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hyperbole and a half

hilarious blog site. half web-comic, half life story, all funny. written by Allie Brosh.

origin of the "x ALL the y!" picture
"yeah i just read 'the god of cake' on hyperbole and a half, it was hilarious!"
hyperbole and a half by yapity December 14, 2011

hyperchill

An extension of the adjective chill, hyperchill refers to something that is chill to the extreme.

Often refers to a situation which is chill in more than one way.
John: What were you up to last night?
Richard: I was hanging out on my uncle's boat all night just drinking and smoking with a bunch of my cousin's hot friends.
John: Dang man that sounds awesome!
Richard: Yeah dude it was hyperchill...
hyperchill by Noaflo December 10, 2012

Truthful hyperbole 

1. An exaggeration so big that it creates a black hole no truth can enter
2. Bullshit
Apple salesman: The iPhone 7 has every feature anyone could possibly want!
Jason: Bullshit, what about the headphone jack?
Mike: Chill, he's just using a truthful hyperbole.
Jason: So, bullshit?
Bob: Sounds like bullshit to me.

hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic 

From the album 'Hot Buttered Soul' by Isaac Hayes. The LP held the number 1 R&B album spot for 10 weeks in 1969.

According to a comment on the lyrics (//genius.com/1108119 ), this word was made up by Isaac, and -start quote from Damian v B. (//genius.com/Dyazz):

This word itself doesn’t exist of course, but it does include a few other words:
Hyperbole; exaggerated.
Syllable
Sesquipedalian; a long word with many syllables.
Mistic
Conclusion: Isaac uses a lot of unnecessary long, mystic words.

-end quote

The song titled 'Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic' is the second track on side A of the vinyl disc.

The example of how it is used comes from the hook of the song.
Now, tell me, what I say?
Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic

hyperbolic anerocerator

hyperbolic aneroceratorA non-existent or fictional thing which is referred to when person using word has no idea what they are talking about.
I have never heard anyone other than my father, who was a guidance system specialist in the U.S. Army in the 1960's and 70's use it.He was stationed in Europe for almost two decades.Just wondering if anyone else has ever heard it.
"Hey John, why is the can opener not working?"
"I don't know dude, maybe the hyperbolic anerocerator is broken."

Hyperchondriac 

As opposed to hypochondriac, a hyperchondriac is a person who thinks they are alright, even if there is medical evidence of their sickness. Some people usually have a fear of getting sick, this fear lead to anxiety which may affect a person mentally. But hypercondriac people don’t have any worries about their health status, and they try to lead a life irrespective of their illness.
Donald: "There's nothing wrong with me, I feel phenomenal. Having been diagnosed with an illness means nothing to me. Leave me alone. Looser!"
Sam: "You're a hyperchondriac."
Hyperchondriac by NoWayJosey August 9, 2020