PRwiz101's definitions

scifientist

A person who is neither a scientist nor a science fiction writer, but writes and blogs about possible sci-fi scenarios for the future.

Although polar cities do not exist yet, there's a blogger who envisions them as safe refuges for survivors of global warming in the far distant future, and he calls himself a scifientist.

by PRwiz101 May 4, 2008

scrapblog

(n.) - a highly-personal blog, often for invited readers only, that is more like a scrapbook than a normal blog.

"Yeh, I have a blog, but it's more of a scrapblog than a blog, because it's mostly just photos and links and quotes I like to collect, just for my own use. It's like a scrapbook on a blog platform, that's all, so I call it my scrapblog!"

-- Overheard at a watercooler in Big Spring, Texas on January 5, 2010

by PRwiz101 January 15, 2010

slogger

(n.) - A blogger who blogs only once or twice a year.

"I like blogging, and I read lots of blogs, but when it comes to actually writing my own posts, well, I think I am more of a slogger than a blogger. My blogging career has been one long slog."

overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan, September 7, 2011

by PRwiz101 September 8, 2011

slablet

(n.) - a slang word for a computer tablet such as the iPad or other branded tablet devices

"There are so many computer tablets to choose from these days, and more are on the way, I'm not sure which slablet to buy."

-- overheard at a watercooler in Redmond, Washington on April 7, 2010

by PRwiz101 April 8, 2010

Taiwan stop

v. To fail to stop at a red light at night in Taiwan, even though the red light does signify "stop".

"After I went through the red light at night, I got ticketed for a Taiwan stop."

by PRwiz101 April 7, 2009

helium parenting

(n.) -- A method of parenting which is similar to the way a child holds a balloon, in which parents allow their children to rise like a helium-filled balloon and float on their own, while at the same time making sure that their growing sons and daughters have a strong grasp on the string so that they do not float away to unknown parts.

"My parents were good to me, and they raised me with helium parenting ideas. They gave me a lot of freedom when I was a child but they were always there for me, too. I loved being a balloon and yet I was glad they made sure I was holding on to the string."

overheard at a watercooler in the hallway at Temple Beth Shalom in
Toronto, Janary 31, 2012

by PRwiz101 August 1, 2012

throat therapy

Food, a snack, comfort food, fast food, gourmet food. Also coffee, tea, wine, beer or a cold milkshake on a hot summer day.

"Let's stop at the next rest stop on the highway and get some throat therapy."

by PRwiz101 July 3, 2008