Matt Windle poet's definitions

Wobbing and Beaving

a failed attempt to successfully use the boxing defence technique of 'bobbing and weaving.'

"I told him to bob and weave but even when he moves his head he gets punched. It's not so much bobbing and weaving as it is wobbing and beaving!"

by Matt Windle poet February 23, 2021

Inwhoencer

/ˈɪnhʊənsə/

a person with a modest social media following that refers to themself as an 'influencer.'

This guy with 50 followers is calling himself an 'influencer' but he's more of a 'inwhoencer.'

by Matt Windle poet March 22, 2021

Figlang

/ˈfɪɡˈlaŋɡ/

a syllabic abbreviation for Figurative Language.

"I need to add some more figlang into my writing."

by Matt Windle poet February 24, 2021

Confaux

/kənˈfəʊ/

a disingenuous conversation that a person creates immediately prior to asking for a favour.

"The preamble was sheer confaux."

by Matt Windle poet March 29, 2021

Clapables

/klapəb(ə)ls/

the action of simultaneously striking the palms of (one's hands) together whilst saying a word, in order to determine the number of syllables that the word contains.

"How many syllables does the word 'newshunty' have? Lets use our clapables to work it out.

by Matt Windle poet March 26, 2021

PWAP

/pwap/

a sudden loud noise caused by boxing gloves hitting against a punchbag.

The punch landed with a pwap.

by Matt Windle poet March 21, 2021

Leather-beaten

/ˈlɛðə-ˈbi t(ə)n/

1. toughened, bruised or scarred by the punches of boxers.

2. worn or damaged by exposure to gloved punches.

3. the face of a boxer.

"The boxer's face was leather-beaten."

by Matt Windle poet April 8, 2021