25 definitions by Hugh Wards

Zeitwort

A word or phrase that has entered the public consciousness through a fad or popular societal upheaval, revolution, or discussion.

woke, wokeism, fakenews, nuance, progressivism, subversive, zeitwort,

by Hugh Wards April 11, 2023

Enemize

1. To make an enemy of someone.
2. To treat a person so badly that they wish you harm or hurt.

“I was so mean to her, that I enemized her.”

by Hugh Wards September 5, 2022

anagnophilia

The desire/urge to read something or anything that is written down. Not out of curiosity for the content that is written, but to read what is written.

Overcome with anagnophilia, he read the back of cereal box as he ate his breakfast.

by Hugh Wards August 31, 2018

micro progression

A term used to describe improvement over time, whether it is in oneself, a task or a situation. The term denotes a step by step progress of small improvements with each step.

It took me thirty years to become the best. It was a micro progression.

by Hugh Wards June 20, 2020

squeezing a pound out of a shilling

A phrase used to describe a person who is beyond normal frugality or thriftiness. This person usually refuses to spend money on anything and is disgusted when they are forced to do so. Instead, they rather take any other option to avoid paying for anything.

“She is so cheap and tight fisted. She is squeezing a pound out of a shilling”

by Hugh Wards June 23, 2020

Cartoonish

Adhering to, representative of or referencing a cartoon. Normally something that is exaggerated and comical in the style or archetypes of a cartoons.

He walked in with soot on his face like he had witnessed an explosion. It was so cartoonish

by Hugh Wards July 11, 2020

shkamb

Albanian word for ‘rock’ can also be the name of an Albanian male. Normally coo, calm and charismatic, Shkamb is the name of the guy who wrote this description!

That Shkamb is a great guy!

by Hugh Wards February 28, 2018