May 17 Word of the Day
Briefly, "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own." Originally from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which has a lot more beautiful neologism definitions like this you might enjoy.
by rednos January 10, 2013
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“Why is Molly hanging from the ceiling and screaming the French national anthem?”
“dunno mate but that’s so lem”
“dunno mate but that’s so lem”
by Smellywaffles February 02, 2020
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"Lem" can be used as both a noun or a verb, and is basically used to describe a copycat, or indeed the act of copying. Mostly used in the derogatory sense, it can be used to describe a rip-off, a fake, or even an unintentional coincidence.
The word was coined in the early nineties, and is based on the computer game Lemmings, in which mindless rodents follow each other to their grisly deaths.
The word was coined in the early nineties, and is based on the computer game Lemmings, in which mindless rodents follow each other to their grisly deaths.
Jimmy bought the same shoes as me. He's such a lem.
Hey, that's MY catchphrase! Stop lemming me!
Go-Bots is just a massive lem of Transformers.
Hey, that's MY catchphrase! Stop lemming me!
Go-Bots is just a massive lem of Transformers.
by Ryan_F December 03, 2013