Showing posts with label vernacular. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vernacular. Show all posts

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Beijing, you're very clever

Hello, China! We have learned how to pronounce the name of your one horse town- Beijing. We get it. You're very clever.

Now, here's something for you to learn for 2016:

IPA: /Chiˈcaːgo/

Put down your chopsticks, its time for the stuffed crust...

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

periosadist

periosadist \'per-ē-ō-sād,sad-əst\ n, pl -s (2008) 1 : a person who obtains advanced credentialing in the field of periodontology in order to inflict great physical pain on others for gratification

usage:

"That periosadist took all my money, hacked my gums to bits, and now I can't chew my food!"

"Ever since that periosadist got through with me, I have to take my meals through a straw!"

Monday, February 11, 2008

grillbilly

grillbilly \'gril-,bil-ē\ n, pl -lies (2008) 1 : a person from a backwoods area who prefers to grill his food

usage:

"If he ever finishes that patio we're gonna go over to that Grillbilly's place and chow down!"

Thursday, November 8, 2007

dumerican

dumerican \də-'mər-ə-kən, -'mər-, -'mar-, -i-kən\ n (2007) 1 : a citizen of Dumerica 2 : compound word referring to a DUMb citizen of the country amERICA who is preoccupied with conspicuous consumption

usage:

"Those Dumericans think driving hybrids and widening roads is a transportation plan for the future."

"Seems like all the Dumericans care about is what time Dumerican Idol comes on the telly."

"We the Dumericans, in order to form a more screwed up union, establish strip malls, insure low savings rates and high personal debt, provide for the lowest cultural denominator (most importantly: bad music), promote obesity, and secure the excesses of gluttony to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of Dumerica.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

bluetiful

bluetiful \'blüt-i-fəl\ adj 1 : generally pleasing and specifically blue in color : EXCELLENT 2 having qualities of beauty combined with blue in color

usage:

"Those University of Kentucky NCAA Men's Basketball Championships were bluetiful!"

"Smurfette is bluetiful!" homina homina