ElCommissioner 's definitions

eventpathy

Eventpathy is a social phenomenon wherein crowds of people remain passive and unengaged when an active and much more involved response is called for. It involves the feeling that "someone else will take care of the situation."

The festival area was littered with debris after the crowds dispersed, an example of rampant eventpathy.

by ElCommissioner June 22, 2019

wordbatim

Wordbatim means the same thing as "verbatim"; exact same wording as the original message. However, in this day and age, we need a more "street" version.

Hey, man.... Jimmy told us, "You'd better be there at 8, Dogs." That's wordbatim... we gotta move!"

by ElCommissioner July 28, 2019

E-sume

With all of the modern forms of communication and document sharing, an e-sume is the electronically transferred resume and curriculum vitae of the day.

“I am ready to apply for my dream job. All I need to do is send in my e-sume,” said the recent college grad.

by ElCommissioner November 18, 2019

mypo

The term to define a typographical error (typo) combined with a confession that it was the caused by the writer is a "mypo".

"Yes...I meant to write the 14th...Mypo!"

by ElCommissioner November 23, 2019

catniption fit

Cats like to get a little loopy now and then, too. When their owner places catnip at their feet and they dose up, the behavior that ensues is a catniption fit.

I gave Casper a pinch of catnip, and he's going nuts...a regular catniption fit!

by ElCommissioner November 29, 2019

highpinion

A highpinion is a point of view, a way of understanding or explaining things; an opinion... inspired, born and colored by a dose of marijuana.

It was the couple's highpinion that the double stuffed Oreos were superior to the regular version of the popular cookie.

by ElCommissioner March 25, 2019

diverse it up

"Diverse it up" is a loose and friendly term meaning to try different things for the sake of change, or even inclusion. Try green salsa! Polka dots, not stripes. Hire the other kid, not your nephew. Vote for someone who does not look like you.

In a surreptitiously recorded conversation in the Abbey Road studio, producer George Martin told the boys they needed to diverse it up, and add some horns to the song, "All You Need Is Love".

by ElCommissioner May 30, 2019