BACKcident: Where you either throw out your spine, or run over/into something while driving in reverse
FAXcident: An "oopsie" (such as garbled or overly-sensitive data) regarding printed material dat you sent over da phone lines
HACKcident: A major computer-related screw-up due to your not having updated your malware-shield recently enough
JACKcident: Depending on which version --- original vs. modern --- of da poem you read, this term can mean: (1) what Jill's male companion suffered due to his losing his footing near da top of da hill where da well was, or (2) what JILL HERSELF suffered when she had unprotected sex wif da pot-smoking Jack, and forgot to take her pill at da time. Can also refer to: (3) what can happen if you don't position your mechanical lifting-device properly when changing a tire, or (4) da painful experience dat you'd get when stepping on an unseen knobby/spikey-toy in your stocking-feet!
FAXcident: An "oopsie" (such as garbled or overly-sensitive data) regarding printed material dat you sent over da phone lines
HACKcident: A major computer-related screw-up due to your not having updated your malware-shield recently enough
JACKcident: Depending on which version --- original vs. modern --- of da poem you read, this term can mean: (1) what Jill's male companion suffered due to his losing his footing near da top of da hill where da well was, or (2) what JILL HERSELF suffered when she had unprotected sex wif da pot-smoking Jack, and forgot to take her pill at da time. Can also refer to: (3) what can happen if you don't position your mechanical lifting-device properly when changing a tire, or (4) da painful experience dat you'd get when stepping on an unseen knobby/spikey-toy in your stocking-feet!
Additional examples of alphabetical accidents include:
LAXcident: Refers to either: (1) an unfortunate mishap due to one or more people's not being careful/attentive/cautious enough, or (2) an unexpected calamity at da big airport in Southern California
MAXcident: What insurance-fraud crooks try to create so as to collect da biggest payout dat they possibly can from their injury/damage-related policies
PAXcident: A messy screw-up at da annual gaming-festival
RACKcident: A debacle regarding either a welded-metal wares-platform or da triangular frame for corralling da balls in table-tennis
SACKcident: Refers to either: (1) a messy spillage from a burlap bag, or (2) getting a girl preggo when sharing her sleeping-bag
TACKcident: An unforeseen "big ouch" incident similar to Definition #4 of "Jackcident"
TAXcident: Where you inadvertently let slip about undeclared assets to da IRS
WAXcident: Da unfortunate results of having da hair-removal medium too hot when spreading it on your excessively-furred skin
YAKcident: Refers to either: (1) where you majorly put your foot in your mouth due to uninhibited/indiscreet blabbing, or (2) a mishap regarding a huge hairy mammal with massive curling horns
LAXcident: Refers to either: (1) an unfortunate mishap due to one or more people's not being careful/attentive/cautious enough, or (2) an unexpected calamity at da big airport in Southern California
MAXcident: What insurance-fraud crooks try to create so as to collect da biggest payout dat they possibly can from their injury/damage-related policies
PAXcident: A messy screw-up at da annual gaming-festival
RACKcident: A debacle regarding either a welded-metal wares-platform or da triangular frame for corralling da balls in table-tennis
SACKcident: Refers to either: (1) a messy spillage from a burlap bag, or (2) getting a girl preggo when sharing her sleeping-bag
TACKcident: An unforeseen "big ouch" incident similar to Definition #4 of "Jackcident"
TAXcident: Where you inadvertently let slip about undeclared assets to da IRS
WAXcident: Da unfortunate results of having da hair-removal medium too hot when spreading it on your excessively-furred skin
YAKcident: Refers to either: (1) where you majorly put your foot in your mouth due to uninhibited/indiscreet blabbing, or (2) a mishap regarding a huge hairy mammal with massive curling horns
by QuacksO July 23, 2021

An 'alphabet of rats' is the collective noun for a group of rats. Because rats barrel, belt, blast, blaze, blow, bolt, bomb, bowl, breeze, bundle, bustle, buzz, cannonball, careen, career, chase, course, crack, dash, drive, fly, hare, hasten, hie, highball, hotfoot, hump, hurl, hurry, hurtle, hustle, jet, jump, motor, nip, pelt, race, ram, rip, rocket, run, rush, rustle, scoot, scurry, shoot, speed, step, tear, travel, trot, whirl, whisk, zip, zoom around.
by Blueteddy February 6, 2022

Have you ever learned about the NATO alphabet? It goes like this: Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu.
by bluestinger66 August 27, 2022

Alphabet: Any and all law enforcement agencies above the local police departments such as the FBI, CIA, DEA and ATF.
by Lillian Esther Baker January 15, 2022

Examples of "alphabetical arbitraries" include:
barbitrary: where ya gotta endure "pricky 'n' pokey" things, either real pointy-tipped objects or verbal "jabs".
carbitrary: where walking, biking, or horseback-riding are not options for getting from Point A to Point B. Could also mean how someone wif a sweet tooth views rich-ingredient goodies.
charbitrary: what meals are if da food is excessively heated prior to serving.
farbitrary: only lengthy distances permitted.
garbitrary: no "birthday suits" allowed.
jarbitrary: everything hasta be stored in wide-mouth containers.
marbitrary: a clean unblemished finish is a no-no, like at a demolition derby --- you only win if you get battered around.
scarbitrary: similar to above; you hafta show visible "school of hard knocks" signs to comply/qualify
sparbitrary: what it is for sailors on wind-powered ships --- you gotta climb da masts, mates --- it's part of da job.
starbitrary: where you hafta either have astronomy skills, or be a Hollywood icon.
warbitrary: what da military-gear-obsessed officials at Nova Robotics Corporation (think Skroeder and Dr. Warmonger --- I mean, Dr. Marner) seemed to think... unlike Newton Crosby, they thought dat "blowing stuff up" was da only path to peace.
barbitrary: where ya gotta endure "pricky 'n' pokey" things, either real pointy-tipped objects or verbal "jabs".
carbitrary: where walking, biking, or horseback-riding are not options for getting from Point A to Point B. Could also mean how someone wif a sweet tooth views rich-ingredient goodies.
charbitrary: what meals are if da food is excessively heated prior to serving.
farbitrary: only lengthy distances permitted.
garbitrary: no "birthday suits" allowed.
jarbitrary: everything hasta be stored in wide-mouth containers.
marbitrary: a clean unblemished finish is a no-no, like at a demolition derby --- you only win if you get battered around.
scarbitrary: similar to above; you hafta show visible "school of hard knocks" signs to comply/qualify
sparbitrary: what it is for sailors on wind-powered ships --- you gotta climb da masts, mates --- it's part of da job.
starbitrary: where you hafta either have astronomy skills, or be a Hollywood icon.
warbitrary: what da military-gear-obsessed officials at Nova Robotics Corporation (think Skroeder and Dr. Warmonger --- I mean, Dr. Marner) seemed to think... unlike Newton Crosby, they thought dat "blowing stuff up" was da only path to peace.
by QuacksO July 11, 2025

Assorted "plucked from da ol' 26" examples of extra-special-or-impressive products/performance:
bambrosia: a super-satisfying bouncy-bouncy
blambrosia: what movie-gunshots sounded like to Mike Teavee
cambrosia: more-beautiful/satisfying-than-normal web-lens action
clambrosia: either da savory chowder or da magnificent pearls dat you can get from said sea-dwelling bivalves
crambrosia: what da above-mentioned delicacy is when you copiously scoop it into your mouth
dambrosia: lovely scenes from a hydro-power location
drambrosia: da merely-tiny potions of a rich/costly goodie dat yer mommy/daddy will allow you at a time
Frambrosia: what a pricier brand of oil-filter claims to be
grambrosia: how youngsters view their delightful "big Ma", both for her warmly-cuddly welcoming of dem to her house, and da tasty aromatic treats dat she always bakes for dem
hambrosia: out-of-this-world deli-selections
jambrosia: what your gramma would dish out when all of da youngsters gathered around for sliced-bread snacks
krambrosia: Definition#3 on steroids --- how da stretched-out-cheeked guy in da "Snickers Almond" commercial viewed said tasty nuts
bambrosia: a super-satisfying bouncy-bouncy
blambrosia: what movie-gunshots sounded like to Mike Teavee
cambrosia: more-beautiful/satisfying-than-normal web-lens action
clambrosia: either da savory chowder or da magnificent pearls dat you can get from said sea-dwelling bivalves
crambrosia: what da above-mentioned delicacy is when you copiously scoop it into your mouth
dambrosia: lovely scenes from a hydro-power location
drambrosia: da merely-tiny potions of a rich/costly goodie dat yer mommy/daddy will allow you at a time
Frambrosia: what a pricier brand of oil-filter claims to be
grambrosia: how youngsters view their delightful "big Ma", both for her warmly-cuddly welcoming of dem to her house, and da tasty aromatic treats dat she always bakes for dem
hambrosia: out-of-this-world deli-selections
jambrosia: what your gramma would dish out when all of da youngsters gathered around for sliced-bread snacks
krambrosia: Definition#3 on steroids --- how da stretched-out-cheeked guy in da "Snickers Almond" commercial viewed said tasty nuts
Additional examples of "alphabetical ambrosia" include:
lambrosia: what Mary Sawyer's famous "fuzzy four-footed friend in da classroom" song/story has been for little kids ever since it was penned
ma'ambrosia: super-polite speaking-behavior
'Nambrosia: infinitely-awesome exports from southeast Asia
Pambrosia: da decidedly-better nonstick spray
prambrosia: what passersby view an "adorably-precious" newborn as in Merry Old England
rambrosia: da best butter in America (yes, even better than "billy-wives'" milk --- sorry, goats!)
sambrosia: what Edna Walker Chandler's classic cowboy-tales are viewed as by children who love dat kind of book
scambrosia: da supposedly-fabulous "pie in da sky" promises dat shysters make
slambrosia: what Prince Hullabaloo considered da sound of everyone noisily going in and out of their houses and shops in da Kingdom of Hubbub
spambrosia: what a few nerds actually consider dat disgusting super-salty pink goo in da infamous rectangular can
swambrosia: what a dip in da lake feels like on a hot day
tambrosia: better-quality knitted headwear from Scotland
trambrosia: what a cable-car ride can be if you aren't afraid of heights
whambrosia: "step-up" level of Definition #1
yambrosia: what sweet potatoes are to folks who love 'em
lambrosia: what Mary Sawyer's famous "fuzzy four-footed friend in da classroom" song/story has been for little kids ever since it was penned
ma'ambrosia: super-polite speaking-behavior
'Nambrosia: infinitely-awesome exports from southeast Asia
Pambrosia: da decidedly-better nonstick spray
prambrosia: what passersby view an "adorably-precious" newborn as in Merry Old England
rambrosia: da best butter in America (yes, even better than "billy-wives'" milk --- sorry, goats!)
sambrosia: what Edna Walker Chandler's classic cowboy-tales are viewed as by children who love dat kind of book
scambrosia: da supposedly-fabulous "pie in da sky" promises dat shysters make
slambrosia: what Prince Hullabaloo considered da sound of everyone noisily going in and out of their houses and shops in da Kingdom of Hubbub
spambrosia: what a few nerds actually consider dat disgusting super-salty pink goo in da infamous rectangular can
swambrosia: what a dip in da lake feels like on a hot day
tambrosia: better-quality knitted headwear from Scotland
trambrosia: what a cable-car ride can be if you aren't afraid of heights
whambrosia: "step-up" level of Definition #1
yambrosia: what sweet potatoes are to folks who love 'em
by QuacksO February 28, 2025

"A-to-z" examples of da early/crude births of various objects and concepts, such as:
boarigin: Where da wild pig came from.
boreigin: Who/what started everyone yawning.
coreigin: Who littered da ground after eating da apple.
doorigin: Where da swinging entrance-flap appeared from.
foreigin: Who putted da golf ball. (Goldfinger and Oddjob optional.)
fourigin: Where da "one more than three" status came from.
Goreigin: He invented da internet, but where did HE HIMSELF come from?!
hoarigin: How being old got started.
loreigin: What started da tradition of telling tales of yesteryear.
moreigin: When and how greed first reared its ugly head.
boarigin: Where da wild pig came from.
boreigin: Who/what started everyone yawning.
coreigin: Who littered da ground after eating da apple.
doorigin: Where da swinging entrance-flap appeared from.
foreigin: Who putted da golf ball. (Goldfinger and Oddjob optional.)
fourigin: Where da "one more than three" status came from.
Goreigin: He invented da internet, but where did HE HIMSELF come from?!
hoarigin: How being old got started.
loreigin: What started da tradition of telling tales of yesteryear.
moreigin: When and how greed first reared its ugly head.
More examples of "alphabetical origins" include:
noirigin: Da first rumblings of evil.
norigin: First references of neither.
poorigin: Where da economy first took a nose-dive.
pourigin: Da moment it started raining hard.
Quoragin: Where dat bu**s**t online questions-and-answers platform first got thought of.
roarigin: Where da loudly-vocal lion is.
soarigin: Da time when flying animals first appeared
soreigin: When someone began feeling angry and/or achy-muscled.
torigin: Where dat odd rock-formation began appearing.
toreigin: What ripped yer shirt while you were shoving yer way through da bushes during a nature-hike.
tourigin: Whose idea it was to be on said scenery-observation trek in da first place!
warigin: Whatever bu**s**t provocation supposedly started a conflict.
whoreigin: What first prompted a chick's currently "loose" status.
woreigin: Okay --- who told you dat you should don DAT tattered-'n'-threadbare outfit??
yoreigin: Where ancient history started.
yourigin: Da start of da concept of one's not hogging everything for himself.
noirigin: Da first rumblings of evil.
norigin: First references of neither.
poorigin: Where da economy first took a nose-dive.
pourigin: Da moment it started raining hard.
Quoragin: Where dat bu**s**t online questions-and-answers platform first got thought of.
roarigin: Where da loudly-vocal lion is.
soarigin: Da time when flying animals first appeared
soreigin: When someone began feeling angry and/or achy-muscled.
torigin: Where dat odd rock-formation began appearing.
toreigin: What ripped yer shirt while you were shoving yer way through da bushes during a nature-hike.
tourigin: Whose idea it was to be on said scenery-observation trek in da first place!
warigin: Whatever bu**s**t provocation supposedly started a conflict.
whoreigin: What first prompted a chick's currently "loose" status.
woreigin: Okay --- who told you dat you should don DAT tattered-'n'-threadbare outfit??
yoreigin: Where ancient history started.
yourigin: Da start of da concept of one's not hogging everything for himself.
by QuacksO November 21, 2024
