Oenobonics

Shorthand English that emerges following the ingestion of wine. It most commonly found in emails and social media posts.

Post: Well, so actually I think that's why the NYT keeps David Brooks around: he stimulates good conversation and eventually makes everyone feel smart --because they know he's pretty smart and they figure out that they're SMART than him. You definitely are.

Response: I cut out "er"s and "est"s after my first glass of wine. I call it Oenobonics.

off paper

Possessing qualities not easily described verbally nor demonstrated with concrete facts.

Our relationship makes no sense on paper, but off paper we are absolutely amazing.

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