bligey n.— «My unconscious coined a new word in my dream last night: “bligey.” It’s like the opposite of a favor. It’s something you do not out of the kindness of your own heart, but because you’re obliged to do so...
infartillery n.— «Soldiers of the 4th BCT (UA) coined the term “infartillery” during their rotation at JRTC to describe their new functions. While they still had traditional artillery responsibilities, they also prepared to go...
hideawfulous adj.— «That is, until I got a look at the proposed sculpture. It’s hideous. Maybe hideous is a bad word. How about a new word like, hideawfulous.» —“In eye of this beholder, new sculpture is ‘hideawfulous’” by...
waffo adj.— «Edward de Bono, creator of the well-known educational strategy to encourage creativity called “six thinking hats,” lamented the frequent use of the word “cool” as a compliment. He proposed a new word...
partyocracy n.— «Last March Castañeda announced his candidacy with defiant suggestions that he is entitled to run for the presidency as an independent, without a party, regardless of what Mexico’s electoral laws might say. And...
reconservadox n.— «For Michelson, who borrows a friend’s terminology to describe himself as “reconservadox,” Nimoy’s work explores the sensuality in spirituality and the spirituality in sensuality.» —“Controversial Nimoy...