NEOLOGISMS
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pervoculate (v): to avoid a difficult or uncomfortable question by changing the subject
pixel puffery (n): an online article whose title sounds intriguing but which turns out to have been written by a semiliterate lightweight
rezom (n): the doubt arising from whether a remembered event was real or merely a dream
bad-assitude (n): an image or lifestyle which provokes nervous envy
uniformalic (adj): non-non-binary
cramment (v): to encourage conspiracy theorists to go even further for one's own private amusement
boozerker (n): a surly or aggressive drunk
dystempiation (n): the acute awareness of the passing of time, either because it's moving way too slowly or because it's rushing ahead way too fast
defrayn (v): to respond to criticism with an unruffled silence
immondiac (n): someone who, being blissfully ignorant of the world at large, thinks Africa is a country, believes the Swiss Alps are in Sweden, assumes the language of Mexico is Mexican, has difficulty with the concept of international time zones, remembers Nelson Mandela as the first black president of South America......
wanckitude (n): the unnecessary use of foreign words and phrases pour impressionner tout le monde
lewisate(v): to speak of oneself in the third person without the slightest trace of irony
Carl Lewis: "Carl Lewis is a complex individual
whose relentless striving for athletic excellence has
enabled him..."
hyperstrophic (adj): worse than you can possibly imagine
rement (n): a lie intended to buttress a previous lie; (v): to lie with the intent of buttressing a previous lie
eugahnder (v) to steal from thieves
sabbolon (n): (1) someone whose face is familiar but whose name remains stubbornly out of reach; (2) someone whose name rings a bell but whose face simply doesn't come to mind
wakaranyze (v): to make him an offer he can't understand
dolumin (n): that tiny element of sadness inherent in happy situations
plutobrats (n): the vulgar, entitled, arrogant, wealthy and young
minshing (n): unappreciated wit
dislocute (v): to use words or expressions which mean the exact opposite of what you think they mean, such as irregardless and I could care less
The negative is disirregardless
niteprint (n): (1) a dark tattoo on dark skin; (2) a waste of ink
newmanicity (n): (1) the feigning of incomprehension when confronted by an argument which defeats your own; (2) the employment of a strawman argument as a first resort
So you're saying......
flork (n): an insult you can't prove was unintentional (Michael Helselm)
smertetude (n): (1) the thoughts which pass through one's mind at the approach of Mormon missionaries; (2) an insulting or obscene gesture directed at someone who can't see it
On the road again
Yokuwari! (excl): All's well that concludes satisfactorily!
pinnstant (n): the moment when love turns to hate
karenade (v): (1) to menacingly demand to speak to the manager; (2) to park in a handicapped parking space without hesitation because you'll "only be a minute"; (3) to refuse to move a little to make space for someone else to sit because "that's socialism"; (4) to threaten to call Immigration when you're unhappy with your pedicure
extrapation (n): a story which becomes longer and more complex with each telling
moronograph: (n): a photo of someone taking a selfie; (v): to take a photo of someone taking a selfie
reprogation (n): the practice of starting your reply to a question by repeating the question, e.g:
Q: Do you think the standard of political leadership is declining?
A: Do I think the standard of politcal leadership is declining? Yes I do, because...
simigelic (adj): cold enough to freeze a monkey's piss
lacongle (n): (1) a struggle in which not a single word is spoken; (2) that part of one's life kept hidden from everyone else (Concept originated by Brian Aldiss)
hemiphonia (n): a familiar language spoken with an unfamiliar accent
Did you say you were your family's sickened child?
bullspin (v): to attempt a post facto justification of a flawed policy or a disastrous decision
laudaphilism (n): the belief that lavish praise is the only valid form of criticism
shangrifar (n): a place you'd really like to visit but you know you never will
prescrimination (n): the certainty that you are not going to like what's coming up, despite the lack of any valid reason to feel so
amiteration (n): a fondness for repeating oneself
frequent fliar (n): a person claiming to have been the victim of multiple UFO abductions
autolude (v): to laugh at your own joke
drace (n): an expensive item which is no better than the cheaper version (Michael Helselm)
sprong (n) : an inappropriate public remark made at a wedding, memorial service, award ceremony, etc.
blottoo (n): a tattoo you can't remember getting
spinlingue (n): (1) studied spontaneity; (2) false sincerity which seems more genuine than the real thing
beneflicktion (n): the desire to exercise one's charitable instincts while discouraging others from taking undue advantage of those same instincts
simithermic (adj): hot enough to boil a monkey's piss
cardinse (n): the sensation a woman experiences when she finally admits to herself that she does not really know how she feels about a man (Concept originated by Brian Aldiss)
billion dollar ba$h (n): a U.S. presidential election
slammiquette (n): politeness used as an offensive weapon
limborne (n): (1) a communication already sent but not yet read; (2) a communication already received but not yet read
swibble (v): to walk with one's arms folded
prosh (n): a product whose designers didn't think it through, such as a solar-powered sunlamp or a sky-blue frisbee
dysperbia (n): misplaced pride
7 mammals
crisiphone (n): someone whose command of a foreign language is good enough to get into trouble but not good enough to get out of trouble
risumphalism (n): glee mixed with scorn
churgoyle (n): (1) a battle of wits conducted by dimwits; (2) a debate in which everybody is wrong
wadwed (v) to marry for money
Love at first sight, it was
junkard (n): a drug addict with a drinking problem
interregardlessness (n): mutual indifference
We often get together & enjoy each other's company
orange door hinge (n): a rhyme of convenience
kamereague (n): more than an acquaintance but less than a friend
metafistics (n): the degeneration of a discussion which is undecidabe into a physical contest which is (M. D. Christenson)
sholody (n): a song you hate so much you want the whole world to hate it too
monstriscence (n): the expression of one's worldview by means of a hairstyle, slogan on a t-shirt and/or other such ephemera
trumpate (v): to donate money to someone who's already rich
bellefect (n): a minute flaw which adds charm to great physical beauty
exoblonk (n): a bowel movement performed outdoors
that's-not-really-who-I-am (n): the hurried public response you put out when you discover the full-blown offensive act or utterance you thought you could get away with is suddenly splashed all over social media
peristantis (n): the uncomfortable state induced by the knowledge that to back down would bring ridicule or even disgrace but to proceed would result in certain defeat
merdacious (adj): having all the attractive qualities of excrement; relentlessly vulgar and trashy
exitality (n): the sensation you experience when you neither agree nor disagree with what someone is saying but merely wish to depart as soon as possible from the person who is saying it (Concept originated by Brian Aldiss)
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