lexicolonologists

n. People who are experts about terminology in a given area but quite anal about specifics of usage.

I think the etymological lexicolonologists would decry the verbal warming on the internet.

by gnostic1 August 25, 2011

Lexican

Impressive arsenal of vocabulary resulting from extended hours spent reading while sitting on the toilet.

Sylvester Stallone probably spends way too much time reading on the toilet which starts to explain why his lexican is overloaded with so many big words.

by Jed Fearon March 26, 2009

lexiconnoisseur

describes the sort of person who would make up a word like that and then tell everyone about it.

Tycho Brahe (CW) is a lexiconnoisseur. He knows a long word that means squeezed to death by a snake. He also knows the French word for hat.

(CW)TB

by Jodine Sparks July 12, 2005

lexiconnoisseur

Originally used by Tycho of Penny Arcade, Lexiconnoisseur describes the sort of person who would make up a word like that and then tell everyone about it.

Man, Jack is such a lexiconnoisseur. Half the time I don't know what he is saying!

by Mikhael July 10, 2005

lexicographer

someone who writes a dictionary and shit

that motherfucker is a lexicographer.

by danny boy September 1, 2003

lexicography

The art of making a dictionary. Anyone who adds to urbandicionary.com is a lexicographer.

I have just spent an hour lexicographing in the urban dictionary

by hood-rat May 14, 2003

Street Lexicographer

Someone who has successfully defined a term that has been accepted by the mahatma's a urbanditionary.com

Both myself and my friend James have entries in the Urban Dictionary. This makes us BOTH "Street Lexicographers". A high honor in some circles. A dubious one in others.

by Bonelawr59 June 21, 2021