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anacosmism

Something or someone that is not in its correct universe, dimension or cosmic location. Coined by Jennifer Diane Reitz to label errors in fantasy literature where people or things described are specific to Earth and ought not to exist in the fictional universe of the work.

These errors go beyond mere 'anatopism' (referring to something is in the wrong geographic location but at least on the correct planet). Also analogous to anachronism, where something is in the wrong time.
If a sci-fi novel set in the Andromeda galaxy used the months January to June, that would be an anacosmism because the Roman Empire and their calendar never existed in Andromeda.
by Bloopy September 14, 2024
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shamebiguous

When it's unclear whether something is shameful or shameless. You may feel shameful after committing a shameless act, or vice versa. Formed using shame and ambiguous.
The obese man felt shamebiguous after running down the street naked.

Sarah felt shamebiguous for slapping her sleazy boss in public.
by Bloopy March 3, 2010
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blame the pixel

The act of accusing a pixel of being at fault for something that goes wrong on your computer screen (or possibly something that goes wrong elsewhere). The expression was first used in relation to playing the computer game Worms, because a single pixel on the terrain can sometimes affect whether you win or lose the round.
Every time Windows crashes, I blame the pixel.

Arnold Schwarzenegger became a governor?? I know the pixels are behind this!
by Bloopy April 9, 2005
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womb

The uterus; the organ in a female mammal where a fetus develops. Also known as baby oven, baby factory, baby maker, sprog forge, rug rat generator, kiddy mill, or the place where babby is formed.

A piece of biological machinery which cramps up and leaks fluid and tissue on a regular cycle if it's not in use, making the female extremely cranky.
Sorry darling, I can't make babies with you tonight, my womb's been filled by the pool guy.

To demonstrate what a womb cramp feels like to a man, a swinging sledgehammer should be administered to the lower gut.
by Bloopy November 10, 2010
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yabunde

Yabunde!

Yabundeeeeee!

Yaaaabuuunndddeeeeeee!
by Bloopy April 9, 2005
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lash out

To make a fool out of someone, or take advantage of them, so that they feel embarrassed or shamed as if they had been lashed by a whip.
We're going to totally lash out Steven by hiding his car keys in the cat's dinner.

Ashley got so lashed out when he stood near that big puddle while the bus drove past.

You got lashed!!
by Bloopy April 9, 2005
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querafansible

Any object or thingamajig specifically kept in bathrooms, particularly if it's a complex gadget with lots of buttons.

Coined in 'Time Enough for Love' by Robert A. Heinlein, where he described a "companion querafansible with sophisticated controls". In the science fiction universe of the book, this may possibly refer to the equivalent of a smart toilet, a control panel for the shower, or any sort of more futuristic appliance that your imagination fancies.
Sorry, I knocked your querafansibles all over the bathroom floor.

Is that querafansible a teleportation device? I never knew there were planets where they used those in the bathroom.

There's a sale at Lowe's. Only 10% off kitchen appliances, but querafansibles are half price!
by Bloopy September 12, 2025
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