siafu
A fictional term for a “zombie.” Used as an analogy, referring to the swarming nature of both ants and zombies. Also might be a comparison of the powerful shearing jaws of the ant to the More…
sick
impaired by an electronic virus or bug. =Once my computer was so sick that I had to send it back to Hewlett Packard to get the hard drive re-imaged. Etymology : semantic change of known More…
sick
Awesome, great. Awesome, exceptionally good. How the word came to take on this meaning is unclear – it appears to have been arbitrarily assigned to the word ‘sick,’ More…
Sick
synonym for cool =Used to describe something that is new or awesome. Etymology : Unsure. Started out in skateboard culture to describe a cool trick. =Chris: Call of duty: Black Ops is More…
sick (1)
crazy, insane, excellent. =“That backflip was sick!” Etymology : Used to describe and action of an “awesome” status. It probably converted its meaning in the 1990’s. =Megan Hall at More…
Sick (3)
(derivation) extremely cool and daring. =word derived from the meaning sick as in unwell. Unwell as seen below came from twisted, and twisted is now popular slang for cool and daring also, More…
sick (4)
(Homonomy) Describes something that is beyond the norm but because of its irregularity it is respected. =Ironically, the term has the opposite meaning of the other word "sick." It More…
Sick(2)
Analogous to ‘awesome’ or ‘cool’, very entertaining and exciting, worthy of an exclamation of positive impression. =‘Bro, that backflip was totally sick.’ Used informally to express one’s More…
sicknasty
remarkable in some way, shape or form; best; amazing; unbelievable; superlative =This compound word is made up of two root words, sick and nasty. Sicknasty is an amelioration of these More…
Sidcest
Sexual relationship between people from the same college, especially Sid Richardson College. The word clearly references sexual intercourse or relationship between two people at Sid More…
Sidereal
Time taken by a star at meridian to return (23 hours, 56 mins, 4 sec.) =“The sidereal day is shorter than the solar day.” Etymology : [L. sidere-us, sidus constellation + More…
Sidizen
1. A resident of Sid Richardson College of Rice University 2. One who is a member of Sid Richardson College Clearly means one who lives at Sid, or one who is a member of Sid Richardson More…
Sidizen (1)
1. Name for a student residing in Sid Richardson College of Rice University. 2. One who is or was a member of Sid Richardson College regardless of one’s current residency. Though we add More…
sidizen(1)
a resident or member of sid richardson college =one of eleven that can classify a student's membership in a residential college Etymology : blend of "sid" and More…
Siggie
One's signature at the bottom of their posts on an internet forum. =Signatures give the user a sense if indivduality. Clipped by taking the first syllable of the word and adding an More…
Signage
Signs (of a particular type or area) considered as a group. ('the signage along Main Street') =I can have somebody look at that specific intersection to see if there are things that we More…
sil
silly, foolish Possible Reason Used: Likely originated as a rhyming pair with the common clipping of little, lil. (a la Lil’ Abner, analogous to Ol’ for old). Hence to describe More…
Silknog
Eggnog made from soy milk My roommate used this one day. She said, “yummy, I am going to have some silknog.” I asked what the heck that was, and she pulled a carton of silknog More…
Sill
Clipped version of the adjective 'silly' with the same meaning of 'foolish, goofy, laughable.' =That girl always makes me laugh - she's so sill. Etymology : More…
silver fox9
(metaphor and metonymy and compounding, noun) an older man who actively seeks much younger female partners =This term demonstrates the use of silver as a metonymic association with age, as More…