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#define intinction

Published on March 19, 2006 in #define. Closed

Pronunciation: in-'ti[ng](k)-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin intinction-, intinctio baptism, from Latin intingere to dip in, from in- + tingere to dip, moisten
1 : the administration of the sacrament of Communion by dipping bread in wine and giving both together to the communicant

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#define odalisque

Published on March 12, 2006 in #define. Closed

Pronunciation: 'O-d&l-"isk
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Turkish odalik, from oda room
1 : a female slave
2 : a concubine in a harem

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#define manscaping

Published on February 24, 2006 in #define. Closed

manscaping:
to groom a man. Shaving, waxing, cleaning up the superfluous fur.

Courtest of the Urban Dictionary.  A collaborative (think wikipedia) dictionary for modern slang.  Found out about this earlier this week on the Rep yahoo group.  Since a lot of slang is a bit crude in nature, I don’t have to warn you that this site may offend some of the prudish folk out there.  You’ve been warned…  I could probably spend all day looking through that site.

#define meme

Published on September 22, 2005 in #define. Closed

Pronunciation: 'mEm
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of mimeme, from mim- (as in mimesis) + -eme
1: an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture

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#define sedition

Published on July 7, 2005 in #define. Closed

Pronunciation: si-'di-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin sedition-, seditio, literally, separation, from se- apart + ition-, itio act of going, from ire to go
1 : incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority

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#define prostitot

Published on June 2, 2005 in #define. Closed

A young girl dressed in hooker wear, a la Britney, Christina, etc.

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#define sorostitute

Published on June 2, 2005 in #define. Closed

A physically attractive female who looks as if she may belong to a sorority, while at the same time being dressed like a complete slut. A true sorostitute would wear a low-cut halter top and a short, tight skirt in the middle of wintertime.

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#define “prairie restoration project”

Published on May 10, 2005 in #define. Closed

I’ve seen a few of these around town. Apparently the park district is spinning them as restoring some of the land controlled by the park district to it’s original “prairie” condition. In practice, I think this largely translates to “um, this is too much work, so we’re just going to stop mowing some of these and put up a sign.” I’ve always found the park district to be rather interesting around here. They’ve got all sorts of little plots scattered throughout town that they’re responsible for, some as small as a few flower pots sitting on a sidewalk (think they called that a “flower island” or something like that), many of them not much more than a 5-foot x 5-foot square (think they call them “mini-parks”). They have a number of more substantial parks scattered about town, much more than I would really expect for a town of this size, which is cool. I still find some of it a little absurd though.

#define vitriolage

Published on February 24, 2005 in #define. 2 Comments

Function: noun
1 : the flinging of a corrosive substance (e.g. sulphuric acid) at the face of an enemy with intent to disfigure or maim

Ran across this in the book I’m currently reading, The Difference Engine.

#define defenestration

Published on February 23, 2005 in #define. Closed

Pronunciation: (")dE-"fe-n&-'strA-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: de- + Latin fenestra window
1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
- de·fen·es·trate /(")dE-'fe-n&-"strAt/ transitive verb

For some reason, this word apparently came up in conversation over at the Buck house…