(NEOLOGISM)
moronograph (n): a photo of someone taking a selfie; (v): to take a photo of someone taking a selfie
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MORONOGRAPH
NEOLOGISMS
Words for when we have no words.
INTERREGARDLESSNESS
(NEOLOGISM)
interregardlessness (n): mutual indifference
- We all like to meet up and then ignore each other while we focus on people who aren’t there
LEWISATE
(NEOLOGISM)
lewisate (v): to speak about oneself in the third person without the slightest trace of irony
- Carl Lewis: “Carl Lewis is a complex individual whose relentless striving for athletic excellence…”
NEWMANICITY
(NEOLOGISM)
newmanicity (n): (a) the feigning of amused incredulity to bolster one’s weak position in an interview or debate; (b) the habitual use of strawman arguments when engaged with a superior interlocutor
- SO YOU’RE SAYING….
DISLOCUTE
(NEOLOGISM)
dislocute (v): to habitually use words or expressions which mean the exact opposite of what you think they mean, such as irregardless and I could care less.
- Remind them that the negative of “irregardless” is disirregardless
EVOCULATE
(NEOLOGISM)
evoculate (v): to answer a difficult or uncomfortable question by changing the subject
