Definitions by Mike

liveline 

the initial date for a certain process to begin. Antonym: deadline.

The liveline for the review of applications is November 1. The deadline for applications submission is December 1.

liveline by Mike March 30, 2008

bioplagiarism 

a term in bioinformatics: unsolicited cloning as a violation of the copyright law.

All of us are fleshy citations from our ancestors. Who cares about quotation marks? Bioplagiarism is in the order of things.

bioplagiarism by Mike March 30, 2008

elonym 

(electronic + Gr. onyma, name; cf. pseudonym, synonym) -- electronic name; the part of electronic address that precedes the sign @.

In our university mail system, all elonyms are made from the first name initial plus the surname minus last letter. My elonym is bjohnso (Bill Johnson).

His elonym is as enigmatic as he is himself: aaa314. Clearly he claims to be alpha, not omega.

elonym by Mike March 30, 2008

safenik  

(safe+nik) -- a person who wants warranties about everything, who is scared by the vicissitudes of life and feels an overwhelming need to be secure.

What about a family travel to Tibet? - It's impossible. My husband is a safenik. - Safenik ? - Yes, he never takes any risks.

safenik by Mike March 30, 2008

avidominosis 

(Latin videre, to see; cf. avitaminosis, vitamins deficiency)--the deficiency of visual impressions, hunger for new sights, landscapes, shows, spectacles, films, visual art, etc.

I need to go to the cinema. Because of my armchair way of life in the last months I've developed an avidominosis.

avidominosis by Mike March 30, 2008

tonguefusion 

a fusion of languages in a literary work.

James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake" is a perfect example of tonguefusion.

tonguefusion by Mike March 30, 2008

whynik 

(why? + suffix "nik")—a person (often a child) who asks incessantly "why?" (a translation of Russian "pochemuchka")

This little whynik will drive me mad. Let him stop asking.

whynik by Mike March 30, 2008