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- Adjective
Having bean characteristics or form; resembling a bean.
- Noun
1. Anything that resembles or evokes comparisons with a bean.
2. (In science fiction) Any individual of the race of giant sentient bipedal extraterrestrial bean beings.
Having bean characteristics or form; resembling a bean.
- Noun
1. Anything that resembles or evokes comparisons with a bean.
2. (In science fiction) Any individual of the race of giant sentient bipedal extraterrestrial bean beings.
I say, what a beanoid appearance that fellow has!
Much to his annoyance, Tom's short ungainly stature meant he was often termed a beanoid by his friends and associates
Beanoid frigate inbound! Action stations men, gunners to the starboard turrets!
Much to his annoyance, Tom's short ungainly stature meant he was often termed a beanoid by his friends and associates
Beanoid frigate inbound! Action stations men, gunners to the starboard turrets!
by Charlemagne1993 February 27, 2017
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Acronym referring to the culturally and institutionally similar countries of Australia, Britain, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. (In other words, all of the Western Anglophone countries that aren't the United States.)
These countries have many cultural, linguistic, and institutional similarities, including populaces that are largely English-speaking (which moreover use 'British' rather than American varieties of the language), common law legal systems, Westminster systems of government, and significant numbers of people with heritage from the British-Irish isles. The countries also for the most part are members of the Commonwealth and share a common monarch as their head of state (all except Ireland), overlap considerably in the sports they play, are relatively multi-ethnic compared to other non-English speaking Western countries, maintain warm diplomatic relations with each other, and, at the governmental level, generally favour social and economic policies that are relatively liberal.
Although these countries share a number of qualities and characteristics with that other Western Anglophone country, the United States, the degree to which the US is distinct or an outlier along certain salient metrics means that in general, when making comparisons between Western Anglophone countries or Western countries, it's often helpful or practical to group the ABCIN countries together relative to the US or groups of other Western countries.
Acronym referring to the culturally and institutionally similar countries of Australia, Britain, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. (In other words, all of the Western Anglophone countries that aren't the United States.)
These countries have many cultural, linguistic, and institutional similarities, including populaces that are largely English-speaking (which moreover use 'British' rather than American varieties of the language), common law legal systems, Westminster systems of government, and significant numbers of people with heritage from the British-Irish isles. The countries also for the most part are members of the Commonwealth and share a common monarch as their head of state (all except Ireland), overlap considerably in the sports they play, are relatively multi-ethnic compared to other non-English speaking Western countries, maintain warm diplomatic relations with each other, and, at the governmental level, generally favour social and economic policies that are relatively liberal.
Although these countries share a number of qualities and characteristics with that other Western Anglophone country, the United States, the degree to which the US is distinct or an outlier along certain salient metrics means that in general, when making comparisons between Western Anglophone countries or Western countries, it's often helpful or practical to group the ABCIN countries together relative to the US or groups of other Western countries.
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A: Tell me, how can I refer to all the Western Anglophone countries that aren't the US in a way that is concise and which can't potentially cause offense? Lumping them together as 'British' countries seems lazy and likely to annoy people from some of these places, yet referring to these nations as 'the core Commonwealth countries and Ireland' or 'majority white Anglophone countries that aren't the US' gets annoying quickly. If I'm to satisfyingly write up my piece about differences between the US and these other countries then I need a nice easy term that I can refer to this bloc of countries with
B: Oh, that's easy mate. ABCIN has you covered. Your article wants to compare and contrast US culture with ABCIN culture
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Biggest adjustment I had to make moving to the US after spending so much time in ABCIN countries? Changing the way I interact with people. Americans are more literal-minded than a lot of ABCINners, and don't care as much for (or indeed always understand) banter, irony, or self-deprecation. Not for the worst, living in this country I've had to become complimentary to my friends, less obviously cynical, more emotionally open, and on the whole basically more upbeat and positive
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American: Oh, my apologies. Guess I'm not familiar with your British sense of humour
Australian: Well, actually, I'm Australian mate and, not to put too fine a point on it, someone of Irish extraction. It's my ABCIN humour that you're not familiar with. But yeah nah, all good
A: Tell me, how can I refer to all the Western Anglophone countries that aren't the US in a way that is concise and which can't potentially cause offense? Lumping them together as 'British' countries seems lazy and likely to annoy people from some of these places, yet referring to these nations as 'the core Commonwealth countries and Ireland' or 'majority white Anglophone countries that aren't the US' gets annoying quickly. If I'm to satisfyingly write up my piece about differences between the US and these other countries then I need a nice easy term that I can refer to this bloc of countries with
B: Oh, that's easy mate. ABCIN has you covered. Your article wants to compare and contrast US culture with ABCIN culture
2.
Biggest adjustment I had to make moving to the US after spending so much time in ABCIN countries? Changing the way I interact with people. Americans are more literal-minded than a lot of ABCINners, and don't care as much for (or indeed always understand) banter, irony, or self-deprecation. Not for the worst, living in this country I've had to become complimentary to my friends, less obviously cynical, more emotionally open, and on the whole basically more upbeat and positive
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American: Oh, my apologies. Guess I'm not familiar with your British sense of humour
Australian: Well, actually, I'm Australian mate and, not to put too fine a point on it, someone of Irish extraction. It's my ABCIN humour that you're not familiar with. But yeah nah, all good
by Charlemagne1993 December 19, 2019
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Of or pertaining to Thanatos, the ancient Greek personification of death. Deathly; macabre; grim.
Of or pertaining to Thanatos, the ancient Greek personification of death. Deathly; macabre; grim.
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Breath bated, senses alert for the merest suggestion that there might be anything lurking beyond, we cautiously nudged open the door and slowly made our way out into the musty thanatotic chamber
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Finally, with a loud, terrible laugh to the dungeon ceiling, Charles, rusty old shears clenched intently in his sinewy, bloodied hands, a thanatotic glint in his eye, got up heavily from the corpse that had been Michael and, turning, began making his leering, limping way over to where Jason lay resignedly shackled. Jason could only hope that his end would be swift
Breath bated, senses alert for the merest suggestion that there might be anything lurking beyond, we cautiously nudged open the door and slowly made our way out into the musty thanatotic chamber
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Finally, with a loud, terrible laugh to the dungeon ceiling, Charles, rusty old shears clenched intently in his sinewy, bloodied hands, a thanatotic glint in his eye, got up heavily from the corpse that had been Michael and, turning, began making his leering, limping way over to where Jason lay resignedly shackled. Jason could only hope that his end would be swift
by Charlemagne1993 November 17, 2019
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The eating of sub-standard food or filth.
Actually a remarkably useful word for surreptitiously insulting someone’s cooking while having that person naively assume you're complimenting it.
{ "Rypo-" (Gk. "rypos" Filth) + "-phagy" (L. "-phagus" < Gk. "-phagos" To eat) }
The eating of sub-standard food or filth.
Actually a remarkably useful word for surreptitiously insulting someone’s cooking while having that person naively assume you're complimenting it.
{ "Rypo-" (Gk. "rypos" Filth) + "-phagy" (L. "-phagus" < Gk. "-phagos" To eat) }
"Thankyou for such a large, and may I say, rypophagous meal."
Having been lost in the outback for several days, Kev was beginning to consider rypophagy as a means of sating his gnawing hunger.
Having been lost in the outback for several days, Kev was beginning to consider rypophagy as a means of sating his gnawing hunger.
by Charlemagne1993 July 19, 2016
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Usually used in the context of Aussies (or occasionally Kiwis or Saffas) expressing national pride, such as in sporting events between Australia and the UK/England, the term is also used when good-naturedly ribbing English people in these peoples' countries.
Usually used in the context of Aussies (or occasionally Kiwis or Saffas) expressing national pride, such as in sporting events between Australia and the UK/England, the term is also used when good-naturedly ribbing English people in these peoples' countries.
Pom: <Optimistically> "You know, England might just win the Ashes this year..."
Aussie: "Hahaha, yeah, good one mate, we're sending your boys packing back to Pommyland just like we always do"
Pom: *Sniff*
Pom: "I mean it, why aren't there more clouds in your sky! It's unnatural and my pasty skin can't handle your fucking sun!"
Aussie: "Or perhaps you should just fuck off back to cold old Pommyland you whinging pommy bastard"
<Pair share jovial grin and heartily clink pint glasses>
Aussie: "Hahaha, yeah, good one mate, we're sending your boys packing back to Pommyland just like we always do"
Pom: *Sniff*
Pom: "I mean it, why aren't there more clouds in your sky! It's unnatural and my pasty skin can't handle your fucking sun!"
Aussie: "Or perhaps you should just fuck off back to cold old Pommyland you whinging pommy bastard"
<Pair share jovial grin and heartily clink pint glasses>
by Charlemagne1993 October 2, 2016
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2. (Informal) Imaginative alternative to calling someone an idiot or stupidhead.
2. (Informal) Imaginative alternative to calling someone an idiot or stupidhead.
I like assfish. They swim in the deep ocean and turn into weird gelatinous messes when brought to the surface!
It didn't take long for it to come out that all of us thought Michael is the biggest assfish we've ever had the displeasure of encountering
It didn't take long for it to come out that all of us thought Michael is the biggest assfish we've ever had the displeasure of encountering
by Charlemagne1993 February 17, 2017
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Probably the world’s greatest invention since lasers, definitely the awesomest thing that (unaccountably) has not been made yet.
Probably the world’s greatest invention since lasers, definitely the awesomest thing that (unaccountably) has not been made yet.
Elon Musk: "I'm telling you man, soon as I'm done with SpaceX and Tesla it's on to rocketship firetrucks for me. Everything I've ever done will have been in vain if these don't become a thing!"
Donald Trump: "Vroom vroom, rocketship firetruck!!"
Donald Trump: "Vroom vroom, rocketship firetruck!!"
by Charlemagne1993 August 9, 2016
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