November 2010
1 post
bookfaced (book•faced)
—noun
1 : the oddly unsettling experience of seeing a Facebook friend in real life, and finding oneself incapable of instigating any meaningful kind of conversation: I don’t know why, but seeing Bob on the street left me completely bookfaced. Maybe if I tweet about it I’ll feel less weird.
October 2010
4 posts
takeover (take•over)
—noun 1 : disagreeable physical effects experienced upon overeating takeout* food—often compounded by consumption of alcohol: Honey, we’ve got to change our eating habits on Thursday nights, I have a terrible takeover.
*Due to varying regional dialects, a takeover can be referenced as a carry-over (in U.S. and Scottish English), a parcel-over (in Indian English and Pakistani English), and...
assy (ass•y)
—adjective, ass•i•er, ass•i•est. 1 : remarkably ugly to the point of being aesthetically offensive: containing copious quantities of “ass”: That assy new website makes me want to dig my eyes out with a spoon.
prelaxing (pre•lax•ing)
—noun 1 : a state of chaos and anxiety necessary to achieve any substantial form of relaxation: If I actually manage to survive all this prelaxing, I’ll spend the rest of my holiday drinking my face off.
karjism (karj•is•m)
—noun 1 : a term or phrase (used like proper English) by Eric Karjaluoto, which, in spite of seeming foolish, slowly creeps into one’s daily dialogue: I don’t think it’s a real word, it’s probably just another karjism. It almost makes sense, though, doesn’t it?