mike's definitions

elonym

(electronic + Gr. onyma, name; cf. pseudonym, synonym) -- electronic name; the part of electronic address that precedes the sign @.

In our university mail system, all elonyms are made from the first name initial plus the surname minus last letter. My elonym is bjohnso (Bill Johnson).

His elonym is as enigmatic as he is himself: aaa314. Clearly he claims to be alpha, not omega.

by Mike March 30, 2008

safenik

(safe+nik) -- a person who wants warranties about everything, who is scared by the vicissitudes of life and feels an overwhelming need to be secure.

What about a family travel to Tibet? - It's impossible. My husband is a safenik. - Safenik ? - Yes, he never takes any risks.

by Mike March 30, 2008

avidominosis

(Latin videre, to see; cf. avitaminosis, vitamins deficiency)--the deficiency of visual impressions, hunger for new sights, landscapes, shows, spectacles, films, visual art, etc.

I need to go to the cinema. Because of my armchair way of life in the last months I've developed an avidominosis.

by Mike March 30, 2008

tonguefusion

a fusion of languages in a literary work.

James Joyce's "Finnegans Wake" is a perfect example of tonguefusion.

by Mike March 30, 2008

whynik

(why? + suffix "nik")—a person (often a child) who asks incessantly "why?" (a translation of Russian "pochemuchka")

This little whynik will drive me mad. Let him stop asking.

by Mike March 30, 2008

fantology

ontology of possible worlds and fanstastic beings. This discipline bridges philosophical thought and artistic imagination.

The task of fantology is to explicate all possibilities of being, including those of alternative worlds, and to ground the practical discipline of world-formation.

by Mike May 30, 2008

Obamanna

supernatural boons and messianic miracles that Barack Obama is expected to graciously produce if elected president of the USA.

Don't expect obamanna immediately falling upon us after
the presidential inauguration.

by Mike March 5, 2009