Cabot Wonder's definitions

twitterfication

Writing that may contain typos, misspellings, abbreviations and symbols, some of which is intentional, some of which is accidental -- but "close enough" for the reader to figure it out.

Given the amount of twitterfication, it's clear that no one actually READ the article before publishing it; they simply relied on spell checkers.

by cabot Wonder April 19, 2010

atleastified

A process of rationalization that looks for the silver lining in -- or puts a positive spin on -- a negative event.

They got three inches of rain, but he atleastified it by saying, "At least it wasn't snow."

by Cabot Wonder March 22, 2010

deja scru

The odd feeling that you've had sex with someone, but can't remember meeting them.

I met this woman Jane at a party and got that strange sense of deja scru.

by Cabot Wonder July 13, 2009

Statutory Grape

Legal. A form of vagrancy. Drinking wine in the park and passing out at the base of a statue.

Jack was over-celebrating his promotion and got picked up for statutory grape.

by Cabot Wonder August 9, 2009

Testiphoney

Legal. False and misleading statements under oath.

After he testified in court, they found out he was lying and sentenced him to 6 months for testiphoney.

by Cabot Wonder August 11, 2009

connectaphobia

The fear of not being in constant touch with the rest of the world, usually evidenced by people who are constantly on their cellphone, tweeting, etc.

It wasn't her fault she drove off the road. She was on her cellphone, an obvious victim of connectaphobia.

by cabot wonder July 19, 2010

semi-colonoscopy

Examining and editing text for the overuse of semi-colons.

His writing was concise; it was lyrical; but it had too many semi-colons. It required a semi-colonoscopy.

by cabot wonder June 17, 2010