Thursday 14 January 2010

Shorkle

vi. To laugh inwardly whilst submerged.
'She shorkled to herself on seeing the ironic name of the wreck'

Blyghte

n. A archaic computer virus.

Wednesday 6 January 2010

Heisenberg search

n. A curious phenomenon whereby an object will only be found when it is not being looked for; a situation in which one commonly finds something without looking for it.
'The discovery of Penicillin was during a Heisenberg search by Alexander Fleming.'

'Heisen search' is an acceptable shortening.

Tuesday 5 January 2010

Snunf

n. (onomatopoeic) The sound of wet socks on dry or dusty floorboards.

Trunp

vi. To tread boldy but carefully; to make confident, considered steps.
'They trunped through the snow to the pub.'

Stacism

(stay-sism)
n. Discrimination against inanimate objects; prejudice towards stopping or standing.

Stacist n. One who discrimates against stopping or standing; one having prejudice towards inanimate objects.
'Her radical stacism kept the production line moving.'
'Whilst he appeared harmless, the stacist would savagely attack bollards and road signs.'

Fizogyny

n. The study or appreciation of female faces
'He stared across the room, as if fizogyny were his only ambition.'

Fizogynist n. One who studies or admires female faces.

Fizogynistic adj. Pertaining to fizogeny.
'The fizogynistic sketches had a wide audience.'

Monday 4 January 2010

Llama Pie

n. (Cuisine) A dish prepared with a chilli base and mashed potato spread out on top, then baked (similar to Cottage Pie and Shepherd's Pie). Sometimes additional herbs are sprinkled on top of the mashed potato, sometimes grated cheese.

Nicissism

n. A practice of being excessively agreeable or overbearingly obsessed with refined decency.
'The nicissism was evident in their social standing.'

Nicissist n. One who is intent on pleasantries; a person obsessed with agreeable daintiness.
'The presentation of the tea and scones suggested he was a nicissist.'

Nicissistic adj. Pertaining to nicissism.
'Some found her nicissistic tendencies a strain.'

Sunday 3 January 2010

Affrontalism

n. (Of reliefs or paintings) When a character is portrayed insulted or slighted; a depiction of offence.
'The exhibition of affrontalism had been the gallery's least popular attraction.'

Friday 1 January 2010

Fraidiator

n. One who picks at the edges of cloth; a distributor of loose ends.

Amieliorate

vt. To make something more friendly.
'His painting amieloriated her affronted expression.'
'The pamphlet did much to amieliorate the dull society.'

Benevolate

vt. To give generously; to distribute without measure.
'From his wisdom, he would benevolate to all around.'

Hammoth

n. A large prehistoric pig.

Nevuncular

adj. Pertaining to a refusal to mentor, having an attitude of not wishing to benevolate; frequently ascribed to a male, although increasingly can be used of a female.
'The nevuncular tutor did his students no favours.'
'The children lost out to her nevuncluar disposition.'

Nonplicated

adj. Having an opaque simplicity; a virtue of oblique purity.
'Although the procedure looked difficult, it was just a few nonplicated steps.'

Nonplicate vt. To make obliquely simple; to give something an opaque purity.
'The students were vexed until she nonplicated the algorithm.'
'A shorter application form nonplicates the whole process.'