerous episodes of acute mania suffered from in later life; typically thought to be due to porphyria or bipolar disorder.

(historical, dated) A nickname for King George III of the United Kingdom.


Farmer George

In reference to his well-known agricultural hobbies and interests; purportedly in allusion to the derivation of George from Ancient Greek γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”).

der

(historical) A nickname for King George III of the United Kingdom.


McNiggers

Nigger, take that computer back to the house you stole it from. Go work at
McNiggers and some other shit jobs so you can support your nigglets instead
of begging for welfare.

2002 March 15, Mississippi Master, WWWeb Massa, “MISSISSIPPI MASTER, WWWEB MASSA...”, in alt.teens (Usenet):

There's also an area called Park Hill, which was once an exclusive apartment complex, until Ella Fitzgerald bought it in the mid to late 70's and turned it into your typical nigger housing projects. This particular area is the only area I know of, (after nigger fuxation) where the local "McNiggers" shut down due to excessive armed robberies. Go figure.

2003 September 15, Steve Cipoletti, “2nd White racial attack on black in S.I>”, in nyc.general (Usenet):

Transsexual Pummeled At McNiggers Speaks Out
First of all let me say that Irate does not approve of a transsexual lifestyle. But no one, be it a he/she/or it deserves to be beaten like a rented mule like this person was at the hands of a pair of feral retarded nigger boons. What pisses me off most about this travesty is the fact that the nigger employees did nothing, absolutely nothing to stop the attack. Only an elderly white woman stepped in to help this victim. If I was this person I would sue McNigger’s ass off. I will tell you this, it will be a long long time before Irate darkens the door step of a McNiggers, if I ever do again. I have had it with their nigger loving crap. They can take their 365Black and shove it up their Big Mac.

2011 April 26, True Blue, “The Obamas Silent in the Face of Race Atrocity”, in alt.politics.radical-left (Usenet):

McNiggers hired a cashier, Rayon McIntosh, 31, who just got out of Nigger
University on an aggravated manslaughter coonviction for shooting and
killing a high school classmate in 2000. [Ed. Note: Good going McNiggers! I
assume that hiring violent nigger felons in your stores is just an extension
of your "nigger 365" program: CLICK HERE .]

2011 October 16, True Blue, “OT: 'McDonald's Family Restaurant - I'm loving it' (again) VIDEO”, in uk.politics.misc (Usenet):

The restaurant chain famous for chimpouts, bad food and niggers is now
using graffiti themed decor.

2016 October 13, Dave Norris, “McNiggers goes totally ghetto”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):

It's bad enough that the shit-beast flock to Mcniggers but the
Mcnigger's corparation goes out into the nigger hood and recruits the
cannibal bastards to work there with out prior back ground screening as
in criminal history checks. Which is why I refuse to go any where
around Mcniggers.

2019 April 11, Robert Wolfe, “McNigger's just celebrated their 1 billionth nigger chimpout”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet):

(slang, derogatory, vulgar, offensive) McDonald's (a fast food restaurant chain).


Northern Khmer

A dialect of Khmer, which uses a different writing system than Central Khmer.


Abinomn

/ˈæbɪˈnɑmn̩/

A possible language isolate of Indonesia, with around 300 speakers in 2002.


Guelda

Guelda Seaton - a peasant beauty, with Italian and also English patrician blood in her veins - is in a moment raised from poverty to affluence, and acquits herself in society "as admirably as the Lady of Burleigh herself."

Guelda's aunt prattled rapidly above her gimlet-like scrutiny of Guelda's new young man, while Guelda, sitting there, realized vaguely the extent of the unholy rumpus there might have been […].

1923, Berta Ruck, Sir or Madam A Novel, page 360:


Kaki Ae

A language of Papua New Guinea, with around 500 speakers.


Khalessi

A female given name from fiction or popular culture, variant of Khaleesi


Ohomo

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

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

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

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

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

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

(slang, derogatory, offensive) Barack Obama.


Alona

A female given name from Hebrew, masculine equivalent Alon.


Early Assamese

From early + Assamese, compare Early Modern English.

(linguistics) A language, the predecessor to modern Assamese, spoken from the 14th to the 16th century.


Wacko Jacko

/ˈwæ.kəʊ ˈd͡ʒæ.kəʊ/

i bet Wacko Jacko was kind of wishing now that he "beat it" a long time ago ;-)

2003 November 25, kali yuga 2004, “Who set up Wacko Jacko?”, in alt.music.michael-jackson (Usenet), retrieved 2022-11-04:

(humorous, derogatory) A nickname of the American singer-songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist Michael Jackson (1958-2009).


Larrakiah

The Larrakiahs at Port Darwin seem to have identified themselves with the white population, and became hewers of wood and drawers of water for the settlement.

1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 225:


Joao

Borrowed from Portuguese João. Doublet of John.


Quiripi

An Algonquian language formerly spoken by the indigenous people of southwestern Connecticut and central Long Island.


Dibabawon Manobo

From Dibabawon (“a Philippines tribal group”) + Manobo (“a language family”).

com

(linguistics) A dialect of Agusan, a Manobo language of northeastern Mindanao in the Philippines.


Saidiya

Saidiya Hartman, b. 1960s


Tameka

It happened that Tameka brought more vodka with her and had planned to make them something called Pink Panty Droppers. That was until she saw them drinking Bloody Marys and wanted to try one.

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Flem

The information charges that the said Flem Parker, on or about the 20th day of November, 1890, and before the filing of this information, at the county and state aforesaid, did willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously enter a certain barn […]

1892, The Pacific Reporter, volume 27, page 538:

“They's asking for it,” said Flem Grumley. “We should give it to 'em.”

2013, Stephen Hunter, Hot Springs, page 279:


Anuj

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुज (anuja, “younger brother”).

bor+

A male given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.


Wasiti

A person from, or an inhabitant of, Wasit.

وَاسِطِيّ

a person from, or an inhabitant of, Wasit


Zyphe

A language that is part of the Sino-Tibetan language family.


Badenese

When war broke out between France and Austria in 1792 the Badenese fought for Austria; consequently their country was devastated and in 1796 the margrave was compelled to pay an indemnity, and to cede his territories, on the left bank of the Rhine to France.

1910, “Baden, Grand Duchy of”, in The Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh edition, volume III, New York: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., page 186:

A native or inhabitant of the historical state or territory of Baden, Germany.


Swedish Sign Language

A sign language commonly used in Sweden.


Khersonian

Russians claim they have come to “save” Khersonians from “Nazism”— Putin’s outrageous justification for invading our country. “There are over 100 nationalities living in our city. We don’t know what Nazism is,” Mayor Kolykhayev says.

2022 March 4, Iuliia Mendel, “My hometown, now occupied by Russia, is on the verge of a humanitarian disaster”, in The Washington Post:

A native or inhabitant of Kherson, Ukraine.


nom d'artiste

From French nom d’artiste (literally “artist's name”).

bor

On March 11, 2021, all of one year ago, Mike Winkelmann, whose nom d’artiste is Beeple, sold a collage of computer illustrations for $69 million simply because that collage came attached to a digital certificate called an NFT.

2022 March 3, Blake Gopnik, “One Year After Beeple, the NFT Has Changed Artists. Has It Changed Art?”, in The New York Times:


Leidenite

Another Leidenite, Thomas Blossom, was a passenger on the Speedwell, the Mayflower’s companion vessel, which sprang a leak and had to turn back. He eventually made the journey in 1629, joining the colony at Plymouth, where he became first deacon of the church.

2011 November 17, Charles McGrath, “In the Pilgrims’ Footsteps, Through England and the Netherlands”, in The New York Times:

(rare) A native or inhabitant of Leiden, Netherlands.


Kapenaar

Fowls serenaded, and dogs passed the time lazily, even in the Gentlemen’s Walk. The bustle and spirit of absorbing competition which so pervade modern life had not yet infected the Kapenaars.

1926, P[ercy] W[ard] Laidler, A Tavern of the Ocean: Being a Social and Historical Sketch of Cape Town from Its Earliest Days, Cape Town: Maskew Miller, Limited, page 173:

The sun shone upon rectangular streets lined with reed-thatched houses, many of them the stately, classical houses of the Seventeenth Century, their many-paned windows set with regularity on either side of a tall, dignified door, pilasters lifting themselves from street to roof level, and each house with a stone stoep upon which the Kapenaars sat in the cool of summer evenings.

1948, H[enry] V[ollam] Morton, “In which I see the original diary of van Riebeeck, […]”, in In Search of South Africa, London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., page 58:

The early Dutch settlers and the English who followed them were living in Europe’s remotest outpost, not in Africa. Mountain ranges, and the Kalahari and Karroo deserts to the north and east, were between them and their rivals for possession of the country, the Bantu-speaking tribes. Life was peaceful; the Kapenaars’ eyes were turned to Europe (some say they still are), while out east on the frontier history was made.

1961, Randolph Vigne, “The Literature of South Africa”, in A[lan] L[indsey] McLeod, editor, The Commonwealth Pen: An Introduction to the Literature of the British Commonwealth, Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, page 80:


Clarent

Coordinate term: Excalibur

Sword in the Stone
Sword in the Stone#English

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


Cleanthes

Borrowed from Latin Cleanthēs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλεάνθης (Kleánthēs).


Lagus

Borrowed from Latin Lagus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Λάγος (Lágos).


Raph

“I’d made a terrible mistake and told Raphael in the park one night that I will never ever leave him again. That was in 1989,” she said. […] I got to see what real goodness was by being away from Raph.

2019 March 26, Alix Strauss, “She Developed a Filter. He Became More Outgoing.”, in The New York Times:

A diminutive of the male given name Raphael.


La Roja

(soccer) the Spain national football team


Puquina

A language spoken by several native ethnic groups in the region surrounding Lake Titicaca (Peru and Bolivia) and in the north of Chile.


Tavern

(Oxford University slang, obsolete) New Inn Hall, Oxford, one of the earliest medieval halls of the University of Oxford.


McCamey

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Shimidh (“son of Jamie”).

der

A female given name transferred from the surname.


な-adjective

/nɑː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/

Coordinate term: い-adjective

Because そう is a な-adjective, its negative form is そうじゃない, except that そうにない should be used for verbs.

2014 January 1, Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi Hatasa, Seiichi Makino, Nakama 1: Japanese Communication Culture Context, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 370:

(Japanese grammar) An adjective that necessitates the copula な (-na) if followed by a noun.

na-adjektiivi

adjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun


Stellaluna

From Stella (“star”) + Luna (“moon”), or possibly more directly from Italian.

A female given name originating as a coinage


Dickney

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

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


Morfydd

Morfydd Clark

Morfydd Llwyn Owen


Katey

A diminutive of the female given name Katherine, variant of Katie.


Franco-Ontarian

From Franco- + Ontarian, compare French Franco-Ontarien.

This can be tedious, especially the minutiae of French laws and policies in Canada. When the discussion zooms in on a hot debate on raising the Franco-Ontarian flag in Sudbury, Ontario, it is hard not to feel that the topic of French in Canada has perhaps been exhausted.

2006 November 29, William Grimes, “The French Have a (Precise and Elegant) Word for It”, in The New York Times:


Toba Batak

An Austronesian language spoken by the Toba Batak people.


Upper Egyptian Arabic

A variety of Arabic spoken in Upper Egypt. Language code: aec.


North Mesopotamian Arabic

A language of the Middle East, native to Iraq (Mesopotamia), Syria, Turkey, Iran, Kuwait, Jordan, and parts of northern and eastern Arabia. Language code: ayp.


Keesha

A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Keisha.


Billy Wigglestick

From Billy as a diminutive of William, and Wigglestick as a reinterpretation of Shakespeare as shake + spear.

Shakespeare chaired the meeting and tabled the motion where they decided to turn nouns into verbs. You dont like it? Take it up with Billy Wigglestick.

2022 December 3, from_dust, “I don’t think definitions of words should change just because people are commonly using the word wrong.”, in Reddit, unpopularopinion, archived from the original on 2022-12-05:


Kharkivian

“Russia has a real blind spot when it comes to Kharkiv,” said Dobczansky. “Kharkivians claim Ukrainian identity in their own way... They are Russian speaking, yes, but that’s a whole different thing than your political identity.[”]

2022 March 29, Isobel Koshiw, “Writers in bombed out Kharkiv seek inspiration in historical resistance”, in The Guardian:

A native or inhabitant of Kharkiv, Ukraine.


Kharkivite

Kharkiv is 25 miles from the Russian border. Like many Kharkivites, he had family in Russia. The distinction between the two countries meant little to him before the war. His father’s people lived near Moscow.

2022 May 19, James Verini, “Surviving the Siege of Kharkiv”, in The New York Times Magazine:


e-envoy

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

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

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


committee rooms

en-noun

committee rooms pl (normally plural, singular committee room)

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

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

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

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

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

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

COMMITTEE ROOMS:
1915 Osler Street

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

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

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

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


Buna

A Torricelli language of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.


Buna

Synonym of Mbum (“a language of Cameroon”)


Buna

census-designated place
census-designated place

A census-designated place in Jasper County, Texas, United States, named after Buna Corley.


Madí

An Arawan language spoken in parts of Amazonas, Brazil.


Bermudian English

The dialect of English spoken on the island of Bermuda.


Sujatha

Transliteration of Hindi सुजाता (sujātā), etc.


Nagamese

An Assamese-lexified creole language spoken in Nagaland.


Bodymore

Blend of body + Baltimore, in reference to the high murder rate.

(slang, derogatory) The city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.


Mashhadi

A person from, or an inhabitant of, Mashhad

məşhədli

a person from, or an inhabitant of, Mashhad


Brynlie

A female given name transferred from the surname.


Mpur

A language isolate spoken in and around Mpur and Amberbaken Districts in Tambrauw Regency of the Bird's Head Peninsula, New Guinea.


Wilhelmstrasse

Frederick William I of Prussia
Wilhelmstrasse

Borrowed from German Wilhelmstraße, from the name of Prussian King Frederick William I (Friedrich Wilhelm I.) + Straße (“street”).

A thoroughfare in central Berlin, formerly the location of the German Chancellery and Foreign Office.


Temiar

Probably borrowed from Semai Temiir, Temèèr (“Temiar”), or a cognate such as Lanoh Təmyɛl (“Temiar”), itself probably from a Malayo-Polynesian term cognate to Javanese tambér, Madurese tambir and Sundanese tambir (all "to stick to the edge"); possibly compare Austroasiatic terms such as Bulo Stieng bər (“rim”), Laven bi̤ər (“rim”), Lawi tapiər (“rim”) (Proto-Bahnaric *ɓər), Nyah Kur [script needed] (bíər, “edge of soft-shelled turtle carapace”), and Khasi tmier (“edge”).

cog

An Aslian language (belonging to the wider Austroasiatic family) spoken by the Temiar people.

An Orang Asli ethnolinguistic group that speaks this language or a member of it.


Ynon

Ynon Kreiz, b. 1965


Krystle

We sense that while it might be wonderful for Krystle and Alexis to have a catfight in a koi pond, it would be inappropriate for Joan to smack Linda with a koi.

1985 September 2, Joe Klein, quoting Douglas S. Cramer, “The Real Star of ‘Dynasty’”, in New York, page 34:


Kumaoni

The Indo-Aryan language of these people.


prout de jure

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


Tzipi

צִיפִּי ציפי#Hebrew

A transliteration of the Hebrew female given name צִיפִּי


FMQs

Coordinate term: PMQs

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

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


Middle Mongol

An extinct Mongolic language spoken in the Mongol Empire; the ancestor of modern Mongolian.


Centaurian

The Centaurians are remarkable people, but move slowly.

1911, [L. D.] Biagi, The Centaurians: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Broadway Publishing Co., […]:

Jack proposed to record a Centaurian’s vocabulary with English equivalents, and the dictawriter, hearing the queer hoots the strange creature uttered, would pick out a card which would then cause a speaker to enunciate its English synonym.

1935 March, Murray Leinster, “Proxima Centauri”, in Astounding Stories, volume XV, number 1, Street & Smith, page 25:

Suppose that in a few years we are visited by a race of benevolent and rational beings from Alpha Centauri that have free will and an advanced culture. […] Suppose further that after they figure out our languages we realize the Centaurians are moral beings who act on reflectively endorsed and rationally appraised principle. We can now ask, “What is of moral value for the Centaurians?”

2010, Adam D. Moore, Privacy Rights: Moral and Legal Foundations, The Pennsylvania State University Press, →ISBN, page 38:

(science fiction) An inhabitant of the constellation Centaurus.


Proxima Centaurian

en-noun

Proxima Centaurian (plural Proxima Centaurians)

The Proxima Centaurians, who are roughly humanoid in shape, are a development of mobile carnivorous plants.

1998, Everett Franklin Bleiler, Richard J[ames] Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years, Kent, Ohio, London: The Kent State University Press, →ISBN, page 248:

In “Rautavaara’s Case,” the alien Proxima Centaurians save the severely damaged human Agneta Rautavaara by using the rest of her irreparable body as a nutrient source to sustain her brain.

2011, G.C. Goddu, “Will You Survive a Trip to Rekall, Inc.?”, in D.E. Wittkower, editor, Philip K. Dick and Philosophy: Do Androids Have Kindred Spirits? (George A. Reisch, editor, Popular Culture and Philosophy, volume 63), Chicago, Ill., LaSalle, Ill.: Open Court Publishing Company, →ISBN, section “Identity Crises”, page 65:

Rather than come here in person, it would be much more sensible for Proxima Centaurians, if they exist, to send an unmanned satellite, the way we have in our exploration of the other planets of the solar system.

2018, William B. Irvine, You: A Natural History, Oxford University Press, →ISBN:

(science fiction) An inhabitant of Proxima Centauri.


Proxima Centaurian

en-adj

Proxima Centaurian (comparative more Proxima Centaurian, superlative most Proxima Centaurian)

more Proxima Centaurian (comparative)
most Proxima Centaurian (superlative)

Science Officer Heath stood out as the only American – specifically, of Proxima Centaurian descent – among the command cadre.

2016, Jamie Sawyer, The Lazarus War; Book Three: Origins, Orbit, →ISBN:

IF I CAN ISOLATE THE DIFFERENCES IN HUMAN BLOOD AND PROXIMA CENTAURIAN…

2021, Jim McCann, Star Trek: Year Five, IDW Publishing:

A member of the Galacterian Alignment, and participants in the Melchizedek Star Seed Program, the Proxima Centaurian race is here to assist Earth in its dualistic proclivity: to spiritually raise, to uplift mentally, to reveal health—all roads that lead to true happiness.

2021, Craig Campobasso, The Extraterrestrial Species Almanac: The Ultimate Guide to Greys, Reptilians, Hybrids, and Nordics, Weiser Books, →ISBN, page 109:

(science fiction, rare) Of or relating to Proxima Centauri.


Prithvi

English transliteration of Sanskrit पृथ्वी (Pṛthvī) ("the vast one") , an epithet for Earth


Dumbya

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

blend

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Ginni

A female given name, variant of Ginny or Ginnie


Hawrami

A Northwestern Iranian language spoken by some Kurds.


Gamaliel

/ɡæməˈliːəl/

From Late Latin Gamaliēl from Koine Greek Γαμαλιήλ (Gamaliḗl) from Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl) from Biblical Hebrew גַּמְלִיאֵל (Gamlīʾēl). Compare Classical Syriac ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ (Ḡamalīʾēl).

bor

Aramaic גַמַלִיאיֵל (Ḡamalīʾēl)

cog

ܓ݂ܰܡܰܠܺܝܐܝܶܠ

A male given name from Hebrew (“God is my reward”).


Bloomie

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was getting an earful. “He created this crisis so that he can take credit for fixing it and get our votes in exchange,” one commenter wrote on a Brooklyn blog, Vos Iz Neias, Yiddish for “What is News.” Someone else remarked, “I got to my store I got 2 tickets from the Sanitation police. I sure deserved it Bloomie. I will NOT vote for you.”

2009 November 15, Fernanda Santos, “Fewer Hasidim Backed Mayor, Study Finds”, in The New York Times:

Bloomie recently wrote that unlike Trump he did not inherit a fortune. That he did not. But nor, really, did The Donald. […] Transforming a Wild West town into a peaceful Swiss village takes a long time — eight years to be exact — and Bloomie was smart and opportunistic enough to keep Rudy’s people and structure in place.

2020 March 2, Taki Theodoracopulos, “What makes Bloomie run?”, in The Spectator (US edition):

(informal) A nickname for Michael Bloomberg (born 1942), American businessman, politician, CEO of Bloomberg L.P., and mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013.


Shelagh

Uncommon spelling variant of Sheila, anglicization of Irish Síle.


Bonggo

An Austronesian language spoken in Bonggo District, Sarmi Regency on the north coast of Papua province, Indonesia.


Shauraseni Prakrit

From Hindi शौरसेनी (śaursenī) + प्राकृत (prākŕt).

An extinct Prakrit language of northern India, most notably used in mediaeval drama.


Luren

An extinct Sino-Tibetan language of Guizhou, China.


Adventus Saxonum

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

bor+

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Chramn

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Chramnus, from Frankish *Hramn, Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz (“raven”). Doublet of raven.

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Chramn, a Merovingian prince.


Chilperic

Borrowed from French Chilpéric, from Medieval Latin Chilpericus, from Frankish *Helparīk (and partly through a Burgundian equivalent), from Proto-Germanic *Helparīks, from *helpaną (“help”) + *rīks (“king”).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by various Frankish and Burgundian kings.


Sadat

en-proper-noun

Sadat (countable and uncountable, plural Sadats)

Ultimately from Arabic سَادَات (sādāt), plural of سَيِّد (sayyid, “master; Sayyid”).


Exsultet

Borrowed from Latin exsultet (“let it [i.e., the angelic host] rejoice”), the first word of the prayer in the Roman Rite.

bor+

The Exsultet is the preeminent chant of cantor repertoire, both because of its difficulty and because of its importance in the liturgical year. Yet very few cantors have ever sung the Exsultet, or have seen printed music for it.

1997, Diana Kodner, Handbook for Cantors, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 77:

(Western Christianity) A long prayer traditionally pronounced or sung at the Easter Vigil, beginning “Rejoice!” or “Exult!” in English.


Harkle

(colloquial) The union of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.


University of Spoiled Children

en-noun

University of Spoiled Children (plural not attested)

(colloquial, derogatory) The University of Southern California.


Childebert

Borrowed from French Childebert, from Medieval Latin Childebertus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Hildiberhtaz, from *hildiz (“battle, fight”) + *berhtaz (“bright, shining”).

af

A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Hilbert, notably borne by various Frankish kings.


Chlothar

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Chlothārius, from Frankish *Hlodhari, ultimately from
From Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *harjaz (“commander, warrior”). Cognate with Old English Hloþhere, German Lothar.

af

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by various Frankish kings.


Vortigern

Borrowed from Late Latin Vortigernus, from Proto-Brythonic *Gworθɨɣern, from Proto-Celtic *Uɸortigernos, from *uɸor- (“over”) + *tigernos (“lord, ruler”).

Among the nobles of Britain was a prince called Vortigern.

1905, Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, Our Island Story, page 33:

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Vortigern, a legendary 5th-century British ruler.


Throwend

Calque of Old Norse Þróndr, based on Throwends, from Old English Þrōwendas.

4. There was a man called Throwend Slim-leg. He went out to Iceland with Gar-mund Hell-skin. His race came out of Agd.
Throwend took in settlement the islands to the west of Bearney-floe, and dwelt at Flat-ey.

1905, Guðbrandur Vigfússon, Origines Islandicae, page 89:

A male given name, equivalent to Old Norse Þróndr


Maglocune

Borrowed from Late Latin Maglocunus, from Proto-Brythonic *Maɣlogun, an archaic form of *Maɨlgun, from Proto-Celtic *Maglokunos (literally “noble hound”). Equivalent to modern Welsh Maelgwn.

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The last, but greatest of all in power, was Maglocune, and greatest also in wickedness; he had driv’n out or slain many other Kings, or Tyrants; and was called the Island Dragon, perhaps having his seat in Anglesey; a profuse giver, a great Warrior, and of a goodly stature.

1670, John Milton, “The Third Book”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC, page 132:

If, as Skene suggested, Maglocune and Cuneglas are referred to in Poem XVII of the Red Book of Hergest as ‘The Dragon from Gwynedd’ and ‘The Bear from the South,’ the continuance of the epithets so late and the substitution of them for the names of the kings would strengthen the conclusion.

1911, Rupert Taylor, The Political Prophecy in England, page 45:

About the year 547 there was an outbreak in Wales of the yellow plague, which carried off among others Maglocune, the king of North Wales specially reviled in the cursings of Gildas.

1914, J. J. Alexander, “The Saxon Conquest of Devon”, in History, volume 3, number 3, page 161:

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Maelgwn Gwynedd.


Quezonian

(Philippines) A native or inhabitant from Quezon province.


Palladius

Borrowed from Latin Palladius, from Ancient Greek Παλλάδιος (Palládios), from Παλλάς (Pallás) + -ιος (-ios), i.e. “belonging to Pallas”.

A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek]


Quezonin

He encouraged interested and concerned Quezonins to coordinate with the DENR Ofﬁces nearest to them:...

2015, 8,588 hectares forest plantation to be established in Quezon in 2015, Pinoy Parazzi, pages 8

(Philippines) An inhabitant from Quezon province.


Tayabasin

From Tagalog Tayabasin, from Tayabas + -in.

(Philippines) A native or inhabitant of Tayabas, Quezon.

(Philippines, dated) A native or inhabitant of Quezon.


Tayabasin

(Philippines, dated) Of, or pertaining to Quezon.

(Philippines) Tagalog dialect spoken in Quezon.


Tayabeño

From Tagalog Tayabeño, from Spanish tayabeño, from Tayabas + -eño.

(archaic) A native or inhabitant of Tayabas, Quezon.


Negroland

sub-Saharan Africa
sub-Saharan Africa#English

(possibly offensive) Synonym of sub-Saharan Africa generally, all the lands of Black Africa.


Tayabense

From Tagalog Tayabense, from Spanish tayabense, from Tayabas + -ense.

(Philippines, archaic) A native or inhabitant of Quezon.


Tayabense

(Philippines) Of, or pertaining to Tayabas, Quezon.

(Philippines, archaic) Of, or pertaining to Quezon.


Theudebald

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Theudebaldus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōbalþaz, from *þeudō (“people”) + *balþaz (“bright, shining”). Doublet of Theobald.

bor+

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by the Frankish king Theudebald.


Salve Regina

Borrowed from Latin salvē rēgīna (“hail, queen”), the opening of the prayer in that language.

The fifth remark is, that any person who cannot read or hear the Novena read, can make it by saying every day five Salve Reginas and five Ave Marias, saying first an act of contrition, and observing as far as possible the directions here given.

1852, A Novena in Honour of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel […], page 7:

(Roman Catholicism) A hymn to the Virgin Mary, one of the Marian antiphons, also prayed as part of the rosary.


Theudebert

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Theudebertus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōberhtaz, from *þeudō (“people”) + *berhtaz (“bright, shining”). Equivalent to French Thibault and German Dietbert.


Warshington

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

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


Yuna

A female given name
A female given name from Korean

A female given name
A female given name from Japanese


Meto

Borrowed from Latin Meto, ultimately from Ancient Greek Μέτων (Métōn).


Makenzi

A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of MacKenzie.


Meghna

A transliteration of Bengali মেঘনা (meghona), from মেঘ (megh, “cloud”), from Sanskrit मेघ (megha).


Michiganite

Synonym of Michiganer (“person from Michigan”)


Mangue

An extinct Oto-Manguean language of Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica.


Manza

Central African Republic
Central African Republic

A Ubangian language spoken by the Mandja people of the Central African Republic.


Sandie

A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, or Cassandra.

A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.


Pushpesh

Transliteration of Hindi पुष्पेश (puṣpeś), from पुष्प (puṣp, “flower”) + ईश (īś, “king, lord”).

translit

A male given name from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage


Binodini

A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.


Nargis

From Classical Persian نَرْگِس (nargis, “narcissus”).

der

A female given name from Persian, meaning “daffodil”


Kittipong

กิตติพงศ์ กิตติพงศ์#Thai

A transliteration of the Thai male given name กิตติพงศ์.


Neo-Mandaic

The modern reflex of the Mandaic language.


Vasant

From Sanskrit वसन्त (vasanta, “spring”). Doublet of Vesna, of Slavic origin.

A male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage, feminine equivalent Vasanti


Vineet

Borrowed from Hindi विनीत (vinīt), from Sanskrit विनीत (vinīta).


Beats

A diminutive of the female given names Beatrice or Beatrix.


Barawana

A nearly extinct Arawakan language of Venezuela and Brazil, spoken by the Baré people.


Londynn

Modern variant of London, influenced by Lynn.


Helon

A unisex given name
A male given name
A male given name from Hebrew

A female given name from Greek, variant of Helen


Xiden

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Tyrese

Uncertain, possibly a Blend of Tyrone + Reese or Maurice

A male given name originating as a coinage, of latter 20th-century African-American usage


Lenina

The taxicopter landed on the roof of Lenina's apartment house. 'At last,' she thought exultantly as she stepped out of the cab.

1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus:


Madridian

Of or pertaining to Madrid, Spain, or to its inhabitants.


asterite

(science fiction) An inhabitant of an asteroid.


Aldebaranian

(science fiction, rare) The language spoken by Aldebaranians.


Bregret

en-noun

Bregret (countable and uncountable, plural Bregrets)

The anxiety – dubbed “Bregret” – emerged as the value of the pound tumbled and markets crashed, while [some felt] betrayed by Nigel Farage’s admission that a Vote Leave poster pledging to spend millions of pounds supposedly given to the EU on the NHS was a “mistake”.

2016 June 25, Lizzie Dearden, “Anger over 'Bregret' as Leave voters say they thought UK would stay in EU”, in The Independent:

Yet polling shows no ‘Bregret’ – a YouGov survey earlier this week showed 52% of voters think leaving was right and 48% wrong, mirroring the referendum result.

2016 August 10, Matthew Holehouse, “Is the ignorant Leave voter just a comforting myth?”, in The Telegraph:

Brexit may be in the history books, but “Bregret,” as the British newspapers have called it, is back in the air.

2022 November 22, Mark Landler, “Buffeted by Economic Woes, U.K. Starts to Look at Brexit With ‘Bregret’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

A creeping sense of Bregret is taking hold in Britain. A majority of Brits now say that the vote for Britain leaving the EU was a mistake.

2022 December 23, Matthew Goodwin, “Brexit regrets? Britain has a few”, in The Spectator:

Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste of Bregret [title]

2023 January 31, Polly Toynbee, “Three years on from Brexit, all UK voters are left with is a bitter taste of Bregret”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(neologism) Regret about Brexit (or voting in favour of Brexit).


eetee

A pronunciation spelling of ET (“extraterrestrial”).

(science fiction) An extraterrestrial being; an alien.


Earthsider

(science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth.


Earthfolk

(science fiction) People from planet Earth.


Martianess

Coordinate term: Martian

(science fiction, rare) A female Martian.


Sahalie

From Chinook Jargon ságh-il-lie (“sky, heaven”)?


Earthside

(science fiction) The planet Earth or (synecdochically) a group or organization based on Earth.


Vanity

But alumni and choir volunteer Vanity Brown says when they returned, Ms. Stevenson was told she wouldn't be allowed in the classroom for at least 120 days.

2014 January 31, “Iris Stevenson, Beloved Crenshaw High Teacher, Banned From The Classroom”, in PACE News, page 1:

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Vanity Johnson polishes safety light covers aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

2018 August 16, “(advertisement)”, in The Flagship, page A4:

Vanity is one of the hardest working and most reliable caregivers we have ever had.

2020 July 7, “June 2020 Caregiver of The Month”, in BOOM!, page 32:


Pervez

From Urdu پرویز (prvez), from Persian پرویز.


Abhi

A diminutive of the female given name Abhilasha

A diminutive of the male given name Abhinav

A diminutive of the male given name Abhishek


Benazir

Transliteration of Urdu بینَظِیر (benazīr), from Classical Persian بینظیر (bē-nazīr).

transliteration

بینَظِیر بینظیر#Urdu

A transliteration of the Urdu female given name بینَظِیر (benazīr).


Georgy

He […] was disposed to spoil little Georgy, sadly gorging the boy with apples and parliament, to the detriment of his health […]

1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:

A diminutive of the male given name George.


Cop City

Coined by critics of the project in 2021.

(informal, neologism) A neighborhood of Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, United States A proposed development for a forested area and former prison farm which would turn it into a model neighborhood mockup for police training and police training academy


Soninke

A West African ethnic group found in Mali, Fouta Djallon, southern Mauritania, eastern Senegal, Guinea and the Gambia.


Geeta

A female given name from South Asian, variant of Gita


Silence

(rare) A female given name from English.


Leandrew

A male given name of African-American usage


Vyron

From Greek Βύρων (Výron), from English Byron.


Chaddy

A diminutive of the male given name Chad.


Elizaveta

Borrowed from Russian Елизаветa (Jelizaveta).

bor+

Елизаветa Елизаветa#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Елизаветa (Jelizaveta).


Tobian

A Micronesian language of Palau, closely related to Sonsorolese, mainly spoken in Tobi, the main island of the state of Hatohobei.


Elizavet

Borrowed from Russian Елизавет (Jelizavet).

Елизавет Елизавет#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Елизавет (Jelizavet).


Fabia

(rare) A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Fabius.


Mohyeddin

Borrowed from Iranian Persian محیالدین (mohye-ddin), from Classical Persian مُحْیِیالدِّین (muhyī-ddīn), from Arabic مُحْيِي الدِّين (muḥyī d-dīn, literally “reviver of religion”).

der

مُحْیِیالدِّین

مُحْيِي الدِّين


Barbs

Clipping of Barbara + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

“Hey, Barbs—you can’t let stuff like this divert your energy, you know? It's Will’s karma. He has to work it through.”

1998 March, S. M. Stirling, Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket series; 1), New York, N.Y.: New American Library, →ISBN, page 291:

A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.


Sekar

A minor Austronesian language of the north coast of the Bomberai Peninsula.


Thomasin

A female given name from Aramaic, a feminine form of Thomas.


Shel

A diminutive of the male given name Sheldon.


Origen

Borrowed from Late Latin Ōrigenēs, from Koine Greek Ὠριγένης (Ōrigénēs), probably ultimately from Ὧρος (Hôros, “Horus”) + -γενής (-genḗs, “born of”).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Origen of Alexandria, an early Church Father


Sophonisba

From Latin Sophonisba, itself from Ancient Greek Σοφονῑ́βη (Sophonī́bē), eventually from Punic 𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ṣpnbʿl).


Buck House

At last, good old Uncle Clive has finally received the recognition he deserves. Today's the day he has to toddle off to Buck House to collect his gong as a Dame Commander of the British Empire […]

1985, "A Day in the Life" (video game review) in Your Spectrum (issue 15, page 56)

I liked the old lady in spite of her boasting about going to Buck House.

2003, Beryl Fletcher, The House at Karamu, page 273:


Mobian

From Mobius, the fictional planet such characters would inhabit in some incarnations of their universe.

Now, their accents do in fact fit them well, and do represent (as someone said formerly) the fact that they're a group of Mobians from different cultural worlds..

1998 August 25, RazJMastrs, alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog (Usenet):

"Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble" (1995) has manifestations in both a comic book trilogy and as a video game. We'll simply make note of the saga's floating islands. “Panic in the Sky” starts off with a group of happy Mobians playing volleyball until interrupted by a shadow.

2015, Richard J. Heggen, Floating Islands: an Activity Book, published 2021, page 172:

Both [the Pokemon and Sonic franchises] are home to a wide variety of creatures capable of feats of great strength and speed and elemental manipulation. The only difference is that those from the Sonic universe, also known as Mobians, can speak.

2023 February 4, Dexter Adams, “9 Pokemon That Look Like Sonic Characters”, in TheGamer:

(fandom slang) An anthropomorphic character from, or in the style of, characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog universe.


Maonan

A Kam-Sui language spoken in southern China.


Swampy Cree

A variety of the Cree language spoken by these people.


Hazza

“Hazza—time to go.” / Harry blinked, the spell broken. “You haven’t called me Hazza in years.” / “Because you’re a little old for nicknames.”

2015, Barbara Claypole White, The Perfect Son, Seattle, WA: Lake Union Publishing, →ISBN, page 19:

A diminutive of the male given name Harry.


Dendi

A Songhay language spoken by these people.


worlder

From world + -er (“supporter”) or + -er (demonym suffix).

One who supports a certain idea of the world.


Mator

A Uralic Samoyedic language, extinct since the 1840s, formerly spoken in the northern region of the Sayan Mountains in Siberia, close to the Mongolian north border.


Bernese German

The form of Swiss German spoken in and near Bern, the capital of Switzerland.


Cullane

Anglicized from the Irish Irish Coilean, from Irish coileán (“pup, youth, trickster”), Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”), possibly of non-Indo-European origin.


Piacentine

From Piacenza + -ine, after Italian piacentino.


The Kingfish

After George "Kingfish" Stevens, character from American radio sitcom Amos 'n' Andy

(US, historical) byname of Huey Pierce Long


Nemo

Audio (US)

The "clownfish" meaning comes from the film Finding Nemo, where Nemo is a clownfish.

A diminutive of the male given name Geronimo


Tapachultec

An extinct Mixe language of Chiapas, Mexico.


Tapachulteca

Alternative form of Tapachultec (“language”)


Aranama

(historical) A Native American people formerly living along the San Antonio and Guadalupe rivers of present-day Texas, near the Gulf Coast.


Aranama

The extinct language of these people, possibly a Coahuiltecan language.


Tepecano

An extinct Uto-Aztecan language of Mexico.


Anatolian Turkish

Whereas these various Turkish-speaking peoples use languages which closely resemble modern Anatolian Turkish, they have their own distinct historical tradition.

1942, John Parker, Charles Smith, Modern Turkey, page 16:

Turkmen is a southwestern Turkic language related to Osmanli and modern Anatolian Turkish (the Turkish of Turkey) and to Azerbaidzhani.

1956, Handbook of Central Asia, volume 1, page 302:

[...] with demonstrative elements distributed along a single dimension , may be exemplified by the system of deictic pronouns existing in modern Anatolian Turkish. Turkish makes a three-way distinction between bu, şu, and o.

1997, Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Philologica, numbers 3–5, page 223:

Turkish ancient (14th-19th c.) and modern, Anatolian Turkish, Turkish of Turkey, Osmanli (Osm.), Ottoman at some authors

2007, László Rásonyi, Onomasticon Turcicum, part 1, page lxxxv:


Crantor

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κράντωρ (Krántōr), from κράντωρ (krántōr), agent noun of κραίνω (kraínō, “accomplish, fulfil”).

bor+

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Crantor of Soli.


Titanese

(science fiction) The language spoken on Titan.


Juul

A male given name from Danish or Norwegian.


Hyperborean

Alternative letter-case form of hyperborean


Muvian

"Naacal" and "Ra" are words from Muvian that mean "king" and "the sun".

The alleged language used by the inhabitants of Mu.


Polemon

Borrowed from Latin Polemōn, Polemō, from Ancient Greek Πολέμων (Polémōn), from πόλεμος (pólemos, “war, battle”) + -ων (-ōn, possessive name suffix).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by various ancient philosophers.


Djabugay

A group of Australian Aboriginal people in Far North Queensland

The language spoken by the Djabugay people


Marj

Alternative form of Marge, a diminutive of various female given names including Margaret and Marjorie.


Onika

Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, born 1982


Common Turkic

A taxon of the Turkic languages that includes all of them except the Oghuric languages.


Tabetha

A female given name, variant of Tabitha.


Irkutskian

Today's Irkutskians are rather better behaved, although mafia-related crime is on the increase. A city of over half a million, Irkutsk is still one of the largest suppliers of furs to the world markets, although engineering is now the main industry.

1994 April, Bryn Thomas, Trans-Siberian Handbook, 3rd edition, Hindhead: Trailblazer Publications, →ISBN, pages 162–163:

A native or inhabitant of Irkutsk, Russia.


Dezzy

A diminutive of the male given name Desmond.


Ramzan

Borrowed from Hindustani रमज़ान (ramzān) / رمضان (ramzān) / Bengali রমজান (romzan) and other South Asian languages, from Classical Persian رمضان (ramazān), from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).


Prudy

A diminutive of the female given name Prudence.


Rowenna

A female given name from the Germanic languages.


Bishkeker

Issyk-Kul's health resorts now seem a dying breed, although they still fill up with Bishkekers and local tourists in the hot months. Of at least 115 shoreline sanatoria before 1991, only a handful (mostly around Cholpon-Ata) remain open; best known is the immense Issyk-Kul Sanatorium near Cholpon-Ata.

1996 June, John King, John Noble, Andrew Humphreys, “Kyrgyzstan: Laky Issyk-Kul & the Central Tian Shan”, in Central Asia: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit), Hawthorn, Victoria: Lonely Planet Publications, →ISBN, page 377:

For many long-term Bishkekers, the claim of the ‘incomers’ (priezhie) to the city is a contested one. […] Many Bishkekers were angry that, for the second time in recent memory, state buildings had been ransacked or set on fire […] and that they would have to foot the bill.

2010 May 13, Madeleine Reeves, “The Latest Revolution”, in London Review of Books, volume 32, number 9:

As the Scythians mounted up, Kate spotted Patime Akhun in the crowd with a group of Women in Black who had been some of the first Bishkekers to join the protests. / “Patime,” Kate shouted, catching her attention. “Get in the truck.”

2017, Matthew Palmer, Enemy of the Good, New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 375:

Kumis is best sampled fresh in a yurt. Even modern Bishkekers come to kumis-drinking retreats in Song Köl Lake or Suusamyr Valley. Coincidently, the name of the Kyrgyz capital city probably derives from the word bishkek — the wooden barrel in which kumis is made.

2020 January 19, Karolina Wiercigroch, “Photo gallery: dining with nomads in Kyrgyzstan”, in National Geographic:

A native or inhabitant of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.


Geevarghese

Borrowed from Malayalam ഗീവർഗീസ് (gīvaṟgīsŭ), probably from Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargis).

The defendant's creditor was the partnership and not the deceased Geevarghese.

1927, The Travancore Law Journal, page 127:

'Come on, sing, you blighter,' coaxed Appan, looking tenderly at the silent Geevarghese. 'Don't be afraid. I'm not your father now, I'm your P.T. master.'

1992, Geeta Dharmarajan, Katha Prize Stories, Katha, →ISBN, page 139:

Like Milton's Satan, Jabbar has dwindled and dimished in stature and St. George, known among Kerala Christians as the Saint Geevarghese, slays a puny and pathetic dragon. However, this refusal of Jabbar to acknowledge Geevarghese is highly revealing.

2015 October 30, M.T. Ansari, Islam and Nationalism in India: South Indian contexts, Routledge, →ISBN:

A male given name from Malayalam, equivalent to English George


Annapolitan

A native or resident of Annapolis Royal.


Kaytetye

An Australian Aboriginal people who live around Barrow Creek and Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.


Humza

From Urdu حمزہ (hamza), from Arabic حمزة (hamza).


Oisin

A male given name from Irish, variant of Ossian.


Averianna

From Avery + Anna, akin to Marianna (interpreted as Mary + Anna).

A female given name originating as a coinage


Bishkekian

The chief of the oblast UVD [administration of internal affairs]—People’s Deputy M. Abdyldayev—is a native Bishkekian, and several chiefs of oblast administrations come from Narynsk and Chu Oblasts, and so on.

1994 March 2, Zhumagul Saadanbekov, quotee, “Saadanbekov Details Political Views, Activities [SLOVO KYRGYZSTANA 25 Dec]”, in FBIS Report: Central Eurasia, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, FBIS-USR-94-019, pages 69–70:

In this article, I want to move beyond dissecting the nostalgic discourses of loss and deprivation among established Bishkekians (Bishkekchany) or simply juxtaposing these with the opposite claims of rural newcomers about their well-deserved belonging to this city.

2017, Philipp Schröder, “Avoidance and appropriation in Bishkek: dealing with time, space and urbanity in Kyrgyzstan's capital”, in Philipp Schröder, editor, Urban Spaces and Lifestyles in Central Asia and Beyond, Abingdon: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75:


Otuke

An extinct language of the Macro-Jê family, related to Bororo, formerly spoken in part of eastern Bolivia.


Tashkenter

One young Osh Uzbek man traveled to Tashkent in 2004 and met residents there who were eager to tell their stories of hardship to him, an outsider. A Tashkenter said he could not buy shoes or schoolbooks for his children, and another exclaimed, “At least you Oshliks [Osh residents] have Akaev, thank God, and economic freedom.”

2012, Morgan Y. Liu, “Conclusion: Central Asian Visions of Societal Renewal”, in Under Solomon's Throne: Uzbek Visions of Renewal in Osh, Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, →ISBN, page 194:

A native or inhabitant of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.


Inuktun

A language spoken by some indigenous Inughuit people of northwestern Greenland.


Shawanda

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Vishnupriya

A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.


Virgie

A diminutive of the female given name Virginia


Ksenia

Ксения Ксения#Bulgarian

A transliteration of the Bulgarian female given name Ксения (Ksenija).

Ксения Ксения#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Ксения (Ksenija).

A transliteration of the Serbo-Croatian female given name Ксенија.

Ксенія Ксенія#Ukrainian

A transliteration of the Ukrainian female given name Ксенія (Ksenija).


Ohian

It was enjoyed by Institute members not Ohians and it was profitable to the Ohio members.

1920, G. A. Hunton, Iowa Homeopathic Journal, volumes 14-15, page 68:

For instance, New Englanders smile less than Ohians and Ohians less than people of similar backgrounds from Atlanta or Nashville.

1973, Doris Cook Sutterley, Gloria Ferraro Donnelly, Perspectives in Human Development, page 112:


Ohian

en-adj

Ohian (comparative more Ohian, superlative most Ohian)

more Ohian (comparative)
most Ohian (superlative)


Omahan

A native or resident of Omaha in Nebraska.


homeworlder

(science fiction) An inhabitant of the homeworld.


Banaban

Perhaps most damaging is the impact the mining had on te bangabanga. Banabans have historically been able to survive droughts due to the natural ability of the caves to capture and store water.

2021 June 8, Joshua Mcdonald, “The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba”, in The Guardian:

A native or inhabitant of Banaba, Kiribati.


Rosalynn

A female given name from Latin, variant of Rosaline.


Rosey

A diminutive of the female given name Rose and other related names, variant of Rosie.

A diminutive of the male given name Roosevelt.


Rowldemort

Big ups to Rick Riordan for being a good one. Disappointing that Rowldemort continues to not listen.

2020 June 6, Crow, in Autumn Clad(@unlimitedBLACK), Twitter:

People want to morally justify putting money in Rowldemort's pockets.

2022 December 29, @The_Terroirist, Twitter:

Like seriously, you're being silenced? Then why the fuck do I keep hearing from your ass, huh? Conjure me up an answer to that one, Rowldemort.

2023 April 14, Kilroy A. L. Mioruilt (@superiordriger), Twitter:

(slang, derogatory) J. K. Rowling viewed as villainous for her espousal of gender-critical or anti-transgender views.


Kirmancki

A dialect of Zazaki, spoken in Dersim, Erzincan and Erzurum.


Jarred

A male given name from Biblical or Hebrew, variant of Jared


Govian

Govian (comparative more Govian, superlative most Govian)

more Govian (comparative)
most Govian (superlative)

Polly Toynbee is spot on in her excoriation of Govian Gradgrindery. The inevitable marginalisation of the supposedly "soft" arts subjects in the state sector is a scandal.

2013 November 7, Ian Barge, “Children must learn to question, not simply obey”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(UK politics) Relating to British politician Michael Gove (1967–).


Elno

Humorous alteration of Elon, possibly to deter namesearching.

I fact checked Elno in a Birdwatch on his own $44 billion dollar site over his inability to understand GraphQL queries.

2022 November 11, Brianna Wu (@briannawu@mstdn.social), Mastodon:

I blocked Elno back in Nov and haven't seen a 🐦 from him since.

2023 February 14, SallyBlack (@toastygirl@mastodon.online), Mastodon:

Elno is driving regular people off of twitter.

2023 April 16, AudreyOnTheGo (@AudreyOnTheGo@mstdn.social), Mastodon:

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


birdsite

From bird + site, referencing Twitter's blue bird logo.

It's a bit more familiar for people moving from "the birdsite," as Mastodon users often call Twitter.

2022 November 14, Stephen Shankland, “I Want to Like Mastodon. The Decentralized Network Isn't Making That Easy”, in CNET:

“I am having a hard time letting go of the birdsite but I was raised by an alcoholic so I understand what a trauma bond is,” the political journalist Ana Marie Cox wrote on journa.host on Nov. 20.

2022 November 21, Joseph Bernstein, “Chaos on Twitter Leads a Group of Journalists to Start an Alternative”, in The New York Times:

Always remember where you are when you're posting. It's easy to fall into bad habits, especially after spending years on the birdsite, also known as Twitter.

2023, Chris Minnick, Michael McCallister, Mastodon for Dummies, page 75:

(Internet slang) The social networking and microblogging platform Twitter.


She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named

Coined as an ironic reference to the nickname "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" used by characters who fear speaking Lord Voldemort's name within Rowling's Harry Potter series.

Depending on who you ask, JK Rowling is either a heroine of free speech or She Who Must Not Be Named.

2021 July 28, Charlotte Runcie, “JK Rowling is more than just a Twitter talking point”, in The Telegraph:

Witchcraft and wizardry have been the subject of fascination for centuries—just look at the success of a certain magical franchise written by She Who Must Not Be Named.

2022, Josie Anne Gaitens, “Witch Hunt”, in Reykjavík Grapevine, number 5, page 30:

I used to worship She Who Must Not Be Named of Harry Potter before she started using her platform to peddle a bunch of harmful garbage.

2022 December 5, Prerana Srikantappa, quoting Robbie Crouch, “Robbie Crouch”, in Vulkan, page 83:

(slang, derogatory) The author J. K. Rowling, when viewed as villainous for her espousal of gender-critical or anti-transgender views.

Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling
Lord Voldemort


Space Karen

Coined with reference to Musk's company SpaceX and the pejorative sense of Karen (“a person exhibiting an exaggerated sense of entitlement”).

By the way, journalists shouldn't use Twitter DMs either. They're not safe. Especially with Space Karen in charge.

2022 November 11, Chris Trottier (@atomicpoet@mastodon.social), Mastodon:

A stream of insults aimed at new Twitter boss Elon Musk has been projected onto the company’s San Francisco headquarters after workers were locked out of their offices. Insults included “supreme parasite”, “mediocre manchild”, “worthless billionaire” and “space karen”, according to footage posted online.

[2022 November 18, Anthony Cuthbertson, “Elon Musk ‘space karen’ insult projected onto deserted Twitter HQ”, in The Independent, London:

Watching Space Karen burn Twitter down is actually quite funny 😂

2022 December 16, MrMajestikness (@MrMajestikness@mastodon.social), Mastodon:

it’s one of the key reasons I left the night Space Karen took over.

2023 February 1, Jason Allen (@JAllen@mstdn.social), Mastodon:

WALLACE: Kara, your boy, Elon Musk, made a lot of news,
SWISHER: Not my boy.
WALLACE: Hit me with your best shot.
SWISHER: Well, I’m trying to think of something that. So that Space Karen doesn’t sue me. So, let me say he’s troubled.

2023 December 2, The Chris Wallace Show, spoken by Kara Swisher, via CNN:

Over on the ever-lovely PC Pro podcast […] we refer to him as “Space Karen”. But despite what you might think of Mr Musk, it’s clear that he has assembled teams of extremely capable engineers in the various companies that he runs.

[2024 June, Jon Honeyball, “Nailing down which device had gone rogue was the sort of wasted morning that consumes many coffee beans”, in PC Pro, page 113:

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


Phony Stark

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

blend

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Black Tulip

black+tulip. Calque of Russian Чёрный тюльпан (Čórnyj tjulʹpan). From the use of the aircraft as a means to repatriate corpses of fallen soldiers. From the use of black tulips and other flowers to border obituaries. Originating as a nickname used by Soviet aircrews of the repatriation transport missions during the Afghan War, and popularized by Alexander Rezenbaum in a popular Soviet song, before migrating into English.

calque

Чёрный тюльпан

(military, aviation) Synonym of Antonov An-12 (“Soviet-era turboprop cargoplane”)


Tiny

A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.

Dickenson County
Dickenson County#English

An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States.


saucerman

To convince Sam Arkoff to put House of Usher — a film devoid of atomic mutants, bug-eyed saucermen, werewolves, vampires and other poster-friendly manifestations of the fifties' sci-fi boom — into production, Roger Corman had famously informed the joint head of American International that the house was the monster.

2003, Denis Meikle, Vincent Price: The Art of Fear, London: Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, →ISBN, page 76:

(science fiction) Someone who travels in a flying saucer.


Proto-Tagalic

(rare) A proposed common ancestor of Tagalog and its dialects.


Banlam

Borrowed from Hokkien 閩南／闽南 (Bân-lâm, “Hokkien”).

Synonym of Taiwanese (“variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan”).


Bridgit

A female given name, variant of Bridget.


Shakira

A female given name from Arabic, masculine equivalent Shakir.


Destinee

A female given name, variant of Destiny.


Pharrell

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African American usage.


Adamandia

A female given name from Greek, variant of Adamantia.


Mandia

A diminutive of the female given name Adamandia, from Greek.


Colbie

A female given name, feminine form of Colby.


Auric

en-proper noun

Auric (countable and uncountable, plural Aurics)


Notis

Transliteration of Greek Νότης (Nótis), diminutive of Παναγιώτης (Panagiótis) (see also Panagiotis).

“The mass movement of millions of people is not a solution,” said Greece’s migration minister, Notis Mitarachi, emphasising the need for emergency aid to be sent to Turkey and Syria “before this happens”.

2023 February 26, Helena Smith, “Greece fortifies border to block refugees from Turkish-Syrian earthquakes”, in The Guardian:

Νότης Νότης#Greek

A transliteration of the Greek male given name diminutive Νότης (Nótis).


Scexit

Blend of Scotland + exit, by analogy with Brexit.

As Brexit becomes a settled fact of life, it will still be a cause of remainer grievance. But it could also fuel reluctance to go through the same trauma all over again as “Scexit”. […] The message that Scexit would be even worse than Brexit can still be delivered, just not by Johnson himself.

2021 February 9, Rafael Behr, “Sturgeon and Johnson have made Scottish independence seem inevitable. It isn't”, in The Guardian:

(UK politics) The (possible) act of Scotland becoming independent from the United Kingdom.


Guernseywoman

A woman from Guernsey; a female native or inhabitant of Guernsey.


Northern Cypriot

en-noun

Northern Cypriot (plural Northern Cypriots)


Yoyo

* (female given name): From the propensity of female Chinese given names to reduplicate a syllable, resulting in a reduplicated syllable in the coining of an English given name not originating as a Chinese name.

(Hong Kong, Singapore) A female given name


Ladasha

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


/tttt/

A reference to the purported over-representation of trans women among users of the board.

(Internet slang) The 4chan imageboard /lgbt/.


Ewenic

A language family of Northeast Asia, a branch of Tungusic.


Udegheic

A small language family spoken in far eastern Russia, a branch of Tungusic.


Sonsorolese

A Micronesian language of Palau, closely related to Tobian, originally spoken on the islands composing the state of Sonsorol, and spreading through migration elsewhere in the country.


Maurissa

Maurissa Tancharoen, b. 1975


Pardhan

A dialect of Gondi spoken by these people.


Cuitlatec

The extinct language isolate of these people.


Chelsy

A female given name transferred from the place name


Bukid

An Austronesian language spoken by indigenous peoples of Northern Mindanao in the southern Philippines.


Lunite

"Our situation," Lamar remarked, "is similar to that which a Lunite might have encountered had he visited New England in 1690. Any wretch who claimed ancestry among the people of the moon in those days, would have been convicted of witchcraft and burned at the stake without mercy."

1933 February, Julian Kendig, Jr., “The Eternal Mask”, in Amazing Stories, volume 7, number 11, page 1036, column 2:

(science fiction, now rare) Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).


Lunarite

From Lunar (“pertaining to Luna”) + -ite.

Although his achievements were not numerous, he was able to hammer out a successful trade agreement with the Moon. The Lunarites were certainly pleased that their rich mining resources, needed by the Earth, were traded practically straight across for the air and water which they so desperately needed.

1993, Linda Hall, The Josiah Files, Nashville, T.N.: Thomas Nelson Publishers, →ISBN, page 132:

(science fiction) Synonym of Lunarian (“inhabitant of the Moon”).


Mayim

Popularized by U.S. actress Mayim Bialik, Bialik's name originated as a Contraction of Maryam (diminutive of Maryam), her grandmother's name. It has been reinterpreted as deriving from Hebrew מים (“water”).

A diminutive of the female given name Maryam

A female given name
A female given name from Hebrew


planetman

Compound of planet + man, modelled after countryman.

One does not disturb a dreamer. It would be dangerous for both your planetman and the dreamer herself.

1976, Andre Norton, “Get Out of My Dream”, in Perilous Dreams, New York, N.Y.: DAW Books, Inc., page 130:

(science fiction, now rare) Someone from one's own planet.


Adelma

A female given name, feminine form of Adelmar


Fidelma

A Latinization of Middle Irish Fedelm, altered under the influence of Latin fidēs (“faith”).


Alandra

A female given name, variant of Alexandra


Loonie

"I used to hate Loonies. All Odans do. But in my opinion, only the Jupiters and generals and Committee members are truly awful. The rest of you are . . . tolerable. And you? Definitely more than tolerable."

2015, Karen Bao, Dove Arising, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 309:

(science fiction) An inhabitant of Earth's Moon.


Tau Cetian

(science fiction) Relating to the Tau Ceti system or its people.


Tau Cetian

(science fiction) An inhabitant of the Tau Ceti system.


Tau Cetian

(science fiction) The fictional language spoken in the Tau Ceti system.


Q'eqchi'

One of the Mayan languages of the Quichean branch.


Lunix

Blend of Linux + lunatic or perhaps loon.

(informal, dysphemistic) Linux, an operating system originally patterned after Unix and which gave rise to Google's Android operating system.


Slowaris

Blend of slow + Solaris, suggesting slow performance.

Linux faithful mock Solaris with the adolescent nickname "Slowaris," but I challenge critics to find one instance among the innumerable huge-scale Solaris deployments where decision makers are considering a switch to Linux for speed's sake.

2006, InfoWorld, volume 28, number 38, page 24:

(informal, dysphemistic) Solaris, a Unix-based operating system earlier known as SunOS and now developed by Oracle Corporation.


Bipasha

Transliteration of Bengali বিপাশা (bipaśa).


Isnag

An Austronesian ethnic group native to Apayao Province in the Philippines' Cordillera Administrative Region.


Pilagá

A Guaicuruan language spoken in the Bermejo and Pilcomayo River valleys, western Formosa Province, in northeastern Argentina.


religion of peace

From the literal meaning of Islam in Arabic, which signifies peace.

All this from the religion of peace that the Left is so happy to defend. These thugs and murders have no respect for any kind of life.

2005 August 13, Curt, “Yet ANOTHER example from the religion of Peace.”, in or.politics (Usenet):

What became of the kidnapped US soldiers in Iraq? See for yourselves and behold the religion of peace.

2006 July 11, Z, “Al-Qaeda video of pfc Tucker & pfc Menchaca released”, in us.politics (Usenet):

Until the leader of the faith step up their efforts to make peace, the religion of peace is not peaceful.

2007 August 4, Jeff Strickland, “(OT:) Islam: The Religion of Peace”, in alt.autos.toyota (Usenet):

The religion of peace strikes again! Can we say that Afghanistan is a good example of sound muslim leadership and governance of a country?

2021 August 13, hermeneutika, “welcome to the religion of peace!”, in uk.religion.christian (Usenet):

(Internet slang, derogatory, ironic) Islam, seen as encouraging its followers to commit acts of violence and terrorism.


Amaziah

From Hebrew אֲמַצְיָהוּ.

der

Hebrew אֲמַצְיָהוּ

(biblical) A male given name from Hebrew


Gunchester

″You hear people firing off guns all the time,″ she said. ″That’s why they call it Gunchester. I just thought some poor bugger’s got it again, and went on sudsing my hair.″

1993 November 15, Shawn Pogatchnik, “‘Gunchester’: A Dead Son and Shooting in the Street With AM-Guns Invade Britain, Bjt”, in Associated Press:

The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police has said that the city has finally shrugged off its notorious Gunchester image thanks to their intensive efforts to combat gangs.

2011 April 11, Helen Carter, “Farewell to Gunchester”, in The Guardian:

Throughout the 1970s and 80s, gang violence increased, which earned the area [Moss Side] the nickname of "gunchester".

2018 August 13, Imran Rahman-Jones, “Moss Side: A history of the Manchester neighbourhood”, in BBC:

Manchester earned its name Gunchester in the 1980s and 1990s but violence came to a head when Benji Stanley, 14, was shot dead at a takeaway.

2021 March 21, Emily Retter, “Inside 'Gunchester': The brutal blowtorch-armed gangs running riot in Manchester”, in Daily Star:

(UK, informal, derogatory) The English city of Manchester, particularly Moss Side, referring to the city's historical high gun crime rate.


Corporation

In one respect at least the Corporation acts as the superior body: it imposes on the House of Commons a figure called the remembrancer: an official lobbyist who sits behind the Speaker's chair and ensures that, whatever our elected representatives might think, the City's rights and privileges are protected.

2011 October 31, George Monbiot, “The medieval, unaccountable Corporation of London is ripe for protest”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

City of London Corporation
City of London Corporation#English

(UK politics) Ellipsis of City of London Corporation.


order paper

(Commonwealth) the daily agenda of a Westminster system legislature


Sunakian

en-adj

Sunakian (comparative more Sunakian, superlative most Sunakian)

more Sunakian (comparative)
most Sunakian (superlative)

If Sunak is highly regarded by his colleagues, he does not have a dedicated group of supporters in Parliament: there is no Sunakian equivalent of the Portillistas, the Brownites, or the Friends of Dave.

2020, Michael Ashcroft, Going for Broke: The Rise of Rishi Sunak, London: Biteback Publishing, →ISBN, page unknown:

With the markets duly placated by Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, some senior Tories even began to worry that Sunakian stability and fiscal orthodoxy would be too boring a platform on which to face Labour at the next election.

2022 December 7, “The Guardian view on Sunak and the strikes: misreading the mood of the nation”, in The Guardian:

(UK politics) Of or pertaining to Rishi Sunak (born 1980), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024.


Portillista

Yet despite that pedigree, he describes himself as "essentially a Portillista" – liberal on social affairs, centre-right on economics.

2001 October 3, Matthew Tempest, “New Labour's power-dressed future”, in The Guardian:

(UK politics) A political supporter of Michael Portillo (born 1953), British journalist, broadcaster, and former Conservative politician.


Humpy

(sometimes derogatory, sometimes endearing) A nickname for someone with a deformity

A nickname
A nickname for someone with a deformity

(humorous) A nickname for someone who is very sexually active.


Illia

From Ukrainian Ілля́ (Illjá). Compare Russian Илья́ (Ilʹjá) and Belarusian Ілья́ (Ilʹjá).

A transliteration of the Ukrainian male given name Ілля́ (Illjá)


autolinguonym

/ˌɔː.təʊˈlɪŋ.ɡwə.nɪm/

"Gaelg" is the autolinguonym of Manx.

A language name of endonymic (native) origin, created and used by native speakers as designations for their language.


planetsider

Todd knew billions of planetsiders were watching, most of Earth. What would they make of this? They had to take the threat seriously. Pat had to make them understand—as he hadn't made them imderstand the true significance of the alien messenger.

1981, Juanita Coulson, Tomorrow's Heritage, New York, N.Y.: Del Rey Books, page 349:

Her chest was hurting already — no star-traveller had the stamina to outrun a planetsider—and she knew she could not keep up her pace for much longer.

1985, Melissa Scott, Five-Twelfths of Heaven, New York, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 307:

The passers-by were mostly planetsiders, some so recent you could see they had trouble handling low-G movement.

1989, Larry Niven, Man-Kzin Wars II, New York, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 216:

"So youre not a planetsider." Raine laughed. "A dirtgrubber? Of course not. I'm from the Habitat. Gryphon torus."

2011, Garth Nix, A Confusion of Princes, London: HarperCollins Children's Books, →ISBN, page 209:

(science fiction) Someone who lives on a planet.


groundsider

Near the main airlock she foimd Tregare arguing loudly with persons she had never seen—groundsiders here, she thought.

1976, F[rancis] M[arion] Busby, Rissa Kerguelen, Berkley Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 67:

Coming back groundside, you always felt the dissociation. They shouldn't have brought him all the way back here; they should have left him out at a Jupiter station, or somewhere his own kind were. These groundsiders were the real aliens. He couldn't make any connections with contemporary Earth—this wasn't the America he remembered.

1988, Janet Morris, Chris Morris, Outpassage, New York, N.Y.: Pageant Books, →ISBN, page 7:

Trinli paused a second, holding his place with one hand while his whole body quivered with the need for crampons and ropes, and pitons driven solid into the walls around him. Lord. It had been a long time since his groundsider orientation had come back this strongly. He moved forward. Forward. Not up.

1999, Vernor Vinge, A Deepness in the Sky, New York, N.Y.: Tor Books, →ISBN, page 109:

The server was cute, and I wondered how she got here, because her physique was groundsider, even more than mine. She had a wedge do with blond highlights and was cheerful without being icky.

2016, Michael Z. Williamson, Angeleyes, Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 118:

(science fiction) Someone who lives on the ground (as opposed to space).


landsider

What else but the quest for knowledge would tempt a sane person away from a comfortable home? What else would persuade a landsider to take to the ocean, except the chance of getting to meet more strangers in a shorter time?

1983, John Brunner, The Crucible of Time, New York, N.Y.: Del Rey Books, →ISBN, page 103:

He wanted to stop at Petra's bunk and tell her about his home, about what his birthdays were usually like, just tell her it was his birthday so she'd say something about it being a happy one. But nobody told birthdays. It was childish. It was what landsiders did.

1985, Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game, London: Century Publishing, →ISBN, page 101:

We'll be going out with the tide, with an extra five knot of current running where the river is usually slowest. I just thought you might be in a hurry to move at this end, what with the way your friends are keeping out of sight down with the codfish smell. The way I hear tell, you landsider don't favor fish odor too much.

1987, Glen Cook, Sweet Silver Blues, New York, N.Y.: Roc Books, →ISBN, page 82:

Not a man I'd trust alone with her, you understand. Not a man I trust entirely on anything—too involved with the landsiders, the traders, the political people.

1988, Thomas T[hurston] Thomas, An Honorable Defense, New York, N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 108:

It is easy for the landsider to forget that seafarers came in many disguises. We tend to think of officers and ratings — deck sailors. We might, if pricked, think about the engine room crew — who with the onset of oil, then diesel, just kept on shrinking per ship.

1993, Tim Madge, Long Voyage Home: True Stories From Britain's Twilight Maritime Years, London […]: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 146:

(chiefly science fiction or fantasy) Someone who lives on land (as opposed to the sea or space).


Choying

Choying Drolma, b. 1972

छोइङ छोइङ#Tibetan

A transliteration of the Tibetan female given name छोइङ.


Panaetius

Borrowed from Latin Panaetius, from Ancient Greek Παναίτιος (Panaítios).

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Panaetius, an Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher of the Hellenistic period.


Demyan

(surname): Borrowed from Ukrainian Дем’ян (Demʺjan).

bor+

A transliteration of a Russian male given name.


Sassy

A diminutive of the female given name Saskia.


Daph

Daph (Shailene Woodley) is, in the words of the song, torn between two lovers. […] But at a party Daph meets two unfeasibly handsome guys who are best friends and totally into her: soulful intellectual Jack (Jamie Dornan) and moody bad boy Frank (Sebastian Stan).

2020 August 6, Peter Bradshaw, “Endings, Beginnings review – seriously middling”, in The Guardian:

A diminutive of the female given name Daphne.


Laith

A male given name transferred from the surname

A female given name transferred from the surname


Sacramentan

A native or inhabitant of Sacramento, California, United States.


Ainuic

A proposed language family spoken in Hokkaido (and historically Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands), consisting of the Ainu languages.


Rochesterian

A native or inhabitant of Rochester, New York, United States.


Shreveporter

A native or inhabitant of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.


Twopenny Tube

(obsolete, informal) The London Underground


Taniya

A female given name from Russian, variant of Tanya or Tania


Brazzavillian

en-adj

Brazzavillian (comparative more Brazzavillian, superlative most Brazzavillian)

more Brazzavillian (comparative)
most Brazzavillian (superlative)

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo

Of or relating to the city of Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo.


Chey

A diminutive of the female given name Cheyenne.


Abd al-Masih

Transliteration of Arabic عَبْد الْمَسِيح (ʕabd al-masīḥ, literally “servant of the Messiah”).

transliteration

عَبْد الْمَسِيح

عَبْد الْمَسِيح
عبد المسيح#Arabic

A transliteration of the Arabic male given name عَبْد الْمَسِيح (ʕabd al-masīḥ)


Cece

A diminutive of the female given name Cecilia.


Abd-ol-Masih

Transliteration of Iranian Persian عبدالمسیح ('abd-ol-masih), from Classical Persian عبدالمسیح ('abd-ul-masīh), Arabic عَبْد الْمَسِيح (ʕabd al-masīḥ, literally “servant of the Messiah”).

der

عَبْد الْمَسِيح

عبدالمسیح عبدالمسیح#Persian

A transliteration of the Persian male given name عبدالمسیح ('abd-ol-masih)


Camunic

An extinct language spoken in the 1st millennium BC in the Valcamonica and the Valtellina in Northern Italy, both in the Central Alps.


Guinea-Bissauan

Copious amounts of palm oil, tomatoes, chili, fish, and goat’s meat are considered traditional staples in Guinea-Bissauan cooking.

2009, Jamie Stokes, editor, Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East, Facts On File, Inc., Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 270:

These events and the silences and taboos surrounding them helped create the conditions for the longevity of the ‘linha de Cabral’ or ‘Cabral’s programme’ as a key reference of the erstwhile liberation movement and Guinea-Bissauan politics in general until the late 1990s.

2012, Philip J. Havik, “Virtual Nations and Failed States: Making Sense of the Labyrinth”, in Eric Morier-Genoud, editor, Sure Road? Nationalisms in Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique, Leiden, S.H., Boston, Mass.: Brill, →ISBN, page 52:

Cabral and Pereira looked to unify both nations until Cabral’s prime minister, the former commander of the Guinea-Bissauan armed forces, João Bernardo Vieira, led a military coup against Cabral in 1980 on the grounds that Cabral’s Cape Verdean origins (like his brother, Amílcar, he was born in Bissau to Cape Verdean mixed-race parents) compromised his dedication to the Guinea-Bissauan people.

2021, Lamonte Aidoo, Daniel F. Silva, editors, Lusophone African Short Stories and Poetry after Independence: Decolonial Destinies, Anthem Press, →ISBN, page 22:


Teflon Don

On June 23, 1992, Mafia boss John Gotti, who was nicknamed the "Teflon Don" after escaping unscathed from several trials during the 1980s, is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on 14 accounts of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering.

2020 June 22, “Mafia boss John Gotti, aka "Teflon Don," sentenced to life”, in History.com:


Kimmie

A diminutive of the female given names Kimberly or Kimberley.


Shottingham

(UK, informal, derogatory) The city of Nottingham, England in reference to its historical high gun crime rate.


Hopey McChange

From hope + -y + Mc- + change, in reference to Obama's political campaigning; see Barack Obama "Hope" poster and compare hopeium.

Is that why Hopey McChange had a beer with Biden, that professor and that cop?

2010 November 11, theget, “o/t - Is George W Bush a Racist?”, in alt.tv.law-and-order (Usenet):

First it was "my father served in WWII", now an enormous error in mixing up the dead with the living Medal of Honor Recipients. How do you suppose the magic President Hopey McChange, with the mind of a computer can make all these errors?

2011 June 26, Sorbo, “AP Goes All Orwell in Covering Obama Apology for MOH Gaffe It Originally Ignored”, in soc.retirement (Usenet):

But Hopey McChange just asked for more money to give to people who are below water.

2012 February 8, theget, “OT The Good Example”, in alt.tv.law-and-order (Usenet):

(slang, derogatory) A nickname for former US president Barack Obama.


Provoan

A native or resident of the city of Provo, Utah, United States.


Provoan

en-adj

Provoan (comparative more Provoan, superlative most Provoan)

more Provoan (comparative)
most Provoan (superlative)

Of or relating to the city of Provo, Utah, United States.


Ishkashimi

An Iranian language spoken predominantly in the Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan and in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan.


Arlesian

With few exceptions, such as the Roulin family, he was treated with suspicion. The Arlesians considered him to be a pervert, and children ridiculed him for his odd appearance and disconcerting habit of hanging around brothels in the evenings.

2004, Derek Fell, Van Gogh's Women: His Love Affair and His Journey into Madness, New York, N.Y.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, →ISBN, page 123:

Someone who lives in or is from the city of Arles, France.


Djon

A male given name from the Indigenous Australian languages, equivalent to English John


Ngaree

A female given name from the Indigenous Australian languages


Auroran

(Philippines) An inhabitant from Aurora province.


Sampalukin

From Tagalog Sampalukin, from Sampaloc + -in.

(Philippines) A native or inhabitant of Sampaloc, Quezon.


Lucenahin

From Tagalog Lucenahin, from Lucena + -hin.

A native or inhabitant of Lucena, Quezon.


Infantahin

Borrowed from Tagalog Infantahin, from Infanta + -hin.

A native or inhabitant of Infanta, Quezon.


Aurorahin

From Tagalog Aurorahin, from Aurora + -hin.

(Philippines) A native or inhabitant of San Francisco, Quezon.


Aurorahin

(Philippines) Of, or pertaining to San Francisco, Quezon.


Cobra

Boris Johnson was accused on Saturday of being “missing in action” after failing to attend a Cobra meeting to discuss the national heatwave emergency following predictions that thousands could die in the coming days.

2022 July 16, Mark Townsend, James Tapper, “Johnson skips emergency Cobra meeting as experts warn thousands may die in UK heatwave”, in The Observer, →ISSN:

In the UK, a Cobra security meeting was called and in Estonia, which neighbours Russia, the prime minister, Kaja Kallas, said there was strengthened security on the border.

2023 June 24, Pjotr Sauer, Andrew Roth, “Putin accuses Wagner chief of treason and vows to ‘neutralise’ uprising”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(UK politics) Alternative letter-case form of COBRA


Mogum

An Afroasiatic language spoken in south central Chad.


Gumuz

The Nilo-Saharan language of these people.


Duwayne

A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.


Matlatzinca

The Oto-Pamean language of these people.


Isinai

A Northern Luzon language primarily spoken in Nueva Vizcaya province in the northern Philippines.


Iraya

A language spoken by Mangyans in the province of Mindoro in the Philippines.


Cayubaba

A moribund language of the Bolivian Amazon.


Plebbit

quoted in 2020, John Bodner, Wendy Welch, Ian Brodie, COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
Go look at plebbit [reddit], they're fucking hysterical. Screaming for forced vaccinations.


Gur

A language family, a subfamily of Niger-Congo, spoken in the Sahel and the African savanna


Orkxit

Blend of Orkney + exit. Modelled after Brexit, Grexit, Quexit, etc.

You've heard of Brexit, maybe even Scexit - now the UK might have to prepare for Orkxit. ¶ The Orkney Islands, which lie 20 miles north of the Scottish mainland, have voted to explore "alternative governance" which could include leaving the UK and returning to its Scandic roots with Norway.

2023 July 4, Gina Davidson, “Orkney votes to explore ways to leave UK”, in LBC:

This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like to secede from Britain and become a self-governing territory of Norway.

2023 July 13, “Why the Orkney Islands are considering joining Norway”, in The Economist:

There’s a move in the islands to secede from Britain and join Norway or even Denmark — an Orkxit to follow Brexit.

2023 July 21, “Dinner Party Intel: Gray Lady blows the final whistle”, in Financial Mail:

(UK politics, neologism) The potential transfer of the Orkney Islands from the United Kingdom and Scotland to Norway, reversing its annexation by Scotland in 1472.


securonomics

From secure + -o- + -nomics, introduced in 2023 by British politician Rachel Reeves.

She [Rachel Reeves] told the FT her ‘securonomics’ had to be based on ‘the rock of fiscal responsibility’ and that Britain was at risk of being ‘sidelined’ unless it accepted that the rules of the global economy had changed.

2023 May 24, “Reeves makes case for UK version of ‘Bidenomics’”, in Financial Times, page 1:

It’s to be funded by taxing private schools, although whether Reeves’s “securonomics” has the capacity to respond to what teachers want more broadly, is another matter.

2023 July 7-13, Andrew Marr, “Politics: In an era of political fatalism, Labour must use its education plan to inspire hope”, in New Statesman, volume 152, page 14:

supply-side economics
supply-side economics

(UK politics, economics) A modern form of supply-side economics inspired by US president Joe Biden's economic policy, particularly his Inflation Reduction Act, and based on the belief that globalisation has failed to achieve its stated aims.


Sirayaic

A language family spoken in southwest Taiwan, a branch of East Formosan.


Joby

A diminutive of the male given name Joseph.