Just heard a CNN correspondent use this word, pertaining to a potential shootout with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Watertown MA.
Heard it this evening on the CTV (Canada) news referring to trinkets and stuff on shelves in the context of things that could fall off in an earthquake.
Presumably referring to the supposedly bad things that would happen due to Mitt Romney becoming the GOP presidential candidate and/or winning the US presidency.
...and/or the final blow dealt by Romney to his primary competitors.
Presumably referring to the supposedly bad things that would happen due to Newt Gingrich becoming the GOP presidential candidate and/or winning the US presidency.
'Kevin Lam submitted forgetfory (a very useful antonym of memory, as in “don’t expect me to remember your phone number, I have an excellent forgetfory”). That word that was also used in a 1907 issue of “The Leather Workers’ Journal,” although more as a synonym for “head”: “Another correspondent noted that we would get a bump on our forgetfory that would hold us for a while.”'
“Good-morrow, Master Richard!” hailed the man, in a voice that matched his person. “What! not abroad yet, thou bed-worm, thou scobberlotcher!” and leaning down rolled a snowball in his massive hands, but desisted at the last moment from throwing it at Dick’s window lest it should enter by mistake the adjoining room, where his father and mother slept; and flung it instead with great shrewdness at Sally, the pretty serving-maid, who was sweeping the snow away from the top flight of broad front steps." Dick Willoughby, by Cecil Day Lewis, 1933.
No prob. Thanks for unlinking my account. Unfortunately, though, that didn't help. When I chose "List it" from the pull-down menu next to a word, I still get:
So, how do I unlink my Wordnik account from my Facebook account? I have now, several times, unlinked Wordnik while in Facebook. But Wordnik seems never to forget. It won't let me sign in with my normal username and password, but forces me to reconnect the account with Facebook.
It WAS working on one of my computers where I had signed in but hadn't linked to Facebook. It WAS NOT working on my other computer where I had completed the FB link.
So, I completed the FB link on the computer that was unlinked (and previously working for list making). And voila! Now lists are nonfunctional there too.
So, I suspect that it has something to do with the FB link.
But... I try to remove the FB link in FB and, while FB unlinks me, Wornik won't "believe" that I'm unlinked and forces me to relink when I sign in.
I.e., I can't just sign in with my Worknik username/password. I need to sign in to Wordnik via FB, even after I've unlinked FB.
grantbarrett: Well, it's working now. So, I guess the point is moot.
The problem *was* with the "Create new word" link. I would click that and then get the error message before even having the opportunity to fill in the various fields for list creation.
Hmmmm, there seems to be something wrong with the listing function. Although I am logged in, when I try to list a word, I get a message that I must be logged in to list it.
dhuber commented on the word anecdata
Here's a usage (final paragraph): http://scientopia.org/blogs/proflikesubstance/2013/05/16/on-review-repetition/
There it's being used as per: http://www.wordspy.com/words/anecdata.asp
"Anecdotal evidence used as data in an attempt to prove a hypothesis or make a forecast."
May 16, 2013
dhuber commented on the word recurriculate
Just heard during a meeting. Presumably means to revise the revised curriculum.
May 9, 2013
dhuber commented on the word nosewitness
If CNN can have an "earwitness", then why not have a few nosewitnesses too so that we get the full sensory story?
Apr 19, 2013
dhuber commented on the word earwitness
Just heard a CNN correspondent use this word, pertaining to a potential shootout with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Watertown MA.
Apr 19, 2013
dhuber commented on the word dustable
Heard it this evening on the CTV (Canada) news referring to trinkets and stuff on shelves in the context of things that could fall off in an earthquake.
In other words, as a noun.
Oct 28, 2012
dhuber commented on the word confabulation
Seen here: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2012/10/09/newsweek-panders-to-the-deluded-again/
(A few paragraphs in...)
Oct 15, 2012
dhuber commented on the word moon-basing
"The act of a candidate or surrogate offhandedly proposing a policy so outrageous that it significantly harms the candidate’s electability."
http://www.vappingo.com/word-blog/great-examples-of-neologisms/
Oct 15, 2012
dhuber commented on the word Mitthead
"A individual who constantly changes his political positions to suit his audience and objectives."
http://www.vappingo.com/word-blog/great-examples-of-neologisms/
Oct 15, 2012
dhuber commented on the word narcissize
As in "they narcissize hospitality by making it all about their culinary skills."
Aug 8, 2012
dhuber commented on the word Doktorvater
Or, better yet, "doctoral father."
See:
http://www.dict.cc/german-english/Doktorvater.html
Jun 11, 2012
dhuber commented on the word Doktorvater
From German, referring to a Ph.D. thesis supervisor. Doctor + Father.
Jun 11, 2012
dhuber commented on the list medicine-or-person--1
Verapamil? You've got Vera and Pam all in one.
Jun 1, 2012
dhuber commented on the word owlglass
OED word-of-the-day for 30 May 2012.
Here:
http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/135502
May 30, 2012
dhuber commented on the word ivories
Tickle, tickle.
May 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the user mikerob7
OK. Now do pear.
May 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word Iranageddon
Armageddon brought on via Iran.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-115901057.html
May 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word karmageddon
See: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Karmageddon
"A portmanteau of "Karma" and "Armageddon." References "shit hitting the fan" in an extreme way while acknowledging one's contributions to that event.
Specifically, when all the (usually unpleasant) stuff you've done comes back to you at once. "
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word geddonwithit
:)
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word Obamageddon
Also, seemingly, carnage that particular pundits ascribe to Obama-era policies.
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word Obamageddon
Presumably...
1) The day of reckoning when Obama is elected to his second term, or
2) The result of Obama winning his second term.
E.g. http://www.alternativeright.com/main/blogs/malinvestments/is-this-obamageddon/
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word Mittpocalypse
Presumably referring to the supposedly bad things that would happen due to Mitt Romney becoming the GOP presidential candidate and/or winning the US presidency.
...and/or the final blow dealt by Romney to his primary competitors.
E.g.: http://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2011/09/mittpocalypse-now-most-of-chortling.html
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word Newtpocalypse
Presumably referring to the supposedly bad things that would happen due to Newt Gingrich becoming the GOP presidential candidate and/or winning the US presidency.
E.g.: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2011/05/newtpocalypse.php
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word Farmageddon
Two pop-culture definitions.
First, the name of an annual NCAA football game between the Iowa State UniverstiyCyclones and the Kansas State University Wildcats.
Second, the name of a 2011 documentary on food rights and security: http://farmageddonmovie.com/
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word carmageddon
E.g.: http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/06/405_freeway_closure_july_16_17_traffic_los_angeles_subway.php
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the user ruzuzu
Thanks! Start -geddon ready to add some words...
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/geddon--1
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word Eurogeddon
From http://www.wordspy.com/words/Eurogeddon.asp
More ...-geddon stuff.
via
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word scattermalia
From http://sesquiotic.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/scattermalia/
“odds and ends of queries or information scattered through several emails instead of being nicely cleaned up into one clear listing.”
Jan 29, 2012
dhuber commented on the word housemageddon
As seen on:
http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/what-happens-when-canadas-housing-bubble-pops/
A MacLean's Magazine article on Canada's seeming housing bubble.
Quote:
'No, it won’t be “housemageddon.”'
Just another example of the use of -mageddon to indicate something bad of Biblical, eschatological proportions.
Jan 27, 2012
dhuber commented on the word cherpumple
Got to try this one.
Jan 27, 2012
dhuber commented on the list zee-s-zees
Me too. My (real) name includes one. So I'm particularly fond.
Jan 26, 2012
dhuber commented on the word culicide
Splat!
Jan 23, 2012
dhuber commented on the word gitfiddle
Heard on American Idol on Sunday 22 January 2012. A fellow aptly nicknamed "Wolf" used this word to refer to his guitar.
Jan 23, 2012
dhuber commented on the word forgetfory
'Kevin Lam submitted forgetfory (a very useful antonym of memory, as in “don’t expect me to remember your phone number, I have an excellent forgetfory”). That word that was also used in a 1907 issue of “The Leather Workers’ Journal,” although more as a synonym for “head”: “Another correspondent noted that we would get a bump on our forgetfory that would hold us for a while.”'
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2012/01/22/new-words-from-noncelebrity-neologizers/HmspTFNn7NsmHIvUrda9YJ/story.html
Jan 22, 2012
dhuber commented on the word nukepicking
"...the combination of nitpicking and blowing things out of proportion, submitted by Vlad Marian Birladianu?"
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2012/01/22/new-words-from-noncelebrity-neologizers/HmspTFNn7NsmHIvUrda9YJ/story.html
Jan 22, 2012
dhuber commented on the word mundaneabilia
"mundaneabilia - the banal cheap merchandise sold at the typical tourist attraction."
From:
https://twitter.com/#!/greental/status/86947273677877248
Jul 1, 2011
dhuber commented on the word scobberlotcher
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-sco3.htm
From the link:
“Good-morrow, Master Richard!” hailed the man, in a voice that matched his person. “What! not abroad yet, thou bed-worm, thou scobberlotcher!” and leaning down rolled a snowball in his massive hands, but desisted at the last moment from throwing it at Dick’s window lest it should enter by mistake the adjoining room, where his father and mother slept; and flung it instead with great shrewdness at Sally, the pretty serving-maid, who was sweeping the snow away from the top flight of broad front steps."
Dick Willoughby, by Cecil Day Lewis, 1933.
Jun 2, 2011
dhuber commented on the word skeptimistic
adj. Simultaneously skeptical and optimistic.
—skeptimist n.
—skeptimism n.
From:
http://www.wordspy.com/words/skeptimistic.asp
Jun 2, 2011
dhuber commented on the word stakeholder
True enough. :)
May 31, 2011
dhuber commented on the word Schadenfriday
Although, I had a different definition...
"Is there a word for the moment that you realize that although it feels like Friday it is, alas, only Tuesday? Schadenfriday, perhaps?"
https://twitter.com/docdez/status/75699462504329217
May 31, 2011
dhuber commented on the word Schadenfriday
"The day where you can finally laugh at another's misfortune and not be taken as a heartless bastard."
From: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Schadenfriday
May 31, 2011
dhuber commented on the word stakeholder
Worst. Word. Ever.
(Well, among the worst anyhow. Gah!)
May 31, 2011
dhuber commented on the user feedback
No prob. Thanks for unlinking my account. Unfortunately, though, that didn't help. When I chose "List it" from the pull-down menu next to a word, I still get:
"Please sign in or sign up to list words."
...even though I'm signed in. Strange.
Nov 27, 2009
dhuber commented on the user feedback
So, how do I unlink my Wordnik account from my Facebook account? I have now, several times, unlinked Wordnik while in Facebook. But Wordnik seems never to forget. It won't let me sign in with my normal username and password, but forces me to reconnect the account with Facebook.
Nov 25, 2009
dhuber commented on the user feedback
OK, it's not working after all.
But, I think that I've figured it out.
It WAS working on one of my computers where I had signed in but hadn't linked to Facebook. It WAS NOT working on my other computer where I had completed the FB link.
So, I completed the FB link on the computer that was unlinked (and previously working for list making). And voila! Now lists are nonfunctional there too.
So, I suspect that it has something to do with the FB link.
But... I try to remove the FB link in FB and, while FB unlinks me, Wornik won't "believe" that I'm unlinked and forces me to relink when I sign in.
I.e., I can't just sign in with my Worknik username/password. I need to sign in to Wordnik via FB, even after I've unlinked FB.
Nov 24, 2009
dhuber commented on the user feedback
grantbarrett: Well, it's working now. So, I guess the point is moot.
The problem *was* with the "Create new word" link. I would click that and then get the error message before even having the opportunity to fill in the various fields for list creation.
Nov 24, 2009
dhuber commented on the user feedback
Hmmm, still on the list thing. When I try to create a new list, I get:
"Unable to Complete Request" in 82 point font.
Nov 24, 2009
dhuber commented on the user feedback
Hmmmm, there seems to be something wrong with the listing function. Although I am logged in, when I try to list a word, I get a message that I must be logged in to list it.
Nov 23, 2009
dhuber commented on the word phenomenol
As seen in a friend's blog post. A typo, but it sounds a lot like it should be an extremely interesting type of alcohol.
Jul 29, 2009
dhuber commented on the word dramastically
I heard a colleague down the hall use this word a moment ago. Think that it will catch on?
Jun 23, 2009
dhuber commented on the word empower
Ugh. I'm adding that to my "hated" list.
Dec 22, 2008