cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
shakeproof
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From shake + -proof.
Senses: examples: text: Attach the battery tray to the frame with the three bolts. Place a shakeproof lock washer under the head of each bolt and under the attaching nuts, and attach the fuel line with the clip to the center battery tray bolt.
ref: 1943, Power Plant, Clutch, and Electrical System for Basic Vehicles, page 173:
text: The ideal place to achieve this bonding is close to the entry of the power cable. The bond should be made using a solder tag bolted to the chassis with a shakeproof (star) washer […]
ref: 2004, Morgan Jones, Building Valve Amplifiers, page 130:
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Of a washer: resistant to being loosened by vibration.
subteacher
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subteachers
Etymology: From sub- + teacher.
Senses: examples: text: The subjects are taught on the topical plan, and teaching exercises by the principal and subteachers form a large part of the class work.
ref: 1888, United States. Bureau of Education, Report of the Commissioner of Education..., page 424:
glosses: An assistant teacher.
subteachers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subteacher
subauditors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subauditor
Great Tobago
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹeɪt təˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/
rhymes: -eɪɡəʊ
Etymology: The element great was added to distinguish the island from Little Tobago.
Senses: glosses: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Little Tobago
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪtl̩ təˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ/
rhymes: -eɪɡəʊ
Etymology: * (British Virgin Islands) The element little was added to distinguish the island from Great Tobago.
* (Trinidad and Tobago) Named for its size compared to neighbouring Tobago.
Senses: glosses: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
glosses: An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
subsecretarial
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌsʌbˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛəɹi.əl/
ipa: /ˌsʌbˌsɛk.ɹəˈtɛɹi.əl/
rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl
Senses: glosses: Synonym of undersecretarial.
synonyms: word: undersecretarial
subsecretariat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subsecretariats
Etymology: From sub- + secretariat.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of undersecretariat.
synonyms: word: undersecretariat
subsecretariats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subsecretariat
substitutingly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From substituting + -ly.
Senses: glosses: As a substitute; by way of substitution.
Guana Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡwɑː.nə ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Dyrham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A small village in Dyrham and Hinton parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7375).
Mosquito Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɒsˈkiː.təʊ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
subterposed
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: When the bodies had been placed on the pyres, these were set on fire, so that the clothes and the flesh were burned with the subterposed wood.
ref: 1878, The Quarterly Review, volume 145, page 68:
glosses: Placed underneath.
West Dog Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɛst ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island is named for formerly hosting Caribbean monk seals, the barking of which was at first thought to be produced by dogs. The element west was added to specify the island's location in the western end of the Dog Islands.
Senses: glosses: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
subterhuman
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Subhuman.
subterfluous
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: subterfluous irrigation
glosses: Flowing beneath.
subtunnel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subtunnels
Etymology: From sub- + tunnel.
Senses: glosses: A tunnel forming part of a larger tunnel or tunnel system.
subtunnels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subtunnel
subtribual
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to a subtribe.
subtribunal
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subtribunals
Etymology: From sub- + tribunal.
Senses: glosses: A secondary or subsidiary tribunal.
subtribunals
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subtribunal
East Seal Dog Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈiːst ˈsiːl ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island is named for formerly hosting Caribbean monk seals, the barking of which was at first thought to be produced by dogs. The element east was added to specify the island's location in the eastern end of the Dog Islands.
Senses: glosses: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Dyrham and Hinton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England.
Great Dog Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹeɪt ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island is named for formerly hosting Caribbean monk seals, the barking of which was at first thought to be produced by dogs. The element great was added to distinguish the island from neighbouring islands in the Dog Islands.
Senses: glosses: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
George Dog Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʒɔː(ɹ)dʒ ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island is named for formerly hosting Caribbean monk seals, the barking of which was at first thought to be produced by dogs. The element George was added to distinguish the island from neighbouring islands in the Dog Islands.
Senses: glosses: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Little Seal Dog Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈsiːl ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island is named for formerly hosting Caribbean monk seals, the barking of which was at first thought to be produced by dogs. The element little was added to distinguish the island among the other islands of the Dog Islands.
Senses: glosses: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
Carvel Rock
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑːvɪl ˈrɒk/
ipa: /ˈkɑɹ.vɪl ˈɹɑk/
rhymes: -ɒk
Etymology: Several theories exist about the origin of the names of the islets:
* The islets are shaped roughly like a caravel;
* The islets were mistaken for a hostile caravel by sailors and were entered as such on early maps;
* A vessel mistook the islet(s) for a hostile caravel and opened fire on it;
* The islets were used as a target for artillery practice and/or a way to unload ammunition before travelling to demilitarised islands.
Senses: glosses: An island of the British Virgin Islands.
glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
sit on someone's wheel
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: sits on someone's wheel
form: sitting on someone's wheel
form: sat on someone's wheel
form: sat on someone's wheel
Senses: examples: text: Do you mind if I sit on your wheel?
topics: cycling
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To sit in the wheels; to wheelsuck.
omnipower
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: omnipowers
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hyperpower (“international hegemon”).
synonyms: word: hyperpower
extra: international hegemon
omnipowers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of omnipower
solar power
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: business
energy
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics, indirectly using concentrated solar power, or a combination of the two.
social power
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: human-sciences
sciences
social-science
sociology
glosses: The ability of an actor to change the incentive structures of other actors in order to bring about an outcome.
shathead
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shatheads
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of shithead.
go-to-meeting
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Tom thought his cap a very knowing affair, but confessed that he had a hat in his hat-box; which was accordingly at once extracted from the hind-boot, and Tom equipped in his go-to-meeting roof, as his new friend called it.
ref: 1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days:
glosses: Synonym of Sunday-go-to-meeting.
synonyms: word: Sunday-go-to-meeting
sorry for oneself
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more sorry for oneself
form: most sorry for oneself
Senses: examples: text: I never saw a wild thing / sorry for itself. / A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough / without ever having felt sorry for itself.
ref: 1914, D. H. Lawrence, Self-Pity:
glosses: Self-pitying.
examples: text: But my scarf has been looking rather sorry for itself since our encounter with the tree.
ref: 2017, J. L. Merrow, To Love a Traitor:
glosses: In a bedraggled or wretched state.
arm's length price
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: arm's length prices
Senses: topics: business
glosses: The price at which an interested purchaser and an interested seller would freely agree to transact or to trade between related parties, but conducted as if they were unrelated, to ensure that there is no ensuing conflict of interest.
arm's length prices
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of arm's length price
Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: synonyms: Sunday best
glosses: One's best or most presentable clothes.
home discipline
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: home disciplines
Etymology: From home + discipline.
Senses: glosses: See home education.
Salt Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɒlt ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: The island is named after the salt industry which was formerly the dominant source of income of the island.
Senses: glosses: An island and district of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
exponential map
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: exponential maps
Senses: glosses: Synonym of tetration.
synonyms: word: tetration
hyper4
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hyper4s
form: hyper-4
Senses: glosses: Synonym of tetration.
synonyms: word: tetration
exponential maps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of exponential map
hyper4s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hyper4
weathers the storm
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of weather the storm
weathering the storm
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of weather the storm
weathered the storm
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of weather the storm
lived in the moment
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of live in the moment
living in the moment
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of live in the moment
lives in the moment
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of live in the moment
lives in the past
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of live in the past
living in the past
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of live in the past
hyster-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: See hystero- § Etymology.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hystero- (before a vowel)
lived in the past
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of live in the past
shiteheads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shitehead
shatheads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shathead
metr-
Language: English
Part of speech: prefix
Etymology: See metro- § Etymology.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of metro- (before a vowel)
acid attack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: acid attacks
Senses: glosses: The act of throwing a corrosive substance such as acid on a person as a form of assault.
acid attacks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of acid attack
vitriolage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from French vitriolage. Analyzable as vitriol (“sulfuric acid”) + -age.
Senses: examples: text: Going by newspaper reports, vitriolage is a fairly common crime in India, though it is regarded as a serious offence (grievous hurt), and carries stiff punishment.
ref: 1995, V.V. Pillay, Modern Medical Toxicology, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, →ISBN, page 43:
synonyms: vitriolism
glosses: The act of vitriolizing someone; the act of committing an acid attack.
nails on a chalkboard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: That's funny because I hated Randy's voice until I saw that movie. It was nails on a chalkboard until I heard "My Greatest Fear" that song is very pretty, IMO.
ref: 2000 May 2, Christopher John, “country singers who turned to acting”, in rec.music.country.western (Usenet):
text: aside from country music (which is nails on a chalkboard to me, lol) and what my son and I call 'pop drivel a la Backstreet Boys, and N'Stink.....I will listen to, and probably enjoy most anything.
ref: 2001 February 17, mrs_cal, “Why do you post here?”, in alt.support.divorce (Usenet):
text: [The phrase] Where's it at? is nails on a chalkboard to me, but I am sure I have many annoying speech mannerisms, too.
ref: 2005 December 6, Nancy Young, “Way OT: Phrases you hate”, in rec.food.cooking (Usenet):
glosses: Something that sounds very unpleasant.
surgical strike
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: surgical strikes
Senses: examples: text: Kennedy at the time was greatly concerned over reports that the Chinese Communists were secretly conducting nuclear explosions at Lop Nor in Northwest China—a sure indication they were working on atomic weapons. This was the period when Moscow and Peking were still close to each other, otherwise it might have been possible for the United States to devise a way to neutralize Peking's nuclear potential at an early stage. At their meeting Kennedy asked Chen many questions about Lop Nor. Could he have been thinking of a preventive surgical strike?
ref: 1983, James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 39:
text: Months later, Modi ordered a surgical strike on alleged insurgents inside Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, and vowed to isolate Islamabad diplomatically.
ref: 2017 August 10, Ashok Sharma, “AP Explains: 70 years of India-Pakistan tensions unresolved”, in AP News, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2022:
topics: engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
tools
war
weaponry
glosses: A military attack of closely-controlled scope on a highly specific target.
Dimorphos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /daɪˈmɔːɹfəs/
Etymology: From translingual Dimorphos, from Ancient Greek δίμορφος (dímorphos), from δί- (dí-)+μορφή (morphḗ)+-ος (-os); Literally, “having two forms”. From being the target of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirect Test) space mission, which impacted its surface, thereby having a form prior to the impact and another after the impact. Compare English dimorphous, Latin dimorphus.
Senses: glosses: The moon of the binary asteroid Didymos.
Synonyms: 65803 Didymos B
Didymos B
Didymos I
65803 Didymos I Dimorphos
Didymos I Dimorphos
65803 I Dimorphos
Didimoon
Didymoon
S
2003 (65803) 1
2003 (65803) 1 Dimorphos
2003 Didymos 1
2003 Didymos 1 Dimorphos
Didymos
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δίδυμος (dídumos) Literally, “twin”, named for being a double asteroid.
Senses: topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: The small binary Near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos. Its tiny moon is Dimorphos
wikipedia: 65803 +
Synonyms: 1996 GT
65803 Didymos
gone aloft
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: Our dear jackdaw had "gone aloft" long before this, I grieve to say; and our sorrow was a common one shared by the whole settlement.
ref: 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 115:
glosses: Having passed away.
koft
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of kuft.
octadecahedral
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From octadeca- + -hedral.
Senses: examples: text: The ¹¹B spectra of B₁₀H₁₀CN(Me)₃ and the salt Na^⊕[B₁₀H₁₀CH]^⊖ were essentially similar and the structure was rationalized in terms of a “clovo” octadecahedral structure of C₂ᵥ symmetry (65).
ref: 1969, W. G. Henderson, E. F. Mooney, “Boron-11 N.M.R. Spectroscopy”, in E. F. Mooney, editor, Annual Review of NMR Spectroscopy, volume 2, London; New York, N.Y.: Academic Press, →LCCN, page 257:
text: Evidence to support an octadecahedral arrangement of boron atoms in [B₁₁H₁₁]²⁻ is provided by structural data for derivatives such as [B₁₁H₁₀(SMe₂)]⁻.
ref: 1990, Catherine E. Housecroft, Boranes and Metalloboranes: Structure, Bonding and Reactivity, Chichester: Ellis Horwood Limited, →ISBN, page 75:
text: Four highest maxima of the residual electron density map present inside the octadecahedral cages of the framework were assigned to the disordered protonated quinuclidine [9].
ref: 1994, H. Kessler, J. Patarin, C. Schott-Darie, “The opportunities of the fluoride route in the synthesis of microporous materials”, in J. C. Jansen, M. Stöcker, H. G. Karge, J. Weitkamp, editors, Advanced Zeolite Science and Applications (Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis; volume 85), Elsevier, →ISBN, section “Crystallization of silica-based zeolites”, page 94:
glosses: In the form of an octadecahedron.
buckjump
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: buckjumps
form: buckjumping
form: buckjumped
form: buckjumped
Etymology: From buck + jump.
Senses: glosses: Of a horse, to jump upwards with arched back and head down in an attempt to throw its rider.
glosses: To take part in a competition where riders attempt to stay on a horse that jumps in this way.
buckjumps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of buckjump
buckjumped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of buckjump
back-seat drive
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: back-seat drives
form: back-seat driving
form: back-seat drove
form: back-seat driven
Senses: topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: To engage in the habit or practice of back-seat driving.
ZES
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
back-seat drives
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of back-seat drive
back-seat drove
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past of back-seat drive
back-seat driven
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: past participle of back-seat drive
curb chain
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: curb chains
Senses: examples: text: [H]ere and there curb chains, polished till they shone like silver, kept company with spurs, bits, stirrups, and other possessions, such as his saddle, a supply of spare girths, and a stock of horse medicines.
ref: 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 86:
glosses: A chain running under the chin and attached to a curb bit, used to prevent the bit from rotating too much while limiting pressure on the upper palate of the horse's mouth.
curb chains
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of curb chain
Pyriphlegethon
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Phlegethon.
synonyms: word: Phlegethon
Kalkun Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæl.kun ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Savana Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /səˈvæn.ə ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Stansfeld
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈstænsfiːld/
/ˈstænzfiːld/
Forms: form: Stansfelds
Etymology: Variant of Stansfield.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Standfield
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈstændfiːld/
Forms: form: Standfields
Etymology: Variant of Stanfield.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Marsh Benham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Speen parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4267).
cakewards
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From cake + -wards.
Senses: examples: text: This was immediately interpreted as "Tea up" by the inmates, who broke out of their trance with alacrity and pounded cakewards down the aisle[.]
ref: 1980, Ken Berry, chapter 14, in First Offender, Auckland: Collins, page 127:
glosses: Towards cake.
incense burner
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: incense burners
Etymology: From incense + burner.
Senses: glosses: A censer (vessel made for burning incense or perfume in some solid form).
Hallows
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæləʊz/
Forms: form: Hallowes
Etymology: From Old English halh (“hollow”).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
hussyness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From hussy + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: And though Jane herself is much more than an underbred little hussy, I fear there is underbreeding and hussyness in her, where she is not a mere photograph.
ref: 1895, George Saintsbury, Corrected Impressions: Essays on Victorian Writers, page 162:
text: She was shocked at her brazen hussyness.
ref: 2017, April Arnold-Gillar, Ghosts and Physics:
glosses: The quality of being a hussy.
Protestant Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpɹɑt.ɪs.tənt ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: The island is allegedly named after its use as a place of burial for non-Catholic residents during the period of French rule over Saint Croix.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
liver-hearted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more liver-hearted
form: most liver-hearted
Senses: glosses: cowardly
Ruth Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹuːθ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Optimus
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Optimuses
Etymology: From Latin optimus; For optimum, optimate, optimal. Popularized by the fictional robot character Optimus Prime in the 1980s.
Senses: glosses: A pet name for a device, such as a car, computer, or robot.
wikipedia: en:Optimus Prime
Coordinate terms: Glitch
Sparky
Cas Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæz ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
mauzy
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more mauzy
form: most mauzy
form: mausey
form: mausy
form: mawzy
Senses: examples: text: It's a mauzy day today...mid twenties (Celcius) temperature, overcast, cloudy, feels very sticky even now.
ref: 2004 August 22, Michelle, “Sunday morning/evening coffee”, in rec.crafts.textiles.yarn (Usenet), retrieved 02 Oct 2022:
glosses: Hot and humid.
Dog Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɒɡ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of Anguilla.
glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
glosses: A small island and lighthouse in Foveaux Strait, near the port of Bluff, Southland, New Zealand.
raise to the purple
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: raises to the purple
form: raising to the purple
form: raised to the purple
form: raised to the purple
Senses: topics: Christianity
glosses: To be elevated to a very high rank.
To become a cardinal.
topics: Christianity
glosses: To be elevated to a very high rank.
To become a monarch.
Coordinate terms: raise to the ermine
Related terms: word: born in the purple
word: born to the purple
word: rise to the purple
word: take the purple
english: imperial power, sense 4
translation: imperial power, sense 4
word: the purple
Shark Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃɑɹk ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Rusbridge
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Thatch Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈθæt͡ʃ ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: The name of the island in the Turks and Caicos Islands is uncertain, although it likely refers to the presence of thatch palm trees on the island.
The island in the United States Virgin Islands is named after the presence of Tyre palm (Coccothrinax alta) trees, which were used to make thatched roofs and sacks.
Senses: glosses: An island of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Stafforth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈstæfə(ɹ)ð/
Forms: form: Strafforth
form: Strafford
form: Stratford
form: Stafford
Etymology: From Old English staithe (“landing place”) + ford.
Senses: glosses: An English habitational surname from the place name Strafforth.
Strafforth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: /ˈstræfə(ɹ)ð/
Forms: form: Strafforth
form: Strafford
form: Stratford
form: Stafford
Etymology: From Old English staithe (“landing place”) + ford.
Senses: glosses: A placename
glosses: A placename
A wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
glosses: An English habitational surname from the place name.
Inner Brass
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɪnɚ ˈbɹæs/
rhymes: -æs
Etymology: The element inner was added to distinguish the island from Outer Brass.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Outer Brass
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈaʊtɚ ˈbɹæs/
rhymes: -æs
Etymology: The element outer was added to distinguish the island from Inner Brass.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
bossanova
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bossanovas
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of bossa nova.
Hans Lollik Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhænz ˈlɑ.lɪ̯k ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: Named after a Danish sailor.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Derived terms: Little Hans Lollik Island
minked
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From mink + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: […] and the brassy-bossy men-women, with corrugated-iron perms, and hippo hides, who come, self-announced, as “ordinary British housewives”, to talk to rich minked chunks of American matronhood about the iniquity of the Health Services, […]
ref: 1954, Dylan Thomas, “A Visit to America”, in Quite Early One Morning, New York, NY: New Directions Publishing, →ISBN, page 147:
glosses: Wearing mink fur.
mildheartedness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Old English mildheortnes, intended to render the latter in textual translations. Synchronically mildhearted + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: David for his meekness and mildheartedness was pleasing to God and was chosen king, so that God Himself spake thus concerning him, […]
ref: 1881, Ælfric, translated by Walter W. Skeat, Aelfric's Lives of Saints, page 341:
text: We shall not readily ascribe the change to any mildheartedness of the lords.
ref: 1897, F. W. Maitland, Domesday Book and Beyond:
text: God is our father through his mildheartedness, and the fish signifies faith, that egg holy hope, and the bread true love
ref: 2013, Mark C. Amodio, The Anglo Saxon Literature Handbook:
glosses: kindness
Little Hans Lollik Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈhænz ˈlɑ.lɪ̯k ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island was so named to distinguish it from the larger Hans Lollik Island.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Flanagan Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈflæn.ə.ɡən ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: synonyms: word: Witch Island
english: ''historical''
translation: ''historical''
glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
mumness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From mum (“silent, secret”) + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: Anthony accordingly was mum; but his mumness was visible. He wrapped himself up in secrecy and silence, but both his secrecy and his silence laid him open to the misgivings and the suspicions of those about him.
ref: 1891, Tighe Hopkins, The Nugents of Carriconna, page 122:
text: Like Thomas More, I can't advise Mrs. Chodorov. I must remain mum. Herewith my mumness.
ref: 1979, New York Magazine, volume 12, number 32, page 37:
glosses: The quality of being mum or silent.
mumness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From mum (“mother”) + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: ‘Where did you go, love?’ Mum asks, but she asks as if she's not really interested, as if she isn't inside her body any longer, her comfortable familiar mumness.
ref: 1999, Michael Harrison, Facing the Dark, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 2000, →ISBN, page 19:
text: I asked my girlfriends if they’ve had trouble feeling like themselves during lockdown. “My ‘mumness’ is always on show,” said one friend who manages an entire community service. Another, a partner in a consulting firm, bemoans that her colleagues now identify her as a mother: “I hate that they see me like that.”
ref: 2020 October 19, Kate Mildenhall, “For women in lockdown with kids, it's impossible to be seen as anything other than a mother”, in The Guardian:
synonyms: mumhood
momness
motherness
glosses: The state or quality of being a mum (mother).
mass start
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mass starts
Senses: topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A format of starting in certain racing sports, such as long-distance running, cycling and biathlon, where the competitors start at the same time and same place and proceed along the same course.
Leduck Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ləˈdʌk ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
spooneyness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From spooney + -ness.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of spooniness.
mass starts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mass start
reduceableness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From reduceable + -ness.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of reducibleness.
Whistling Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɪs.lɪŋ ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
thightness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From thight + -ness.
Senses: examples: text: There are men, whose good sense and discernment have shewn this matter to them in its true light, and who are fully aware that the “proof” of their turnep^([sic]) crop depends more on its “thightness” than on the size of the plant.
ref: 1795, William Marshall, The Rural Economy of Norfolk, page 271:
text: […] when a coat cannot be worn, through thightness or constriction in the scye, let out the shoulder […]
ref: 1796, The Taylor's Complete Guide, page 102:
glosses: Obsolete spelling of tightness.
vastiness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: vastness
Waterlemon Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔ.təɹˌlɛ.mən ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
unapparentness
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From unapparent + -ness.
Senses: glosses: The quality of being unapparent.
Trunk Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɹʌŋk ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: The island is named after the presence of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), locally known as trunks.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Ramgoat Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹæm.ɡoʊt ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Henley Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhɛn.liː ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: synonyms: word: Durloe Cay
english: ''historical''
translation: ''historical''
word: Women's Cay
english: ''historical''
translation: ''historical''
glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
CYF
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Child, Youth and Family (New Zealand).
philosopher-king
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: philosopher-kings
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of philosopher king.
Cinnamon Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪn.ə.mən ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: The island is named for the cinnamon or bay rum (“Pimenta racemosa”) trees present.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Steven Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstiː.vən ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
put the bad mouth on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: puts the bad mouth on
form: putting the bad mouth on
form: put the bad mouth on
form: put the bad mouth on
Etymology: Compare badmouth.
Senses: glosses: To speak ill of; to vilify.
semibarbarianism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From semi- + barbarianism.
Senses: glosses: The condition of being only partly civilized.
Mingo Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɪŋ.ɡoʊ ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Lovango Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /loʊˈvæŋ.ɡoʊ ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: Named after the former Kingdom of Loango. The island was used as a holding location for slaves transported from Africa. Compare Congo Cay.
An erroneous local legend holds that the toponym derives from "love-and-go" and refers to a former brothel on the island. This folk etymology arose because of the insertion of a v into the toponym.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
wikipedia: Kingdom of Loango
Congo Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɑŋ.ɡoʊ ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: Named after the former Kingdom of Kongo. The island was used as a holding location for slaves transported from Africa. Compare Lovango Cay.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
wikipedia: Kingdom of Kongo
GAH
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: GAHs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of gender-affirming hormone.
GAHs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of GAH
Grass Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹæs ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
semimetamorphosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: semimetamorphoses
Etymology: From semi- + metamorphosis.
Senses: glosses: Partial metamorphosis.
semimetamorphoses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of semimetamorphosis
Turtledove Cay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɝ.təl.dʌv ˈkiː/
rhymes: -iː
Etymology: The island is named after the presence of wildfowl on it.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
semiostracism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From semi- + ostracism.
Senses: glosses: Partial ostracism.
Saba Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈseɪ.bə ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
POAP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: POAPs
Senses: examples: text: POAPs have emerged as a new way of keeping an immutable record of your life experiences, including virtual and in-person events.
ref: 2022 February 22, Mason Marcobello, “POAPs: What Is a Proof of Attendance Protocol?”, in Coindesk:
topics: business
cryptocurrencies
cryptocurrency
finance
glosses: Acronym of proof of attendance protocol.
Hassel Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhæs.əl ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island is named after the Danish Hassel family, which owned large parts of the island.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
POAPs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of POAP
Capella Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /kəˈpɛl.ə ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Little Saint James
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒeɪmz/
rhymes: -eɪmz
Etymology: The element little was added to distinguish the island from Great Saint James.
Senses: synonyms: Epstein Island
glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Great Saint James
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɡɹeɪt ˈseɪnt ˈd͡ʒeɪmz/
rhymes: -eɪmz
Etymology: The element great was added to distinguish the island from Little Saint James.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Water Island
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈwɔ.təɹ ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
rhymes: -aɪlənd
Etymology: The island is named for the potable water sources and wells present on it.
Senses: glosses: An island of the United States Virgin Islands.
Berezivka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Berezovka
Etymology: From Ukrainian Березі́вка (Berezívka).
Senses: glosses: A city, the administrative centre of Berezivka urban hromada and Berezivka Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
glosses: A city, the administrative centre of Berezivka urban hromada and Berezivka Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
An urban hromada of Berezivka Raion, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine.
glosses: A village in Ivanky rural hromada, Uman Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine.
glosses: A village in Illinivka rural hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
madrigaletto
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: madrigaletti
Etymology: From Italian madrigaletto.
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: A short or simple madrigal.
madrigaletti
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of madrigaletto
madrigalesque
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more madrigalesque
form: most madrigalesque
Etymology: From French madrigalesque.
Senses: topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Reminiscent of a madrigal.
Biliaivka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Belyayevka
Etymology: From Ukrainian Біля́ївка (Biljájivka).
Senses: glosses: A city in Odesa Oblast, in southern Ukraine.
snake-eating cobra
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: snake-eating cobras
Senses: examples: text: [O]ur worst foe of this kind was a large light brown snake, which I think from subsequent experience must have been the reptile known as the Ophiophagus elaps, or snake-eating cobra.
ref: 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 94:
glosses: A king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah).
snake-eating cobras
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of snake-eating cobra
Maidie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A female given name.
maizenic acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
organic-chemistry
physical-sciences
glosses: The active principle of the stigmata of maize.
maltreator
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: maltreators
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of maltreater.
maltreators
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of maltreator
Manchesterdom
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Manchester + -dom.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Manchesterism.
synonyms: word: Manchesterism
manavelins
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈnæv(ə)lɪnz/
Forms: form: minavilins
form: malhavelins
form: manablins
form: manarolins
form: manavalins
form: manavilins
form: manavlins
form: menavelings
Etymology: Uncertain, but probably from manarvel (“to steal food or supplies from a ship's store”) + -ing + -s. Possibly related to minnow (“a relatively small and insignificant person or organization”).
Senses: examples: text: A very good table was kept, and the dog-basket and 'menavelings' from it alone would have supplied the fo'c'stle twice over.
ref: 1893, John Arthur Barry, Steve Brown's Bunyip: And Other Stories, page 34:
text: For many of the maize farms where, by reason of the “menavelings” from the grain crop, it is possible to get good supplies of pig grain at little cost, such a system would be admirable.
ref: 1901, Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales, page 512:
text: He efficiently loaded our bicycles and manavelins onto a waiting Volkswagen bus.
ref: 2011, V. Traven, Memoirs of a Dromomaniac, page 183:
topics: nautical
transport
glosses: Odds and ends, leftovers, or scraps of food.
Related terms: manarvel
Altona
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Many places, if not all, are named after Altona in Hamburg.
Senses: glosses: A borough in the city state of Hamburg, Germany.
glosses: A suburb (and former city) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
glosses: A town within Rhineland municipality, Manitoba, Canada.
glosses: A ghost town in Pickering, Ontario, Canada.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Boulder County, Colorado.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A village in Knox County, Illinois.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town in Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Hinton Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Bates County, Missouri.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Nebraska.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
A town and census-designated place therein, in Clinton County, New York.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
Alternative spelling of Altonah, Utah.
glosses: A number of places in the United States:
Former name of New Holstein, Wisconsin.
glosses: A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
glosses: A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Hsuehchia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Mandarin 學甲 (Xuéjiǎ), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsüeh²-chia³.
Senses: examples: text: Performing groups, including stilt walkers and musical bands, draw crowds to one of the most elaborate processions in Taiwan, held in Hsuehchia 學甲, Tainan County 台南縣, in honor of the tenth century healer, Wu Pen 吳本. Wu was later immortalized as the Great Emperor Pao Sheng 保生大帝.
ref: 1998, The Republic of China 1998 Yearbook, Government Information Office, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 717:
text: The "visit to Baijiao" at Tsuchi Temple in Hsuehchia Township is a big annual event. Surrounded by throngs of worshippers, nearly 100 temple troupes prepare to set off on the procession back to the temple.
ref: 2007, Wen-Ting (蔡文婷) Tsai, 台灣民俗筆記, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 87:
text: Public prosecutors in southern Taiwan's Tainan County detained three executives of the Farmers Association in Hsuehchia township Tuesday on charges of vote-buying in the lead-up to the Jan. 12 legislative elections.
ref: 2008 January 8, “Three detained in Tainan County on vote-buying charges”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2022, Politics:
text: He recalled that more than 3,000 people in Hsuehchia Township, where his company is located, came out to welcome a trade delegation from Guangdong Province last year, which he described as a “miracle.”
ref: 2011 March 5, “Chinese firm signs Tainan milkfish deal”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2015, Taiwan News, page 2:
text: In this pond in Tainan's Hsuehchia, after the current landlord took over, he has not raised fish, and local residents, suffer from dust, and hope he will clear the area as soon as possible.
ref: 2016 October 20, Lin (林燕如) Yen-Ju, 許中熹 [Hsu Chung-Hsi], 陳忠峰 [Chen Chung-Feng], “"再利用"申請回填 農地.魚塭屢見廢棄物 [INDUSTRIAL WASTE USED AS LANDFILL UNDER GUISE OF RECYCLING]”, in Clare Lear, transl., Public Television Service, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2016:
english: INDUSTRIAL WASTE USED AS LANDFILL UNDER GUISE OF RECYCLING
translation: INDUSTRIAL WASTE USED AS LANDFILL UNDER GUISE OF RECYCLING
text: Figure 1 (a) Location of the experimental site at Hsuechia, Tainan City, in southwestern Taiwan, and (b) the soil profile dug in the studied site with the lithologic description in Table 1.
ref: 2022, Mon-Lin Chou et al., “Identification of the water source and groundwater recharge in a paddy field using stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopes”, in Water Supply, volume 22, number 7, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6445:
glosses: Alternative form of Syuejia.
tradlarp
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: tradlarps
form: tradlarping
form: tradlarped
form: tradlarped
Etymology: From trad + larp.
Senses: examples: text: Hopefully you will bend the knee to Rome and embrace TradLarping like the rest of us.
ref: 2021 May 21, “What is the difference between Integralism (a la Fr. Thomas Crean) and the integral-Nationalism of Marraus and Salazar?”, in Reddit, r/CatholicPhilosophy:
text: Half the people who larped as pro-White in 2019 are now tradlarping as Christians.
ref: 2022 February 11, @EuropeanRevolt, Twitter:
glosses: To pretend that one is living a traditional or historical lifestyle; to LARP as trad.
Derived terms: tradlarper
tradlarp
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tradlarps
Etymology: From trad + larp.
Senses: examples: text: What level of tradLARP are you on? I'm on: I want a donkey cart to be my primary mode of long transportation
ref: 2021 May 6, @cowled_possum, Twitter:
text: Just admit you are here to agenda post, you know? It wont make your tradlarp less cringe but at least you’ll be less of a hypocrite.
ref: 2021 September 4, u/78zrVckw39rF7332J8Z9, “Consoom politics through trite superhero references”, in Reddit, r/Consoom:
glosses: The act of tradlarping.
glosses: Synonym of tradlarper.
synonyms: word: tradlarper
tradlarps
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tradlarp
tradlarps
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tradlarp
tradlarping
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tradlarp
tradlarped
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tradlarp
tradlarper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tradlarpers
Etymology: From tradlarp + -er.
Senses: examples: text: Thing that’s been irking me lately: when people who are vicious tradlarpers in public admit to you privately they have a weird fetish or favorite Onlyfans girls.
ref: 2021 August 27, @Chat_Mort, Twitter, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2022:
text: You heard the Greek statue tradlarper, fat people weren't invented till 1970!
ref: 2022 May 24, @Punished_Doot, Twitter, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2022:
glosses: Someone pretending to live a traditional or historical lifestyle.