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natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word throatpie
Throatpie, a portmanteau of throat and creampie.
July 27, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word turtletini
Turtletini, a portmanteau of turtle and martini.
July 26, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word momtini
Momtini, a portmanteau of mom and martini.
July 26, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word bias
In k-pop, your favorite idol who can do no wrong.
https://www.reddit.com/r/kpoprants/comments/j0yp2u/the_mischievous_yoon_jeonghan/
"So Yoon Jeonghan is the second eldest from seventeen and he’s actually my bias . I tend to see ppl criticising his mischievous behaviour and calling him an evil while i feel like that is his way of expressing his love for the members."
July 25, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word mangotini
Mangotini, a portmanteau of mango and martini.
July 25, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word kiwirita
Kiwirita, a portmanteau of kiwi and margarita.
July 25, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word kisstory
Kisstory, a portmanteau of kiss and history.
July 25, 2024
bilby commented on the word whiffletree
I've never seen an animal with a gate ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
July 25, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word whiffletree
In order to couple the pulling power of two or more animals to a single load, this device was developed, which automatically equalizes the load and compensates for the different gate of each animal
July 25, 2024
alexz commented on the word brat
In 2024, this term is used in Kamala's presidential campaign.
BBC: "What is Kamala Harris's 'brat' rebrand all about?"
Quoting the article '“You’re just like that girl who is a little messy and likes to party and maybe says some dumb things some times,” Charli explained on social media.
“Who feels like herself but maybe also has a breakdown. But kind of like parties through it, is very honest, very blunt. A little bit volatile
. Like, does dumb things. But it’s brat. You’re brat. That’s brat.” '
BBC - July 21, 2024
July 25, 2024
alexz commented on the word hawk tuah
This refers to spitting. This seems to be a meme in 2024.
I'm not sure when the first cite of this meme is.
July 25, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word thungry
Thungry, a portmanteau of thirsty and hungry.
July 25, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word overconsumptioncore
opposite of underconsumptioncore https://www.tumblr.com/tiktoks-for-tired-tots/756925367091150848
July 25, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word EDC
edc = everyday carry? https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6W1wuwP8Kz/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
July 24, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word astroturfed
https://www.reddit.com/r/GenZ/comments/1eathye/be_wary_of_reddit_during_election_season/
"Reddit has a history of being astroturfed during election years. I have seen past campaigns spend a lot of money hiring people to comment, post, and make bots favoring their candidate. I imagine you have all seen the huge uptake in political related content lately. Don’t believe everything you read!"
July 24, 2024
robmeyerson commented on the list grammagrams
Note: Along with a New Yorker cartoonist, Dan Misdea, I've created a new book of gramograms: AB@C. Due to publish in November 2024. You can check it out here: https://amzn.to/4bQiWsY
July 23, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the list doubles-uwrEpTSD2IzbCHjLFP_q9
I love this! You might enjoy the comments over on raccoonnookkeeper.
July 23, 2024
alexz commented on the word Zynbabwe
Spotted Zynbabwe in a youtube video... in googling what it really means, it is referring to people who use Zyn nicotine patches.
Emily Dreyfuss had an opinion article in the New York Times talking about Zyn, and Zynbabwe
July 23, 2024
maxowl commented on the word Rura
Adjective.
the art them of having realistic talent in a un-realistic setting. Example: "i have painted a rura
July 23, 2024
maxowl commented on the word Alliumid
Adjective
1.to call someone handsome or beautiful.Example: "you are very Alliumid
July 23, 2024
robbie_shiels commented on the word knine
the state of feigning contentment to hide one's emotions.
July 23, 2024
bob09 commented on the list words-that-can-be-typed-entirely-with-the-left-hand
gear
July 22, 2024
bemmo commented on the user bemmo
you site design is beautiful
July 22, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word Swe-bop
Swe-bop, a portmanteau of Swiss and bebop.
July 22, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word cologne earth
See what nouns?
July 22, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word kiwitini
Kiwitini, a portmanteau of kiwi and martini.
July 22, 2024
wilder.gershon commented on the user wilder.gershon
ILOVEYU
July 21, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word stolen valor
Don Shipley, a former Navy Seal, investigates many claims of stolen valor.
https://www.youtube.com/@donshipleyformerbuds131
July 20, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word stolen valor
Been hearing this a lot. Not sure if from military-themed video games or real life that it's popping up more outside military cnotexts.
July 20, 2024
brueckl100 commented on the word amelanistic
"Amelanistic" means no melanin.
July 20, 2024
yamineko commented on the list word-of-the-day--2
book
July 19, 2024
woiqhyyi commented on the word foozle
The US Secret Service foozled their preparation at the Butler Township Trump rally.
July 19, 2024
kjs commented on the word brocolate
Noun: A fictional food that has the flavour of chocolate and the nutritional value of broccoli.
July 19, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the list proto-cinema
Ditto to what the bear said.
July 18, 2024
alexz commented on the word hail flow
spotted 'hail flow' in a video clip. a quick search also showed this snow/ice term at the Weather channel.
"Otherworldly 'Hail Flow' Looks Like Lava "
In looking at video, it acts more like a mud slide, as it flows like a liquid, but has a bunch of solids in the flow like the hail, dirt, grass, leaves, and twigs.
July 18, 2024
yamineko commented on the user yamineko
good api
July 17, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word posthaste
https://www.tumblr.com/b0nkcreat/752058813776052224
"unfortunately i do believe posthaste is one of the funniest words out there. how quick am i doing something? fast as fuck my good sir"
July 17, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word crode
past tense of cry: https://www.reddit.com/r/linguisticshumor/comments/1e4mavg/do_you_think_the_distinct_form_crode_is_marked/
ride - cry
rode - crode
July 16, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word Yappanese
https://www.reddit.com/r/languagelearningjerk/comments/1afb2eb/anyone_fluent_in_yappanese/
July 16, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the list critischism
Such a great list! I just arrived here after looking up recense.
July 16, 2024
equitablediffusion commented on the word moron
"Moron" & "Moronic" should abandon insults against age & mental acuity and instead focus the description to " A person whom, or act that, increases effort but without increasing work or value."
Used in an example sentences: "The act of scrapeing is moronic, as it increases waste heat without producing
value in efficacy."
or "Moronic is so easy: I don't care."
or 'Moron isn't a defining label of permanence. It's important to note a difference between facetious trolling for sake of lively discourse & a person who is sincerely dumbing down coversation with disinformation they are unable to distinguish is not factual.
July 15, 2024
equitablediffusion commented on the user equitablediffusion
The word "Work" should include the definition - "An equitable diffusion of value."
July 15, 2024
shteevie commented on the word foids
Clearly an OCR error for the word 'folds' and should be removed.
July 15, 2024
kalayzich commented on the list earshot-mG8cNLKNPL9OEngb-xIt2
earshot ,has this acquired a new meaning of late?
July 15, 2024
bilby commented on the word taberfuckingnak
My very amateur take is that most languages don't cope well with infixing (leaving profanity aside).
July 14, 2024
alexz commented on the word taberfuckingnak
Recently read Gretchen's thread on how it's only english swears get infix'ed to make a swear word... Google confirmed that taberfuckinnak exists , but I'm not sure how common it is.
Gretchen's thread on bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/gretchenmcc.bsky.social/post/3kx4r5obcsw2v
July 13, 2024
alexz commented on the word Chaldic
Also Ancient Greek ... Chaldaicum
July 12, 2024
alexz commented on the word Chaldaicum
In googling this, and trusting google with a latin to english translation.... Ancient Greek
July 12, 2024
alexz commented on the word Belgick
"Low German" spotted in 1627 book of languages by Minsheu
https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Minsh%C3%86i_emendatio_vel_%C3%A0_mendis_expurga/xJxKENUXli0C?hl=en&gbpv=1
July 12, 2024
erinmckean commented on the word pedemat
But generally a "kneeler" is "a small mat upon which to kneel," as distinguished from a door-mat, and from a mat on which to stand (as at a lectern), which last mat is properly a pedemat. (Notes and Queries, 11 July 1896)
July 12, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word overtourism
https://youtu.be/zERKIiFQUww?si=jQfMeqlFGw_qvLhQ&t=373
Overtourism in Barcelona leads locals to squirt tourists with water guns to make them leave.
July 11, 2024
bilby commented on the word dispope
I repope your unpope and raise you a bishop.
July 11, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word cleistogamy
This sounds sort of sad. Flowers that exist but don't open...
July 11, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word fooligan
Fooligan, a portmanteau of fool and hooligan.
July 10, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word twintuition
Twintuition, a portmanteau of twin and intuition.
July 10, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word poophoria
Poophoria, a portmanteau of poo and euphoria.
July 10, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word rawdog
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9Pf9PvPc1P/
rawdogging has expanded in meaning. Now if you go through the day without drugs, caffeine, or alcohol, you're out there rawdogging life stone cold sober.
July 10, 2024
brueckl100 commented on the word kennywood is open
"Kennywood is open" means the zipper in your pants is open.
July 10, 2024
yunuy307 commented on the word strictland
stricklin, strickland, Strike Land, Strike line, Struck Lind, Stricken, Strict clean.
It points to a family who governs there own with strict guidelines. Trespassing either physically or spiritually usually resulted in swift and often cruel punishment. Tyrant Wayne Stricklin beat his wife Susan Lind and his children.
July 10, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word dablicator
Dablicator, a portmanteau of dab and applicator.
July 9, 2024
bladek9 commented on the word furtive
"The boat hadn’t any mirrors but the house had several that captured my furtive self moving as if to avoid detection."
Lief Enger, I Cheerfully Refuse (17.10)
July 9, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word dispope
dispope, unpope...
July 9, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the list roonerspisms-2wa4dDl9UQfDm2LJLiuDC
lister-in-saws, mendingvachine, soneyhuckle, fuinea gowl, sinodaur, ningerfail, daplog, moisenakers, toup sureen, segative nign, teaf lobacco, forsal din, fackblip, sentil loup, rushmoom, creamdatcher, tersonality pest, flindbold,
July 9, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word douȝter
When was this spelling ever used?
July 9, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word morchella conica
Something about this definition intrigues me:
"A morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey when young and black in old age."
July 9, 2024
aglv0121 commented on the user aglv0121
interoperability is my motto. I design concept-based knowledge graphs.
July 7, 2024
alexz commented on the user ngocahn
Good day. I hope you like all the words.
July 7, 2024
ngocahn commented on the user ngocahn
hello
July 6, 2024
raan commented on the user raan
Feelings
July 2, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the list roonerspisms-2wa4dDl9UQfDm2LJLiuDC
This is my new lavorite fist.
July 1, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the list oar-ALOTaGkoNfjRQ71wEcrdf
Fun!
July 1, 2024
ry commented on the word nothing burger
see comments and examples at nothingburger
July 1, 2024
ry commented on the word spring lobster
The Century has:
July 1, 2024
benboq commented on the user benboq
s
June 30, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word (derogatory)
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8qpW4RtdBZ/
(derogatory) is a modifier and tag for posts, like a stage direction. The opposite is (affectionate) or (endearing). t was started from a Tumblr shitpost and grew to prominence in fandom posts, but is widely spread by internet people now.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fruit-derogatory
June 30, 2024