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Things that should have names but don't
Jinnigan
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This is largely inspired by Douglas Adam's The Meaning of Liff, which is based more or less on the title of this thread.
For example:
ABILENE (adj.)
Descriptive of the pleasing coolness on the reverse side of the pillow.
WINKLEY (n.)
A lost object which turns up immediately you've gone and bought a replacement for it.
THRUPP (vb.)
To hold a ruler on one end on a desk and make the other end go bbddbbddbbrrbrrrrddrr.
So I'm thinking it'll be fun to have our own little thing. Throw out your own experience that needs a name, or a name that needs an experience, or both! These aren't really rules so much as suggestions, and if you have other ideas that's cool.
To get the ball rolling, I'll just say - that nasty cringe-inducing noise produced by rubbing the wet plastic bags in the grocery section against styrofoam (or anything, really).
And a noun (or an adjective, whatever) - Smyrna
Also: while this next one is defined in The Book already, I am nominating it for renaming because there is already such a thing as a 'Wok' -
WOKING (participial vb.)
Standing in the kitchen wondering what you came in here for.
For example:
ABILENE (adj.)
Descriptive of the pleasing coolness on the reverse side of the pillow.
WINKLEY (n.)
A lost object which turns up immediately you've gone and bought a replacement for it.
THRUPP (vb.)
To hold a ruler on one end on a desk and make the other end go bbddbbddbbrrbrrrrddrr.
So I'm thinking it'll be fun to have our own little thing. Throw out your own experience that needs a name, or a name that needs an experience, or both! These aren't really rules so much as suggestions, and if you have other ideas that's cool.
To get the ball rolling, I'll just say - that nasty cringe-inducing noise produced by rubbing the wet plastic bags in the grocery section against styrofoam (or anything, really).
And a noun (or an adjective, whatever) - Smyrna
Also: while this next one is defined in The Book already, I am nominating it for renaming because there is already such a thing as a 'Wok' -
WOKING (participial vb.)
Standing in the kitchen wondering what you came in here for.
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Is that pronounced wok-ing or woke-ing, though?
And what would be the general term for doing it in a room other that the kitchen. My personal experience is going upstairs to get something and being unable to remember what it was until I go back down stairs.
What about when you lose something and can't find it until you get pissed off enough to shout "where the holy fuck is.. oh, it's there."
We just need to compile a list that has every concept with whichever language made a word for it.
Exactly.
I've done that, it's well annoying.
1. When you forget what timezone you're in and operate as if it is several hours later or earlier than it is and hilarity ensues.
Except for English. We invented all of our own words. Two of our best are arrogance and xenophobia.
1. Having the qualities of a rotund, hairy communist wearing no shirt.
1. The dried saliva around the edge of your mouth if you keep it closed for a while or sleep with your mouth open
Destinesia.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Perfect.
I had to stop doing that.
I managed to get that kid's family to drop the manslaughter charge, but it was still a big wake-up call for me. With great power comes great responsibility.
[spoiler:8f5aed5800]Fuckin' kid had it coming.[/spoiler:8f5aed5800]
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
You're on a roll in this thread.
It's not old, it's vintage.
doubleplusgood
To punch a child in the mouth.
Escape will make me god"
-Durandal
Me and my friends already use that word, but as a verb for "cooking with a wok".
I agree that the books definition should be changed, because its retarded.
to lose your wallet and then cancel all your credit cards. only to find your wallet near the phone reicever when you hang it up.
Stynopsis - the feeling that someone, has cahnged SOMETHING about your normal setup at your computer station (new icons, changed mouse sensitivity, chair height ect.)
cunterry - act of leaving someones console+ TV on overnight
That could work too.
Escape will make me god"
-Durandal
I believe the words in the meaning of liff are taken from english villages. So it would be pronounced "Wo-king" not "Wok-ing"
I think this is called buttonmashing.
Buttonmashing is too narrow. Aboyne could apply to chess, backgammon, cards, etc. in which there are no buttons to mash.
To explain to a person older than yourself, usually a parent or relative, how to execute an extremely easy task on a computer.
Resimplate (v.)
To simplate the same task again to the same person, two months later at the next family gathering when he or she has forgotten.
Fix'd
A period of time, typically covering two-thirds of any team meeting with more than four participants, during which a team member will discuss a trivial or secondary part of the topic at hand with an unnecessary level of details and/or complexity.
Because she looks like a vampire
- a word that sould be in the dictionary, but isn't. Popularized by Rich Hall in the early 80s, years before The Meaning of Liff was published.
Also: sniglets were a running meme, of sorts, throughout the 80s. The Meaning of Liff was published in 1983. I don't see why you must bring some kind of one-upmanship in here.
Yar's a hater.
I just made you answer your own question.
Something you tinkis cool wen you are ten.
I don't know what the word would be. But we need a word for that action.