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markitecture 

A computing or networking architecture suggested by the marketing department for sales purposes rather than for technical reasons. Cisco calls them "reference designs".
The oldest mention of "markitecture" I can find dates back from 1990 :

CA 90s was characterized as a "markitecture" by Jeff Schulman, vice president and analyst with the Gartner Group, Stamford, Conn. "It is a marketing architecture, a statement of direction. It does not specify when products will be delivered, or which products will map to the architecture. It does not help users in a specific sense, only in a general sense".
markitecture by liotier February 26, 2010

barchitecture 

The technique of building a barroom and decorating it with attractive furnishings and lighting as well as providing for music facilities so as to make the environment fascinating and thrilling so that the bar patrons may be spellbound in a state of intoxication, literal or otherwise.
We are all impressed by the architectural design of the bar. It is a paragon of fine barchitecture.
barchitecture by uttam maharjan January 21, 2010

arkitecture 

Da art of designing and constructing very large boats.
Supposedly they've located da remains of Noah's famous work of master carpentry, so he must have had exceptional arkitecture skills to create something dat lasted for untold millennia like dat!
arkitecture by QuacksO February 13, 2024

Parkitecture 

Noun.
Temporary art, culture, leisure amenities* to facilitate informal, intergenerational gathering on public property.
That shade project in Cambridge is a masterpiece of parkitecture.
Parkitecture by ShadeCambridge February 24, 2025

Hair spider

A tight, tangled knot of loose hair and lint that forms inside clothing during the clothes dryer cycle. It typically hides inside garments, causing an annoying lump or a phantom tickling sensation against the skin until it is found or falls out onto the floor during folding.
I was folding my clothes and a huge hair spider fell out onto my hand
Hair spider by Kmorsels July 15, 2026
Word of the Day on July 16, 2026
n. A screenshot fabricated by a company to misrepresent the graphics of a game; a combination of the words bullshit and screenshot.

Originated from Penny Arcade, a popular gaming webcomic.
-Have you seen Madden 2006 for the Xbox 360? The graphics are gonna be awesome!
-Dude, the Madden 2006 images they showed at E3 were bullshots. It doesn't look nearly as good as they said.
bullshot by Worker Unit #503,298,545 September 26, 2005
Word of the Day on July 15, 2026