BabuGeorge's definitions

Workaphilic

Having a great deal of fondness for work, but not addictive or compulsive like the workaholics. People who passionately love their work to the extent of worshiping it.

She does not have a compulsive and irresistible urge for work and is definitely not a workaholic. But, she is absolutely committed to her work, deeply loves what she does, and is an inspiration for her coworkers. I would call her a workaphilic.

by BabuGeorge December 19, 2017

Ophthalmophilia

Attraction to and love for someone due to the beauty of their eyes.

From the way he kept looking at my eyes, I knew he was infected with ophthalmophilia; I saw an unending stream of love passing on to me from his ophthalmophilic eyes.

by BabuGeorge April 27, 2014

Retrovation

Retro-innovation. Innovation that happens when people resist change or when they go back to a state before the change was brought in. Remember, standard definitions of innovation is built around change and consider resistance to change anti-innovative.

People are increasingly going back to the good old days. Retrovation is evident in many new products that we use. Organic, fertilizer free farming is popular again. At the very least, we apply retro-filters on our digital images when we cannot get back to the real bygones. Retrovert has actually become a personality type, just like introvert and extrovert.

by BabuGeorge April 30, 2015

antonymicate

To communicate an idea using the antonym of the word typically used to communicate it. In many situations, such use is more nuanced and contains deeper emotional undertones.

He told her "I hate you for doing so much good for everyone else except you"; what he meant was that he deeply loved her doing what she did despite the personal sacrifices she had to make. He antonymicated love with hate.

by BabuGeorge May 22, 2018

Redorexia

A reading disorder causing people to obsess about reading and what they read, for fear of the adverse consequences of knowledge gained by reading. The consequence is a feeling that you know way too much while you're bloated with sheer ignorance. Quite akin to anorexia.

He hated libraries and books; he seemed to have developed redorexia.

by BabuGeorge September 30, 2018

Altergamy

A deep, exclusive connection between two people who are not married to each other, but choose each other with the kind of loyalty and devotion that marriage usually implies.

Altergamy is when you’re not each other’s spouse, but you are each other’s one.
It’s not official. It’s not public. But it’s real. You don’t stay because you must—you return, because you want to.

by BabuGeorge July 9, 2025

sharefatuation

The infatuation one develops to a person as a result of observing the kind of stuff that person shares on social networking sites. Often, the personality of a social network contact is framed based on an observation of what he or she likes, comments, and shares.

I have never met him even though we are friends on Facebook. I love everything he shares. Guess, I have some serious sharefatuation for him.

by BabuGeorge April 15, 2015