no fixed address, homeless asphodel, Greek land of the dead bioreactor meat food's comforting inner cuddle pay-triots, money-grubbing grifters exploiting a nationalist cause the death of nuance axolotls, Mexican salamander mononymous moral holiday the holiday from history call of the void, wanting to jump from a high place, hit a guard rail det stora oväsendet, … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2022
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Words & Phrases, 2021
disaster voyeurismStakhanovites, model workers who produced higher than expectationsuniversity, a synthesis of two words: "unity" and "diversity."collimination, adjusting the line of sight of a telescopemuhaha, evil laughIsekai, an anime genre of going to another world and having adventuresZugzwang, worse position than if opponent's turn to play(R)azi Party, portmanteau of (R) Republican and Nazi Partymad-eyed, staring … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2021
Words & Phrases, 2020
diktats, a harsh punishment unilaterally imposedgriot, West African storytelleramanuensis, transcriptionistAnholt cultuviolent entertainment of context collapsefissiparous, an organism is one that produces new individuals by fission/splittingwegan diet, a vegan diet modified to include only wild-harvested meatsaxis of assholesslow-rolledTTP, techniques, tactics and proceduresMoonlight Maze, Russian cyberattack on DoD in 1990ssemiotarchy, tyranny of signskenopsia, eerie feeling when you … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2020
Words & Phrases, 2019
When I come across an interesting word or phrase during the course of the year, I make a note of it. Previous years: 2018, 2017, 2016. entropy bats lastnonspecific effectshadal zone, depth of 20,000kaka felota, floating shit, Belterparrhesia, uninhibited thought, free expressiontwenty-four hour water…clue-poor, but rich in opinion.skidmark skydjellabasfakelore…scholar magicians of the ZoneMexican saying: "The … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2019
Words & Phrases, 2018
When I come across an interesting word or phrase during the course of the year, I write it down. Previous years: 2017, 2016. tanquam explorator, I am wont to cross over even to the enemy’s camp—not as a deserter, but as a scout. —Epicurus heta linjen-upploppet, the hotline riot masspsykos , mass psychosis dystopian fever dream … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2018
Words & Phrases, 2016
Every time I come across an interesting word or phrase, I add it to a yearly list. I tried making a poem using this one last year. Pointless cacophony Buddha of subterranean impulses Métro, boulot, dodo — commute, work, sleep rossignol, French cryptographers whose name became French slang for a device that picks locks. cynegetic tendencies Viktor … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2016
Words & Phrases, 2017
Every time I come across an interesting word or phrase, I add it to a yearly list. tsundoku, leaving a book you bought unread cotisuelto, man who insists on leaving his shirt untucked iktsuarpok, repeatingly going outside to check if anyone is coming trepverter, perfect retort that comes to you later longueurs, dull and tedious, … Continue reading Words & Phrases, 2017
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