astrophysics

term sometimes used to mean "really advanced." In reality, there are more difficult topics physicists study.

"C'mon! It's not astrophysics!"

by AllUltima February 18, 2005

Apostrophize

To add a missing apostrophe to a word that needs one.

There are some words in my essay that need to be apostrophized.

by KMillerCHRON July 18, 2010

apostrophisize

(v.) It means to add an apostrophe, to add a direct addressing of an imaginary being

"In this term paper, you need to apostrophisize something, as I said is one of the requirements."

by THwildy July 31, 2006

Catastrophic Apostrophic Dysplasia

The rapid spread of ignorance of the correct rules for apostrophe usage; the widespread misuse of apostrophes, especially in plural nouns.

Walk-in's Welcome; The Miller's invited us to dinner; Washing machine's for sale are all examples of Catastrophic Apostrophic Dysplasia.

by 21st Century Renaissance Man March 21, 2012

community college apostrophe

Any Apostrophe used inappropriately where a word is plural but not a contraction or a possessive. Much like the opposite of the Harvard Comma, the Community College Apostrophe is used by the uneducated and grammatically ignorant.

"Hey, want to see my photo's from when me and the girl's went hiking in the mountain's?"
"No, and lay off the Community College Apostrophe."

by @theosus September 29, 2017

Apostrophenate

To replace a letter in a non-conjunction word with an apostrophe. (most commonly replacing the "g" at the end of a word ending in "ing")

It's easy to apostrophenate "darling", just make it "darlin' ".
"Darlin' " is the apostrophenated version of "darling".
Apostrophenating is easy, just replace a letter with an apostrophe!

by no uhn December 10, 2012

Apostraphy

The phenomenon of losing supporters in an Internet argument due to the inability to express oneself in proper grammar, correct spelling, and punctuation. Also can be used as a verb "apostraphying."

KingReasen59: "And teh gubbermint needz to spend more menoy on savng the wahles, tey need a beter plan! Use teh plan to drop fud to teh wales!"

JohhnyWong32: "You have an an interesting idea, but you lost me. Apostraphy is DEFINITELY a factor here!"

by OGO February 22, 2014