Matt Windle poet's definitions

Boxability

/bɒksəˈbɪlɪti/

1. allowing one to demonstrate a high skill set; either an innate or inborn talent or through

dedication and practice.

2. talent, skill or proficiency in the field of martial arts and hand-to-hand combat.

"His boxability is like no one I've ever seen"

by Matt Windle poet March 20, 2021

Strab

/strab/

to open heavily taped packaging by puncturing and dragging (something sharp) through it.

"This Amazon parcel is so tightly sealed. Pass me the scissors, please, so that I can strab it open."

by Matt Windle poet March 13, 2021

Pharry Magones

/ˈfari'ma'gəʊnz/

A portmanteau of the names Harry Maguire and Phil Jones. Used as a derogatory term for a person that is useless at football.

"That player can't even make a simple pass. He's a Pharry Magones, he is!"

by Matt Windle poet October 14, 2020

Ventence

/ˈvɛnt(ə)ns/

the overlapping of words within a sentence to form an expression with both the words that precede it and the words that follow.

"There is no chance of golden repairs from the land of the RISING SUN, SETS instead on the horizon of false hopes."

You can have a rising sun and a sunset. 'Land of the rising sunset' is a ventence.

Someone may be a sorry sight or a sight for sore eyes but a 'sorry sight for sore eyes' is a ventence.

by Matt Windle poet February 27, 2021

Uncoin

/ˈʌn'kɔɪn/

1. when a once common word becomes archaic and obsolete.

2. goes out of fashion.

"The word 'gringles' was uncoined during the twentieth century."

by Matt Windle poet February 24, 2021

Shockout

/ʃɒkaʊt/

the act of surprisingly knocking someone out, against the run of play or despite the bookies odds, especially in boxing or mixed martial arts.

"The referee has stopped the fight. Nobody was expecting that. What a shockout!"

by Matt Windle poet March 27, 2021

Strainful

/streɪnfʊl,ˈstreɪnf(ə)l/

A sensation of discomfort - rather than pain - felt in the muscles when making a great effort.

"I didn't hurt myself in that yoga class but some of the positions were strainful"

by Matt Windle poet January 10, 2021