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antonomasia 

the substitution of an epithet or title for a proper name
the Bard for Shakespeare is an example of antonomasia
antonomasia by SonicLover8000 December 3, 2017
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autoomnoming

To nom on one's self. This is especially bad if you taste good because you will end up eating your entire body.
Marie told Chris to stop autoomnoming on his arm because he's a smart cookie.
Acronym for "A Number Pulled Out Of My Ass". It's what results when you PANOOMA. Used in any context where you have to come up with a number but don't have the time or inclination to actually do the work to figure out what the real number is.
"I told him it was 37%, but that was just ANPOOMA."
ANPOOMA by RantingNerd November 2, 2009

antomology 

The scientific study of ants. Usually one gains knowledge through owning an ant farm.
I bought an ant farm to study up on my antomology.
antomology by Dr. Ant January 14, 2008
Youngest wordheyse's/word brother. An expert at wordscheppen/word, which is a trait that runs in the family.
I am antooon and I like schepeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeun
antooon by haedesch April 6, 2003

Antomemes 

When the meaning of two memes are polar opposite
The "nobodies born cool except of course" meme and "Do atheist go to hell" meme are antomemes.
Antomemes by AeolusMiner July 21, 2021