gr8
Great apparent meaning:great =That is a gr8 restaurant.. Etymology : contraction of the ''eat' in 'great to '8', due to similar pronunciation =IM conversation
Grade Grubbing
A practice whereby college students ask their professors to raise their grade for no good reason. =This term is used to describe the new social phenomenon in which students feel like they More…
grade-grubber
one who attempts to get the highest grade possible, by means of groveling, complaining, coercing, or any other possible means =Grade-grubber is a derogatory term. It is used to describe More…
grain gain
(rhyming compound) Weight gained from eating bread ="Grain" is used instead of "bread" because it rhymes with "gain" and is nearly synonymous with bread. Grain More…
Gram
The parts of the internet (especially social media) that are primarily associated with braggadocio and/or materialism. Primarily associated with the social media platform Instagram, where More…
Grammar Nazi
(Noun) Someone who is extremely obsessed with criticizing or correcting other people's grammar. The person's tendency is irritating and often unnecessary, such as in casual More…
grandadvisor
(Metaphor) From the point of view of a new student, a grandadvisor is the advisor of the student's advisors. =used in the metaphor as an Orientation Week Group as a family, where the More…
grandma
(semantic change via metaphor) A woman in her twenties who goes to bed early, specifically before 10 o’clock. Speakers originally used “grandma” to refer to the mother of one’s father or More…
graphilator
A graphing calculator. This neologism was coined as a catchy and easier way to say graphing calculator. It is formed by clipping parts from the two words and joining them with a linking i. More…
Grapple
An apple that tastes like a grape when Fuji apples are seeped with Concord grape juice. Grapple is also the name of the brand that produces these fruits. This combination of words More…
GRASS-WHACKER
A machine with sharp blades that cut the grass on the field She didn’t know the exact word that refers to such machinery but made up this word to convey her meaning. It was easy for More…
gravedigging
To dig through someone's facebook posts until you reach years into the past. =Why did you like a photo from 6 years ago last night? Were you gravedigging? Etymology : analogy to More…
Gravity Biking
An extreme sport involving driving weighted bicycles down steep slopes wearing no protective gear. =Although this sport started in the United States, it has become popular and taken on an More…
Gravy
good apparent meaning:good =It's all gravy. Etymology : word seems to meld 'great' + 'groovy' to make 'gravy.' =used in conversation with roommate
Gravy (1)
Simple, easy, or facile =This word is used by the young adult population to describe a task, situation, or condition that is extremely simple and easy. Etymology : The Old French grane – More…
greasy
(inherited derivation) sleazy, foul (often referring to a person) =The new meaning of greasy is used to describe a sleazy, disgusting person. This usage is a metaphorical extension from More…
Great Recession
A turn of phrase of the "Great Depression" to refer to the current economic downturn. The term started to gain some credit after International Monetary Fund officials, analysts, More…
greatest
A move in Ultimate Frisbee, whereby a player jumps from in bounds, grabs a disk that is traveling out of bounds, and throws said disk back into bounds where it is eventually caught by More…
Greed-oozing
Extremely full of greed The word creator was describing a website that sells domain names for personalized websites. She regarded the prices it charged as particularly outrageous, and More…