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.
Each of these, if published, could be classed as an apostrophy:
A New Jersey rock band formed in 2005. The band originally started as a one-man-band and stayed that way until 2008 in which a guitarist/singer was found. The duo continued on into 2009 gaining a guitarist, bassist and drummer. There are now 5 members that include a singer, two guitarists, a bassist and a drummer. They currently can be found at their myspace page. www.myspace.com/apostrophy
Hey man, check out this band called Apostrophy. They're awesome.
Hey have you heard the new Apostrophy song? It's awesome.
Hey did you buy Apostrophy's new EP? It's awesome.
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!"
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.
Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.