Camping
(Derivation) Sitting and waiting for something. =Camping is usually described as a outdoor adventure where you connect with nature. Now, it is often times used to describe the act of waiting More…
campo
A term used in reference to the Campus Police Department. Campo is a blend of campus and police, and is a somewhat disparaging term used to refer to the Rice University Police Department More…
Campo
Campus police. (‘the Rice campos’) Apparent meaning, etymology, and type of word formation: “Campos” are the campus police. This word is a prime example of blending More…
campo
RUPD officer Campo is a blending and clipping of “campus” + “police” – refers to RUPD officers. =All the campos are pretty nice - they don't really want to More…
campo
Rice University campus police It is a catchy in-group word used by students at Rice. The word campo is used to differentiate between the police on campus and those from the city of Houston, More…
CAMPO
a campus police officer Apparent meaning: campus police officer Reason used: shorter term for campus policer (‘I got a ticket from the campos the other day’) =we were friends More…
CAMPOS
The campus police who patrol Rice University; refers to either one policeman, a group of them, and/or the collective entity of policemen. =You could get a ticket from the campos if you More…
Campos
Informal way of referring to the campus police. Perhaps one campus police officer would be a 'campo,' although this is rarely heard. =I can't believe they called the campos More…
Campusi
The plural of "campus." ("college campusi") Interpretation of intended meaning: The plural of "campus"--a synonym of "campuses." Presumed reason for coinage: Explicit reasons are murky in More…
can of worms
a source of unexpected problems, similar to Pandora's Box ="you really opened up a can of worms when you told [Gina] [Jimmy] was cheating on her." Etymology : coined in More…
candoism
(blending-back formation, slang) The property, typically applied to an individual, of exuding confidence in one's ability to accomplish their goals. Etymology : from "can" More…
Candy flip
To ingest LSD and ecstasy at the same time. : Candy is often colorful and has intense flavors. An intensity of experience is typical of an LSD trip, as well as an ecstasy trip. But when More…
canivore
someone who frequently eats dogs. refers to someone who frequently eats dogs. Derived from canine and suffix -vore. Used as a joke. =Does that make him a canivore? Etymology : analogy More…
Cankle
A very think ankle that gives the appearance of having only a calf and a foot without a connecting ankle. The word 'cankle' was formed because it is a brief and humorous way to describe More…
cankle
A mix between ankle and calf, describing a lower leg that is also mixed as such. [Blend c(alf) + ankle.] This word possibly mocks the phenomenon of a large lower leg. I think the word More…
cankle
Ankles that are just as wide as the calves so that you can not differentiate between them. Formed as a quick way to visually decribe someone who has very thick ankles. =She's got cankles! More…
Cankle
the fusion of the calf and the ankle, commonly in reference to a person suffering from obesity Cankle was created in order to describe the lower leg of an obese person, without having to More…
Cankle (1)
having fat ankles; implying the seemless transition from calf to ankle =Blending of the words "calf" and "ankle" here demonstrates a metophorical blending of the More…