What do we call it when new inventions or ideas change the name of something old? It used to be that the word guitar was sufficient, but now we regularly distinguish between an acoustic guitar and an electric guitar. Same for television, a word that...
kyriarchy n.— « Kyriarchy—a neologism coined by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza and derived from the Greek words for “lord” or “master” (kyrios) and “to rule or dominate” (archein) which seeks to redefine the analytic category of patriarchy in terms...
cartoonal adj.— «For one thing, the paintings look, for the most part, like inanimate objects. Sillman describes one, aptly enough, as resembling a mattress strapped to the roof of a car. At least the drawings look like people, however cartoonish...
rumourtrage n.— «The latest market neologism is “rumourtrage,” which means disseminating a rumour and trading on it. The practice has been around since coconuts were first traded but the proliferation of hedge funds and, more lately, of increasing...
blessay n.— «I wrote a Frankenstein “blessay.” The reason there’s more “essay” than “blog” in that neologism is because there was more essay than blog in my contribution.» —“One Confused Blessay” by Scott Eric Kaufman Acephalous (California) July...
megaversity n.— «When individuals leave a school, for whatever reasons, and especially when they leave a small place like our College where we know each other far better than would be the case at large, sterile places like the huge “megaversities,”...
