New Word of the Day - Spinglish

Here's a new word (actually its probably not given how simple it is) but anyway, new to me and here ya go.

Spinglish- PR speak, spinning English or using the language to make bad news appear to be good (i.e. AOL saying laying off 1300 people is a good thing).

Tags: spinglish, fictionarium, new words, inventing language, NWotD

New Word of the Day - Concraption

Today's new word came from a post over on MeCha.

Concraption - a gadget toilet, i.e. a contraption crapper....contracted.

Plus, I have learned of something new in language, it is the recursive acronym - basically the spelling of the acronym with the first letter in the acronym being the word being spelled, i.e. GNU - Gnu's Not Unix. Learned because my grin word today is MUNG which is also a recursive acronym standing for Mung Until No Good, even though I have no idea what that means. But hell, still pretty darned cool.

Recursiveness, in general, good for a laugh. Witness things like the Hasselhoffian Recursion and tell me you didn't laugh before you gagged.

Tags: concraption, recursion, mung, tag, fictionarium, new words, inventing language, NWotD

New Word of the Day - Deluscious

Deluscious - deliciously luscious. Like a wall of cascading chocolate.

Tags: deluscious, fictionarium, new words, inventing language, NWotD

New Word of the Day - Provain

Here's a new word of the day to share for lack of time or inclination to post anything more substantial. I.e. I've got chores galore(s) to do.

Provain - when someone has to get out the dictionary or encyclopedia or other resource to prove that they are right and you are wrong to stroke their ego.

Tags: provain, fictionarium, new words, inventing language, NWotD

Two New "S" Words of the Day - Smackcess and Schmuckcess

Smackcess - when someone's close enough to be smacked, you have smackcess. Or a successful smacking.

Schmuckcess - when fools succeed.

Tags: smackcess, schmuckcess, fictionarium, new words, inventing language, NWotD

Double Dip New Word(s) of the Day

Here's a few that have been marinating in the hopper for a little while. And then a couple more that came to me as I was writing this post.

Nukelele - an atomic powered mini-guitar.

Pukelele - a sick ukelele.

And heck, some more because it just popped in my head.

The Dukelele - what John Wayne played when he was riding the range.
The Lukelele - what Luke Skywalker played with before he got his light saber.
The Spookelele - a ghostly mini-guitar.

Tags: nukelele, pukelele, Dukelele, Spookelele, fictionarium, new words, inventing language, NWotD

Two New "D" Words of the Day - Dramactedly and Darwinate

Today's new word comes from drama and acting, no way!

Dramactedly - dramatic acting for effect. Not usually for the camera though its sometimes caught on film, think Tom Cruise' jumping the shark couch on Orpah (the Killer Whale!) because he was sooooooooo in love with his incubator bride, Katie Holmes. Or the over-emotive drama queen who swoons at the slightest provocation.

Darwinate - to apply the "Survival of the Fittest" to an individual, that is, incorrectly, situation. Evolution doesn't work on the micro scale, its across populations and environments. Darwinating is when people cheer idiots who kill themselves in really stupid ways.

And, in more word geek goodness, have you ever noticed how close "Trial" and "Tribal" are? There but for a "b" goes the trial. And maybe I've mentioned this before but one little slip and "nicest" becomes "incest". Strange one.

Tags: dramactedly, darwinate, fictionarium, new words, inventing language, NWotD