ksmanning's definitions

chartjunk

All visual elements in charts and graphs that are not necessary to comprehend the information represented on the graph, or that distract the viewer from this information.

Coined by Edward Tufte, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Statistics, and Computer Science at Yale University;
Member, Recovery Independent Advisory Panel for President Barack Obama

(1) USA Today had a graph with so much chartjunk all over it I couldn't even tell what the point was.

(2) His PowerPoint had so much clipart ! All that chartchunk hid so much of the real info that I was able to fall asleep for the whole talk.

by ksmanning March 25, 2010

warpie

A young and/or contemporary person dressing and acting as if they were hippies living in the 1960s and 70s, thus they are hippies living in a time warp. Not to be confused with "trekkie".

Generally, "warpies" are male or groups of both genders, and "warpie chicks" are female.

"Did you see the warpies with their beads, ponytails and bellbottoms?".

by ksmanning June 27, 2009

consonantipation

The withholding of consonants in words. This is especially true of a g after -in, as in "swimmin" instead of "swimming". Also very common is the h after t, as in "dat" instead of "that". It can be taken to an extreme as in "Prez Clin" instead of "President Clinton". Consonantipation is becoming more and more common as people get lazier and lazier with both spoken and written communication.

I coon't unnerstan a woid dat person sai. Severe consonantipation.

by ksmanning August 13, 2014

deja du jour

The best (or first) feeling of deja vu for the day.

What a sec! This feels so familiar. This is my deja du jour.

by ksmanning March 19, 2010

creep creep

The one driver in line at a red light who feels the need to creep forward 6", causing everyone behind him- and many in the lane beside- to also creep forward 6". They are known then as "creep sheep".

I hate these creep creeps at every stop light. How much gasoline do they waste?

by ksmanning May 16, 2010

anseraphobia

An extreme fear of a goose or geese.

It might also be a fear of being goosed.

Fiona is terrified of any geese she sees. She has anseraphobia.

by ksmanning October 15, 2012

vowelarrhea

The tendency of contemporary singers to drag out the last word and/or note in a line by singing vowels, mostly a's and e's, over and over. The effect is enhanced by also going up and down the musical scale in an almost random, even chaotic, fashion. This can also be highlighted with the singer's hand whipping up and down following the notes sung.

The two finalists on "American Idol" have severe cases of vowelarrhea.

by ksmanning December 22, 2009