Loadmaster's definitions

iJunk

Digital communication and entertainment devices, including smartphones, MP3 players, etc. Such devices allow people to waste enormous amounts of time engaging in social media, listening to music, watching videos, and so forth.

My daughter spends about ten hours a day on her iJunk, mostly texting with her friends; she's an iJunkie.

by Loadmaster August 9, 2015

pareidolia

Misperception of an ambiguous stimulus as something specific.

Seeing faces in clouds is an example of pareidolia.

by Loadmaster July 21, 2004

monkey text

Random words or text, as if written by monkeys banging on typewriters.

The text message you sent me was just monkey text.

by Loadmaster March 31, 2010

elephant word

A word that does not follow the usual phonics pronunciation rules for English.

'Subtle' is an elephant word because the 'b' is silent.

by Loadmaster September 6, 2007

transclude

To include part or all of a digital document into one or more other documents by reference.

Both the online article about food production and the article about natural resources transclude the same chart depicting population growth.

by Loadmaster April 1, 2015

relativity

Formally known as the Theory of Special Relativity, formulated by Albert Einstein in 1905.

Deals with the perception of time and distance by observers in different frames of reference which are moving with respect to each other. An observer in one frame perceives that time is slower and distances are shorter in a different frame.

Also postulates that the speed of light is perceived to be the same in every frame of reference, and that no form of matter or energy can travel faster than light.

Relativity is the feeling that time slows down that you get when you're around your relatives.

by Loadmaster August 25, 2005

shitmess

An especially disorganized mess.

"Clean up this shitmess now, buster, or you can forget about going out tonight!"

by Loadmaster January 14, 2004