One of the absolute gayest books assigned to complete in highschool. It has words you must learn and it asks questions about those words and it is a complete pain in the ass. There were sites where you could find answers to these but they quickly got shut down. All these books are are a pain in the ass.
Jeff- "Hey Jim, do you want to go catch a movie?" Jim-"No, sorry Jeff I have to go do vocabulary workshop for 2 hours maybe in a year or so"
by mikeylyle August 22, 2006
This is the dropping of large words to demonstrate a large vocabulary rather than to communicate clearly and simply.
by I, Wreckerrr April 18, 2021
A person who tells you better, more complicated words you could have used in your previous sentence. Often a grammar nazi as well. Always annoying.
Person 1: "Dude, that was totally not needed!"
Person 2: "I think you should have said 'that was totally superfluous'."
Person 2: "Stop being such a vocabulary communist."
Person 2: "I think you should have said 'that was totally superfluous'."
Person 2: "Stop being such a vocabulary communist."
by EpcWffl April 30, 2013
The act of taking advantage of a human being of lower intelligence through the use of a higher level vocabulary.
Chris: You're a controlling bitch
Nicki: That really hurts my feelings
Chris: I apologize for being so astute
Nicki: Thanks for being so understanding
Nicki got Vocabulary-Fucked
Nicki: That really hurts my feelings
Chris: I apologize for being so astute
Nicki: Thanks for being so understanding
Nicki got Vocabulary-Fucked
by MD Wong May 15, 2008
Cringe words and phrases that stemmed from the TikTok app such as "no❤️", it's the _______ for me, these comments did not pass the vibe check, and words surrounded by an "✨" emoji on both sides to signify emphasis. Phrases like this
by jp447 October 16, 2020
After 9/11 the word "terrorism" became a much more emotional term for Americans than before, when it was equally deplorable yet much more theoretical in most people's minds (i.e. something that happens elsewhere). Consequently, politically active people engaged in vocabulary hijacking by applying the term "terrorist" to their opponent's activities (e.g. environmental "terrorists", government-sponsored "terrorists", anti-choice "terrorists").
by FigurinOutLife February 10, 2006
A vocabulary that includes obscure polysyllabic words that are often used incorrectly and/or out of their proper context. Specifically with people who don’t have the elloquence or articulate speech to match it.
Named so, because it was first observed with Mike Tyson after he finished a prison sentence for rape. One could imagine him sitting in his jail cell with nothing to do but read his dictionary.
Named so, because it was first observed with Mike Tyson after he finished a prison sentence for rape. One could imagine him sitting in his jail cell with nothing to do but read his dictionary.
From Tv: Lennox Lewis, I'm coming for you man. My style is impetuous. My defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart. I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah!"
Martha: Did he just use the words impetuous and Impregnable
Lucius: Thats his prison vocabulary
Martha: Did he just use the words impetuous and Impregnable
Lucius: Thats his prison vocabulary
by Ben faulding April 30, 2006