Egonym

Egonym: (n) a word that, if used to describe oneself, is automatically not applicable. Examples are "cool," "punk" and "famous."

The word "celebrity" is an egonym. If you call yourself a celebrity, you probably aren't.

by GRSkeptics December 20, 2010

alcoholics eponymous

A group for people who have the same name as an alcoholic beverage.

Jack: Hi, my name's Jack - Jack Daniels and I've had this name all my life.

All: Hi Jack. Welcome to alcoholics eponymous.

by Lepus July 2, 2008

emonym

e-mo-nym (ih-moh-nym)

noun
A word that elicits the same emotional feeling as another. As such, it is subjective. A dictionary of emonyms is called an emotional thesaurus.

A word that is offered in response to the question, "What's the first word that comes to mind when you hear 'x'?" The word offered is the responder's emonym for "x".

Origin: 2012-2013; blend of emotional and synonym.

Because of their political affiliations, John and Jane have different emonyms for "Obama". John's emonym is "hero" and Jane's is "loser."

by 2ejk November 4, 2013

egonomics

1. the logic used to justify ones actions for personal gain 2. the art of being self-centered 3. the actions and attitudes one takes to appear beter than others, that to the outside observer, shows he/she is a real jerk.

It was his egonomics that caused his to die a lonely man, and the geek, a millionaire

by Silly Dad August 12, 2003

Hip-eponymous

Cool People, or Hipsters, who belong to an Eponymous Society, where all members have the same name. Hip-eponymous is the next logical step to Googling your own name. You find and friend everyone with your name, and start a group, such as the "Your Name" Society.

I have my own Hip-eponymous group on FaceBook, everyone has the same name as me. ^_^

by [TOM] ThunderDawg October 27, 2010

elonym

(electronic + Gr. onyma, name; cf. pseudonym, synonym) -- electronic name; the part of electronic address that precedes the sign @.

In our university mail system, all elonyms are made from the first name initial plus the surname minus last letter. My elonym is bjohnso (Bill Johnson).

His elonym is as enigmatic as he is himself: aaa314. Clearly he claims to be alpha, not omega.

by Mike March 30, 2008

para-eponym

A regular eponym is something named after a person, such as nehru jacket, boycott, volt, bloomer, gerrymander and quisling. A para-eponym is something named after a variation on a person's name, and can be a noun, adjective or verb.

Two para-eponyms are Count Chocula (from Count Dracula) cereal and Cherry Garcia (from Jerry Garcia, a musician favorite of Ben and Jerry) ice cream.

by gm2l June 21, 2010