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Toroid

Founding Member
mis·an·thrope
/ˈmis(ə)nˌTHrōp,ˈmiz(ə)nˌTHrōp/
noun
noun: misanthrope; plural noun: misanthropes; noun: misanthropist; plural noun: misanthropists
  1. a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.
    "Scrooge wasn't the mean-spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be"
    synonyms: hater of mankind, cynic, sceptic, churl, grouch, grump, recluse, hermit, anchorite;
    hikikomori
 

Toroid

Founding Member
quix·ot·ic
/kwikˈsädik/
adjective
adjective: quixotic
  1. exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.
    "a vast and perhaps quixotic project"
    synonyms: idealistic, unbusinesslike, romantic, extravagant, starry-eyed, visionary, utopian, perfectionist, unrealistic, unworldly; More
 

Toroid

Founding Member
syz·y·gy
/ˈsizijē/
noun
Astronomy
noun: syzygy; plural noun: syzygies
  1. a conjunction or opposition, especially of the moon with the sun.
    "the planets were aligned in syzygy"
    • a pair of connected or corresponding things.
      "animus and anima represent a supreme pair of opposites, the syzygy"
 

Toroid

Founding Member
Is this something new or a possible Mandela Effect? (Save for) I've noticed it a lot lately.
Definition of SAVE FOR
: not including (someone or something) : except for (someone or something)The park was deserted save for a few joggers.

This one bothers me because it seems like poor English. Did this come about due to texting? (of late)
of late - Dictionary Definition.

Of late is a slightly fancy way to say "lately." If you've gone out to the movies six times in the last week, you could say you've seen a lot of films of late.

That the hell is this? (come with)
 

August

Metanoia
Off the top of my head for the purpose of Alliteration.
Disingenuous
[ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəs]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
 
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nivek

As Above So Below

levophobia - (n)

An irrational fear of the left side or things to the left side - mainly found in right-handed people because they feel their non dominant side is vulnerable.

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August

Metanoia
Ok who's been going thru their Thesausrus's. Bet you didn't see this one.

Tallywacker

Probably the original and the less known meaning for a Tallywacker is the length of a rope wherewith the shepherd would tie a knot every 10 sheep and then whack the slowest one with it. The slang version of this term basically refers to a huge shlong .
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
mis·cre·ant

noun: miscreant; plural noun: miscreants
  1. a person who behaves badly or in a way that breaks the law.
    "the police are straining every nerve to bring the miscreants to justice"
Alternate definition - lowlifes and petty criminals you are forced to deal with when you are moving your buddy. You know, the Sovereign Citizens you probably got the virus from ...............
 

wwkirk

Divine
Just learned this one. Strictly, more than one word, but still, a single dictionary entry. From Wiktionary.

Three sheets to the wind

(idiomatic) Drunk.

That late in the evening, he was three sheets to the wind and had long since stopped making sense.


Derived from sailing ships. The 'sheet' in the phrase uses the nautical meaning, of a rope controlling the trim of sail. A sail (usually a jib sail) is said to be sheeted to the wind, when it is set to backfill (set to the opposite side of the ship from normal use)

A jib sail is not normally kept in backfill position. But in a major storm when a ship must be kept “hove-to” (kept as much as possible in a standstill position and not being blown forward) the helm or wheel is lashed to windward, and the jib(s) are sheeted to the windward side of the ship (sheeted to the wind).

As a storm gets stronger, more backfill counterbalancing is required to hold the ship in position and additional jibs are sheeted to the wind to maintain the ship at a standstill. When a ship has three jibs sheeted to the wind, it is being held sideways to wind and waves in strong storm conditions with very high waves, causing it to roll wildly from side to side with each wave, in continuous danger of rolling over or capsizing.

Hence 'three sheets to the wind' has been used to describe a highly inebriated person who is no longer in control, and is in danger of upending and falling over.

 

wwkirk

Divine
Just found out the creep Joran van der Sloot got beaten up in prison. This led me to discover the dude got married in prison and that his wife gave birth. And that's how I came to discover today's word.

Hybristophilia is a paraphilia involving sexual interest in and attraction to those who commit crimes.

Many high-profile criminals, particularly those who have committed atrocious crimes, receive "fan mail" in prison that is sometimes amorous or sexual, presumably as a result of this phenomenon. In some cases, admirers of these criminals have gone on to marry the object of their affections in prison. In popular culture, this phenomenon is also known as "Bonnie and Clyde syndrome".
 

wwkirk

Divine
Rather than create a new thread, I'll offer these opinions here.

The best online dictionary for me now and for the past year or so is Wiktionary. It's not perfect, but it seems to have better entries as well as more less commonly defined words.

The once great Urban Dictionary has been pretty crappy for some time now. The two most significant degradations are (1) the lists of alternate definitions are much shorter than they were before, and (2) there seem to be fewer entries overall, both older and newer.
 

wwkirk

Divine
Expanding on the preceding post, it seems plausible that Wiktionary is aspiring to become the online dictionary "of record". With respect to both the number of entries, and the comprehensiveness of the definitions for each entry, it is competitive with many, if not most of the online dictionaries that are associated with a brand of physical dictionary. Equally significant, it may have already overtaken Urban Dictionary as the source for the meanings of slang words and expressions.
 
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