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Definitions by An Aries

Twitter Mortis

When rumors hit Twitter about someone's death--except that the person is alive and well.
Tweet 1: RIP, Eddie Murphy.

Tweet 2: He's not really dead, it's just Twitter Mortis.
Twitter Mortis by An Aries January 19, 2011

Jiffy lust 

The euphoric feeling of being the first to open a jar of peanut butter and seeing an untouched surface.
Marlon had a moment of Jiffy lust before he plunged his knife into the new jar of peanut butter.
Jiffy lust by An Aries July 1, 2009

apostrophury 

Feeling that is evoked in grammarians and other sensible people when they see apostrophes misused.
Our English teacher rages with apostrophury when we put an apostrophe in the possessive pronoun "its."
apostrophury by An Aries April 6, 2009
The act of taking a discussion away from the original topic in blog comments (comparable to bringing fondue to a dinner party and luring all the host's guests from the table).
Joe's blog entry: The Chelsea Hotel is an example of the Queen Anne style of architecture. (includes photo)
Commenters:
Leon: The hotel was built in the late 1800s, I think.
Dan: It was granted landmark status in 1966.
Mary: I lost my virginity at the Chelsea Hotel!
Laura: I lost my virginity while "Stairway to Heaven" was playing.
Ryan: I lost mine under the school bleachers.
Joe: Dammit, Mary fondued my blog again.
fondue by An Aries March 27, 2008