cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
Hu-pei
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Mandarin 湖北 (Húběi) Wade–Giles romanization: Hu²-pei³.
Senses: examples: text: From one of the turquois dealers in Si-ngan fu the information was given me that the turquoises traded there come from the prefecture of Yün-yang in Hu-pei Province, while another more especially point to the district of Chu-shan, situated in the same prefecture, as the place of production. The Imperial Geography (Ta Ts'ing i t'ung chi, Ch. 272),³ in the chapter dealing with Yün-yang fu, contains no allusion to this fact, and mentions in an enumeration of the mountains of the Chu-shan district only one producing stones, the Fan shi shan, deriving its name from the fan shi or alum formerly produced there.
ref: 1913, Berthold Laufer, Notes on Turquois in the East, Chicago, →OCLC, page 65:
text: General Fu Yu-te commanded an army of 100,000 which assembled in Hu-kuang Province (Hu-pei and Hu-nan area). Aside from a part of his army which he dispatched post-haste to Wu-san (present-day Wei-ning in western Kuei-chou)(See Photos 7 and 8), he personally led the main body. He entered Kuei-chou from Hu-nan along the Yuan River route.
ref: 1954, Herold J. Wiens, “The history of South Chinese tribal movements and migrations”, in Han Chinese Expansion in South China, Shoe String Press, published 1967, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 88:
text: Tu Ts'ao was appointed Prefect of Ch'i-chou 蘄州 (present-day Ch'i-ch'un 蘄春 in Hu-pei Province), and Tu Mu and Yi accompanied Ts'ao to Ch'i-chou, and then Tu Mu returned to the capital.
ref: 1988 December, Wen-kai Kung (龔文凱), “The Official Biography of Tu Mu (803-852) in the Old T'ang History”, in Chinese Culture: A Quarterly Review, volume XXIX, number 4, Taipei: Chinese Culture University Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 95:
text: According to Hsing yüan 姓苑, the surname Ch'i 蘄 derived from the place name Ch'i-ch'un 蘄春, located in the present Ch'i-chun hsien 蘄春縣, Hu-pei 湖北 province.
ref: 2000, Sheau-yueh J. Chao (趙賀筱岳), “Genealogy of Chinese Surnames”, in 尋根溯源中國人的姓氏 [In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames], number 50, Clearfield Company, Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29:
english: In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames
translation: In Search of Your Asian Roots: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames
glosses: Alternative form of Hubei.
wikipedia: Cambridge University Press
Encyclopædia Britannica
floofier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of floofy: more floofy
floofiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of floofy: most floofy
toyomansi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Tagalog toyomansi, a blend of toyo + kalamansi.
Senses: glosses: soy sauce mixed with calamansi juice
Related terms: ponzu
nuggers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nugger
nugger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nuggers
Etymology: Probably from Arabic [script needed] (nuqur, naqā'ir).
Senses: examples: text: Two other steamers accompanied us to beyond Berber, and four nuggers sailed with us, which were towed as far as Berber by the two steamers.
ref: 1885, Henry Brackenbury, quoting Hassein Ismain, The River Column: A Narrative of the Advance of the River Column of the Nile Expeditionary Force, and Its Return Down the Rapids, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, page 228:
text: My orders were to endeavour to overtake the enemy, to co-operate with the gunboat Lotus in catching the large sailing nuggers, nine of which were known to be with the Arabs carrying their food supplies; […]
ref: 1925, Horace Smith-Dorrien, Memories of Forty-Eight Years’ Service, London: John Murray, […], pages 62–63:
text: On July 15 he tested the western or steeper channel of the Bedden rapids by sending down three nuggers which were loaded so as to have rather a deeper draught than the steamer.
ref: 1931, Bernard M[eredith] Allen, Gordon and the Sudan, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, […], pages 50–51:
glosses: An Egyptian sailing boat with a square sail that is tilted at an angle to the mast.
nugger
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nuggers
Etymology: Modification of nugget with -er.
Senses: examples: text: D’ywan a chicken nugger? […] Like these chicken nuggers, yeah? I fucking love ’em. I fucking love chicken nuggers. I eat ’em every night.
ref: 2014, Alistair McDowall, Pomona, Methuen Drama, published 2020, →ISBN:
text: MY BIRTHDAY WISH FOR THEO IS ALL OF THE CHIMKEN NUGGERS!!!!!!!!
ref: 2018 March 13, Syd Robinson, “21 Dog Birthday Pawties That, Quite Honestly, Deserved Media Coverage”, in BuzzFeed, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2018:
text: If these nuggers and chips aren’t fine dining I don’t know what is.
ref: 2019 May, Sophia Romanos, “Uni Food”, in Debate, number 5, Auckland University of Technology Student Association, page 13:
text: 'The only reason one should peel a nugger is for a doggo who gets the runny poops from not being able to tolerate the coating,' added a different user.
ref: 2019 June 18, Charlotte Karp, “Love at first bite! Besotted couple peel McDonald's chicken nuggets for each other before dipping them in sauce and eating them”, in Daily Mail, archived from the original on 22 May 2023:
text: Her mother said, “Maybe you can have ‘Muck Donnas’, or we could have fish and chips.” Krissy shook her head, “Nah. We no have fwishenchit. We have Kay Eff See nuggers?”
ref: 2020, Paul Richardson, Taylah’s Got Talent, →ISBN:
text: He enjoys: a good scritch scratch, cold water, squishy balls, and—most importantly—chimkin nuggers!
ref: 2020, Kelly Conaboy, The Particulars of Peter: Dance Lessons, DNA Tests, and Other Excuses to Hang Out with My Perfect Dog, Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN:
glosses: A chicken nugget.
midterm breaks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of midterm break
dodgasted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: "Do you think I'm going to stand here on one foot all night like a dodgasted cigar store Indian?"
ref: 1912 Dec, Modern Electrics, page 913, column 2:
glosses: goddamn
dodgast
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: examples: text: "Dodgast you!" he bellowed. "I've missed my supper, I've missed the opry, and I'm missing my sleep!"
ref: 1912 Dec, Modern Electrics, page 914/1:
glosses: goddamn
chop mill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chop mills
form: chop-mill
form: chopmill
Senses: examples: text: Mr. Stetzle sighed. "Gee, I wish I could get in on something like that. Running a chopmill is a mighty slow way to get rich."
ref: 1912 Dec, Modern Electrics, page 911/1:
synonyms: chopping mill
glosses: A mill in which grain is coarsely ground as feed for livestock.
chop mills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chop mill
chopmill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chopmills
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of chop mill.
chopmills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chopmill
chopping mill
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: chopping mills
Senses: glosses: A chop mill.
chopping mills
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of chopping mill
chimkin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: From beggin for "lööps," to munching on "golden crunchy chimkin nuggets," Cumlord is a walking viral video that'll make you very confused and very happy.
ref: 2018 July 23, Xavier Piedra, “The best dog accounts on Instagram to get your fluff fix”, in Mashable, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2018:
text: He enjoys: a good scritch scratch, cold water, squishy balls, and—most importantly—chimkin nuggers!
ref: 2020, Kelly Conaboy, The Particulars of Peter: Dance Lessons, DNA Tests, and Other Excuses to Hang Out with My Perfect Dog, Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN:
text: Whether it's a tiny woofer showing off his powerful vocals or a chonky fluffer dreaming of chimkin, they've all got one thing in common: They. Are. Happy. And they're here to cheer you up.
ref: 2021, Charlie Ellis, Love Is a Cockapoo: A Dog-Tastic Celebration of the World’s Cutest Breed, Summersdale Publishers, →ISBN:
text: [image from Godzilla vs. Kong] Monke hit chimkin.
ref: 2021 April 21, Alina Kim, “Godzilla vs. Kong Is Absurd and We Know Exactly Why”, in The Chicago Maroon, volume 133, number 23, page 15:
text: Episode MVPs: I’m gonna hand it to Maria’s son, who calls chicken “chimkin” and considers himself a wing connoisseur. If I could guarantee I had a kid like that, I’d look into reproduction. Enjoy your rad mom, chimkin king.
ref: 2021 June 10, Andrea Damewood, ““Top Chef: Portland,” Episode 11 Recap: Home Cooking”, in Willamette Week, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2021:
text: If this sweet gal had a favorite word it would be NomNomNom. That’s because she’s a big fan of treats. Chimkin’, chunky or cheesy she loves them all and is even thoughtful enough to trade those treats for a sit or a shake.
ref: 2021 July 28, “Pets of the Week”, in The Kansas City Star, volume 141, number 314, page 3JO:
glosses: Alternative form of chimken.
treato
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: treatos
Etymology: From treat + -o.
Senses: examples: text: henlo mom / doin a heckin picturesque / the cuter i look / the more treatos i consume
ref: 2020, Doing Things Media, Doggos Doing Things: The Hilarious World of Puppos, Borkers, and Other Good Bois, Running Press, →ISBN:
text: Ideal date: treato degustation
ref: 2020 May, Zooom:
text: How do you balance a successful business and still make time for your family? / [Rob Kerdasha:] Hmm. I think I will let the fur kids answer that one: “We think Daddy iz the bestest. He takes us on golf cart ridez, throws ball, and gives tummy rubs and treatos!” […] What is one of the most important things that you can teach your children in respect to sustaining a business? / Keep on showing up for the ball, the golf cart ride, and ultimately the treatos!
ref: 2021 June, “Dadpreneurs”, in CB2, page 52:
text: Cut and bake at 350 degrees for 18 minutes or until browned, then it’s time for Robin to come get treatos!
ref: 2022 winter, Western Treasure Valley Magazine, Argus Observer, page 17:
text: Get your hands-on exclusive deals and treatos / From an SM Super Pet welcome gift and exclusive e-vouchers, to the grandest rewards and discounts from partner tenants, members can get their hands on these super perks.
ref: 2023 February 17, 18, and 19, “Join the paw-ty at the SM Super Pets Club”, in Mindanao Times, volume 76, number 785, Davao City, page 11:
text: Turns out my pawents were looking for a pup. Once we agreed to a deal full of treatos, frisbees, and belly rubs the rest was history.
ref: 2023 April, “Precious Pets”, in STROLL Scarsdale, page 16:
glosses: A treat.
treatos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of treato
tippy tap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tippy taps
Senses: examples: text: Tippy taps are a simple, low-cost technology that has been used widely in sub-Saharan Africa to establish handwashing stations at schools.
ref: 2015, Matthew C. Freeman, “Water in Schools”, in Jamie Bartram, editor, Routledge Handbook of Water and Health, Routledge, →ISBN:
text: In order to make handwashing easier and more attractive, a number of handwashing station models have been deployed to the field. These include handwashing bags, tippy taps, and buckets with lids and taps (e.g., the Oxfam bucket and Handy Wash).
ref: 2018, Nicole Weber, Anu Rajasingham, Molly Patrick, Andrea Martinsen, Thomas Handzel, “Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)”, in David Townes, Mike Gerber, Mark Anderson, editors, Health in Humanitarian Emergencies: Principles and Practice for Public Health and Healthcare Practitioners, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 150, column 2:
text: The modern NTD effort includes tangible solutions—pills, surgeries, tippy taps, bed nets—as well as questions without simple answers.
ref: 2019, Ellen Agler, Mojie Crigler, Under the Big Tree: Extraordinary Stories from the Movement to End Neglected Tropical Diseases, Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 94:
glosses: Alternative form of tippy-tap.
snacko
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: snackos
Etymology: From snack + -o.
Senses: examples: text: Now throbbing daily to a classic-rock soundtrack, the kitchen frantically turns out a tight card of seven tacos and an equal number of “snackos,” while the bar respects the concept with a variety of margaritas and other tequila-based cocktails.
ref: 2016 November, Michael White, “What’s a Matter, Yew?”, in Vancouver Magazine, volume 49, number 9, page 34:
text: hooman u already know how this works / im gonna eat the flowders / til u bring me for chimken nuggos / u kno i am goodest / and i deserve the snacko
ref: 2020, Doing Things Media, Doggos Doing Things: The Hilarious World of Puppos, Borkers, and Other Good Bois, Running Press, →ISBN:
text: She's a little shy at first but warms up quickly with some gentle pets and snackos.
ref: 2021 September, “Vanderburgh Humane Society: Animal Spotlight”, in News 4U, EMG Publishing, page 46:
text: Scientists can put a man on the moon but they can’t come up with a yogurty fruity snacko we can eat without potentially knocking on death’s door.
ref: 2022 May 11, Amy Fenster Brown, “Ahh nostalgia—when life tasted better and hurt less”, in St. Louis Jewish Light, volume 75, number 10, page 1B:
text: Feel free to drop into our building at Callaghan for free coffee and snackos, have a chat or simply approach one of our friendly student reps at a BBQ and let us know what’s on your mind.
ref: 2022 July, Jessica Philbrook, “President’s Letter”, in Opus, page 5:
glosses: A snack.
snackos
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of snacko
Corporation
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Corporation
Senses: examples: text: In one respect at least the Corporation acts as the superior body: it imposes on the House of Commons a figure called the remembrancer: an official lobbyist who sits behind the Speaker's chair and ensures that, whatever our elected representatives might think, the City's rights and privileges are protected.
ref: 2011 October 31, George Monbiot, “The medieval, unaccountable Corporation of London is ripe for protest”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
topics: government
politics
glosses: Ellipsis of City of London Corporation.
hellspawns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hellspawn
Jordan almond
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jordan almonds
Senses: examples: text: “Holy moly! That guy is almost a truck!” “Uh, Truckules.” “Uh, yeah. Here you are. And your guest?” “Came stag, friend. This big ol' rig takes up two seats.” “Okay, but you only get one bag of Jordan almonds. Bride's side, 4th row, seats six, seven.”
ref: 2006 October 8, Jackson Publick & Doc Hammer, “Showdown at Cremation Creek, Part 1” (18:12 from the start), in The Venture Bros., season 2, episode 11, spoken by Brock Samson (Patrick Warburton):
glosses: An almond with a colorful sugar shell, sometimes given as a favor at weddings.
Jordan almonds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Jordan almond
Ken Burns effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Ken Burns effects
Etymology: The technique was used extensively by American documentarian Ken Burns.
Senses: topics: broadcasting
film
media
television
glosses: A filmmaker's technique of panning and zooming over still imagery such as photographs.
Ken Burns effects
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Ken Burns effect
bare minimum Monday
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bare minimum Mondays
Etymology: From bare minimum + Monday; coined by TikToker Marisa Jo Mayes in the same vein as quiet quitting.
Senses: examples: text: Marisa Jo, a TikToker credited with gifting Bare Minimum Monday to the masses, describes it as a way to both eliminate the “Sunday scaries” and remove the “unnecessary pressure” she was putting on herself to be productive.
ref: 2023 February 20, Tim Paradis, Rebecca Knight, “‘Bare Minimum Monday’ is nice, but it's got nothing on ‘Try-Less Tuesday’”, in Business Insider, US edition:
text: While bare minimum Monday is a concept that has resonated with many on social media, Jo acknowledges there are critics who see it as a way to slack off at work.
ref: 2023 April 17, “You’ve probably had the Sunday scaries. To beat them, consider ‘bare minimum Mondays’”, in Goh Chiew Tong:
text: If the post-pandemic decline in the appeal of “hustle culture” and “leaning in” laid bare structures of worker exploitation, the rise of trends such as “bare minimum Mondays”, “lazy girl jobs” and “act your wage” are manifestations of a resentment in search of articulation.
ref: 2024 May 18, “Loud quitting: Catharsis, breakdown”, in Indian Express, Mumbai:
topics: business
glosses: The trend of doing as little as possible at work on Mondays in order to reduce stress during the rest of the week.
orange-thighed frog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: orange-thighed frogs
Senses: glosses: Ranoidea xanthomera, an Australian tree frog.
caiarara
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: caiararas
Senses: glosses: A kind of capuchin monkey.
unthematically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unthematically
form: most unthematically
Senses: glosses: In a manner that is not thematic.
Bare Minimum Mondays
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Bare Minimum Monday
Senses: examples: text: Bare Minimum Monday has its roots in self-care, but many would argue it has been going on for years, just without a buzzy moniker to make it a social media trend.
ref: 2023 February 27, Martha Alexander, “Have you been having a Bare Minimum Monday?”, in Evening Standard, London, page 20:
text: Unfortunately, in a generally conservative work environment where work is sparse, practicing Bare Minimum Mondays regularly might adversely affect an employee’s career or even get the said employee fired.
ref: 2023 June 7, Gilberto Lauengco, “Bare minimum Mondays, quiet quitting, pushback of the youth”, in Philippine News Agency, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2023:
text: If the post-pandemic decline in the appeal of “hustle culture” and “leaning in” laid bare structures of worker exploitation, the rise of trends such as “bare minimum Mondays”, “lazy girl jobs” and “act your wage” are manifestations of a resentment in search of articulation.
ref: 2024 May 18, “Loud quitting: Catharsis, breakdown”, in Indian Express, Mumbai:
glosses: The trend of doing as little as possible at work on Mondays in order to reduce stress during the rest of the week.
Related terms: lazy girl job
quiet quitting
capillaric
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From capillary + -ic.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to a capillary.
Nairobi grass rat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Nairobi grass rats
Senses: glosses: The rodent Arvicanthis nairobae.
AMAs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of AMA
knob polisher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: knob polishers
Senses: examples: text: Turns out she's more muff diver than knob polisher.
ref: 2019, V. K. Powell, Incognito:
synonyms: knob-gobbler
glosses: One who gives fellatio.
Related terms: polish the pearl
knob polishers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of knob polisher
ghost turd
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ghost turds
Senses: examples: text: They knew who had carpet, who had ghost-turds clinging to the ceiling corners, who had piles of dirty dishes in their kitchen sinks, who covered their sofas with plastic, and countless other personal details that only the paperboy knows.
ref: 2010, Stan Crader, Paperboy, page 20:
glosses: Synonym of dust bunny.
synonyms: word: dust bunny
ghost turds
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ghost turd
New Passage
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Pilning and Severn Beach parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England, at one time the location of a ferry across the Severn estuary to Portskewett, Monmouthshire (OS grid ref ST5486).
Related terms: Old Passage
ask me anything
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ask me anythings
Etymology: This style of interview was popularized in the r/IAmA subreddit founded in 2009, where users post prompts for others to ask questions by stating who they are and adding the phrase “Ask me anything!”.
Senses: examples: text: Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, returned to Reddit this week for an Ask Me Anything that covered everything from net neutrality to memes to the online harassment of women.
ref: 2015 March 11, Abby Ohlheiser, “What Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the Web, has to say about Internet harassment”, in The Washington Post:
text: We volunteer our time to help manage the subsection called IAmA — a popular part of the site where thousands of interviews, known as “ask me anythings,” take place.
ref: 2015 July 8, Brian Lynch, Courtnie Swearingen, “Why We Shut Down Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Forum”, in The New York Times:
synonyms: word: AMA
glosses: An online interactive interview in which people can ask the interviewee questions about any topic, typically through the website's comment system.
wikipedia: r/IAmA
ask me anythings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ask me anything
micro-culture
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: micro-cultures
Senses: examples: text: Each participant was assigned a colour depending on when they pressed the button, which quickly led to the creation of factions with rich (and often amusing) micro-cultures, rules and behaviours.
ref: 2016 October 10, Will Cenci, “Why scientists should learn to love Reddit”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Alternative form of microculture.
micro-cultures
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of micro-culture
agribusinesswoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: agribusinesswomen
Etymology: From agribusiness + -woman.
Senses: examples: text: Sue Middleton, a WA agribusinesswoman who has served on many government boards, says she would drop the word drought altogether, in relation to policy, and thinks it’s a mistake to frame it as disaster because that suggests a lack of control.
ref: 2018 October 4, Gabrielle Chan, “'Don't call it a disaster': how to change the conversation about drought”, in The Guardian:
coordinate_terms: agribusinessman
glosses: A businesswoman involved in agribusiness.
Pilning and Severn Beach
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England.
agribusinesswomen
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of agribusinesswoman
agribusinessperson
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: agribusinesspersons
form: agribusinesspeople
Etymology: From agribusiness + -person.
Senses: examples: text: Depending on whether he or she is an agribusinessperson first or Christian first, there will be an impassioned defense of one or the other, perhaps coupled with some sympathy or historical interest.
ref: 2010 [1990], Dan L. Flores, “Los Cañones del Valle de las Lágrimas: The Canyons of the Valley of Tears”, in Caprock Canyonlands: Journeys into the Heart of the Southern Plains (Environmental History Series; 23), College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, page 71:
glosses: A businessperson involved in agribusiness.
Hawkingson
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Hawkingsons
Etymology: Variant of Hawkinson and Hawking or Hawkings + -son
Senses: glosses: A surname
Related terms: Hawkin
Hawking
Hawkings
Hawkins
Hawkinson
Halkin
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Halkins
Etymology: * Hal + -kin: Middle English Halkin, variant of Hawkin, from Henry (“Hal”).
* From Slavic (masculine: Belarusian Галкин (Halkin) or Ukrainian Галкин (Halkyn)), feminine: Галкина
* From Welsh Helygain
Senses: glosses: A surname
A surname from Middle English
glosses: A surname
A surname from Welsh
glosses: A surname
A masculine surname from Slavic, variant of Galkin; feminine: Halkina
A surname from Slavic [in turn from animals] or from Ukrainian or Belarussian; (animal: галка (jackdaw))
glosses: A surname
A masculine surname from Slavic, variant of Galkin; feminine: Halkina
A surname from Slavic [in turn originating as a matronymic, in turn transferred from the given name, in turn from Ancient Greek]; (given name: Галька and Галина)
Derived terms: word: Halkins
word: Halkinson
Related terms: word: Hawkin
word: Hawking
word: Hawkings
word: Hawkingson
word: Hawkins
word: Hawkinson
word: Halkyn
gender inclusivity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: “The clothing that’s available on the market assumes a very binary world,” says Wandia Gichuru, CEO of Vivo. Many businesses are hesitant to take a stand on sexual and gender inclusivity for fear of losing custom, she says.
ref: 2022 September 20, Caroline Kimeu, “‘People should be who they are’: Kenyans embrace genderless fashion”, in The Guardian:
glosses: The fact or state of being gender-inclusive; gender neutrality.
LWOST
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: At high tide, 2¼ miles of the tunnel are under water, but at low tide, a wide expanse of rocks is left uncovered, and the main stream of the river flows through a channel 55 ft. deep at l.w.o.s.t., but little more than ¼ mile wide, known as the Shoots, some 1½ miles from the eastern (Gloucestershire) bank.
ref: 1948 September and October, “Weekend Works in the Severn Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 298:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: Abbreviation of low water ordinary spring tides.
menty b
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: menty b's
Etymology: Clipping of mental + -y + b for breakdown.
Senses: examples: text: Finding a private place for catharsis in New York City is a bit of a conundrum, especially if you have roommates. But fear not: We've ranked some noteworthy public spaces to consider for your next menty b.
ref: 2021 October 18, Sabrina Choudhary, Joey Hung, “Ranked: Places to cry in NYC”, in Washington Square News, volume 57, number 6, New York University, page 6:
text: I'd go so deep into it that I'd almost live in it, and I had a bit of a ‘menty b’ in 2017 because I did not recognise myself when I looked in the mirror or in pictures.
ref: 2022 March, CMAT, quotee, “Festivals: SXSW”, in DIY, number 116, page 21:
text: […] so come Christmas eve when I finally stepped into a social setting, I was fine one second, and an actual mess the next and after a little “menty b” I saw the damage that it could cause.
ref: 2023 March/April, Connor Mills, “The Daily Grind”, in GNI Mag, number 55, page 14:
glosses: A mental breakdown.
Hawkwing
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Hawkwings
form: Hawk-wing
form: Hawk-Wing
form: Hawk Wing
Etymology: From hawk + wing. Calque of Amerind names.
Senses: glosses: A surname from the Amerindian languages
Related terms: Hawking
cyclogon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cyclogons
Senses: glosses: A curve created by the vertex of a polygon rolling on a straight line.
Derived terms: prolate cyclogon
curtate cyclogon
cyclogons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cyclogon
Sri Lankan spotted chevrotains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain
Seconals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Seconal
funnel-shaped
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more funnel-shaped
form: most funnel-shaped
Senses: examples: text: The funnel-shaped estuary of the Severn produces exceptionally high spring tides with a range of nearly 40 ft. at the site chosen for the tunnel.
ref: 1948 September and October, “Weekend Works in the Severn Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 298:
glosses: Alternative form of funnelshaped.
Montgomerie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Montgomeries
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Montgomery.
Montgomeries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Montgomery
glosses: plural of Montgomerie
jiminy
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈd͡ʒɪməni/
Forms: form: geeminy
form: geminy
form: gemony
form: jeemany
form: jeminy
form: jimminy
Etymology: An alteration of earlier Gemini (“an expression of mild surprise or annoyance”); see there for more.
Senses: examples: text: He sat up with a jerk. "Holy Jiminy! How did you figure all that out?"
ref: 1917, Elaine Sterne, The Road of Ambition, New York, N.Y.: Britton Publishing Company, page 120:
text: "Jimminy!" I thought. "Now I can do my Christmas shopping just like anybody." I dashed out along the town's main street to look at the glowing store windows and ponder what to buy.
ref: 1956, Joe Evans Brown, Laughter Is a Wonderful Thing, New York, N.Y.: A. S. Barnes and Company, page 77:
text: A hand touched her arm, in the crook of the bare flesh inside the elbow. Jiminy, how quietly they could all move! She looked sideways and up, through the dark.
ref: 1968, Peter Dickinson, The Glass-Sided Ant's Nest, New York, N.Y.; Evanston, I.L.: Harper & Row, Publishers, page 23:
text: "Oh, jimminy," yelled Katie. "Don't you..." she warned, as the brew drizzled into her palms. Her eyes rolled back and she collapsed onto the table.
ref: 2007, Tricia Boone, Melissa Thompson, The Stormholder, Nashville, T.N.: Cold Tree Press, →ISBN, page 137:
glosses: An expression of mild surprise or annoyance.
Derived terms: by Jiminy
jiminy Christmas
Jiminy Cricket
bhat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bhats
form: bhat
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of baht.
Related terms: bou bhat
hypallactic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the hypallage.
impossible trident
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: impossible tridents
Senses: synonyms: blivet
poiuyt
impossible fork
devil's tuning fork
glosses: An impossible object resembling a tuning fork with two or three prongs depending on how it is viewed.
consensus national champion
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: consensus national champions
Senses: topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: In regard to national championships in college football, a team that was selected as national champions by both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll.
K-swapped
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Pertaining to cars where the engine has been replaced by a Honda K-series internal combustion gasoline engine.
Coordinate terms: LS-swapped
Tesla-swapped
Related terms: K-swap
K-swapping
K-swapped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of K-swap
K-swap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: K-swaps
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: A car where the engine has been replaced by a Honda K-series internal combustion gasoline engine.
K-swap
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: K-swaps
form: K-swapping
form: K-swapped
form: K-swapped
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: To replace the engine of a car with a Honda K-series internal combustion gasoline engine, that was not originally so equipped.
Coordinate terms: LS-swap
Tesla-swap
LS-swapped
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Pertaining to cars where the engine has been replaced by a GM LS-series internal combustion gasoline engine.
Coordinate terms: K-swapped
Tesla-swapped
Related terms: LS-swap
LS-swapping
LS-swapped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of LS-swap
LS-swap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: LS-swaps
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: A car where the engine has been replaced by a General Motors LS-series internal combustion gasoline engine.
LS-swap
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: LS-swaps
form: LS-swapping
form: LS-swapped
form: LS-swapped
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: To replace the engine of a car with a GM LS-series internal combustion gasoline engine, that was not originally so equipped.
Coordinate terms: K-swap
Tesla-swap
Tesla-swap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Tesla-swaps
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: A car which has been electrified by removing its internal combustion engine and fuel system, and replacing it with a battery pack and an electric drive motor salvaged from a Tesla Motors all-electric battery-powered car.
glosses: A car which has been converted to a battery-electric vehicle by removing its internal combustion engine and fuel system, and replacing it with a battery pack and an electric drive motor.
Tesla-swap
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Tesla-swaps
form: Tesla-swapping
form: Tesla-swapped
form: Tesla-swapped
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: To convert an internal combustion engine car into an all-electric battery-powered vehicle, by replacing its engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric drive motor salvaged from a Tesla Motors all-electric battery-powered car.
glosses: To convert an internal combustion engine car into a battery-electric vehicle, by replacing its engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric drive motor.
Coordinate terms: K-swap
LS-swap
Tesla-swapped
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Of a car: electrified by replacing its internal combustion engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric motor salvaged from a Tesla Motors all-electric battery-powered car.
glosses: Of a car: converted to being a battery-electric vehicle by replacing its internal combustion engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric motor.
Coordinate terms: K-swapped
LS-swapped
Tesla-swapped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of Tesla-swap
Chatterly
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Chatterlys
Senses: glosses: A surname
Related terms: Chatterley
Grayvoron
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Graivoron
Senses: examples: text: "We were living in the town of Grayvoron back then, not far from the military base. I was in the army. Then they transferred me to Transbaikal.
ref: 2019 January 18, Sergey Baksheev, Dangerous Evidence, Litres, →ISBN:
glosses: A city, the administrative centre of Grayvoron Raion, Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
Shebekino
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.
Koepka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Koepkas
Senses: glosses: A surname
Related terms: Kapka
Keopka
Kepka
Kopka
Orthodox Jewish
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more Orthodox Jewish
form: most Orthodox Jewish
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Orthodox Jews or Orthodox Judaism
Ledru
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ledrus
Etymology: Borrowed from French Ledru.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Ledrue
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ledrues
Etymology: Borrowed from French Ledrue.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Landru
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Landrus
Etymology: Borrowed from French Landru.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Sardoodledom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of sardoodledom.
Allais
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Allaises
Senses: glosses: A surname from French.
Derived terms: Allais effect
Allais paradox
Malachi crunch
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Malachi crunches
Etymology: Originally a fictional demolition derby manoeuvre, perpetrated by the Malachi brothers, in which two cars working in tandem simultaneously ram into another vehicle, appearing in the US television sitcom series Happy Days, season four, 1976.
Senses: examples: text: That means I have cut the interior of my lips up during our performance via the ol' mic/tooth Malachi Crunch.
ref: 1995, Maximum Rocknroll, number 143, San Francisco:
text: Or did you have a full-on Malachi crunch? How soon you can hit the road again depends on the nature of the accident, the extent of the injury and the time it takes for a full recovery.
ref: 2004, Scuba Diving, page 91:
text: I never would have guessed that the streets of my youth, trod by Jews walking to shul on Saturday and strafed by jetliners landing at nearby Kennedy Airport, were actually in the middle of a Malachi Crunch of hipness and cultural relevance back in the 1890s.
ref: 2011, Ebin Weiss, Bike Snob, page 31:
text: Taking individual cars out Malachi-crunch style was certainly harder than simply driving over the top at them at high speeds and crushing them like old beer cans.
ref: 2020, Douglas Lain, In the Shadow of the Towers:
text: But instead of Roman Holiday, Morrison found himself on the receiving end of a Malachi Crunch from Biden and Macron.
ref: 2021 November 1, Katharine Murphy, “Archived copy”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 May 2022:
glosses: A simultaneous attack from two sides.
wikipedia: Happy Days
Malachi crunches
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Malachi crunch
poopypants
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: One who soils their pants.
glosses: A general term of abuse.
Farreng
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Farrengs
Etymology: Borrowed from French Farreng, itself from Occitan.
Senses: glosses: A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].
webblog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: webblogs
Etymology: As if from web + blog instead of web + log, likely made more common due to the overwhelming prevalence of blog over weblog.
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of weblog.
nonbypassed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + bypassed.
Senses: glosses: unbypassed
unbypassable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Uncapable of being bypassed.
nonbypassable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From non- + bypassable.
Senses: glosses: unbypassable
scuffmark
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: scuffmarks
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of scuff mark.
scuffmarks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of scuffmark
god-grandmother
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: god-grandmothers
form: godgrandmother
Etymology: From god- + grandmother.
Senses: examples: text: The home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Hamiter of Waskon, Texas, was the scene Easter Sunday of a reunion of the Hamiter and Ellis families following the christening service of Mr. and Mrs. Hamiter’s son, Dickson Ellis Hamiter, at the First Methodist church, with the Rev. S. M. Dunnam, Jr., officiating and Mr. C. D. Sellers, Jr., acting as godfather and Mrs. Oma Dossett of Iraan, Texas, acting as god-grandmother.
ref: 1951 April 8, “Reunion of Hamiter And Ellis Families Is Held in Waskom”, in The Shreveport Times, volume LXXVII, number 312, Shreveport, La., page a11:
text: The bridegroom’s grandmother, Mrs. Roland Pasho, of Anderson, and the bride’s god-grandmother, Mrs. Oscar Bransky, of Palm Beach, Fla., had pink Sweetheart rose corsages.
ref: 1964 July 26, “The Phelps, Dr. Wellington Wed”, in Anderson Sunday Herald, volume 97, number 34, Anderson, Ind., page 13:
text: Meggie was preceded in death by god-grandmother, Dorothy Smith (AKA the Girl Grand); […]
ref: 2022 November 10, “[Obituaries] Megan Kaylie Altizer”, in The Roanoke Times, volume 70, number 314, page A5:
glosses: The mother of one’s godparent.
godgrandmother
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: godgrandmothers
Senses: examples: text: She was asked if this child were her godson. “No, he is the godson of my son, and I am his godgrandmother.”
ref: 1966, Ruben E. Reina, The Law of the Saints: A Pokomam Pueblo and Its Community Culture, Bobbs-Merrill Company, →LCCN, page 233:
text: Over the years she has maintained a close relationship with several former students. Currently, she alternates between visiting and hostessing two in Roanoke and Greenville, N.C., respectively, and is a proud godgrandmother to one’s new baby.
ref: 1986 fall, MWC Today, volume 11, number 1, page 21, column 1:
text: He and his wife Fagi took me under their wing as a kind of scientific godchild. They had two daughters about my age, but no sons. Fagi is, in fact, the Godgrandmother of our daughter.
ref: 1998, “Stephen Grossberg”, in James A. Anderson, Edward Rosenfeld, editors, Talking Nets: An Oral History of Neural Networks, Cambridge, Mass.; London: The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 181:
text: He is survived by his loving parents, Stacy and Anthony Jones Sr.; aunts: Shenita Jones, Keesha Jones, Crystal Krause, Stephanie Hoyt and Elizabeth Casey; special cousin, Kenvon Opande; godmother, Jasmine Jones; and godgrandmother, Cornelia Davenport.
ref: 2019 July 6, “[Obituaries] Danny D. Jones”, in The Herald-Palladium, page A7:
glosses: Alternative form of god-grandmother.
bambooware
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From bamboo + -ware.
Senses: examples: text: In addition to these, bambooware is one of the attractions, the articles consisting of baskets, stools, chairs, mats, sieves, fly flaps, chopsticks and fowl coops, while rope, dusting brushes, tapes and various small articles find a ready sale.
ref: 1905, William R. Kahler, Rambles Round Shanghai, 2nd edition, Shanghai: […] The Shanghai Mercury, Ld., page 64:
text: The center of the ironware craft and other elegant folk crafts such as bambooware and straw artifacts, the city of Morioka also has a well-known university, Iwate University, specializing in education, engineering, agriculture and medicine.
ref: 1995, Mary Sutherland, Dorothy Britton, National Parks of Japan, Kodansha International, →ISBN, page 52:
text: Following directions from a vendor, they drove to an old bambooware workshop out in the country and finally found what they were looking for. There were two varieties: the shallow ones were the size of a wash basin, while the deep ones were the regular one-foot-deep bamboo baskets.
ref: 2013, Xu Yigua [pseudonym; Xu Ping], “Black-Collared Starling”, in Florence Woo, transl., edited by Josh Stenberg, Irina’s Hat: New Short Stories from China, MerwinAsia, →ISBN, pages 145–146:
glosses: Articles made from bamboo.
cuts through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cut through
cutting through
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of cut through
Biscayan right whale
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Biscayan right whales
Senses: examples: text: Other early hunters of whales included [...] the Basques, who developed the first organized whale fishery [...] in the Bay of Biscay, and who managed through overfishing virtually to eliminate an entire stock of great whales - those known as the Biscayan right whales.
ref: 1971 Dec, National Geographic, page 725:
glosses: A species of baleen whale, Eubalaena glacialis, of the north Atlantic Ocean.
Synonyms: Biscay whale
black right whale
black whale
North Atlantic right whale
tube whale
Biscayan right whales
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Biscayan right whale
desert whale
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: desert whales
Senses: examples: text: Sometimes it is called the desert whale because its winter mating and calving grounds lie along a desolate stretch of Mexico's Pacific shore.
ref: 1971 Mar, National Geographic, page 396:
glosses: gray whale
desert whales
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of desert whale
great whale
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: great whales
Senses: examples: text: Other early hunters of whales included [...] the Basques, who developed the first organized whale fishery [...] in the Bay of Biscay, and who managed through overfishing virtually to eliminate an entire stock of great whales - those known as the Biscayan right whales.
ref: 1971 Dec, National Geographic, page 725:
glosses: Any of the largest thirteen species of whale currently extant (a polyphyletic grouping, all of which are baleen whales except the sperm whale).
great whales
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of great whale
mahoganyware
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From mahogany + -ware.
Senses: examples: text: Another, from W. J. Roués board, was built in the Royal Canadian Yacht Club’s shop at the Island, and a fine piece of mahoganyware she was, as well finished as either of her competitors.
ref: 1937, C[harles] H[enry] J[eremiah] Snider, compiler, Annals of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, 1852-1937: with a Record of the Club’s Trophies and the Contests for Them, Toronto, Ont.: Rous & Mann Limited, page 301:
text: About Caring for Mahoganyware
ref: 1949 May 2, “Ask Anne”, in The Washington Post, number 26,618, Washington, D.C., page 6B:
text: Before the day was over, most of us had made several trips back to the ship loaded down with the various items of mahoganyware, which we had soon discovered to be the best buy in town, outside of those items which could not be brought on board in their normal state.
ref: 1953, “1952 Cruise”, in Muster, Buzzards Bay, Mass.: Massachusetts Maritime Academy:
text: Haiti: The spot to buy mahoganyware. Gleaming 10-inch and 11-inch salad bowls cost $6 to $8, a solid mahogany coffee table, […]
ref: 1960 March, Medical Times, volume 88, number 3, East Stroudsburg, Pa.: Romaine Pierson Publishers, Inc., page 156a:
glosses: Articles made from mahogany.
Clifteen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Clifteens
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
woolenwear
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From woolen + -wear.
Senses: examples: text: It was the mother’s custom to wash daily every garment of the Jægar woolenwear that Sunrise wore.
ref: 1902 May 11, Helen Tufts, “Biographical Introduction”, in Whitman’s Ideal Democracy and Other Writings by Helena Born; with a Biography by the Editor, Helen Tufts, Boston, Mass.: […] [T]he Everett Press, page xxv:
text: Located near Paddy Bourke’s pub, this attractive shop features famous Galway crystal and an enormous amount of Irish handicrafts including Aran sweaters and woolenwear.
ref: 1995, Birnbaum’s 95 Ireland, HarperPerennial, →ISBN, page 149:
text: It is said that so distinctive was each stitch that the home of an unknown drowned sailor could be established from the stitch of his sweater. But it wasn’t just woolenwear that was distinctive in character.
ref: 2010, Bill Laws, “Field Fauna”, in The Field Guide to Fields: Hidden Treasures of Meadows, Prairies, and Pastures, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, →ISBN, page 125:
glosses: Clothing made out of wool.
Synonyms: woolwear
strawware
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From straw + -ware.
Senses: examples: text: Other items of interest were woodenware, bambooware, rattan, and strawware of a value of Y.$2,194,378 (Y.$1,683,579), and mats for packing purposes, Y.$1,189,101 (Y.$1,318,611).
ref: 1936 September 19, C. S. Bissett, “Trade of Manchuria in 1935”, in Commercial Intelligence Journal, volume LV, number 1703, Ottawa, Ont., page 575:
text: There were the following items in the year under discussion: Cotton, dry goods, flax, hemp, linen, platt, strawware, and manufactured woolens.
ref: 1951 July, Francis Carroll Huntley, “The Seaborne Trade of Virginia in Mid-Eighteenth Century: Port Hampton”, in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, volume 59, number 3, Richmond, Va.: Virginia Historical Society, page 307:
text: Tinware, strawware, cloth, jewelry, sombreros, pinatas, and almost anything else with a Mexican air can be had in the market if you are a skillful haggler of prices.
ref: 1967 March, L. H. Robinson, “Travel: Yanqui, Come to Juarez”, in The Student, volume 80, number 3, Winston-Salem, N.C.: Wake Forest College, page 5:
glosses: Articles made from straw.