metrespect
"I was going to razz him about his double half-caf, no whip, nonfat, sugar-free vanilla latte, but decided to show some metrespect."
metrespect by JavaSven June 9, 2008
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Despite his refined tastes in clothing, excessive use of designer hygiene products, and knowledge of food, art, and culture, Anthony won’t get off the couch... he’s becoming metrosectional.
metrosectional by sulfrikn August 7, 2008
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Metaspective
adj. & n.
Pronunciation: /ˌmɛtəˈspɛktɪv/
Definition (coined by Mark DiPaolo, 2025):
1. adj. — Pertaining to a mode of perception that transcends both inward self-reflection and outward observation, attaining the highest possible vantage, as if through the perspective of angels, God, or ultimate consciousness.
2. n. — The act or quality of adopting such a transcendent viewpoint; a God’s-eye way of seeing.
Etymology: From Greek meta- “beyond, above” + Latin specere “to look.” Coined by Mark DiPaolo in 2025.
Pronunciation: /ˌmɛtəˈspɛktɪv/
Definition (coined by Mark DiPaolo, 2025):
1. adj. — Pertaining to a mode of perception that transcends both inward self-reflection and outward observation, attaining the highest possible vantage, as if through the perspective of angels, God, or ultimate consciousness.
2. n. — The act or quality of adopting such a transcendent viewpoint; a God’s-eye way of seeing.
Etymology: From Greek meta- “beyond, above” + Latin specere “to look.” Coined by Mark DiPaolo in 2025.
Usage examples:
• She entered a metaspective state during meditation, sensing the unity of all things.
• Without metaspective, philosophy risks becoming trapped in the narrow lens of human experience.
• She entered a metaspective state during meditation, sensing the unity of all things.
• Without metaspective, philosophy risks becoming trapped in the narrow lens of human experience.
Metaspective by Mark DiPaolo September 22, 2025
fogey
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)