Definitions by Mikhail Epstein
dreadvertise (verb; dread + advertise)
There are skilled dreadvertisers in our government.
dreadvertise (verb; dread + advertise) by Mikhail Epstein October 2, 2003
meetnik (meet + suffix nik)
a person who enjoys meetings and all sorts of administrative events and tries to attend as many of them as possible.
Being socially active is one thing, meeting for the sake of meeting is another. I try to stay away from meetniks for whom getting together is an end in itself. Meeting without meaning is worse than meaning without meeting.
meetnik (meet + suffix nik) 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.
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.
Do you participate in any EGG? - Yes, I am a seasoned egger.
EGG by Mikhail Epstein October 2, 2003