Welcome, alexz

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.

Adding to the 'words for ice and snow' list. #833

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’?

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

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.

19th c. https://books.google.ca/books?id=2yQwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA671&dq=%22Ha%27n%27t%22

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.

Wikipedia:"Alfa or Alpha? Juliett or Juliet?"

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.

Sorry for the avalanche of acronyms.

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'.

apparently bf is listed here, but not gf

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.

Other online examples show it as a chart to show how 'stoked' someone is for something.

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

er

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.

also ksjdksjd

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

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