gnostic3's definitions

racyst

n. Bothersome growth that must be removed from the body politic for society to function properly.

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Waving signs and chanting is all fine but it takes concerted action to excise a racyst.

by gnostic3 October 5, 2020

semantic spelunking

v. Exploring the depths of the meaning of a word or phrase in order to tenuously defend a friend or client. A form of legalese.

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When the rumours of sexual assault began circulating the press agent put on both his game face and his lighted helmet before engaging in some pretty tricky semantic spelunking.

by gnostic3 November 22, 2019

loose maul

n. Rugby term for a savage pile of crushing behemoths that isn't quite as organized as a scrumor as jumbled as aruck.

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Penalty to red:; offside:; a loose maul had formed ... I think.

by gnostic3 October 11, 2019

two-timer

N. Deceptive ice-hockey shot where a player deliberately misses a quick shot from a pass and then blasts a shot with a second swing of the stick.

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Nice miss Jacques!

No, no! It was the two-timer. I meant to do like that.

by gnostic3 January 1, 2015

sockey

n. New sport for those who wish to fill the sportsless covid void and get some exercise while isolated. One kicks rolled-up socks into wastebaskets, armchairs, toilets etc. Complex courses with bogeys, eagles etc can be established if desired. Heavy drinking is encouraged.

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Played a round of ice sockey last night in the walk-in freezer. Lost three toes on the back nine.

by gnostic3 March 18, 2021

phyb

n. Explanation for a difficult concept given by a gifted physicist to an audience of lesser beings. Often simplified generalizations using analogies are understandably lacking in truth.

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“Nothing can travel faster than light” is a phyb. Wavicles being outpaced are everywhere. And time? Constant. Time dilation is just another phyb to settle the nerves of the simpletons.

by gnostic3 March 13, 2024

commune

n. Rural farmstead, hamlet or bog inhabited by an anarchistic group of flower-people seeking to escape the usual confining bonds of humanity's fettered existence. Often seeking financial independence through the production of shabbily beaded assemblages and aromatic candles these clothing-optional settlements have largely disappeared since the sixties as a result of government intervention, better anti-psychotic medication, and cholera.

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Dude! We should gather a bevy of gals and totally start a commune!

Been there. Done that. Tie-dyed the T-shirt.

by gnostic3 November 13, 2016