furparent n.— «Best of all, there’s a nice seven-page subset out of the “People I Detest” chapter devoted to people with “furkids” or, to use her other neologism, “furparents.” These people don’t have...
kirkyan n.— «A kirkyan is similar to a spime or blogject, but different in that a kirkyan is actually a Thing comprised of a combination of reality instances. One instance exists in our physical world (kirkyan P) and one or more...
slurb n.— «“Long Island developed, because of him, into this massive slurb,” Caro said. That resonant neologism is a combination of “suburb” and “slum.”» —“Caro Versus Moses: Exhibits Renew Debate Over...
five-head n.— «He’d begin wildly gesticulating his 6-5 frame, arching an eyebrow, perhaps lapsing into his Charles Nelson Reilly caricature, and declaring that “the flop sweat began pouring down my five-head” (Steve’s...
gevaltize v.— «In certain precincts of the Jewish community, a person who insists that the sky is falling, despite ample evidence to the contrary, is said to gevaltize—a neologism derived from the famous Yiddish cry of shock or alarm...
sidequel n.— «Sidequel (Side Story)—A sidequel is a neologism describing a work of fiction in literature, film, and other creative works that is produced after a completed work, set in the same “universe,” with arbitrary...