stack
slang for money (usually a large quantity), or more specifically $1000; used as stack or stacks =My new sound system's gonna cost me 3 stacks, but it's gonna be real loud. More…
Stacked
Packed in tight with people, one person right next another. The sense is given that the place is filled with wall to wall people, almost like a deck of cards is stacked, one right on top More…
stacked
(derivation) full house =It was heard from a video from the 1990s and used by an African-American male. So, it might come from African-American Vernacular English. Etymology : from More…
stacked (2)
A competitive situation is stacked if odds unfairly favor one team or individual over another. =Used when referring to an unfair situation. Etymology : Comes from cheating in card games More…
Stacks
(metaphor) Commonly used in reference to a large loudspeaker, usually taller than 3 feet. =The term "stacks" is a metaphor for the large system of loudspeakers and is used to More…
stacks(2)
(generalization) Large speakers used to project loud music or provide loud music at parties =Stacks could have risen from the metonymic association with the tendency to stack large speakers More…
Stadium
metaphor describing a person balding at the top of the scalp. (“Man that guy totally became a stadium in the past year”) The speaker was using a stadium as a reference to More…
Stalkee
(Affixation) The victim of a stalker or a person that has become an object of the intense interest of another person 'Stalkee' is formed by taking the verb 'stalk' and More…
stalkerage
('stalker' + 'age'(suffix forming nouns that denote an action)) stalkerage, n. the act of being a stalker; the act of stalking ='Stalkerage' comes from a back More…
stalkerazzi
Tabloid journalist who pursues celebrities night and day, dogging their every move. =Broomfield hooks up with a pair of "stalkerazzis" who work for the tabloids..." Etymology : Blend of More…
stalkerazzi(1)
(blending) paparazzi that stalk celebrities to an abnormal extent. can also be used to describe a stalker that does most of his/her stalking through pictures. =The stalkerazzi crowded More…
stall factor
(noun) something used to avoid answering a question or to avoid doing what was requested =This is novel compounding of two terms: stall and factor. Stall is used in its normal verb form More…
stan
(blending) an overly passionate fan of a celebrity =Popularized by the song, "Stan" by Eminem, in which the fan's name is Stan. Used mostly in relation to celebrities, but More…
stap
injuring one's groin in public Stap is easier to say and is a form of common blending. =Brian got stapped yesterday by a glass that fell off the table, it was so funny. Etymology : from More…
Starbies
Abbreviation of Starbucks, the coffee chain =Gives Starbucks a familiar feel because the coffee chain has gone from being solely a coffee producer to a place where people can hang out and More…
Starter marriage
A short-lived first marriage that ends in divorce with no kids, no property, no acrimony, and no regrets This term comes from the earlier starter house. Like the house, a starter marriage More…
status
Shortened reference to short post on the social networking website Facebook referred to as a Facebook status. =Used by those who are highly facebook active in conversation with other More…
staunch
to stop, cut off, impede [the flow of] Type of Formation: zero derivation, semantic change through metaphor Possible Reason Used: Used primarily to complete a rhyme that appears later in More…
stay
to live or reside, as in make permanent habitation. =I was born up town, but now I stay on the west side. Etymology : From the Latin 'stare' meaning 'to stand' but More…
staycation
To relax as if on a vacation but staying home while doing it. =A blending of 'stay' and 'vacation'. This word was probably coined when the economy began to take a turn More…