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Definitions by QuacksO

Don't call that trash 'junk'!

What you eye-twinklingly protest when someone asks you "why you keep all dat junk around"; da joke, of course, is dat YOU YOURSELF are referring to said assorted flotsam and jetsam as being worthless clutter by calling it "trash", and so in effect you are agreeing wif da other person's contention dat you should get rid of said rubbish instead of having it around to clog up your closets and walkways.
I dunno da statistics for how many people who retort, "Hey! Don't call that trash 'junk'!" actually do clean out said jumbled mess anytime soon, but at least they are admitting dat they have a hoarding problem.

brrrrometer 

A measuring device dat predicts how cold it's gonna get in da near future.
A barometer merely measures air-pressure, but a brrrrometer may be able to warn you about whether you should lay in extra firewood for da next few days.
brrrrometer by QuacksO March 1, 2021

burrometer 

A measuring device dat predicts da amount of briars and brambles dat you're likely to encounter during a trek.
Asking da local natives about da denseness and varieties of undergrowth in their area can be a good burrometer of how difficult --- and possibly painful --- your jungle-journey may be; enlisting da help of one or more of said robust indigenes to both guide you through difficult terrain and slash through the worst thickets of thorn-bushes can be of great value to your venture.
burrometer by QuacksO March 1, 2021

eminemt domain 

Da right of a candy-manufacturer to acquire private property for public use.
Sugary confections are bad for your health, so why should Mars, Incorporated be given eminemt domain of privately-owned land-parcels (which in all likelihood are currently being used for "healthful" purposes such as a domestic residence) just to further its own dissipative endeavors?
eminemt domain by QuacksO March 1, 2021

Brazillow 

Da top name in South-American real-estate services.
I prefer to go with independent realtors when seeking out tropical properties, especially with all of da controversy and lawsuits dat Brazillow is notorious for.
Brazillow by QuacksO February 27, 2021

Pele'ontolgoy 

Da ancestral study of famed athlete Edson Arantes do Nascimento.
A little Pele'ontolgoy reveals dat some of da famous football-player's forebears were also into sports.
Pele'ontolgoy by QuacksO February 26, 2021

darkontology 

Da study of heavily-pigmented plants and animals from long ago.
Lots of other scientists are studying paleontology, but they largely seem to be ignoring darkontology, so I think maybe I'll major in that.
darkontology by QuacksO February 26, 2021