lamer
Someone who uses cheap or lame tactics to defeat or irritate an opponent This word is commonly used in the online gaming community. A lamer is a person who tries to annoy or irritate other More…
lamesauce
A word used to describe something that is undesirable, uninspiring, and dull. ="Whole Foods ran out of organic hummus." "Lamesauce." Etymology : Compound of the words More…
Lamesauce (1)
(adjective; compounding) Pertaining to a situation that is boring, annoying, or unexciting. =This term possibly came into being because it rhymes with hot-sauce. The first part of the term, More…
lamesauce (1)
(compounding) A word that expresses something’s being silly, stupid, or, as the word implies, lame. Often it is intended to voice disapproval to someone’s actions or plans. =No dude! More…
Laminar
Made up of thin layers. =We use the smallest available "flea sized" stirring bars (maximum 5/16" l x 1/16" diameter) to maintain laminar flow in the chambers. Etymology : Lat. lamina More…
lan
a party where computer games are played A lan, or lan party, is a gathering in which gamers bring their computers, hook them up to a network, and play computer games. A lan usually starts More…
Land That Time Forgot
refers to the region in which one grew up. Origin: The extended metaphor in this term in that the people in it are not highly evolved, to put it euphemistically. What my uncle means by this More…
landing strip
a woman's pubic hair style where everything is shaved except for a rectangular patch of hair. I chose analogy on the word formation type because of the liking between the rectangular patch More…
Landline
Communications cable, as one used to transmit telephone or telegraph signals =I will talk to you tomorrow on the landline. Etymology : ‘land’ from Old English + More…
landman
Someone who earns his living by negotiating land rights Intended Meaning: someone who earns his living by negotiating land rights Analysis: land describes what the work concerns, and man is More…
Lank
a condition of being tall and somewhat underweight. apparent meaning: tall, thin, scrawny reason used: My suitemate clipped an adjective to draw people’s attention to an unfamiliar More…
Lap tap
The act of left clicking on a computer by tapping lightly on the touchpad instead of clicking the left-mouse key. =This term is made largely to fill a need. There was no accepted name for More…
lapcorn
The popcorn that you drop at the movie theatre and it lands on your lap. Possible reason used: It probably seemed like a funny, yet effective way to describe the situation involved when More…
Laplacify
to express the Laplace transform of an expression =slang among non-specialist students of mathematics developed to more concisely invoke the Laplace transform Etymology : clipping of the More…
lappy
(derivation) A personal, portable laptop computer (used in a more affectionate manner) =People are often very attached to their laptop computers. So, they treat their laptop computers as an More…
laptop
a particular kid’s meal produced/served at KFC (includes chicken, side, and a Tropicana juice box). A laptop computer is a convenient computer than can be taken essentially anywhere; More…
laptopness
The state of having and/or using a laptop computer. The addition of the –ness suffix to many nouns to convert them into adjectives describing a certain state of being has become more More…
largesse
(borrowing) Abundance money or possessions =meant in a negative connotation Etymology : Old French largesse "a bounty, munificence," from V.L. *largitia "abundance," More…