Linguaphile
Jordan’s exorbitant use of sophisticated vocabulary is not result of an ostentatious personality; rather, he is a linguaphile.
Linguaphile by G1n4 May 2, 2009
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linguiphile
A person who loves languages or the study of linguistics.
Composed of the prefix "lingui-" referring to linguistics, and the suffix "-phile" meaning to like or love.
Composed of the prefix "lingui-" referring to linguistics, and the suffix "-phile" meaning to like or love.
linguiphile by NachoBiz February 9, 2013
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linguophile
1. One who loves language so much, that it becomes an irritation to all those in contact with said person.
2. One who majors in linguistics at a pretentious liberal arts college.
3. One who wants to give an Abraham Lincoln to a phoneme or morpheme.
2. One who majors in linguistics at a pretentious liberal arts college.
3. One who wants to give an Abraham Lincoln to a phoneme or morpheme.
1. "Mark is such a linguophile; he bothers the shit out of everyone when he blathers on about voiced interdental fricatives."
2. "God, I think Mark the linguophile is a ling major at Swarthmore college.".
3. "Ew, did you hear? Mark gave an Abraham Lincoln to the morpheme -able."
2. "God, I think Mark the linguophile is a ling major at Swarthmore college.".
3. "Ew, did you hear? Mark gave an Abraham Lincoln to the morpheme -able."
linguophile by jrobins January 2, 2009
Linguiphile
The incorrect term for someone who loves words.
The lingui- prefix comes from the word linguistic, but there is no basis to make this determination when fusing the word linguistics with the suffix -phile. In any case, the root for linguistics is "Logo", which stands for "words". Therefore, a lover of words would more correctly be called a Logophile.
The lingui- prefix comes from the word linguistic, but there is no basis to make this determination when fusing the word linguistics with the suffix -phile. In any case, the root for linguistics is "Logo", which stands for "words". Therefore, a lover of words would more correctly be called a Logophile.
"Man. I just LOVE words. I'm a linguiphile."
"If you REALLY loved words, you'd know the word is "logophile", you fucking tool."
"If you REALLY loved words, you'd know the word is "logophile", you fucking tool."
Linguiphile by SidWreck January 5, 2010
linguiphile
someone who collects, or has a great love of words and how words go together.
Lingui - from linguistic
- phile from bibliophile
Lingui - from linguistic
- phile from bibliophile
"I have subscribed to Urban Dictionary because I am a linguiphile."
linguiphile by annette gagliardi January 4, 2008
stove
Cigarette: Northern slang for a cigarette, used oft by mashed up mancunian ravers becasue of the resemblance of a hot(electric)stove to the end of a lit cigarette. Originated circa 1991 in the early halcyon days of the rave culture; we speculate during a drug fuelled hallucination by said manc.
'fuck me noel, i am bolloxed, is that a ciggy in your mouth, or the stove from me 'nans kitchen'/
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
General use: 'Give us a stove you cunt'
stove by anthony willison March 18, 2004
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Walky-Talky
A derogatory term for able bodied people or people that can walk. This definition was coined by disabled influencer Valerie Weber
Person in wheelchair: “look at that walky-talky over there.”
Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha”
Friend in wheelchair: *looking at person who is walking* “yeah haha”
Walky-Talky by odd muffin October 5, 2021
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