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A mental state equivalent to average awareness.
Coordinate terms:
Combobulated - being in a state of higher than average awareness
Discombobulated - being in a state of lower than average awareness
Coordinate terms:
Combobulated - being in a state of higher than average awareness
Discombobulated - being in a state of lower than average awareness
Alice was quite combobulated, paying close attention in her classes and getting all A’s. Rick, meanwhile, often found himself discombobulated by his instructor’s lengthy lectures. Meanwhile, Steve followed along fine for the most part, but sometimes needed to ask for help. He was perfectly bobulated.
by Alex-2598 November 5, 2023
Get the Bobulatedmug. Of or pertaining to two days before yesterday, three days ago.
From Latin “Nudius quartus” (“now is the fourth day”).
Compare:
Nudiustertian (the day before yesterday)
Nudiusquintan (four days ago)
Nudiussextian (five days ago)
Nudiusseptian (six days ago)
Nudiusoctan (one week ago)
From Latin “Nudius quartus” (“now is the fourth day”).
Compare:
Nudiustertian (the day before yesterday)
Nudiusquintan (four days ago)
Nudiussextian (five days ago)
Nudiusseptian (six days ago)
Nudiusoctan (one week ago)
“This particular production premiered to an enthralled audience on the nudiusquartian evening, whereupon many a gay laugh was had at the uproarious entertainment.”
by Alex-2598 March 6, 2023
Get the Nudiusquartianmug. A quite humorous variation of “Jesus H. Christ”, most famously used in the 1986 film “Short Circuit”. An apt term for expressing your extreme shock at a sudden turn of events.
Weather reporter: “Folks in the DFW area may not be able to see the April 8th solar eclipse due to cloud coverage.”
Person who invested time and money to travel to Texas specifically for this event: “JESUS H. GOD!”
Person who invested time and money to travel to Texas specifically for this event: “JESUS H. GOD!”
by Alex-2598 April 4, 2024
Get the Jesus H. Godmug. A fusión genre, especially popular in the 1960s, which combines elements of pop and classical music. The style emerged as artists were interested in recapturing the grandeur of the baroque era.
Common characteristics of baroque pop:
1. Heavy use of strings, woodwinds, brass, and other orchestral accompaniment
2. Intricate, layered harmonies
3. Prominence of the harpsichord, a baroque era favorite
4. Lyrics that were often fantasy-like, romantic, and, sometimes intentionally, vague.
Baroque pop is related to sunshine pop and psychedelic pop, all three sharing several characteristics, such as their use of complex harmonies.
Common characteristics of baroque pop:
1. Heavy use of strings, woodwinds, brass, and other orchestral accompaniment
2. Intricate, layered harmonies
3. Prominence of the harpsichord, a baroque era favorite
4. Lyrics that were often fantasy-like, romantic, and, sometimes intentionally, vague.
Baroque pop is related to sunshine pop and psychedelic pop, all three sharing several characteristics, such as their use of complex harmonies.
by Alex-2598 November 17, 2017
Get the Baroque Popmug. by Alex-2598 September 11, 2023
Get the Bigfeetmug. A novel that is specifically written to pay homage to or imitate the style of 1940s-1950s film noir. While many of the classic film noir movies of the period were themselves based on novels written in the noir style, these books would not be considered true Novel Noir because they would have been considered standard mystery/crime works in their own time. In other words, they weren't written with the tropes of film noir as we now know it in mind.
A key characteristic of Novel Noir is that it is consciously intended to emulate the gritty, shadowy black and white atmosphere of the classical Noir period. This is what sets the genre apart from works of contemporary mystery. The cutoff date for a true novel noir would likely be any time after the end of the classical American Noir era (generally accepted as the end of the 1950s).
A Novel Noir aims to recreate as closely as possible the elements of classic film noir. While certain aspects of a film can't be perfectly replicated in written form, novel noir works are characterized by vivid descriptions and deep immersion in the time period (often the 1930s, 1940s, or 1950s). Other characteristics are essentially the same as film noir: private eyes, morally gray scenarios and characters, crooked cops and shady gangsters, and of course, the mysterious and vexing femme fatale.
A key characteristic of Novel Noir is that it is consciously intended to emulate the gritty, shadowy black and white atmosphere of the classical Noir period. This is what sets the genre apart from works of contemporary mystery. The cutoff date for a true novel noir would likely be any time after the end of the classical American Noir era (generally accepted as the end of the 1950s).
A Novel Noir aims to recreate as closely as possible the elements of classic film noir. While certain aspects of a film can't be perfectly replicated in written form, novel noir works are characterized by vivid descriptions and deep immersion in the time period (often the 1930s, 1940s, or 1950s). Other characteristics are essentially the same as film noir: private eyes, morally gray scenarios and characters, crooked cops and shady gangsters, and of course, the mysterious and vexing femme fatale.
While film noir has faded in popularity since the end of the 1950s, authors continue to keep the genre alive by writing excellent works of novel noir.
by Alex-2598 November 22, 2020
Get the Novel Noirmug. by Alex-2598 April 12, 2023
Get the Ambiundextrousmug.