Spritedust's definitions

otherkin

n., sing. or pl. A person who holds the belief that they are not entirely (or not at all) human. Usually a spiritual belief pertaining to one's soul and the reincarnation thereof, but may also be a belief that one's genetics are descended from, for example, the Irish fae. The word Otherkin was coined to describe people who felt a connection to mythological humanoids such as elves and faeries, but has expanded in recent years to include dragons, gryphons/griffins and other supposedly mythical beasts as well as animals, angelic/demonic beings (angelkin/demonkin) and in some cases extraterrestrials.

adj. Of or relating to Otherkin.

See also therianthrope, were.

1. Many Otherkin believe that they were something other than human in a past life.
2. The Otherkin gathering will be held next week.

by Spritedust May 15, 2004

fluffle

v. to fluff or pet, in a fond and affectionate manner.

n. an act of fluffling; something fluffy or comforting.

v. The cats were fluffled.

n. I send fluffles in your general direction.

by Spritedust May 15, 2004

therianthrope

n.(from Greek "ther", wild animal, and "anthropos", human) A person who feels a strong spiritual connection with a particular species of animal. Therianthropes may define the connection as totemic (having an animal spirit guide or guardian, or a religious connection to the archetypal spirit of that animal) or the result of reincarnation from an animal form into a human one. Therianthropy has existed for millenia in tribal cultures across the globe and also in popular religions such as Buddhism, but the word itself is a recent coinage.

The therianthrope had a spiritual connection to cougars.

by Spritedust May 15, 2004

pronoia

The wonderful delusion that everyone is out to make you happy. Cf. paranoia.

Jenni's pronoia convinced her that small pixies were out to sprinkle her with fairy dust and feed her cookies.

by Spritedust May 15, 2004

shoujo sparkles

n. pl. light of unknown origin radiating from the forms of female characters in shoujo manga, so as to designate their inherent inner (and possibly outer) beauty. A relative of the Bishounen Tailwind phenomenon, in which pretty, androgynous boys in anime are followed by a constant breeze that causes their hair and/or clothes to ripple at appropriate moments of drama.

Oscar de Jarjayes radiates shoujo sparkles.

by Spritedust May 15, 2004

transspeciesed

adj. A word derived from "transgendered", to be transspeciesed means that you believe yourself to be the wrong species for your physical body. Transspeciesism has been reportedly observed in animals and also in some humans, for example otherkin and therianthropes.

Mary is transspeciesed; she believes she was a wolf in a last life and feels awkward in her body now.

by Spritedust May 15, 2004

glamourbomb

n., v. a form of poetic terrorism, glamourbombing involves acts of random beauty, magic or wonder whose purpose is to raise ambient levels of glamour in the area; glamour being the unique magic of the fae. A glamourbomb is any public act or work that aims to inspire genuine curiosity and childlike befuddlement, a change of thought process, belief in magic, belief in the fae, and/or a sense of wonder in the recipient. Glamourbombing can involve anything you like and doesn't need expensive materials - leaving decorated notes "from the fae" amongst supermarket items or between the pages of library books, hanging seven-pointed elven stars in local trees, dressing in wings and the most bizarre outfit you can conjure up, or simple the message "believe in faeries" can all be glamourbombs. In fact, any attempt to add magic, curiosity and wonder to a place is a glamourbomb...... a lot like this entry. :3

You have been Glamourbombed!

by Spritedust May 15, 2004