ARog59's definitions

Haggall

Have a good game all (an acronym for HAve A Good Game All) - a welcoming exclamation made to a group of individuals who are about to play a game.

"Haggall!" said Alex, as he and his friends were about to begin playing their favorite game.

by ARog59 August 22, 2024

sursi

sudden reversal of sexual interest (acronym SUdden Reversal of Sexual Interest)

Heather experienced a sursi when she noticed that her boyfriend had moldy, deformed toe nails.

by ARog59 August 22, 2024

iamab

innocuous action misinterpreted as bigotry (acronym: Innocuous Action Misinterpreted As Bigotry)

Glenn declined to sit on the bench next to the Black lady because he knew that that part of the bench was frequently shat upon by birds. Unfortunately, the lady considered this iamab to be racist.

by ARog59 August 22, 2024

Regressotech

Noun or adjective; refers to new technological devices or systems promoted as progressive when they actually don't work as well as the device or system that they replaced.

Owen remembered a time when most sinks in public bathrooms had handles with which one could turn on the water and adjust its temperature and flow. The new regressotech sinks have motion sensors instead of handles, the user has to wave his or her hands in various ways in order to activate them, and the flow of water is generally very brief.

by ARog59 August 23, 2024

Tangentialism

noun; a point or points made during a discussion that are off-topic or only loosely related to the actual subject of discussion, or the tendency to makes such points ;

noun or adjective; Tangentialist, as a noun describes a person or group of people who frequently make tangentialist remarks

While they were discussing the Trolley Car problem, Rupert made the tangentialist remark that modern trolley cars have safety systems which make it impossible for them to crash into people. He's quite the tangentialist. Unfortunately, the group's discussions were derailed by frequent tangentialism.

by ARog59 August 23, 2024

Coolcut

noun; a way, or part of a way, to a walker's destination which involves walking through a cool, air-conditioned building when it's uncomfortably hot outside

It was dangerously hot outside, so Milly took a coolcut through the Emerson Building on her way home. Antonym: Warmcut

by ARog59 August 23, 2024

Warmcut

Noun; a way, or part of a way, to a walker's destination, via a heated warm building when it's uncomfortably cold outside. Antonym: Coolcut

Molly was shivering as she walked through the slush, so she decided to take a warmcut through the Madison Building on her way to the supermarket.

by ARog59 August 23, 2024