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micro progression

A term used to describe improvement over time, whether it is in oneself, a task or a situation. The term denotes a step by step progress of small improvements with each step.

It took me thirty years to become the best. It was a micro progression.

by Hugh Wards June 20, 2020


squeezing a pound out of a shilling

A phrase used to describe a person who is beyond normal frugality or thriftiness. This person usually refuses to spend money on anything and is disgusted when they are forced to do so. Instead, they rather take any other option to avoid paying for anything.

“She is so cheap and tight fisted. She is squeezing a pound out of a shilling”

by Hugh Wards June 23, 2020


Zeitwort

A word or phrase that has entered the public consciousness through a fad or popular societal upheaval, revolution, or discussion.

woke, wokeism, fakenews, nuance, progressivism, subversive, zeitwort,

by Hugh Wards April 11, 2023


Guttureal

An adjective to describe some vicious act, sentence or thought that is so slimy and grotesque that it belongs in the gutter.

The attacks were so vicious that they were almost guttureal

by Hugh Wards November 05, 2021


Enemize

1. To make an enemy of someone.
2. To treat a person so badly that they wish you harm or hurt.

“I was so mean to her, that I enemized her.”

by Hugh Wards September 05, 2022


feroic

Adjective: describing something that is iron-like.

His stare was feroic in its intensity

by Hugh Wards August 10, 2018


revelop

1. To reassess your opinion or thought process.
2. To start off with an opinion and work backwards to prove that opinion.
3. To start over again, once your opinion has changed.

“I always thought it was okay to lie. But I was lied to, and I had to revelop my preconceived notions.”

by Hugh Wards September 07, 2022