by Apostrophreak March 3, 2021
Get the Apostrophreak mug.1) Apocryphal Middle Eastern punctuation analog to the Oxford (or Harvard) comma; 2) a way to take the wind out of gasbags who think that "proper" punctuation is somehow an indicator of either intelligence or social worth; 3) an example of how different cultures use punctuation differently, but still correctly-in Marrakech, the apostrophe is used with all plurals but not with the possessive.
"I believe it is vital to use proper punctuation, like the Oxford comma!"
"Dude, the Marrakech apostrophe is even more important, otherwise the meaning gets fraked!
"Dude, the Marrakech apostrophe is even more important, otherwise the meaning gets fraked!
by Otter Dancing September 25, 2011
Get the Marrakech apostrophe mug.Related Words
Alostro
• apostrophe
• apostrofuck
• Apostrophize
• Apostrophreak
• Apostrophy
• abostrous
• almström
• Alostonian
• Alstroemeria
A bar shot created at random that turned out shockingly well. It consists of one part orange flavored rum, one part goldschlager and one part Southern Comfort.
by Lepidus August 3, 2007
Get the The Apostrophe mug.The highly unlikely, yet considerably dangerous state in which both the apocalypse, and a catastrophe, are simultaniously occuring.
Nigel: "oh shit... it's a zombie apocalypse, and a nuclear catastrophe! It's a nuclear zombie apostrophe!"
by nj412 December 13, 2010
Get the Apostrophe mug.Noun. Plural "apostrophies". A prize-winning apostrophe error.
An apostrophe added to a plural word ("apostrophe's" is wrong), or missing from a possessive word ("Johns car" is wrong) or other similar error, in a public or other glaringly obvious place - such as a broadsheet newspaper headline, in financial terms & conditions, or a celebrity's tattoo.
An apostrophe added to a plural word ("apostrophe's" is wrong), or missing from a possessive word ("Johns car" is wrong) or other similar error, in a public or other glaringly obvious place - such as a broadsheet newspaper headline, in financial terms & conditions, or a celebrity's tattoo.
Each of these, if published, could be classed as an apostrophy:
ARGIE'S INVADE FALKLANDS
It is the Companys responsibility to...
Your the one for me
ARGIE'S INVADE FALKLANDS
It is the Companys responsibility to...
Your the one for me
by certificate18 December 22, 2009
Get the apostrophy mug.Port-manteau of "apostrophe" (a constanly misused grammatical item) and "anathema" (something cursed or damned), used to indicate the misuse of an apostrophe.
by Claude Pfeffernuesse April 7, 2007
Get the apostronathema mug."You're my Alstroemeria, Elizabeth. :)"
by Abacus of the Nile May 14, 2009
Get the Alstroemeria mug.