an
and ="When you an me gonna hang out?" Etymology : clipping of 'and' =facebook wallpost, August 2010
ana
Clipping of anorexia used as a nickname for the disease anorexia. Personified by anorexics as a girl named "Ana." Anorexia is where someone starves themself in an attempt to More…
Anabolic
that which is anabolic supports or enhances the creation of more complex substances from the basic building blocks in the body =Teenagers who use anabolic steroids are likely to make More…
Anachronistic
Something that proceeds in a fashion that is not chronological order. It was used to concisely describe a specific aspect of the work under consideration. =A review of a biographical work More…
Anacronym
(Noun) An acronym that many people either do not know that it's an acronym or do not know what it stands for. It is a portmanteau of anachronism and acronym. Examples include URL More…
analogesis
(Blending) the act of using analogies to come to a presumably false interpretation of text as opposed to a careful socio-grammatical approach. =This word is a blend of analogy and possibly More…
analogize
to create an analogy, come up with a similar process to more easily explain an idea =BIOC 201 discussions require students to fill out a form ahead of time relating to a topic that will be More…
analrapist
One who practices analysis and therapy. Attempting to parse this word into its component morphemes gives no help in deciphering the word’s meaning. The ana in analyst means "back," More…
Anarchitecture
(Affixation) The push back of the traditional notion of architecture, largely in areas of buildings, cities and urban planning. As seen from the prefix “an-“, it means push back, opposed to, More…
Anatidaephobia
The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you. In his book 'The Prehistory of The Far Side', Mr. Larson explains how he came up with the idea to use the term 'anatidaephobia' More…
Anchor Baby
A child born to a couple who are in the United States illegally, but is nonetheless a U.S. citizen by birth Anchor Baby probably originated by analogy to a ship’s anchor, which More…
androgynator
An individual whose gender is initially ambiguous. It was used as a derivative term for an androgynous individual. =Recently used by a friend to describe an individual of debatable gender. More…
ANDROPAUSE (OR VIROPAUSE)
The end of virility. =andropause or viropause, the end of virility Etymology : blend of virility and menopause =Newsweek
angelologist
One who studies angels. The character in the play is seeing angels and humorously comments on this oddity by making up an occupation for his habit. =I’ve never met an angelologist More…
Angery
(creative respelling) Being angry but at a very small degree, or a cute thing being angry. =If somebody has a small mishap occur, they can say they are “angery” to show that they are angry More…
Angeurysm
(aneur- to angeur-) When a person gets so angry that they feel they are going to burst a blood vessel and bleed out in their brain. =Aneurysm is a medical condition in which blood vessels More…
Angle-fuck
Breaking away from a walking path to form a straight-line path to a destination =Dude, I’m about to angle-fuck this sidewalk and get there faster. This makes getting places faster. More…
Anglely
using lots of angles. Apparent Meaning: using lots of angles. In this context making his opponents run to get drop shots and tough cross-court shots. Reason Used: to describe his method of More…