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tombstonic

Life's work. Lifetime achievement. Worthy of mention on a tombstone. A source of pride and contentment in one's final hour. Rhymes with "boom's tonic".

"It's a good job, but I can't make a difference in the world that anyone will care about. Nothing I'll do there will ever be tombstonic."

by Bob Stein February 7, 2010


street debit

The power you have to make something un-cool by doing it.

My kids hate it when I say out loud L.O.L. or R.O.F.L, or fo shizzle. I must have a lot of street debit.

by Bob Stein July 21, 2008

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smoice

smoice = smile + voice, a portmanteau for when talking to someone it sounds as if they are smiling.

They were so nice when I called. She has good smoice.

Don't forget to smile when you talk to a customer. They can hear your smoice you know.

by Bob Stein June 2, 2021


monk room

Long-term hotel room rental for single individual on a budget.

(seen in a craigslist ad by a local hotel): "Monk room $500.00 available June 1st. Small room with attached bathroom. Furnished. All utilities included. Complimentary local phone & cable. Flexible lease - month to month"

by Bob Stein May 31, 2007


debreviation

Spelling out the letters, for emphasis or fun, of an acronym, especially a TLA, that was abbreviated for modesty or convenience.

Examples of debreviations:

"That was an eff-ing good movie"

"double-you tee eff"

"oh emm gee"

"The trouble is her father could be any one of three men with whom her mother dot dot dotted twenty years ago."

by Bob Stein July 21, 2008


nonnuendo

Innuendo that becomes so (or moreso) by virtue of denial.

Wording that could have a sexual interpretation, especially the extra attention drawn to the alternate meaning by claiming it was inadvertent.

Him: I have a burrito for you.
Her: Thanks I love burritos.
Him: I'll keep it warm until you get here.
Her: I'll be there soon. I'm salivating already.
Him: I didn't mean any innuendo.
Her: Of course you didn't.
Him: I'm innocent as your nonnuendo.
Her: You're pretty hard on yourself.

by Bob Stein March 21, 2013


loosology

Question that inherently has no answer. Statement that can neither be true nor false. Backformation and opposite of tautology.

"This sentence is a lie." is a loosology because if it's true then it's false, and if it's false then it's true.

"What is north of the north pole?" is a loosology. You could answer "nothing" yet when you get there you can keep going in the same direction.

"What should you say to someone who won't listen?" is a loosology because if there were an answer it would be inherently pointless.

by Bob Stein September 10, 2008

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