Definitions by PRwiz101

Bindle 

A bound book made from paper with a front cover and a back cover and anywhere from 100 to 300 pages inside, printed on paper and to be read on a comfortable chair at one's leisure.

"I hate reading e-books on a Kindle. Give me a real Bindle anyday!"

-- Overheard at water cooler at a bookstore in Manhattan in June 2009.

Bindle by PRwiz101 August 4, 2009

jabberwalking 

Jaywalking while jabbering away on a cellphone.

"That guy over there is jabberwalking, and if he's not careful, he'll get run over by a car or a bus!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in Taipei, Taiwan on July 23, 2009

jabberwalking by PRwiz101 July 27, 2009

screeny 

Textual content that's written
and formatted to work on a computer screen or E-reader

"The problem, then, isn't that screens aren't sharp enough to read novels off of. The problem is that novels aren't screeny enough to warrant protracted, regular reading on screens. "

Cory Doctorow, in an article titled "You Do Like Reading Off a Computer Screen" -- (Locus Magazine, March 2007)

screeny by PRwiz101 July 22, 2009

pre-memory 

Things you knew before you knew how to know them.

"My pre-memory really plays tricks on me from time to time, but for the life of me, I really do remember some things that there is no way I could have known about!"

-- overheard at a pub in southern Taiwan on July 1, 2009

pre-memory by PRwiz101 July 4, 2009

moredom 

The opposite of boredom.

"I never suffer from boredom, and in fact, if I suffer from anything, it's from moredom! I never have enough time to do all the things I want to do!"

-- Danny Bloom, April 7, 2009

moredom by PRwiz101 July 4, 2009

bachelor pad 

A Japanese futon for one.

"I got a nice studio apartment now in the Village, and it's not only a cool bachelor pad, but I also sleep ON my very cool bachelor pad every night."

-- Posted on a Tokyo bulletin board in Ikebukuro, July 2, 2009

bachelor pad by PRwiz101 July 4, 2009

conveeni 

A convenience store.

"I live right near a nice conveeni, and I get all my daily necessities, there, including beer!"

-- overhead at a coffee shop in Great Barrington, Massachusetts

conveeni by PRwiz101 July 4, 2009