Matt Windle poet's definitions

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

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

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

Balloonertic

/bəˈlu nətɪk/

A person that has a balloon infatuation.

What do you call a person that infatuated with balloons? A balloonertic!

by Matt Windle poet November 13, 2020

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

J-bomb

A joke that is told at work or in a professional setting.

"Did you hear Andy dropping J-bombs in his business meeting?"

by Matt Windle poet January 16, 2021

Teabate

/ti beɪt/

a friendly discussion or debate with another person or group about the best way to make a cup of tea.

"We're having a teabate. I'm saying boiling water first but she's saying milk first."

by Matt Windle poet March 15, 2021