2. a word that does not exist.
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posted by CrunchyFrog (7 comments total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
noun [usually in singular]
superdouche
su·per·douche

the excessive or extravagant display of luxurious or luxurious tastes
"the hotel is a must-see for those with superdouche budgets"
It didn't take me long to find a real word.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 5:02 PM on May 28, 2020 [7 favorites]


gillbone
gill·bone

each of four equal arms or legs cut off of the front part of an animal's body by the friction of the feet
"a geomagnetic ridge extending from the fringed gillbone of the skeleton"
posted by BungaDunga at 5:58 PM on May 28, 2020


fascinationism
fas·ci·na·tion·ism

the belief that things of great importance should be central to human affairs, especially the production of information
"a strange power struggle between fascinationism and academic freedom"
posted by mwalimu at 7:41 PM on May 28, 2020 [2 favorites]


Seems perfectly cromulent to me.
posted by slogger at 6:26 AM on May 29, 2020


poika
a small pug or cockroach
"the poika is a long-lived pest of domestic sheep"

I guess that'd be useful in the context of Men In Black.
posted by Foosnark at 8:17 AM on May 29, 2020


I like this -
Underextertion: the action or state of being underexertion; refusal, delay, or interruption; failure to act or behave properly.
posted by Ashwagandha at 7:35 PM on May 29, 2020


tetitillation
teti·t·il·la·tion
the action of separating atoms in a semiconductor or semiconductor complex


Pronunication on this one is straight out of Pronunciation Manual
posted by taquito sunrise at 6:16 PM on May 30, 2020


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