(pronounced blakeian) - w.r.t. the visual arts, painstakingly realistic in representing human anatomy and other natural forms, while also radiantly imaginative.
Two words with similar spellings but different meanings and different pronunciations. The spellings are identical except for a single double character.
Such word pairings are useful in wordplay or poetry.
Examples include:
eelfish elfish
fiancee fiance
furry fury good god
starring staring
Overabundant use of blakenyms:
After my super supper in the dinner diner I had dessert in the desert and my ass grew looser like a loser.
Blakeing is when you stand in plain sight, face into a corner, and pretend no one can see you. Sometimes this can be a true test of patience, skill, and endurance as you may not be able to get free for quite some time.
Jamie Blake was working as part of the behind the scenes crew on a live TV show and ended up being in the middle of a shot and couldn't get out so he stood in pain sight and faced the corner. "Did you see that guy on TV? He was #blakeing for half the show!"
Blakeing can also be for sport as people compete to get the best #blakeing shot as they post the pictures to popular social networks.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.