AUDIOPHILE
One who loves and collects audio equipment and media =Being an audiophile, I own an 8 track player, phonograph, cassette player, CD player, DAT recorder, and a Minidisc player. Etymology More…
Aughts
The first decade of the 21st century (e.g.,‘the aughts’). The word 'AUGHTS' indicates the presence of more than one zero in a number, as in the year date, e.g., 2-0-0-5. Since More…
Aurictate
(VERB) To produce pure gold from the nipples (not possible) This word is a euphemism for being of incredible and increasing wealth, as if one had access to a steady stream of gold (hence More…
AUTO "DENTIST"
One who repairs dents, hail damage, and other types of minor damage on automobiles. =Auto 'dentist' specializing in dents, dings, and hail damage; high quality, affordable More…
auto-tune
(verb) the act of taking poor sounding vocals and through a series of studio enhancements create pitch perfect, counterpart of the original. =Originally a metonymy of the technology used to More…
Autocorrect fail
When you attempt to type a word on your cell phone and it 'Autocorrects' to a different word. Often happens when trying to text an inappropriate or explicit word. Common on Apple More…
autocorrupt
a autocorrect system that incorrectly changes a sentence’s meaning =corrupt was likely chosen because it has nearly the opposite meaning as correct but shares the same first syllable, cor, More…
automagical
Descriptor of something that works so well, it is almost as if done by magic. Usually refers to software that works behind-the-scenes to solve some problem algorithmically. ="The Xbox More…
AUTOMAGICALLY
When something is done automatically, and it seems like magic because the method in which it is done is not known. (‘The computer automagically outputs the tax information’) More…
automagically
Describing an action which occurs automatically in a mysterious or magical way, especially when performed by a computer or machine. This word describes actions that happen automatically, More…
Automagically
Describing actions, usually of computers, where something is generated automatically or without explanation. Magically denotes mystery, and often, to average people, the actions of More…
Automagically (1)
Happening automatically like a magic for which the observer has no clear understanding of the mechanism of the action such that it appear almost magical. The fact that ‘-matic-’ and ‘magic’ More…
automanual
a process which has been completely automated, except for the actual running of the process, despite it being completely systematic =Bob has made all of his scripts automanual in fear of More…
autostereographics
the field of computer technology that deals with the appearance of images on the screen. To convey each part of this new study, it was necessary to draw from different concepts, and More…
Autotan
(Compounding) Artificially enhancing one's tan in pictures =This refers to taking a picture and then, using some photo editing software (Most commonly Adobe Photoshop), creating More…
autotrocity
(blending) Autotrocity- a noun used to describe a very old, worn-down, or jaded car. It is a blend of the words automotive and autrocity. A typical autotrocity usually lacks the basic More…