halfterpiece

a work of art that's not quite a masterpiece

Timothy Noah judged There Will Be Blood to be a halfterpiece.

by Una Malachica January 29, 2008

word of click

the way information is transmitted from person to person in the computer era--by clicking on links

We used to hear things by word of mouth; now, we hear them by word of click.

by Una Malachica February 24, 2008

bookaholic

someone who keeps buying books to add to a stack of unread books

I have no more room for books on my shelves, but I keep buying new ones. I'm a bookaholic. Well, it's a fairly inexpensive, fairly harmless obsession.

by Una Malachica March 05, 2008

lachrymose intolerant

avoidance of overly dramatic movies or tv shows that feature complicated domestic plots

Crankshaft refused to watch soap operas on the basis that he was lachrymose intolerant.

by Una Malachica April 03, 2009

hacktacular

quality of particular hackiness by bloggers or TV commentators who are motivated by their political leaning rather than a desire to present the truth

Hacktacular alert! Read what (fill in your own suggestion) says about (fill in your own favorite) today!

by Una Malachica February 18, 2008

goof on

to deliberately choose to spend time on something not particularly important

Chris Young is already enjoying the day off. Been reading on my front porch, recording videos, and just goofing off in general. Later on I plan to goof on in particular ways.

by Una Malachica July 17, 2009

purple-ization

increasing the Democratic vote in Republican strongholds

Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said that black turnout in the fall election will encourage the purple-ization of red states.

by Una Malachica May 16, 2008