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megaphony

Megaphony noun me·gah·ˈfō-nē, An annoying as fuck ridiculously-enthusiastic con artist and loud mouth who endlessly spews pitches and opinions in an unacceptably loud voice. Partisan politicians and bitcoin advocates among the worst.

Listen to that guy selling cars on that local TV commercial. What a megaphony!

by rethinker December 19, 2019


ponk

Coined by, or at least first recorded in, the works of British author P. G. Wodehouse ca 1923, ponk is an intransitive verb meaning, basically, that something sucks or is really, really crappy.

Wodehouse began using the word in the 1920s when Jazz Age slang was all the rage in England. It is spoken in Series 1, Episode 4 of the BBC comedy, "Blandings," adapted from Wodehouse's "Blandings Castle" book series, 1915-1975.

George, a lad: "Jeepers. Who is this blister?"
Baxter: "I am your tutor, young man.
George: "Tutor? In the summer holidays? Crikey, that ponks."
Connie, George's aunt: "Clarence, have you no authority over this child?"
Clarence, George's uncle: "Well, it does ponk."

by rethinker April 20, 2019