acatramp (215)
trampoline in the Wiess courtyard =This term is a blending of the words ‘academic’ and ‘trampoline’, as well as a clipping of both words. It was coined by those at Wiess College who wanted More…
Accentify
The process of adding the accent marks to something written in another language, e.g. Spanish =Proper Spanish grammar requires placing the accent marks in the correct places. Because this More…
accessory
a derogatory term for a usually female date, in which she possesses no redeeming qualities except for her appearance; example – “Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends are More…
accountabilibuddy
a person who assists another in keeping them responsible for their actions and to prevent them from doing certain things =The term is a blending of “accountability” and “buddy”. An More…
Ace
(Clipping) A person that is asexual, a person not interested in sex =Shortened version of asexual. Used to describe someone who is asexual. Comes from the pronunciation of the first three More…
ace
An individual who does not experience sexual attraction toward others; someone who is asexual. Etymology : Clipping of the word asexual, then a respelling of ase- as ace. =“As an ace More…
Ace (2)
A sexual orientation in which the person does not feel the desire for physical relations. An asexual person maybe romantic or aromantic. Asexuality is a spectrum; for example, some members More…
Acha
[Slang] Contraction of “at you,” used in fast speech or as a shorthand form in writing Literally means “at you,” and taken from “at you,” which in fast More…
Acquaintance
Term used to refer to someone known personally that you do not like but do not want to state that you do not like - therefore used also as a euphemism. Often used to refer to someone you More…
acquisition
to use the file-sharing program Acquisition to download music or other media files Zero derivation: as with Google, the proper noun Acquisition is made into a verb, which in this case More…
ad-skipper
People who avoid ads by installing pop-up blockers in the browser or switching channels on TV. A lot of advertisements are of no interest to their audience. Public media generally allow More…
addy
Address; written geographic location =Give me your e-mail addy. Etymology : addy. Clipping of 'address' + y (English noun ending). Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *drctire, to straighten More…
Addy
abbreviation of Adderall, focus enhancing amphetamine drug used to treat ADHD =Jim's roommate had to study all night so he took an Addy. Etymology : Clipping of adderall, the name More…
Adhocracy
Apparent meaning: describing an rather disorganized organization Reason used: described the lack of structure in a organization. “ad hoc” means for the particular end or case at More…
administaff
the staff who deals with the administration (in this case, of the golfcourse) It was kind of weird where I saw the context of this word. It was printed in huge letters over a building when More…
administrivia
Boring, often insignificant administrative duties that have to be carried out on the first day of class, in every class. These include discussing the class syllabus, grading policy, and More…
administrivia
a list of upcoming events along with other little things. Administrivia is a result of both clipping and compounding. Adminis- is clipped from administration, and trivia is just compounded More…
administrivia
tedious and mundane organizational and administrative tasks; mundane, repetitive busy work required for general record-keeping. Clever way to describe the menial tasks required for More…
Adopt
(Semantic Change) In chess, adopt refers to the action of beating someone ten times in a row using the same time control. =“That’s it! You are not adopting me! Not today!” Etymology : More…
Adoptation
("adopt" + "-ation") An adoption =This represents an interesting case in which a word that has a derived noun form goes through another event of derivation into a More…