"A morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey when young and black in old age."
"In geology, basement and crystalline basement are crystalline rocks lying above the mantle and beneath all other rocks and sediments. They are sometimes exposed at the surface, but often they are buried under miles of rock and sediment.
"Safe, dignified housing is a human right that every person deserves. However, the housing system in the U.S. was built on the idea that housing is about generating profit, and is a luxury for only those with financial privilege. Rising costs of living, climate disasters, and a history of targeted racist policies all make secure housing increasingly more difficult to access. Our connection to land should be about setting roots, not turning profits. That’s where decommodified housing comes in."
The systemic bias, discrimination, and mistreatment of women in healthcare settings.
The healthcare system has largely been made by men, for men.
As a result, the male body has been treated as the biological default. This healthcare gender prejudice has left gaping knowledge gaps around how illness and pain impact women.
Monsoon refers to a simple percolator invented by Chameleon Glass. Similar to the trap under your sink, the monsoon percolator relies on gravity and the surface tension of water to create a passage for air/smoke to be drawn through water for cooling and filtration. Because it is enclosed, the water remains inside the percolator until you want to remove it for cleaning. Knock offs refer to it as a Spbubbler (Spill Proof Bubbler) or Spoon Bub.
The Monsoon was originally designed as a vaporizer attachment for musician/visual artist Pakelika during the summer tour of KMK in 2003. It can be seen in his hands on the back cover of Koast to Koast. Pak had severe asthma and required mobile filtration that did not overtly look like a bong because KMK was routinely stopped and searched at almost every state line while on tour. He asked Chameleon to design this apparatus for his use.
The first documented use of the Easter Bilby concept was in March 1968 when a 9-year-old girl Rose-Marie Dusting, wrote a story, "Billy The Aussie Easter Bilby," which she published as a book 11 years later. The story helped catalyse the public's interest in saving the bilby. In 1991, Nicholas Newland from the 'Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia' also developed the idea of the Easter Bilby to raise awareness about the environmental damage that feral rabbits cause and to replace the Easter Bunny with true native wildlife.
Since chicken manure was scarce, most pre-twentieth century market gardeners depended on seemingly unlimited supplies of "short manure," generally from horses. The difference between the "long" and the "short" manure was bedding. Long manure contained straw from the stall while short manure was pure street sweepings without adulterants. Hopefully, the straw portion of long manure had absorbed a quantity of urine.
People of that era knew the fine points of hay quality as well as people today know their gasoline. Horses expected to do a day's work were fed on grass or grass/clover mixes that had been cut and dried while they still had a high protein content. Leafy hay was highly prized while hay that upon close inspection revealed lots of stems and seed heads would be rejected by a smart buyer. The working horse's diet was supplemented with a daily ration of grain. Consequently, uncomposted fresh short manure probably started out with a C/N around 15:1. However, don't count on anything that good from horses these days. Most horses aren't worked daily so their fodder is often poor. Judging from the stemmy, cut-too-late grass hay our local horses have to try to survive on, if I could find bedding-free horse manure it would probably have a C/N more like 20:1. Manure from physically fit thoroughbred race horses is probably excellent.
Using fresh horse manure in soil gave many vegetables a harsh flavor so it was first composted by mixing in some soil (a good idea because otherwise a great deal of ammonia would escape the heap). Market gardeners raising highly demanding crops like cauliflower and celery amended composted short manure by the inches-thick layer. Lesser nutrient-demanding crops like snap beans, lettuce, and roots followed these intensively fertilized vegetables without further compost.
Long manures containing lots of straw were considered useful only for field crops or root vegetables. Wise farmers conserved the nitrogen and promptly composted long manures. After heating and turning the resulting C/N would probably be in a little below 20:1. After tilling it in, a short period of time was allowed while the soil digested this compost before sowing seeds. Lazy farmers spread raw manure load by load as it came from the barn and tilled it in once the entire field was covered. This easy method allows much nitrogen to escape as ammonia while the manure dries in the sun. Commercial vegetable growers had little use for long manure.
It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle within the cemetery at a speed in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour; all vehicles shall be restricted to the cemetery roads and shall drive and park on the right side. No undue noise shall be permitted by vehicles traveling through the cemetery and only licensed drivers may operate vehicles within the cemetery grounds.
No drinking, picnicking or participation in any sporting event of game activities shall be permitted within the grounds.
All persons are reminded that the grounds are sacredly devoted to the burial of the dead and that the provisions and penalties of the law as provided by State Statute and City Code, shall be strictly enforced in all cases of wanton injury, disturbances or disregard of these rules.
(medicine, pathology) Elongated labia, a feature of certain Khoikhoi and other African women who develop, naturally or though artificial stretching, relatively elongated labia minora.
c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies … (First Folio), London: ... Isaac Iaggard, and Edward Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, Act II, scene iii:
The number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of live hogs, used by farmers to decide whether it is more lucrative to sell their corn or to feed hogs with it and sell those.
(slang, neologism) The state of being unapologetically lethargic, slovenly, and prone to odd and self-indulgent behavior.
From modern fantasy depictions of goblins as filthy, brutish, cave-dwelling creatures, a departure from older folkloric depictions first used by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Hobbit (1937). The term is first attested on Twitter in 2009, but gained popularity in 2022.
go bitchcakes (third-person singular simple present goes bitchcakes, present participle going bitchcakes, simple past went bitchcakes, past participle gone bitchcakes)
(slang, vulgar) To go crazy; to get extremely angry; to flip out.
A relatively rare form of cloud-to-ground lightning which appears to break up into a string of short, bright sections, and lasts longer than the usual discharge channel.
(music) A simple musical instrument consisting of a wooden tube with a hole in it, used like a modern kazoo.
2011, Christopher Welch, Six Lectures on the Recorder and Other Flutes in Relation to Literature:
Now there was in Shakespeare's time a pipe called the eunuch flute. It was not an instrument that could generate sound but only a contrivance for imparting to the voice a trembling or buzzing sort of tone not unlike that which children produce by means of a piece of paper folded over a comb.
(Britain, regional) A pedestrian crossing equipped with traffic lights operated by the pedestrians, same as pelican crossing, but also allowing bicycles to cross.
1881, Adam Woolbever, Treasury of Wisdom, Wit and Humor, Odd Comparisons and Proverbs, page 464:
A viceroy of Ireland asked one of his guests at a public dinner why there were no toads in Ireland? to which he replied, “because there are so many toad eaters."
A traditional drink made by soaking hard toast in water.
1884 October 15, The Annals of Hygiene, volume 1, number 4, page 96:
Toast water simple, good in cases of thirst and nausea from diarrhœa, is about one-fourth of a pound of bread toasted slowly to a very dark brown color (not burned), broken into a hot mug or pitcher, with a quart of boiling water poured upon it, covered close until cold.
(genetics) An individual who may be clinically unaffected but who must carry a gene mutation based on analysis of the family history; this usually applies to disorders inherited in an autosomal recessive and X-linked recessive manner.
A flowering plant in the mint family, Physostegia virginiana, native to eastern North America and known for the way that individual flowers stay in the position they're moved to when pushed to one side or the other.
tankhughes Tank. Let's talk puzzles. Kindly email me at my name (first and last; one word) at gmail. I am the creator of this comic, so you can find my name here.
Where are the puzzles you have created? I play numerous word puzzles per day via my membership at The Puzzle Society on GoComics. Beware. I am brutally honest about what I like and don't like when it comes to puzzles.
An order of long-necked eels found in the deep sea: distinguished by the well-developed bones of the jaw, which are joined immovably to the cranium. Only one species is known, Derichthys serpentinus, constituting the family Derichthyidæ.
A machine for cracking or crushing cocoa. It consists of a pair of horizontal rolls for cracking the shells, and a winnowing fan for removing the broken shells and dust. It is usually combined with a rotary screen for sorting the broken cocoa and removing undesirable portions.
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the language and literature component. Common German names for the field are Germanistik, Deutsche Philologie, and Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft und Literaturwissenschaft. In English, the terms Germanistics or Germanics / germanics are sometimes used (mostly by Germans), but the subject is more often referred to as German studies, German language and literature, or German philology.
Modern German studies is usually seen as a combination of two sub-disciplines: German linguistics and Germanophone literature studies.
In sports analytics, sabermetrics (originally SABRmetrics) is the empirical analysis of baseball, especially baseball statistics that measure in-game activity. Sabermetricians collect and summarize the relevant data from this in-game activity to answer specific questions. The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research, founded in 1971. The term "sabermetrics" was coined by Bill James, who is one of its pioneers and is often considered its most prominent advocate and public face.
Prusten is a form of communicative behaviour exhibited by some members of the family Felidae. Prusten is also referred to as chuffing or chuffle (verb and noun). It is described as a short, low intensity, non-threatening vocalization. In order to vocalize a chuff, the animal's mouth is closed and air is blown through the nostrils, producing a breathy snort. It is typically accompanied by a head bobbing movement. It is often used between two cats as a greeting, during courting, or by a mother comforting her cubs. The vocalization is produced by tigers, jaguars, snow leopards, clouded leopards and even polar bears. Prusten has significance in both the fields of evolution and conservation.
"The monthly veterinary report of July 31, 2023 assessed that the pulmonary lesion was smaller. Bloodwork and chuff (blowhole exhalation samples) were unremarkable, with a very low white blood cell count in Lolita's chuff samples. In summary, the veterinarians were seeing incremental improvements in her health. Nonetheless, she was still fighting the chronic infection in her lung, and continued to receive daily Faropenem and antifungal medications."
"If 1990s sitcoms were characterised by sexually liberated pals cracking wise, and the 00s by docu-realist, workplace-based cringe comedy, this decade has been dominated by the sadcom, a strain of comedy-drama shuddering under the weight of personal hardship and the idea that actual jokes are largely unnecessary."
Perhaps if you stick around a little longer, you'll realize that wordnik is about including as many words and definitions as possible, flattering or otherwise.
The definitions included under an entry (ie. "The Century Dictionary" or "Wiktionary") have nothing to do with wordnik. These are merely a collection of sources gathered from the internet.
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Order of the Three Stars (Latvian: Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra", meaning "Through hardships to the stars". --Wikipedia
Swedish death cleaning is a method of organizing and decluttering your home before you die to lessen the burden of your loved ones after you've passed. Usually older people or those battling a terminal illness partake in Swedish death cleaning.
An appeal to ignorance is a claim that something must be true because it hasn’t been proven false. It can also be a claim that something must be false because it hasn’t been proven true. This is also known as the burden of proof fallacy.
With a slippery slope fallacy, the arguer claims a specific series of events will follow one starting point, typically with no supporting evidence for this chain of events.
An equivocation is a statement crafted to mislead or confuse readers or listeners by using multiple meanings or interpretations of a word or simply through unclear phrasing.
Just because someone's argument relies on a fallacy doesn't necessarily mean that their claim is inherently untrue.
Making a fallacy-riddled claim doesn't automatically invalidate the premise of the argument — it just means the argument doesn't actually validate their premise. In other words, their argument sucks, but they aren't necessarily wrong.
If two things appear to be correlated, this doesn't necessarily indicate that one of those things irrefutably caused the other thing.
This might seem like an obvious fallacy to spot, but it can be challenging to catch in practice — particularly when you really want to find a correlation between two points of data to prove your point.
This fallacy occurs when someone draws expansive conclusions based on inadequate or insufficient evidence. In other words, they jump to conclusions about the validity of a proposition with some — but not enough — evidence to back it up, and overlook potential counterarguments.
Slothful induction is the exact inverse of the hasty generalization fallacy. This fallacy occurs when sufficient logical evidence strongly indicates a particular conclusion is true, but someone fails to acknowledge it, instead attributing the outcome to coincidence or something unrelated entirely.
This common fallacy misleads by presenting complex issues in terms of two inherently opposed sides. Instead of acknowledging that most (if not all) issues can be thought of on a spectrum of possibilities and stances, the false dilemma fallacy asserts that there are only two mutually exclusive outcomes.
This fallacy is particularly problematic because it can lend false credence to extreme stances, ignoring opportunities for compromise or chances to re-frame the issue in a new way.
While appeals to authority are by no means always fallacious, they can quickly become dangerous when you rely too heavily on the opinion of a single person — especially if that person is attempting to validate something outside of their expertise.
Getting an authority figure to back your proposition can be a powerful addition to an existing argument, but it can't be the pillar your entire argument rests on. Just because someone in a position of power believes something to be true, doesn't make it true.
Just because a significant population of people believe a proposition is true, doesn't automatically make it true. Popularity alone is not enough to validate an argument, though it's often used as a standalone justification of validity. Arguments in this style don't take into account whether or not the population validating the argument is actually qualified to do so, or if contrary evidence exists.
While most of us expect to see bandwagon arguments in advertising (e.g., "three out of four people think X brand toothpaste cleans teeth best"), this fallacy can easily sneak its way into everyday meetings and conversations.
This fallacy occurs when your opponent over-simplifies or misrepresents your argument (i.e., setting up a "straw man") to make it easier to attack or refute. Instead of fully addressing your actual argument, speakers relying on this fallacy present a superficially similar — but ultimately not equal — version of your real stance, helping them create the illusion of easily defeating you.
An ad hominem fallacy occurs when you attack someone personally rather than using logic to refute their argument.
Instead they’ll attack physical appearance, personal traits, or other irrelevant characteristics to criticize the other’s point of view. These attacks can also be leveled at institutions or groups.
Often used to protect assertions that rely on universal generalizations (like "all Marketers love pie") this fallacy inaccurately deflects counterexamples to a claim by changing the positioning or conditions of the original claim to exclude the counterexample.
In other words, instead of acknowledging that a counterexample to their original claim exists, the speaker amends the terms of the claim. In the example below, when Barabara presents a valid counterexample to John's claim, John changes the terms of his claim to exclude Barbara's counterexample.
If you have difficulty understanding how or why something is true, that doesn't automatically mean the thing in question is false. A personal or collective lack of understanding isn't enough to render a claim invalid.
If a person claims that X is true, it is their responsibility to provide evidence in support of that assertion. It is invalid to claim that X is true until someone else can prove that X is not true. Similarly, it is also invalid to claim that X is true because it's impossible to prove that X is false.
In other words, just because there is no evidence presented against something, that doesn't automatically make that thing true.
In place of logical evidence, this fallacy substitutes examples from someone's personal experience.
Arguments that rely heavily on anecdotal evidence tend to overlook the fact that one (possibly isolated) example can't stand alone as definitive proof of a greater premise.
This fallacy assumes that a compromise between two extreme conflicting points is always true. Arguments of this style ignore the possibility that one or both of the extremes could be completely true or false — rendering any form of compromise between the two invalid as well.
This fallacy gets its colorful name from an anecdote about a Texan who fires his gun at a barn wall, and then proceeds to paint a target around the closest cluster of bullet holes. He then points at the bullet-riddled target as evidence of his expert marksmanship.
Speakers who rely on the Texas sharpshooter fallacy tend to cherry-pick data clusters based on a predetermined conclusion.
Instead of letting a full spectrum of evidence lead them to a logical conclusion, they find patterns and correlations in support of their goals, and ignore evidence that contradicts them or suggests the clusters weren't actually statistically significant.
The tu quoque fallacy (Latin for "you also") is an invalid attempt to discredit an opponent by answering criticism with criticism — but never actually presenting a counterargument to the original disputed claim.
Logical fallacies are deceptive or false arguments that may seem stronger than they actually are due to psychological persuasion, but are proven wrong with reasoning and further examination.
Mistakes in reasoning typically consist of an argument and a premise that does not support the conclusion.
Thank you for your comment to @deadwoodcarl, tankhughes. Those of us who have been here a long time, some of us (like me as frogapplause) when wordnik was wordie... forget that new people wander in and have questions and concerns. Too bad this explanation will be buried with this word and won't be out front like a welcome mat.
We're pretty informal around here. I encourage you to dive right in. Make your own lists, add to the lists of others, astound us with witty comments--even though, less memorable (lame) comments will often suffice. Welcome.
"Rite of Passage was bred by the Hertfordshire-based Newsells Park Stud. He was sired by the European Horse of the Year Giant's Causeway out of the mare Dahlia's Krissy. After retiring to stud in 2001 Giant's Causeway sired the winners of more than three hundred races, including 26 at Group One/Grade I level. His best winners include Shamardal, Aragorn and Eskendereya. Dahlia's Krissy was a winner in the United States and a granddaughter of the Champion racemare Dahlia."
Thank you, @pamelafoerster. I have a better understanding of the word now. I couldn't find it in a sentence, so I appreciate your example. Which area of management handles hitchments?
I wonder how often things go haywire, despite careful planning.
Found on Twitter: "Ask an actual attorney, for starters. If there aren't any with a free first consultation you can find, go full Karen and contact the highest banking regulatory authority and report the breach. Don't even fk with the bank's management."
The marrying of two or more portions of one shipment that originate at different locations, moving under one bill of lading, from one shipper to one consignee.
Ethnochoreology (also dance ethnology, dance anthropology) is the study of dance through the application of a number of disciplines such as anthropology, musicology, ethnomusicology, and ethnography. The word itself is relatively recent and etymologically means “the study of ethnic dance”, though this is not exclusive of research on more formalized dance forms, such as classical ballet, for example. Thus, ethnochoreology reflects the relatively recent attempt to apply academic thought to why people dance and what it means.
I wouldn't classify my dislike for the word as an annoyance. I see it as more of an attempt to soften the harsh reality of homelessness. Have you ever heard a homeless person refer to themselves as unhoused? I haven't. I did not call the word worthless or harmful. You read into my comment assumptions that I did not make.
From the ages of 7-13, I was "sexually molested" by a non-family member. I had a miscarriage at age 12. I could keep using softer terms, so as not to offend the tender sensibilities of those who don't want to hear words like rape, but then I would be discounting my serial traumas.
Does the term unhoused make someone sound less homeless? It's as though a more politically- correct word is supposed to make life sound nicer for people without permanent housing.
A trendier term isn't going to create fewer homeless people.
A rainshadow is an area of significantly reduced rainfall behind a mountainous region, on the side facing away from prevailing winds, known as its leeward side.
"The woman who comes into the house of a widower, the minister who steps into the place of a statesman in disgrace, the molinist bishop who gets hold of the diocese of a jansenist bishop -- none of these people cause more trouble than the intruding scarlet has caused to me."
A woman who comes into the house of a widower? Really?
The Dragon court was in a perpetual commotion with knights, squires, and grooms, coming in with orders for new armor, or for old to be furbished, and the tent-makers, lorimers, mercers, and tailors had their hands equally full.
Such massive mushroom bollings are called desmocho by the Basques in the beech and oak woods of the western Pyrenees around San Sebastin.
Is this word in Basque desmocho really about big mushroom caps being cut off? Is cap even the English word for the top of a mushroom? I'm starting to doubt myself now.
What a lazy word. How many non + (word) are the result of this construction?
If something is not something, why is it necessary to point it out? I guess if you attended something that was like a barbecue but wasn't, you'd need a way to express what it wasn't. Right?
What is the difference between vibrissae and whiskers?
"Whiskers are modified hairs (formally known as 'vibrissae') that form specialized touch organs, found at some stage in the life of all mammals except monotremes (duck-billed platypus and echidnas) and humans, though we still have vestiges of the muscles once associated with vibrissae in our upper lips."
"The Chacoan peccary has the unusual distinction of having been first described in 1930 based on fossils and was originally thought to be an extinct species. In 1971, the animal was discovered to still be alive in the Chaco region, in the Argentine province of Salta. The species was well known to the native people, but it took a while for Western scientists to acknowledge its existence. It is known locally as the tagua."
"FLATOW: It's funny that from what I understand that one of these little plateaus was actually a place where some of the Apollo astronauts drove around in a little moon rover there.
Dr. WATTERS: That's exactly right. One of these ones that we knew about from the Apollo era was very close to the Apollo 17 landing site, and astronauts Cernan and Schmitt actually drove their roving vehicle up the scarp face. And actually, as they tried to drive straight up the scarp, they lost traction and had to actually start zigging and zagging to get up the scarp."
"it's been a misconception that the moon is this geologically dead object, that everything of significance that happened geologically on the moon happened billions of years ago. But I think that's really just turning out not to be the case. And these very young thrust faults that are globally distributed really are suggesting that the moon may still be tectonically active today."
Comments by vendingmachine
vendingmachine commented on the word vagooter
In general, bilby, I would disagree with you just to be annoyingly contrary, but this time I agree. #wordswedontneed
September 6, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word cologne earth
See what nouns?
July 22, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word stolen valor
Don Shipley, a former Navy Seal, investigates many claims of stolen valor.
https://www.youtube.com/@donshipleyformerbuds131
July 20, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word cleistogamy
This sounds sort of sad. Flowers that exist but don't open...
July 11, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word dispope
dispope, unpope...
July 9, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the list roonerspisms-2wa4dDl9UQfDm2LJLiuDC
lister-in-saws, mendingvachine, soneyhuckle, fuinea gowl, sinodaur, ningerfail, daplog, moisenakers, toup sureen, segative nign, teaf lobacco, forsal din, fackblip, sentil loup, rushmoom, creamdatcher, tersonality pest, flindbold,
July 9, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word douȝter
When was this spelling ever used?
July 9, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word morchella conica
Something about this definition intrigues me:
"A morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey when young and black in old age."
July 9, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the list words-ending-with--bag
Thanks, kalayzich. Next time add your word to the list. I almost ALWAYS create open lists.
June 19, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word basement rocks
"In geology, basement and crystalline basement are crystalline rocks lying above the mantle and beneath all other rocks and sediments. They are sometimes exposed at the surface, but often they are buried under miles of rock and sediment.
Basement rock refers to any hard, crystalline or recrystallized rock associated with the Precambrian Age, including ancient Archaean cratonic rocks, metamorphic rocks associated with mobile belts, and anorogenic intrusions of variable age. It can be considered as any intrusive or hypabyssal, felsic, igneous or metamorphic rock composed predominantly of quartz and feldspar."
June 18, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word decommodifying
"Safe, dignified housing is a human right that every person deserves. However, the housing system in the U.S. was built on the idea that housing is about generating profit, and is a luxury for only those with financial privilege. Rising costs of living, climate disasters, and a history of targeted racist policies all make secure housing increasingly more difficult to access. Our connection to land should be about setting roots, not turning profits. That’s where decommodified housing comes in."
Decommodifying housing means taking housing off the speculative market, so it can’t be bought and sold for a profit. Instead, there are alternative housing models, like community land trusts and permanent real estate cooperatives, which create secure and affordable housing for generations to come."
June 18, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word overshot leaves
??
June 11, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word agrarian outrage
What could this possibly mean? Where is the source of the outrage... one's land?
June 9, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word amphotis
1. A brass cap lined with cloth inside.
2. A simple woollen cap worn by athletes to protect their temples and ears
from the blows of the cestus, in a boxing match.
3. A wooden vessel in use among the ancient Greek peasants, as a milking-pail. It derived its name from having two handles or ears.
June 7, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word droving
A method of hewing the faces of hard stones, similar to random-tooling or boasting. See also scabbling.
(A definition that needs to be deconstructed to be understood.)
June 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word toxic boy mom energy
See toxic boy mom.
June 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word surquidry
See also surquedry.
June 1, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word medical misogyny
The systemic bias, discrimination, and mistreatment of women in healthcare settings.
The healthcare system has largely been made by men, for men.
As a result, the male body has been treated as the biological default. This healthcare gender prejudice has left gaping knowledge gaps around how illness and pain impact women.
https://360info.org/made-by-men-for-men-why-medicines-gender-bias-matters/
May 30, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word fecal artist
... he is a rather skilled fecal artist.
May 30, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word monsoon percolator
Monsoon refers to a simple percolator invented by Chameleon Glass. Similar to the trap under your sink, the monsoon percolator relies on gravity and the surface tension of water to create a passage for air/smoke to be drawn through water for cooling and filtration. Because it is enclosed, the water remains inside the percolator until you want to remove it for cleaning. Knock offs refer to it as a Spbubbler (Spill Proof Bubbler) or Spoon Bub.
The Monsoon was originally designed as a vaporizer attachment for musician/visual artist Pakelika during the summer tour of KMK in 2003. It can be seen in his hands on the back cover of Koast to Koast. Pak had severe asthma and required mobile filtration that did not overtly look like a bong because KMK was routinely stopped and searched at almost every state line while on tour. He asked Chameleon to design this apparatus for his use.
May 28, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word dangles
I misread dangle-money as dangle-monkey.
May 28, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word fridge magnet
Really? This is a British insult?
noun UK, slang A stupid person.
May 26, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word chocolate bilbies
The campaign to replace the Easter bunny with the bilby got going in the 1990s.
Proceeds from the sales of chocolate bilbies have helped kickstart some major conservation projects to help bring the animal back from the brink.
But the chocolate bilby is yet to take over from the bunny as the Australia's Easter mascot.
In 2019 Cadbury announced it would stop making chocolate bilbies citing a significant decline in demand.
Last year however, Darrell Lea starting making them again after an eight-year hiatus.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-08/easter-chocolate-bilby-vs-bunnies/102190198
May 24, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word Easter Bilby
The first documented use of the Easter Bilby concept was in March 1968 when a 9-year-old girl Rose-Marie Dusting, wrote a story, "Billy The Aussie Easter Bilby," which she published as a book 11 years later. The story helped catalyse the public's interest in saving the bilby. In 1991, Nicholas Newland from the 'Foundation for Rabbit-Free Australia' also developed the idea of the Easter Bilby to raise awareness about the environmental damage that feral rabbits cause and to replace the Easter Bunny with true native wildlife.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Bilby
May 24, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word potato chaser
All I got was a Loch Ness Monster wannabe with my random search... Nahuelito.
May 24, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word booky
"I used to be bookish, then I was booky, but now I'm fully book."
https://cidu.info/2024/05/13/booking-it/
May 13, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word blendcorn
I don't get it. If blendcorn is wheat and rye sown and grown together, why does it contain the word corn? Why not wheatrye?
May 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the user notanothgdprofile
Words aren't relevant to you?
May 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word sumpter-pony
See pack-horse.
May 8, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word and shit
See and crap.
May 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word and crap
See also and shit.
May 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word long manure
See short manure.
May 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word short manure
Since chicken manure was scarce, most pre-twentieth century market gardeners depended on seemingly unlimited supplies of "short manure," generally from horses. The difference between the "long" and the "short" manure was bedding. Long manure contained straw from the stall while short manure was pure street sweepings without adulterants. Hopefully, the straw portion of long manure had absorbed a quantity of urine.
People of that era knew the fine points of hay quality as well as people today know their gasoline. Horses expected to do a day's work were fed on grass or grass/clover mixes that had been cut and dried while they still had a high protein content. Leafy hay was highly prized while hay that upon close inspection revealed lots of stems and seed heads would be rejected by a smart buyer. The working horse's diet was supplemented with a daily ration of grain. Consequently, uncomposted fresh short manure probably started out with a C/N around 15:1. However, don't count on anything that good from horses these days. Most horses aren't worked daily so their fodder is often poor. Judging from the stemmy, cut-too-late grass hay our local horses have to try to survive on, if I could find bedding-free horse manure it would probably have a C/N more like 20:1. Manure from physically fit thoroughbred race horses is probably excellent.
Using fresh horse manure in soil gave many vegetables a harsh flavor so it was first composted by mixing in some soil (a good idea because otherwise a great deal of ammonia would escape the heap). Market gardeners raising highly demanding crops like cauliflower and celery amended composted short manure by the inches-thick layer. Lesser nutrient-demanding crops like snap beans, lettuce, and roots followed these intensively fertilized vegetables without further compost.
Long manures containing lots of straw were considered useful only for field crops or root vegetables. Wise farmers conserved the nitrogen and promptly composted long manures. After heating and turning the resulting C/N would probably be in a little below 20:1. After tilling it in, a short period of time was allowed while the soil digested this compost before sowing seeds. Lazy farmers spread raw manure load by load as it came from the barn and tilled it in once the entire field was covered. This easy method allows much nitrogen to escape as ammonia while the manure dries in the sun. Commercial vegetable growers had little use for long manure.
https://www.wilderness-survival.net/composting/making-superior-compost
May 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word short manure
It helps to have a spare short manure handle.
https://www.eqsaddlery.com.au/products/spare-short-manure-handle
May 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the list victorian-cemetery-symbolism-OoVLgWk7jSgkkQv6YXng6
Birds in Flight: graves of children, eternal life.
Dove: holy spirit, purity, devotion, divine spirit. When shown with an olive sprig it means hope or promise.
Dog: loyalty.
Lamb: child’s grave, purity and innocence.
Lion: courage, resurrection.
Arms Outstretched: the plea for mercy.
Hands: symbol of leaving.
Hands, clasped: marriage, close bond between individuals, farewell or last good-bye. The person who died first holds the other’s hand.
Hands, holding an open book: the embodiment of Faith.
Hands, joined hearts: marriage.
Hand, pointing downward: mortality or sudden death.
Hand, pointing upward: confirmation of life after death, heavenly reward.
Hands, praying: connote devotion, asking God for eternal life.
Latin Cross: eternity or never-ending existence.
Cross: eternity or never-ending existence.
Angels: guardians of the dead, symbolizing spirituality.
Flying Angel: rebirth.
Weeping Angel: grief, mourning an untimely death.
Bible: religious lay person or a cleric.
Book: faith, knowledge (commonly a double page spread).
Cherubs: graves of children.
Column, broken: early grief, end of life, sorrow, life cut short too soon. Usually represents the loss of the family head.
Columns, with archway: heavenly entrance.
Drapery, over anything: sorrow, mourning.
Obelisk: marks a family plot.
Scroll: symbol of life and time, life that is unfolding, past and future hidden, honor and commemoration.
Stones, shaped like tree stumps: woodman of the world.
Sun Setting: death.
Sun Shining/Rising: renewed life.
Urn: mourning.
Urn, draped: death, often of an older person.
Calla Lily: symbolizes marriage.
Daffodil: death of youth, desire, deep regard.
Dogwood: Christianity, triumph of eternal life.
Fern: sincerity, sorrow.
Flower: frailty of life.
Ivy: memory, immortality, friendship, fidelity, faithfulness, undying affection, eternal life.
Grapes: represent Christ.
Grapes and Leaves: Christian faith.
Holly: foresight.
Laurel Leaves: special achievement, distinction, success, triumph.
Lily: majesty, innocence, purity and resurrection.
Oak Tree: hospitality, stability, strength, honor, eternity, endurance, liberty.
Rose: love, beauty, hope, unfailing love. Whether a rose is a bud, flower or somewhere in between indicates how old the person was at time of death.
Tree: tree of life.
Tree, severed branch: mortality.
Vine: the sacraments, God’s blood, God.
Weeping Willow: nature’s lament, a symbol of sorrow and mourning.
Wheat: resurrection, bread and wine, fertility.
Wheat, sheaves: the aged.
April 25, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word cemetery rules
It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle within the cemetery at a speed in excess of fifteen (15) miles per hour; all vehicles shall be restricted to the cemetery roads and shall drive and park on the right side. No undue noise shall be permitted by vehicles traveling through the cemetery and only licensed drivers may operate vehicles within the cemetery grounds.
No drinking, picnicking or participation in any sporting event of game activities shall be permitted within the grounds.
All persons are reminded that the grounds are sacredly devoted to the burial of the dead and that the provisions and penalties of the law as provided by State Statute and City Code, shall be strictly enforced in all cases of wanton injury, disturbances or disregard of these rules.
April 25, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word purchase of unused grave
Purchase of Unused Grave (by City) is $76.
--Found on cityofls.net website (Schedule of Fees)
April 25, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word bryaceous
Haha. I forgot just how funny you are...
March 21, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word rink rash
(roller derby, slang) Skin injury caused by abrasion against the floor of the rink.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word road rash
(colloquial) skin and bone injury caused by abrasion with road surfaces. See gravel rash. Coordinate term: rink rash.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word tumbleweed moment
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word nicker nut
The rounded seed of the nicker tree.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word nido soup
(Philippines) bird's nest soup (Chinese soup made from edible bird's nest)
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word niche market
A relatively small and specialist, yet profitable, market.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word nice weather for ducks
Rainy weather.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word kick wheel
(ceramics) A wheel or disc used to throw pots, turned by kicking or pushing a heavy stone or concrete base with the foot. See pottery wheel.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word khoikhoi apron
(medicine, pathology) Elongated labia, a feature of certain Khoikhoi and other African women who develop, naturally or though artificial stretching, relatively elongated labia minora.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word kicks-and-giggles
See also shits-and-giggles.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word kicks-and-giggles
Amusement without any serious purpose; fun.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word baby listening
A service, offered by some hotels, of the use of a baby monitor in a guest's room.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word autorickshaw
See also tuk-tuk.
March 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word brain cloud
(informal) The temporary inability to think properly, or to remember something
Synonym: brain fog.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word bracelets of fortune
(palmistry) Lines going around the wrist, associated with Neptune.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word pearl-clutchy
(idiomatic, informal, derogatory) Prim, prudish, or easily offended.
Synonym: pearl-clutching.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word ahimsa silk
A form of silk made more humanely than by traditional methods, without killing the creatures that create the silk. Synonym: peace silk.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word butt chug
See alcohol enema.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word alcohol enema
An act of consuming alcohol via the anus in order to induce intoxication.
Synonym: butt chug.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word Alabama rot
A vasculopathy caused by E. coli that affects greyhounds.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word kicky-wicky
(dated, endearing) Spouse.
c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies … (First Folio), London: ... Isaac Iaggard, and Edward Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, Act II, scene iii:
Parolles: He wears his honour in a box, unseen
That hugs his kicky-wicky here at home
Spending his manly marrow in her arms
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word hog-corn ratio
The number of bushels of corn equal in value to 100 pounds of live hogs, used by farmers to decide whether it is more lucrative to sell their corn or to feed hogs with it and sell those.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word hog-whimpering
hog-whimpering (comparative more hog-whimpering, superlative most hog-whimpering)
(UK, slang) Extremely drunk, to the point of incoherence.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word goblin mode
(slang, neologism) The state of being unapologetically lethargic, slovenly, and prone to odd and self-indulgent behavior.
From modern fantasy depictions of goblins as filthy, brutish, cave-dwelling creatures, a departure from older folkloric depictions first used by J. R. R. Tolkien in The Hobbit (1937). The term is first attested on Twitter in 2009, but gained popularity in 2022.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word go bitchcakes
go bitchcakes (third-person singular simple present goes bitchcakes, present participle going bitchcakes, simple past went bitchcakes, past participle gone bitchcakes)
(slang, vulgar) To go crazy; to get extremely angry; to flip out.
Synonym: go apeshit.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word ABC art
A minimalist style of visual art.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word buck moon
A full moon occurring in July... so called because the new antlers of a buck emerge around this time of year.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word bubble ass
(US, slang) A bubble butt.
2004, Bobby Heenan, Steve Anderson, Chair Shots and Other Obstacles:
"They'll find someone new with a bubble ass and a short dress."
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word bead lightning
A relatively rare form of cloud-to-ground lightning which appears to break up into a string of short, bright sections, and lasts longer than the usual discharge channel.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word beard itch
Itchiness of the skin underneath a beard.
2011, Don Pendleton, Assassin's Code, Toronto: Worldwide Library, page 108:
"Bolan knew through personal experience that by day three the beard-itch would become almost unbearable."
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word yam stick
A rod-shaped implement used by the aboriginal people of Australia to dig yam and as a combat weapon.
"She thrust her yamstick into the hard ground to reach the prized tuber."
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word eunuch flute
(music) A simple musical instrument consisting of a wooden tube with a hole in it, used like a modern kazoo.
2011, Christopher Welch, Six Lectures on the Recorder and Other Flutes in Relation to Literature:
Now there was in Shakespeare's time a pipe called the eunuch flute. It was not an instrument that could generate sound but only a contrivance for imparting to the voice a trembling or buzzing sort of tone not unlike that which children produce by means of a piece of paper folded over a comb.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word da bell
(slang) the best; great success
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word cyclical vomiting syndrome
A chronic condition of unknown etiology, characterized by recurring attacks of intense nausea, vomiting, and sometimes abdominal pain and headaches.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word cyanide fishing
The collection of live fish, generally for an aquarium, by spraying a sodium cyanide mixture into the water in order to incapacitate the fish.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word pelican crossing
(Britain) A pedestrian crossing with traffic-lights operated by pedestrians
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word toucan crossing
(Britain, regional) A pedestrian crossing equipped with traffic lights operated by the pedestrians, same as pelican crossing, but also allowing bicycles to cross.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word chamber lye
(now archaic, regional) Urine, especially as used for domestic or agricultural purposes. from 16th c.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word toe biter
(US) A large aquatic true bug with pincer-like front legs, Lethocerus americanus.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word toad eater
1881, Adam Woolbever, Treasury of Wisdom, Wit and Humor, Odd Comparisons and Proverbs, page 464:
A viceroy of Ireland asked one of his guests at a public dinner why there were no toads in Ireland? to which he replied, “because there are so many toad eaters."
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word toast water
A traditional drink made by soaking hard toast in water.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word oaf-rocked
oaf-rocked (comparative more/ oaf-rocked, superlative most/ oaf-rocked)
(UK, Yorkshire dialect, obsolete) Weak of intellect from infancy.
(UK, Yorkshire dialect, obsolete) Badly brought up; spoiled.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word obeah doctor lady
female practitioner of voodoo.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word obligate carrier
(genetics) An individual who may be clinically unaffected but who must carry a gene mutation based on analysis of the family history; this usually applies to disorders inherited in an autosomal recessive and X-linked recessive manner.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word obeah doctor
One who practices voodoo.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word oaken towel
(slang, archaic) A truncheon.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word objective piece
(archaeology) The initial piece of stone from which a tool is made.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word obedient plant
A flowering plant in the mint family, Physostegia virginiana, native to eastern North America and known for the way that individual flowers stay in the position they're moved to when pushed to one side or the other.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word gunpowder chicken
A spicy Asian dish of chicken cooked with dried chili peppers, spring onion, peanuts, etc.
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word stukkend
Afrikaans:
stukkend (attributive stukkende, comparative stukkender, superlative stukkendste)
broken
(slang) drunk
Audio: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stukkend
March 10, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word afield
Morel mushroom season coincides with turkey season, so respect others afield. --Missouri Conservationist, March 2024.
February 23, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word somnivexillology
Ha. Erin... fun words are drawn to you like a magnet.
February 21, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word Roomba shepherding
aka vacuuming.
February 20, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word befuddled
tankhughes Tank. Let's talk puzzles. Kindly email me at my name (first and last; one word) at gmail. I am the creator of this comic, so you can find my name here.
https://www.gocomics.com/frogapplause/2024/02/05
February 15, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the user tankhughes
I'm referring to your message to word_geek.
February 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the user tankhughes
So interesting, Tank. Tell me more. Seriously.
February 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the user word_geek
Where are the puzzles you have created? I play numerous word puzzles per day via my membership at The Puzzle Society on GoComics. Beware. I am brutally honest about what I like and don't like when it comes to puzzles.
February 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word pignorant
Tyrannical law enforcement officers who are ignorant of the laws
in which they took an oath to uphold.
pig (slang for cop) + ignorant.
February 11, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy
schrodinger's cat on a hot tin roof
February 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word hourglassing
So easy to make verbs...
January 13, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word wind-signal system
The wind-signal system of the United States Weather Bureau consists of storm, information, hurricane, hot wind, and inland storm signals.
January 8, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word vending machines vs sharks
https://www.gocomics.com/rabbitsagainstmagic/2024/01/01
January 1, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word long-necked eel
An order of long-necked eels found in the deep sea: distinguished by the well-developed bones of the jaw, which are joined immovably to the cranium. Only one species is known, Derichthys serpentinus, constituting the family Derichthyidæ.
December 31, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word bilby
Sticks and stones, bilby. Roasted with caramel, huh? What... no sea salt?
November 25, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word ergophobia
See ergasiophobia.
November 19, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word linner
How about lunner?
October 17, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word Croccantis per cani
Kibble? Dog treats? Is Prolagus around? / Floor sweepings, garbage?
“Croccantis per cani, or the chef’s favorite, Spazzatura dal pavimento.”
October 14, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word quilenced
"Everyone else gets quilenced. Since they’re only quilenced, not silenced, it’s totally good with the first amendment. Per them."--Twitter
September 19, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word squirrel cage
I owned a squirrel cage (fan) and didn't even realize it.
It even had a timer on it. I let my brother borrow it, even
though I liked it a lot. It's what little sisters do.
September 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word winnowing fan
See cocoa-cracker.
September 14, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word cocoa-cracker
A machine for cracking or crushing cocoa. It consists of a pair of horizontal rolls for cracking the shells, and a winnowing fan for removing the broken shells and dust. It is usually combined with a rotary screen for sorting the broken cocoa and removing undesirable portions.
September 14, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word relict
The West African giraffe is found in the further north where it has its last relict population.
August 31, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word germanics
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the language and literature component. Common German names for the field are Germanistik, Deutsche Philologie, and Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft und Literaturwissenschaft. In English, the terms Germanistics or Germanics / germanics are sometimes used (mostly by Germans), but the subject is more often referred to as German studies, German language and literature, or German philology.
Modern German studies is usually seen as a combination of two sub-disciplines: German linguistics and Germanophone literature studies.
August 30, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word sabermetrics
In sports analytics, sabermetrics (originally SABRmetrics) is the empirical analysis of baseball, especially baseball statistics that measure in-game activity. Sabermetricians collect and summarize the relevant data from this in-game activity to answer specific questions. The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research, founded in 1971. The term "sabermetrics" was coined by Bill James, who is one of its pioneers and is often considered its most prominent advocate and public face.
August 19, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word chuff
See prusten.
August 19, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word prusten
Prusten is a form of communicative behaviour exhibited by some members of the family Felidae. Prusten is also referred to as chuffing or chuffle (verb and noun). It is described as a short, low intensity, non-threatening vocalization. In order to vocalize a chuff, the animal's mouth is closed and air is blown through the nostrils, producing a breathy snort. It is typically accompanied by a head bobbing movement. It is often used between two cats as a greeting, during courting, or by a mother comforting her cubs. The vocalization is produced by tigers, jaguars, snow leopards, clouded leopards and even polar bears. Prusten has significance in both the fields of evolution and conservation.
August 19, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word chuff
"The monthly veterinary report of July 31, 2023 assessed that the pulmonary lesion was smaller. Bloodwork and chuff (blowhole exhalation samples) were unremarkable, with a very low white blood cell count in Lolita's chuff samples. In summary, the veterinarians were seeing incremental improvements in her health. Nonetheless, she was still fighting the chronic infection in her lung, and continued to receive daily Faropenem and antifungal medications."
August 19, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word docu-realist
"If 1990s sitcoms were characterised by sexually liberated pals cracking wise, and the 00s by docu-realist, workplace-based cringe comedy, this decade has been dominated by the sadcom, a strain of comedy-drama shuddering under the weight of personal hardship and the idea that actual jokes are largely unnecessary."
August 17, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word unpaid Will Ferrell internship
Love this, tank.
August 17, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word listicle
5 Easy Things You Can Do To Change Your Life...
August 13, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the list clothing-missing-parts
@ruzuzu. Yes, how did you miss it?
July 25, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the list clothing-missing-parts
May we all be lucky enough to sit down in a pair of seatless chainsaw trousers one day...
July 25, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the user johndudek
That's not really how it works around here, John.
Perhaps if you stick around a little longer, you'll realize that wordnik is about including as many words and definitions as possible, flattering or otherwise.
The definitions included under an entry (ie. "The Century Dictionary" or "Wiktionary") have nothing to do with wordnik. These are merely a collection of sources gathered from the internet.
As for comments and examples of usage, all are welcome--unless they're spam.
July 16, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word tapekini
Thought this might be a bikini for a tapeworm.
July 12, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word Order of the Three Stars
Order of the Three Stars (Latvian: Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is "Per aspera ad astra", meaning "Through hardships to the stars". --Wikipedia
July 8, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word Swedish death cleaning
Swedish death cleaning is a method of organizing and decluttering your home before you die to lessen the burden of your loved ones after you've passed. Usually older people or those battling a terminal illness partake in Swedish death cleaning.
https://www.thespruce.com/swedish-death-cleaning-4801461
July 6, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word ham
False positives – real comments marked as spam. ---akismet.com
July 6, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the list things-i-wish-i-knew-more-about-7drAlcNcpDIX3mOmTeJHz
@ruzuzu. Mēs arī tevi mīlam!
June 16, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word circular argument
A circular argument is one that uses the same statement as both the premise and the conclusion. No new information or justification is introduced.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word appeal to ignorance fallacy
An appeal to ignorance is a claim that something must be true because it hasn’t been proven false. It can also be a claim that something must be false because it hasn’t been proven true. This is also known as the burden of proof fallacy.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word slippery slope fallacy
With a slippery slope fallacy, the arguer claims a specific series of events will follow one starting point, typically with no supporting evidence for this chain of events.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word equivocation
An equivocation is a statement crafted to mislead or confuse readers or listeners by using multiple meanings or interpretations of a word or simply through unclear phrasing.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word red herring fallacy
A red herring is an attempt to shift focus from the debate at hand by introducing an irrelevant point.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word fallacy fallacy
Just because someone's argument relies on a fallacy doesn't necessarily mean that their claim is inherently untrue.
Making a fallacy-riddled claim doesn't automatically invalidate the premise of the argument — it just means the argument doesn't actually validate their premise. In other words, their argument sucks, but they aren't necessarily wrong.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word correlation causation fallacy
If two things appear to be correlated, this doesn't necessarily indicate that one of those things irrefutably caused the other thing.
This might seem like an obvious fallacy to spot, but it can be challenging to catch in practice — particularly when you really want to find a correlation between two points of data to prove your point.
I originally listed this as correlation/causation fallacy, but wordnik kept classifying it as a 404 term.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word hasty generalization fallacy
This fallacy occurs when someone draws expansive conclusions based on inadequate or insufficient evidence. In other words, they jump to conclusions about the validity of a proposition with some — but not enough — evidence to back it up, and overlook potential counterarguments.
Opposite of slothful induction fallacy.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word slothful induction fallacy
Slothful induction is the exact inverse of the hasty generalization fallacy. This fallacy occurs when sufficient logical evidence strongly indicates a particular conclusion is true, but someone fails to acknowledge it, instead attributing the outcome to coincidence or something unrelated entirely.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word false dilemma fallacy
This common fallacy misleads by presenting complex issues in terms of two inherently opposed sides. Instead of acknowledging that most (if not all) issues can be thought of on a spectrum of possibilities and stances, the false dilemma fallacy asserts that there are only two mutually exclusive outcomes.
This fallacy is particularly problematic because it can lend false credence to extreme stances, ignoring opportunities for compromise or chances to re-frame the issue in a new way.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word appeal to authority fallacy
While appeals to authority are by no means always fallacious, they can quickly become dangerous when you rely too heavily on the opinion of a single person — especially if that person is attempting to validate something outside of their expertise.
Getting an authority figure to back your proposition can be a powerful addition to an existing argument, but it can't be the pillar your entire argument rests on. Just because someone in a position of power believes something to be true, doesn't make it true.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word bandwagon fallacy
Just because a significant population of people believe a proposition is true, doesn't automatically make it true. Popularity alone is not enough to validate an argument, though it's often used as a standalone justification of validity. Arguments in this style don't take into account whether or not the population validating the argument is actually qualified to do so, or if contrary evidence exists.
While most of us expect to see bandwagon arguments in advertising (e.g., "three out of four people think X brand toothpaste cleans teeth best"), this fallacy can easily sneak its way into everyday meetings and conversations.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word straw man fallacy
This fallacy occurs when your opponent over-simplifies or misrepresents your argument (i.e., setting up a "straw man") to make it easier to attack or refute. Instead of fully addressing your actual argument, speakers relying on this fallacy present a superficially similar — but ultimately not equal — version of your real stance, helping them create the illusion of easily defeating you.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word ad hominem fallacy
An ad hominem fallacy occurs when you attack someone personally rather than using logic to refute their argument.
Instead they’ll attack physical appearance, personal traits, or other irrelevant characteristics to criticize the other’s point of view. These attacks can also be leveled at institutions or groups.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word no true Scotsman fallacy
Often used to protect assertions that rely on universal generalizations (like "all Marketers love pie") this fallacy inaccurately deflects counterexamples to a claim by changing the positioning or conditions of the original claim to exclude the counterexample.
In other words, instead of acknowledging that a counterexample to their original claim exists, the speaker amends the terms of the claim. In the example below, when Barabara presents a valid counterexample to John's claim, John changes the terms of his claim to exclude Barbara's counterexample.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word personal incredulity fallacy
If you have difficulty understanding how or why something is true, that doesn't automatically mean the thing in question is false. A personal or collective lack of understanding isn't enough to render a claim invalid.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word burden of proof fallacy
If a person claims that X is true, it is their responsibility to provide evidence in support of that assertion. It is invalid to claim that X is true until someone else can prove that X is not true. Similarly, it is also invalid to claim that X is true because it's impossible to prove that X is false.
In other words, just because there is no evidence presented against something, that doesn't automatically make that thing true.
See also: appeal to ignorance fallacy.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word anecdotal evidence fallacy
In place of logical evidence, this fallacy substitutes examples from someone's personal experience.
Arguments that rely heavily on anecdotal evidence tend to overlook the fact that one (possibly isolated) example can't stand alone as definitive proof of a greater premise.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word middle ground fallacy
This fallacy assumes that a compromise between two extreme conflicting points is always true. Arguments of this style ignore the possibility that one or both of the extremes could be completely true or false — rendering any form of compromise between the two invalid as well.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word Texas sharpshooter fallacy
This fallacy gets its colorful name from an anecdote about a Texan who fires his gun at a barn wall, and then proceeds to paint a target around the closest cluster of bullet holes. He then points at the bullet-riddled target as evidence of his expert marksmanship.
Speakers who rely on the Texas sharpshooter fallacy tend to cherry-pick data clusters based on a predetermined conclusion.
Instead of letting a full spectrum of evidence lead them to a logical conclusion, they find patterns and correlations in support of their goals, and ignore evidence that contradicts them or suggests the clusters weren't actually statistically significant.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word tu quoque fallacy
The tu quoque fallacy (Latin for "you also") is an invalid attempt to discredit an opponent by answering criticism with criticism — but never actually presenting a counterargument to the original disputed claim.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word logical fallacies
Logical fallacies are deceptive or false arguments that may seem stronger than they actually are due to psychological persuasion, but are proven wrong with reasoning and further examination.
Mistakes in reasoning typically consist of an argument and a premise that does not support the conclusion.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the list slaphappy
mollusque is known for his exceptional lists. I miss him. There are so many former regualars that made this site a never-miss daily destination.
June 15, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word filly
Thank you for your comment to @deadwoodcarl, tankhughes. Those of us who have been here a long time, some of us (like me as frogapplause) when wordnik was wordie... forget that new people wander in and have questions and concerns. Too bad this explanation will be buried with this word and won't be out front like a welcome mat.
June 11, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the user lexaholic
We're pretty informal around here. I encourage you to dive right in. Make your own lists, add to the lists of others, astound us with witty comments--even though, less memorable (lame) comments will often suffice. Welcome.
June 4, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word deaerator
Oh! Wait. I didn't mean to suggest that tank was among the ugly words. In fact, I didn't even realize how often it appeared.
May 31, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word deaerator
Further proof how this word ruins a passage (alongside other ugly words):
"Additionally, there seems to be combination pump/tank line boosters in which the pump actuates immediately upon flow and the tank is used more as a pulse damper/buffer (and probably deaerator), as well as tankless booster pumps."
May 31, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word deaerator
Agreed! Even the ligature æ wouldn't be able to improve it.
May 31, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word racemare
"Rite of Passage was bred by the Hertfordshire-based Newsells Park Stud. He was sired by the European Horse of the Year Giant's Causeway out of the mare Dahlia's Krissy. After retiring to stud in 2001 Giant's Causeway sired the winners of more than three hundred races, including 26 at Group One/Grade I level. His best winners include Shamardal, Aragorn and Eskendereya. Dahlia's Krissy was a winner in the United States and a granddaughter of the Champion racemare Dahlia."
May 31, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word hitchment
Thank you, @pamelafoerster. I have a better understanding of the word now. I couldn't find it in a sentence, so I appreciate your example. Which area of management handles hitchments?
I wonder how often things go haywire, despite careful planning.
What other forms of the word are in use, if any?
May 23, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word go full Karen
Found on Twitter: "Ask an actual attorney, for starters. If there aren't any with a free first consultation you can find, go full Karen and contact the highest banking regulatory authority and report the breach. Don't even fk with the bank's management."
May 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word hitchment
The marrying of two or more portions of one shipment that originate at different locations, moving under one bill of lading, from one shipper to one consignee.
May 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word ethnochoreology
Ethnochoreology (also dance ethnology, dance anthropology) is the study of dance through the application of a number of disciplines such as anthropology, musicology, ethnomusicology, and ethnography. The word itself is relatively recent and etymologically means “the study of ethnic dance”, though this is not exclusive of research on more formalized dance forms, such as classical ballet, for example. Thus, ethnochoreology reflects the relatively recent attempt to apply academic thought to why people dance and what it means.
May 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word unhoused
I wouldn't classify my dislike for the word as an annoyance. I see it as more of an attempt to soften the harsh reality of homelessness. Have you ever heard a homeless person refer to themselves as unhoused? I haven't. I did not call the word worthless or harmful. You read into my comment assumptions that I did not make.
From the ages of 7-13, I was "sexually molested" by a non-family member. I had a miscarriage at age 12. I could keep using softer terms, so as not to offend the tender sensibilities of those who don't want to hear words like rape, but then I would be discounting my serial traumas.
May 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word pickleworm
Pickleworm... nice name.
May 14, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the list erins
Haha!!
May 14, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word epicleidium
I want a separate ossification, too!
May 12, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word unhoused
Does the term unhoused make someone sound less homeless? It's as though a more politically- correct word is supposed to make life sound nicer for people without permanent housing.
May 11, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word rainshadow
A rainshadow is an area of significantly reduced rainfall behind a mountainous region, on the side facing away from prevailing winds, known as its leeward side.
May 11, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word disembus
It seems like a perfectly sensible and valid word to me. I applaud you for coining it.
May 11, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the list mathematics--6
cohomology, cohomologically, in cohomological terms.
April 20, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word Godwottery
A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot!
Rose plot,
Fringed pool,
Fern'd grot --
The veriest school
Of peace; and yet the fool
Contends that God is not --
Not God! in Gardens! when the eve is cool?
Nay, but I have a sign;
'Tis very sure God walks in mine.
T. E. (Thomas Edward) Brown (1830 - 1897), "My garden", appears in Old John and other Poems, first published in 1893
April 20, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word jansenist
"The woman who comes into the house of a widower, the minister who steps into the place of a statesman in disgrace, the molinist bishop who gets hold of the diocese of a jansenist bishop -- none of these people cause more trouble than the intruding scarlet has caused to me."
A woman who comes into the house of a widower? Really?
Intruding scarlet?
Endless woman-shaming...
April 20, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word austereness
Saying extreme plainness makes plainness stand-out and, therefore, appear unplain.
April 20, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the list mathematics--6
Nothing you post, ruzuzu, is weird in the unwelcome "reinventing the wheel" sense. Wordnik became new and improved the day you showed up.
April 20, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word reporting verb
So, is a reporting verb also called a reporter?
April 20, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word ux
Is a former wife an ex-ux?
April 20, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word euphroe
How random is "Random Word"? This has to be the biggest coincidence, ever.
My first random hit was euphroe. My second random hit was uvrou. These are variations of the same word. Should I try for uphroe next?
I got eremitism as my third random word hit. Oh, well.
April 19, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word loxostege
Loxostege! I'm trying this out as my newest go-to insult.
April 4, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word smyterie
A numerous collection of small individuals.
Grammatically, this sentence makes no sense to me. Help?
April 1, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word lorimer
The Dragon court was in a perpetual commotion with knights, squires, and grooms, coming in with orders for new armor, or for old to be furbished, and the tent-makers, lorimers, mercers, and tailors had their hands equally full.
March 24, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word sand-draw
Sand-draws abound in western Nebraska, South Dakota, and eastern Wyoming, and have a characteristic flora.
March 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word nanchon
voodoo spirits, huh?
March 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word orature
Oral literature (or orature, the term coined by Ugandan scholar Pio Zirimu) may be in prose or verse.
March 21, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word PCR
Prophylactic Comfort Reading
---acronym I coined after reading Erin McKean's "Things I learned while looking up other things, 2023.03.11"
March 11, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word laughing heir
Not funny.
March 3, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word sittings
"Sittings of the House of Representatives were adjourned for a week."
March 2, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the list sweet-tooth-fairy
Still love these, gangerh! One of my favorite lists on wordnik.
March 2, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the list tiger-safety-rules
Do not sing "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor.
Do not attempt to paint extra stripes on the tigers.
Do not ask the tigers questions about their sex lives.
Do not tell the tigers that they are really just lions with stripes.
Do not point big foam fingers at the tigers.
Do not eat tiger animal crackers in front of the tigers.
Do not offer tiger lilies to the tigers.
Do not curl your fingers and pretend they're tiger claws then growl at the tigers.
Do not throw roadkill at the tigers.
Do not throw floaty toys into the tiger pool.
March 2, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word bollings
I am now a keen practitioner of Erin McKean's "Things I learned while looking up other things"...
February 25, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word bollings
When I looked up desmocho, I found this:
But already, as pollarding goes out of fashion, desmocho has been lost from the language and all pollards are called trasmocho.
Pollarding is going out of fashion? Who knew? And what's this business about trasmocho?
February 25, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word bollings
Such massive mushroom bollings are called desmocho by the Basques in the beech and oak woods of the western Pyrenees around San Sebastin.
Is this word in Basque desmocho really about big mushroom caps being cut off? Is cap even the English word for the top of a mushroom? I'm starting to doubt myself now.
February 25, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word nonbarbecue
What a lazy word. How many non + (word) are the result of this construction?
If something is not something, why is it necessary to point it out? I guess if you attended something that was like a barbecue but wasn't, you'd need a way to express what it wasn't. Right?
I should stop while I am non-ahead.
February 25, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word vibrissae
What is the difference between vibrissae and whiskers?
"Whiskers are modified hairs (formally known as 'vibrissae') that form specialized touch organs, found at some stage in the life of all mammals except monotremes (duck-billed platypus and echidnas) and humans, though we still have vestiges of the muscles once associated with vibrissae in our upper lips."
February 23, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word potayto, potahto
This umbrage taking was well known to the potayto-patahto people, but it took a while for Western umbrage takers to acknowledge its existence.
February 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word chiacoan peccary
"The Chacoan peccary has the unusual distinction of having been first described in 1930 based on fossils and was originally thought to be an extinct species. In 1971, the animal was discovered to still be alive in the Chaco region, in the Argentine province of Salta. The species was well known to the native people, but it took a while for Western scientists to acknowledge its existence. It is known locally as the tagua."
February 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word chiacoan peccary
Thanks, Erin.
random word is one of my favorite aspects of wordnik. And chiacoan peccary is a good example of how fun and random this feature can be!
February 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word potayto, potahto
Hm. A definition with an exclamation mark, yet the word it's referencing is exclamation markless.
February 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word orontium
A genus of monocotyledonous plants of the order Araceæ, belonging to the suborder Pothoideæ and the tribe Symplocarpeæ, allied to the skunk-cabbage.
My new favorite phrase for today: allied to the skunk-cabbage.
February 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word chiacoan peccary
I saw this at the bottom of this page:
This random word is brought to you by Kickstarter backer Barrett Dent.
More details, Erin. Please.
February 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word chiacoan peccary
Discovered how recently?
February 22, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word JewRican
"loving husband and dad, loyal friend, fierce enemy, patriot, kick ass reporter, proud JewRican." --Geraldo Rivera's Twitter profile
February 21, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word scarp
"FLATOW: It's funny that from what I understand that one of these little plateaus was actually a place where some of the Apollo astronauts drove around in a little moon rover there.
Dr. WATTERS: That's exactly right. One of these ones that we knew about from the Apollo era was very close to the Apollo 17 landing site, and astronauts Cernan and Schmitt actually drove their roving vehicle up the scarp face. And actually, as they tried to drive straight up the scarp, they lost traction and had to actually start zigging and zagging to get up the scarp."
February 16, 2023
vendingmachine commented on the word thrust faults
"it's been a misconception that the moon is this geologically dead object, that everything of significance that happened geologically on the moon happened billions of years ago. But I think that's really just turning out not to be the case. And these very young thrust faults that are globally distributed really are suggesting that the moon may still be tectonically active today."
February 16, 2023
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