scrumping n.— «Sex. From the Latin sexus (to cut). I am not sure what that’s all about because the one time I heard the word “cut” during sex I bailed immediately. But all BDSM aside, it was originally used to denote gender. Now...
Uniatism n.— «At the same time the cardinal is concerned about “the failure of the Latin theology to appreciate any sharing between Local Churches and Rome.” The Vatican, he believes, understood unity “as...
Nueva Yol n.— «Testigos del drama portoriqueno son las calles de las ciudades de la costa Este, las desavenencias faniliares, el alto consumo de droga, la presencia de actitud agresiva, desbalanceada de muchos portos, el alejamiento...
love-cum-arranged marriage n. matrimony between a mutually acceptable and consenting couple that has been facilitated by the couple’s parents. Etymological Note: Cum is Latin for “with” or “together with.” (source: Double...
nig-Latin n.— «Mistah FAB, a rapper from the Bay area, calls the way he and his friends speak “nig-latin” (from pig-latin, a phrase which raised ire in both the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and...
bampot n. a crazy person; a fool or dolt. Etymological Note: Most likely a form of barmpot. According to OED, barm, “the froth that forms on top of fermenting malt liquors; the head of a beer,” is used attributively as a formative to...