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natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word Bulgrecian
Bulgrecian, a portmanteau of Bulgarian and Grecian.
June 18, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word pelican mouth
A variant about trillionaires being safe to see the Titanic wreckage: https://www.tumblr.com/gay-cripply-scientist/819665105312792576
June 17, 2026
radibas886 commented on the list sex
thanks for sharing
June 17, 2026
thelittleneologistthatcould commented on the word Blameriphobic
adjective: Characterized by or relating to attitudes, behaviors, systems, or practices that express aversion to, hostility toward, disdain for, fear of, or exploitation of Black Americans, including through bodily harm or attacks on their moral or global standing, often expressed or justified as generalized anti-Black or anti-American sentiment.
June 17, 2026
thelittleneologistthatcould commented on the word Blameriphobe
Noun: An individual who expresses or engages in aversion to, hostility toward, disdain for, fear of, or exploitation of Black Americans, including through actions or attitudes involving bodily harm or attacks on their moral or global standing, often masked as generalized anti-Black or anti-American sentiment.
June 17, 2026
thelittleneologistthatcould commented on the word Blameriphobia
noun: A systematic or individual aversion to, hostility toward, disdain for, exploitation of, or fear of Black Americans, including bodily harm and attacks on their moral or global standing, based on their racialization as Black, their status as descendants of U.S. enslaved people, their ethnicity, their American citizenship, or any combination of these factors. It is often masked as general anti-American sentiment or generalized anti-Black sentiment.
June 17, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list 2026-woty-research-Xj3tBVS59GCPod3sCnr_Y
white supremacy fell off https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleofReddit/comments/1u6xj5s/white_supremacy_has_fallen_off/
June 16, 2026
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word frankenfish
Frankenfish, a portmanteau of Frankenstein and fish.
June 14, 2026
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word frankenfossil
Frankenfossil, a portmanteau of Frankenstein and fossil.
June 14, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word Knicks in 5
Before the NY Knicks won, lots of rhyming hopes/poems about them winning in 5 games.
"my mayor muslim
my bagels jewish
my saturday night live or the pope's on our side
Knicks in 5"
https://bsky.app/profile/ahmedbaba.bsky.social/post/3moavn2xlks2b
https://bsky.app/profile/half-bear-half-man.bsky.social/post/3mnycpzguc224
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnderReportedNews/comments/1u6gpqw/mamdani_reacts_to_the_viral_video_of_a_knicks_fan/
June 14, 2026
sahilmalek commented on the user brilliant
Awesome
June 14, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word scaffolding
https://bsky.app/profile/marisakabas.bsky.social/post/3mo5hp6c2l226
Trump has to remove his name from the JFK Center and there's scaffolding with fabric covering it to prevent anyone from taking videos of the actual letters being removed.
June 13, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word Etsy witch
Song: "may I please have the email of the Etsy witch you paid to put a curse on me" https://www.reddit.com/r/obscuremusicthatslaps/comments/1u1ze0i/caleb_adams_etsy_witch_this_came_up_on_my/
June 11, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list tumblr-speak-wN3P7E8EUghIdp3NzgWiE
I like your shoelaces
https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1u2zhhl/my_shoelaces_are_honestly_so_dirty_and_ugly_right/
June 11, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word nuzlocke
A type of difficult Pokemon playthrough challenge (2010 to present) where if a Pokemon faints, it must be removed from the team. And also, only one Pokemon (the first one encountered) can be caught in each area. A web comic that originated this challenge idea had an drawing of the Pokemon Nuzleaf crossed with the character Locke from the TV show LOST.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-nuzlocke-challenge
June 11, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list tumblr-speak-wN3P7E8EUghIdp3NzgWiE
https://bsky.app/profile/rincewind.run/post/3mnutaixztk24 ref to the mushroom "“you cannot kill me in a way that matters" quote and 2 other hard lines that come from stupid social media posts.
June 9, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word backrooms
liminal spaces https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-backrooms (2018)
now a 2026 horror movie called Backrooms
https://www.reddit.com/r/davidlynch/comments/1u102wz/david_lynch_in_the_backrooms/
June 9, 2026
garyjelkins commented on the user garyjelkins
Hello yall. This is my $0.02
June 9, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list 2026-woty-research-Xj3tBVS59GCPod3sCnr_Y
is your skateboarding trick a button? https://youtube.com/shorts/jE2nCJBOxwM
June 9, 2026
radibas886 commented on the list fest-words
https://wordnik.com/words/litton ?
June 8, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word courtscraper
Courtyard building design + yank up one of the corners to become a skyscraper. https://youtube.com/shorts/1_LDgF4TdQE
June 8, 2026
2026 commented on the user 2026
Salathiso
June 6, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list the-end--1
the "they're all verbs except 2" was maybe true when the list was short - ignore me. I can't edit that comment I'm "tankhughes" now, not "TankHughes."
June 5, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word screwworm
https://www.tumblr.com/robertreich/818593597468344320/efficiency?source=share it's affecting American cows, so beef prices will go up.
June 5, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list 2026-woty-research-Xj3tBVS59GCPod3sCnr_Y
https://bsky.app/profile/evacide.bsky.social/post/3mniqta3jz22a "stolen compute from Chipotle's AI chat bot"
June 5, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word legendary refresh pull
"absolutely insane refresh pull" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWVyacxlejM (comment)
June 4, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr
boots the mountain down deceased: https://youtu.be/tJBn-NDOZgo?si=dTGRft4FW3HMVVc2&t=118
June 4, 2026
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word chonut
Chonut, a portmanteau of chocolate and doughnut.
June 2, 2026
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word funtabulous
Funtabulous, a portmanteau of funtastic and fantabulous.
June 1, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word midsize woman
https://nextlevelwardrobe.com/more-mid-size-business-casual-outfits/
like a midsize SUV, but a person. for an industry that wants to attract plus size customers but doesn't want to call them plus size because of fatphobia.
May 29, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list 2026-woty-research-Xj3tBVS59GCPod3sCnr_Y
Midyear check-in:
Etsy witch, "you are a regular guy" motivation, refresh pull
AI words: Suno, Sora, Nano Banana Pro, AI psychosis
Neurodivergent words becoming non-medical: current vocal stim, overstimulated, echolalia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g39Yx5nVBk
Arabic: inshallah, mashallah, habibi
Political: dumbocrats, the predator class, #MeltICE, "all you had to do was pay us enough to live"
Strait of Hormuz
Personal: The Great Cinnamon-Sugaring of 2026, getting soft-locked IRL
May 29, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word bullet heaven
bullet heaven is now tagged in Steam by Valve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qTnn3RoDUU
May 28, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list 2026-woty-research-Xj3tBVS59GCPod3sCnr_Y
vide-coding as a typo or AI slop?
May 28, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list 2026-woty-research-Xj3tBVS59GCPod3sCnr_Y
Patagonia suing Pattie Gonia for using their logo likeness https://bsky.app/profile/sarahmackattack.bsky.social/post/3mmw6tkrvjs2t
May 28, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word we're so back
https://www.reddit.com/r/antiai/comments/1tpg9yt/interesting_times_were_living/
"the pope wrote a 42,000 word manifesto declaring war on AI. we are so freaking back"
May 27, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word objectum
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=objectum "sexual attraction towards inanimate objects"
https://www.tumblr.com/dr-two-faced/817650861831520256/cctv-n-cameras?source=share
May 27, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list morphologically-intriguing-words
perhaps footgun per Fritinancy https://fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-the-week-footgun
May 27, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word footgun
https://fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-the-week-footgun a gun that shoots you in the foot, AI neologism?
May 27, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list 2026-woty-research-Xj3tBVS59GCPod3sCnr_Y
keep an eye out for: using 'bot' as an internet forum dismissive insult: https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1tp8je5/do_we_have_a_patron_saint_of_redditors/
May 27, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word kino
high quality cinema
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kino
https://www.reddit.com/r/okbuddycinephile/comments/1to1xf7/green_book_2018/
"Decide to watch one of the liberal Hollywood kino"
May 27, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list 2026-woty-research-Xj3tBVS59GCPod3sCnr_Y
goy slop antisemitic term evoked by someone arguing that someone who says strawberries aren't dangerous (100s of strawberries every day for years could give you cancer) must be being paid https://www.reddit.com/r/fixedbytheduet/comments/1toowkk/strawberries_the_sequel/
May 27, 2026
zee93 commented on the user zee93
Strong
May 25, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr
https://www.reddit.com/r/rupaulsdragrace/comments/1tmg390/my_drag_race_themed_birthday_cake/ "Category is: birthday realness. And you have slayed the boot house down Mom."
May 25, 2026
madmouth commented on the word i wish i could play guitar
bizarre time capsule moment. mamdmouth, the future is paging you. it is a place where you can play guitar
May 24, 2026
furtive1 commented on the word sinter
Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when hammered; -- applied as a name to various minerals.
In your description above, "...the scale which files from...," the word files should be changed to flies.
Example, "the scale which flies from iron when hammered;"
May 23, 2026
yeswadam commented on the user yeswadam
hi
May 21, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word lower-value human capital
https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/1tjmqaj/were_just_lowervalue_human_capital/ euphemism of the year
May 21, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word mogging
https://x.com/Dan0nat0r/status/2041228848172339536 "Imagine getting butt-mogged at your own suicidal meltdown" (picture)
Where is this post from? full of incel things: https://www.reddit.com/r/IncelTears/comments/ek0mjc/mog_or_be_mogged/ curry, manlet, truecel, foid, Staceys...
"are we mogging chat?" https://www.reddit.com/r/physique/comments/1fpkhr0/are_we_mogging_chat/
May 21, 2026
tankhughes commented on the word placekicker
(place-kick)(er)
May 20, 2026
tankhughes commented on the list 2026-woty-research-Xj3tBVS59GCPod3sCnr_Y
exaggetory https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDailySpill/comments/1ti4aex/trump_mobile_website_exposes_database_of_50000/
exaggerating + inflammatory?
May 20, 2026
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word fruckies
Fruckies, a portmanteau of Fritos and cookies.
May 19, 2026
fahadrafi commented on the user fahadrafi
To train my LLM
May 18, 2026