cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
V-22
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: V-22s
Senses: examples: text: Even the Navy has jumped back into the Osprey game with the decision to use a variant of the V-22 as a replacement for the aging C-2 Greyhound, a fixed-wing cargo plane used to ferry material and personnel on and off Navy supercarriers at sea. And other nations are now interested in procuring the V-22.
ref: 2015 November 6, Gabe Ramirez, “The Osprey finds its groove ahead of ISIS mission”, in CNN:
text: Air Force Special Operations Command said in a release Wednesday evening that Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander of AFSOC, directed an “operational standdown” of the Air Force’s CV-22 fleet “to mitigate risk while the investigation continues” into last week’s crash. Naval Air Systems Command also said Wednesday it was grounding the Navy and Marine Corps’ V-22s out of “an abundance of caution” as the CV-22 crash is investigated.
ref: 2023 December 6, Haley Britzky, “US military grounds Osprey fleet after crash off coast of Japan kills 8 US airmen”, in CNN:
topics: government
military
politics
war
qualifier: aircraft
glosses: Ellipsis of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.
V-22s
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of V-22
poshier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of poshy: more poshy
poshiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of poshy: most poshy
down-to-earther
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: down-to-earthers
Etymology: From down-to-earth + -er (relational suffix).
Senses: examples: text: Casting the top news developments, here and there supported by films, is Charles Collingwood, another down-to-earther despite the poshy aura about his background (Rhodes scholar, etc.) and the meticulous grooming.
ref: 1954 March 17, Trau, “The Morning Show”, in Variety, volume 194, number 2, New York, N.Y.: Variety, →ISSN, →OCLC, Tele Reviews, page 27, column 5:
text: You’ve got more sense than you think, Chad. I always had a morbid fear you’d turn up one day with one of those mincing little blondes, all promise and no performance. My mother would approve of Alison instantly, and so would Beth. They both had a preference for down-to-earthers.
ref: 1972, R[onald] F[rederick] Delderfield, “Part Seven: Island in a Torrent”, in To Serve Them All My Days, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, chapter 1, section 3, page 475:
text: [T]he case for atheism is by no means as obvious or decisive as atheistic humanists, scientific reductionists and pragmatic down-to-earthers like to think.
ref: 2002, David E[dward] Jenkins, “Belief in God and what it is to be human”, in The Calling of a Cuckoo: Not Quite an Autobiography, London; New York, N.Y.: Continuum, →ISBN, page 6:
glosses: A down-to-earth person.
down-to-earthers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of down-to-earther
marshmallowier
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: comparative form of marshmallowy: more marshmallowy
marshmallowiest
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: superlative form of marshmallowy: most marshmallowy
KFer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: KFers
Etymology: From KF + -er.
Senses: examples: text: Everyone KF targets is “crazy” to them, and everything KFers find funny or worthy of disdain is justified as evidence of this perceived mental illness.
ref: 2016 July 19, Margaret Pless, “Kiwi Farms, the Web’s Biggest Community of Stalkers”, in Intelligencer, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 May 2024:
glosses: A member of Kiwi Farms.
KFers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of KFer
uwuing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: UWUing
form: UwUing
Etymology: From uwu + -ing.
Senses: glosses: The act of caping for or defending someone or something while minimizing or downplaying misconducts
glosses: typing quirk
oracally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From oracle + -ally.
Senses: examples: text: Oracally Efficient Estimation and Consistent Model Selection for Spatial ARMA Process With Bivariate Trend
ref: 2025, Tong Zhang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Chen Zhong, “Oracally Efficient Estimation and Consistent Model Selection for Spatial ARMA Process With Bivariate Trend”, in Journal of Time Series Analysis, →DOI:
glosses: Synonym of oracularly.
synonyms: word: oracularly
heart-leaved globe daisies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of heart-leaved globe daisy
living-dining rooms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of living-dining room
can is can
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkæn ɪz ˈkæn/
ipa: [ˈkʰɛn˦ ɪs˨ ˈkʰɛn˦]
ipa: [- ˈkʰɛn˦˧]
note: for sense 1 before a pause in speech
ipa: [- ˈkʰɛn˨˦]
Etymology: See can (“fine, acceptable, possible”, Singlish, intransitive).
Senses: examples: text: I packed lots of sleeveless clothes, sunblock, and of course a cap. Slippers? Can is can but Hong Kongers are not usually so sloppy la. People here wear pretty nice shoes, and the youngsters are carrying drawstring bags.
ref: 2015 June 25, Skye Soon, “Skye High in Hong Kong: Places”, in skyesoon.com:
text: How about turning one man’s trash into another man’s treasure? Well, can is can.
ref: 2021 January 26, G Tan, “Thought Ambush’s Clothes Peg Earring Was Wild? Here Are 3 More Mind-Blowing Accessories”, in you.co, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021:
glosses: While something is possible or makes sense in theory, it may not be as straightforward or sensible as initially thought, or may prove to be less successful in practice.
examples: text: This has helped a lot when it comes to taking on different projects. We try to have a “can is can” attitude, rather than saying no when we’re uncertain or feel intimidated by unfamiliar materials. Instead, we just say, “Let’s do it and see how it goes.”
ref: 2023 December 11, Zara Zhuang, quoting Sanchia Tan, “#GraziaGameChangers: Sanchia Tan On How Design, Textiles And Weave Are Intertwined”, in grazia.sg, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2023:
glosses: Used to reassure someone that something is definitely possible or doable, by reinforcing the definitiveness of a previous statement of can.
bargain hunter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bargain hunters
Senses: examples: text: During the pandemic, Jeannie Kelley, a 66-year-old retiree, has remained a stalwart bargain hunter. Though she’s kept her distance from other thrifters, she’s ventured out to her favorite stores in Austin, Texas, in search of deals—the social aspect of shopping has still been a big draw for her.
ref: 2022 April 6, Allie Volpe, “The Resurrection of Retail”, in The Atlantic:
glosses: Someone who likes to find the best deal or cheapest price.
bargain hunters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bargain hunter
ugly sister
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ugly sisters
Senses: examples: text: The Cinderella of the present trio is the Freshwater, which is laid up in the winter months, when one or other of her ugly sisters is sufficient to cope with the service.
ref: 1956 February, R. C. Riley, “The Lymington Railway and Isle of Wight Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 82:
glosses: Any one of the stepsisters of Cinderella in that story.
ugly sisters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Plural of ugly sister.
KenTacoHut
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: KenTacoHuts
Etymology: Blend of Kentucky Fried Chicken + Taco Bell + Pizza Hut.
Senses: examples: text: While we were at KenTacoHut that night, the burrito fairy of inspiration landed upon our collective shoulder and sneezed a bag of pixie dust into the noses of Steve and me.
ref: 2006, Steven Long, Cow Defender, page 210:
text: […] the omnipresence of fast food in Mercury, including the KenTacoHut strip mall, where those from town can enjoy Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut all in the same place.
ref: 2020, Homer B. Pettey, Mind Reeling: Psychopathology on Film:
glosses: A restaurant location incorporating KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell.
whipping-boy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: whipping-boys
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of whipping boy.
whipping-boys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of whipping-boy
ante-port
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ante-ports
Senses: examples: text: There is but one, avenue to the Caſtle, and that not imbelliſhed as of old with the famous Ante-Port called Propylæa, whoſe magnificent ſtructure coſt as many Talents as amounts of our money to Two Millions and ſix hundred Livers, which went very high in an age when the Salary of one of their Soveraign Judges was but 4 d. per diem.
ref: 1676, Monsieur de la Guillatiere [pseudonym; Georges Guillet], anonymous translator, “Book II.”, in An Account of a Late Voyage to Athens, Containing the Estate Both Ancient and Modern of That Famous City, and of the Present Empire of the Turks: […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for H[enry] Herringman, […], →OCLC, page 178:
text: The highest idea of society, said Mr. [M. D.] Gage, is founded upon our conception of Heaven. Earth is the ante-port of Heaven, and, by the law, man is made a little lower than the angels.
ref: 1871 October 5, “Work of the Young Men’s Christian Association”, in G. M. Overstreet & Co., editors, Neosho Valley Register, volume 5, number 40, Iola, Kan.: G. M. Overstreet & Co., →OCLC, page [3], column 3:
text: Some idea of the Palazzo Vecchio, with its ante-port, may be obtained from a curious old fresco which still exists, though in a damaged condition, on the wall of the staircase of the old Debtor’s Prison, the “Stinche.”
ref: 1873, Susan Horner, Joanna Horner, “Palazzo Vecchio della Signoria”, in Walks in Florence, volume I, London: Strahan & Co. […], →OCLC, pages 256–257:
text: Before the entrance to this Narthex hung a rich embroidered ante-port given by Andronicus-Palaeologus, and showing his monograms.
ref: 1904, W[illiam] R[ichard] Lethaby, “Later Byzantine, and Romanesque Origins”, in Mediæval Art: From the Peace of the Church to the Eve of the Renaissance, 312–1350, London: Duckworth and Co.; New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 79:
glosses: Alternative form of anteport.
ante-ports
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ante-port
single-step
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: qualifier: artificial intelligence
glosses: Of or relating to one-off prompts where a single input is sent to the language model, and the response is evaluated.
kao peh kao bu
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: [ˈkʰaʊ˦˨ ˌp˭eː˨ ˈkʰaʊ˦˨ ˌbuː˦˨]
Forms: form: kao pei kao bu
form: kpkb
form: KPKB
Etymology: From Hokkien 哭爸哭母 (khàu-pē-khàu-bú, “to complain to high heaven”, literally “to quarrel with one’s parents; to weep for one’s father and mother”).
Senses: examples: text: Singaporeans genuine complains were brush aside as irrelevant KPKB.
ref: 2011, truth, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):
text: Opposition sure bring up the matter
In Parliament. They will kao peh kao bu
Ask why government agency
Not doing their work properly
Make the minister malu.
ref: 2012, Alfian Sa'at, “All You Young People Will Take Over: Branson, Chinese, taxi driver, 40’s”, in Cooling Off Day, Singapore: Ethos Books:
glosses: To make a fuss, to complain or whine excessively, to complain to high heaven.
Related terms: kaopeh
kao pei kao bu
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of kao peh kao bu.
kpkb
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of KPKB.
KPKB
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of kao peh kao bu.
intraship
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From intra- + ship.
Senses: examples: text: intraship communications
glosses: Within a ship.
intership
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From inter- + ship.
Senses: examples: text: Calling must occur on the frequency 156.800 MHz and at least one appropriate intership frequency.
text: It may occasionally be necessary to call a vessel on channel 16 but the message should be passed on an intership channel.
ref: 2008, Sara Hopkinson, VHF Afloat:
glosses: Between ships.
gutter guard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gutter guards
Senses: glosses: A cover that prevents leaves and debris from entering roof gutters.
topics: bowling
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
synonyms: bumper
glosses: A rail that stops a bowling ball from rolling into the gutter, intended for children.
gutter guards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of gutter guard
cage boxing
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: hypernyms: cage fighting
glosses: boxing as practiced inside of a (usually steel) cage.
cage boxing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of cage box
cage box
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: cage boxes
form: cage boxing
form: cage boxed
form: cage boxed
Senses: hypernyms: cage fight
glosses: To participate in cage boxing (boxing inside of a usually steel cage).
glosses: Alternative spelling of cagebox (to wear underpants as a woman, the opposite of freeboxing.)
Derived terms: cage boxer
SBSK
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Fluff pulp producers also will be raising prices on southern bleached softwood kraft (SBSK) from $660/ton to $720/ton.
ref: 1994, Nonwovens Markets and Fiber Structures Report, volume 9, number 24, Miller Freeman Publications, page 2:
text: The measurements performed on higher basis weights (2 kg/m²) give slightly lower results. Similar results were found for BHK and SBSK pulps.
ref: 2007, Journal of Pulp and Paper Science Transactions of the Technical Section, volumes 33-34, Technical Section, Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, page 196:
text: SBSK is largely utilized in fluff pulp, which is the raw material for absorbent goods such as diapers, feminine hygiene products, and air-laid absorbent toweling.
ref: 2022, Samiya Fariha, Faisal I. Chowdhury, Rezaur Rahman, Muhammad Khusairy Bin Bakri, “Development of pulp and paper waste-recycled plastic biocomposites”, in Rezaur Rahman, Muhammad Khusairy Bin Bakri, editor, Recycled Plastic Biocomposites, Elsevier Science, →ISBN, page 54:
glosses: Initialism of Southern bleached softwood kraft.
Related terms: NBSK
badgersona
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: badgersonas
Etymology: From badger + -sona (“added to a noun to describe a character of the noun's form, typically one used to represent oneself in fandom spaces”).
Senses: examples: text: AAAAAA I just drew a badgersona and she is the cutest thing. i love her! gonna see if she works as a second durrsona
ref: 2011 September 8, @Dingotang, Twitter:
text: A character reference for blackwell's badgersona!
ref: 2017 July 21, @merystic, “Blackwell Badger”, in Fur Affinity:
text: Kind of wishing I had a badgersona, now. Lol. I freaking love your art. But yeah, happy badger day. 🦡
ref: 2021 October 7, @ZeitWolverine, Twitter:
text: DE HECHO
WHAT IF
BADGERSONAS---?
ref: 2024 August 3, @Suitanart, Twitter:
topics: lifestyle
glosses: A fursona that is a badger.
Hypernyms: furry
fursona
Related terms: original character
NBSK
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The increases would take the new second-quarter list levels of the majority of producers to $700 for NBSK, $670 for southern pine […]
ref: 1988, Pulp & Paper, volume 62, numbers 1-4, Miller Freeman Publications, page 21:
text: Mechanical pulp is cheaper than Kraft pulp (by a margin of approximately $150 per ton for BCTMP) so the amount of NBSK used in applications where mechanical pulp is potentially a substitute is generally limited.
ref: 1999, Gerard Alexander Malcolm, Time Series Methods for Commodity Price Forecasting: An Application to Market Pulp (Thesis), Center for International Trade in Forest Products, page 5:
text: All NBSK pulps have long fibers, and their inclusion in the paper furnish is often for structure. The major end-uses for NBSK are printing and writing papers and tissue.
ref: 2022, Samiya Fariha, Faisal I. Chowdhury, Rezaur Rahman, Muhammad Khusairy Bin Bakri, “Development of pulp and paper waste-recycled plastic biocomposites”, in Rezaur Rahman, Muhammad Khusairy Bin Bakri, editor, Recycled Plastic Biocomposites, Elsevier Science, →ISBN, page 54:
glosses: Initialism of Northern bleached softwood kraft.
Related terms: SBSK
jackalsona
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: jackalsonas
Etymology: From jackal + -sona (“added to a noun to describe a character of the noun's form, typically one used to represent oneself in fandom spaces”).
Senses: examples: text: Shes a genetically altered jackal mutant.
Because there are very few jackalsonas out there and I thought jackals were adorable. Shes genetically altered because the industral^([sic]) world is taking over the natural born.
ref: 2007 November 16, @jackeh_fox, “+://Fursona Quiz///+Shit:+”, in LiveJournal:
text: Lol. Random drawing of my best friend, Yuuva,'s jackalsona and my crazy mutt i mean dogsona on Iscribble. xD
ref: 2010 December 12, @Zyroxan, “Sled Dawgs”, in Fur Affinity:
text: I drew my Jackalsona^([sic]) in 2000s femboy style.
ref: 2016 November 9, @Zachtashima, Twitter:
text: My jackalsona. It's a sticker for telegram.
ref: 2019 March 12, @-SUNALUNA-, “Sunaluna The Jackal”, in Fur Affinity:
text: Yeah, people have been tapped into the idea of "animal spirit" since some, if not all, of the earliest religions. You know at least one Egyptian roleplayed as his jackalsona and chased his homie on all fours along the Nile River
ref: 2024 September 11, @belchbreath, Twitter:
topics: lifestyle
glosses: A fursona that is a jackal.
Hypernyms: furry
fursona
Related terms: original character
brachiole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: brachioles
Senses: glosses: The food-gathering arm of a blastoid or a cystoid
Flaming Dr. Pepper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Flaming Dr. Peppers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Flaming Doctor Pepper.
Flaming Dr Pepper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Flaming Dr Peppers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Flaming Doctor Pepper.
brachioles
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of brachiole
persecutable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more persecutable
form: most persecutable
Etymology: From persecute + -able (“able, capable”).
Senses: glosses: Able to be persecuted
cage boxer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cage boxers
Etymology: From cage box + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who cage boxes
badgersonas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of badgersona
jackalsonas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of jackalsona
Flaming Dr. Peppers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Flaming Dr. Pepper
Flaming Dr Peppers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Flaming Dr Pepper
awhiles
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈwaɪlz/
ipa: /əˈʍaɪlz/
rhymes: -aɪlz
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of awhile (“for some time”).
California sound
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the California sound
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of California Sound.
memsaab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: memsaabs
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of memsahib.
memsaabs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of memsaab
KenTacoHuts
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of KenTacoHut
Panicsville
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: panicsville
Etymology: From panic + -s- + -ville.
Senses: examples: text: “Here's a guy who's won countless awards,” wrote the publicist, “is a world-wide star and he's in panicsville, because his show may be cancelled […].”
ref: 2010, Gary Fishgall, Gonna Do Great Things: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr., Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
text: “If I may comment, Brian goes through Panicsville every time a new record is released,” his mother said during an interview the band gave in 1965.
ref: 2025 June 14, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “Obituary: Visionary who grew from Surfin' to audacious experimenter”, in FT Weekend, page 10:
glosses: A state of panic.
panicsville
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Panicsville.
lenacapavir
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: An antiretroviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS.
garadacimab
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A human monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of hereditary angioedema.
FADEC
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: FADECs
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Acronym of full authority digital engine controls.
leyaks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of leyak
Dvorichna
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A settlement in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Kusulaka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Proto-Saka *Kuzulaka (“striving, ambitious, energetic”)
Senses: glosses: A name used by two Indo-Scythian kings.
3.5% rule
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the 3.5% rule
Senses: examples: text: Regarding the “3.5% rule”, she [Erica Chenoweth] points out that while 3.5% is a small minority, such a level of active participation probably means many more people tacitly agree with the cause.
ref: 2019 May 13, David Robson, “The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world”, in BBC:
topics: government
politics
glosses: The observation that nonviolent resistance campaigns involving at least 3.5% of the population are likely to achieve political change.
machanka
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːtʃənkə/
Forms: form: machankas
Etymology: Borrowed from multiple Eastern European languages including Belarusian (мачанка (mačanka)), Ukrainian and Polish.
Senses: examples: text: That did not matter because she had decided to fix the season’s first batch of “machanka.”
ref: 2000 December 20, Willard Dolman, Golden Memories and Silver Tears, iUniverse, page 163:
text: Machanka is perhaps the signature dish of Belarus, a rich, warming roast for those cold winter nights (or mornings – machanka is also popular for breakfast, similar to biscuits and gravy).
ref: 2017 November 14, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Deena Prichep, Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking, Flatiron Books, page 287:
text: To me, machanka is more than just a dish; it’s a cherished memory that encapsulates the essence of my childhood.
ref: 2024 October 22, Albert Niazhvinski, Albert Can Cook: How To Cook Viral Recipes, Dorling Kindersley Limited, page 460:
glosses: A traditional Eastern European dish that is somewhere between a stew and a soup and may be used as a sauce.
machankas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of machanka
koi koi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: He may also continue, if he thinks he has a chance to make another bonus combination. If he takes this risk, he says, "come on." or "koi koi." but if his opponent makes a bonus combination before he can do so, he forfeits everything gained in that hand.
ref: 1970, Japan Publications, Hanafuda: The Flower Card Game, Japan Publications, →ISBN, page 83:
text: Couldn't we play with hanafuda instead? I asked. I had a decent amount of experience with oichokabu or koi koi thanks to playing with my mom's family in the countryside.
ref: 2013, Nagaru Tanigawa, translated by Paul Tuttle Starr, The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yen Press, →ISBN:
glosses: Alternative form of koi-koi.
Dr Pepper
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Doctor Pepper
form: Dr. Pepper
Etymology: Coined around 1885 as Dr. Pepper by Wade Morrison, the owner of the store in which the drink was invented by Charles Alderton. Its etymology is uncertain, though several ultimately unsubstantiated theories exist.
Senses: qualifier: trademark
glosses: A brand of sweet, cherry-esque–flavoured carbonated soft drink similar to (but distinct from) cola that is produced by the company Keurig Dr Pepper.
Coordinate terms: 7 Up
Canada Dry
Coca-Cola
Fanta
Mountain Dew
Pepsi
Sprite
Derived terms: Flaming Dr Pepper
pepper soda
Dr Pepper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Dr Peppers
form: Doctor Pepper
form: Dr. Pepper
Etymology: Coined around 1885 as Dr. Pepper by Wade Morrison, the owner of the store in which the drink was invented by Charles Alderton. Its etymology is uncertain, though several ultimately unsubstantiated theories exist.
Senses: examples: text: And with that, she drinks a Dr Pepper. And she loves it.
ref: 1984 January 30, “The Many Joys of Being a Pepper Too”, in The Victoria Advocate, page 12A:
text: "I got the bunny book, Aunt Peg," says Caroline, sipping her Dr Pepper.
ref: 1994, Robert Trent, “Hard-Candy Christmas”, in Ethan Mordden, editor, Waves: An Anthology of New Gay Fiction, Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 164:
text: I got a Dr Pepper, which Mom doesn’t let me have too often. Plus three packs of sugarful gum, and barbecue chips for later.
ref: 2010, Mary Hershey, Love and Pollywogs from Camp Calamity, Wendy Lamb Books, →ISBN, page 33:
text: I pulled out my lizard-hunting money and paid for two Kit Kats and two Dr Peppers, both a better price than my great-uncle Henry charged down the road. Just a few pennies made all the difference, if you knew how to scrimp and save.
ref: 2019, Julia Elliot, “Hellion”, in Anthony Doerr, Heidi Pitlor, editor, The Best American Short Stories 2019, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 93:
glosses: A serving of Dr Pepper.
Dr Peppers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Dr Pepper.
emancipatest
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple present indicative of emancipate
emancipateth
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of emancipate
Krapkowice
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Polish Krapkowice.
Senses: glosses: A town in Opole Voivodeship, Poland.
Tachikawa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
Beam Bridge
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A hamlet in Sampford Arundel parish and Wellington Without parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1019).
Tell el-Muqayyar
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The modern name of the city of Ur in Iraq.
Google Doc
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Google Docs
Etymology: Back-formation from Google Docs, influenced by doc (“a document”).
Senses: examples: text: Please send me the Google Doc so I can take a look.
text: Most Google Docs use Times New Roman even though they are written by middle schoolers and riddled with grammatical errors.
synonyms: GDoc
glosses: An electronic document created using the word processor software application Google Docs.
examples: text: I made this Google Doc with Microsoft Word.
glosses: Any online document created by a word processor software.
Google Docs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Google Doc
archterrorist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: archterrorists
Etymology: From arch- + terrorist.
Senses: glosses: A chief terrorist.
Tianhe
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: tyěnʹhǔʹ
Etymology: From Mandarin 天河 (Tiānhé).
Senses: glosses: A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Tsuruoka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
gdn
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gdn.
Senses: synonyms: grdn
glosses: Abbreviation of garden.
raw_tags: in street addresses
Related terms: gdns
grdn
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: grdns
form: grdn.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of gdn.
synonyms: word: gdn
raw_tags: in street addresses
cuts for sign
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of cut for sign
cutting for sign
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of cut for sign
grdn.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of grdn
gdn.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of gdn.
Dr. Pepper
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: qualifier: trademark
glosses: Alternative form of Dr Pepper.
Dr. Pepper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Dr. Peppers
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Dr Pepper (“a serving of this drink”).
Dr. Peppers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Dr. Pepper.
Berestyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Berestyn Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
glosses: A raion of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Yemilchyne
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A former raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.
OOOP
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: OOOPs
Senses: glosses: Initialism of original original original poster (“the original poster of material that has been quoted or linked to within a post that has also been quoted or linked to in turn”).
OOOPs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of OOOP
Wellington Without
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish south and west of Wellington, Somerset, England, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district.
superpresidential
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: /ˌsuːpərprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/
Forms: form: more superpresidential
form: most superpresidential
Etymology: super- + presidential
Senses: examples: text: … after President Boris Yeltsin dissolved parliament in September 1993 and won a referencum on a new constitution that eliminated the previous sustem of checks and balances in favor of a new superpresidential order.
ref: 1996 October 17, Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, editors, Civil-Military Relations and Democracy, Johns Hopkins University Press, page 111:
text: The superpresidential regime is therefore not stable; it can drift in any direction—changing its rhetoric, its goals, its balance of forces, and its major ideas.
ref: 2002 January 24, M. Crawford Young, Mark Beissinger, editors, Beyond State Crisis? Post-Colonial Africa and Post-Soviet Eurasia in Comparative Perspective, Woodrow Wilson Center Press, page 232:
text: The 1993 Russian Constitution is frequently described as “superpresidential” because of the considerable powers it gave to the head of state.
ref: 2018 June 6, Brian D. Taylor, The Code of Putinism, Oxford University Press, page 4:
topics: political-science
social-sciences
glosses: Of or relating to a form of republican government in which the president holds unusually extensive powers over the executive and legislature, surpassing those in standard presidential or semi‑presidential systems.
tickles the ivories
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of tickle the ivories
tickling the ivories
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of tickle the ivories
tickled the ivories
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of tickle the ivories
demographic tax
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: demographic taxes
Etymology: In analogy to demographic dividend.
Senses: examples: text: While the policy stemmed the population growth during the almost four decades it was in place, it also dampened China's demographic dividend and is now increasing its demographic tax. A young person in China may now need to support their children and two aging parents alone as they have no siblings to share the duties and costs.
ref: 2022, Ognjen Š. Miljanić, Joseph A. Pratt, Introduction to Energy and Sustainability, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 506:
synonyms: demographic burden
glosses: The reversal of the demographic dividend that occurs when a society's large workforce enters retirement en masse while population growth has stalled or declined.
oichokabu
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Couldn't we play with hanafuda instead? I asked. I had a decent amount of experience with oichokabu or koi koi thanks to playing with my mom's family in the countryside.
ref: 2013, Nagaru Tanigawa, translated by Paul Tuttle Starr, The Surprise of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yen Press, →ISBN:
topics: card-games
games
glosses: Alternative form of oicho-kabu.
ivory tickler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ivory ticklers
Etymology: From the verb tickle the ivories
Senses: synonyms: ivory-thumper
ivory-pounder
glosses: A pianist
ivory-thumper
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ivory-thumpers
Senses: synonyms: ivory tickler
ivory-pounder
glosses: A pianist
ivory-pounder
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ivory-pounders
Senses: synonyms: ivory-thumper
ivory tickler
glosses: A pianist
pianoman
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: pianomans
Senses: glosses: A pianist
Zwide
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: They have brought forward the launch of their charity – The Kolisi Foundation – to this month, supplying Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to frontline workers and delivering food parcels to the Zwide township, going door to door raising spirits and awareness.
ref: 2020 April 28, Christina Macfarlane, “‘There is nothing worse than hunger,’ says South Africa hero Siya Kolisi of helping townships during lockdown”, in CNN:
glosses: A township in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
seotda
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈsɔt.dɑː/
/ˈsɔt.də/
/ˈsɔ.tə/
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 섰다 (seotda).
Senses: examples: text: Games played with hwatu cards include minhwatu, go-stop, yukbaek, sambong, ppeong, and games similar to tujeon, such as jitgottaeng and seotda.
ref: 2010, Ria Chae, editor, Encyclopedia of Korean Seasonal Customs, National Folk Museum of Korea, →ISBN, page 103:
text: The lyrics of "Ddaeng" for instance, which is a song that BTS released for free, are impossible to understand without knowledge about seotda, which is a game type for Korean gambling cards (hwatu). Therefore, fan translations of "Ddaeng" provide detailed rules of seotda alongside the English lyrics.
ref: 2019, Jeeheng Lee, translated by Oul Han, Solbee Park, BTS and ARMY Culture, 커뮤니케이션북스(주), →ISBN:
text: He'd dug up a pack of hwatu cards from somewhere inside his bag, and he projects his voice as he gravely says, "The name of the game is seotda."
ref: 2024, Hope Zane, “Mouse's Past and Future” (chapter 27), in Fairytale: A K-Pop M/M Romance, →ISBN:
glosses: A Korean card game with betting and bluffing, played with hwatu cards, similar to baccarat and the Japanese game oicho-kabu
Vierendeel
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname from Dutch
Derived terms: Vierendeel bridge
Vierendeel truss
West Godavari
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Shule
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: An ancient kingdom in the Taklamakan Desert, in what is now China.
glosses: A county of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Akashi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
Akaiwa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Annaka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
Bachelor of Engineering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Bachelors of Engineering
form: B.Eng.
Senses: glosses: An undergraduate degree focused on engineering.
Bachelor of Philosophy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Bachelors of Philosophy
form: BPh
form: BPhil
Senses: glosses: An undergraduate degree focused on philosophy.
Bachelors of Philosphy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Bachelors of Philosophy
Senses: glosses: plural of Bachelor of Philosophy
Bachelors of Engineering
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Bachelor of Engineering
Bandō
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Bang Khae
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A district of Bangkok, Thailand.
Oxford study
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Oxford studies
Etymology: Originated from a 2010 Oxford University Press paper titled "The New Suzie Wong: Normative Assumptions of White Male and Asian Female Relationships". The trend was sparked by a viral TikTok post from user @lightskinbbyrei in April 2023, who joked that the frequency of these pairings "needs a full Oxford investigation."
Senses: glosses: Used to berate Asian women who pursue romantic or sexual relationships with white men.
wikipedia: Oxford University Press
Related terms: WMAF
yellow fever
rice king
bryobiont
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: bryobionts
Etymology: Ancient Greek, from bryo- + -biont.
Senses: examples: text: In association with mosses, Protozoa may be divided into three types, namely bryobiont, bryophile and omnicolous.
ref: 1981, Symposium on Qinghai Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, Geological and Ecological Studies of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau: Environmental and ecology of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Science Press, page 1121:
text: The hydrophilid Cretinis punctatostriata is a true bryobiont, spending its entire life in Sphagnum (Matthey, 1977).
ref: 1982, A. Smith, editor, Bryophyte Ecology, Springer Netherlands, page 302:
text: Mosses regularly serve as camouflage for some tropical weevils by growing on their backs (Gressit et al. 1968), and mimicry of mosses has been reported among bryobiont insects (Gerson 1982).
ref: 1984, Hattori Shokubutsu Kenkyūjo, Hattori Shokubutsu Kenyūsho hōkoku, number 55, Hattori Botanical Laboratory, page 159:
text: As such, their role in habitat modification, nutrient cycling, primary production and providing shelter and security to associated invertebrate animals - the bryobionts, bryophiles, bryoxenes as well as occasionals, assume a particular significance.
ref: 2002, Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, volumes 44-45, Botanical Survey of India, page 31:
glosses: Any organism that lives in moss.
bryobionts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of bryobiont
spa town
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: spa towns
Senses: glosses: A resort town based on a mineral spa.
spa towns
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of spa town
Carnota
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality and beach in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
bcz
Language: English
Part of speech: conj
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of because.
trash bin of history
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: “[…]The one with 60 years of politics under his belt—that's me. People who give in end up in the trash bin of history.”
ref: 2025 May 3, Leila Abboud, quoting Jean-Luc Mélenchon, “Lunch with the FT: Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 3:
glosses: Synonym of trash heap of history.
synonyms: word: trash heap of history
pie off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: pies off
form: pieing off
form: pied off
form: pied off
Senses: examples: text: […]he intends to take you in partner with him; so that you may steal sheep upon the downs here, and he'll pie them off in London.
ref: 1795, Merryfield, Merryfield's jests; or, Wit's companion., page 57:
text: Ali had a shaved head at Debs' wedding. Kel wasn't too impressed sith his ostentatious display of dancing at the reception, which knocked over two chairs and three vodka Red Bulls. 'Pie him off," advises her sister. 'I will,' she promises.
ref: 2022 February 24, w:Tina Baker, Nasty Little Cuts:
glosses: To make into a pie, or otherwise get rid of.
examples: text: Anyway, as the evening got more and more raucous and he group got drunker, one of the women sidled up to me and pressed herself up against me and tried to snog me. That night the boss was being a propa jobsworth, so I had to give he woman a Scotty smile and politely pie her off.
ref: 2016 October 20, w:Scotty T, A Shore Thing:
text: I stuck a bleary eye to the peephole in the door. Mickey. I turned back. 'Lads it's fucking w:Mickey Rourke.' The chorus was instant. 'Ah, pie him off.' 'He can do one!' 'Give it a rest, Mickey, won't you?'
ref: 2019 October 17, w:Peter Crouch, I, Robot: How to Be a Footballer 2:
glosses: To ignore or reject.
Related terms: air
blank
dump
ghost
pies off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of pie off
pieing off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of pie off
pied off
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of pie off
data broker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: data brokers
Senses: examples: text: In the United States, there’s not much we can do to find out which aspects of our personal lives are being bought and sold by data brokers. That’s not the case in much of the rest of the world, where there are vast data protections, entire agencies devoted to data privacy, and serious enforcement efforts.
ref: 2014 May 28, Adrienne LaFrance, “Why Can't Americans Find Out What Facebook Knows About Them?”, in The Atlantic:
glosses: An individual or company that specializes in collecting personal data, mostly from public records but sometimes sourced privately, and selling or licensing such information to third parties for a variety of uses, often including advertising or marketing.
data brokers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of data broker
herewithout
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From here + without.
Senses: glosses: Outside of this.
Related terms: —
henceafter
henceforth
henceforward
henceforwards
hencefrom
hereabout
hereabouts
hereabove
hereafter
hereafters
hereagainst
hereamong
hereanent
hereat
hereaway
herebefore
hereby
herefor
herefore
hereforth
hereforward
hereforwards
herefrom
herehence
hereinabove
hereinafter
hereinbefore
hereinbelow
hereinelsewhere
hereinsoever
hereinto
hereinunder
heremid
hereof
hereon
hereout
hereover
herethrough
herethroughout
hereto
heretofore
hereunto
hereupon
herewith
herewithal
herewithin
hitherto
hitherunto
hitherward
hitherwards
howbeit
however
howso
howsoever
howsomedever
howsomever
thataway
thatwise
thenceafter
thenceforth
thenceforward
thenceforwards
thencefrom
thenceout
thereabout
thereabouts
thereabove
thereacross
thereafter
thereafters
thereagain
thereagainst
therealong
thereamong
thereamongst
thereanent
therearound
thereat
thereaway
therebefore
therebeside
therebetween
therebeyond
thereby
therever
therefor
therefore
thereforth
therefrom
therehence
thereinabove
thereinafter
thereinbefore
thereinbelow
thereinto
thereinunder
theremid
thereof
thereon
thereout
thereover
theresoever
therethrough
therethroughout
thereto
theretofore
thereunto
thereup
thereupon
therewith
therewithal
therewithin
therewithout
thisaway
thiswise
thitherinsoever
thitherto
thitherward
thitherwards
whatever
whatso
whatsoever
whatsomedever
whatsomever
whatwise
whenabout
whenabouts
whenas
whenever
whenso
whensoever
whensomever
whenceafter
whencever
whenceforth
whenceforward
whencefrom
whenceward
whencewards
whereabout
whereabouts
whereabove
whereafter
whereafters
whereagainst
wherealong
whereamong
whereamongst
whereanent
wherearound
whereas
whereat
whereaway
wherebefore
wherebeside
wherebetween
wherebeyond
whereby
wherever
wherefor
wherefore
whereforth
wherefrom
wherehence
whereinabove
whereinafter
whereinbefore
whereinbelow
whereinsoever
whereinto
whereinunder
wheremid
whereof
whereon
whereout
whereover
whereso
wheresoever
wheresomever
wherethrough
wherethroughout
whereto
wheretofore
whereunto
whereup
whereupon
wherewith
wherewithal
wherewithin
wherewithout
whitherever
whitherinsoever
whitherso
whitherto
whithertofore
whitherward
whitherwards
whyever
whyfor
whyso
whysoever
1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form
NMAAHC
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: synonyms: Blacksonian
glosses: Initialism of National Museum of African American History and Culture.
anti-lynching
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From anti- + lynching.
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of antilynching.
Diakofto
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Diakopto, Greece.
beetel leaf
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: beetel leaves
Senses: examples: text: Mention is made of a battle at p. 389, in which the rajah appeared on an elephant, in a chair covered with a canopy set with precious stones, and that he had two beautiful slave girls with him, one to serve him with wine and the other with beetel leaf and areca nut.
ref: 1816, The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 6, F. and C. Rivington, page 490:
text: She held a small basket, having beetel leaves in it, with one hand, and with the other, whilst walking seven times round the grave, she distributed sugar-plums, and shells, called cowries, among the crowd, who appeared extremely anxious to catch those consecrated donations.
ref: 1825, Thomas Smith, The History and Origin of the Missionary Societies, etc. (Appendix.), T. Kelly, page 244:
text: The patient who would cure himself of fever and headache must scatter black sand, and offer camphor, sandal, flowers, beetel leaves, and all sorts of fragrance; two arches should be formed, wreathed with plantain leaves on both sides, and a cock should be sacrificed as a victim on the occasion.
ref: 1834, New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, E.W. Allen, page 346:
glosses: Archaic spelling of betel leaf.
beetel leaves
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of beetel leaf
beetel
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: beetels
Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila) or Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).
Senses: examples: text: Mention is made of a battle at p. 389, in which the rajah appeared on an elephant, in a chair covered with a canopy set with precious stones, and that he had two beautiful slave girls with him, one to serve him with wine and the other with beetel leaf and areca nut.
ref: 1816, The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 6, F. and C. Rivington, page 490:
text: She held a small basket, having beetel leaves in it, with one hand, and with the other, whilst walking seven times round the grave, she distributed sugar-plums, and shells, called cowries, among the crowd, who appeared extremely anxious to catch those consecrated donations.
ref: 1825, Thomas Smith, The History and Origin of the Missionary Societies, etc. (Appendix.), T. Kelly, page 244:
text: The patient who would cure himself of fever and headache must scatter black sand, and offer camphor, sandal, flowers, beetel leaves, and all sorts of fragrance; two arches should be formed, wreathed with plantain leaves on both sides, and a cock should be sacrificed as a victim on the occasion.
ref: 1834, New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, E.W. Allen, page 346:
text: When we returned to the house in which we resided, we were visited by several merchants from Mooltan and Shikapoor*, with whom we had a great deal of chat on different subjects connected with trade; and after treating them with Beetel, or Areca nut, and cloves, which is the practice here, sent them away, deeply impressed with a favourable notion of our commercial skills and abilities.
ref: 2004, Henry Pottinger, The Great Game: Britain and Russia in Central Asia, Routledge, page 389:
glosses: Archaic spelling of betel.
Derived terms: beetel leaf
beetel nut
shashlyki
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From Russian шашлыки́ (šašlykí).
Senses: glosses: plural of shashlyk
t4ts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of t4t
beetels
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of beetel