PRwiz101's definitions

farticle

(n.) - A newspaper article about a continuing news story that everyone is sick of.

"I am so sick of reading farticle after farticle about this continuing saga of the murdered coed in Seattle. I mean, she's dead. Let it go."

by PRwiz101 September 28, 2009

intervine

(n.) - The internet grapevine of gossip, rumors, innuendo and news flashes

"How did I hear this? I heard it on the intervine somewhere! It's gone viral now, everyone's talking
about it!"

-- overheard at a watercooler in Manhattan, June 25, 2011

by PRwiz101 July 19, 2011

quote magnet

(n.) - a famous person, living or dead, who people often attribute quotes to, even though he or she might not have actually said the things they are quoted as saying; examples are Albert Einstein, Mark Twain and Winston Churchill, among others.

"You know, Einstein is a real quote magnet. There are websites and blogs all over the Internet that attribute quotes to him that in some cases he never uttered or wrote. It's hard to know what's true and what's not!"

by PRwiz101 January 22, 2010

crash blossoms

(n.) -- a neologism for infelicitously-worded newspaper headlines which at first reading seem to mean one thing but upon second reading mean something completely different; often hard to figure out at first; called "crash blossoms" because one specific headline from a newspaper used the two words -- "crash blossoms" -- in a confusing way

Japan Violinist linked to JAL crash blossoms

by PRwiz101 August 30, 2009

magapaper

(n.) - An online newspaper which borrows from the magazine industry and shifts to magazine-style writing, design and shorter bites of
information to suit today’s headline-glancing reader.

You know, I like reading my daily newspaper online, but I also like these new magapaper news sites, which are a kind of cross between a newspaper and a magazine. Cool!

by PRwiz101 January 24, 2011

Godfiti

(n.) -- Witty, pithy slogans written on outdoor walls that either denigrate the existence of God or the gods, or praise God or the gods, or sometimes do both.

I saw this Godfiti written on a wall the other day.

"God is dead." -- Nietzsche

''Nietzsche is dead.'' -- God

by PRwiz101 October 26, 2011

funemployed

People who are unemployed and using the free time to have fun and explore new areas in their lives while they wait for their next job opportunity.

"Hey, man, I just love being funemployed now. I can have all day and night to enjoy my life and have fun, instead of working for The Man, you know."

-- overheard at a watercooler in a public library in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, June 29, 2009

by PRwiz101 July 3, 2009