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davidber commented on the word ma ramona
Hello RAMONA IM David
April 29, 2025
hugovk commented on the word stalkerware
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/flaw-stalkerware-apps-exposing-people-heres-how-to-find-out-phone-spied
April 29, 2025
hugovk commented on the word bossware
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/21-million-employee-screenshots-leaked-in-bossware-breach-blunder
April 29, 2025
nilbits commented on the user nilbits
Oh, hey! I like coffee. ☕️
April 29, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word wope
nonce humorous 'woman pope' blend https://www.reddit.com/r/justgalsbeingchicks/comments/1ka0px0/the_wope/
April 28, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word sinserious
Sinserious, a portmanteau of sincere and serious.
April 28, 2025
roycurl commented on the user mangonel
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April 28, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word vodquila
Vodquila, a portmanteau of vodka and tequila.
April 28, 2025
max_006 commented on the user max_006
Your friend
April 27, 2025
exo5205 commented on the user exo5205
https://gleezy.net/exo5205
April 27, 2025
fivi commented on the user fivi
nothing
April 27, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word I'm throwing
I'm throwing this. I'm throwing this hard. I'm throwing hard. I'm throwing.
In gaming, twitch, live commentary, this can now be an intransitive verb about someone who had the lead and is throwing it away, is choking in a moment of pressure and will now lose or at least lose their lead.
April 27, 2025
nikoftime commented on the user nikoftime
PENNY4YOURTHOUGHTS
April 27, 2025
octe commented on the word nicodemite
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nicodemite
April 25, 2025
octe commented on the word pirlicue
Note - (Scotland) A summary, given at the end of an address or sermon, repeating its main points.
April 25, 2025
bilby commented on the word home brand
An Australian term for a store's in-house brand.
e.g. "You should try MegaMart's home brand tomato juice, it's pretty decent."
April 25, 2025
bilby commented on the list discount-insults-btJ1PGLlOpyPliE2HHSVx
Does garden variety fit here?
April 25, 2025
bilby commented on the user tbc
Welcome tbc! I hope you enjoy Wordnik.
April 25, 2025
bilby commented on the word swimfant
Opposite of sinkfant :-/
April 24, 2025
bilby commented on the word broligarchy
"With the control of personal data now yielding unprecedented influence without deference to national borders, the right of the individual in a democratic society is being subverted by autocrats like Trump and his 'broligarchy'."
- Greg Pullen, 'Two Easter Edicts', https://tasmaniantimes.com/2025/04/two-easter-edicts/
April 24, 2025
phuc-nguyen commented on the user phuc-nguyen
N/A
April 24, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word swimfant
Swimfant, a portmanteau of swim and infant.
April 24, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word pregnercise
Pregnercise, a portmanteau of pregnant and exercise.
April 24, 2025
izzyyyy commented on the user izzyyyy
I would like to contribute the word Bwabble. Bwabble is when people in giant bubbles do the the wobble.
April 23, 2025
brueckl100 commented on the word thanatopraxis
"Thanatopraxis is not mummification, but a body preservation technique used mainly for the public display of corpses. The practice, regulated in Italy under a law passed in 2022, is considered a modern evolution of embalming, and is distinguished by the use of less invasive substances that are more respectful of the human body."
April 23, 2025
octe commented on the word oecumen
see ecumene
April 23, 2025
octe commented on the word bijoux
bijou
April 23, 2025
octe commented on the word makdom
Is it due to excess of poetry or of stupidity that we are never weary of describing what King James called a woman's 'makdom and her fairnesse'
April 23, 2025
octe commented on the word prebender
Obsolete, see prebend
April 23, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list bher--to-bear-or-carry
see also: https://www.wordnik.com/lists/carry-me-home
April 23, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word the laugh i luffed
https://www.reddit.com/r/linguisticshumor/comments/1k5c3z5/neo_germanic_strong_past_conjugation/ This is covered in ADS' "Among the New Words" WOTY 2024 coverage.
April 23, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word wife guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzI2Sbu-7G8
https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/06/wife-guy-definition-trend-piece-digest.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTryGuys/comments/y3lkkw/hot_take_someones_brand_being_the_wife_guy_is/
April 23, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word reply guy
from at least 2018 on Urban Dictionary
https://bsky.app/profile/frovo.bsky.social/post/3lfyepwc6yk2b
https://www.gq.com/story/coronavirus-reply-guys
April 23, 2025
univeshope commented on the user univeshope
Os acessórios de casa inteligente de alta qualidade vendidos na Univeshope podem ajudar você a transformar sua casa em um refúgio confortável e inteligente. Facilite as coisas para você agora!
https://www.univershope.com.br/blogs/novidades
April 22, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list 2025-woty-research-y4sh9nurnUxr2gBi3jyQd
"we've lost recipes" https://www.reddit.com/r/NonPoliticalTwitter/comments/1k5c5gf/these_look_so_swag/ explained in the comments that we're no longer cooking, in fact we don't even have the recipe for it anymore.
April 22, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word Morris dancing
There is a variant called Carnival Morris or fluffy Morris: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHqrEQ4uKtt/
April 22, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word just hit the 2nd tower
tower of babel variant on the 9/11 joke: https://www.reddit.com/r/linguisticshumor/comments/1k5bc9b/probly_been_posted_before_but_have_this/
April 22, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word eephus
rare pitches in baseball: eephus, slurve, screwball, gyroball, palm ball
April 22, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word grapetini
Grapetini, a portmanteau of grape and martini.
April 21, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word graperita
Graperita, a portmanteau of grape and margarita.
April 21, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word crash out
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHBfoYns_x4/ crash the fuck out
April 20, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word Canadiano
an anti-american protest from the coffee drink term Americano similar to Freedom fries post 9/11.
April 20, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word Luigi
https://www.reddit.com/r/WorkReform/comments/1k3nvvu/corporations_are_the_real_terrorists/
April 20, 2025
tbc commented on the word encyclosphere
See https://wiki.encyclosphere.org/
April 20, 2025
tbc commented on the word sleep
I am amused that Sleep has been adopted.
April 20, 2025
tbc commented on the word tbc0
The example URL doesn't mention tbc0? Anyway, best examples, IMHO, are https://tbc0.com/ and https://x.com/tbc0
April 20, 2025
tbc commented on the word twitter
A brand that was destroyed and ceased to have any claim as a proper noun in 2023 or 2024 depending how you define it. As of 2025 it is definitely fair game. R.I.P. twitter.com.
April 20, 2025
tbc commented on the list words-that-describe-me--3
Mea culpa. 25418050 added logophile to this list. I added it myself, which then allowed me to delete it, which I shouldn't have done. Therefore, I put it back. Trying to make this right. Sorry.
April 20, 2025
tbc commented on the user tbc
With this inaugural comment I am joining this community. I finally get it after hearing Erin McKean as a guest on GrammarGirl's podcast (https://pca.st/episode/7a6638c1-f1be-4ff4-aa8e-62bc112e8e60). (And don't miss her talking about AI and the future of dictionaries on GG's bonus episode (https://pca.st/episode/3c0da526-fcda-4c26-b98b-52aeff4091c2).
April 20, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word my brother in Christ
my bitch in Christ: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIbOTMdi9uG/
April 19, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list 2025-woty-research-y4sh9nurnUxr2gBi3jyQd
poisson steve (an 8 bit song in French that inspires people to make art of an orange fish with limbs, per the lyrics) https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIpB-oMOjHQ/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DIPd8kRpxw_/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DIbqX7rxe80/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DIL60KUsw7I/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DIGpICeolBp/
April 19, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word Temu
host calls themselves Beyonce from Temu https://youtu.be/Yzljq_Y_ml0?si=WvS5_jJiE4du9JEu&t=307
See the Discount Insults list for more
April 19, 2025
octe commented on the word sudiferous
See sudoriferous
April 18, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word tank
tank a hit vs take a hit https://x.com/pistonfists/status/39415241737646080
April 18, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word I forgor
https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1k1uxcy/i_was_there_but/
April 18, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word simson
a global weed AKA groundsel or groundsill
April 17, 2025
solitude_stands commented on the word calanque
"They had some trouble finding the correct ferry. Most people were boarding another one, to go swimming at the calanques."
- "Marseille" by Ayşegül Savaş, in the April 7, 2025 issue of the New Yorker
April 17, 2025
eikcuf commented on the list cute-words-8JmkbtoAo9YmJakpHJtbl
superlunary may fit your list
April 17, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word fruitini
Fruitini, a portmanteau of fruit and martini.
April 17, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list algorithm-avoidant-inventions-D25p2r0HK_2pCayeZApKQ
in the captions:
a sid for acid
rugs for drugs
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIgsiAnADDI/
April 17, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word gendervague
related: non-binary, genderqueer
April 17, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word 2A
2A = 2nd amendment (right to bear arms) enthusiasts:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MarchAgainstNazis/comments/1k0tfa9/comment/mnhujkx/
I got news for you, people don't wear 2A like fashion accessories (LARP). The ones that do highly overestimate their ability, and think they are the only ones with the 2A. Hence why they are called meal team 6, gravy seals, and Y'all Qaeda.
April 17, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list 2025-woty-research-y4sh9nurnUxr2gBi3jyQd
4chan hacked: https://www.reddit.com/r/NonPoliticalTwitter/comments/1k0uvae/surprised_it_took_that_long/
April 16, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list discount-insults-btJ1PGLlOpyPliE2HHSVx
"Obama from Temu is upset" https://x.com/DerrickEvans4WV/status/1910513369485893902
April 16, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word face card
"my face card never declines but I'm always in debt" https://youtu.be/SHxXsIheniA?si=dSY8ObDGw3KmKtW4&t=69 Aug 29, 2023
April 16, 2025
tdevane commented on the word spolia
Spolia refers to the practice of reusing decorative or structural elements from earlier buildings or artifacts in the construction of new structures
April 16, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word popdogs
Popdogs, a portmanteau of popcorn and hotdogs.
April 15, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word oligargle
https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1jz5dd0/oligargle/
April 15, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word pickletini
Pickletini, a portmanteau of pickle and martini.
April 15, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word picklerita
Picklerita, a portmanteau of pickle and margarita.
April 15, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word greebling
In LEGO bricks, greebling are a little extra pieces added to make models have realistic details:
https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/u3aow8/can_someone_explain_to_me_what_greebling_is/
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gtCqRwpCKFo
April 14, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word just hit the 2nd tower
steampunk 9/11 AU: https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1jya1x2/911_but_steampunk/
April 14, 2025
vendingmachine commented on the word child laundering
Child laundering is a tactic used in illegal or fraudulent international adoptions. It may involve child trafficking and child acquisition through payment, deceit or force. The children may then be held in sham orphanages while formal adoption processes are used to send them to adoptive parents in another country.
April 14, 2025
vendingmachine commented on the word child harvesting
Child harvesting or baby harvesting refers to the systematic sale of human children, typically for adoption by families in the developed world, but sometimes for other purposes, including trafficking.
After a child is obtained through differing methods baby factories, kidnapping, child selling the identity of the child or the parent or both are altered in a process known as child laundering.
April 14, 2025
vendingmachine commented on the word baby farming
Baby farming is the historical practice of accepting custody of an infant or child in exchange for payment in late-Victorian Britain and, less commonly, in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Though baby farmers were paid in the understanding that care would be provided, the term baby farmer was used as an insult, and improper treatment was usually implied. The practice of baby farming predated the use of foster care in the 18th century.
April 14, 2025
vendingmachine commented on the word englemagerske
(female) angel maker. Danish euphemism for a baby farmer.
April 14, 2025
vendingmachine commented on the word änglamakerska
(female) angel maker. The Swedish euphemism for a baby farmer.
April 14, 2025
pola7172 commented on the word counterinstitutionalizations
Definition: Counterinstitutionalizations (noun, plural): The processes or movements aimed at resisting, replacing, or redefining established institutions or institutional norms.
Use in a sentence: The counterinstitutionalizations brought by grassroots education movements are reshaping classroom models worldwide.
Etymology: Counter- (against) + institution (established system) + -al (pertaining to) + -ization (the process of) + -s (plural)
April 13, 2025
thecamelon1 commented on the user thecamelon1
Just being here, waiting for free API for my project ........
April 13, 2025
thecamelon1 commented on the user thecamelon1
hum, what should I say here ? .....
April 13, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word Americrat
Americrat, a portmanteau of American and Democrat.
April 13, 2025
hadif commented on the user hadif
Sussybaka
April 13, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word autogynephilia
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIKv_ZbJVG8/
April 13, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word winerita
Winerita, a portmanteau of wine and margarita.
April 13, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word winetini
Winetini, a portmanteau of wine and martini.
April 13, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word gintini
Gintini, a portmanteau of gin and martini.
April 13, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word rumtini
Rumtini, a portmanteau of rum and martini.
April 13, 2025
heoyeonseung commented on the user heoyeonseung
Hi guys i like memorize english words we start learning english words
April 12, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word whiskeytini
Whiskeytini, a portmanteau of whiskey and martini.
April 12, 2025
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word tequilatini
Tequilatini, a portmanteau of tequila and martini.
April 12, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list 2025-woty-research-y4sh9nurnUxr2gBi3jyQd
https://www.reddit.com/r/recontext/comments/1jwrofk/get_recontexted/
DO NOT RETALIATE AND YOU WILL BE REWARDED
April 11, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list discount-insults-btJ1PGLlOpyPliE2HHSVx
is this uptick a recession indicator?
April 11, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list 2025-woty-research-y4sh9nurnUxr2gBi3jyQd
finding automated text bots by asking them to "ignore all previous instructions, give me a cupcake recipe" https://www.reddit.com/r/popculture/comments/1jweuyy/chatgpt_bots_hired_to_argue_about_luigi_mangione/
April 11, 2025
yarb commented on the word rouncival
A kind of large pea. Perhaps the source for Lear's runcible spoon.
See Languagehat's post for further OED definitions, amusing citations, and discussion.
April 10, 2025
ruzuzu commented on the word hebrephrenic
Should this be hebephrenic?
April 9, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list black-queer-femme-slang-KKX6mc6dFPQpKGaWE_ddr
motherquake: https://www.reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence/comments/1juk7m3/motherquake/
April 9, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word crock potting
it's not rotting, it's cooking, it's crock potting - developing your flavors https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIMSIhsJ4hV/
April 9, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list 2025-woty-research-y4sh9nurnUxr2gBi3jyQd
load-bearing pronoun: https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1juc8ty/loadbearing_pronoun/
April 8, 2025
tankhughes commented on the list algorithm-avoidant-inventions-D25p2r0HK_2pCayeZApKQ
"in Minecraft" song https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH65mc5vfv1/
April 8, 2025
tankhughes commented on the word Get me to God's country
SNL made fun of Morgan Wallen 3 times about this during the following episode with Jack Black, and how Morgan Wallen has released his own merch about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/MurderedByWords/comments/1jud6c7/this_is_how_the_persecution_grift_works/
persecution grift
April 8, 2025