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Impostorphe 

The apostrophe serves to show possession or to create a contraction. When the apostrophe is in a contraction, it is replacing one or more letters (e.g., "cannot"->"can't"... the apostrophe replaces the letters "no").

Since an apostrophe isn't those letters, it is an impostor.

Therefore, when the apostrophe is used in a contraction, it is called an "impostorphe."
Them -> 'em (' replaces "th") as in "Let's get 'em!"

The impostorphe is the subsitute or "impostor" for the letters it replaces.
Impostorphe by Xenoglott May 16, 2010
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Impostorphe 

An incorrectly placed, unnecessary, or missing apostrophe.

Included in this are greengrocer's apostrophes, but any misused apostrophes can be classed as impostorphes, especially unneeded ones, and ones put in the wrong place.
The impostorphe in that sign reading "Do not feed the pig's" should be destroyed.
Impostorphe by isaac274 November 3, 2014
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impostrophe 

(n.) The all-too-common typographical error masquerading as an apostrophe, especially on the internet. The apostrophe is also known as an inverted comma since, in its correct form, it does not look like this: ' , but rather like a comma that sits above the baseline.
You bloody art directors are all the same. Kindly remove that impostrophe and replace it with the geniune article.
impostrophe by el revez May 13, 2004

impostorphobia 

I feel sus. I have impostorphobia
impostorphobia by John June 17, 2021

impostrophe 

An apostrophe that's unnecessary. Usually added by people who don't have good grammar skills. It can be found almost anywhere, esp. on social media, like Facebook and Twitter, among others.
Bob noticed the sign on the shop's door read, "Open M-F, 9-5; Sat., 10-4; Closed Sunday's," and realized that the apostrophe wasn't necessary. Thus, he deemed it an impostrophe, or an apostrophe trying to "fit in."
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.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
Word of the Day on June 26, 2026

Nerd neck 

A "human" that spends so much time playing video games that their posture is level nerd neck. Everytime anyone goes tryhard they hunch down and their neck gets longer there fore a nerd neck is always hunched down cause they're always going try hard. In other words a nerd neck is a try hard, since their neck is 100% longer than the average human being due to playing too many video games and taking them serious, nerd necks are not even considered human anymore but something more sad. Nerd necks are often found on fortnite, their natural habitat usually being tilted towers.
What a fucking nerd neck!

He is building so fast, nerd neck!

Looser more like a nerd neck ha!
Nerd neck by D Sandwich Maker February 5, 2019
Word of the Day on June 25, 2026