Loadmaster's definitions

snoopervisor

A manager who engages in excessive micromanagement.

My snoopervisor watched over my shoulder while I wrote my last report to make sure I didn't mention that we are behind schedule.

by Loadmaster January 14, 2004

scam spam

Unsolicited spam email that asks for personal information such as social security number, credit card numbers, account passwords, and the like in order to scam the recipient.
(See also spam scam.)

A HotMail account is just a magnet for all kinds of scam spam.

by Loadmaster May 2, 2005

whom

What an educated owl says.

An owl says "Who".
An educated owl says "Whom".

by Loadmaster July 29, 2004

pareidolia

Misperception of an ambiguous stimulus as something specific.

Seeing faces in clouds is an example of pareidolia.

by Loadmaster July 21, 2004

monkey text

Random words or text, as if written by monkeys banging on typewriters.

The text message you sent me was just monkey text.

by Loadmaster March 31, 2010

elephant word

A word that does not follow the usual phonics pronunciation rules for English.

'Subtle' is an elephant word because the 'b' is silent.

by Loadmaster September 6, 2007

ijunkie

A person addicted to iJunk (i.e., a personal digital device), spending an inordinate amount of time using it.

That kid uses his smartphone for hours every day; he's an iJunkie.

by Loadmaster August 7, 2014