n. To glance in a searching manner; a casual visual examination or investigation.
'Their eyebrowsing suggested nothing as a present.'
'She eyebrowsed the evidence, but nothing looked out of place.'
can be used in poetic irony, e.g. 'The furrowed eyebrowsing of listless Christmas shoppers.'
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Omniblush
vi. To be embarassed in a moving, but overbearing, manner; to be self-consciously overcome by a situation.
'Everyone saw her omniblush at his very public and dramatic display of affection.'
'Everyone saw her omniblush at his very public and dramatic display of affection.'
Obstrepiphany
n. A clamorous or boisterous realisation; a sudden defiant and unruly understanding.
'He read the paragraph and yelled in an obstrepiphany of despair; his subsequent behaviour had him escorted from the premises.'
'He read the paragraph and yelled in an obstrepiphany of despair; his subsequent behaviour had him escorted from the premises.'
Staidist
n. One who takes pleasure from inflicting sedate propriety on others without their consent.
'The fierce staidist froitled them, forcing them to sit on the sofa, sip cold tea and nibble stale biscuits.'
'The fierce staidist froitled them, forcing them to sit on the sofa, sip cold tea and nibble stale biscuits.'
Commiserati
n. A sympathetic collective with whom to share sorrow.
See example usage under Schadenfreund.
See example usage under Schadenfreund.
Mathocism
n. Self-inflicted algebra.
'In an evening of mathocism, she re-derived the Laplace Transform from first principles.'
Mathocist n. One who indulges in mathocism.
Mathocistic adj. Pertaining to, or having a leaning towards, mathocism.
'In an evening of mathocism, she re-derived the Laplace Transform from first principles.'
Mathocist n. One who indulges in mathocism.
Mathocistic adj. Pertaining to, or having a leaning towards, mathocism.
Schadenfreund
n. A colleague, or close associate, for whom things never go well.
'Alex, his schadenfreund, had tested the sympathies of the local commiserati.'
'Alex, his schadenfreund, had tested the sympathies of the local commiserati.'
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Infusiasm
n. An acute or absorbing interest in pouring; to be excitedly single-minded about mixtures.
'Milk was splashed everywhere in his infusiasm.'
'Milk was splashed everywhere in his infusiasm.'
Vanglican
1. n. An English truck driver.
'The number plates revealed he was a vanglican.'
2. adj. Pertaining to lorry and truck pursuits in England.
'The presentation on tonnage and surface adhesion was the highlight of the annual vanglican conference.'
'The number plates revealed he was a vanglican.'
2. adj. Pertaining to lorry and truck pursuits in England.
'The presentation on tonnage and surface adhesion was the highlight of the annual vanglican conference.'
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Saturday, 26 December 2009
Mellocution
n. The act of speaking and gesturing in a relaxed manner; to use gentle articulation and inflection.
'It was her mellocution that put them at ease.'
Note: not to be confused with Mallocution
'It was her mellocution that put them at ease.'
Note: not to be confused with Mallocution
Mallocution
n. The act of accidentally disseminating misleading information.
'His mallocation did nothing but cause confusion and delay.'
Note: not to be confused with Mellocution
'His mallocation did nothing but cause confusion and delay.'
Note: not to be confused with Mellocution
Thursday, 24 December 2009
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