Definitions by Una Malachica

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.

bookaholic by Una Malachica March 5, 2008

mutnemom 

reversed momentum, created by Slate columnist Mickey Kaus, to describe how a loss in the previous primary is followed by a loss and a loss by a gain

After 11 straight losses, we expecting mutnemom to kick in for Hillary Clinton.

mutnemom by Una Malachica March 4, 2008

diabulimia 

the practice of diabetics who avoid taking insulin, which can cause weight gain, in order to control their weight. Despite its name, the disorder does not involve purging (Source: New York Times).

She turned to diabulimia because she was more afraid of being fat than being dead.

diabulimia by Una Malachica March 2, 2008

anybody's mama, everybody's mama 

a reason that I'll tell you what you should be doing even if I have never seen you before

I mention to a stranger, "Your shirt's not buttoned right," or at a local restaurant, I'll suggest what he should order for lunch, and add, "anybody's mama, everybody's mama."

anybody's mama, everybody's mama by Una Malachica February 29, 2008

evitability 

opposite of inevitability; quality of not just having to happen

Now that her campaign has recognized the evitability of her campaign success, they are having to make a lot of changes

evitability by Una Malachica February 25, 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.

word of click by Una Malachica February 24, 2008

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!

hacktacular by Una Malachica February 18, 2008