Definitions by Mikhail Epstein

ifnik (if + suffix nik)

someone whose life, habits and thinking are constructed conditionally.

Don't ask him what he's going to do. A typical ifnik, he will give you a dozen of "ifs."

ifnik (if + suffix nik) by Mikhail Epstein October 2, 2003

dreadvertise (verb; dread + advertise) 

to advertise by dread, to engage in military propaganda.

There are skilled dreadvertisers in our government.

dreadvertise (verb; dread + advertise) by Mikhail Epstein October 2, 2003

EGG 

abbreviation for Electronically Generated Groups, such as smart mobs
or bookcrossing communities, that use the web to ferment their social
bonds in real space and time.

These EGGs are indeed the eggs of new, trans-electronic sociality.

Do you participate in any EGG? - Yes, I am a seasoned egger.

EGG by Mikhail Epstein October 2, 2003