Posts tagged “words”
definitions
Check it: New definitions added to the blog dictionary.
Appendix A
Spoon! Updated Appendix A – blog dictionary Let me know if you can think of something to be added or edited.
simulblogulation
More Vocabulary with Dan: simulblogulation (si·mull·blog·u·lay·shun) n. the new (and pointless) act of identical content being posted to several weblogs simultaneous. I’m sure the authors believed themselves to be funny, but simulblogulation is simply stupid. like that wasn’t gonna happen!
sketchy
HEY! sketchy is my word! That’s okay, though. I’ll let you use it. But know that it is mine. After like 6 or 7 years – ever since Bill & Ted – my word was afoot. Now it’s sketchy. And so am I.
An Invalid
You can imagine how stupid I felt when I called someone an “invalid” in high school. As if they weren’t valid. And don’t even get me started on “epitome”. ehp-ih-tohm. Fark this farking language! Drives me nutty sometimes, it does.
Phunny Phrases Heard on NPR
Phunny Phrases Heard on NPR This Morning (P2HONPRTM): digital opportunities cyber-regulations
words
I recently read an excellent article on word usage based on perceived hacker v. cracker differences. I would consider myself a hacker while the person who sent it to me is definitely a cracker. The article earned 4,377 cool points for both liberal references to Shakespeare and, amazingly enough, a reference to packet monkeys …