115 definitions by PRwiz101
The fray that ensues when one joins the fray on the Internet via online discussion boards or comment sections of popular blogs.
"Hey, I just joined the Interfray on whether the government should bail out the newspaper industry!"
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a New York City office building
-- Overheard at a watercooler in a New York City office building
by PRwiz101 June 3, 2009
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.
-- Overheard at water cooler at a bookstore in Manhattan in June 2009.
by PRwiz101 August 4, 2009
"Wow, Jack and Stephen are neck and neck and the race is hardly over. There is some real comentum out there on the track today, and there's no way to know who's going to win."
Overheard at a track and field event in California on January 15, 2012
Overheard at a track and field event in California on January 15, 2012
by PRwiz101 January 21, 2012
(n.) -- a neologism for infelicitously-worded newspaper headlines which at first reading seem to mean one thing but upon second reading mean something completely different; often hard to figure out at first; called "crash blossoms" because one specific headline from a newspaper used the two words -- "crash blossoms" -- in a confusing way
by PRwiz101 August 30, 2009
(c.) -- The increasing number of keyboarding errors (called typos) that find their way into print newspaper stories and online articles and blogs.
"It seems as if nobody proofreads their blogs or news articles anymore. This typocreep is beginning to get out of hand!"
-- overheard at a watercooler in an office building in Manhattan, April 16, 2011
-- overheard at a watercooler in an office building in Manhattan, April 16, 2011
by PRwiz101 April 20, 2011
v. To fail to stop at a red light at night in Taiwan, even though the red light does signify "stop".
by PRwiz101 April 8, 2009
(n.) -- the inner confidence of a Jewish person to persevere against all odds and come out with a successful outcome, no matter what the endeavor is, big or small.
"Oh, I know the odds are against me, but I really want to try my hand at writing a novel, and I'm hoping my Jewmentum will carry me through to the end. It's a dream I have had since high school, to be a novelist!"
by PRwiz101 February 9, 2012