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Semanoff

"Those people aren't lame, they're 'Semanoffs'"
by Karena2408 June 20, 2008
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semanticklish

One who revels in the folly of semantic play and gets mildly to extremely aroused when hearing dangling modifiers, innuendos, past participles or phrases like: "eats, shoots and leaves."
A cunning linguist often gets semanticklish when his innuendo reveals a smaller than average dangling modifier.
by team grammatard February 15, 2010
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Seemine

Seemine is the correct way to spell semen. Most people don't know this but it is a TRUE fact. The word originated from roman bathrooms and in the 20th century the word was misspelled in a government official's letter. This misspelling soon messed up the public and now everyone calls it semen.
Tristen: Hey did you know its spelt seemine?
Haley: No?
Tristen: Yeah semen is actually spelt seemine!
by Thats_kinda_hot March 9, 2017
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Semantic Satiation

That moment when you repeat a word many times to the point it has no meaning and it feels odd to pronounce it.
by Interius July 16, 2021
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seejan

Someone who is really cute and kind, Fun loving. A happy kid. Always enthusiastic and hard working. A cool friend who everyone needs. Sucha sweetheart.
That's Seejan for you.
by Simpforsky November 23, 2021
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Seevane

She is a communist be careful
Be careful is a seevane
by Thebest2572i4 November 23, 2021
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prostitutive semanticization

1. v. (eg. prostitutively semanticize) To throw around a term or concept until it loses all meaning.
2. n. Use of a term or concept so as to misrepresent oneself as embodying the concept or term. Phony auto-ennobling.

3. v. To attempt a meme-seed inception by repetition and amplification (usually through the distributive media).
4. n. Overuse or abuse of terms or concepts.

Most commonly used by politicians to forward a particular agenda or get a particular candidate elected. But also used quite heavily in religion.

Distinguishes itself from outright attention-whoring usually by its subtlety or its assumption of the self-evidence of the virtuosity of its terms or concepts.
Alex: Did you see that Tea Party rally? I have never seen such an obscene spectacle of prostitutive semanticization in my entire life.

Sarah: I know, right? I went to it as a gag and I didn't take away anything meaningful at all from it. The word 'freedom' was thrown around so much, I don't know what it means anymore! And all those references to Hitler! Why does everybody do that every time they encounter someone they don't like?
by DEDC June 8, 2012
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