John Wordsleuth's definitions

adnm

ain't 'dere no more is a well-known business or landmark etc, etc that has closed, gone out of business, torn down, or moved else.

D. H. HOLMES DEPARTMENT STORE adnm on Canal St. or in New Orleans.

by John Wordsleuth October 3, 2020

slop bucket

slop bucket a bucket that a person use to urinate and defecate in before indoor plumbing was common place.

It was nighttime, and Harry did not want to go outside to use the out house, so used the slop bucket instead.

by John Wordsleuth March 28, 2021

TITUS

Trump Insurgency in the United States

In Oregon, there is a great fear of TITUS, causing public disturbances.

by John Wordsleuth July 30, 2022

peak experience

is a state of consciousness characterized by joy, often experienced by self-aware individuals.

James had a peak experience, when he journeyed to Rome, Italy

by John Wordsleuth February 28, 2021

anawim

those who are truly and utterly poor before God

Sadly, there are many Americans who can be counted as amongst the anawim.

by John Wordsleuth March 1, 2021

newshangover

The tired and depressed feeling a person has after watching too much bad or discouraging news on television or the internet.

Graham had a "newshangover" after watching a few hours of CNBC covering the declining stock market. It dropped 300 points that day.

by John Wordsleuth March 6, 2009

party in place

When one cannot go out and have fun at a local bar, because they are closed down for a quarantine, or the weather is so horrendous one leave one's house, but one is determined to have a blast anyway.

Theo could not go out to party with his friend, because of the quarantine.so he decided to PARTY IN PLACE.

by John Wordsleuth February 17, 2021