Hugh Wards's definitions

penther

Describing something (normally clothes or colours) that are aesthetically or physically calming or soft to touch

That painting is so calming. It's very penther.

by Hugh Wards March 25, 2017

snack snapper

People who waste their lives taking photographs of their food and then upload them to social media.

Man, she photographed every dish at dinner for Instagram. What a snack snapper!

by Hugh Wards April 3, 2017

hyperbollocks

The next level up from hyperbolic: when a statement goes beyond the realm of exaggeration, into the area of unnaturally stupid.

That guy was talking utter hyperbollocks

by Hugh Wards March 12, 2021

Guttureal

An adjective to describe some vicious act, sentence or thought that is so slimy and grotesque that it belongs in the gutter.

The attacks were so vicious that they were almost guttureal

by Hugh Wards November 5, 2021

Enemize

1. To make an enemy of someone.
2. To treat a person so badly that they wish you harm or hurt.

“I was so mean to her, that I enemized her.”

by Hugh Wards September 5, 2022

Velvet Punch

A term used to describe a betrayal by someone or something considered to be virtuous and then is shown to be the opposite. It leads to a feeling of great unease by a soft movement, like a punch from a velvet boxing glove

“I was watching this comedy and all of a sudden it became serious. It was a real velvet punch”

by Hugh Wards May 17, 2020

squeezing a pound out of a shilling

A phrase used to describe a person who is beyond normal frugality or thriftiness. This person usually refuses to spend money on anything and is disgusted when they are forced to do so. Instead, they rather take any other option to avoid paying for anything.

“She is so cheap and tight fisted. She is squeezing a pound out of a shilling”

by Hugh Wards June 23, 2020