vt. To mark or keep something for the long-term future.
'Her visionary essays were posteritised in a three volume, leather bound set.'
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Epiffley
n. The sudden realisation that something is nonsense.
'His face turned to one of dismay with an epiffley about the nature of the Daylight Saving Time debate.'
Epifflous adj. Pertaining to an epiffley.
'Her lecture on comestible-semiotica proved epifflous for most of the attendees.'
'His face turned to one of dismay with an epiffley about the nature of the Daylight Saving Time debate.'
Epifflous adj. Pertaining to an epiffley.
'Her lecture on comestible-semiotica proved epifflous for most of the attendees.'
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Friday, 24 September 2010
Friday, 2 April 2010
Friday, 26 February 2010
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Boatorious
adj. (of aquatic vessels) well known, famous.
'The boatorious QE2 set out of the harbour.'
Boatoriety n. A well known aquatic vessel; can have a negative connotation.
'Their trawler had gained a certain boatoriety around the dock.'
'The boatorious QE2 set out of the harbour.'
Boatoriety n. A well known aquatic vessel; can have a negative connotation.
'Their trawler had gained a certain boatoriety around the dock.'
Synchronish
vt. To cause to events to occur at roughly the same time
'She synchronished their arrival and the bosses departure sufficiently well.'
'She synchronished their arrival and the bosses departure sufficiently well.'
Nomble
vt. & vi. To eat tidily.
'After he nombled his lunch, the crockery barely needing any cleaning.'
'Even though the biscuits were crumbly, they manged to nomble their way through them.'
'After he nombled his lunch, the crockery barely needing any cleaning.'
'Even though the biscuits were crumbly, they manged to nomble their way through them.'
Exism
n. Prejudice against former relationships.
'His editting of the Christmas card list rudely highlighted his exism.'
'His editting of the Christmas card list rudely highlighted his exism.'
Soblimate
vt. & vi. To express heartfelt emotion in a socially acceptable manner; to weep without causing offence.
'He hugged her as she soblimated the loss.'
'They soblimated whilst huddled together.'
'He hugged her as she soblimated the loss.'
'They soblimated whilst huddled together.'
Caansronspund
vi. To make ones own echoes (with reference to http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1635)
'She caansronspunded just to annoy him.'
'She caansronspunded just to annoy him.'
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Soulution
n. A holistically satisfying answer; a result which nourishes the inner self.
'She was the soulution to his vexation.'
'She was the soulution to his vexation.'
Exploitician
n. One skilled in taking advantage of a set of circumstances; a person or thing who manipulates situations to achieve a result, often in their own favour.
'Seeing her weakness encouraged the exploitician in him.'
'She was employed as an exploitician, her main function being to maximise damage to the government's reputation.'
'Seeing her weakness encouraged the exploitician in him.'
'She was employed as an exploitician, her main function being to maximise damage to the government's reputation.'
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Shorkle
vi. To laugh inwardly whilst submerged.
'She shorkled to herself on seeing the ironic name of the wreck'
'She shorkled to herself on seeing the ironic name of the wreck'
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.
'The discovery of Penicillin was during a Heisenberg search by Alexander Fleming.'
'Heisen search' is an acceptable shortening.
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Trunp
vi. To tread boldy but carefully; to make confident, considered steps.
'They trunped through the snow to the pub.'
'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.'
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.'
'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.'
'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.'
'The exhibition of affrontalism had been the gallery's least popular attraction.'
Friday, 1 January 2010
Amieliorate
vt. To make something more friendly.
'His painting amieloriated her affronted expression.'
'The pamphlet did much to amieliorate the dull society.'
'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.'
'From his wisdom, he would benevolate to all around.'
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.'
'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.'
'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.'
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