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lachesism (n)

definition: the desire to be struck by a disaster

etymology: Seems to have come from the Greek mythological figure Lachesis, the second of the three fates, suffixed with ‘-ism’.

source: one of my friends said that they wish they had one large problem to deal with rather than having to confront many small issues, and another friend said that sounds like lachesism

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prescriptivism (v)

definition: to prescribe a certain way of speaking

etymology: used the noun form of ‘prescribe’ as the verb from via zero-derivation due to the original verb being unclear

source: after jokingly correcting someone saying “good” instead of “well,” a friend said “haha I just prescriptivismed you”

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wereception (n)

definition: the phenomenon of a were-creature being bit by another were-creature. (i.e. a werewolf getting bitten by a wererat)

etymology: compounding of ‘were-’ with suffix ‘-ception’ coming from the title of the movie Inception, ‘were’ being a back-formation from ‘werewolf’ meaning a person that transforms into something and ‘-ception’ having a meaning relating to recursion/multiple iterations

source: from conversation with friends (though to be fair we were talking about surprisingly productive affixes)

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hype (adj)

definition: excited

etymology: originally a clipping of the word ‘hypodermic’. Typically one would say ‘hyped’ as the past participle derived from the verb hype to be used as an adjective, but I seem to have clipped it to ‘hype’, or perhaps this is a case of zero-derivation

source: something I said in a discord chat that one of my friends commented as interesting “OH! i don't know if i mentioned this but im taking asl next semester and i'm very hype for it“

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dunpass (n)

definition: an idiot

etymology: probably a modified version of the word ‘dumbass’ spelled incorrectly for humorous effect; it’s significant to note however that I understood it’s meaning as its own word, and not a misspelling of a different word

source: something a friend said while chatting on discord: “to whom does the ultimate dunpass award go to”

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sequester (v)

definition: isolate or hide away (source: google dictionary)

etymology: borrowed from Old French sequestrer meaning “commit for safekeeping”

source: In talking about living in PPR next semester, a friend said that we would be “sequestered away off campus next year.”

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lazyweb (n)

definition: word used to address followers of a social media to ask them to do something the asker is too lazy to do

etymology: compounding of ‘lazy’ and ‘web’, though it is unusual, as it is interesting that such a specific manner of employing this word has been derived from this compounding.

source: from a tweet: “ Lazyweb: anyone ever used a translation AND transcription service? I have some audio in Italian I need both transcribed AND translated to English. I normally use Rev, but they can’t do non-english transcription.”

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wo-po (n)

definition: water polo

etymology: clipped version of water polo, potentially an abnormal version of initialism

source: overheard in conversation two people were having about water polo

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worm-related (adj)

definition: related to worms

etymology: compounding of noun ‘word’ and adjective ‘related’

source: discord message: “ Lucas, upon finding himself the last sophomore in the sophomore horde discord without a worm-related nickname:“

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Mother Bocker (exclam)

definition: expression of annoyance, contempt, or impatience, jokingly

etymology: blending of ‘Mother Fucker’ with ‘Bock,’ as in Jim Bock ‘90, the Vice Dean of Admissions

source: friend accidentally? exclaimed “Bock!” instead of “Fuck.” In response, another friend said, “Oh Jim Bock ‘90!” and another friend said “Mother Bocker!” shortly thereafter. no ill will was meant to jim

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palomino (n)

definition: a genetic color in horses, consisting of a gold coat and white mane and tail

etymology: Borrowed from Spanish palomino, from paloma “dove, pigeon” and diminutive suffix ‘-ino’. (source: Wiktionary)

source: “Looks like a palomino,” said by Geoff Ramsey while looking at a horse with a paint coat

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Your chicken salad is not valid (n)

definition: the field of chicken salad validity

etymology: it is a sentence reinterpreted to act like a noun

source: the following was said aloud by a friend: “I’m majoring in ‘Your chicken salad is not valid’”

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hellbender (n)

definition: a giant salamander, also known as “snot otter, mud devil, Allegheny alligator, devil dog and lasagna lizard”

etymology: compounding of ‘hell’ and ‘bender’. otherwise, unknown. Missouri Department of Conservation claims that the name may be because “it was a creature from hell where it’s bent on returning”

source: announcement by @PennsylvaniaGov that the hellbender is Pennsylvania’s new state amphibian

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Roose (n)

definition: a single entity of reese’s pieces candy

etymology: from seeing a bag of candy called “Reese miniatures,” ‘reese’ was reanalyzed to mean “multiple pieces of reese’s pieces candy,” and by analogy, ‘roose’ was determined to be the singular form. Similar to ‘geese’ and ‘goose.’

source: twitter chain, culminating in “A single cup is a Roose.”

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rehabbing (presp)

definition: the act of rehabilitating or restoring

etymology: clipped version of ‘rehabilitate’

source: from a tweet: “Solving the housing crisis by rehabbing and kick-flipping foreclosed homes”

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anodyne (adj)

definition: not likely to provoke dissent or offense; inoffensive, often deliberately so

etymology: originally a greek compound of an- “without” and odune “pain”

source: from part of a tweet, “... Pepsi is so anodyne, it seems to “work”?”

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subdunk (v)

definition: to dunk on a twitter user without directly mentioning them

etymology: blending of the word ‘subtweet’ with the word ‘dunk’, combined for humorous effect

source: from a series of tweets on twitter, talking about how it’s not worthwhile to respond to people like “Shen Bapiro” (Ben Shapiro) as you get dragged into unnecessary conflict; best to subdunk rather than to directly respond