alley-oop
in basketball, a pass from one player that is caught in mid-air and dunked This neologism is another one used in the basketball community that is so popular we can expect it to hit the More…
allin
a strategy videogame tactic in which a player forgoes base expansion in favor of a stronger early-game attack force. Failure leaves that player in an extremely disadvantageous position, More…
Allow
To leave alone, to forget about. The drastic semantic change of allow from ‘to let’ to ‘to leave alone’ seems to make sense when read aloud, perhaps because let and More…
Alpha consumer
one who starts a trend or picks it up very early, often long before the rest of the population, usu. used as a predictor of economic trends The author was describing companies that profit More…
Alpha geek
The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office, department, or work group The term seems to be derived from alpha male, a word created by animal ethologists. The word More…
Alrighty
OK, all right. =The source word, “alright”, is more like a reaction word (interjection) and is, in turn, derived from a phrase “all right” - blending but without any phonetic changes. The More…
Alt-Right
A blending of the diminutive “Alt” (short for “Alternative”) and “Right” (as in, Right Wing politics). A political movement, originating in the mid-2010s, which purports to be a wing of More…
alternawhore
Derogatory term for a female who thoughtlessly prescribes to everything alternative: music, fashion, piercing, tattooing, etc. Most often used in reference to a female within an More…
Am-idol
A singer who is trying to become an actor. By virtue of their success in the music business, they also think that they can just as easily conquer Hollywood. Possible reason used: The term More…
Ama
(may also be a noun) Quality of being spineless, pathetic, not respectable, embarrassing, or simply not cool. COnnotation is not extremely harsh, but more towards embarassing. May also be More…
AMA-zing
having an appearance at the American Music Awards that evokes awe and wonder. ="The AMA's" is a commonly used initialism for the American Music Awards, in this case the More…
Amazoner
One who uses Amazon frequently =Amazon is a Web-based company that distributes goods. Some college students use Amazon as a cheaper way of getting books. "Amazonian" could have More…
Ambigender
Having no aspects that benefit either gender Possible reasons used: To shorten a statement that would have been much wordier. It parallels other words like ‘ambidextrous’ so More…
ambiguates
to make ambiguous Possible reason used: It clearly conveys the notion of rendering something unclear or ambiguous. =It ambiguates the meaning of a two notrump bid Etymology : root More…
Ambisextrous
Being able to use both hands for masturbation interchangeably. It was a simple way to say he was capable of using both hands so he just blended the word meaning capable of using both hands More…
ambisextrous
Having both sexes. =Analogous to “ambidextrous,” but meaning both sexes rather than both hands. Etymology : “Ambidextrous” comes from “ambidexter,” meaning “double-dealing,” with the More…
Ambiturner
A person who can turn all the way around by going in either way : Zoolander is full of funny words because the main character is not very intelligent. He has his own way of speaking, and More…
Amebo
A gossip An amebo can be described as a nosy person who does not mind her business or a person who gossips or enjoys talking about people to fault. It is derived from an extremely popular More…
Amerindians
Any of the native people of North American. This word refers to the people who were on the North American continent before the arrival of Europeans. These people are also called Indians, More…