Backronym

backronym

noun [bak-ruh-nim]

1. an existing word turned into an acronym by creating an apt phrase whose initial letters match the word, as to help remember it or offer a theory of its origin. For example, rap has been said to be a backronym of “rhythm and poetry.”
2. the phrase itself. For example, “port out, starboard home” is a misleading backronym for posh.

On the Floor

Ultacreidarian

Ooo, another word about people who complain on the Internet . . .

ultracrepidarian

adjective [uhl-truh-krep-i-dair-ee-uh n]

1. noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.

noun 1. an ultracrepidarian person.

Post is Urined

Moggy

I'm so naming my next cat Moggy.

moggy

noun [mog-ee]

1. British Informal. a cat.

Spare Time

Slacktivism

People who participate in political arguments on the Inet are usually slacktivists . . . 

slacktivism

noun [slak-tuh-viz-uh m]

1. actions taken to bring about political or social change but requiring only minimal commitment, effort, or risk: students engaging in slacktivism by signing an online petition.

Hoarding

Zugzwang

An awesome word, even if I wish it meant something much cooler.

zugzwang

noun [tsook-tsvahng]

1. Chess. a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect.

Nutrition Facts

Roasarian

rosarian

noun [roh-zair-ee-uh n]

1. a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.

The Man in the Moon

Imprimatur

imprimatur

noun [im-pri-mah-ter, -mey-, -prahy-]

1. sanction or approval; support: Our plan has the company president's imprimatur.
2. an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., especially a license issued by a censor of the Roman Catholic Church.

Bochord

Selfies

Saudade

saudade

noun [soh-dah-duh]
1. (in Portuguese folk culture) a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent: the theme of saudade in literature and music.

May I Offer You a Drink?

Sophistry

sophistry

noun [sof-uh-stree] 1. a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning. 2. a false argument; sophism.

Cauliflower

Holus-Bolus

holus-bolus

adverb [hoh-luh s-boh-luh s]
1. all at once; altogether.

Too Many Books

Hypostatize

hypostatize

verb [hahy-pos-tuh-tahyz, hi-]
1. to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.

Charles Dickens Apostrophe Error

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Oleaginous

oleaginous

adjective [oh-lee-aj-uh-nuh s] 1. having the nature or qualities of oil. 2. containing oil.

Under Attack!!!

Milliner

milliner

noun [mil-uh-ner]
1. a person who designs, makes, or sells hats for women.

Just Read It

Abrazo

abrazo

noun [ah-brah-thaw, -saw] 1. Spanish. an embrace, used in greeting someone.

Soudough

Coruscant

coruscant

adjective [kuh-ruhs-kuh nt, kawr-uh s-, kor-] 1. sparkling or gleaming; scintillating; coruscating.

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