noun phrase. A great reason to always wear hooker boots around your dog.
Real citation: "WebMD thinks I either had too much salt today or am experiencing acute liver failure. Curiously, no mention of 'Snausage Feet Syndrome'."
(Aug. 19, 2009, killorn, Twitter, http://twitter.com/killorn/statuses/3401643383)
Made-up citation: "I never used to like looking at women's feet till I moved to the big city, where more money is spent per toe than per child in the schools. Now, I'm a foot-liker to rival Quentin Tarantino. Of course, snausage feet syndrome could probably scare me straight."
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
prosti-pouting
adj. A facial expression rarely observed on the late Mother Theresa.
Real citation: "Can't say that I'm disappointed in the prosti-pouting plastic divas demise. The thought of a doll dressed in fishnets, boas, heavy makeup and miniskirts marketed to 4-8 year old girls is at the least disturbing, and even more so, is watching companies advocating this sexuality on young children. Wasn't it enough with the busty wasp waisted Barbie?"
(Dec. 4, 2008, Elysian Field Originals, http://elysianfieldoriginals.blogspot.com/2008/12/prosti-pouting-plastic-divasis-this-end.html)
Made-up citation: "I think I'd be more successful if I practiced prosti-pouting more... How does that look? No, I didn't poo myself."
Real citation: "Can't say that I'm disappointed in the prosti-pouting plastic divas demise. The thought of a doll dressed in fishnets, boas, heavy makeup and miniskirts marketed to 4-8 year old girls is at the least disturbing, and even more so, is watching companies advocating this sexuality on young children. Wasn't it enough with the busty wasp waisted Barbie?"
(Dec. 4, 2008, Elysian Field Originals, http://elysianfieldoriginals.blogspot.com/2008/12/prosti-pouting-plastic-divasis-this-end.html)
Made-up citation: "I think I'd be more successful if I practiced prosti-pouting more... How does that look? No, I didn't poo myself."
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
special agent-tastic
adj. See this gun? Well, it's not only a gun. It may appear to be a small, deadly gun, but it is really a freaking enormous, super-deadly turbo-gun that can blow up buildings. It's also a waffle iron.
Real citation: "@jeremyduns is now also tweeting as his character @pauldark1969 from his novel, FREE AGENT. Follow him for some special agent-tastic action!"
(Aug. 17, 2009, Twitter, http://twitter.com/simonschusterUK/statuses/3361147905)
Made-up citation: "I think my new utility belt is quite special agent-tastic. See it? No, you can't. Exactly my point."
Real citation: "@jeremyduns is now also tweeting as his character @pauldark1969 from his novel, FREE AGENT. Follow him for some special agent-tastic action!"
(Aug. 17, 2009, Twitter, http://twitter.com/simonschusterUK/statuses/3361147905)
Made-up citation: "I think my new utility belt is quite special agent-tastic. See it? No, you can't. Exactly my point."
Monday, August 17, 2009
shit-splosive
adj. May involve a turdtastrophe.
Real citation: "Today has been like the crazy shit-splosive exclamation point on my shitty week. Sad part is, it isn't over yet."
(Aug. 7, 2009, John Cox, Twitter, http://twitter.com/Mr_Kree/statuses/3185090663)
Made-up citation: "Words I don't want to see in my obituary: autoerotic, clown, shit-splosive, bear, trident."
Real citation: "Today has been like the crazy shit-splosive exclamation point on my shitty week. Sad part is, it isn't over yet."
(Aug. 7, 2009, John Cox, Twitter, http://twitter.com/Mr_Kree/statuses/3185090663)
Made-up citation: "Words I don't want to see in my obituary: autoerotic, clown, shit-splosive, bear, trident."
Sunday, August 16, 2009
de-clutter-ification
noun. A cleansing process. No, not for your colon. Get a grip!
Real citation: "work till 730 then coming back home to clean some more, the de-clutter-ification has begun"
(Aug. 13, 2009, Morgan Phillips, Twitter, http://twitter.com/morganza21/statuses/3292600548)
Made-up citation: "The de-clutter-ification of my apartment has begun, and I still have three nukes left. This is going well."
Real citation: "work till 730 then coming back home to clean some more, the de-clutter-ification has begun"
(Aug. 13, 2009, Morgan Phillips, Twitter, http://twitter.com/morganza21/statuses/3292600548)
Made-up citation: "The de-clutter-ification of my apartment has begun, and I still have three nukes left. This is going well."
Saturday, August 15, 2009
buttface-edness
noun. A quality possessed by all buttfaces--and a few assfaces too.
Real citation: "@algonquinrt 'buttfacedness' yes, 'buttfaceness' no. BTW I pronounce it 'buttface-edness' JS"
(Aug. 11, 2009, Miss Kitty, Twitter, http://twitter.com/booboo_kitty33/statuses/3251142424)
Made-up citation: "If you think buttface-edness is horrible, what would you say about facebutt-edness? It might be a good month to stay away from the latest medical journals."
Real citation: "@algonquinrt 'buttfacedness' yes, 'buttfaceness' no. BTW I pronounce it 'buttface-edness' JS"
(Aug. 11, 2009, Miss Kitty, Twitter, http://twitter.com/booboo_kitty33/statuses/3251142424)
Made-up citation: "If you think buttface-edness is horrible, what would you say about facebutt-edness? It might be a good month to stay away from the latest medical journals."
Friday, August 14, 2009
attack-majiggy
noun. A violent yet vague something-whatsit.
Real citation: "The sinusitis attack-majiggy
I hateeeeeee it when my sinuses flare up and there's that constant feeling of a strong sneeze coming on, coupled with burning nostrils! Argggh!!! This one nasal spray I am using gives me relief for a an hour at most. This is the one bad thing of Oman. It's so hot everywhere outside that if you are in an air conditioned room and then back outside in the heat one too many times, there are chances of having some kind of allergy/cold situation."
(May 27, 2009, Nafisascope, http://vanillasmush.blogspot.com/2009/05/sinusitis-attack-majiggy.html)
Made-up citation: "Beware of imminent attack-majiggies! You may need to yada yada the blah blah at any whatever!"
Real citation: "The sinusitis attack-majiggy
I hateeeeeee it when my sinuses flare up and there's that constant feeling of a strong sneeze coming on, coupled with burning nostrils! Argggh!!! This one nasal spray I am using gives me relief for a an hour at most. This is the one bad thing of Oman. It's so hot everywhere outside that if you are in an air conditioned room and then back outside in the heat one too many times, there are chances of having some kind of allergy/cold situation."
(May 27, 2009, Nafisascope, http://vanillasmush.blogspot.com/2009/05/sinusitis-attack-majiggy.html)
Made-up citation: "Beware of imminent attack-majiggies! You may need to yada yada the blah blah at any whatever!"
Thursday, August 13, 2009
ham-rizon
noun. Like the horizon, but more piggy and delicious.
Real citation: "As to whether Iberico lives up to the hype, well... it depends on how much of a Ham Nerd you are, and how seriously you take things like 'trendiness' and 'European' and 'expensive = good.' That said, this meat is making waves from London to Paris to Rome, cities not lacking in native cured delicacies. So if you are a ham-thusiast looking to broaden your ham-rizons, this is probably worth a quarter pound investment. And if you want to wade in slowly, Despana has a fantastic selection of Serrano, house-made chorizo, and delicious blood sausage. So head on down, and make merry Iberian style. Just don't forget to close your eyes and pay respect to those noble pigs who roam the great Spanish plains..."
(Sept. 23, 2008, The Porkchop Express, http://www.porkchop-express.com/2008/02/bring-me-ham-of-alfredo-garcia.html)
Made-up citation: "It's time to expand our ham-rizons. Honey? Instead of a wedding dress and tux, let's wrap ourselves in bacon. I want this wedding to be special--and very appealing to bears."
Real citation: "As to whether Iberico lives up to the hype, well... it depends on how much of a Ham Nerd you are, and how seriously you take things like 'trendiness' and 'European' and 'expensive = good.' That said, this meat is making waves from London to Paris to Rome, cities not lacking in native cured delicacies. So if you are a ham-thusiast looking to broaden your ham-rizons, this is probably worth a quarter pound investment. And if you want to wade in slowly, Despana has a fantastic selection of Serrano, house-made chorizo, and delicious blood sausage. So head on down, and make merry Iberian style. Just don't forget to close your eyes and pay respect to those noble pigs who roam the great Spanish plains..."
(Sept. 23, 2008, The Porkchop Express, http://www.porkchop-express.com/2008/02/bring-me-ham-of-alfredo-garcia.html)
Made-up citation: "It's time to expand our ham-rizons. Honey? Instead of a wedding dress and tux, let's wrap ourselves in bacon. I want this wedding to be special--and very appealing to bears."
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
un-holiday-ish-esque
adj. It's not Christmas, Santa, so why are you here? Does this mean you're finally leaving Mrs. Claus for my sister?? Oh, happy day!
Real citation: "The eve of a nat'l holiday (& mid-week vacation day), but feeling decidedly un-holiday-ish (esque?) But only 3 more sleeps til I flee town!"
(June 30, 2009, agirlnamedkelly, Twitter, http://twitter.com/agirlnamedkelly/statuses/2411184114)
Made-up citation: "Though my demeanor and garb may appear severe and un-holiday-ish-esque, on the inside I am festive: I wrapped tinsel around both lungs, and stuffed a mistletoe up my butt. You can't undeck my halls, jack."
Real citation: "The eve of a nat'l holiday (& mid-week vacation day), but feeling decidedly un-holiday-ish (esque?) But only 3 more sleeps til I flee town!"
(June 30, 2009, agirlnamedkelly, Twitter, http://twitter.com/agirlnamedkelly/statuses/2411184114)
Made-up citation: "Though my demeanor and garb may appear severe and un-holiday-ish-esque, on the inside I am festive: I wrapped tinsel around both lungs, and stuffed a mistletoe up my butt. You can't undeck my halls, jack."
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
throwupitudinous
adj. Barfitudinous.
Real citation: "I heard the word blingitude on a commercial. It was a really bad commercial too. It made me feel throwupitudinous."
(Aug. 8, 2009, On Words and Upwords, Twitter, http://twitter.com/onWords/status/3192003457)
Made-up citation: "I was just recalling my athletic prime as a collegiate chicken-finger-eating champion... I succeeded because I was never throwupitudinous. Also, I was a master at writhing in pain for about 10 hours, post-competition. Ah, the good old days!"
Real citation: "I heard the word blingitude on a commercial. It was a really bad commercial too. It made me feel throwupitudinous."
(Aug. 8, 2009, On Words and Upwords, Twitter, http://twitter.com/onWords/status/3192003457)
Made-up citation: "I was just recalling my athletic prime as a collegiate chicken-finger-eating champion... I succeeded because I was never throwupitudinous. Also, I was a master at writhing in pain for about 10 hours, post-competition. Ah, the good old days!"
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Chicago-istan
noun. May contain trace elements of Chicago.
Real citation: "I lived in an English town. Very diveres culture. Great food. Very cold. It was names Chicago-istan. It's not far from the border."
(Feb. 25, 2006, My TMMO Community Forum Forums, https://www.mytotalmoneymakeover.com/modules/fusetalk3/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=27920&highlight_key=y&keyword1=vehicle)
Made-up citation: "Dear Zeus, I love being in Chicago-istan. I live in a great neighborhood, with an awesome dog, and my dungeon of virgins is first-rate."
Real citation: "I lived in an English town. Very diveres culture. Great food. Very cold. It was names Chicago-istan. It's not far from the border."
(Feb. 25, 2006, My TMMO Community Forum Forums, https://www.mytotalmoneymakeover.com/modules/fusetalk3/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=27920&highlight_key=y&keyword1=vehicle)
Made-up citation: "Dear Zeus, I love being in Chicago-istan. I live in a great neighborhood, with an awesome dog, and my dungeon of virgins is first-rate."
Saturday, August 08, 2009
crawl-under-a-rock-y
adj. Shy-y.
Real citation: "feel all gross and crawl-under-a-rock-y ): @wordlust gives good word though (not in a bible-y sense, though. In a yowzah sense)"
(Aug. 7, 2009, Cat Parker, Twitter, http://twitter.com/heysailor00/status/3182641640)
Made-up citation: "When I feel all crawl-under-a-rock-y, I find a bigger rock--like a boulder. Then I push it onto some orphans. Then I feel better!"
Real citation: "feel all gross and crawl-under-a-rock-y ): @wordlust gives good word though (not in a bible-y sense, though. In a yowzah sense)"
(Aug. 7, 2009, Cat Parker, Twitter, http://twitter.com/heysailor00/status/3182641640)
Made-up citation: "When I feel all crawl-under-a-rock-y, I find a bigger rock--like a boulder. Then I push it onto some orphans. Then I feel better!"
Friday, August 07, 2009
blow-shit-up-with-magic-ologist
noun. If this means wizard, then I want to be a wizard.
Real citation: "Am stuck in this Shadowrun mission where 90% of it is hacker-based and I am a blow-shit-up-with-magic-ologist. :P"
(Aug. 2, 2009, Moryera, Twitter, http://twitter.com/Moryera/statuses/3090397481)
Made-up citation: "Future wars will not be fought by nations, or armies, or even robots. They will consist of hellish confrontations between rival blow-shit-up-with-magic-ologists on Showtime."
Real citation: "Am stuck in this Shadowrun mission where 90% of it is hacker-based and I am a blow-shit-up-with-magic-ologist. :P"
(Aug. 2, 2009, Moryera, Twitter, http://twitter.com/Moryera/statuses/3090397481)
Made-up citation: "Future wars will not be fought by nations, or armies, or even robots. They will consist of hellish confrontations between rival blow-shit-up-with-magic-ologists on Showtime."
Thursday, August 06, 2009
fugly-pepto-pink
adj. Ew. Also, gag me with something heavy.
Real citation: "@Epiphora weird how that set is vegan friendly and yet fugly-pepto-pink. usually my people have better taste."
(Aug. 2, 2009, Merrill Cotten, Twitter, http://twitter.com/LOLmerrill/status/3084194231)
Made-up citation: "Why don't my co-workers respect me? Is it my fugly-pepto-pink hat and everpresent business snorkel? This economy is murder!"
Real citation: "@Epiphora weird how that set is vegan friendly and yet fugly-pepto-pink. usually my people have better taste."
(Aug. 2, 2009, Merrill Cotten, Twitter, http://twitter.com/LOLmerrill/status/3084194231)
Made-up citation: "Why don't my co-workers respect me? Is it my fugly-pepto-pink hat and everpresent business snorkel? This economy is murder!"
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
muffin-top-icity
noun. Oh, the flesh-manity!
Real citation: "Worst part of summer? Blatant muffin-top-icity."
(Aug. 3, 2009, Marne Zollinger, Twitter, http://twitter.com/marnedz/status/3111496431)
Made-up citation: "Muffin-top-icity and sunstroke are two of the top hazards of summer and hell, according to my doctor."
Real citation: "Worst part of summer? Blatant muffin-top-icity."
(Aug. 3, 2009, Marne Zollinger, Twitter, http://twitter.com/marnedz/status/3111496431)
Made-up citation: "Muffin-top-icity and sunstroke are two of the top hazards of summer and hell, according to my doctor."
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
non-inverse-pessimism
noun. I have a bad feeling about this word. Or do I?
Real citation: "It's called non-inverse-pessimism.
Update: I think I may have just triggered a remote mind-wipe on myself."
(May 9, 2009, Whedonverse, http://whedonesque.com/comments/20240#more)
Made-up citation: "I believe in non-inverse-pessimism, but I can't in good conscience recommend it to others. On the other hand, goat's blood is a cure-all."
Real citation: "It's called non-inverse-pessimism.
Update: I think I may have just triggered a remote mind-wipe on myself."
(May 9, 2009, Whedonverse, http://whedonesque.com/comments/20240#more)
Made-up citation: "I believe in non-inverse-pessimism, but I can't in good conscience recommend it to others. On the other hand, goat's blood is a cure-all."
Monday, August 03, 2009
hobo-stronaut
noun. Maybe they're attracted by the space junk.
Real citation: "@badbanana Yeah, you do it up there and you're an astronaut, down here and you're a hobo...stronaut. (Hmm, I may have a tv show pitch here.)"
(July 31, 2009, John Lynch, Twitter, http://twitter.com/jtlynchjr/statuses/3059751012)
Made-up citation: "Why did I become a hobo-stronaut? Well, sometimes you have to make a compromise between your own dreams and what your parents want you to be."
Real citation: "@badbanana Yeah, you do it up there and you're an astronaut, down here and you're a hobo...stronaut. (Hmm, I may have a tv show pitch here.)"
(July 31, 2009, John Lynch, Twitter, http://twitter.com/jtlynchjr/statuses/3059751012)
Made-up citation: "Why did I become a hobo-stronaut? Well, sometimes you have to make a compromise between your own dreams and what your parents want you to be."
Sunday, August 02, 2009
haiku-stipation
noun. A poetry-stifling blockage that all the prune juice and creative writing workshops in the world won't unclog. (But Spam might).
Real citation: "Just like I have Blogstipation, you have Haiku-stipation.Take some Haiku-Mucil and you'll be fine."
(Feb. 20, 2009, Tessa Scoffs, http://tessascoffs.blogspot.com/2009/02/friday-haiku_20.html)
Made-up citation: "My haiku-stipation lasted years, which pleased everyone around me. And then the dams of my soul burst: 'The beer is flowing / like the beer I spilled--oops--on / the cherry blossoms.'"
Real citation: "Just like I have Blogstipation, you have Haiku-stipation.Take some Haiku-Mucil and you'll be fine."
(Feb. 20, 2009, Tessa Scoffs, http://tessascoffs.blogspot.com/2009/02/friday-haiku_20.html)
Made-up citation: "My haiku-stipation lasted years, which pleased everyone around me. And then the dams of my soul burst: 'The beer is flowing / like the beer I spilled--oops--on / the cherry blossoms.'"
Saturday, August 01, 2009
non-humany-spirity-thingy
noun. Boooooooooo! That is all I have to say.
Real citation: "Lulu the Vampire/werewolf and Cor the non-humany-spirity-thingy...ey!!!"
(Oct. 5, 2008, Gaia Online, http://www.gaiaonline.com/journal/?mode=view&post_id=23205809)
Made-up citation: "I can deal with zombies, killbots, goblins, and linebackers.... I can defeat them in my sleep. But a non-humany-spirity-thingy? That just gives me the ibby-jibbies. That and aardvarks."
Real citation: "Lulu the Vampire/werewolf and Cor the non-humany-spirity-thingy...ey!!!"
(Oct. 5, 2008, Gaia Online, http://www.gaiaonline.com/journal/?mode=view&post_id=23205809)
Made-up citation: "I can deal with zombies, killbots, goblins, and linebackers.... I can defeat them in my sleep. But a non-humany-spirity-thingy? That just gives me the ibby-jibbies. That and aardvarks."
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