a carbon or metal device through which an electrical current is passed in order to subject substances to heat treatment that isolates and identifies the chemical composition of that substance

"what's the chemical composition of this substance? better use the old electrothermal atomizer..."

electrothermal atomizer by forensics geek November 27, 2003

Electrolepsy

e·lec·tro·lep·sy
/əˌlektrōˌlepsē/
noun
a condition characterized by an extreme tendency to stop paying attention to a conversation in the present moment whenever distracted by a digital device.

It was only when they realized that they were disappearing from conversations and not remembering what was discussed that they began to practice mindfulness to counter their electrolepsy.

Electrolepsy by Alchemissed October 24, 2023

Electroder

The distinctive scent of a new game, console, or new technology-related product that can some consider part of the experience.

"Dude, give the case back. You're hogging the electroder.!"

Electroder by Dark_Spiri_Bass June 27, 2009

electrolarynx

A handheld microphone-like device used by those whose voiceboxes are either damaged or have been removed due to cancer of the larynx or other conditions. Usually, they stick the device up to their throats, and speak -- the vibrations are carried to the device, which turns those vibrations into an audible voice. It sounds very electronic when they speak, and sometimes they even scare the children...

James has an electrolarynx and he sounds like Darth Vader.

electrolarynx by victor June 11, 2006

electrovert

Someone who is a social butterfly via electronics, and socially retarded in person.

OMG... he/she's such an electrovert. Total buzz kill when we met in person.

electrovert by red lace tattoo September 27, 2011

crunchy

Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.

"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"

crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007

Word of the Day on September 24, 2026

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026