Questionable Word Glossary

(Reader submitted words that would probably be challenged in a game of Scrabble)

.:A / B:.

aa (submitted by Busmun) - (Hawaiian) a rough Hawaiian lava.

azle (submitted by Cody) - An icecube stuck at the bottom of a fast food restaurant drinking cup.

alpine - (submitted by Cody) A small tent erected in the crotch of one's trousers whilst sitting.

altair - (submitted by Cody) .A hypothetical angle that, when present in the hinge of a car door, allows for ease of entry and exit while simultaneously preventing any potentially damaging contact with neighboring vehicles. Exact value unknown; expressed as a range of probabilities and denoted by uppercase lamda:

apatite - (it's not a typo!) n. A natural, variously colored calcium fluoride phosphate, Ca5F(PO4)3, with chlorine, hydroxyl, or carbonate sometimes replacing the fluoride. It is a source of phosphorus for plants and is used in the manufacture of fertilizers.

arp - (submitted by Cody) A type of argument that occurs only after fifty years of marriage. v.) To argue with one's spouse of fifty years.

Mom and Dad have been arping for the past twenty minutes about that stupid cat.

ballinger - (submitted by Cody) 1. n.) A fallacious or fraudulent paper written on a particularly contentious issue that exists solely for pundits and journalists
to cite as an authoritative source. Reading the paper is generally considered superfluous.
2. v.) To publish a fallacious paper on a contentious topic with the intent to create confusion and controversy where none exists.

I knew Richard Lindzen's Wall Street Journal opinion piece on Global Warming was unreliable once I spotted the ballinger in the fifteenth paragraph.

booyah! - 1. A Zen-like state of mind. Similar to the state of "Yugen" found in ancient Japanese theatre."
2. An adjective used to describe a euphoric moment of triumph. (Urban Dictionary)

Person 1: "Hey man, those two twin bisexual Irish strippers just asked if they could have your phone number!"

Person 2: ".....BOOOYAH!"

borger - (submitted by Cody) - (n.) An item found in the likeliest location only after searching every possible place.

I wasted all afternoon borging for my keys.

brady - (submitted by Cody) - (n.) 1. a. An undesirable flavor that accumulates in a container of sweets as other flavors are eaten. b. Most common brady is lemon, or "yellow." 2. A single representative of the undesired flavor.

"Dude, what's left in your bag?"
"Oh, mainly bradies and some reds."

buna -(submitted by J.L.) - (prison term - Pronounced BUN-nuh) Prison casserole, usually consisting of: Cup-of-Noodle, cheese spread, pickles, mustard, and any meat that has generally been sitting out for too long.

.:C / D:.

camguin - (submitted by Jasmine) an extremely rare animal; a cross between a camel and a penguin.

A camguin has astounding adaptation skills and can live in either warm or cool climates.

clute

"Man, this red light has lasted five clute cycles," complained Mark.

cheerleaderness - (submitted by Angel) waiting for definnition submission

chococonnoisseur - (sumitted by Kusta) Self-proclaimed expert on chocolate.

conflagration - 1. a large, disastrous fire or
2. competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)
3. mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives,wishes, or external or internal demands.

In other words, a big old broohaha.

coucha - (submitted by Jasmine) A woodchuck (relative to concept of misheard lyrics)

How much wood could a wood chuck, chuck if a wood chuck *coucha* wood?

crunk - The act of getting drunk, high on drugs or both (Urban Dictionary)

cromp (submitted by Jasmine) The act of using one's teeth to open a bag or container.

Four out of Five dentists advise against cromping bags of snack foods

doink - (submitted by Jasmine)The act of hitting someone in a comical way so as to need sound effects. (Urban Dictionary)

.:E / F:.

elifick - (submitted by Jasmine) Ancient language spoken by elves.

fantabulous - (Submitted by Ari) excellent: of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

favalicious (Submitted by Ari) - when your favorite knight or princess is looking quite tasty.

Tonight Sir Pero is just absolutely favalicious!

feh - [(rhymes with "bleh": Submitted by Kate]
1. A weakened version of "fuck!" or "fucking hell!". To be used in times of massive frustration. You know, the kind that sucks all your energy at lightening speed so as to render you unable to truly let loose on someone's ass for crossing you like they just did. Eh, or as a substitute for the aforementioned, more graphic, vocabulary when you are in the company of minors but just can't stop from swearing - oh, and can be used in exclamation, normal tone, or a whisper (just as versatile as the original in that sense). Defined as seen in her entry at Urban Dictionary.com)
2. Using a milder, yet exacerbated tone: "I'm still at work. I am stuck. I have stuff to do and I'm stuck. Feh." Less genteel possibilities can be found by hanging around bars, college parties, or high school cafeterias.

flack-a-tow - (prison term, submitted by J.L.) A beating involving two or more officers against one prisoner.

flagrant (submitted by Ari)- Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible:

a flagrant miscarriage of justice; flagrant cases of wrongdoing at the highest levels of government.

flashworks (submitted by Jasmine) - The lights or spots you see after someone takes your picture using a flash.

fleeble - A hairball a flea gets. (submitted by Jasmine)

fmock (submitted by Jasmine) - to mock, insult or abuse a farm animal.

The sheep chased me out of it's pen after I fmocked it.

.:G / H:.

glonk (Manx Dictionary)- plonk, splashing noise

gregment (submitted by Deb) - To "re-comment". A term invented to describe when a person comments on a weblog, and then comments again to either correct or clarify his or her previous comment.

Inspired by Greg's frequent use of "gregments"

grindage(From Movie: Encino Man) - food. The all-mighty Pauly Shore made this one.

"Cool chillin betty nugz bro, marley the joint and bust the grindage!"

grugg - a throaty sound used to express a dislike of a person, situation or object.

Grugg. I have been doing homework for two days and still have to read this book.

harked - (Past-tense of HARK.) vomited. Sometimes spelled "H-O-R-K"
"Last weekend, I got so drunk that I harked on my Reeboks."

hakuna matata - No worries (Lion King)

hoomajinkie- highfaluting term for "thingie"

Person 1: "What did you use to fix the sink, dear?"
Person 2: "I used the hoomajinkie that was in the bottom drawer."

ha-ha (submitted by Busmun)- a submerged fence or ditch. Ha-ha is from the French, dating back to 1705. British landed gentry loved the ha-ha because it gave the illusion of vast land ownership.
A sunken fence kept cattle from roaming but didn't smite the eye of the viewer; one could pretend to own all of yon meadow to the horizon!

hundo - Alternative pronunciation of "hundred." "
I made two hundo at my job this weekend."

.:I / J:.

.:K / L:.

lacing-up (submitted by J.L.) - (prison term) Preparing for a fight. (My guess) is that it was derived from boxing, where the fighters lace-up their gloves.

limerence (submitted by L.T.) - (as defined on wiki) - an attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love. is an involuntary cognitive and emotional state in which a person feels an intense romantic desire for another person, the limerent object.

.:M / N / O:.

muggle (submitted by Jasmine)- A non-magic person (Harry Potter)

murfle (submitted by Jasmine)- The sound a smurf makes when it sneezes.

oompah-loompah - Height challenged green-haired candy factory workers. Very conscientious they are often described as having an orange complexion. They are known for their fantastic sense of ethics and attention to detail.

.:P / Q:.

pank (submitted by Jasmine) - the act of begging pirates to not make you walk the plank.
I panked the pirate but he made me walk the plank anyway.

pervalectual - (seen on now defunct blog: We Are Full of Shit), who saw it somewhere else. (definition by Allen) It means "a pervert with a genuis IQ."

pontificate (Hyper Dictionary)- Talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner.

poopersnickle (submitted by Ari)- a term of endearment used for a slightly mischievous child - as in, "you little poopersnickle, you." Can also be used for babies who need a diaper change - as in "whoa, you little POOPERSNICKLE!"

precioso - (Spanish) translated to English means precious. "¿No es mi gatito apenas tan precioso?" (submitted by Deb)

.:R / S / T:.

rockinanny - a goat who loves Elvis.

scrim - Loosely woven special effects fabric. When lit from in front, it appears opaque; when actors or objects behind it are lit, they can be seen through it. Popular for illusions of mist, dream sequences or brief scene transitions.

shank (submitted by J.L.)- (prison term) homemade knife.

shiv (submitted by J.L.)- (prison term) homemade knife.

shizzle - 1- A slang word meaning agreement. 2- To cook something on a stove at high heat and watch it.~ 3- A substitute for the slang word "shit." (Urban Dictionary)

strastumble - A word suitible to scream while falling a short distance. You can use this when your not falling far enough to scream Geronimo.
I screamed strastumble as I fell off the porch.

squelch - To steal. "Don't squelch my style." (Online Slang Dictionary)

snipple - A little bitty piece of paper that is left after you cut paper and have cleaned up all that you are going to clean up - the rest (snipples) you are going to throw on the floor. "Snipples make good hamster litter." (Urban Dictionary)

sphagnum - define this. (Submitted by Deb, I think?)

squink - an unidentified animal, from the english squirrel and skunk.

tribble (Star Trek, submitted by Jasmine)- small round fuzzy critter that multiplies uncontrollably.

whipple - A word written on the side of a box of Christmas decorations in my garage. Writt en on the box is "Merry Christmas" and below that the word "whipple". I have no idea what that means. Around my house we started saying "Merry Christmas, Whipple!", as if it was a person's name. This word has no real meaning to me. (submitted by Pero)

whodi - (Pronounced whoa-dee) Friend. "See that dude? He's my whodi" (Online Slang Dictionary)

.:Y / Z:.

yoink- Something uttered when stealing or quickly grabbing something from another person. (Urban Dictionary) "As he grabbed the bag of money, the theif said "yoink!" and ran off laughing."

yokel - Peasant, hick, hayseed (Urban Dictionary)

zoot - Another word for marijuana / (cannabis), a spliff weed or a joint. "I need a lighter to bun my zoot." (Urban Dictionary)