flutune ['floo-toon] (n.) A stucksong passed to another person's brain by its mention or imitation.
"Dude! You mentioned the flutune Don't Worry, Be Happy and now I can't get it out of my head."
(v.) flutune, flutuned, flutuning
The act of passing along a stucksong or flutoon, usually with malicious intent.
"That wicked woman is flutuning the whole class by whistling Tainted Love."
Monday, January 6, 2014
Friday, November 4, 2011
Jobfuscate
(n.) Creating a job or job description so complex that others cannot possibly understand it, thus minimizing the risk of being micromanaged.
"His position is so jobfuscated that it would take three analysts a year to figure out what he does."
(contributed by Branden Espinoza)
"His position is so jobfuscated that it would take three analysts a year to figure out what he does."
(contributed by Branden Espinoza)
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Acronymphomania
(n.) The unhealthy psychological compulsion, especially in large organizations, to reduce jargon to increasingly unintelligible first-letter pseudonyms.
"SNAFU, DOD, FBI, CIA, FUBAR... are these terms related? I think our government is suffering from acronymphomania."
"SNAFU, DOD, FBI, CIA, FUBAR... are these terms related? I think our government is suffering from acronymphomania."
Monday, September 13, 2010
Dictionary of the Near Future
The New York Times has a wonderful article with some great Splozie-type words. Check it out.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Ambigudate
(n.) An arranged meeting between two people where one or both in unclear if it is a 'date'. An ambigudate is normally associated with large quantities of fret.
"Ugh! I'm thinking of wearing that great perfume but if what if he doesn't think it's a date? Do you think I should wear my jeans instead? Do you think I'm sending the wrong message? Oh, I hate going on ambigudates"
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Repeeve
(n.) Emotionally reliving something irksome from the past at the same or greater level of anger and frustration.
"I just thought of those horrible 10 minutes I spent watching The Cat in the Hat movie and now I'm totally repeeved!"
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Librepublicrat
(n). Political affiliation based on practicality, common sense, reason, and thoughtfulness--not political party.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Subscrobe
(v) past tense of 'subscribe' for YouTubers.
"I just subscrobe to WheezyWaiter! It's Splozie!"
"I just subscrobe to WheezyWaiter! It's Splozie!"
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Insanitation
in-san-i-tey-shuh n | (n)
- Obsessive cleanliness by one unencumbered by mental stability.
"Doctor, she graduated to insanitation! Today I caught her sterilizing the can of Lysol"
Thursday, April 8, 2010
iTard
(n) one who is inept with gadgetry, especially items made by Apple.
"I spent 2 hours trying to help him with his playlist. He's such an iTard"
"I spent 2 hours trying to help him with his playlist. He's such an iTard"
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Voluntold
- (v) the act of being informed that you are to perform a task someone else volunteered for (esp. a spouse).
"My wife originally offered to give this talk but since she's on bed-rest she voluntold me to do it."
(author unknown - contributed by Rexine Rowley)
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Colognesphere
- (n) The dome of fragrance that seems to surround someone who over-spritzes.
(contributed by Chris Golden)
Dilt
- (v) [dilt, dilting, dilted] The act of accidentally stabbing your spouse in the foot with your toenail whilst in bed.
"Ouch! You just dilted me again. I wish you'd trim those toenails!" - (n) The mark left in your spouse's foot after accidentally dilting him/her.
(contributed by Joy Sterrantino)
Panache Hole
Panache Hole: | pəˈnä sh, hōl | (n)
- a storage cellar for Vegas show costumes
- an unlikeable person with style and flamboyance
"That guy's a real jerk. But you have to admit he does have style. What a panache hole!"
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Splozie (The Word and the Blog) Defined
Splozie [splō'zē]: (adj.)
- (of entertainment, esp. film): characterized by pyrotechnics, fireballs, and explosions; never cerebral, substantive or gritty; generally with a 'pretty boy' in the lead role. "That Sahara movie with Matthew McConaughey was splozie!"
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