14 definitions by Cabot Wonder

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
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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
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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
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The weird coincidence that happens when you decide to watch a repeat of a tv program that you've seen only (parts of) once before, and it turns out to be that one episode that you've already seen.
I've seen Seinfeld only once, so I thought I'd try to get into it watch the repeats ... turned on the tv and it was the one episode I'd already seen. Talk about deja view.
by Cabot Wonder July 13, 2009
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A psychological disease characterized by walking into a room and completely forgetting why you walked into the room. Common reaction: standing there, trying to retrace your steps, thinking back to what you were doing BEFORE entering the room and, in general, trying to reconstruct what might have motivated you to go to this particular room at this particular time. (Often, the answer comes to you later, when you're not thinking about it.)
Roomnesia is a psychological disease characterized by walking into a room and completely forgetting why you walked into the room. Common reaction: standing there, trying to retrace your steps, thinking back to what you were doing BEFORE entering the room and, in general, trying to reconstruct what might have motivated you to go to this particular room at this particular time. (Often, the answer comes to you later, when you're not thinking about it.)
by Cabot Wonder July 2, 2009
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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 16, 2010
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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
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