netymology

The study of the evolution and propagation of common internet terms and memes. Especially when done in a non-scientific way or by non-linguists (compared to proper etymology).

Hey, does anyone know the netymology of "KTHXBAI"?

netymology by miyako_houou January 11, 2008

monty pythonesque application of the principles of logic and etymology 

The standard logic used by such people as the knights of the round table. It's sound logic that can only be understood by men of science.

E.g. You want to test if a woman is a witch. You burn witches, but you also burn wood. This means witches burn because they are made of wood. Wood also floats in water, just like a duck. So therefore, if she weighs the same as a duck, then she is made out of wood, and is therefore a witch. Now you must weigh her on a set of large scales with a duck, and if they weigh the same, she is guilty of being a witch.

Well, Bernard, that is some Monty Pythonesque application of the principles of logic and etymology right there!

monty pythonesque application of the principles of logic and etymology by PetersonE1 February 16, 2017

Entymology 

The study of words that bug you.

Regina earned her degree in entymology after successfully defending her thesis, titled "Guesstimation at the expresso stand: the impact of misnomers in coffee culture".

Entymology by sigil_vii October 28, 2016

etymology 

I am surprised that this word is not here yet....now it is.

Etymology is the study of the origins of words. Some words have been derived from other languages, possibly in a changed form (the source words are called etymons). Through old texts and comparisons with other languages, etymologists try to reconstruct the history of words — when they entered a language, from what source, and how their form and meaning changed.

A word often misused and mispronounced 'entymology' which is the study of insects!

Etymology in action:

"The etymologist spent hours describing the origin of the word "nice" to the students. Unfortunately no one understood what he was talking about and were all in a deep slumber after 10 minutes."

"The dean spent weeks trying to track down the entymologist to give a lecture on the derivation of the word 'aunt.' When the entymologist finally arrived discussing the workings of one of the most interesting insects on Earth, the dean was promptly fired for being a fraud."

etymology by psiscott April 27, 2006

netymologist

some one with skillz using the Internet to track the origin of words and phrases

- coined by M2 Communications Design

Urban Dictionary - the first word in fresh slang; an essential tool for any netymologist

netymologist by Slumdog January 18, 2009

Entymology 

A word made up by people who don't know the difference between etymology (the study of word origins) and entomology (the study of insects).

u/etymologynerd single-handedly destroyed the r/entymology subreddit last year by pointing out that it's not a word.

Entymology by etymologycrusader January 1, 2019

Etymology 

The study of the origin of words.

Not to be confused with "entomology", the study of bugs. "Entymology" is not a word, despite what the other definition says.

The etymologist pointed out that his profession could not be entomology because "entomology" comes from the Ancient Greek word "entomos", meaning "cut", whereas "etymology" came from the Ancient Greek word "etúmos", meaning "true"

Etymology by etymologynerd June 2, 2019