cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
skunker
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: -ʌŋkə(ɹ)
Forms: form: skunkers
Etymology: From skunk + -er.
Senses: glosses: A skunk.
examples: text: Again the old fellow chuckled and answered, "A counter with em? Well I guess so. That's my business, I am what we tarm up here a skunker. Me and Gineral Grant, and Gineral Lee have it hot and heavy with 'em every day.
ref: 1894 January 26, “"Podgers" Commentaries”, in Forest and Stream, volume XLII, number 6, New York, New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Company, page 114:
text: I have known a few old skunkers to bleed skunks and other fur-bearers with their knives. This leaves the skin a purer white than any other way of killing.
ref: 1925, E. J. Dailey, Traplines and Trails: A Book of Master Trapping Methods, fifth edition, Columbus, Ohio: Hunter-Trader-Trapper Company, page 89:
text: Mel is a trapper too and honest and a skunker. I get his fur catch next winter for his interest in my queen breedin business and he breeds from my queen as we have now named Eureka Suprema.
ref: 1928 July 24, “Sour Honey Dept.”, in Geo. S. Demuth, E. R. Root, editor, Gleanings in Bee Culture, volume 56, number 7, Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, pages 471–472:
text: Steve poured it on. He told about how he used to trap skunks to make spending money and how he and the other boys who also were skunkers kept running off women teachers because they couldn't tolerate the peculiar perfumery they collected in their clothing during their appointed rounds to their traps.
ref: 1965, Ruel McDaniel, One More Sunrise, Port Lavaca, Texas: Historial Publishing Company, page 37:
text: We trapped the skunks or simply collected them as they foraged at night. The most successful and persistent of our youthful skunkers was our next-door neighbor, Charlie Escobar, who preferred to track them down on foot.
ref: 1999, Donald B. Sparrow, Growing up on Cape Cod: Four Brothers Learning to Stand Tall, Eastham, Massachusetts: Great Oaks Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 141:
glosses: A person who hunts skunks.
Derived terms: drunker than a skunker
skunkers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of skunker
peekage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˈpiːkɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology: From peek + -age (“forming nouns indicating an action, process, or result”).
Senses: examples: text: At least the lowriders (with tacky thong peekage over the top, of course) were providing ventilation.
ref: 2006, Caridad Ferrer, Adios to My Old Life:
glosses: An act of peeking.
Kettish
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Ket + -ish.
Senses: examples: text: Indeed it should be added that recent research has shown that a few little known languages—Kettish, the extinct Kottish, and two or more—which were spoken on the upper Yenisei River in the immediate vicinity of Finno-Ugrian languages and were originally supposed to belong to that family, are in fact not related to it, or apparently any other language, and form a little family of their own.
ref: 1962, Gerard Clauson, “Turk, Mongol, Tungus”, in Asia Major, volume VIII, Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica., page 110:
text: On the other hand, as Ligeti (1950) was the first to point out, there is a good possibility that they may have spoken a language belonging to the Palaeo-Siberian family, the only surviving member of which is Kettish, also known as Yenissei-Ostyak.
ref: 1983, E[dwin] G[eorge] Pulleyblank, “The Hsiung-nu”, in David N. Keightley, editor, The Origins of Chinese Civilization, Germany: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 451:
text: His tenative suggestion is that the Xiongnu language belonged to the Paleo-Siberian family, now represented only by Kettish, or Yenissei-Ostyak.
ref: 1984, Rafe De Crespigny, Northern Frontier: The Policies and Strategy of the Later Han Empire, Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 176:
glosses: Synonym of Ket (“the Yeniseian language of the Ket people”).
synonyms: word: Ket
extra: the Yeniseian language of the Ket people
Jake it
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: Jakes it
form: Jaking it
form: Jaked it
form: Jaked it
Etymology: Blend of Jake + jerk it. Popularized in 2025 by memes depicting the Adventure Time character Jake with an erection.
Senses: examples: text: He out here jaking his shit.
glosses: To masturbate.
wikipedia: Adventure Time
Jake the Dog
preformance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: preformances
Etymology: In many cases merely a typo; less commonly, sometimes due to a misapprehension of morphology.
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of performance.
Related terms: preform as a misspelling of perform
preformant
preformative
preforming
Moccas
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Possibly derived from Middle Welsh Mochros, a compound of moch (“pigs”) and rhos (“moor”).
Senses: glosses: A village, a civil parish of Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO3605243232).
Derived terms: Moccas beetle
cosahui
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: /ˌkoʊsəˈwiː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cosahui.
Senses: qualifier: Sonora
glosses: A shrub of the Sonoran Desert, Calliandra eriophylla, having pink or white powder-puff flowers, also known as fairy duster.
qualifier: Sonora
glosses: A shrub of arid lands, Krameria bicolor, known as white rhatany, used traditionally as a source of dye and medicine.
Related terms: Calliandra
fairy duster
Krameria
rhatany
Bell Common
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburban hamlet in Epping parish, Epping Forest district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL4501).
ΘΔs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ΘΔ
UASs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] is using this same methodology to manage the integration of the new UAS technology into the NAS [National Airspace System]. While UASs offer a promising new technology, the limited safety and operational data available to date does not yet support expedited or full integration into the NAS. Because current available data is insufficient to allow unfettered integration of UASs into the NAS—where the public travels everyday—the FAA must continue to move forward deliberately and cautiously, in accordance with our safety mandate.
ref: 2010 September 13, United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, “The Integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) Into the National Airspace System (NAS): Fulfilling Imminent Operational and Training Requirements: Field Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Second Session, September 13, 2010”, in Senate Hearings of the United States Congress, volume 111, number 1067, United States Government Publishing Office, →ISBN, page 6:
related: word: UAS
glosses: plural of UAS
Chenabis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Chenabi
aald
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɑːld/
ipa: /æːld/
Forms: form: more aald
form: most aald
form: aad
form: auld
form: aul
form: owd
Etymology: From Middle English ald, and from Old English eald.
Preserved in Northern English and Geordie dialects as aald, reflecting older vowel pronunciation and regional phonology.
Senses: examples: text: Aald, 'old' – “an aald man” = an elderly man.
ref: 2005, Bill Griffiths, A Dictionary of North East Dialect, →ISBN, page 4:
text: Aald, old. In common use in the Northumbrian and Geordie dialects.
ref: 1905, Joseph Wright, The English Dialect Dictionary, volume 1, page 46:
synonyms: old
ancient
elderly
glosses: old.
wikipedia: Nicolaes Maes
Hypernyms: aged
antiquated
elderly
mature
Related terms: english: Scots
translation: Scots
word: auld
Leasingham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish (served by Leasingham and Roxholm Parish Council) in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TL0548).
glosses: A hamlet in Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area, South Australia, named after the Lincolnshire village.
Sukhoivanivka
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: so͝oᴋʜōivănʹivkə
ipa: /sʊxəʊiˈvanivkə/
Etymology: From Ukrainian Сухоіва́нівка (Suxoivánivka).
Senses: examples: text: Stepnohirsk grew into a town from the village of Sukhoivanivka in the 1980s after vast deposits of manganese ore nearby were discovered.
ref: 2024 February 4, Sergey Panashchuk, Jannik Läkamp, Rebecca Jayne Husselbee, “On frontline in Ukrainian town making ‘final stand’ against Putin where bodies lie everywhere & shelling never stops”, in The Sun, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2024:
glosses: Former name of Stepnohirsk: a rural settlement, the administrative centre of Stepnohirsk settlement hromada, Vasylivka Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine; known by this name until 1987.
physician associate
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: physician associates
Senses: glosses: Synonym of physician assistant
synonyms: word: physician assistant
physician associates
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of physician associate
Roxholm
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish (served by Leasingham and Roxholm Parish Council) in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0550).
al-Qaʼida
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of al-Qaeda.
demicannon
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: demicannons
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of demi-cannon
falling weather
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: When small clouds disappear, there will be no rain that day. If they increase in size, and unite, falling weather is at hand. The reason is plain.
ref: 1883, S. S. Bassler, The Weather: A Practical Guide to Its Changes Showing Signal Service System, and how to Foretell Local Weather, page 20:
text: Morning cloudy, with the wind at West, which shifting to the No. Et. produced strong and encreasing appearances of falling weather before the evening.
ref: 1905 [????], Colonial Society of Massachusetts, “Diary of George Washington”, in Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, page 174:
text: 2503 If ducks fly high, there will be clear weather. 2504 If ducks fly low, there will be falling weather.
ref: 1920, Daniel Lindsey Thomas, Lucy Blayney Thomas, Kentucky Superstitions, page 193:
text: 6415 If you dream of the dead, there will be falling weather. Mabel Ballentine, Raleigh. Cf. No. 6169, above, No. 6651, below. 6416 When the cat turns her back to the fire, there will be falling weather. Zilpah Frisbie, Marion, McDowell county; Mamie Mansfield[…]
ref: 2013 July 15, Newman Ivey White, Wayland D. Hand, The Frank C. Brown Collection of NC Folklore: Vol. VII: Popular Beliefs and Superstitions from North Carolina, pt. 2, Duke University Press, →ISBN, page 267:
glosses: Weather in which rain (or snow, or hail, etc) occurs or is expected to occur.
Magasphere
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Magasphere
Etymology: From Maga + -sphere.
Senses: examples: text: In the outer reaches of the Magasphere, it would be fair to say the advent of the first pope from the US has not been greeted with unbridled enthusiasm. Take Laura Loomer, the thirtysomething influencer and conspiracy theorist, whose verdict on Leo XIV was as instant as it was theologically uninformed: “Anti-Trump, anti-Maga, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis.”
ref: 2025 May 21, Julian Coman, “Maga Catholics are on a collision course with Leo XIV. They have good reason to fear him”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2025:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of MAGAsphere.
foxbench
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: ... foxbench is one of the greatest enemies the farmer has to contend with, in the management of his land. He has no better remedy against its bad effects than digging through, and throwing it on the surface, where it will soon be[…]
ref: 1808, Sir Henry Holland, Great Britain. Board of Agriculture, General View of the Agriculture of Cheshire: With Observations Drawn Up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement, page 9:
text: Foxbench is iron ore or oxide, which crumbles to pieces when exposed to the air; but is hard and rocky when under the soil, and is more injurious to trees than rammel, as it cannot be penetrated by their roots.
ref: 1831, John Claudius Loudon, An Encyclopædia of Agriculture: Comprising the Theory and Practice of the Valuation, Transfer, Laying Out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property; and the Cultivation and Economy of the Animal and Vegetable Productions of Agriculture, Including All the Latest Improvements; a General History of Agriculture in All Countries; and a Statistical View of Its Present State, with Suggestions for Its Future Progress in the British Isles, page 1163:
text: ... [rammel,] foxbench, gravel, and red rock: the rammel is a hard argillaceous substance, very unfavourable to the vegetation on the surface; as also, in a still greater degree, is the foxbench: this lies in beds of from six inches to three[…]
ref: 1840, Samuel Lewis, A to C, page 513:
text: ... foxbench is a semi hard or even soft formation of rust and dark brown coloured sandstone through which moisture drains very quickly; because of this we had to prepare the soil for the polyanthas which like a cool root run.
ref: 1972, National Auricula and Primula Society. Northern Section, Year Book of the National Auricula Society (Northern Section):
glosses: A hard, crumbly or sandy, irony, undesirable variety of soil found in some places in the UK.
wholl
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Obsolete spelling of whole
Patey
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A surname.
gregnant
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Likely from a viral video showcasing various people's misspellings of the word pregnant.
Senses: examples: text: Oh shit oh fuck I got gregnant at TwitchCon [Image of a positive Covid-19 test]
ref: 2023 October 25, @LucahSin, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2025:
text: [in reply to fanart of Frank Lee with a beer belly] oomf i'm sorry but i thought he was gregnant ..
ref: 2024 August 13, @nezongiposting, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2025:
text: [about the Sims video games] third time fooling around and still no one is gregnant... lets applaud them fr bc no other household has lasted this long w/o someone getting knocked up ¶ (if ur asking how no one is pregnant, ig its bc when they fool around, theres no pen??? idk, but yeah)
ref: 2025 January 12, @junsmoonsoon, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2025:
text: i couldn’t eat anything without feeling nauseous and now i’m craving burger and fries am i gregnant or is it just the flu
ref: 2025 January 17, @francoisehardys, Twitter, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2025:
glosses: Deliberate misspelling of pregnant.
ganfer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ganfers
Etymology: Originally a dialectal term from Shetland and Orkney, also denoting certain negative atmospheric phenomena. Thought to ultimately derive from Old Norse gandferð (“gand-journey”), with the first element connected to Old Norse gandr (“evil spirit”). Compare dialectal Norwegian gannfar, gandferd
Senses: examples: text: […] by Ghosts here called Ganfers, in all which many place more confidence than in the more reasonable propositions that can be adduced to convince them of the absurdity of such notions.
ref: 1879, George Low, A tour through the islands of Orkney and Schetland, with an intr. by J. Anderson, page 8:
text: ... Ganfers or ghosts are, however, very commonly seen, particularly by the sagacious shelty.
ref: 1891, Samuel Hibbert, A Description of the Shetland Islands: Comprising an Account of Their Scenery, Antiquities and Superstitions. Edinburgh, A. Constable and Co. [etc., Etc.] 1822, page 249:
text: He lay on his bunk, pale as a ganfer.
ref: 2008 February 14, Maxine Alterio, Ribbons of Grace, Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited, →ISBN:
text: ... the Ganfers, the Sluagh, the Demons of Hell.
ref: 2010 November 17, Anne Rice, Lasher, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 547:
glosses: A kind of ghost found in the folklore of Orkney and Shetland.
ganfers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ganfer
gosling blast
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gosling blasts
Senses: examples: text: the clouds begon to gloom and lower, Big drops o' rain fell thick and fast; I sed, sez I, "'twill soön be ower, It's nobbut but a gosling blast."
ref: 1890, John Brown, Literae Laureatae: Or, A Selection from the Poetical Writings in Lincolnshire Language, page 56:
text: A 'gosling blast' might herald an April shower. - A. F.
ref: 1970, The Countryman: A Quarterly Review and Miscellany of Rural Life and Progress, page 392:
glosses: A transitory storm; a brief squall of rain or sleet.
axe kick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: axe kicks
Senses: glosses: A fighting move in which the foot is raised high up and borne down heelfirst on the opponent.
MAiD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Alternative form of MAID (“medical assistance in dying”).
arachnidity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˌɹækˈnɪdɪti/
rhymes: -ɪdɪti
Etymology: From arachnid + -ity.
Senses: glosses: The state or condition of being a spider.
synonyms: spideriness
glosses: The quality of resembling a spider.
blousie
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: blousies
Etymology: From blouse + -ie.
Senses: examples: text: The Melican Mem had given her two dollars (a vast sum) and something called a “blousie” which, worn with a skirt, made “Martha” look more completely Christian than before.
ref: 1923, Dorothy Foster Gilman, Lorraine: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC, page 251:
text: She never evidenced restraint / In maying moozy-oozy; / And oft I carried off her paint / Upon my little blousie.
ref: 1945 October 27, Glen Curtis, “Odd Audrey”, in Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Pittsburgh Courier Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 7, column 5:
text: “I hear a zipper!” Klaus sang out as the curtains rubbed on the rod. “Music to my ears! Was that your little skirt, princess?” / “That was my little skirt,” Paula said grimly. / “And now what is coming off,” the Minister called, “your little blousie?”
ref: 1968, Alton Harsh, The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz, New York, N.Y.: Popular Library, →OCLC, page 26:
text: > > > -> Ze wast haar bloesie
She washes her little blouse (blousie?)
ref: 2002 January 19, maf1029, “OT: Dutch Humor”, in alt.support.autism (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025:
text: Yes! I've always hated that word [panties]! MaryWM (who also doesn't wear socksies, or blue jeannies, or blousies...or any other too damn cutesy a term to apply to a grown woman)
ref: 2003 March 3, MaryM, “OT Urgent Undies ?”, in rec.arts.mystery (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025:
text: Mr. PHP wrote:
> Frank Robinson wears a Nationals' uniform. Maz wears the hat, but
> not the jersey...
>
> What is up with that?
Maybe he feels the blousie slicker hides his beer gut? ;^)
ref: 2005 May 2, David Hageman, “Brian Roberts League MVP”, in alt.sports.baseball.balt-orioles (Usenet), archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025:
glosses: Diminutive of blouse.
blousies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of blousie
counterpolarize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: counterpolarizes
form: counterpolarizing
form: counterpolarized
form: counterpolarized
Etymology: From counter- + polarize.
Senses: examples: text: The costly attempts to counterpolarize Caracas in Ciudad Guyana did lead to a decentralization of production but not to one of control; all headquarters are still to be found in Caracas!
ref: 1986, Roger K. Teszler, “The Economic Impact of Proximity: Colombia, Venezuela and the Caribbean”, in Henk E. Chin, editor, The Caribbean Basin and the Changing World Economic Structure, Groningen: Wolters-Noordhoff, →ISBN, page 134:
text: To many, the tempers over Ayodhya would complement the 17 months of the Akhilesh Yadav regime, run on the unbridled rhetoric of the likes of Azam Khan and riddled with religious clashes with obvious political gainers. The BSP has reasons to be concerned, as a religious divide could push minorities towards the rival and even counterpolarize groups of Hindus.
ref: 2013 August 24, “Will UP see a playback of 1990s?”, in Economic Times, Mumbai: The Times Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025:
text: I think that MAHA is the wrong answer to the right question. How would you think about beginning to formulate the right answer to that question rather than just counterpolarizing into a defense of the institutions or policies as they exist?
ref: 2025 August 22, Ezra Klein, “MAHA Is a Bad Answer to a Good Question”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2025:
glosses: To become politically radicalized in response to the opposition becoming politically extreme.
examples: text: Thus, with respect to the x axis, the silicon has a polarizing influence on the oxygen ion and the two cations have a counter polarizing action; with respect to the y axis, one of the cations polarizes the oxygen and the other counterpolarizes it; with respect to the z axis, the polarizing action of the two cations is additive.
ref: 1967 January, V.I. Malkin, B.M. Mogutnov, A.G. Ryl'nikova, “Refraction of the Oxygen Ion in Three-Component Silicate Melts”, in Inorganic Materials, volume 3, number 1, page 124:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: To polarize in a manner that is opposite to or counteracts a previous instance of polarization.
Derived terms: word: counterpolarization
word: counterpolarized
counterpolarizes
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of counterpolarize
counterpolarizing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of counterpolarize
counterpolarized
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more counterpolarized
form: most counterpolarized
Senses: examples: text: BUBBLE MEMORY: A magnetic, nonvolatile storage medium in which binary digits are represented by tiny counterpolarized domains formed on a thin slab of orthoferrite.
ref: 1985, Tom Logsdon, Computers Today and Tomorrow: the Microcomputer Explosion, Rockville, M.D.: Computer Science Press, →ISBN, page 332, column 2:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: That has undergone counterpolarization.
counterpolarized
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of counterpolarize
counterpolarization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: counterpolarizations
Etymology: From counterpolarize + -ation.
Senses: examples: text: This election should see this theorem turned on its head because of the polarization between the Hindu-Muslim vote, and the counterpolarization, resulting in consolidation of the Hindu vote.
ref: 2014 April 27, Sandeep Bamzai, “DISEQUILIBRIUM: Here are the 74 constituencies where the Muslim vote could be decisive”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025:
text: That's one of the counterpolarizations here that really worries me, that in trying to correctly defend institutions that we don't want to see burned to the ground, that the impulse to reform them — which was a good impulse and a needed impulse — will dissolve.
ref: 2025 August 22, Ezra Klein, “MAHA Is a Bad Answer to a Good Question”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2025:
glosses: The process of counterpolarizing (in various senses).
counterpolarizations
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of counterpolarization
muawi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The name used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for a poisonous tree native to Mozambique whose bark was being studied for its pharmaceutical properties. Later sources determined it to be the same as sassywood, Erythrophleum suaveolens, to which it was often compared by earlier writers.
Derived terms: muawine
Iowa Citian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Iowa Citians
Etymology: From Iowa City + -an.
Senses: examples: text: Fortunately, they comprise a fringe element […] Most Iowa Citians pick up the Campus Review for one of the following purposes
• for a good laugh
• to line their ferret cages
GCN granted the Review far too much credit by deeming it quotable.
ref: 1988 February 14, Susana Darwin, “Most Iowans Left Of Right”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 4:
glosses: A native or inhabitant of Iowa City.
betcher
Language: English
Part of speech: contraction
Senses: glosses: Contraction of bet your
compassionize
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: compassionizes
form: compassionizing
form: compassionized
form: compassionized
Etymology: From compassion + -ize.
Senses: examples: text: We want people to be compassionized by the quilt...it has such visual impact. The quilt does the work, not us.
ref: 1988 February 14, Elizabeth Pincus, quoting Scott Lago, “AIDS Quilt, Still Evolving, Soon To Tour Nationally”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 3:
text: Yet the volumes of laws and significant taxation apparently needed to compassionize "kufr capitalism" would mean a great deal of forbidding - forbidding low wages, long working hours, unsafe this and that.
ref: 2002 October 14, elmer swanson, “Forbidding what God has allowed.”, in soc.religion.islam (Usenet):
glosses: To make compassionate.
examples: text: Because we, as aspects of humanity, which is aspect to spiritual existence have --in its human culiminated ^([sic]) potential-to-kinetic Te consciousness, empathize and compassionize with like-kinds -- potential or kinetic
ref: 1997 March 29, Miller Jew, “On the Rancho Santa Fe cult suicide”, in alt.philosophy.taoism (Usenet):
text: The inference being that I'm not compassionizing properly when I offer fix-its. JEEZ. I'm really TRYING to be helpful and to be square and obey the law of the pack.
ref: 1998 May 26, MegaLiz, “Any gay Subgeniuses!?”, in alt.slack.devo (Usenet):
glosses: To be compassionate, sympathize.
Negative Nancies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of negative Nancy
Negative Nancys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Negative Nancy
negative nancy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: negative nancies
form: negative nancys
Senses: examples: text: Ms [Stephanie] Becker posted a message on Facebook saying: 'I chew gum louder than you talk. But don’t ask me to quiet down. I am NO negative nancy. I roll with the punches.'
ref: 2012 October 7, Sam Adams, Beth Stebner, Daily Mail Reporter, “Consultant who fell to her death from Manhattan tower 'had tried to kill herself before' as friends pay tribute to bubbly young woman”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2012:
text: You're being a negative nancy if you think it's a dark moment or a mar on Survivor history. It certainly started in a dark place, but the conduct of my tribe mates and the masterful conducting of Jeff Probst definitely made it into something great.
ref: 2017 May 4, Josh Wigler, quoting Zeke Smith, “Zeke Smith Speaks Out About His 'Survivor' Experience (and That Very Public Outing)”, in The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles, Calif.: Eldridge Industries, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2017:
text: However, a number of people defended the TV groom's portrayal on the Channel Nine show, encouraging him to ignore the negativity. 'Listen to these negative nancies. Don't sweat it...It's either meant to be or not meant to be!! End of story!'
ref: 2018 February 25, Caleb Taylor, “'He's just on the show to build his brand and himself': Fans hit out at Married At First Sight groom Justin Fischer accusing him of only using the show for self-promotion”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2018:
text: They’ve been called “prostitutes” for their outfit choices, to which Little Mix have replied, somewhat adorably, “We don't care for negative nancies”.
ref: 2019 September 13, Alice Vincent, “It’s not just Jesy Nelson – bullies and misogynistic music snobs have trolled Little Mix since day one”, in Chris Evans, editor, The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2024:
text: Despite the backlash, some Kardashian fans pushed back against the negativity. 'Why are there so many negative nancys in these comments? It's wonderful that DJs is stocking new and different brands,' wrote one.
ref: 2022 July 1, J. Peterson, “Kim Kardashian divides Australian fans as 'disappointed' shoppers complain about her Skims clothing line being stocked in David Jones”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2022:
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of negative Nancy.
negative nancies
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of negative Nancy
negative nancys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of negative nancy
negative Nancys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of negative Nancy
nancys
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nancy
Iowa Citians
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Iowa Citian
desqueak
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈskwiːk/
rhymes: -iːk
Forms: form: desqueaks
form: desqueaking
form: desqueaked
form: desqueaked
Etymology: From de- (“down”) + squeak (“to make squeaking noises”).
Senses: examples: text: Desqueak your brakes with our patented anti-squeak brake treatment.
glosses: To eliminate or reduce squeaking.
examples: text: Kate's new puppy really loves to destuff and desqueak his toys.
glosses: To remove the squeaker from a squeaky toy.
desqueaks
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of desqueak
desqueaking
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of desqueak
desqueaked
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of desqueak
what the Hell
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: examples: text: In short, the merchants with wares to sell / Consider my cash a crime / And keep advising me – what the Hell – / To buy what I need On Time.
ref: 1962 April, C. S. Jennison, “I'm Leery of Firms With Easy Terms”, in The Atlantic Monthly, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025:
text: My private library clashes with the rest of the leatherbound decor, but what the Hell.
ref: 1996 August, Stephen Dedman, “Never Seen by Waking Eyes”, in Kristine Kathryn Rusch, editor, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, volume 91, number 2, West Cornwall, Conn.: Mercury Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 140:
text: “[…] It is vital that we discover.” / I gave him another smile, a little less bright. “I suppose it is,” I said. And what the Hell, maybe it was. […] But if Gerhand was right about the range requirement, it did look as if we had an oddity on our hands. And what the Hell, oddities do happen.
ref: 1999 July–August, Laurence M[ark] Janifer, “GCEA”, in Stanley Schmidt, editor, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, volume CXVIX, numbers 7 and 8, Norwalk, Conn.: Dell Magazines, →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 178 and 186, column 2:
glosses: Rare form of what the hell.
heavyheaded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more heavyheaded
form: most heavyheaded
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of heavy-headed
gentoo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: gentoos
Senses: glosses: gentoo penguin
glamoriser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: glamorisers
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of glamorizer
goonily
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: more goonily
form: most goonily
Senses: glosses: In a goony manner.
złoties
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of złoty
fieldvole
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fieldvoles
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of field vole
clogdance
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: clogdances
Senses: glosses: A dance peformed by people wearing clogs.
known and described as
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: topics: law
glosses: called or named
Budha
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit बुध (budha).
Senses: glosses: A deity in Hinduism, son of the moon god Chandra, associated with intelligence and wisdom.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Mercury.
Mangala
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Maṅgala
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit मंगल (maṅgala).
Senses: glosses: A deity in Hinduism, the god of Mars and of war, associated with strength, courage, and auspiciousness.
topics: astronomy
natural-sciences
glosses: Mars.
slopagandas
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of slopaganda
hunter-gather
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: hunter-gathers
form: hunter-gathering
form: hunter-gathered
form: hunter-gathered
Etymology: Back-formation from hunter-gatherer.
Senses: examples: text: A study from the University of Utah (surely one of the middle-American desert's most respected seats of learning) finds that prehistoric man only managed to hunter-gather at the rate of one large animal per month.
ref: 2003 January 25, Victoria Coren, “Shoes better than sex? Don’t be so silly”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 May 2014:
text: [T]he last of the wild Colorado elk was hunter-gathered by a table of wine-tasting bankers.
ref: 2006 March 19, Christine Muhlke, “Cross-Country Dining”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2021:
text: Deprived of the freedom to hunter-gather at will across the great open plains of the British High Street, I’ve learned much of what I need I already possess in my metaphorical cave.
ref: 2020 June 16, Sarah Vine, “SARAH VINE: I've learned the things that matter don't have a price tag”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2020:
glosses: To be a hunter-gatherer; to hunt (animals) and gather (edible plants) for food.
hunter-gather
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: hunter-gathers
Etymology: Final -er removed by haplology after hunter.
Senses: examples: text: Native Americans and other hunter-gathers would give thanks to their prey for giving up its life so the eater might live (sort of like saying grace).
ref: 2002 November 10, Michael Pollan, “An Animal's Place”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2010:
text: Trading livestock might have represented “an initial step for domestication” in hunter-gatherer societies, [Ben] Krause-Kyora said.
ref: 2013 August 28, Melissa Pandika, “Ancient farmers and hunter-gathers may have traded pigs, study finds”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2025:
text: He [Randy Haas] also said it is theoretically possible that hunter-gathers such as the Andeans were meat-based to start with and the “transition to a plant-based diet happened much more quickly than previously thought”.
ref: 2024 January 24, Nilima Marshall, “Diet of ancient Andes hunter-gatherers was 80% plant-based, study finds”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2024:
glosses: Nonstandard form of hunter-gatherer.
hunter-gathers
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of hunter-gather
hunter-gathers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of hunter-gather
hunter-gathered
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of hunter-gather
ARISS
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: coordinate_terms: ISS
glosses: Acronym of Amateur Radio on the International Space Station; A NASA program for communications facilities on the ISS.
argy
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɑːɡi/
ipa: /ˈɑɹɡi/
Forms: form: argies
form: argying
form: argied
form: argied
Senses: glosses: Pronunciation spelling of argue.
Related terms: argy-bargy
argies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of argy
argying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of argy
argied
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of argy
Civil Guard
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Civil Guard
Etymology: Calque of Spanish guardia civil.
Senses: glosses: A policing and law enforcement agency of Spain.
Civil Guard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Civil Guards
Etymology: Calque of Spanish guardia civil.
Senses: glosses: A police officer in the Civil Guard.
heaven help someone
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Senses: glosses: Synonym of God help someone.
synonyms: word: God help someone
Ellice-Archie
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A rural municipality in south-west Manitoba, Canada, established in 2015 through mergers.
God-botherer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: God-botherers
Senses: examples: text: [Gary] Bishop suggests that he and his team were not dismissed as a bunch of interfering God-botherers because of the way they started up: quietly, no banners, no choruses of What A Friend We Have In Jesus, no fanfares from a Salvation Army band. They talked to anyone who happened to be around.
ref: 2005 November 1, David Ward, “A choice in the wilderness”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2013:
text: Public intellectuals do not exist; public debate is rare, except on issues that transgress religious dogma. Hawaii is noted for its multitude of contentious God-botherers.
ref: 2009 August 20, Paul Theroux, “Happily a State, Forever an Island”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2012:
text: I didn’t grow up religious, and even now I’m nervous to tell my old-school lefty grandfather — who has never had much time for God-botherers — that his gay, progressive grandson starts every morning with black coffee and Bible study.
ref: 2020 January 15, Skylar Baker-Jordan, “As a gay Christian, I'm so glad to see Pete Buttigieg reclaiming religion from the far right”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2020:
glosses: Alternative form of God botherer.
God-botherers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of God-botherer
ringdent
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ringdents
Etymology: Blend of ring + pendant
Senses: glosses: A piece of jewelry that can be worn as either a ring or a pendant.
Foryd
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A suburb in Kinmel Bay and Towyn community, Conwy borough county borough, Wales, across the River Clwyd from Rhyl in Denbighshire (OS grid ref SH9980).
Kinmel Bay and Towyn
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A community (civil parish) with a town council, on the coast in eastern Conwy borough county borough, Wales.
Railroad City
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named for being the end point of several railroad lines, first used in Indianapolis Locomotive, September 1849.
Senses: examples: ref: 1870, William Robeson Holloway, Indianapolis. A Historical and Statistical Sketch of the Railroad City, a Chronicle of Its Social, Municipal, Commercial and Manufacturing Progress, with Full Statistical Tables., Indianapolis, Indiana, United States: Indianapolis Journal Print:
text: Railroad City—Indianapolis, Indiana, is sometimes called by this name as being the end or terminus of many railroads
ref: [1887, “History of Story County, Iowa”, in A history of Story County, Iowa. Carefully Compiled, from the Earliest Settlement to the Present. March 1, 1887., Iowa Printing Company, page 375:
text: Indianapolis—the Railroad City
ref: [1920, “Nicknames of U. S. Cities; Races of Mankind.”, in The World Almanac and Encyclopedia, Press Publishing Company, page 402:
text: The era marked the first in a long line of city initiatives to distinguish itself for its elemental sense of adaptability. Indianapolis became the “Railroad City,” and then, as those tracks began to stretch farther out and crisscross with more density, it became “The Crossroads of America.”
ref: [2020 August 3, Rudy Schouten, The Historic Memorial District of Downtown Indianapolis, The History Press, →ISBN:
text: A midwestern railway hub that claimed “the Railroad City” as its nickname, Indianapolis served as a gateway to the South, the Midwest, and the Northeast, making it an attractive choice for a manufacturer who hoped to distribute products nationwide.
ref: [2021 January 29, Erica L. Bell, “Chapter Three”, in Madam C. J. Walker: The Making of an American Icon, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, →ISBN, page 49:
text: Boosters in the second half of the nineteenth century justifiably called Indianapolis “the Railroad City.”
ref: [2024 March 5, Jon C. Teaford, Indianapolis: A Concise History, Indiana University Press, →ISBN:
glosses: Indianapolis.
wikipedia: Indiana University Press
ditton
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: dittons
Etymology: Borrowed from French dicton (“saying, maxim, proverb, adage”), from Latin dictum. First attested in the late 16th century.
Senses: examples: text: Nekeb : this is a ditch, where we may conceive Jordan was let out for the more convenient watering of other ground. And have we not more then twenty Dittons or Ditch-tons on the ſame occaſion in England?
ref: 1650, Thomas Fuller, A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the Confines Thereof, London, page 105:
text: Theſe Dittons ſerve ofttimes to inſtruct us, what is the true Bearing : Thus the Earle of Glencairn’s Ditton, Fork over fork, ſhowes that his Bearing is a Fork, and not an Epiſscopal Pale, as ſome would have it :[…]
ref: 1680, George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, chapter XXXII, in Observations Upon the Laws and Customs of Nations, as to Precedency, Edinburgh, page 97:
text: Vireſcit vulnere virtus [courage grows strong at a wound], the Motto or Ditton of Steuart Earl of Galloway, is relative to the Creſt, a Pelican vulnered feeding her Young in a Neſt proper; which Figure is an Emblem of our Saviour: And the ſame Figure for Creſt the Steuarts Earls of Murray uſe, with the Motto, Salus per Chriſtum redemptorem [salvation through Christ the redeemer].
ref: c. 1722–1725, Alexander Nisbet, “Of Mottos, Cries of War, and Devices.” (chapter 6), in A System of Heraldry, Speculative and Practical: With the true Art of Blazon […], volume 2, Edinburgh: Robert Fleming, published 1742, part 4, page 21:
glosses: A motto or saying.
dittons
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of ditton
Crossroads of America
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Named for being the end point of several railroad lines and roughly centrally located in the United States. Coined by the National Geographic Society prior to 1925.
Senses: examples: text: I can't repeat it word for word, but she says that she thinks it would be helpful if the next reunion were in a more accessible spot because of the difficult of reaching Norwich by train or bus, and she suggests that Indianapolis, which is the crossroads of America, be the scene of the Ninth Huntington Family Reunion.
ref: 1907, “Business Session (Afternoon)”, in Proceedings of the Reunion of the Huntington Family, Huntington Family Association, page 32:
text: WELCOME TO INDIANAPOLIS! The Crossroads of America.
ref: 1926, Harmon E. Snoke, “Motorist Emblem Is New Courtesy Service”, in Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce Activities, volume 41, number 4, page 28:
ref: 1928 March 24, G. Schuyler Blue, “Indianapolis, The Crossroads of America, To Be Scene of Seventy-second Convention”, in The Rattle of Theta Chi, volume XVI, number 3, page 21:
text: Because of its location at the crossroads of America, Indianapolis is intensely aware of the tremendous problems concerning highways and vehicular traffic generally.
ref: 1953, “Thursday, April 30, 1953”, in National Highway Study, United States Government Publishing Office, pages 169–170:
text: With all due respect to the guy who came up with our current city motto, The “Crossroads of America,” it's time for something a little catchier.
ref: [1995 December 24, “What's My Line?”, in Indianapolis Monthly, volume 19, number 5, Emmis Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 106:
text: The era marked the first in a long line of city initiatives to distinguish itself for its elemental sense of adaptability. Indianapolis became the “Railroad City,” and then, as those tracks began to stretch farther out and crisscross with more density, it became “The Crossroads of America.”
ref: [2020 August 3, Rudy Schouten, The Historic Memorial District of Downtown Indianapolis, The History Press, →ISBN:
glosses: Indianapolis.
glosses: Indiana.
ageym
Language: English
Part of speech: prep
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈjɛm/
ipa: /əˈɡɛm/
Forms: form: agyen
form: aginst
form: agin
Etymology: From Old English ongegn (“towards, opposite, against”), equivalent to a- + gyem (dialectal phonological development of "again/again’st").
Preserved in Northern English and Geordie dialects as agyem, reflecting regional vowel shifts and consonant changes.
Senses: examples: text: ...Ah'm agyem this sortathing...
ref: 1972, SCOTT DOBSON, Aald Geordie's Almanack:
synonyms: against
versus
opposition
glosses: Opposite to; in opposition to; contrary to.
Hypernyms: opposite
contrary to
anti-
Related terms: english: Scots
translation: Scots
word: agin
word: against
word: opposite
Kinmel Bay
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A coastal settlement in Kinmel Bay and Towyn community, Conwy borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH9880).
in statu quo
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Pronunciation: enpr: ĭn′ stä′to͞o kwō′
enpr: -stā′tyo͞o-
enpr: -stăch′o͞o-
ipa: /ˌɪn ˈstɑ.tu ˈkwoʊ/
ipa: /-ˈsteɪ.tju-/
ipa: /-ˈstæt͡ʃ.u-/
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from New Latin in statū quō (literally “in the state in which”). First attested in 1602.
Senses: glosses: In the former or same state.
litcherally
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Pronunciation spelling of literally