Plagiaphrase

pron. "PLAY-djee-uh-fraze v.t. & v.i.

1. To plagiarize subtly by changing word order or replacing words with synonyms. 2. To plagiarphrase (which see).

Original phrase: He jests at scars that never felt a wound. (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet)

Good paraphrase: He boasts about experiences he never had.

Bad plagiaphrase: He jokes about injuries that never felt a blade.

by ProfNS September 22, 2011

chicken libber

n. 1. Someone in favor of free-range chickens; 2. a vegetarian; 3. a silent liberal.

After visiting the local chicken farm, Sam became a staunch chicken libber.

by ProfNS September 23, 2011