Monday, November 22, 2010

News Words & Slang

bullycide (noun) : suicide by a victim of bullying
zythology (noun) : the study of beer and beer making
vanna (verb) : to indicate with exaggerated sweeping gestures
She loves to give guests tours of her home and vannas each new purchase.
forrizzle(adjective) : for real
vape (verb) : to inhale vapor from an electronic cigarette
indoor voice (noun) : a voice level that is appropriate for speaking indoors
hearlucinate (verb) : to imagine that one hears something
mischievize (verb) : to cause mischief
singlism (noun) : discrimination against unmarried people
bromance (noun) : a close friendship between two men
textersation (noun) : a conversation by means of text messages
I just had a forty-five minute textersation with my mother.
entitleist (noun) : one who feels deserving or entitled to have something (as a benefit or legal privilege)
extraparametric (adjective) : outside norms or conventions
citizen journalism (noun) : news or observations posted online (as in a blog, web video, etc.) by someone who is not a professional journalist
incentify (verb) : to provide an incentive
stinkeye (noun) : a dirty look
hairyeye (noun) : a look of disapproval
promistician (noun) : a politician who makes promises to get elected
syntactivist (noun) : a person who is compelled to correct the grammar of others
gaslight (verb) : to drive someone insane by making them doubt their perceptions or memories
jazzify (verb) : to make something more elaborate or trendy
butch up (verb) : to make notably or deliberately masculine in appearance or manner
appiphilia (noun) : love of applications for smart phones
debarb (verb) : to remove harshly critical or insulting elements (as from a speech or article)
befuzzel (verb) : to confuse and bewilder
coulrophobia (noun) : pathological fear or loathing of clowns
genericize (verb) : to make generic

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