PRwiz101's definitions

listicle

(n.) -- a magazine article comprised almost entirely of one long list of over 100 names of people notable for some achievement or national or international honor

"There's an 8-page listicle in the magazine this week, with lots of photos and quotes, but most of the text is just a huge list of 150 'women who matter' in today's world, according to the editors."

Overheard at a watercooler in San Francisco, January 19, 2011

by PRwiz101 March 24, 2011

nincompoopellectual

(n.) -- A person whose ideas and comments online are so inane and silly that he or she comes across as more of a nincompoop than a real intellectual.

"My uncle is smart and all that, he went to some Ivy League college, but in fact, he's a real nincompoopellectual most of the time, with all his silly ideas."

-- Overheard at a Thanksgiving dinner party in Teaneck, New Jersey in 2001

by PRwiz101 November 2, 2009

GPS logic

(n. ) -- Logic that only the most sophisticated GPS devices can track, and therefore not very logical in fact.

"I can't believe my ex-wife said that about me. Only the most sophisticated GPS devices can track that kind of logic. That's what I call GPS logic at work!"

overheard at a watercooler in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2012

by PRwiz101 January 11, 2012

lawnument

(n.) -- a lawn ornament made of wood or plastic or metal, such as a pink flamingo

"Man, I had fun today! I put up a new lawnument in the front yard, and when my wife comes home is she ever going to be surprised!"

by PRwiz101 September 3, 2009

fomentum

(n.) -- A state of existence reached when a gaggle of political candidates gather for a debate and ignore the issues, respond to questions without substance, preferring to bluster, posture and end the debate having done nothing other than denigrate each of the other politicians on stage.

"Did you see it? The South Carolina Republican debate last night produced new fomentum as the candidates berated each other and offered not a single substantive idea."

-- overheard at a watercooler in Raleigh, South Carolina, January 20, 2012

by PRwiz101 February 7, 2012

amafessional

(n.) - a blogger or news reporter (from the amateur/professional hybrid to the pajama professional) who works at home rather than in the newsroom, the studio or the office.

"With the changing landscape of the blogosphere, more and more people are opting to become an amafessional and blog from home."

Overheard at a watercooler in Mountain View, California on October 28, 2009.

by PRwiz101 October 29, 2009

the CD

(n.) -- The constant din of modern life, where our
tech gadgets are always on and always bringing us closer to ''the constant din" of 21st Century life.

"Man, if there's one thing about life in the big city that I can't stand, it's the CD, the constant constant din! I mean, this city never sleeps! It's crazy!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan, December 21, 2011

by PRwiz101 January 2, 2012