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Steinography (definition)
steinography / steinography / noun: The art of concealing and transmitting messages in German beer mugs. “Agent P, your contact will be at the German pub. Prepare for some steinography.”
Cryptoecurrency (definition)
Cryptoecurrency (or Crypt toe currency)\ noun:A currency used by grave robbers, necromancers, and other denizens of graveyards. Mostly comprised of toes collected from dead bodies.
I browse recipes vs. Eyebrows recipes
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Politicians line up to donate words to Charles Firth’s Museum
Recent news coverage about Charles Firth’s Museum of Words has reached the parliaments of Australia, and he has scored somewhat of a coup. While The Guardian see the museum as a failed stunt, many politicians are lining up to loan … Continue reading
trickle treat (definition)
trickle treat \ trickle treat \ verb: When Halloween lollies are only handed out a little bit at a time.
conservatopia (definition)
conservatopia \ con·serv·a·to·pia \ noun: An imagined place or state where nothing ever changes. A place that suffers of newmonia often wished they were.
newmonia (definition)
newmonia \ neu·moh·nee·uh \ noun: A medical condition where suffers feel the need to complain about all the new things they encounter.
illiteration / elliteration (definition)
illiteration \ ill·lit·er·a·tion \ noun: When all the diseases a hypochondriac thinks they have start with the same letter or sound. elliteration \ e·lit·er·a·tion \ noun: When a individual posts the same thing, or something that sounds the same, online … Continue reading
fragrant disregard
fragrant disregard \ phrase an obvious, conspicuously bad sense of smell “He showed fragrant disregard at the markets, and bought fish that smelt dreadful.” — The English on this menu in China Town reads “Shredded pork in fragrant hot sauce”. … Continue reading
A month by any other name
In Germany they have October Fest, a festival celebrating beer drinking. And around the world people have appropriated October for their own festivals. Below is a list of festivals I though you could have for October. Some are real, and … Continue reading