A lexicographic wonder comprising 20 volumes of mostly abstruse words, from the graveyard of the English language, in which old gentleman of Anglo-Saxon origin refer to as a conversation piece when drinking their tea with their cronies and chaps; sometimes it is actually referred to promote dry erudite works of literature.
"Jeeves" could you bring me volume 14 from the Oxford English Dictionary?" "There is a word from Shakespeare, of which I am not quite sure."
by Luddz February 01, 2015
To ensure that the plan would work (so that everyone would be fooled) we had to adonize her, by giving her a mustache and fake biceps.
by Luddz May 20, 2015
by Luddz June 10, 2015
According to experiments (first conducted in the Hawthorn plant of Western Electric in Illinois, people who are told that they are highly capable and are doing well will then do even better work than worse. The adage "Honey catches more flies than vinegar" suggests that changes resulting from praise or dispraise may not be lasting.
At my workplace, nobody employs the Hawthorne Effect ....so it should be no big secret that it sucks to work there.
by Luddz June 10, 2015
by Luddz February 01, 2015
A person who attempts to demonstrate knowledge obtained by searching on Wikipedia. This person has no legitimate degree from an accredited institution in said subject/topic, but will use the online encyclopedia to prove their point on the topic being discussed.
After reading a ridiculous comment from someone that posted a link:
"Oh look, a Wikipedia Scholar is trying to prove himself again."
After reading a ridiculous comment from someone that posted a link:
"Oh look, a Wikipedia Scholar is trying to prove himself again."
"Oh the Wikipedia Scholar thinks be correct, because he thinks he has a good source of information."
by Luddz May 07, 2015
Obviously, "the condition of being lost," but more often in a psychological sense than in a geographical sense.
The 1970s was a decade of lostness for the American people, with wavering or obliteration of compass points they had once thought permanently fixed.
by Luddz June 10, 2015