Software written to protest. In some cases a user gets a popup with the protest message, in other cases, computers with specific country code get wiped.
Well, you enter a word in the search bar, and if you don't see a definition, you an write a comment about it. You can even add it to a list. Putting square brackets around a word ][ make a link to that word.
"RCMP asks public for help catching people starting fires known as 'Kootenay candles' at a ski hill
The RCMP detachment in Trail, B.C., is investigating a rash of "Kootenay candles" at Red Mountain Resort in nearby Rossland.
The term "Kootenay candle" has come to refer to the practice of lighting old, dead trees on fire in the middle of winter, often using sap or sapwood to start the blaze. ..." From CBC article.
"Happy #TwosDay! What happens when #two galaxy clusters collide? Sometimes they can bear a striking resemblance to the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek, apparently. Abell 1033 is located about 1.6 billion light years from Earth. Boldly Go for more:"
refers to 'those guys' at Wiktionary spotted on YouTube in That Word Chat interview with Erin McKean
I expect someone from Wiktionary to come along and say that it should be a capital W for this word, then we can reply "Citation Needed" Checkmate! Wiktionary!
Spotted in MBARI news... environmental DNA - material containing DNA which floats about the environment, and in MBARI's case, floats about in the ocean.
spotted in Canadian medical news, the Greater Toronto Hospitals have staff out due to illness and shortages meaning they have to prioritize critical cases first.
"To this Fredericton couple, born and raised No Funswickers, New Brunswick is such a hotbed of hilarity, outrageous goings-on and bizarre political antics they had to create a website to hold it all."
'The ‘polymutant spike’ proved fully resistant to neutralizing antibodies from most of the people they tested, who had either received two doses of an mRNA vaccine or recovered from COVID-19. With Omicron, “we expect there to be a significant hit”, says Bieniasz." - spotted in Nature Magazine'
Ok, Shakespeare had a time machine then, because 'flesh and blood' is all over that book.
Ephesians 6:12
King James Version
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
' “It’s a 'floalloonicle.' So it's part float, part 'balloonicle,'” said Will Coss, the executive producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. ' -NY1 news.
Refers to houses which have more space underground than above ground. Built downwards typically due to height restrictions. The building of these houses disrupts the neighbouring buildings and environment.
comes from a man who has a chubby dog which makes predictions based on it being a 'bones day' (dog has energy to do things) or a 'no bones day' (dog goes back to bed)
"The 'double weather bomb' continues to strengthen as it approaches Vancouver Island." Kasia Bodurka , Global News on twitter.
In looking up this phrase on twitter, a weather bomb is a drop of 24 millibars in 24 hours, and there have been multiple storms this year worldwide which have had double that, or 48 millibars per 24 hours.
"The stress of the pandemic has led some to experience sleep difficulties dubbed “coronasomnia”, adding to the third of us who already suffer from sleep problems" - The telegraph, Oct 24.
Spotted this in Marine Biologist twitter. Dr. Kakani Katija
Referring to NOAA Ocean Explorer "#ImageOfTheDay: October 10, 2021: A close look at a larvacean house, seen during #Okeanos 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones. Larvaceans are solitary, free-swimming tunicates that produce a fragile mucus “house” to filter small particles."
A google search of this term says it means a 'planned candid'.
Curiosity rover tweet: "I hear “plandids” are all the rage back on Earth. Did I get it right?
I took this image using my Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) which is on the turret at the end of my arm. All LEDs were off, so the Sun is my only source of illumination. http://go.nasa.gov/3zbMWwN"
The phrase is a play on words made up of the terms “pandemic” and “ping”. It refers to being notified by the NHS Covid-19 app on your phone.' - spotted on the UK's inews
I first heard this term referring to online games.
In gaming, people refer to software bugs related to different players seeing the gaming worlds not being synced up correctly as needing 'netcode' fixes.
A TikTok user known as the "Glitch Queen" started a new dance trend that's taking over the app. "Glitching" is all about making quick lurching motions that make you appear to malfunction. ' (spotted this on twitter)
'heat dome' was in the news the last few days when the pacific northwest had an intense heat wave caused by a high pressure weather event which trapped hot air near the ground.
Interestingly, this term was previously listed by me in 2016.
In Canada, the AZ shot was given to people over 40 and under 65 due to availability and people refer to the overlap with GenX taking what they are offered.
This list was from about 5 years ago looking at the verbage of a certain reddit forum which was banned soon afterwards. I would never use these words in my conversations.
in 2021, it refers to 'Variant of Concern' which now get names like Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta for the Variants from Kent, South Africa, Brazil and India.
seeing pfizered as a verb, with 'fully pfizered' as a common phrase for someone who had 2 Pfizer covid shots. some usage : fully pfizered, i am pfizered, just got pfizered . I've been pfizered
'These so-called "buttergate" anecdotes have been spreading online, with many Canadians complaining that their butter does not soften at room temperature.'
Apparently feeding cows palm oil products makes their butter have a higher melting temperature.
'Walking in the Siglauq freezer, Harris described some of the donations.
“These are some products that we will most likely use for our certain potlucks,” Harris said. “This is sheefish filet. We do have moose burger. We do have some musk ox burger.' - KOTZ radio article about Seal Oil being approved.
seeing this word being used ... my brain goes... 'what.. what is this odd looking word?' and it tries to sound it out like I was in grade 2 with a phonics book... is it a hard C or a soft C ... the brain stumbles... sounds it out to a sound which is familiar, but the letters still look like they're in a strange unfamiliar pattern. It's been a long time, but normalcy is back.
"Gastric flu, the winter vomiting bug, spewmonia: whatever you want to call it, it's out there, somewhere, festering on every surface, waiting to infect me."
question for the style guides, is 'First Dog' capitalized like it is an official title, or is it first dog for an unofficial title. Or do unofficial titles also get capitalized?
"The song, in fact, was Otis unshrugged, completely unapologetic about including some backwater parlance such as “drugstore lovin'” and an intonation of “yes I am” that came out “yessiram.” "
The list of disasters in 2020 including Fires in Australia, Covid 19, Monkeys stealing Covid Samples in India, Fires in California, Hurricane in North Carolina, Hurricane in the gulf,gassing and shooting of protesters, mass unemployment, heatwave, fascists, clowns, murder hornets, stormtroopers, fire tornado, Ebola in Africa, West Nile virus in jew Jersey, asteroid flyby, midwest derecho, ... and it's only august.
Apparently, this emoji phrase is a meme referring to shyness. It seems to have started on TikTok and spread to Twitter. It's not clear what it means in text form as TikTok is a video format
spotted in my twitter news feed as a frontline worker
"Mayor Vico Sotto is urging people to be more considerate of medical frontliners who are trying their best to cope with the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city. "
"... ‘Epi-linked’ means that public health investigations have shown that cases meet the case definition for COVID-19 but may not have been tested for a number of reasons. In future reports, new tested and epi-linked cases will be included as one number." - BC Government News.
An area in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood where car traffic has been reduced and restaurant seating has been moved outdoors for fresher air due to the pandemic.
"Splinter, a large animatronic rat whose gentleness and wisdom put the viewer in mind (no doubt intentionally) of George Lucas' Yoda." Variety's film review , 1991
"Accordingly, a factor in New York, acting for a person in Liverpool, England, and dealing with a New York merchant, would be a foreign factor. The point then arises whether this foreign factor has the same power by implication to pledge the ..."
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alexz commented on the word maidenless
maidenless is a bit of a meme word as the computer game Elden Ring has NPC characters saying "But you, I am afraid, are maidenless"
April 2, 2022
alexz commented on the list words-in-first-3-wordle-word-guess-list-fEttSrihG8
I always lead with 'canes' and then try would/wound might/light to eliminate 15 of the 26 letters of the alphabet.
March 30, 2022
alexz commented on the word protestware
Spotted 'protestware' in the news.
Software written to protest. In some cases a user gets a popup with the protest message, in other cases, computers with specific country code get wiped.
March 24, 2022
alexz commented on the word -dle
i've spotted Worldle and Quordle
March 23, 2022
alexz commented on the word demon egg
Today's XKCD refers to a 'Demon Egg' which is a reference to the demon core which was a plutonium sphere initially created for nuclear bomb making.
March 15, 2022
alexz commented on the user anix27
Well, you enter a word in the search bar, and if you don't see a definition, you an write a comment about it. You can even add it to a list. Putting square brackets around a word ][ make a link to that word.
March 7, 2022
alexz commented on the word peepoSad
ok... this is a meme phrase. I'm not familiar with the reference.
March 6, 2022
alexz commented on the word dressy cas
spotted as dress casual
Also spotted a doubling of this 'dressy dressy cas cas'
March 5, 2022
alexz commented on the word gestures wildly
All I know, is that we need a *gestures wildly* emoji.
And a in Spanish modifier.
March 2, 2022
alexz commented on the word slow roll
In 2022, it refers to a group of vehicles in a protest driving very slow to disrupt traffic, denying people access to streets.
I've also seen 'slow roll' refer to a line of anti riot police moving forward slowly, and yoinking some individuals who do not move out of the way.
February 27, 2022
alexz commented on the word Kootenay candle
spotted in BC news -
"RCMP asks public for help catching people starting fires known as 'Kootenay candles' at a ski hill
The RCMP detachment in Trail, B.C., is investigating a rash of "Kootenay candles" at Red Mountain Resort in nearby Rossland.
The term "Kootenay candle" has come to refer to the practice of lighting old, dead trees on fire in the middle of winter, often using sap or sapwood to start the blaze. ..." From CBC article.
February 27, 2022
alexz commented on the word 💙💛
spotted on Twitter, the blue heart and yellow heart mean love for the Urkaine.
February 26, 2022
alexz commented on the word tfg
Political speak for 'The former guy'
February 26, 2022
alexz commented on the list cities-named-for-animals-flowers-and-objects-fiW21tp9bQ
Saskatoon is named after the berry.
Moose Jaw, Red Deer.
Cherryville , Salmon Arm, Blaeberry , Phoenix,
Whitehorse, Tuktoyaktuk ,
February 26, 2022
alexz commented on the word Twos Day
citation on Twitter by Chandra Xray Telescope.
"Happy #TwosDay! What happens when #two galaxy clusters collide? Sometimes they can bear a striking resemblance to the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek, apparently. Abell 1033 is located about 1.6 billion light years from Earth. Boldly Go for more:"
February 22, 2022
alexz commented on the word Chinada
This slur has been around for years, usually when people criticise social programs, or when they criticise the enforcement of laws.
Blend word of China and Canada
February 20, 2022
alexz commented on the word splothery
As someone who has 800 words for Snow and Ice... i love this word.
splother goes back to Lincolnshire dialect.
https://www.google.ca/books/edition/A_Glossary_of_Words_Used_in_South_west_L/pHcKAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=splothery&pg=PA139
February 17, 2022
alexz commented on the word BoomerBook
A reference to Facebook, because 'only boomers use FaceBook'
February 16, 2022
alexz commented on the word socials
refers to 'social networks' - twitters, tictoks, facebook
February 16, 2022
alexz commented on the word wiktionarians
refers to 'those guys' at Wiktionary
spotted on YouTube in That Word Chat interview with Erin McKean
I expect someone from Wiktionary to come along and say that it should be a capital W for this word, then we can reply "Citation Needed"
Checkmate! Wiktionary!
February 16, 2022
alexz commented on the word convoyers
one term used for the convoy of idiots blocking border crossings for the last few weeks.
February 14, 2022
alexz commented on the word cry ab it
spotted on twitter as a shortening of 'Cry about it'
this had some popularity due to the olympics.
February 13, 2022
alexz commented on the list wordle-tAcc_IXQK8yV
3blue1brown went through the wordle source code to see the actual word list and did a video on it recently.
February 9, 2022
alexz commented on the word wordler
spotted as someone who plays Wordle
February 3, 2022
alexz commented on the word eDNA
Spotted in MBARI news... environmental DNA - material containing DNA which floats about the environment, and in MBARI's case, floats about in the ocean.
February 2, 2022
alexz commented on the word wordlemaster
spotted in my social media feed.
Also..
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
February 1, 2022
alexz commented on the word Snowgopogo
spotted in Canadian news... a snowy Ogopogo monster
January 29, 2022
alexz commented on the word PETSCII
This refers to the letters and graphical character elements in the Commodore 64. Each character was in a 8pixel by 8pixel square.
January 27, 2022
alexz commented on the word poopsicle
Frozen dog poop. Spotted in CBC article about Prince George's social media writer.
From the article:
'Other highlights include a message to dog owners to "scoop your poopsicles" from the snow.
"Come spring our parks are going to STINK," the post warned, once again garnering positive responses.'
January 23, 2022
alexz commented on the word megaberg
Spotted in the news - The A68 iceberg dumping fresh water into the ocean. It's a chunk of ice which broke off of an ice shelf.
January 22, 2022
alexz commented on the word deltacron
Blend word of Delta and Omicron. People being hyperbolic about the pandemic virus names.
January 9, 2022
alexz commented on the word flurona
spotted on the Colbert report... the flu plus the corona virus
January 5, 2022
alexz commented on the word code orange
spotted in Canadian medical news, the Greater Toronto Hospitals have staff out due to illness and shortages meaning they have to prioritize critical cases first.
January 5, 2022
alexz commented on the word idek
spotted again in text speak for 'i dont even know'
December 29, 2021
alexz commented on the word No Funswick
"To this Fredericton couple, born and raised No Funswickers, New Brunswick is such a hotbed of hilarity, outrageous goings-on and bizarre political antics they had to create a website to hold it all."
- CBC article on The Manatee, a satire news site.
December 29, 2021
alexz commented on the word gfm
Spotted as 'go fund me' , as in the vitual panhandling site to raise funds.
December 24, 2021
alexz commented on the word toodle-oo
spotted a british person saying 'to the loo' and immediately wondered if this the etymology.
December 24, 2021
alexz commented on the word headcanon
I'm spotting this online lately. Same definition as below.
December 15, 2021
alexz commented on the word ILs
abbreviation for 'InLaws'
December 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word tortierre
am i spelling the 'wrong', or does it needed to be added to wordnik?
December 13, 2021
alexz commented on the word monobob
Dictionary dot com is like "did you mean man boob"
and at that point, I realised my future search engine results will be changed for the worse
December 11, 2021
alexz commented on the word monobob
spotted in the news
"Canada wins bronze in World Cup monobob, four-man races at Winterberg" - Global TV
article had zero context for definition. Tweets seem to indicate it means one man bobsled.
December 11, 2021
alexz commented on the word roll tide
I'm seeing this repeatedly on a tik-tok video series.
Wikipedia has this listed as belonging to the University of Alabama for its Crimson Tide team.
December 6, 2021
alexz commented on the word shundo
This is a Pokemon Gaming term for a 'shiny hundo' , a Pokemon with 100% good stats and a shiny cosmetic.
December 4, 2021
alexz commented on the word hundo
This is a Pokemon gaming term for a captured Pokemon which has 100% good stats.
December 4, 2021
alexz commented on the word polymutant
Polymutant want a poly-cracker?
'The ‘polymutant spike’ proved fully resistant to neutralizing antibodies from most of the people they tested, who had either received two doses of an mRNA vaccine or recovered from COVID-19. With Omicron, “we expect there to be a significant hit”, says Bieniasz." - spotted in Nature Magazine'
December 4, 2021
alexz commented on the word BNPL
spotted again as 'Buy Now Pay Later'.
This time in reference to a 'buy now pay later' application added to Edge browser.
December 2, 2021
alexz commented on the word flesh and blood
Ok, Shakespeare had a time machine then, because 'flesh and blood' is all over that book.
Ephesians 6:12
King James Version
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
December 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word tiger dam
Spotted in local news
"B.C. flood: What is a Tiger Dam — and why did they spend all night building one in Abbotsford?
The dam is built using custom-made water-filled tubes around a metre high that combine to create a water barrier." - Vancouver Sun, Nov 29 2021
November 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word prindle
Refers to the Automatic gear selector - spotted on TikTok.
(and twitter has confirming usage)
Prindle because it's how people say P R N D L as shown on an automatic shifter.
November 28, 2021
alexz commented on the word flesh and blood
flesh and blood go back to biblical writings.
November 27, 2021
alexz commented on the word floof
Audubon has an article of "What’s the Difference Between a ‘Borb’ and a ‘Floof’?:
November 25, 2021
alexz commented on the word balloonicle
a balloon Vehicle. in Parade Floats
November 25, 2021
alexz commented on the word floalloonicle
' “It’s a 'floalloonicle.' So it's part float, part 'balloonicle,'” said Will Coss, the executive producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. ' -NY1 news.
I spotted this term on the Colbert Report.
November 25, 2021
alexz commented on the word atmospheric river
Here's a good satellite picture of an atmospheric river.
https://twitter.com/PeterVogel/status/1459308627181793280
November 13, 2021
alexz commented on the word iceberg house
Refers to houses which have more space underground than above ground. Built downwards typically due to height restrictions. The building of these houses disrupts the neighbouring buildings and environment.
November 11, 2021
alexz commented on the word boosted
spotted this term again in November in the 3rd dose reference.
November 11, 2021
alexz commented on the word convid
Apparently it's a flat earther / covid denier / anti-masker nickname for Covid
Spotted in Global TV BC's report on a local covid denier who likely died of Covid.
November 5, 2021
alexz commented on the word starbys
Another nickname for Starbucks coffee shop.
November 5, 2021
alexz commented on the word tier-list
A tier list is a chart which ranks items from best to worst.
S tier is for 'super' items' A tier is for great items. B is for good. C is for OK. d is not ok
E is bad and F is 'garbage'
November 3, 2021
alexz commented on the word c-tier
in the world of tier-lists
C-tier is for 'ok' items. Not good, not bad, just ok.
November 3, 2021
alexz commented on the word b-tier
b-tier refers to good items (not great and not super, but not bad either)
November 3, 2021
alexz commented on the word a-tier
a-tier refers to 'great' items. Not quite as good as 'super' s-tier, and better than b-tier for 'good items'.
November 3, 2021
alexz commented on the word s-tier
s-tier refers to 'super' tier. Best items in a ranked items chart. S is super, followed by a,b,c,d,e and F is worst.
November 3, 2021
alexz commented on the word f-tier
f- tier refers to worst tier of item
This comes from tier list videos where
S is for Super items
A is for good items
B
C
D
E
F is for worst items.
November 3, 2021
alexz commented on the word tradesies
Spotted in Vancouver Canucks twitter.
"Tradesies!!!
Signed stick Handshake candy"
November 3, 2021
alexz commented on the word trunk or treat
spotted as giving out candy from the trunk of a car
October 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word cow pat
i have seen this as cow patty
also , road apple
October 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word MandaLorganized
spotted in the Seattle Police Blotter
https://spdblotter.seattle.gov/2021/10/18/police-recover-stolen-star-wars-lego-sets-in-operation-mandalorganized-retail-theft/
October 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word pfp
pfp is textspeak for 'profile picture'.
I think it became popular on instagram first.
October 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word 5ever
encountered this word again.... a dramatic extension of 'forever' 4ever
October 28, 2021
alexz commented on the word smd
Urban Dictionary has this as a rude phrase.
October 27, 2021
alexz commented on the word no bones day
refers to a chubby dog deciding to go back to bed instead of tackling the world , bones day
October 27, 2021
alexz commented on the word bones day
comes from a man who has a chubby dog which makes predictions based on it being a 'bones day' (dog has energy to do things) or a 'no bones day' (dog goes back to bed)
October 27, 2021
alexz commented on the word Quattuorquinquagintaquadringentillion
This is a job for the really big number list https://wordnik.com/lists/really--really-large-numbers
October 25, 2021
alexz commented on the word double bomb cyclone
Also spotted as a term describing the double weather bomb
October 25, 2021
alexz commented on the word double weather bomb
Maybe start with a coffee drink, the Double Double and throw in a chocolate bomb.
October 25, 2021
alexz commented on the word double weather bomb
"The 'double weather bomb' continues to strengthen as it approaches Vancouver Island." Kasia Bodurka , Global News on twitter.
In looking up this phrase on twitter, a weather bomb is a drop of 24 millibars in 24 hours, and there have been multiple storms this year worldwide which have had double that, or 48 millibars per 24 hours.
October 24, 2021
alexz commented on the word covidsomnia
“Coronasomnia, or covidsomnia, is the term to describe sleep problems related to stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Dr. Drerup. Cleveland Clinic
October 24, 2021
alexz commented on the word coronasomnia
"The stress of the pandemic has led some to experience sleep difficulties dubbed “coronasomnia”, adding to the third of us who already suffer from sleep problems" - The telegraph, Oct 24.
October 24, 2021
alexz commented on the word SPAC
Special-purpose acquisition company
October 21, 2021
alexz commented on the list adverbs-not-ending-in-ly-5cD0Q_ZN_WY-
halfhearted sorta somewhat arse over teakettle
October 21, 2021
alexz commented on the word dimples
golf balls have dimples because they try to be cute
October 18, 2021
alexz commented on the word dalgona
The sugar based cookie from the TV show Squid Game.
October 15, 2021
alexz commented on the word snotpalace
"It’s called a #snotpalace."
Spotted this in Marine Biologist twitter. Dr. Kakani Katija
Referring to NOAA Ocean Explorer "#ImageOfTheDay: October 10, 2021: A close look at a larvacean house, seen during #Okeanos 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones. Larvaceans are solitary, free-swimming tunicates that produce a fragile mucus “house” to filter small particles."
October 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word cackle
spotted as the collective noun for covidiots.
A cackle of covidiots
October 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word quilling
spotted a BC usage of this as making art from Birch bark and porcupine quills.
October 13, 2021
alexz commented on the word lace-runner
I had a mental image of Blade Runner but with a sewing needle.
October 12, 2021
alexz commented on the word boosted
new usage in 2021
boosted in this phrase meaning having had a booster shot, or a 3rd dose of COVID vaccine.
October 12, 2021
alexz commented on the word bunnicula
Bunnicula
I keep running in to this word on Halloween
October 10, 2021
alexz commented on the word Polexit
another -exit
October 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word nillionaire
spotted this word in the twitterverse. someone out there is broke.
October 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word crapaud
I think that 'crap' comes from the 'crapper' which is a toilet invented by Mr. Crapper see crapper
October 7, 2021
alexz commented on the word crapaud
In my twitter feed, found that people in PEI sometimes say 'Holy Crapaud!"
October 5, 2021
alexz commented on the word NDTR
Spotted in the news today as 'National Day for Truth and Reconcilliation' which is on Sept 30
October 2, 2021
alexz commented on the word o11y
spotted in Linux twitter as 'Observability'
it's o, 11 middle characters, and ends in y.
(similar style to k8s )
also spelled O11y
September 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word k8s
Apparently, Kubernetes is shortened to k8s because it starts with k, has 8 middle characters, and ends in s
Also K8s
September 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word use your words
I think I first heard 'use your words' in 2019 or so.
September 25, 2021
alexz commented on the word team comp
refers to 'team composition' , In Pokemon Unite, your team is composed of different characters, so you choose your character to complement your team.
September 25, 2021
alexz commented on the word Aukus
Australia, UK, US
September 24, 2021
alexz commented on the word Fur
What about apple bottom jeans?
September 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word ravel
irreravelless
September 2, 2021
alexz commented on the user vendingmachine
Hi , I hope you get through this. Take care.
August 24, 2021
alexz commented on the word plandids
Curiosity rover just used the term 'Plandids'
A google search of this term says it means a 'planned candid'.
Curiosity rover tweet:
"I hear “plandids” are all the rage back on Earth. Did I get it right?
I took this image using my Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) which is on the turret at the end of my arm. All LEDs were off, so the Sun is my only source of illumination. http://go.nasa.gov/3zbMWwN"
August 23, 2021
alexz commented on the word fr
spotted as text speak / abbreviation of 'friend request'.
August 21, 2021
alexz commented on the word ult
in gaming, it's a shortening of an 'ultimate attack' or 'ultimate power'
August 21, 2021
alexz commented on the word d core
recently spotted dcore as a hockey term. and in searching spotted variants like d-core and d core
I think this refers to defensive core
August 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word srn
spotted in weather twitter as Srn as an abbreviation for Southern. , as in Southern BC
August 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word plantimal
spotted as a plant/animal hybrid in computer gaming
August 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word OlllllllO
This is the emoticon for a Jeep. Round Headlight, 7 vertical grills, and round headlight.
August 6, 2021
alexz commented on the word boyfie
the male version of 'wifey' referring to a boyfriend
August 5, 2021
alexz commented on the word onamonapia
Spotted on my Facebook feed "Onamonapia does not sound like its meaning."
August 4, 2021
alexz commented on the word pingdemic
'"What is the ‘pingdemic’?
July 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word QUA
QGA
Are you trying to get ants? This is how you get ants
July 26, 2021
alexz commented on the word bydhttmwfi
Spotted on Twitter as
But You Don't Have To Take My Word For It
Levar Burton used this since at least 2012 according to Urban Dictionary.
July 25, 2021
alexz commented on the word QUA
morse code , Q codes. (googled morse code qua)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_code
July 25, 2021
alexz commented on the word ANTIVA
spotted a new term for Anti-Vaxxers
July 24, 2021
alexz commented on the list set-phasers-to
I spotted Intercontinental Bezos Missile in the wild...
July 23, 2021
alexz commented on the word fire breathing dragon clouds
updating 'warmer weather report' list.
July 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word cumulonimbus flammagenitus
see fire breathing dragon clouds
July 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word fire breathing dragon clouds
Spotted in today's warm weather report, where Oregon and BC have hundreds of forest fires.
"Another name for the “fire clouds” is cumulonimbus flammagenitus, according to NASA, which also refers to the pyrocumulonimbus storms as..." - NYPost
July 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word clotshot
refers to the vaccine with a 1/100,000 chance of a person getting a blood clot.
July 20, 2021
alexz commented on the user 3crulee
Wordnik's still here. Every now and then an exorcism is required to get rid of the spammers.
July 20, 2021
alexz commented on the word desync
in gaming, it refers to when your game is not synchronized with other player's game.
desynchronized, not in sync
July 20, 2021
alexz commented on the word kelp cathedral
an underwater kelp forest
July 19, 2021
alexz commented on the word netcode
I first heard this term referring to online games.
In gaming, people refer to software bugs related to different players seeing the gaming worlds not being synced up correctly as needing 'netcode' fixes.
July 19, 2021
alexz commented on the word cronge
spotted the word cronge during a gameing stream. now cannot unsee it.
a deliberate misspelling of cringe
July 15, 2021
alexz commented on the word wly
Spotted in meteorological twitter , 'Westerly' for westerly winds.
July 15, 2021
alexz commented on the word bin chicken
Ran into this word again today, referring to birds which dig into trash cans.
maybe this is the word bilby wanted to add to the strine list
July 12, 2021
alexz commented on the user phomza25
Welcome to Wordnik
July 11, 2021
alexz commented on the word zoppity
Not sure what a zoppity is, but there is a phrase from about 2014 which goes
"Bippity boppity, gimme the zoppity "
"Pippity poppity, gimme the zoppity "
This would be a great scrabble word
July 11, 2021
alexz commented on the word AF
There is one person out there who thinks 'AF' stands for 'As Foretold'.
lets all collaborate to keep up the illusion.
https://twitter.com/MrVilhauer/status/1413232912745500679
July 11, 2021
alexz commented on the word lubbly jubbly
in looking up the phrase lovely jubbly i found references to this referring to 'lubbly jubbly' , allegedly the original slogn.
July 10, 2021
alexz commented on the word bugs
Well, the Strine list shows up in a reverse lookup of a strine word (from archive) so all hope is not lost.
https://www.wordnik.com/words/snottygobble#lists
July 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word bugs
They wayback machine has a backup in 2017
https://web.archive.org/web/20170715044538/https://www.wordnik.com/lists/strine
July 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word double jabbed
in 2021, refers to having had 2 vaccination shots. fully vaccinated.
July 8, 2021
alexz commented on the word glitching
Spotted , a new dance move
'Meet TikTok's 'Glitch Queen'
A TikTok user known as the "Glitch Queen" started a new dance trend that's taking over the app. "Glitching" is all about making quick lurching motions that make you appear to malfunction. ' (spotted this on twitter)
July 5, 2021
alexz commented on the word ice crepes
ice crepes - was spotted in the wikipedia article for 'ice circles'
July 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word heat dome
'heat dome' was in the news the last few days when the pacific northwest had an intense heat wave caused by a high pressure weather event which trapped hot air near the ground.
Interestingly, this term was previously listed by me in 2016.
June 30, 2021
alexz commented on the list human-powered-vehicles
zorb aka human hamster ball
June 26, 2021
alexz commented on the word genxzeneca
Also spelt GenXZeneca
June 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word vax-a-thon
7000 people showed up to a 32 hour vaccination event in BC over the weekend called a vax-a-thon.
BC has another long event every year which is a telethon which is for raising funds for hospitals for sick children.
June 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word genxzeneca
In Canada, the AZ shot was given to people over 40 and under 65 due to availability and people refer to the overlap with GenX taking what they are offered.
June 21, 2021
alexz commented on the word AZMod
spotted once on twitter. Refers to mixing AstraZeneca as the first vaccination shot and Moderna for the second shot.
June 21, 2021
alexz commented on the word hesi-vaxxer
spotted as someone who isn't anti-vaccination, but is hesitant
June 21, 2021
alexz commented on the word pop-up for a poke
Spotted as a nonce word referring to a pop-up vaccination clinic
June 11, 2021
alexz commented on the list forum-trollspeak
Hi Bilby,
This list was from about 5 years ago looking at the verbage of a certain reddit forum which was banned soon afterwards.
I would never use these words in my conversations.
June 11, 2021
alexz commented on the word tea-riffic
my local coffee shop just used this word.... I'm sure they're not the first to use this term.
June 8, 2021
alexz commented on the list instructions-RApHGfcqPa7w
"do not look into laser with remaining eye"
This goes back to 1993 Spectrum Magazine referencing an Edmund Scientific T-Shirt with that logo.
https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Photonics_Spectra/WWVDAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22laser+with+remaining+eye%22
June 8, 2021
alexz commented on the word VOC
in 2021, it refers to 'Variant of Concern' which now get names like Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta for the Variants from Kent, South Africa, Brazil and India.
June 7, 2021
alexz commented on the word catio
Spotted on twitter as a Cat patio.
June 7, 2021
alexz commented on the word Tank Man
Spotted in the BBC news.
'Microsoft blamed an "accidental human error" for its Bing search engine not showing image results for the query "Tank Man".
The phrase relates to the iconic image of a lone protester standing before tanks in China's Tiananmen Square during demonstrations in 1989.
On Friday users who searched for the term reported receiving the message: "There are no results for tank man".'
June 5, 2021
alexz commented on the word 4D
a reference to the slang playing 4D chess
June 4, 2021
alexz commented on the word playing 4D chess
Slang for being really smart. 2021
a step up from Spock's 3D chess.
June 4, 2021
alexz commented on the word Cutethulhu
Spotted in MBARI twitter. Term has been used by other people.
A cute little squid like creature.
June 4, 2021
alexz commented on the user johnmullen
Hello John, I wish you well, and hope you like the site.
I sometimes keep track of new words I run accross and make notes of them. You probably saw the English language change quite a bit.
June 2, 2021
alexz commented on the word paleoducken
Spotted on the late show... "A shark, eating a squid, eating a losbter, in one fossil"
May 28, 2021
alexz commented on the word throuple
spotted on the Late Show with Colbert... a three person couple
May 28, 2021
alexz commented on the word Scaramucci
Still spotted in my twitter feed
Slang: Some people call a Scaramucci a unit of time, 10 days, the time he spent working for the Trump administration.
May 23, 2021
alexz commented on the word fosho
'for sure'
May 21, 2021
alexz commented on the word quaroutine
spotted in my twitter feed as 'quarantine routine'
May 19, 2021
alexz commented on the word NFT
NFT stands for 'Non Fungible Token'
It's technology which can verify something is unique and verifiable.
In 2021, people were selling artwork using NFT's. Memes seem to be popular.
May 19, 2021
alexz commented on the word cardening
I like it. Might not be practical but I like it.
May 18, 2021
alexz commented on the word dirty bird joint
spotted in work conversation as "fried chicken takeout place"
May 13, 2021
alexz commented on the word Pfizer pflu
There was a 2010 book called
Porcupine Pflu
Big Pfarma Pfoils the Pflu.
By George S Hughes Jr.
so.. Pflu?
May 13, 2021
alexz commented on the word Pfizer pflu
Spotted Pfizer Phlu in my email inbox thanks to Erin McKean
May 12, 2021
alexz commented on the word cocomelon
Spotted in my twitter feed, no idea what it means.
May 7, 2021
alexz commented on the word high symptom burden
Hi Bilby,
Here's a link to your list https://www.wordnik.com/lists/covid19-hIH9wdrG5FkN
May 4, 2021
alexz commented on the word thatsthejoke.gif
I made a list. ermahgerd.jpg
May 4, 2021
alexz commented on the word thatsthejoke.gif
Checking twitter, I find I'm not the only one to use the phrase thatsthejoke.gif in replying to people in text format.
May 3, 2021
alexz commented on the word cheugy
I would feel out of place using this word,
May 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word Sadio
spotted in my news feed - a very sad patio.
"This Mt. Pleasant Restaurant Features ‘Sadio’, the ‘World’s Saddest Patio’" - Vancouver's Scout Magazine
April 28, 2021
alexz commented on the word double mutant
in 2021, it refers to the Indian Covid19 variant B.1.617
April 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word carbershop
Spotted in my news feed.
"'Carbershop' chorus finds renewed harmony with parking-lot rehearsals" - CBC news
a local barbershop quartet is meeting in a parking lot with cables and a sound mixer.
April 19, 2021
alexz commented on the word FOGO
Maybe in a few months we'll all experience.. FOWO Fear Of Working Office
April 18, 2021
alexz commented on the word FOGO
Spotted this word in 2021 as well, Fear of Going Out.
This year, it's to avoid crowds.
April 18, 2021
alexz commented on the word snackwiches
snackwichcraft!
April 16, 2021
alexz commented on the word AZ
In 2021, it's a common reference to the Astra Zeneca vaccine. 'the AZ vaccine' , 'the AZ'
April 15, 2021
alexz commented on the word B.1.351
name of the 'South African' variant of Covid -
April 6, 2021
alexz commented on the word P.1
April 2021, name of the 'Brazil Variant' of Covid.
April 6, 2021
alexz commented on the word pfizered
seeing pfizered as a verb, with 'fully pfizered' as a common phrase for someone who had 2 Pfizer covid shots.
some usage : fully pfizered, i am pfizered, just got pfizered . I've been pfizered
April 5, 2021
alexz commented on the list words-with-letters-in-alphabetical-order
Not sure if a bike event name counts as a word in this case.
https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
April 2, 2021
alexz commented on the list words-with-letters-in-alphabetical-order
achoos
April 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word Ha'n't
I like how google books shows this going back to the 17th century at least.
18th century here
https://books.google.ca/books?id=Z6BhAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA36&dq=%22Ha%27n%27t%22
17th century https://books.google.ca/books?id=S-ZiAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA3&dq=%22Ha%27n%27t%22
March 24, 2021
alexz commented on the word uakoko
Spotted from Science Friday Mar 19th. ""Earth-clinging rainbows are ‘uakoko,’..."
March 20, 2021
alexz commented on the word Zoom
... is now a verb. (it has yet to be a generic word like xerox, or chesterfield)
March 19, 2021
alexz commented on the word madafakas
spotted on a t-shirt picture which was posted to Facebook 'PEW PEW MADAFAKAS!'
Spotted as an alternaswear.
my 2021 list has too many swears on it.
March 18, 2021
alexz commented on the word onosecond
ohnosecond
March 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word shinola
It was a brand name for polish.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=9lAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=shinola
March 13, 2021
alexz commented on the word ceeb
spotted on Twitter as a nickname for the CBC
March 4, 2021
alexz commented on the word FacedIn
What LinkedIn users call it when people post Facebook style posts there.
March 4, 2021
alexz commented on the word algor-ethics
This seems to be a more common spelling of algorethics
March 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word algorethics
Spotted in a tweet by the Pope , asking for AI developers to ensure algorithms promote the common good.
I'm assuming it's a shortening of algorithm ethics
March 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word grdaughter
Spotted on twitter as a shortened version of the word grand-daughter
March 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word buttergate
Spotted on the BBC news.
'These so-called "buttergate" anecdotes have been spreading online, with many Canadians complaining that their butter does not soften at room temperature.'
Apparently feeding cows palm oil products makes their butter have a higher melting temperature.
February 24, 2021
alexz commented on the word tango delta
2021 Nasaspeak for Touchdown - for the Perseverance Mars Rover
February 23, 2021
alexz commented on the word new tan suit
2021 political term for the new cosmetic thing to complain about and judge.
February 21, 2021
alexz commented on the word alfa
indeed.
February 12, 2021
alexz commented on the word steamdevil
Spotted this term in BC Weather twitter.
A small dustdevil powered by the lake being hotter than the winter air on a winter day.
also steam devil
February 12, 2021
alexz commented on the word butt over boob
spotted a variant of ass over teakettle or arse over teakettle
flipped over
February 11, 2021
alexz commented on the word alfa
You'll see alfa on international phonetic charts, because not everyone speaks English, and they would pronounce alpha differently.
February 11, 2021
alexz commented on the word unmute
surprised this isn't a word of the year
February 6, 2021
alexz commented on the word B1.351
2021, this refers to the South African version of Covid 19.
February 2, 2021
alexz commented on the word dnf
spotted as DNF , 'did not finish' referring to not finishing books.
also spotted dnf'd
February 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word sheefish
'Walking in the Siglauq freezer, Harris described some of the donations.
“These are some products that we will most likely use for our certain potlucks,” Harris said. “This is sheefish filet. We do have moose burger. We do have some musk ox burger.' - KOTZ radio article about Seal Oil being approved.
January 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word BTS
one thing BTS is an abbreviation for is Behind The Scenes
January 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word Kling-offed
"...here’s a time lapse of the last time I was Kling-offed..." - Mary Chieffo describing on twitter the Klingon makeup removal process.
January 30, 2021
alexz commented on the word stonk
Spotted a free range definition in this week's news.
"STONK was an intentional mis-spelling of the word stock, because this post is referencing the apparent meme-ification of the stock market.
KNOW YOUR MEME!" - @IATSE
This weeks' news headlines included people on Reddit buying stocks in Gamestop to the dismay of hedge funds.
January 28, 2021
alexz commented on the word BoJo
spotted as a nickname for Boris Johnson
January 28, 2021
alexz commented on the word technosignature
spotted again in Astronomy. A pattern which indicates a signal was machine or technically made.
January 26, 2021
alexz commented on the word owo
another emoticon spotted online on twitter.
while uwu may be a 'cute face' emoticon. owo has the eyes open for non cute reactions.
January 23, 2021
alexz commented on the word normalcy
seeing this word being used ... my brain goes... 'what.. what is this odd looking word?' and it tries to sound it out like I was in grade 2 with a phonics book... is it a hard C or a soft C ... the brain stumbles... sounds it out to a sound which is familiar, but the letters still look like they're in a strange unfamiliar pattern. It's been a long time, but normalcy is back.
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the list twitterverse
Removed a bunch of non twitter specific acronyms and moved them to the 'txt speak' list.
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word fwiw
"for what it's worth"
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word FWIW
'for what its worth'
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word fml
see FML
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word bfn
'bye for now'
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word BFN
'bye for now'
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word SMH
text speak for 'shake my head'.
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word r
text-speak for 'are'
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word lrt
'last retweet' also LRT
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the word bcz
texting shortcut for 'because'
spotted everywhere on twitter.
January 22, 2021
alexz commented on the user kcsnowhite
I have a special list for grammar Nazis
January 21, 2021
alexz commented on the word dadcore
spotted in inauguration tweets
"bernie absolutely crushing vermont dadcore"
Bernie sanders was wearing a winter jacket and huge mittens made from recycled sweaters for the 2021 inauguration. Sensible clothes.
January 21, 2021
alexz commented on the word pretendians
spotted in CBC news. people pretending to be indigenous.
'Bell is proposing an Indigenous Identity Act, which she hopes will deter what she and others call "pretendians" from assuming Indigenous identity.'
CBC news Jan 19th.2021
January 20, 2021
alexz commented on the word Veganuary
spotted this term again in 2021.
January 19, 2021
alexz commented on the word bouta
slang for 'about to'
January 17, 2021
alexz commented on the word mishu
spotted on twitter as a cute way of saying 'miss you'.
Mishu is also a name.
January 17, 2021
alexz commented on the word Biewer
the Biewer is a small dog breed. Spotted on the CBC news.
pronounced 'beevah'
January 16, 2021
alexz commented on the word she-shed
women's answer to the man-cave
January 15, 2021
alexz commented on the word stimmy
another slang term spotted, short for stimulus check.
This is spotted in Canada and the US
other examples in the examples list include medical'ish slang for stimulants.
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word uwu
an emoticon representing a cute face.
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word dkm
text speak for 'dont kill me'
spotted 'dkm' on twitter, but had to look up definitions by googling and getting results from cyberdefinitions, urban dictionary, and slang.org
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word ya
text speak / informal for 'your'
example phrase spotted on the example tweets when looking up ya girl
"and ya girl off this weekend"
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word ihysm
text speak for 'I hate you so much'
usually not meant in a serious tone. usually used in a dramatic hyperbolic sense.
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word chonky
refers to being a bit overweight.
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word chonk
a chonky person or thing
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word gf
text speak and shortening of 'girlfriend'.
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word wnat
typically a typo of 'want' - I'm not sure if it's a deliberate typo to emphasise informal texting.
spotted on twitter when looking up examples of wna textspeak.
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word ppl's
text speak for "people's"
ppl's
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word din
spotted as text speak for 'didn't'
spotted phrase on twitter "sometimes i just really love this dude pero sometimes din i just wna kill him :) "
the examples spotted by twitter are mostly a word in Filipino usage meaning 'too' as in '... just eat too'
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word wna
text speak for 'wanna' , 'want to'
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word ba dum tss 🥁
a neat little emoji phrase. I think in this case people add the drum image to a phrase to emphasise the fact it's a sound effect to emphasise a joke.
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word starbies
short for Starbucks coffee.
yet another word found in my twitter feed.
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word shitsome
Spotted in a podcast Lexicon Valley by John McWhorter.
Google book search also shows this term going back to 1977. spotted in'The White Buffalo - Page 107'
January 14, 2021
alexz commented on the word fropa
spotted in Meteorologist twitter - Frontal Passage also FROPA
January 13, 2021
alexz commented on the word buss
spotted in twitter referring to a TikTok 'Buss it challenge'.
January 13, 2021
alexz commented on the word spox
spotted on twitter as short for spokesperson.
based on the previous 2011 comments... this is likely a keeper in the English language, but I rarely see it.
January 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word tbf
I usually read tbf as being 'to be fair'
January 9, 2021
alexz commented on the word Old Christmas
also spotted in the news.
In looking this up, Dec 25'th is the 'New Christmas' and days later is the Old Christmas.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=UZl16Hl6S08C&pg=PA397&dq=%22old+christmas+day%22
January 8, 2021
alexz commented on the word ghost gear
spotted in the news.
"Tonnes of ghost gear collected from Atlantic coast in 2020, first year of $8-million DFO program | SaltWire"
ghost gear refers to fishing gear lost at sea which affects aquatic life, tangles up fish.
January 8, 2021
alexz commented on the word tdgaf
acronym for "they don't give a f..."
January 7, 2021
alexz commented on the word spewmonia
spotted in 2008 The Guardian article as a nickname for the Norovirus.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/jan/14/comment.charliebrooker
"Gastric flu, the winter vomiting bug, spewmonia: whatever you want to call it, it's out there, somewhere, festering on every surface, waiting to infect me."
January 5, 2021
alexz commented on the word puking snow
spotted on twitter in a tweet that starts with
"This meets the definition for puking snow - @MountWashington
wants to make a run at 10-15 cm/hour snowfall rates early Tuesday PM #BCstorm"
https://twitter.com/50ShadesofVan/status/1346202909449584640
this looks like a verb noun pair, not an adjective noun pair
also... added to the great list of words for ice and snow
January 5, 2021
alexz commented on the word skelf
Scots for a large snowflake - https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-34323967
January 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word flindrikin
Scots for a light snow shower
January 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word hobo
This dictionary has a different origin story for this word https://books.google.ca/books?id=EXc7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA2191&dq=hobo
January 1, 2021
alexz commented on the word Horganbucks
Horganbux
December 31, 2020
alexz commented on the word Horganbux
In British Columbia, it's a 500 dollars per person stimulus payment for 2020. Named after John Horgan, Premier of British Columbia
December 31, 2020
alexz commented on the word clusterfond
Spotted as a Late Show with Steven Colbert segment "2020: The Year That Took Years. What A Clusterfond Look Back."
in Colbert's example, it's a blend of 'fond' and 'clusterf***'; however google has different uses for this word.
December 31, 2020
alexz commented on the word B.1.1.7
The name in the news for the new December UK variant of the Coronavirus
December 30, 2020
alexz commented on the word gumsucker
I'm sure officially, they'd use something like Tasmanian... but you know there's people out there using the word Tasmaniac
December 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word conspiraloon
spotted on FB and twitter... because 2020
December 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word lolsob
spotted this term again in 2020. I don't see this word much, but when I do, I wonder if it's a new word.
December 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word Anglo'Rona
Spotted Anglo'Rona in William Gibson twitter.
December 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word gumsucker
I was in Sydney and Melbourne for 6 months in 97, and remember someone calling Sydney 'Sin City'.
I'm not sure if it's common there.
December 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word ru
I typically see this to mean 'are you' in texting/tweeting
December 24, 2020
alexz commented on the word toquing
toques have been verbed
to knit a toque
spotted in cbc news
December 24, 2020
alexz commented on the word gtf
spotted on twitter... means the first 3 words of gtfo
December 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word sometimey
spotted this on twitter, but it seems this has been a word since 2012 as per resettee's comment.
Google books has an early citation from 1963, Jet Magazine
Jet - Mar. 14, 1963 - Page 28
December 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word sm
Texting abbreviation for 'so much'
example tweet "i love this song sm "
December 20, 2020
alexz commented on the word perfectenschlag
spotted this on twitter....
Attributed to Dwight from the tv show, The Office
December 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word holidistance
New term coined by Health Canada PHAC on twitter.
Hope to never see this term again.
December 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word tmr
text-speak spotted on twitter - shortened version of 'tomorrow'
December 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word borbs
I'm picturing linguists, 100 years from now, wondering where 'borbs' originated from, and seeing this discussion.
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word borbs
I don't think borb is a smaller version of birb.
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word clinchpoop
Citation I spotted was by William Gibson on twitter
'Polygraphic Butt Detector: “Our Russian’s a clinchpoop, the pad’s sayin’.” '
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word aprescient
Spotted in a William Gibson tweet.
' Is there a word for this ? "Aprescient?" '
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word borbs
spotted on twitter "i also saw the tiny borbs"
referencing small birds.
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word stoke-o-meter
My local ski hill - Mt. Seymour , has a stoke-o-meter to show how much fresh snow is on the hill each day.
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word barf-o-rific
unique word in my twitter feed.
not sure how it has
reverse dictionary (2524)
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word cristopilled
spotted in my twitter feed.
twitter seems to only show 1 citation
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word clinchpoop
spotted this word again in 2020
December 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word headassery
if there's headarsery then there's headassery
December 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word spreadnecks
covid superspreader rednecks.
spotted on twitt
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December 10, 2020
alexz commented on the word Mando
In 2020, I'm seeing this word be a shortening of the Mandolorian.
other uses seem to have it short for Mandatory.
December 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word vague tweeting
another oddity in the twitterverse
December 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word N'awlins
Spotted on the Late Show for New Orleans
December 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word spoopy
2020, this word is still sticking around in social media. It seems to be a keeper in the language.
November 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word Ronatussin
oops. I deleted my previous comment. sorry.
November 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word qbots
online social media bots which promote qanon
November 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word doggocorn
spotted this word today in Nasa's astronauts reading fanmail video. One person got a doggocorn card.
doggo / unicorn.
November 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word key ceremony
nothing quite like the term 'ceremony' to make technology seem like a cult religion.
a key ceremony is a procedure followed in exchanging and initializing encryption keys.
November 25, 2020
alexz commented on the word muffin fan
goes back to the 1950s with the Rotron Gold Seal Muffin fan.
the 1950's version didn't have the square mounting flanges, so you would see the cupcake shaped ducting around the fan.
November 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word ree-donk
Spotted a new word on twitter. Only see one citation of it in twitter. Am ok with that.
November 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word sumn
spotted on twitter, appears to be 'something' or 'someone'.
November 20, 2020
alexz commented on the word cli-fi
spotted this term again. seems that the term cli-fi has some sticking power.
November 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word First Dog
question for the style guides, is 'First Dog' capitalized like it is an official title, or is it first dog for an unofficial title. Or do unofficial titles also get capitalized?
November 9, 2020
alexz commented on the word second gentleman
The UK and New Zealand seem to use a generic 'spouse' term
"Spouse of the Prime Minister of New Zealand"
"Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom"
- according to Wikipedia
November 9, 2020
alexz commented on the word second gentleman
"Vice president-elect Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff will become America’s first ‘second gentleman’" - NBC Bay Area news.
The article clarifies that it is an unofficial term at this time.
November 8, 2020
alexz commented on the word ksjdksjdk
ksjdksjdk appears to be a real word on twitter based on the usage.
November 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word kitchen party
Kitchen parties are popular in BC and Newfoundland.
November 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word half-masting
Spotted in Government of Canada Twitter.
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/half-masting-notices.html
November 3, 2020
alexz commented on the word jear desus
I like how this is a phrase now.
October 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word Spooktober
Spotted in my twitter feed. suspect this word has been around since 1985 at least.
October 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word mother of pearl clouds
a polar stratospheric cloud -
a cloud in high latitudes which is formed of Ice crystals instead of water vapour, and when lit by a low sun, produces a rainbow effect.
October 21, 2020
alexz commented on the word gaf
spotted on twitter for 'give a f...'
October 20, 2020
alexz commented on the word DIFI
Spotted as a twitterese shortening of Dianne Fienstein
October 18, 2020
alexz commented on the word cdns
spotted on twitter as a shortening of Canadians
October 17, 2020
alexz commented on the word candy chute
keeping halloween candy giving physically distant.
October 17, 2020
alexz commented on the list verba-tuberum
usually when you add a new word to a list, the list gets updated, and it shows up as a new list.
October 17, 2020
alexz commented on the word snowtober
I've seen Snowtember, but not Snowtober before, maybe because in Canada October snow is expected.
October 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word igate
spotted in amateur radio twitter as an internet gateway
also igated igates
October 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word igated
to connect amateur radio to the internet - internet gatewayed
see also igates igate
October 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word igates
spotted on Amateur radio twitter for Internet Gateways - a radio to internet linkl
also igated as a verb
spotted phrase "...Digipeaters retransmit the packet, and iGates refile the packets on the internet. These beacons were heard on 10/30/2018."
twitter search phrase: 'igates radio'
October 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word no cap
"no lie"
October 12, 2020
alexz commented on the word vienna sandstone
word shows up in 'random word' but not definition.
October 9, 2020
alexz commented on the word yessiram
"The song, in fact, was Otis unshrugged, completely unapologetic about including some backwater parlance such as “drugstore lovin'” and an intonation of “yes I am” that came out “yessiram.” "
https://books.google.ca/books?id=HCWdBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT260&dq=yessiram
Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of ...
By Mark Ribowsky
October 6, 2020
alexz commented on the user alexz
Hi Emily,
You might want to consult a real linguist such as Gretchen McCulloch for your dictionary.
October 6, 2020
alexz commented on the word yessiram
Spotted in the Black Crowes and the Otis Redding versions of Hard To Handle
"cause mama I'm sure hard to handle now yessiram"
October 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word pollicle
Refers to Pollicle Dogs
from TS Eliot https://books.google.ca/books?id=ID1IDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT160
October 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word jellicle
Refers to Jellicle Cats -
the cats in the play Cats
inspired from
TS. Eliot
https://books.google.ca/books?id=ID1IDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT160
October 4, 2020
alexz commented on the list covid19-hIH9wdrG5FkN
*throws a link to this list from 2020 list*
so, pods or bubbles ?
I wonder if we need a linguist map for that.
xkcd 2339
September 27, 2020
alexz commented on the user kalyan01
Looks like you're trying to promote a dodgy site.
September 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word blursday
when days blur together, midweek-ish
September 25, 2020
alexz commented on the word septober
when the fall months blur together.
September 25, 2020
alexz commented on the word hydrosonic
google books first shows this word since 1920 and 1928.
usually refers to ultrasonic cleaning in the 1940s
recent usage refers to dental cleaning device product names.
September 24, 2020
alexz commented on the user kit
Hi @bilby , hope you're doing well. When I saw your strong opinion, i just had to look for an old citation of a typo. :)
September 19, 2020
alexz commented on the word sus
listed as Aus / nz term as suss
sussing
September 16, 2020
alexz commented on the user kit
@bilby, since 1988.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=kxZ5AAAAMAAJ&q=%22minimilize%22 page xix
September 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word fgs
spotted this on twitter as 'for gods sake'.
In looking at the examples list, it seems it also means 'field goals' in football
September 11, 2020
alexz commented on the word sovcit
short for 'sovereign citizen'
September 8, 2020
alexz commented on the list -enniums-sUi_Ipqp0auw
centennium
September 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word ion fw
Examples which disagree with you ry would be the phrase 'i fw you'
not every use of a word is carved in stone
September 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word twindemic
yay, 2 pandemics at once
#2020 Bingo Card
September 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word 2020 bingo card
The list of disasters in 2020 including Fires in Australia, Covid 19, Monkeys stealing Covid Samples in India, Fires in California, Hurricane in North Carolina, Hurricane in the gulf,gassing and shooting of protesters, mass unemployment, heatwave, fascists, clowns, murder hornets, stormtroopers, fire tornado, Ebola in Africa, West Nile virus in jew Jersey, asteroid flyby, midwest derecho, ... and it's only august.
August 30, 2020
alexz commented on the word deadass
In a books search, this shows up in
American slang: - Page 128
Bernhard Schmid - 1997
August 30, 2020
alexz commented on the word 👉👈
Michelangelo - Creation of Adam
ET the Extra Terrestrial
August 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word 👉👈
Apparently, this emoji phrase is a meme referring to shyness. It seems to have started on TikTok and spread to Twitter. It's not clear what it means in text form as TikTok is a video format
August 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word MIS-C
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
August 29, 2020
alexz commented on the word ion fw
Some slang meanings change. The "F'ing want" is starting to be used now.
Twitter search https://twitter.com/search?q=ion%20fw%20means&src=typed_query
August 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word fw
slang evolves over time.
August 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word ion fw
twitterspeak for "I don't f***ing want"
August 26, 2020
alexz commented on the word ion
spotted in 2020 twitterspeak "I don't"
August 26, 2020
alexz commented on the word fw
2020, spotted this in Twitterspeak as 'F*cking Want'
August 26, 2020
alexz commented on the list 2-7i3VJGFsq5R
my corona
August 25, 2020
alexz commented on the list 27-rUML3mR0pliL
My Sharona
August 24, 2020
alexz commented on the word HCQ
hydroxychloroquine
August 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word lingcomm
perfectly cromulent word, Lingthusiasm.
August 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word TCM
Nasaspeak for Trajectory Correction Maneuver
aka - steering the rocket a bit.
August 15, 2020
alexz commented on the word mask slacker
a 1918 pandemic term for someone who didn't want to wear a mask during the 1918 Spanish Flu
August 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word zutor
a videoconferencing tutor.
another word to ban for 2021
August 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word frontliner
spotted in my twitter news feed as a frontline worker
"Mayor Vico Sotto is urging people to be more considerate of medical frontliners who are trying their best to cope with the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the city. "
August 3, 2020
alexz commented on the word NTO
dinitrogen tetroxide
a hypergolic fuel used on the Dragon Space capsule.
August 2, 2020
alexz commented on the word tenament
typo of tenement
August 2, 2020
alexz commented on the word kranch
It's already on my list of words to Ban for 2021. I wonder if Northwestern is reading this.
July 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word UBI
Spotted in my twitter newsfeed as Universal Basic Income
July 26, 2020
alexz commented on the word hwæt
Not sure why this word isn't listed.
July 26, 2020
alexz commented on the word yday
Spotted in work chat for 'yesterday'.
seems to have same meaning on twitter.
July 25, 2020
alexz commented on the word spinal chord
the chord spelling was more common in the 19th century. Google Book's ngram viewer is good for checking general word trends,
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=spinal+cord%2Cspinal+chord&year_start=1600&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3
July 23, 2020
alexz commented on the word paranoimia
was watching an old Max Headroom music video and noticed it's spelled paranoimia instead of paranoia
a word from 1986
July 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word kranch
First it wasy mayochup, now it's kranch.
(ketchup / ranch )
July 19, 2020
alexz commented on the word heroing
spotted this newly verbed noun in my twitter feed.
July 18, 2020
alexz commented on the word NEOWISE
July 2020, now is also the name of a discovered comet 2020.
July 17, 2020
alexz commented on the word community immunity
this outbreak phrase is a bit of a mouthful. I wonder if there's a shortening of this.
July 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word epi-linked
Spotted in British Columbia virus tracking.
"... ‘Epi-linked’ means that public health investigations have shown that cases meet the case definition for COVID-19 but may not have been tested for a number of reasons. In future reports, new tested and epi-linked cases will be included as one number." - BC Government News.
July 8, 2020
alexz commented on the word PCMR
In casual computing and gaming - refers to "PC Master Race"
A bit of humour at the Mac versus PC versus Game Consoles.
There are groups and forums that use that term.
People usually use it when bragging about their expensive computer.
July 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word AMLO
Mexican President
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
spotted this in USMCA/Nafta news.
July 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word patiotown
An area in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood where car traffic has been reduced and restaurant seating has been moved outdoors for fresher air due to the pandemic.
July 7, 2020
alexz commented on the word boogaloo
@bilby , Scarequotes link had the modern usage. The ADL has more background.
https://www.adl.org/blog/the-boogaloo-extremists-new-slang-term-for-a-coming-civil-war
you'll also see shortening of the term like boog bois
July 5, 2020
alexz commented on the list a-group-of-bilbies-is-called
Actual collective groups of bilbies based on internet searches..
Ie. Hatfull https://twitter.com/Burrow43/status/458956313305694208
July 2, 2020
alexz commented on the list flock-SQDwYaqcXcDo
@bilby I made a list... https://www.wordnik.com/lists/a-group-of-bilbies-is-called
July 2, 2020
alexz commented on the word love that for you
Spotted this in political twitter. Due to the TV show Schitt's Creek, it has a sarcastic meaning.
Urban Dictionary has it as '... but you don't actually care'.
Maybe this is a TV show kind of phrase, or an East coast phrase, I haven't seen it on the west coat myself.
July 2, 2020
alexz commented on the word borexino
Spotted in science news as Borexino - a solar neutrino experiment
June 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word sentient six foot animatronic rats
"Splinter, a large animatronic rat whose gentleness and wisdom put the viewer in mind (no doubt intentionally) of George Lucas' Yoda." Variety's film review , 1991
June 28, 2020
alexz commented on the word bumbling
Maybe it's what people call using the Bumble app, no, nobody calls it that.
June 27, 2020
alexz commented on the word ep
words like zhe didn't get picked up by people outside of the community who use that word, while a word like 'they' already has a known meaning.
June 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word kunth
A quick google search shows that this refers to several plants.
Wikipedia has a few matches. Looks like an Indian word at first glance without reading any of the linked pages from search.
June 22, 2020
alexz commented on the word CHOP
New name for CHAZ , Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.
June 21, 2020
alexz commented on the word palooka
My theory is that it came from 1940s movies from Australia given the definition about boxing
https://books.google.ca/books?id=SPps6d210zYC&pg=PA74&dq=palooka
Maybe it's from a decade earlier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNoG7NDOyc4 1930's movie and comic strips.
June 21, 2020
alexz commented on the word farticles
spotted on the Colbert show, June 18th, regarding aerosols produced by toilet flushes.
This 1977 Scientific Paper may be a typo though - https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/GL004i008p00311
June 19, 2020
alexz commented on the word bilbylicious
sounds like a Black Eyed Peas song
June 18, 2020
alexz commented on the word shitstem
It refers to a corrupt system.
June 17, 2020
alexz commented on the word shitstem
I heard this term when I was a kid. This term still applies today.
June 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word foreign factor
Sounds like a legal term regarding multinational companies.
https://books.google.ca/books?id=pr9CAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA49&dq=%22foreign+factor%22
Columbia Law Times, page 49 circa 1891
"Accordingly, a factor in New York, acting for a person in Liverpool, England, and dealing with a New York merchant, would be a foreign factor. The point then arises whether this foreign factor has the same power by implication to pledge the ..."
June 16, 2020
alexz commented on the word yeet
I think this is the year for yeet to be a scrabble word.
Also Scrabble dictionary, why not antidisestablishmentarianism
(I have an old 2015 'to be a scrabble word' list based on twitter comments.)
June 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word kaiju
Kaiju are the Godzilla sized monsters in the movie Pacific Rim, set in 2020.
#workin-on-my-robot-skills
The examples at wordnik have the term coming from Japanese for 'mysterious beast' or 'monster'.
June 11, 2020
alexz commented on the word cownado
In looking up 'movies set in 2020' on Wikipedia, one of the movies set this year included a Cownado as a side storm to Sharknados
It's 2020, Dude, Where's my giant robot?
June 10, 2020
alexz commented on the word istg
Spotted this again on twitter and didn't know what it meant.
In looking at examples on Twitter, the examples of this in a phrase are so odd.
June 5, 2020
alexz commented on the word HAF
Spotted on twitter , very difficult
Hard af
June 4, 2020
alexz commented on the word onosecond
Spotted in a Tom Scott video , the time it takes to realize you just made a mistake.
June 4, 2020
alexz commented on the list contemporary-nasa-and-esa-terms
In NASAspeak, Shannon refers to Shannon Ireland
On Wordnik, Shannon gives a 404 error.
May 30, 2020
alexz commented on the word 28-3
Term comes from the 2017 Superbowl where a team had a 28-3 lead and yet lost.
either refers to the possibility of turning a bad situation around, or losing after having an incredible lead
May 30, 2020
alexz commented on the word ferda
Saw this term in a 2017 mountain biking video, Ferda is slang 'for the'
A quick online search shows it being a hockey term 'Ferda boys' Apparently it's also on Letterkenney, but I don't watch that show.
May 24, 2020
alexz commented on the word smoothbrain
Found a new insult term on Twitter. It's an insult at someone's intelligence as a smart brain is supposed to have lots of folds and wrinkles.
May 23, 2020
alexz commented on the word girth certificate
spotted this on twitter, nearly died laughing.
May 20, 2020
alexz commented on the word COVID-19
I'd have to say that WuFlu is even more unloved than COVID-19 due to its racist tones. (listed Jan 24)
May 14, 2020
alexz commented on the word watchawl
spotted in the wild social media feeds.
'what are you all'
May 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word undercut
Spotted in Twitter as a haircut. The hair on the bottom is cut short, top remains longer.
May 13, 2020
alexz commented on the word COVID-19
Spotted on the Colbert Report that in French, COVID-19 is feminine.
While coronavirus is masculine. (Collins Dictionary)
I suspect that one rule of linguistics is that languages are not required to logical.
May 13, 2020
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