SalvyZ's definitions

Outragious

The contagious nature of anger in outrage culture.

“The way people attacked her for her Trump Meme is outragiousness in action.”

by SalvyZ January 15, 2020

grammar commie

A term used to describe a person who believes in and advocates for an egalitarian approach to language use. They view language primarily as a means of expressing meaning and facilitating communication, rather than as a status symbol or a tool for exclusion. A Grammar Commie stresses the importance of comprehensibility over stringent adherence to traditional grammar rules, and supports the validity of diverse linguistic styles and dialects, thus breaking the barriers of linguistic elitism and fostering inclusivity.

"Even though Jenny could correct every misplaced comma or misspelled word, as a Grammar Commie, she chose instead to focus on understanding the message the writer intended to convey, promoting a more inclusive and egalitarian approach to communication."

by SalvyZ July 24, 2023

hobosexual

A person who dates others only to have a place to live.

"John's only with Mary for a place to stay. He doesn't love her. He's hobosexual."

by SalvyZ October 16, 2020

morasinine

A situation that it at once totally confusing and completely idiotic

"A large number of Darwin Award winners died in completely morasinine ways."

by SalvyZ June 26, 2019

cerebriated

Cerebriated encapsulates a state of heightened intellectual stimulation, evoking a sense of heightened consciousness akin to the buzz one experiences from consuming alcoholic beverages.

Engaging in philosophical debates with her peers often left her feeling cerebriated, as if her mind had been imbued with the intoxicating effects of a thought-provoking libation.

by SalvyZ February 26, 2024

Abbabuse

use of music by ABBA to bad effect or for a bad purpose; misuse of ABBA songs

“Any time I hear an ABBA song I feel like I’m being abbabused.”

by SalvyZ January 1, 2019

goga

a modern spiritual and ascetic discipline practiced by business professionals, major aspects of which include shallow breathing, anxious rumination, feelings of chronic urgency, and the unconscious adoption of bodily postures that undermine physical health and thwart the ability to relax.

“Everyone in this office is a goddamn goga master, racing anxiously from one mindless task to the next as if their goddamn lives depended on it, all the while sitting and standing in harmful body positions it’s gonna take an army of chiropractors to undo.”

by SalvyZ May 15, 2019