Definitions by ElCommissioner
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.
wordbatim by ElCommissioner July 28, 2019
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.
eventpathy by ElCommissioner June 22, 2019
fauxpiphany
A fauxpiphany is a sudden and surprising realization into the meaning of something, only to realize moments later that, alas, you were all wrong. Term coined by the great Lauren Brenner.
"Like a flash, it came to me why Pedro is always acting in that loud and unpredictable way...he is a genius savant!
But it was a fauxpiphany. Pedro is just an asshole."
But it was a fauxpiphany. Pedro is just an asshole."
fauxpiphany by ElCommissioner June 13, 2019
Shrinkchronicity
The physical process of losing height due to spinal compression when it is experienced by more than one person, I.e. a long time married couple .
Shrinkchronicity by ElCommissioner June 10, 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".
diverse it up by ElCommissioner May 30, 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.
highpinion by ElCommissioner March 25, 2019
platetitude
A platetitude is a remark made by a server or diner of a fine restaurant, or a food critic of same, that sounds wonderfully praiseful but actually holds no substance. "The Sole Dore was devine." Ok, so you liked it. Tell me more so I can decide if I might like it. "The new taqueria rocks!" Hmmm. Again, you liked it, but what about it did you like?
His review was filled with the usual buzzwords and platetitudes about the typical restaurant experience, but little information about the actual encounter.
platetitude by ElCommissioner December 1, 2018