Hugh Wards's definitions

Telephile

Telephilia is the term used to refer to a passionate interest in television, TV theory and studies.

A telephile is a person with such a passion for television, TV theory and studies.

"He sat on the sofa all day and watched Breaking Bad. He's such a telephile."

by Hugh Wards February 28, 2018

syncphony

The art of listening to two or more sounds, such as people, traffic, nature or music and synchronising the noises together to make a new sound.

I was listening to Bryan Adams and Bon Jovi together. It was a total syncphony!

by Hugh Wards March 30, 2017

feroic

Adjective: describing something that is iron-like.

His stare was feroic in its intensity

by Hugh Wards August 10, 2018

Zeitwort

A word or phrase that has entered the public consciousness through a fad or popular societal upheaval, revolution, or discussion.

woke, wokeism, fakenews, nuance, progressivism, subversive, zeitwort,

by Hugh Wards April 11, 2023

anagnophilia

The desire/urge to read something or anything that is written down. Not out of curiosity for the content that is written, but to read what is written.

Overcome with anagnophilia, he read the back of cereal box as he ate his breakfast.

by Hugh Wards August 31, 2018

Cartoonish

Adhering to, representative of or referencing a cartoon. Normally something that is exaggerated and comical in the style or archetypes of a cartoons.

He walked in with soot on his face like he had witnessed an explosion. It was so cartoonish

by Hugh Wards July 11, 2020

gaudere superus

The immense feeling superiority a person feels when they witness an ambitious person fail in some challenge.
A lazy person who feels begrudgingly towards a successful person and then a sense of elation when that person fails

He tried and failed. I did nothing so I did no fail. It is gaudere superus - I am better than him now.

by Hugh Wards September 28, 2018