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Post by cyanea on Jun 14, 2011 2:02:48 GMT -5
New words!
Dylagony = Dylan and Agony - The feeling I get listening to Bob Dylan. I don't agree with pjthefey in regards to his legacy, but good god I agree with the criticisms of his voice.
Litgasm - Literature and orgasm - The feeling you get when you walk into a Barnes and Noble, look at the reading list for a class you're really interested in, or when you finish a REALLY good book
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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 25, 2011 15:56:15 GMT -5
Litpression -- when a book fails to fulfill your expectations and you are saddened.
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Post by Olive on Jun 26, 2011 11:55:21 GMT -5
One that I remembered thanks to a fantastically terrible experience yesterday.
Himmo: a stretch Hummer limo. God those things are awful.
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Post by tosney on Jul 17, 2011 20:01:59 GMT -5
I tend to make up words to describe sounds or emotions accurately (in my mind) and then sometimes forget they're not real words. I love adopting ones I see around. I've also come up with phrases to describe things that previously had no efficient way to identify them, and sometimes I've been proud to hear them used by other people. I also tend to apply words I know in new ways. I love neologisms because it's so fun to play with language  I can't remember any I've come up with right now, but: Befuzzle: To lose track of thought and become confused. The connotation is more to do with frustration than the blank misunderstanding of befuddlement. Texture: I tend to apply this more widely than most people, like to describe the 'texture' of a culture, social group, novels, movies, etc. I guess I use it with media to describe the writing style in combination with tone and voice. Squicky: Similar to icky or gross, but connotates more with something sick or even perverted. Sketchy: Describes something or a situation that has potential to be dangerous or illegal, but isn't necessarily identified as such yet. Oh yes: future!English majors. Armadillos who aren't an english major quite yet. |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jul 18, 2011 17:30:58 GMT -5
Texture: I tend to apply this more widely than most people, like to describe the 'texture' of a culture, social group, novels, movies, etc. I guess I use it with media to describe the writing style in combination with tone and voice. I know exactly what you mean. |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jan 9, 2012 0:06:04 GMT -5
Just read this one:
Psychoanaliterature: 1) the analysis of literature based on psychoanalytic theories; 2) the psychotic analysis of literature.
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Kori
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Post by Kori on Jan 10, 2012 1:54:04 GMT -5
The way I see it, language has to be ever changing, because life is. We always need new terms and new ways to express ourselves. Also Shakespeare and stuff.
One I came up with a while ago was "gorganize" meaning to turn to stone. Except I'm pretty sure I found it on the internet a while ago. Ah, well.
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jan 10, 2012 2:17:10 GMT -5
Oh, here's one I use frequently:
When I'm watching a video on the computer and click the "full screen" button, I tend to yell "Biggify!" at it; or, if I feel like extra syllables, "Biggification!"
Oddly enough, I don't use the same term for maximizing regular computer windows.
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