cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
bang on the money
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more bang on the money
form: most bang on the money
Etymology: Combination of bang on and on the money.
Senses: examples: text: Apple's official Q2 figures now available and it turns out Kuo was bang on the money.
ref: 2016 April 25, Gordon Kelly, “New iPhone 7 Details Reveal Bad News For Apple”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2022:
text: But portraying a person with a disability comes with its own responsibility. "You need to get it all bang on the money," said Garfield, who spent significant time with the disabled to prepare for the part.
ref: 2017 November 30, Gary Goldstein, “To portray a paralyzed polio patient in ‘Breathe,’ Andrew Garfield relied on his voice and expressions”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2020:
text: After all, if you visit McIlroy’s Twitter page, his profile reads: "I hit a little white ball around a field sometimes." It's tongue-in-cheek, sure, but it's bang on the money.
ref: 2019 July 20, Gavin Newsham, “It’s ridiculous that golfers are being paid like rock stars”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2022:
glosses: Exactly right, accurate, or precise; spot on.
chag sameach
Language: English
Part of speech: intj
Etymology: From Hebrew חַג שָׂמֵחַ (“khag saméakh”).
Senses: glosses: A greeting used on Jewish holidays.
sighedst
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: second-person singular simple past indicative of sigh
tactical vote
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: tactical votes
Senses: glosses: A vote for a candidate other than one's first choice, for strategic reasons, in an attempt to prevent an undesirable outcome.
Related terms: tactical voting
tactical voter
tactical votes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of tactical vote
frisco
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: friscos
form: friscoes
Etymology: Perhaps a blend of frisk (“brisk and lively movement”) + Italian fresco.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of frisk (“brisk and lively movement”).
synonyms: word: frisk
extra: brisk and lively movement
territoriless
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From territory + -less.
Senses: glosses: Not having a territory.
kidcore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From kid + -core.
Senses: examples: text: New and thrilling collaborations started in 2017: the European fashion weeks were charmed by Hello Kitty as protagonist in partnership with many prestigious designers: from Maria Escoté, Catalan stylist that presented a capsule collection in Madrid, made up of a line of t-shirts and dresses depicting a kidcore and rock Hello Kitty featured by geometric patterns and vibrant colours; […]
ref: 2017 March, “Sanrio: Diversification, innovation, globalization”, in Licensing Magazine, page 42:
text: Looking back, I’ll realize she was ahead of her time; come 2020, thrift apps will be peppered with outfits not unlike hers, tagged as #y2k and #kidcore, marked up into the triple digits.
ref: 2021, Via Bleidner, If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous by Now: True Stories from Calabasas, Flatiron Books, published 2022, →ISBN:
text: The indie jewelry market ranges from candy-coloured kidcore to one-of-a-kind reclaimed vintage, so there’s something for everyone – and no matter what you’re looking for, you know you’re going to stand out.
ref: 2021 October, Rayne Fisher-Quann, “Gaudy is good”, in Next, page 12:
text: Sara Camposarcone is an ambassador of kidcore, a trend defined by loud prints, bright colours, cartoon characters and zany accessories that wouldn’t look out of place in a toy chest or tickle trunk.
ref: 2022 June 15, Michelle Cyca, “TikTok’s latest trend, kidcore, is bringing out the inner child”, in Maclean’s, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2022:
text: In Alice in Wonderland, Alice embarks on a psychedelic journey. But you don't have to go down a literal rabbit hole to find inspiration for kidcore, the trippy beauty look that uses big, bold strokes and vivid, colorful makeup to accentuate eyes, cheeks, and lips. And now, you may have to fall into a TikTok hole, either — we're here to help.
ref: 2022 August 4, Alfredo Mineo, “Kidcore Is Here to Brighten Up Your Day — and Makeup Shelf”, in Allure, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2022:
text: Nostalgia for the 1990s and 2000s is driving the ‘kidcore’ trend on social networks.
ref: 2022 September 28, “The ‘kidcore’ trend”, in StarLifestyle:
text: You probably don’t need to know about the clean-girl esthetic, or fashion trends like kidcore, pearlcore, Barbiecore or Dark Academia. Actually, Dark Academia’s pretty cool. But you definitely don’t need to know about vabbing. Seriously, don’t ask.
ref: 2022 October 11, Saleema Nawaz, “TikTok craze for heatless curls has changed my life”, in Montreal Gazette, page A4:
text: Gummy bears. Lisa Frank stickers. Rainbow stripes. Beaded bags. No, you didn’t just uncover a nostalgic time capsule buried by an elementary school back in 2005 — this is kidcore, TikTok’s newest up-and-coming aesthetic.
ref: 2022 December 6, Hannah Oh, “22 Colorful Kidcore Outfits That'll Have You Feeling Super Nostalgic”, in Seventeen, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2022:
qualifier: aesthetic
glosses: A fashion movement characterized by bold bright colors and a childlike aesthetic.
fansigning
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: fansignings
Etymology: From fan + signing.
Senses: examples: text: Stray Kids' Han will be taking a break from fansignings for the time being.
ref: 2019 December 15, Jenny Wa, “Han will not be attending Stray Kids fansigning for the time being”, in Allkpop, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2019:
text: During the event, the artist would first do an opening ment then proceed with the fansigning.
ref: 2022 August 17, Lei Reyes, “Here's What It's Like To Attend Korean Fansigning Events In The Philippines”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2022:
text: On November 21, the K-pop girl group held a group online video call fansigning event hosted by entertainment platform StarRiver.
ref: 2022 November 22, Derrick Tan, “Kep1er member Young-eun hospitalised “due to sudden poor health”, agencies say”, in NME, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
qualifier: South Korean idol fandom
glosses: Synonym of fansign.
synonyms: word: fansign
fansignings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of fansigning
nondoms
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of nondom
aberrant salience
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: aberrant + salience
Senses: glosses: A hypothesis which posits that the inappropriate processing and subsequent salience of irrelevant stimuli is implicated in the pathology and development of certain psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia.
anarcho-tyranny
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: anarcho-tyrannies
form: anarchotyranny
Etymology: From anarcho- + tyranny. Coined by American journalist and writer Samuel T. Francis in 1992.
Senses: examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:anarcho-tyranny.
glosses: A system of government that fails to enforce or adjudicate protection to its citizens while simultaneously persecuting innocent conduct.
glosses: An armed dictatorship without rule of law.
Related terms: anarchotyrannical
anarchotyrant
H'wood
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: H’wood’s Biggest Whodunnit
ref: 1953 January 21, Variety:
text: Reports TV H’wood’s No. One Money Maker
ref: 1957, Radio Daily, page 4:
text: NEW LOOK H’WOOD’S ANSWER
ref: 1963, The Film Daily, page 13:
text: Maverick Genius Scorsese Stuns H’wood—Casts DeNiro
ref: 1981 October, “The Hollywood Informer”, in National Lampoon, page 1:
text: Kim Kardashian Made Atleast^([sic]) $20M Through Her Infamous S*x Tape, Wanted To Beat Paris Hilton Reveals H’wood’s Celeb P*rn Broker!
ref: 2022 February 21, Koimoi, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2022:
glosses: Abbreviation of Hollywood: a neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California.
Messianic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of messianic.
Messianic
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Messianics
Senses: glosses: One who follows the religion of Messianic Judaism.
antedrug
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: antedrugs
Senses: glosses: A drug that is designed to act upon a desired site within the body, and then rapidly become inactive upon entering the systemic circulation.
Nebra sky disc
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Nebra Sky Disc
Etymology: Named after the German town of Nebra, Germany, near which it was discovered in 1999.
Senses: examples: text: The Nebra Sky Disc is one of archaeology's prime finds because its cosmological iconography offers a unique insight into the mental processes of Bronze Age people.
ref: 2013, Harald Meller, “Chapter 14A: The Sky Disc of Nebra”, in Harry Fokkens, Anthony Harding, editors, The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age, Oxford University Press, page 266:
text: Discovered near the town of Nebra in Germany, the Nebra sky disc is believed by archaeoastronomers to be a Bronze Age durable sky map dating back to 1600 BC.
ref: 2013, Chris Impey, Holly Henry, “Dreams of Other Worlds”, in Paperback, Princeton University Press, published 2016, page 190:
text: The Nebra sky disc, dated to 1600 BC, was found on the Mittelberg, a hilltop site near Nebra in Saxony-Anhalt, eastern Germany, along with two bronze swords, two hatchets, a chisel and fragments of spiral bracelets.
ref: 2016, Robin Melrose, Religion in Britain from the Megaliths to Arthur, McFarland, page 50:
topics: archaeology
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: A bronze disc featuring gold symbols inlaid on a blue-green patina, generally interpreted as depicting the Sun or full moon, a lunar crescent and stars (including a group that may be the Pleiades), dated to circa 1800–1600 BCE and attributed to the Unetice culture of the early European Bronze Age.
wikipedia: Nebra (Unstrut)
Neocatechumenal
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Neocatecumenal, equivalent to neo- + catechumenal.
Senses: examples: text: In short, the ritual life of a Neocatechumenal community consists of at least two liturgical events per week.
ref: 2007, Goran Pavel Šantek, “Becoming Sacred: The Use of the Body in Identity Transformation”, in Senses and Religion, →ISBN, page 76:
topics: Catholicism
Christianity
Roman-Catholicism
glosses: Of or pertaining to the Neocatechumenal Way, a community-based Catholic movement founded in Madrid in 1964.
Neo-orthodoxy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of neo-orthodoxy.
sconut
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sconuts
Etymology: Blend of scone + doughnut/donut.
Senses: examples: text: Oatmeal Sconuts
ref: 2007, Good Housekeeping, page 192:
text: I thought I loved scones made the regular way, but that’s before I’d ever had a sconut.
ref: 2014, Dorothy Kern, Dessert Mashups: Tasty Two-in-One Treats Including Sconuts, S’morescake and Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie, Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 21:
text: Maple Bacon Sconuts
ref: 2014 April 28, “August First Bakery Maple Week!”, in Burlington Free Press, page 13A:
text: Mini Sconuts / Deep-frying balls of buttermilk-powered scone dough is a rare misstep from the fair’s best bakery.
ref: 2017 August 26, Rick Nelson, “New fair food finds, flops”, in Star Tribune, volume XXXVI, number 144:
text: In the time it took for the #Sconebro bread artisans to perfect the bushberry sconut, Tabitha admitted to more evidence of her involvement in Crewe’s death.
ref: 2019, Livia Day, Keep Calm and Kill the Chef, Twelfth Planet Press, →ISBN:
text: Sconut Is the Next Incarnation in Donut Evolution
ref: 2019, Chris Kennedy, Web. Write. Sell.: Write Ads, Headlines, and Calls to Action That People Can’t Help But Click, Questing Vole Press, →ISBN:
text: A ‘Sconut’ is a fusion of a scone and a donut, taking the best parts of both to form one. […] To assemble your Sconuts, slice in half, pipe with whipped cream and add a dollop of strawberry jam.
ref: 2019 February 23, “Fusion of scone and donut a match made in heaven”, in Rotorua Daily Post:
text: Matt Berg of Oakdale had just tried some sconuts (a scone-doughnut hybrid) at the French Meadow Bakery stand when he saw the Republican Party booth across the street and decided to peruse the clothing.
ref: 2019 August 28, Jessie Van Berkel, “Politics a side dish at the fair”, in Star Tribune, volume XXXVIII, number 146, page A7:
glosses: A baked good consisting of deep-fried scone dough.
sconuts
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sconut
Neo-Orthodoxy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of neo-orthodoxy.
E-boats
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of E-boat
barber pole effect
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: barber pole effects
Senses: glosses: Synonym of barber pole illusion.
synonyms: word: barber pole illusion
nature-positive
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From nature + positive.
Senses: examples: text: Observers expressed disappointment at the weaker-than-hoped-for language on consumption and pesticide use, both significant drivers of biodiversity loss. The term “nature positive”, which some scientists had said would be the biodiversity equivalent of “net zero”, did not appear in the agreement.
ref: 2022 December 19, Patrick Greenfield, Phoebe Weston, “Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030”, in The Guardian:
topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: A global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, and achieve full nature recovery by 2050.
nature-positive
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From nature + positive.
Senses: examples: text: At the same time, the extent of our planetary emergency – of climate crisis, biodiversity loss and inequality – has become evident. As we rebuild our societies and economies, we are faced with a unique opportunity to build a nature-positive future that we must not let slip away.
ref: 2021 October 28, Frans Timmermans, Achim Steiner, Sandrine Dixson-Declève, “Net zero is not enough – we need to build a nature-positive future”, in The Guardian:
topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: Relating to theoretical achievement of the global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, and to achieve full nature recovery by 2050.
topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: Of contributions towards the global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, and to achieve full nature recovery by 2050.
nature-positive
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Etymology: From nature + positive.
Senses: topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: Of actions that contribute towards the global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, and to achieve full nature recovery by 2050.
debt trap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: debt traps
Etymology: From debt + trap.
Senses: glosses: A situation in which a borrower's debt obligations exceed their repayment capabilities, compelling to them to incur new debt to repay existing ones.
Derived terms: debt trap diplomacy
ASCIIbetically
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Forms: form: asciibetically
Etymology: From ASCIIbetical + -ly.
Senses: examples: text: The elements of the array are ordered ASCIIbetically.
text: Perl’s built-in sorting behavior is as though the elements were compared ASCIIbetically with the cmp operator: […]
ref: 1998, Joseph N. Hall, Randal L. Schwartz, Effective Perl Programming: Writing Better Programs with Perl, Addison Wesley, →ISBN, page 44:
text: Then, the Help Compiler ASCIIbetically sorts each group according to its number (which can actually be any alphanumeric string, but for sanity’s sake you should stick to 4-digit numbers, incremented by tens, like 0010, 0020, etc.).
ref: 2003, Sean M[ichael] Burke, RTF Pocket Guide, O’Reilly & Associates, Inc., →ISBN, page 96:
text: If you need to sort text ASCIIbetically, then you should seriously consider running your files through a script that enforces pure printable-ASCII content.
ref: 2016, Jules J. Berman, Data Simplification: Taming Information With Open Source Tools, Morgan Kaufmann, →ISBN, page 57:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: In an ASCIIbetical way.
debt trap diplomacy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: debt trap diplomacies
Etymology: From debt trap + diplomacy.
Senses: glosses: A nation's use of predatory loans in order to gain leverage in relations with the recipient country or to seize assets within the indebted country.
non-avian
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: nonavian
Etymology: From non- + avian.
Senses: glosses: Not avian.
Derived terms: non-avian dinosaur
non-avian
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: non-avians
form: nonavian
Etymology: From non- + avian.
Senses: glosses: Any organism that is not avian.
cock's-foot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cock's-foots
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of cocksfoot.
stunter
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: stunters
Etymology: From stunt + -er.
Senses: glosses: One who performs stunts; a stuntman or stuntwoman.
examples: text: We've been horrible influencers on each other: the instigators of killer hangovers, stunters of personal growth
ref: 2008, John Sellers, Perfect from Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life, page 149:
glosses: One who stunts or hinders the growth of something.
stunters
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of stunter
Chinese fighting stick
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Chinese fighting sticks
Senses: examples: text: When Toby's not stunting or working out in the gym, he conducts early morning and last afternoon classes in Chinese fighting sticks, conducted in Camperdown Park.
ref: 2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 162:
glosses: One of a pair of traditional Chinese martial arts weapons consisting of a short, hard wooden stick.
Chinese fighting sticks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Chinese fighting stick
decision theory
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: decision theories
Senses: examples: text: Info-gap decision theory is based on quantitative models and provides numerical decision-support assessments.
ref: 2006, Yakov Ben-Haim, Info-Gap Decision Theory: Decisions Under Severe Uncertainty, 2nd edition, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 3:
text: Decision theory gives a concise framework for making decisions based on models. Its components are a state space forming the range of a set of variables, alternatives or potential actions, and constraints on the decision space a set of consequences of actions, and a preference functional encoding and optimality criterion, involving the costs and value of extra information.
ref: 2014, Giacomo Della Riccia et al., editors, Planning Based on Decision Theory, Springer, →ISBN:
synonyms: theory of choice
glosses: A branch of applied probability theory concerned with the theory of decision making based on models describing probabilities, actions, constraints, and preferences.
Related terms: decision science
dementiated
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more dementiated
form: most dementiated
Senses: synonyms: demented
glosses: Afflicted with dementia.
decision science
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: decision sciences
Senses: examples: text: Decision science can be described as the body of knowledge that is concerned with rational decision-making. […] Decision science (DS) is, by its nature, integrative and interdisciplinary. Its origins lie in mathematics, economics and behavioural sciences, but it is now increasingly influenced by developments in other business disciplines and computer science.
ref: 2018 [2000], Ann Van Ackere, Kiriakos Vlahos, editors, Decision Science, Routledge, →ISBN, page xv:
text: She would later get degrees in statistics, neuroscience and psychology, a combination that raised some eyebrows. “When I was being trained, it was really unusual for someone to do both [data and decision science]^([sic]),” she says.
ref: 2019 October 25, Dan Burn-Forti, “Google's got a chief decision scientist. Here's what she does”, in Wired UK, →ISSN:
synonyms: DS
glosses: An interdisciplinary field concerned with rational decision making, combining mathematics, economics, and behavioural sciences.
Related terms: decision theory
pontes asinorum
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of pons asinorum
robot tax
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: robot taxes
Senses: examples: text: In a recent interview with Quartz, Gates said that a robot tax could finance jobs taking care of elderly people or working with kids in schools, for which needs are unmet and to which humans are particularly well suited.
ref: 2017 February 17, Kevin J. Delaney, “The robot that takes your job should pay taxes, says Bill Gates”, in Quartz:
text: Bill Gates recently made a case for taxing companies that own robots, which could delay their implementation and provide some money to retrain people whose jobs are lost. The San Francisco board of supervisors is considering a so-called robot tax.
ref: 2017 October 6, Claire Martin, “A Robot Makes a Mean Caesar Salad, but Will It Cost Jobs?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
text: It was South Korea, the ‘most robotized country in the world’, that imposed the first de facto robot tax when in 2018 it decreased the tax break businesses could take for investing in automation.
ref: 2020, Noreena Hertz, chapter 8, in The Lonely Century, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN:
glosses: A legislative strategy to delay or counteract the downsides of large-scale automation.
robot taxes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of robot tax
disseminated sclerosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: multiple sclerosis
multiple cerebral sclerosis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: multiple sclerosis
encephalomyelitis disseminata
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: medicine
pathology
sciences
glosses: multiple sclerosis
mean machine
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mean machines
Senses: glosses: A fast car.
mean machines
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of mean machine
compare apples to apples
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: compares apples to apples
form: comparing apples to apples
form: compared apples to apples
form: compared apples to apples
Senses: examples: text: The article compares apples to apples, grouping diamond rings of the same variety and price together.
antonyms: compare apples and oranges
glosses: To compare like things.
ioy
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: ioys
Senses: examples: text: Therefore our ſometime Siſter, now our Queene
Th'imperiall ioyntreſſe to this warlike ſtate
Haue we as twere with a defeated ioy
With an auſpitious, and a dropping eye,
With mirth in funerall, and with dirdge in marriage,
In equall ſcale waighing delight and dole
Taken to wife : nor haue we heerein bard
Your better wiſdomes, which haue freely gone
With this affaire along(for all our thankes)
ref: 1603, William Shakeſpeare, The Tragicall Hiſtorie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke.:
glosses: Obsolete typography of joy.
ioy
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: Obsolete typography of joy.
bonkler
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbɒŋklə/
ipa: /ˈbɒŋklɚ/
Forms: form: bonklers
Etymology: From Japanese ぼんくら (bonkura). Introduced to English by Azumanga Daioh. Possibly influenced by bonkers.
Senses: examples: text: In any form or translation, Azumanga Daioh is a juggernaught title of the anime world, and if you haven't read it yet, you're a bonkler.
ref: 2012, “ChibiAnime84's Azumanga Daioh (Manga) Review”, in MyAnimeList, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2022:
text: Oh, we’ve also been slowly watching Azumanga Daioh whenever we’re in the mood, which is maybe why I’m feeling like such a Bonkler today?
ref: 2012, “Outfit Post: 5/25/12 (23 of 30)”, in Reading in Skirts, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2013:
glosses: A dimwit or fool.
examples: text: But nothing to worry, I’m just gonna replace something that is more exciting than a Ordet-produced Lucky Star spin-off. Oh yes, and these three [Hayate no Gotoku! characters] will be bonklers (or stooges) for life!
ref: 2013, “Spring 2013: The rest of the field… 2nd Half!”, in The Anime Rambler – By Benigmatica, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2022:
text: I guess even Potato-kun has his own positive qualities, but the show absolutely does not work for me. Frankly, I stopped caring whether these BOKUBEN bonklers manage to study or not.
ref: 2019, “There are at least two shows this season about not being able to study”, in Karmaburn, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2020:
glosses: A member of a group of idiots, especially a member of a Three Stooges type group of eccentrics.
e-skateboard
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: e-skateboards
Etymology: From e- + skateboard.
Senses: examples: text: Northern introduced a ban on e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards on all its stations and trains from December 1, because of a fire risk. Electric wheelchairs and bikes are exempt.
ref: 2022 December 14, “Network News: News in Brief: Northern e-scooter ban”, in RAIL, number 972, page 25:
glosses: Abbreviation of electric skateboard.
e-skateboards
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of e-skateboard.
colony-forming unit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: colony-forming units
Senses: topics: biology
cytology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
synonyms: word: CFU
glosses: A progenitor cell participating in hematopoiesis that gives rise to a particular lineage or type of blood cells.
examples: text: According to the news release, the CDPHE and DOR announce a threat to public health and safety when marijuana contains levels of total yeast and mold above the limits set in the Colorado Marijuana Rule 4-115, which are 10,000 colony-forming units per gram.
ref: 2022 November 23, Kiara Demare, “Marijuana from Wheat Ridge company deemed “public health threat” due to yeast and mold levels”, in The Denver Post:
topics: biology
microbiology
natural-sciences
synonyms: word: CFU
glosses: A unit which estimates the number of viable microbial cells (bacteria, fungi, viruses etc.) in a sample.
1DRCM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: 1DRCMs
Senses: examples: text: We used the ‘One-Dimensional Radiative Convective Model’ (1DRCM) of the Earth-Atmosphere system developed by MacKay and Khalil [34] at the Oregon Graduate Institute (OGI).
ref: 2010, Pedro Llanillo et al., “The Influence of Stratospheric Sulphate Aerosol Deployment […] ”, in Atmosphere, volume 1, number 1, MDPI, →ISSN:
text: The modern AGW theory began from the 1DRCM studies with fixed absolute and relative humidity utilizing the fixed lapse rate assumption of 6.5K/km (FLRA) for CO₂ mixing ratio of 300ppm (1xCO₂) and that of 600ppm (2xCO₂) [8, 9, 10].
ref: 2015, Kyoji Kimoto, “Will Coal save Japan and the World?”, in Energy & Environment, volume 26, numbers 6–7, SAGE Publications, →ISSN, page 1056:
glosses: Alternative form of 1-D RCM.
Mattstetten
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A municipality in Bern-Mittelland district, Bern canton, Switzerland.
have one's own zip code
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: has one's own zip code
form: having one's own zip code
form: had one's own zip code
form: had one's own zip code
form: have one's own postcode
Etymology: From the idea that a zip code covers a large area.
Senses: examples: text: This mansion must have its own zip code!
glosses: To be very large.
non-avian dinosaur
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈnɒnˌeɪ̯viən ˈdaɪ̯nəsɔː/
ipa: /ˈnɑnˌeɪ̯viən ˈdaɪ̯nəsɔːɹ/
Forms: form: non-avian dinosaurs
Etymology: From non-avian + dinosaur.
Senses: glosses: Any of the species belonging to the clade Dinosauria that are not also members of the clade Aves.
Synonyms: english: in the colloquial sense
translation: in the colloquial sense
word: dinosaur
small-cap
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: examples: text: All stocks, even the 500 largest, did pretty well–but on average small-cap stocks did better than big-cap stocks and value stocks beat growth stocks.
ref: 2010 [1991], Ken Fisher, “Watershed”, in Aaron Anderson, editor, The Making of a Market Guru, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 155:
topics: business
finance
coordinate_terms: micro-cap
mid-cap
big-cap
large-cap
mega-cap
glosses: Whose market capitalization is between $300 million to $2 billion.
raw_tags: of stocks
small-cap
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: small-caps
form: small cap
Senses: examples: text: Now, before stirring small-caps into your investment cauldron, you must first thoroughly understand the ingredients and their effects.
ref: 2001, David Gardner, Tom Gardner, The Motley Fool Investment Guide […] , Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 100:
coordinate_terms: large cap
mega cap
glosses: A company or stock with a small-cap market capitalization.
Langstrasse
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Swiss German lang + Strasse (“long street”).
Senses: glosses: A street and quarter (neighbourhood) in Zurich, Switzerland.
LiVARpool
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /lɪˈvɑːpuːl/
Etymology: Blend of Liverpool + VAR (“video assistant referee”), implying that Liverpool F.C. is unfairly favoured in judgements made by VAR.
Senses: examples: text: The ability of Jürgen Klopp’s team to win even when the opposition bring their A-game has been a feature of the season. A simple explanation, beyond luck and “LiVARpool” conspiracy theory, is that their base levels are just so high.
ref: 2019 December 11, Barney Ronay, “Champions League’s full English another staging post in march of the superclubs”, in The Guardian:
text: […] and amid calls of 'LiVARpool' coming into the equation again by the Chelsea faithful, Silva himself has had a say on what he thinks of the last two aforementioned VAR decisions […]
ref: 2022 March 7, Danyal Khan, “Thiago Silva sends Liverpool blunt message as West Ham and Chelsea VAR decisions go their way”, in football.london:
text: Someone else said: "I honestly think this FA cup is already rigged for LiVArpool There's been a lot of them red ribbons around it."
ref: 2022 May 14, Nick Murphy, “Chelsea fans have FA Cup conspiracy theory and say 'Pep and Tuchel were right all along'”, in The Daily Star:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: Liverpool F.C.
1-1-8
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: England went even further, playing 1-1-8 (eight forwards), but crowded goalmouths saw the game end 0-0.
ref: 2010, Clive Gifford, “Formations”, in The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 60:
text: Both teams employed what could be considered attacking formations—Scotland (2-2-6), and England (1-1-8) […]
ref: 2011, Jaime Orejan, Football/Soccer: History and Tactics, →ISBN, page 31:
text: United made a scintillating start against Leicester […] but they seem to be sticking to a 1-1-8 formation, with Evans and then Chris Smalling playing as a sweeper-left-centre-right-back. This is why United have a defence as secure as a paper-tissue truss.
ref: 2014 September 22, Des Kelly, “Chelsea fans add a touch of dignity and class to a world of football excess”, in Evening Standard:
topics: ball-games
games
hobbies
lifestyle
soccer
sports
glosses: A football formation with 1 defender, 1 midfielder and 8 strikers sometimes played in the 19th and early 20th centuries, now a derogatory reference to a team with poor defence.
pre-hypertension
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of prehypertension.
ABPM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The Nice guidelines stipulate that if blood pressure measurements taken during a consultation are 140/90mmHg or higher then extra confirmation should be obtained with either ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), or home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM).
ref: 2011 February 22, Ben Quinn, “Blood pressure testing faces overhaul to reduce misdiagnosis”, in The Guardian:
topics: medicine
sciences
coordinate_terms: HBPM
glosses: Initialism of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring.
HBPM
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: The Nice guidelines stipulate that if blood pressure measurements taken during a consultation are 140/90mmHg or higher then extra confirmation should be obtained with either ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), or home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM).
ref: 2011 February 22, Ben Quinn, “Blood pressure testing faces overhaul to reduce misdiagnosis”, in The Guardian:
topics: medicine
sciences
coordinate_terms: ABPM
glosses: Initialism of home blood pressure monitoring.
undiagnose
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: undiagnoses
form: undiagnosing
form: undiagnosed
form: undiagnosed
Etymology: From un- + diagnose.
Senses: examples: text: Karp's specialty is lupus, which affects 1.5 million Americans, according to the Lupus Foundation of America. Lupus can be mild, as in Tota's case, or it can be severe, leading to kidney failure and death. But the blood tests used to diagnose lupus can confuse primary-care physicians, Karp says. "I probably undiagnose as many people as I diagnose."
ref: 2018 January 19, Sophia Dembling, “Living with a medical mystery: Why are autoimmune disorders so puzzling?”, in The Dallas Morning News:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: To withdraw a former diagnosis of.
undiagnoses
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of undiagnose
undiagnosing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of undiagnose
cytotech
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: cytotechs
Etymology: Clipping, compare tech (“technician”).
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
coordinate_terms: histotech
glosses: Clipping of cytotechnologist or cytotechnician.
histotech
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: histotechs
Etymology: Clipping, compare tech (“technician”).
Senses: topics: medicine
sciences
coordinate_terms: cytotech
glosses: Clipping of histotechnologist or histotechnician.
histotechs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of histotech
cytotechs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of cytotech
self-denigrating
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more self-denigrating
form: most self-denigrating
Etymology: From self- + denigrating.
Senses: glosses: Tending to disparage oneself.
Related terms: self-denigration
point of care
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: points of care
form: point-of-care
Senses: examples: text: point-of-care diagnostics
text: point-of-care testing
text: point-of-care ultrasound
topics: medicine
sciences
synonyms: POC
PoC
hypernyms: point#Noun
coordinate_terms: point of service#Noun
point of contact#Noun
point of purchase#Noun
point of sale#Noun
glosses: The time and location at which clinicians deliver medical care and healthcare services to patients.
Derived terms: point-of-careology
Related terms: POCT
POCUS
eternalization
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eternalizations
form: eternalisation
Etymology: From eternalize + -ation.
Senses: examples: text: What we decide to do with ourselves postmortem should not be a limited or generic choice, especially with the cultural, religious and spiritual significance of death. Instead, we should be encouraged to pursue our own unique paths of posthumous eternalization and provided with options to express our uniqueness and values after our lives have ended.
ref: 2022 April 14, Sophia Lehrbaum, “Environmentally-friendly ways to die”, in The Michigan Daily:
glosses: The act of eternalizing; the state of being eternalized.
aeroir
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: aeroirs
Etymology: From aero- + terroir (“the complete set of local conditions in which a particular wine or family of wines is produced”). Coined by American freelance writer Nicola Twilley working with the Center for Genomic Gastronomy at or before 2015.
Senses: examples: text: Each city, region and country has a specific Aeroir, or combination of potentially harmful elements, such as hydrocarbons, soot or sulfur.
ref: 2015 November 23, Jeffrey Edalatpour, “Smog-Infused Meringues and Tacos Tell the Truth about the Air We Eat”, in KQED, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2022:
text: The Smog Tasting project is part of a larger body of research into "aeroir" […]
ref: 2016 November 16, Nina Levent, Irina D. Mihalache, “Last Course of the Volume”, in Food and Museums, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 348:
text: 142. A set of three smog meringues that capture the different aeroirs of Chicago. [30 non-toxic points]
ref: 2018 May 9, “The 2018 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt List”, in The University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2022:
text: Her research made us wonder: is street food so spicy and boldy flavoured in order to make up for the aeroir in which is it served, like a kind of anti-smog seasoning?
ref: 2018 July 1, Nicola Twilley, “Exploring Aeroir, or the Atmospheric Taste of Place”, in Food and Landscape: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2017, Prospect Books, →ISBN, page 55:
text: Since then, the project has grown to include a range of methods for sensing, analysing and evaluating the unique atmospheric taste of a place—or "aeroir".
ref: 2020 November 23, Satarupa Paul, “Here's What Air Pollution Tastes Like, According to Two Artists”, in VICE, archived from the original on 18 Jan 2021:
text: For example, we rolled out a Smog Synthesizer, which simulates "aeroir," the smell and flavor of air pollution from various places and times.
ref: 2020 November 24, Cathrine Kramer, Emma Conley, Zack Denfeld, “Unhinged, Bonkers, and Delicious”, in NEO.LIFE, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2022:
glosses: The taste or flavor of the air associated with a particular place or environment.
wikipedia: Atlas Obscura
Center for Genomic Gastronomy
aeroirs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of aeroir
tetradecasyllabic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From tetradeca- + syllabic.
Senses: glosses: Having fourteen syllables.
Yule lads
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Yule lad
HENRY
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: HENRYs
form: Henry
Senses: glosses: Acronym of high earner, not rich yet, someone with a high income who has not saved much yet.
Related terms: english: double income, no kids
translation: double income, no kids
word: DINK
word: Hooray Henry
HENRYs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of HENRY
Republic of Kenya
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the Republic of Kenya
Senses: glosses: Official name of Kenya: a country in East Africa.
Synonyms: Kenya
KRA
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Initialism of Kenya Revenue Authority.
KRA
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: KRAs
Senses: topics: management
glosses: Initialism of key result area.
vacuosity
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: vacuosities
Senses: glosses: Vacuousness; the state or quality of being vacuous.
vacuosities
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of vacuosity
polycurious
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more polycurious
form: most polycurious
form: poly-curious
Etymology: From poly (“polyamorous; having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved”) + curious.
Senses: examples: text: Yes, just like the lifestyle, no one is made to feel left out; there's something for the "poly-curious" amateur right through to the seasoned "ethical non-monogamist".
ref: 2009 July 25, Colette Bernhardt, “Radar: the moment”, in The Times, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2022:
text: Polyamory, a practice of maintaining multiple close relationships as an alternative to monogamy, draws adults of all ages, and online dating has made it easier for the polyamorous and poly-curious to find one another.
ref: 2016 February 12, Lisa Bonos, “A therapist, a lawyer and a sex educator answer our questions about polyamory”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2020:
text: Neither of us had an open relationship before we met each other, but we always talked candidly about sex, love, and relationships. Like many poly-curious couples, we tested the water by having threesomes, before branching out and dating individually.
ref: 2019 February 18, Franki Cookney, “What Cheating Looks Like in a Polyamorous Relationship”, in VICE, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2022:
text: In major cities, there are plenty of ways for non-monogamous and polycurious people to meet, among them apps, dinners, friends, blind dates and parties.
ref: 2019 August 3, Alice Hines, “Polyamory Works for Them”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2022:
text: What unique joys would a relationship with Tom bring? And would they be worth the heartache of knowing that Michael was sharing new experiences with other people, too? To help me think through the possibility, I found a website for people who were polycurious.
ref: 2021 November 17, Jen Trinh, The Burlfriends Collection, →ISBN:
text: The next few hours were a whirl of erotic performers, espresso martinis, small talk with polycurious strangers ("Come here often?") and watching women strapped to what looked like a torture device having their lingerie-clad bottoms whipped by a smartly suited male dominatrix.
ref: 2021 December 21, Laura Pullman, “The rise of polyamory: sex parties, throuples and open relationships”, in The Times, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2022:
topics: lifestyle
sexuality
glosses: Curious about or open to polyamory; potentially interested in having relationships with multiple partners.
poly-curious
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more poly-curious
form: most poly-curious
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of polycurious.
tipflation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of tip + inflation.
Senses: examples: text: Thanks to touchscreens and the pandemic, tipflation is everywhere — and it's hard to say no.
ref: 2022 October 7, Sara Morrison, “Everyone wants a tip now. Do you have to give them one?”, in Vox, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2022:
text: And one customer sparked a viral discussion about "tipflation" when they shared a photo of a restaurant bill with a minimum tip amount of 25 percent.
ref: 2022 October 12, Sara Santora, “Internet Slams Hotel For 'Automatically' Adding 'Optional' Tip to Bill”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2022:
text: We follow reporter Travis Dhanraj's journey as he experiences some of the sneakier ways the 'flations' could be affecting you - from shrinkflation, to aquaflation, tipflation and more.
ref: [2022 November 16, “How to survive inflation”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022:
text: Here are a few examples of "tipflation" which I have encountered. Some are on the tip of my tongue, and hopefully they will materialize shortly.
ref: 2022 December 18, Jonathan Kahane, “Guest columnist Jonathan Kahane: Reaching the tipping point”, in Daily Hampshire Gazette, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2022:
text: I try to be careful with my funds; any kind of travel is hard enough on my bank account. But if tipflation keeps up, I'll need to add a “gratuities” column to the monthly budget.
ref: 2023 November 26, “A quick guide to navigating tipflation”, in York Daily Record, York, Pennsylvania, page B.6.:
text: Even Americans are finding it too much, coining a word for the widespread tipping culture: ‘tipflation’. And a recent survey by LendingTree, an online finance company, revealed that some 60 per cent of people in the U.S. were tipping more than ever.
ref: [2024 January 13, Hugo Brown, “Is America tipping you over the edge? The U.S. faces rampant ‘tipflation’”, in Daily Mail, London, page 53:
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The phenomenon of tipping becoming both increasingly widespread and expensive (in terms of an acceptable percentage) in society.
unruth
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From un- + ruth (“pity, compassion, mercy”).
Senses: examples: text: Whereat in a moment of cross unruth / He thought, "All right if you want the truth!"
ref: 1942, Robert Frost, “The Discovery Of The Madeiras”, in A Witness Tree:
glosses: A lack of ruth; mercilessness, pitilessness.
State of Libya
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: the State of Libya
Senses: glosses: Official name of Libya: a country in North Africa.
Chalamaniac
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Chalamaniacs
Etymology: Blend of Chalamet + -maniac.
Senses: examples: text: SORRY, CHALAMANIACS / Rising star Timothée Chalamet received Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Critics’ Choice noms for his role as a drug addict in Beautiful Boy. But the Oscars passed on him and the entire film, which was shut out altogether.
ref: 2019 January 23, Mark Daniell, “Snubs & surprises: Roma and The Favourite lead Oscar race, while others fail to leave the starting gate”, in Vancouver Sun, page C1:
text: […] make no mistake — Chalamet is the star. I brought a young Chalamaniac on the Globe staff with me to the screening, and we both sighed happily for the film’s two-plus hours, she for her boy king and me at all the pop-history pageantry that’s saved from self-seriousness (mostly) by the pleasures of craft.
ref: 2019 October 25, Ty Burr, “A lively touch of Harry in the night”, in The Boston Globe, volume 296, number 117, page G6:
text: Has comedy king Larry joined the Chalamaniacs? / LARRY DAVID and Hollywood darling Timothée Chalamet made an unlikely pairing in New York City where a paparazzi recently caught them having lunch […]
ref: 2021 September 24, “Has comedy king Larry joined the Chalamaniacs?”, in The Jewish Chronicle:
text: If Dune is a hit, incidentally, then we are certain to get a sequel; this movie only covers half the story. I saw it at last month's Venice Film Festival, emerging from the premiere into a hysterical mob of ‘Chalamaniacs’ desperate for a glimpse of young Timothee.
ref: 2021 October 22, Brian Viner, “An epic rises from the SANDS”, in Daily Mail:
text: To say the outfit went viral and provoked some transatlantic reactions is putting it mildly, with Chalamaniacs going Chalamaladingdong over his threads and casual observers plunging into throws of accoutrement funks worldwide, thinking “I should really spruce up my wardrobe for the fall.”
ref: 2022 September 5, David Mouriquand, “Timothée Chalamet wins Venice. Go home, everyone - it’s all over.”, in Euronews:
glosses: A fan of American and French actor Timothée Chalamet (born 1995).
Chalamaniacs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Chalamaniac