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Smartulate

Anybody can speculate about anything, but people who have some background knowledge on a topic can at least smartulate.
As a carpenter with a bathtub in my house, I can speculate about what caused that dam to overflow; but I would prefer to hear someone who knows anything about dams, but wasn't at that dam, smartulate about what went wrong.
Smartulate by nothing exciting August 19, 2021

Coderwauling

The sounds made by a frustrated coder.

(inspired by the dictionary word: "caterwauling")
Apparently the new guy is in over his head on this latest JavaScript project; he's been cursing and shouting, straight up coderwauling all the live long day.

grammar mountie 

Someone who gently corrects your grammar.

Unlike a grammar nazi, who wishes to exterminate the errors in your ways (and possibly you along with them!), every grammar mountie is as calm and reassuring as their namesake, the beloved and gentle members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Turns out that I am dating a grammar mountie! She doesn't even mention it when I misuse a word in a sentence, she'll just use that word appropriately later and then smootch me when I recognize her tactful lesson. We will have many, well adjusted children who will win local spelling bees.
grammar mountie by nothing exciting December 30, 2016