Category: "Nerd Words"

nerd-word Every day we encounter nerdy words trying to find their way into the common vernacular.

Here, I will seek them out and expose them for the phonies that they are!

Some will succeed and become common words, others will (hopefully) die a painful death!

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Thanks to Alexandra Gorbokon, whom I met in the Twitterverse (OH NO!!! It’s one of those words!!) and her idea for the title of this section!

Nerd Word of the Day: Ridonkulous

Ridonkulous: adj. An exaggerated form of ridiculous. Most likely a blending of ridiculous and donkey. What’s ridonkulous is that, while researching this word, I found SO many misspellings of the [...]

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Nerd Word of the Day: Chillaxin

Chillaxin: v. A portmanteau of chillin’ and relaxin’. An extreme state of contentedness. Thanks Capman911 for the suggestion, since I am just chillaxin’ next to the pool.  Actually, not even [...]

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Nerd Word of the Day: Hacktivism

Hacktivism: n. The practice of gaining unauthorized access to computer files or networks in order to propagate a social or political message. I think the definition above, from the Oxford [...]

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Nerd Word of the Day: Staycation

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In keeping with my last Nerd Word, weisure, today’s word is: Staycation: (n) a vacation spent at home or nearby. This word was recently added to Webster’s Dictionary.  I REALLY [...]

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Nerd Word of the Day: Weisure

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Weisure: n. Free time spent doing work or work-related tasks. A blend of  work and  leisure. I’m certainly guilty of a lot of weisure time!  I mean, seriously, any free [...]

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Nerd Word of the Day: Cummingtonite

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Cummingtonite: (′kÉ™m ·iÅ‹ ·tə′nÄ«t) A basic silicate of magnesium and ferrous iron, (Mg, Fe)7Si8O22(OH)2, that is an amphibole mineral similar to anthophyllite but monoclinic and with more iron, and that [...]

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Nerd Word of the Day: Attachmeant

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Attachmeant: the file you have to resend because you forgot to attach it the first time. From the wonderful Erin McKean. I have it happen ALL THE TIME! It’s so [...]

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Nerd Word of the Day: iPhoneover

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iPhoneover: waking up the day after Apple announces the new iPhone 3G-S with video recording capabilities and realizing it will cost you $518 to upgrade! Arrgggh! I, of course, will [...]

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Nerd Word of the Day: Mondegreen

mondegreen

Mondegreen:  a word or phrase that results from a mishearing of something said or sung. First coined by the author  Sylvia Wright in 1954, when she misheard the  Scottish ballad [...]

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Nerd Word of the Day: Douchebagette

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Today’s word I got in my inbox from the Urban Dictionary: Douchebagette: a woman who exhibits the  characteristics  of a douchebag*. *Douchebag:  An individual who has an over-inflated sense of [...]

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Twitter 101

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Here is a little Twitter 101.. 5 rules to improve your Twitter experience.  Oh.. and don’t forget to follow me and win that lunch! Please rate and comment over at [...]

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Nerd Word(s) of the Day: It’s like déjà vu all over again.

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Being that I am in Cannes, France right now, I thought the following phrase appropriate. Today’s phrase “It’s like déjà vu all over again” is funny because it is a [...]

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Nerd Word(s) of the Day: Cosmetic Neurology

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Cosmetic Neurology: the practice of using drugs developed for recognized medical conditions to strengthen ordinary cognition. In other words, taking things like Ritalin, Adderrall or Provigil to help you cram [...]

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Nerd Word of the Day: Hypermiling

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In honor of today being Earth Day… today’s Nerd Word  of the Day is: Hypermiling: the  attempt to maximize gas mileage by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one’s car and one’s [...]

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