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The look is clean and very 'done' but the attitude and feelings are somewhat anarchistic. Usually outspoken, open-minded, and easy to get along with. Often talkative, with good sense of humor, although some are also quite shy when outside of their comfort zone (being creative). Good knowledge of music, art, movies, books, and creative stuff from both mainstream and non-mainstream media, they aspire to (or already have) careers in the arts/entertainment industry. Reads widely, often creates over multiple artistic mediums, and in some cases is very tech-literate. Some 60's influences in terms of fashion and iconography. Often natural hair color. Girls sometimes sport pale lip tints, dark eyeshadow a la' Edie Sedgewick, while guys are often into hats and caps. Vision-challenged art-nerds often lean towards retro or nerd style glasses, many owning more than two pairs of specs. Fashion influences come from Librarian, Nerdcore, Geek, Punk, 60's and Edwardian.
"Excuse me, I bought these art-nerd glasses from the op-shop, how much would it cost to replace the lenses in these with my own prescription?"
"Hey, after we finish recording this track, wanna customize some of my old t-shirts with Copic markers?" "Definitely. Neat. That's very 'art-nerd' of you :)" "I love creating across multiple mediums, I'm a major art-nerd. Currently I'm reading War & Peace, modding my mobile, and making a patchwork case for my iPod." Synonyms: creative (as in "Mac is the number one computer for creatives" (plural), arty-type, nerdy art-kid antonyms: narrow-minded, haughty, unaccepting |
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| 2. | Priscillaesque | ||
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Pronuncation: Prih-SIH-luh-ésk
1. Dressing or behaving according to fashion: trendy; stylish 2. Person who posses qualities that give pleasure to the senses or exalt the mind: a female who is attractive in personality and beauty is Priscillaesque. 3. Person who posses creativity and artistic abilities. 4. Having the ability to turn something plain or boring into something spectacular and fabulous: someone who is Priscillaesque has a creative mind, very detail oriented and artistic in many ways. 5. Glowing from within: sparkling: glittering. synonyms:funny, caring, sweet, creative, entertaining, beautiful, compassionate, loving, complex, attractive, sense of style, trendy, bright Antonyms: plain, simple, boring, serious, tacky, dowdy, bland, cheap, un-interesting, naive, cruel, dark, ugly, unattractive Etymology: American born and California raised fashionista and style icon in the making of Native American and Colombian decent. Word first appeared in dictionary in 1991 of Latin origin. A young Jennifer Lopez in the making; someone possessing creative ambitions and propelling them into lucrative successes.
Like a multi-faceted diamond; someone who is Priscillaeqsue is complex with many qualities and characteristics. A fashion icon like the stylish Kim Kardashian; someone who is trendy with a fabulous sense of style. A color to represent Priscillaesque would be hot pink with silver sparkles; Bright and girlie with a little extra pizzazz! |
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| 3. | shatire | ||
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A peice of creative writing which was written seriously, but was so shit that it seemed like a purposeful satire. Hence shatire. Tony wrote a piece of shatire
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| 4. | strange fruits | ||
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8 extrodinary women (Scorpiana X, Sima Lee, Ms. Pheonix, Yesika Starr, Controverse, Imani, Krislo, Bruja) who came together to stomp out all myths about sisterhood, contributing extroadinary works to the urban tradition of literature and art period.
Strange Fruit was introduced in the year 1937 by a teacher named Abel Meeropol,the poem was created to shed light on the American lynchings that spread through the southern regions like wildfire. Later the poem was made into a song, sang by our lovely Billie Holliday. The song spread awareness about our own holocaust, the Black Holocaust. She sang:
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Today in sheer respect and rememberance of those who suffered, the visionaries who went against the grain of a blatantly racist and hateful time, emerges Strange Fruits. A non profit organization catering to female youth, ages 8-18, dedicated to providing an alternative to the negativity in the streets and through media, by providing a positive alternative of self expression through The Arts, Poetry, (Creative Writing), and HipHop and by offering workshops, counseling, open dialect, AND SISTERHOOD to ensure that needs are met and questions are answered. www.thestrangefruits.com I get my 8 servings of strange fruit everyday! |
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| 5. | Nicole | ||
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A Nicole is someone who is omnipotent. A Nicole is gorgeous, intelligent, mysterious, witty, hilarious, out-going, creative and seductive, yet she is also tough, street-smart, experienced, brave, enduring, and mainly a wonderful mother. Nothing and nobody can compare to a Nicole in any aspect. Mess with a Nicole, or her family, and you will regret ever being born. "Why vote for either Presidential candidate, when there is a Nicole out there much more suitable for the position?"
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| 6. | accellerichment | ||
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noun, meaning an approach to tutoring/teaching gifted or talented children that amalgamates accelerated learning and enrichment; customized curriculum is developed collaboratively with students.
accelerated learning, scholarly research,creative application "ACCELLERICHMENT" is used by the faculty of Milton Academy's "The Saturday Course" to teach hundreds of gifted and talented from Boston area schools. Classes designed for 4th through 7th grades, such as "Build a Speed Boat Racer";" "Secret Life of Animals;" "Blood and Guts;" and "Extreme Math Puzzles."
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| 7. | Nabilesque | ||
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NA•BIL•ESQUE
Pronunciation: näbil’-ěsk' adjective 1. Related to being a strong leader who gets the job done. President Barack Obama is considered a man who shows very Nabilesque qualities. 2. Characterized as a victor who never backs down and does whatever it takes to succeed. After surviving testicular cancer, Lance Armstrong and his Nabilesque mentality went on to break records for the Tour De France. 3. Often related to espionage or careers relating to secrecy. An undercover agent for the CIA must pass a test and complete a rugged training course relating to very Nabilesque ideals. 4. The complex meaning has been applied in various ways to represent very similar things such defining power and defining success. Synonyms: Powerful, boss, winner, open minded, creative, intelligent, complex, active, hustler, stealthy, manipulative Antonyms: Weak, simple, ignorant, untrustworthy, Etymology: The word is of Arabic origin meaning “noble,” Of or relating to Nabil. Word first appeared in 1991. References:
The 1983 film Scarface is said to be Nabilesque because of a rise to power coming from nothing and controlling old assets. The position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is considered an ideal Nabilesque job position. The mythical “money tree plant” in which money actually grows on trees exists and is the main plant in a Nabilesque society. |
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