PRwiz101's definitions

moredom

The opposite of boredom.

"I never suffer from boredom, and in fact, if I suffer from anything, it's from moredom! I never have enough time to do all the things I want to do!"

-- Danny Bloom, April 7, 2009

by PRwiz101 July 4, 2009

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

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

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

comentum

(n.) -- When two people share the same momentum in a foot race, bicycle race or political campaign

"Wow, Jack and Stephen are neck and neck and the race is hardly over. There is some real comentum out there on the track today, and there's no way to know who's going to win."

Overheard at a track and field event in California on January 15, 2012

by PRwiz101 February 7, 2012

blogforce

The blogforce is all those blogs in the blogosphere that support your most recent blog posts and link to your blog as a show of support for your ideas and opinions.

"I'm going to call on the blogforce to get behind my recent posts about climate change and help spread the word around the blogosphere."

-- A student at Tufts University majoring in French.

by PRwiz101 April 2, 2009