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• husnain commented on the user husnain

  I am happy

  May 27, 2023

• natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word starburns

  Starburns, a portmanteau of star and sideburns.

  May 27, 2023

• tankhughes commented on the word hallucinations

  Including this as a potential word of the year in regards to creations by AI - particularly visual output by MidJourney. It's not realistic enough to be a deepfake, it's dreamlike, it's a hallucination. Also can apply to fake reference lists - hallucinated citations.

  https://lookalikes.substack.com/p/today-i-asked-chatgpt-about-the-topic

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucination_(artificial_intelligence)

  May 26, 2023

• tankhughes commented on the word upheaval

  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom video game has the hero running through a destroyed kingdom that has been affected by an event called the Upheaval. In the last game, a similar event happened called the Calamity. My guess is that this word is being primed by all the people playing the game and that it will show up with greater frequency this year than normal.

  May 25, 2023

• wordman71 commented on the user wordman71

  Frave - Favorite I crave

  May 25, 2023

• hugovk commented on the list a-silent-letter-radio-alphabet-to-annoy-call-centre-staff

  See also https://unphoneticabc.xyz :)

  May 25, 2023

• o.blaggard commented on the word crumpet-scramble

  An earlier version of the term bunfight

  May 24, 2023

• joseyangdemon commented on the user joseyangdemon

  Spelling Bee

  May 23, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the word hitchment

  Thank you, @pamelafoerster. I have a better understanding of the word now. I couldn't find it in a sentence, so I appreciate your example. Which area of management handles hitchments?

  I wonder how often things go haywire, despite careful planning.

  What other forms of the word are in use, if any?

  May 23, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the word go full Karen

  Found on Twitter: "Ask an actual attorney, for starters. If there aren't any with a free first consultation you can find, go full Karen and contact the highest banking regulatory authority and report the breach. Don't even fk with the bank's management."

  May 22, 2023

• tankhughes commented on the word memoize

  I truly thought this was a typo for memorize but it's not.

  May 22, 2023

• pamelafoerster commented on the word hitchment

  When multiple parts of a shipment are sourced from different places and need to be transported together to a common destination, they can be "hitched" or combined under one bill of lading. This allows for easier tracking, documentation, and logistics management, as all the portions of the shipment are treated as a single unit during transportation.

  Here's an example sentence that demonstrates the use of "hitchment" in the context of shipping:

  "The logistics team successfully managed the hitchment of multiple parcels from different warehouses, consolidating them under a single bill of lading for seamless transportation to the consignee's location."

  In this example, "hitchment" is used to describe the process of combining multiple parcels from different warehouses into a single shipment, all under one bill of lading, for efficient and coordinated delivery to the intended recipient.

  May 22, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the word hitchment

  The marrying of two or more portions of one shipment that originate at different locations, moving under one bill of lading, from one shipper to one consignee.

  May 22, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the word ethnochoreology

  Ethnochoreology (also dance ethnology, dance anthropology) is the study of dance through the application of a number of disciplines such as anthropology, musicology, ethnomusicology, and ethnography. The word itself is relatively recent and etymologically means “the study of ethnic dance”, though this is not exclusive of research on more formalized dance forms, such as classical ballet, for example. Thus, ethnochoreology reflects the relatively recent attempt to apply academic thought to why people dance and what it means.

  May 22, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the word unhoused

  I wouldn't classify my dislike for the word as an annoyance. I see it as more of an attempt to soften the harsh reality of homelessness. Have you ever heard a homeless person refer to themselves as unhoused? I haven't. I did not call the word worthless or harmful. You read into my comment assumptions that I did not make.

  From the ages of 7-13, I was "sexually molested" by a non-family member. I had a miscarriage at age 12. I could keep using softer terms, so as not to offend the tender sensibilities of those who don't want to hear words like rape, but then I would be discounting my serial traumas.

  May 22, 2023

• maryw commented on the word anthropomorphobic

  anthropomorphism: The assigning of human traits to nonhuman animals. I think many people are anthropomorphoebic, afraid of accepting that animals are similar to us, especially in terms of sentience. I think even more people fear the opposite: taking characteristics that should be restricted to nonhuman animals and assigning them to humans.

  Catherine Raven, Fox and I (New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2021), p. 323 (glossary section)

  (Author spelled it “anthropomorphoebic” but I’m inserting comment here as well.)

  May 21, 2023

• maryw commented on the word anthropomorphoebic

  anthropomorphism: The assigning of human traits to nonhuman animals. I think many people are anthropomorphoebic, afraid of accepting that animals are similar to us, especially in terms of sentience. I think even more people fear the opposite: taking characteristics that should be restricted to nonhuman animals and assigning them to humans.

  Catherine Raven, Fox and I (New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2021), p. 323 (glossary section)

  May 21, 2023

• maryw commented on the word anthropomorphism

  anthropomorphism: The assigning of human traits to nonhuman animals. I think many people are anthropomorphoebic, afraid of accepting that animals are similar to us, especially in terms of sentience. I think even more people fear the opposite: taking characteristics that should be restricted to nonhuman animals and assigning them to humans.

  Catherine Raven, Fox and I (New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2021), p. 323 (glossary section)

  May 21, 2023

• donschmincke commented on the word charlatitis

  I couldn't help but add this word that developed in my blog.

  Charlatitus: An inflammatory condition that causes ordinary people to believe they are infected with genuine knowledge. Typically diagnosed by by measuring level of ego-inflammation, hot-air expelled, and hallucinations of confidence in a topic they never researched. Highly contagious to people in close proximity who don’t know the person is infected and, breathing in what they say, end up spreading the bacteria to others. Areas of possible infections include business conferences, management meetings, and pubs. There is no known treatment.

  Use:

  His misuse of concepts in his speech makes me think he has charlatitus.

  He must’ve read a new book recently because his charlatitis is acting up.

  I think I’m coming down with charlatitis because I repeated something Joe said because I thought it was clever, but I didn’t fact-check it.

  May 20, 2023

• technikon commented on the list merriam-webster-HJNykCWAUXfupnIVJ-tWa

  A1/c meant to be A1/C, apologies

  May 19, 2023

• ilamebefr commented on the user ilamebefr

  Satisfactory

  May 18, 2023

• ilamebefr commented on the user ilamebefr

  David

  May 18, 2023

• tankhughes commented on the word unhoused

  vendingmachine Your annoyance at the term feels misguided. Ultimately the problem is the problem, not the word. Yes, unhoused can be used by people as a self-righteous identifier to appear more empathetic while not doing anything (like correcting someone telling their story, instead of listening to the message) but adding a new term to the mix can help refresh the conversation and is not inherently worthless or harmful.

  May 17, 2023

• inisha commented on the word creative meaning

  own thinking story or a thing

  May 16, 2023

• horse_5_333 commented on the word bambidden

  wooden is to wood as bambidden is to bamboo

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word chhi-chhi

  sound of annoyance/disapproval

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word not the full shilling

  not the full shilling - (idiom) idiotic or crazy; dull-witted

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word worn-down

  worn-down - weak from persistance

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word trickable

  trickable - able to be tricked

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word not up to much

  not up to much - (phrase) not doing anything; eventless

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word like Piccadilly Circus

  like Piccadilly Circus - (idiom) being overly crowded

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word nietzscheanism

  Nietzscheanism - the theories and views proposed by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word boot-faced

  boot-faced - having a stern look of disapproval

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word poorly-written

  poorly-written - written poorly; error-ridden

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word error-ridden

  error-ridden - filled with errors; poorly-written

  May 16, 2023

• technikon commented on the word death-or-glory

  death-or-glory - needing desperate effort to avoid failure

  May 16, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the word pickleworm

  Pickleworm... nice name.

  May 14, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the list erins

  Haha!!

  May 14, 2023

• alexz commented on the word chonkosaurus

  Spotted in the BBC news online.

  "Chicago kayakers discover 'Chonkosaurus' turtle"

  Kayakers have nicknamed a large turtle Chonkosaurus

  May 13, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the word epicleidium

  I want a separate ossification, too!

  May 12, 2023

• flora1996 commented on the user flora1996

  i am alone

  May 12, 2023

• flora1996 commented on the user flora1996

  no parson can be happy without friends

  May 12, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the word unhoused

  Does the term unhoused make someone sound less homeless? It's as though a more politically- correct word is supposed to make life sound nicer for people without permanent housing.

  
  

  A trendier term isn't going to create fewer homeless people.

  May 11, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the word rainshadow

  A rainshadow is an area of significantly reduced rainfall behind a mountainous region, on the side facing away from prevailing winds, known as its leeward side.

  May 11, 2023

• vendingmachine commented on the word disembus

  It seems like a perfectly sensible and valid word to me. I applaud you for coining it.

  May 11, 2023

• wambui commented on the user wambui

  Ready to be friendly

  May 10, 2023

• vanhool commented on the word embus

  To get off a bus is to disembus.

  May 9, 2023

• vanhool commented on the word disembus

  I Take a lot of bus tours and write a journal about my trips. I am aware that there is a word embus but don't understand why disembus isn't. I mean, if you get on the bus (embus) you must get off the bus (disembus). No matter, I use it all the time.

  May 9, 2023

• bleakness commented on the list words-to-use-in-creative-writing-89meq_F88syK4rdS6ktWE

  Permeate

  Kaleidoscope

  Meander

  Whisps

  Inextricable

  Callous

  Cacophony

  Belligerent

  Unbridled

  Plethora

  Egregious

  Crescendo

  Serpentine

  Bleak

  Labyrinthine

  Abundance

  Ephemeral

  Incandescent

  Euphoria

  Elixir

  Panacea

  Silhouette

  Melodic

  Tendril

  Delirium

  Intoxicated

  Innate

  Fragmented

  Obsequious

  Meticulous

  Myriad

  Parasitic

  Blanketed

  Illuminating

  Crimson

  Orchestra

  Nectar

  Endured

  Vehemently

  Visceral

  Insatiable

  Mosaic

  Tapestry

  Rekindle

  Reminiscent

  Poignant

  Incongruous

  Narcotic

  Tangle

  Pocket

  Tessellate

  Patchwork

  Whisper

  Splinters

  Canopy

  Abyss

  Taming

  Ghostly

  Stained

  Nestled

  Traversed

  Insidiously

  Puppeteer

  Twisted

  Hue

  Catalyst

  Pirouette

  Abhorrent

  Ephemeral

  Palpable

  Soporific

  Surreptitiously

  Transfixed

  Cauterising

  Proliferated

  Thundering

  Vortex

  Veneer

  Formless

  Embellish

  Indecipherable

  Penance

  Cognisance

  Enchant

  Imperceptibly

  Unperturbed

  Disciplined

  Onslaught

  Seamlessly

  Illicit

  Fermenting

  Sprouting

  Solipsism

  Laced

  Caricature

  Transience

  Irredeemable

  Unflinching

  Sublimation

  Gilded

  Torpid

  Somnambulant

  Festooned

  Bellicose

  Tremulous

  Coruscating

  Incipient

  Simulacrum

  Untinctured

  Prodigious

  Solicitude

  Lour

  Sanguinary

  Fatuous

  Insipid

  Sodden

  Assuasive

  Plethora

  Vivacious

  Facetious

  Surreptitiously

  Inconspicuously

  May 8, 2023

• staylor095 commented on the word jordeloo

  E.g.

  Notice given to passersby when dirty water was thrown from chamber windows into the street. Either “Gare de l'eau,” or else “Jorda' loo or lo!

  May 8, 2023

• tankhughes commented on the word combinatorial

  Good word to say.

  Double dactly like lexicographical https://youtu.be/J4VzuWmN8zY?t=65

  May 7, 2023

• alexz commented on the word heat set

  Refers to mechanical inserts which are heated and interted into plastic so they remain in place.

  May 6, 2023

• alisha971 commented on the user alisha971

  ho

  May 6, 2023

• tankhughes commented on the word subtilely

  This is less subtle.

  May 5, 2023

• ashwinperti commented on the user ashwinperti

  thanks for the library and its API

  May 4, 2023

• praveenmaticz commented on the user praveenmaticz

  hello

  May 4, 2023

• kdarkness commented on the user kdarkness

  Just for fun

  May 3, 2023

• jetset commented on the word Whanda Madrid

  The wife of Eric Madrid. She is the mother of TheBlondeJon and Josh King Madrid.

  May 3, 2023

• jetset commented on the word Eric Madrid

  Eric Madrid - The father of Josh King Madrid and TheBlondeJon.

  May 3, 2023

• jetset commented on the word Grant Cardone

  King

  May 3, 2023

• jetset commented on the word Dan Bilzerian

  King

  May 3, 2023

• stonecold316v commented on the user stonecold316v

  2 cents

  May 2, 2023

• tankhughes commented on the word yetling

  Cute!

  May 2, 2023

• callinggets commented on the user callinggets

  hello

  May 2, 2023

• luis_puente13 commented on the user luis_puente13

  Trigo

  May 1, 2023

• daniyal commented on the user daniyal

  HEllo

  May 1, 2023

• tankhughes commented on the word deeps

  This is a word. It's a plural of deep. It's probably not in M-W's Collegiate or New World Dictionary. It is a playable Scrabble word though: https://scrabble.merriam.com/finder/deeps

  It could use a tag like "non-standard" or "archaic" or "fantastical" since it seems it's mostly used to describe fictional caves or extreme deep-sea creatures and monsters that are "from the deeps." It's also used in the KJV translation of Psalms.

  May 1, 2023

• dan789 commented on the word deeps

  This is not a word. The correct plural of deep is depths

  May 1, 2023

• tankhughes commented on the word metal wood

  oxymoron?

  April 30, 2023

• tankhughes commented on the word firmth

  WHAT. depth length width warmth

  April 30, 2023

• godess commented on the user godess

  ⭕🪙

  April 29, 2023

• godess commented on the user godess

  HOLY BIBLE||KING JAMES VERSION||REFERENCE EDITION||HENDRICKSON (BIBLES)

  April 29, 2023

• kay_kay commented on the user kay_kay

  Living life the best I can but drama won't stop following me.

  April 29, 2023

• karansharma8543 commented on the user karansharma8543

  Hey I m karan

  April 28, 2023