cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
transableism
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From trans- + able + -ism.
Senses: glosses: The desire to acquire a disability through choice rather than happenstance; the condition of having a body integrity identity disorder.
Related terms: transabled
stressee
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stressees
Etymology: From stress + -ee.
Senses: examples: text: "Is the problem with the stressor or the stressee, or is it the match between the two?"
ref: 2007, Ana Maria Davila Gomez, David Crowther, Ethics, Psyche and Social Responsibility - Page 95:
topics: biology
human-sciences
natural-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: an organism that is stressed
stressees
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stressee
homestanding
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: homestandings
Senses: glosses: Synonym of homestand.
synonyms: word: homestand
homestandings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of homestanding
pedo-stache
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pedo-staches
form: pedostache
Etymology: Blend of pedophile + moustache.
Senses: examples: text: Exception to the rule: the pedo-stache, or more recently known as the Crosby-stache. It covers nothing, and qualifies you instantaniously to be on a child offenders list.
ref: 2010, "Single Guy", "Dating Advice From the Single Guy", mathNEWS (University of Waterloo), Volume 114, Issue 1, 24 September 2010, page 9
text: However, if you are a young male with a pedo-stache like M, sitting in a café while small children run around your legs is enough to make you feel like Stanley Tucci in “The Lovely Bones.”
ref: 2013 July 29, M & G, “Otago Museum Café”, in Critic, number 17, University of Otago, page 37:
text: With his pedo-stache firmly penciled on, Kline nails the accent, the affectations and the alcoholism.
ref: 2014 September 10, Meg Elison, “Dakota Fanning’s latest flaccidly flops”, in The Daily Californian, University of California, Berkeley:
glosses: A moustache that resembles one from a stereotypical depiction of a male pedophile in the media.
jhow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jhau
form: jow
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi झाऊ (jhāū), from Sanskrit झावु (jhāvu).
Senses: examples: text: The river remains most uninteresting: the banks are low and covered chiefly with Jhow.
ref: 1847, William Griffith, Journals of travels in Assam, Burma, Bootan, Affghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries, page 318:
text: It is very abundant in Bengal, in many parts near the foot of the Himalayas, in Deyra Doon, and near the Ganges, Jumna, Sutlej, and other large rivers, frequenting chiefly long grass and jhow jungle.
ref: 1984, Thomas Claverhill Jerdon, A Handbook of the Mammals of India, page 263:
text: If you asked her where she learnt them, she would only laugh, her body shaking with laughter like jhow grass swaying in the wind.
ref: 2015, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Ranjita Biswas, Written in Tears, Harper Perennial, page 53:
glosses: A grassy tamarisk shrub, of species Tamarix indica, common in river-marshes.
Waldheim
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town in Saxony, Germany.
glosses: A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Golva
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city and village in North Dakota.
china plate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: china plates
Senses: glosses: a plate made of china.
glosses: Mate.
Synonyms: sense: mate
word: china
china plates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of china plate
after darks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of after dark
Emerado
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city and town in North Dakota.
Captain Cook
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌkæptən ˈkʊk/
Forms: form: Captain Cooks
Etymology: Rhyming slang from the name of English explorer and navigator Captain (James) Cook, discoverer of the east coast of Australia.
Senses: glosses: A look
Related terms: Captain Cooker
Captain Cooks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Captain Cook
CBM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: archaeology
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of ceramic building material.
qualifier: freight
glosses: Acronym of cubic meter.
topics: dance
dancing
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: Initialism of contra body movement.
Related terms: sense: contra body movement
word: CBMP
CBM
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Congo-Balolo Mission.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Initialism of Commodore Business Machines.
Gilby
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Gilbey
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A minor city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States.
New Leipzig
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city and town in North Dakota.
Binford
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A city and town in North Dakota.
Tappen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Tappens
Etymology: North German surname, variant of Tappe.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
glosses: A city in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States.
NIN
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of National Institute of Nutrition, an Institute in India.
glosses: Initialism of Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, an Institute in Netherlands.
glosses: Initialism of Nine Inch Nails, a US band.
NIN
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: NINs
Senses: examples: text: So far, only 56 million NINs have been collected by mobile operators, according to a federal government press release. […] Tamunowari Tetenta, a 20-year-old mechanical engineering student, says he has attempted to register for his NIN on nine different occasions in Port Harcourt, a city southeast of Lagos.
ref: 2021 February 10, Eoin McSweeney, “As Covid-19 cases rise in Nigeria, a government policy is creating crowds and chaos”, in CNN:
glosses: Initialism of national identification number.
beneficial insect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: beneficial insects
Senses: topics: agriculture
business
lifestyle
glosses: Any species of insect that provides pollination or pest control.
plain water
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Politely I asked for a glass of plain water.
ref: 1971 June 17, The Straits Times, page 19:
text: A visitor from Down Under is wondering why most Singapore restaurants and hotels make it a practice to serve all guests with plain water, even when it has not been asked for.
ref: 1974 February 21, New Nation: Using Less Water, page 6:
text: Someone asked for a glass of plain water and was told by the waitress: “That’ll be 60 cents.”
ref: 1979 October 2, New Nation: Water: Expensive, page 8:
text: Although there is a food and drink stall inside, there are joggers like me who prefer to drink plain water after sweating it out of the tracks.
ref: 1987 June 13, The Straits Times: Install Water Cooler, page 20:
glosses: Tap water, either hot or cold, served in restaurants.
glosses: Drinking water
cottoned on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of cotton on
cottons on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cotton on
cottoning on
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of cotton on
13th month
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /θɜːˌtiːnθ ˈmʌnθ/
ipa: /ˌθɝ.tɪnθ ˈmɒnθ/
Forms: form: 13th months
Senses: examples: text: A fixed 13th Month Payment is introduced, freezing all previous bonus payments and is payable on the following basis: (a) where bonus of one month’s pay or more was paid in respect of the last three annual bonus payments, the 13th Month Payment shall be equivalent to the average of bonuses paid in the last three years or the last annual bonus paid, whichever is higher, subject to a maximum of three months’ pay.
ref: 1972 April 29, The Straits Times: Two Choices for Employers, page 1:
text: An ANZUK spokesman last night said the decision to pay civilian employees a 13th month payment (cost: about $1 million) was approved by the Australian government early this year to be in line with the Singapore Government’s policy.
ref: 1972 December 21, The Straits Times: ANZUK’s Civilians to get 13-month pay, page 12:
text: According to sources, circulars have been sent to all officers informing them that their 13th month pay will include the National Wages Council recommendations for wage increase for last year and this year
ref: 1974 November 4, New Nation: An extra month…, page 3:
text: In this cost cutting era [...] many banks do not even give out 13th months.
ref: 2013, “Saving $100k by the time you are 30 years old”, in Investment Moats, retrieved 03 Nov 2015:
text: The Annual Wage Supplement is also known as the 13th month bonus which you will receive in addition of your December’s salary.
ref: 2014 December 31, Goodbye 2014, Hello 13th Month Bonus?:
qualifier: some other countries; generally attributive; some other countries; generally attributive
glosses: a one-month (or more) bonus paid to employees at the end of the financial year.
Derived terms: 13th month bonus
13th month pay
13th month payment
blurted out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of blurt out
blurts out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of blurt out
blurting out
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of blurt out
evolutionary theories
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of evolutionary theory
tol'
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Etymology: Pronunciation spelling of told.
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tell
nignog
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: nignogs
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of nig-nog.
amateurly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /æmət͡ʃɚli/
Forms: form: more amateurly
form: most amateurly
Etymology: From amateur + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In an amateur manner.
dragon year
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɹæɡənˌjɜː(ɹ)/
Forms: form: dragon years
Etymology: A loan translation from Chinese, equivalent to Mandarin 龍年／龙年 (lóng nián, “dragon year”).
Senses: examples: text: The Dragon takes over from the Rabbit on Feb 17, but according to a prominent astrologer, the Dragon Year actually dawns on Feb 4.
ref: 1988 January 29, “The path of the Dragon”, in The Business Times, Singapore, page 18:
text: The dragon is the symbol of power and wealth, but being born in a dragon year is more the financial equivalent of having a strong tail wind.
ref: 2012 January 23, Biz-Community (Cape Town), South Africa; Fierce Financial Management for the Year of the Dragon, Africa News
text: Last year, there were more than 42,600 live births, boosted by the auspicious Dragon Year.
ref: 2013 August 13, Imelda Saad, “S'pore seems on track for similar birth numbers as last year”, in Channel NewsAsia, Singapore:
text: In 2011 and 2012, prospective parents in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore admitted to consciously timing their pregnancy for a dragon year.
ref: 2015 February 24, Rosie Cima, How the Chinese Zodiac Affects National Birth Rates:
glosses: A year that corresponds with the fifth animal sign in the Chinese zodiac and occurs once every 12 years.
mug-shotted
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: mugshotted
form: mug shotted
Senses: glosses: Having had a mug shot taken.
amidopyrine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: amidopyrines
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Synonym of aminophenazone.
synonyms: word: aminophenazone
transgenderisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Non-Oxford British English standard form of transgenderization.
aligotés
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aligoté
alouates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of alouate
amidopyrines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of amidopyrine
ammonisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Synonym of ammoniation.
synonyms: word: ammoniation
kopi auntie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkopi ˈɑnti/
Forms: form: kopi aunties
form: kopi aunty
Etymology: From Malay kopi (“coffee”) + auntie (term of familiarity or respect applied to elderly women). Usage of auntie probably influenced by Chinese 阿姨 (āyí).
Senses: examples: text: There’s also the kopi auntie who remembers what your usual beverage is just after two visits, and a new “modern western food” stall that serves pretty decent fare cheaply.
ref: 2006 June 13, Benjamin Lee, miyagi.sg, archived from the original on 13 Apr 2021:
text: "My boss said must cut cost, so no money to repair toilet door", said Kopi Auntie.
ref: 2011 January 31, Calvin C., mobypicture, archived from the original on 20 May 2022:
text: Does that mean we should blame our kopi aunties and uncles for the haze?
ref: 2013 July 3, Terry Xu, “One Kopi, No Haze Please”, in The Online Citizen, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016:
text: And I laughed heartily at the Kopi Aunty video which captures so well an everyday slice of life here.
ref: 2015 September 19, The Straits Times, page C7:
glosses: A middle-aged or elderly lady who takes drink orders and serves drinks to patrons of a coffee shop.
massage parlors
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of massage parlor
massage parlours
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of massage parlour
persoonia
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: persoonias
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Persoonia.
Senses: examples: text: For example, in the south-east and south-west of Australia we see spectacular, independent species radiations within the plant family Proteaceae, including banksias, grevilleas and persoonias.
ref: 2009, Mike Calver, Environmental Biology, page 130:
glosses: A plant of the genus Persoonia.
Synonyms: geebung
snottygobble
persoonias
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of persoonia
Fredonia
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A place in the United States:
A town in Arizona.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A ghost town in California.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A city and town in Iowa.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A city, the county seat of Wilson County, Kansas.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A city and town in Kentucky.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A village and city in New York.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A city and village in North Dakota.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A borough of Pennsylvania.
glosses: A place in the United States:
A village and town in Wisconsin.
glosses: Alternative spelling of Freedonia.
tailstrikes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tailstrike
bottom-feeders
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bottom-feeder
incuting
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of incute
incutes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of incute
incuted
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of incute
bilobular
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From bi- + lobular.
Senses: glosses: Involving or relating to two lobules.
Related terms: bilobar
bimolecularly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From bimolecular + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In bimolecular terms.
biogeneses
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of biogenesis
biogens
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of biogen
biologisms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of biologism
sex pact
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sex pacts
Senses: examples: text: "She called it “sex without fear” or “sex without hang-ups.” This selfless sex pact had the added advantage that it could be arranged between any two individuals who were so inclined, whether they chose to marry or not, or whether they were otherwise compatible or not."
ref: 2007, Marc Rangel, The Splendid Prize:
glosses: An agreement about having sex with a particular frequency, or in a particular way regardless of circumstances.
sex pacts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sex pact
late-night
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From late + night.
Senses: examples: text: He became a director of weekend late-night programming.
text: My son's unemployment is a worry that nags into the late-night hours.
text: “I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.”
ref: 2023 June 8, Richard Collett, “He ran out of countries to visit, so he created his own”, in CNN:
glosses: Of, or related to the late night time.
biometries
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of biometry
reup
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: reups
form: reupping
form: reupped
form: reupped
Senses: examples: text: We’d reupped our lease with the whitegirl who managed the place a month earlier—she wore suits now—and, afterward, Ben had a look on his face.
ref: 2020, Bryan Washington, Memorial, Atlantic Books (2021), page 206:
qualifier: rare except Internet
glosses: Alternative form of re-up.
reup
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: reups
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of re-up.
bioscientific
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: -ɪfɪk
Etymology: From bio- + scientific.
Senses: glosses: Relating to bioscience.
bioscopies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bioscopy
birdshots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of birdshot
bivalences
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bivalence
blamefully
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more blamefully
form: most blamefully
Etymology: From Middle English blamfuly, equivalent to blameful + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a blameful manner.
hugbox
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hugboxes
form: hug box
form: hug-box
Etymology: From hug + box.
Senses: examples: text: She [Temple Grandin] couldn't stand to be touched but was starved for affection and the safety of being contained. This need led to her clever device, the “hug box” which compressed her sides like the cattle chute it was modeled after.
ref: 2011, Recovering the Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing, Volume 3, Number 4, October 2011, unnumbered page
text: A short 10-15 minute time to yourself to think, meditate, or, as Temple Grandin did with the “hug box,” find a type of sensory feedback that calms your body and mind.
ref: 2013, Ashley Stanford, Troubleshooting Relationships on the Autism Spectrum: A User's Guide to Resolving Relationship Problems, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 233:
text: Furthermore, as an autistic individual she [Temple Grandin] was better able to understand the struggles and created the “hug box” which calms autistic children.
ref: 2015, Cynthia M. Joseph, “Autism”, in Jennifer Hellier, editor, The Brain, the Nervous System, and Their Diseases, Greenwood, →ISBN, page 118:
synonyms: hug machine
squeeze box
squeeze machine
glosses: A therapeutic device designed to apply pressure to the body of a hypersensitive person (usually someone on the autism spectrum) in order to calm them by providing grounding sensory stimulation.
examples: text: Instead, we get a bunch of hugbox panel discussions where people just reiterate the same, obvious points. Yes, rape is bad. We get it.
ref: 2011, "The Waif", "I Hate Activists", Oregon Commentator (University of Oregon), Volume 28, Issue 11, 18 May 2011, page 10
text: Discussions on social issues aren't so much “discussions” as online hugboxes, because the mechanics of Tumblr make it so.
ref: 2014 February 10, Emma Atlas, “Microblogging: Democratizing truth”, in The Diamondback, volume 104, number 68, University of Maryland, page 4:
text: "Safe spaces" can be created in private or in the context of clubs of closed, tightly knit groups, but attempting to turn an unparalleled public space into a hugbox will solve exactly nothing and create a generation of crybabies.
ref: 2015, Peter Heft, "Against 'Safe Spaces'", The Bullsheet (Denison University), Volume 59, Number 92, 23 March 2015, page 1
synonyms: echo chamber
filter bubble
mutual admiration society
safe space
circle jerk
glosses: An environment which validates or reinforces a limited set of beliefs.
hugbox
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hugboxes
form: hugboxxes
form: hugboxing
form: hugboxxing
form: hugboxed
form: hugboxed
form: hugboxxed
form: hugboxxed
form: hug box
form: hug-box
Etymology: From hug + box.
Senses: glosses: To insert into a hugbox; to insert into an environment which validates a limited set of a beliefs.
autocorrective
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From auto- + corrective.
Senses: glosses: That rights itself.
hugboxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hugbox
hugboxes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hugbox
hug box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hug boxes
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hugbox.
hug boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hug box
hug-box
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hug-boxes
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of hugbox.
hug-boxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hug-box
hug machine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hug machines
Senses: glosses: Synonym of hugbox (“therapeutic device applying pressure”).
synonyms: word: hugbox
extra: therapeutic device applying pressure
hug machines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hug machine
ladystuff
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From lady + stuff.
Senses: examples: text: "You know if you fret about it, you're not going to have you a good time on my island at all. You'll spoil it for sure for the both of us. Now don't you worry about the ladystuff you'll need. A gal has her needs and she has to have pretties and all, and when I get set to go on into town, you can give me a list of anything you can think of."
ref: 1966, John D. MacDonald, The Last One Left, Random House, published 2014, →ISBN:
text: In the past, we’ve noticed how companies which offer “feminine” versions of otherwise gender-neutral products tend to charge considerably more for the ladystuff.
ref: 2013 October 30, Jennifer Abel, “Sure jumps on the genderizing bandwagon”, in ConsumerAffairs:
text: Nine times out of ten, the pink ladystuff is going to be more expensive, even if the ingredients or function of the thing is EXACTLY THE SAME.
ref: 2015 March 14, Caroline Thompson, “Four things that cost more for women than men”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
glosses: Products designed for and/or marketed toward women.
blimpishly
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more blimpishly
form: most blimpishly
Etymology: From blimpish + -ly.
Senses: glosses: In a blimpish manner.
flatpicking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈflætpɪkɪŋ/
Forms: form: flat-picking
Etymology: From flat, referring to the plectrum, + picking.
Senses: glosses: a style of bluegrass acoustic guitar played with a plectrum.
flatpicking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈflætpɪkɪŋ/
Forms: form: flat-picking
Etymology: From flat, referring to the plectrum, + picking.
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of flatpick
Deering
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Deerings
Etymology: Patronymic form of Dear.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
glosses: A city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States.
glosses: An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States.
glosses: A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.
glosses: A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.
flatpick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: /ˈflætpɪk/
Forms: form: flatpicks
form: flatpicking
form: flatpicked
form: flatpicked
form: flat-pick
Etymology: Back-formation from flatpicking.
Senses: glosses: to play acoustic guitar in the flatpicking style.
flat-pick
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: flat-picks
form: flat-picking
form: flat-picked
form: flat-picked
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of flatpick.
Anamoose
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: A corruption of Ojibwe animosh (“female dog”)/ᐅᓀᒲᔥ
Senses: glosses: A city and town in North Dakota.
unsittable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more unsittable
form: most unsittable
Etymology: From un- + sittable.
Senses: glosses: Unable to be sat on.
glosses: Unpleasant to sit on; unpleasant when sat on; uncomfortable.
glosses: Intolerable; not able to be tolerated.
systemic exertion intolerance disease
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Synonym of chronic fatigue syndrome.
synonyms: word: chronic fatigue syndrome
Synonyms: word: SEID
Derived terms: word: SEID
SEID
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of systemic exertion intolerance disease.
ME/CFS
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The evidence is now so strong that ME/CFS is a serious multisystem neuro-immune disease that it becomes intellectually embarrassing for anyone to continue to consider it to be a psychosomatic disorder.
ref: 2015 June 17, ME Association, Countess of Mar challenges author to change her mind about ME/CFS:
topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: Initialism of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
Related terms: english: myalgic encephalomyelitis
translation: myalgic encephalomyelitis
word: ME
english: chronic fatigue syndrome
translation: chronic fatigue syndrome
word: CFS
DIC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: DICs
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Initialism of disseminated intravascular coagulation.
topics: automotive
transport
vehicles
glosses: Initialism of driver information centre/center.
recoloniser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: recolonisers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of recolonizer.
shell company
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: shell companies
Senses: examples: text: It was a shell company and, the SEC alleges, never had researchers, research plans or any scientific resources.
ref: 2003 November 15, Tony Levene, “Capital letters”, in The Guardian:
text: This luxury-loving and profligate shell company is registered at a betting shop on the Caledonian Road, an unlovely thoroughfare in North London on which you'd be more likely to find amphetamines than a top-notch lawyer.
ref: 2018, Oliver Bullough, chapter 2, in Moneyland, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 19:
topics: business
law
synonyms: shell corporation
letterbox company
mailbox company
front company
glosses: A company that engages in no substantive business activities, but instead exists as a vehicle for legal or financial transactions, typically to shield another party from liability or other issues.
Related terms: shell game
ghost company
nasi ambeng
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɑːsi ˌɑːmbəŋ/
Etymology: Malay nasi (“rice”) + Javanese ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦁ (ambeng, “food offering served on a tray”)
Senses: examples: text: The special thing about Nasi Ambeng is that the fragrant rice and about 7-8 dishes are traditionally served in large trays and eaten in groups of 4-5 people. This becomes sort of a feast culture in the Malay community.
ref: 2013 November 25, Suryanie Ismail, “Muslimbuzz”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 08 Nov 2015:
text: I am a big fan of nasi ambeng as I like its riot of colours, aromas, flavours and textures. It reminds me of a child’s kaleidoscope – always full of delights and surprises.
ref: 2015 March 29, Tony, “Johor Kaki”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), retrieved 31 Oct 2015:
text: To one of my Indonesian food researchers Marchel Handaya, Nasi Ambeng meant “eating outside” or having an outside meal, like a picnic. “But we don’t have anything like this in Indonesia”, he said, overwhelmed as he ogled the huge platter of rice with an array of spicy meats, eggs, potatotes and vegetables.
ref: 2015 April 20, KF Seetoh, “Makansutra”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 03 Jan 2016:
glosses: A Malay rice platter consisting of an assortment of meat and vegetable dishes, usually shared among four or five people.
Estelada
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan estelada.
Senses: glosses: A non-official flag representing Catalonian independence.
Related terms: Senyera
culteranismo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish culteranismo.
Senses: topics: literature
media
publishing
synonyms: cultism
glosses: A literary style during the Baroque period of Spain, characterized by a very ornamental, ostentatious vocabulary and a message that is complicated by a sea of metaphors and complex syntactical order.
Related terms: cultorist
cunt farts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cunt fart
pussy fart
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pussy farts
Senses: examples: text: I believe they call them pussy farts. Well, her pussy farted all right as I fucked her.
ref: 2007, Parco Senia, Blessed with Evil:
text: `You ever hear of pussy farts?' Jeff asked. Peter and I laughed and shook our heads. `It's when a girl gets air in her vagina.'
ref: 2010, Tony DuShane, Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk, page 58:
text: The vagina is not an airtight container that can create an airtight seal around the penis. Some of the escaping air makes a fartlike sound. Pussy farts are not like anal flatulence.
ref: 2014, Tony Kelbrat, The “People Power” Health Superbook: Book 20:
glosses: An emission of air from the vagina, especially when audible.
Synonyms: cunt fart
fanny fart
queef
vart
pussy farts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pussy fart
fanny farts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fanny fart
fun pack
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈfʌn pæk/
/ˈfʌn ˈpæk̚/
Forms: form: fun packs
form: funpack
Senses: examples: text: In all, 200,000 fun packs will be distributed at the three shows this year – the National Education Show, NDP Preview and on the day of the parade, Aug 9.
ref: 2002 July 30, “More goodies at NDP”, in Today, page 4:
glosses: A bag containing gifts and promotional material handed out at a conference, exhibition, or similar event.
examples: text: Companies often use pictures of kids on their packaging and make individual “fun pack” or “snack pack” servings to make their food more kid-friendly.
ref: 2008, Frances O'Connor, Obesity and the Media, page 28:
topics: business
marketing
glosses: A small ("fun-size") package of snacks etc.
cooling-off day
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈku.lɪŋ ˈɔf ˈdeɪ/
Forms: form: cooling-off days
form: Cooling-off Day
Etymology: Gerund of cool off.
Senses: examples: text: Prime Minister Lee said the additional ‘cooling-off’ day would give voters time to reflect rationally on issues, after the emotional high of election campaigning.
ref: 2009 December 1, Today, “All will be quiet on the eve…”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
text: Allegations against opposition candidates, or attacks on opposition policy proposals, can be repeated on news programmes on cooling-off day, to drum up sentiment against the opposition and to discredit the opposition.
ref: 2010 April 27, The Online Citizen, “Cooling-off day open to abuse in ruling party’s favour: Sylvia Lim”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016:
text: Candidates and supporters are reminded to refrain from visiting their constituents or attending public events within their constituencies on Cooling-off Day and Polling day.
ref: 2011 May 5, Elections Department of Singapore, “Cooling-Off Day and Polling Day”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
topics: government
politics
glosses: The day before polling day in Singapore general elections, during which campaigning and election advertising is not allowed in order to give voters time to reflect rationally on how they will vote.
neocolonializes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of neocolonialize
neocolonializing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of neocolonialize
neocolonialized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of neocolonialize
Pendolino
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Pendolinos
Etymology: From Italian Pendolino (a trademark), originally pendolo (“pendulum”) + -ino (“diminutive suffix”).
Senses: glosses: Any of a class of tilting trains based on the Italian ETR 401.
glosses: Any of a class of tilting trains based on the Italian ETR 401.
The British Rail Class 390.
Derived terms: Pretendolino
Pretendolino
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Blend of pretend + Pendolino
Senses: examples: text: But let's not forget that loco-hauled trains are regularly operated by Arriva in Wales, First Great Western and Northern Rail (Workington to Maryport) and even Tim's beloved Virgin Trains has the Pretendolino set that runs regularly on the WCML, and the Pendolino drag to/from Holyhead.
ref: 2010 January 25, Bruce, “Re: EMT Frustration”, in uk.railway (Usenet):
text: Tonight the Pretendolino is due to work it's regular route, but I saw it working the Birmingham loop of the WCML yesterday, usually when this happens the EUS-PRE service is booked with a 390 or 221, does anybody know which unit is working it tonight?
ref: 2010 July 30, Tom, “Pretendolino Workings 30/07/10”, in uk.railway (Usenet):
text: It is seen here satback at Preston, awaiting departure while working the 5Z41 Kilmarnock–Wembley InterCity depot, dragging the Virgin 'Pretendolino' stock which has been contracted to be moved back south by DRS after maintenance at Hunslet-Barclay.
ref: 2015, Ross Taylor, Lancashire Traction, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN:
topics: rail-transport
railways
transport
glosses: A British Rail Class 90 train with Mark 3 coaching stock formerly used on services normally operated by Pendolinos.
Arnegard
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city and town in North Dakota.
unmagnificently
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more unmagnificently
form: most unmagnificently
Etymology: From unmagnificent + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: But they then behave so very unmagnificently, scared and a bit thick.
ref: 2015 November 2, Sam Wollaston, “The Hunt review – spectacle, excitement and the thrill of the chase”, in The Guardian:
glosses: In a way that is not magnificent.
Ruso
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
fun packs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fun pack
shamings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of shaming
overpoliticization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From over- + politicization.
Senses: examples: text: Instead of injecting conservative outlooks into academia, scholars should target the overpoliticization of their work.
ref: 2015 November 3, “More Conservatives in Academia?”, in New York Times:
glosses: excessive politicization
swastikalike
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more swastikalike
form: most swastikalike
Etymology: From swastika + -like.
Senses: examples: text: But the next day, Mr. Dey saw a second gigantic figure, the three-legged, swastikalike form with curlicue tips, about 300 feet in diameter.
ref: 2015 October 30, Ralph Blumenthal, “NASA Adds to Evidence of Mysterious Ancient Earthworks”, in New York Times:
glosses: Resembling or characteristic of a swastika.
rifaximin
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From rifa- (“rifamycin derivative”).
Senses: topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A semisynthetic antibiotic based on rifamycin.
Gat
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The Irishman ordered an Irish whiskey and a pint of Gat which were brought to him.
ref: 2018, Team Golfwell, Absolute Best Adult Party Jokes, page 26:
glosses: Alternative form of gat (“Guinness beer”).
three fourths
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of three-fourths
one half
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of one-half.
one third
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of one-third.
two thirds
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Forms: form: two-thirds
form: twothirds
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of two-thirds
one quarter
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of one-quarter
one fourth
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of one-fourth.
one eighth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -eɪtθ
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of one-eighth
three eighths
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of three-eighths
five eighths
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of five-eighths
glosses: plural of five eighth; alternative form of five-eighths
seven eighths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of seven-eighths
Plaza
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from Spanish.
glosses: A city and town in North Dakota.
anabolite
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anabolites
Senses: topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any substance produced as a result of anabolism
anabolites
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of anabolite
one sixth
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of one-sixth
five sixths
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of five-sixths
one fifth
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of one-fifth
two fifths
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of two-fifths.
three fifths
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of three-fifths
four fifths
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of four-fifths
one seventh
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of one-seventh.
one ninth
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of one-ninth
one tenth
Language: English
Part of speech: num
Senses: glosses: rare spelling of one-tenth.
examples: text: He wanted to be one tenth the man and the Spacer M'tai had been – or any of those great pioneers.
ref: 1998, CD Moulton, Robert Cole Todd/Space Services Collector's edition, page 3:
text: You are a physical man, and in the best sense of being a man, you are not one tenth the man my brother was.
ref: 2013, John Dann MacDonald, A Purple Place for Dying, page 93:
glosses: A minuscule amount, in comparison to something or someone else.
pang seh
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈpʌŋ seɪ/
Etymology: Hokkien 放生 (pàng seⁿ) to release, to set free.
Senses: examples: text: Wau lau, damn shy man, Ah Lian on her wedding day kena pang seh by her husband.
ref: 2002, The Coxford Singlish dictionary, page 84:
text: Again pang seh after I buy tickets to movie. I never ask her to come again.
ref: 2003, Samantha Hanna, An essential guide to Singlish, page 69:
text: Don’t you hate people who pang seh last minute? Like you’ve got everything planned out, plan to have good time, lookin forward then suddenly boom, everyone pang seh last min….
ref: 2007-12-05, redstone, “Pang seh”, in SgForums.com, retrieved 01 Nov 2015:
glosses: To deliberately miss an agreed appointment, especially at the last minute.
examples: text: Then in the end, he everytime^([sic]) pang seh me and disappear during working hours. In the end, I have to clear a lot of work for him instead.
ref: 2007-07-11, Im Allgemeinen, “JJ, Part III”, in WordPress.com, retrieved 01 Nov 2015:
text: They had made a pact to attend Raffles Junior College together and while my nephew obliged for a while, he made an early exit and left Julian feeling that he had been “pang seh-ed” (let down) by his best friend.
ref: 2010-03-10, Belinda Wee, “Thaddeus’ pals”, in Go, Thaddeus!, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2016:
text: Friends don't pang seh friends! Period. And we know just how to make sure your gatherings happens^([sic])…Watch this space.
ref: 2015-01-14, Nando's Singapore, “Twitter”, in Twitter.com, retrieved 01 Nov 2015:
glosses: To stand someone up.
land sakes
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Forms: form: for land's sake
form: for land's sake alive
form: for land's sakes
form: for land's sakes alive
form: for the land's sake
form: for the land's sake alive
form: for the land's sakes
form: for the land's sakes alive
form: land sake
form: land sake alive
form: land sakes alive
form: land's sake
form: land's sake alive
form: land's sakes
form: land's sakes alive
Etymology: (minced oath) Lord’s sakes
Senses: examples: text: "Land sakes! I don't keep a boardin' house!"
ref: 1886, Horatio Alger, chapter 28, in Helping Himself:
text: Well, as soon as Alice finished singing, land sakes! goodness, gracious me! if a big fox didn't pop out from behind a tree.
ref: 1912, Victor Appleton, chapter 31, in Lulu, Alice and Jimmie Wibblewobble:
text: The fourth annual “Way Up North in Mississippi” picnic was well under way in Central Park yesterday. . . . There were twangy cries of “land sakes” and “don't that beat all” and choruses of “hi, y'all.”
ref: 1983 June 19, Philip Shenon, “For Homesick Mississippians, a Day Full of Grits and Grins”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Nov 2015:
text: “One of the McDougal young'uns? Well, land sakes—haven't seen you in a coon's age.”
ref: 2015, Lori Copeland, My Heart Stood Still, →ISBN, page 41:
qualifier: somewhat dated and rustic
glosses: An expression of surprise or dismay.
Synonyms: my lands
sakes
sakes alive
for land's sake
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
for land's sake alive
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
for land's sakes
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
for land's sakes alive
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Pronunciation: -aɪv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
for the land's sake
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
for the land's sake alive
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
for the land's sakes
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
for the land's sakes alive
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
land's sake
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
land's sake alive
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
land's sakes
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
land's sakes alive
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
land sake
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
land sake alive
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
land sakes alive
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of land sakes.
sakes alive
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of land sakes.
synonyms: word: land sakes
Luzón
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A tiny town and municipality of Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, with less than 100 inhabitants.
shareef
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more shareef
form: most shareef
Etymology: From Hindi शरीफ़ (śarīf)/Urdu شریف, from Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf).
Senses: examples: text: Sling bags are another variety that have caught the fancy of DU students because of their sheer style. "They come in so many designs and sizes. The big ones make you look like a very shareef student, which is a good thing sometimes..."
ref: 2011 June 27, Muskaan Tandon, “DU's bagging it”, in The Times of India:
glosses: meek, gentle, gentlemanly, upstanding, innocent
tompang
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: [ˌt˭ɔmˈp˭ɑŋ]
Forms: form: tumpang
Etymology: Malay tumpang (“to take shelter with”).
Senses: examples: text: If you go out then can I tumpang some letters to be mailed from post box?
ref: 2003, Samantha Hanna, An essential guide to Singlish, page 86:
text: May I tumpang my furniture on your lorry?
ref: 2010-07-15, Denyse Tessensohn, “Useful (and some Colloquial) words and phrases”, in Puterim.com, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2016:
text: Let’s just buy bags for men and get the girls to tompang all their stuff in there.
ref: 2014-04-21, Krystle Tse, “11 Singaporean quirks we never realised about ourselves”, in Mothership.SG, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2015:
text: While you were probably doing someone a favour then, you can now make some money when you help to 'tompang'.
ref: 2015-04-01, Victor Loh, “New app allows you to earn money when you 'tompang'”, in AsiaOne Digital, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2015:
head_nr: 2
glosses: To have one's items carried by another; to include items as part of a trip taken by another.
examples: text: Eh, my wife took my car today. Can I tumpang your car to work?
ref: 2009, The Coxford Singlish dictionary, page 195:
text: If you need a short ride within the neighbourhood, just tumpang la.
ref: 2015-08-29, Adela Megan Willy, “Just Tumpang lah!”, in Motorme.my, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2015:
head_nr: 2
glosses: To hitch a ride.
examples: text: Party chief Low Thia Khiang said that, while they support the name change to honour Encik Yusof, "we cannot square with the change(s) that are being 'tompang' (piggybacked) with the name change."
ref: 2015-07-15, Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh, “WP MPs object to change in selection process for board”, in The Straits Times, retrieved 01 Nov 2015:
head_nr: 2
glosses: To append something to a proposal.
tumpang
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: tumpangs
form: tumpanging
form: tumpanged
form: tumpanged
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of tompang.
duotheist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: duotheists
Senses: examples: text: As we noticed, the first developments of Christology inclined them to look at the Christians as duotheists, worshiping sometimes the God of Israel, and sometimes a second God, his eternal Son.
ref: 1995, Vincent Martin, A House Divided:
glosses: A person who adheres to duotheism.
Derived terms: duotheistic
duotheistical
duotheistically
RBY
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow.
RGBY
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow.
GSC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: lifestyle
glosses: Initialism of Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal.