Una Malachica's definitions

one-om-manship

a state of higher yoga-induced bliss, from the comic strip, Cathy, by Cathy Guisewite

In any competition, we exhibit one-upmanship. When we are competing in how good we are at yoga, we exhibit one-om-manship

by Una Malachica January 17, 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 3, 2009

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 5, 2008

slinter

a trick, an easy way out

I use the Daily Show as a slinter so I don't have to actually read the newspaper

by Una Malachica March 30, 2008

euphobia

fear of good news; inability to share in someone else's happiness or to enjoy any happiness of one's own.

He's such a pessimist. He's suffering from euphobia.

by Una Malachica June 21, 2008

wut

an acronym for wild, untamed things

I'm learning how to photoshop. You should see the WUT I've created

by Una Malachica March 31, 2008