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followership

03.29.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

followership (fol-oh-er-ship), n. a group’s shared identity, created by subscription to a leader’s teaching, guidance, example, or social media account(s).

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polyarmorous

03.27.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

polyarmorous (pol-ee-ahr-muh-ruh s), adj. demonstrating a deep love for and commitment to the ownership of multiple firearms, often with a component of romantic or sexual desire. Ex. The United States of America houses the world’s most polyarmorous citizenry.

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anthropomoralism

03.26.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

anthropomoralism (an-thruh-puh–mawr–uh-liz-uh m, mor-), n. the attribution of human moral principles to the behavior of a non-human entity, often as a lesson suggesting that humans should follow the example of that entity. Ex.: “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!”

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hypostate

03.23.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

hypostate (hip-pos-teyt, -tit), n. one who acts in contradiction to one’s sanctimoniously established religious or political principles to such a degree that one has, in effect, forsaken one’s religion, cause, party, etc.

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angostic

03.18.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

angostic (ang-gos-tik), n. a person who holds that the existence of Dog is unknown and unknowable; broadly, one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of Dog or a dog.

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politheism

03.14.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

politheism (pol-i-thee-iz-uh m), n. The politically expedient belief in God.

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neological

02.18.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

neological (nee-uh-loj-i-kuh l), adj. 1. following a newly coined principle of logic. 2. Psychology. following a new line of reasoning that is coined especially by a person affected with schizophrenia and is typically a combination of two logical principles or a shortening or distortion of an existing logical principle. 3. Parenting. following a new line of reasoning that is coined in any discussion with a teenager. 4. Politics. Anything that comes from the Trump White House.

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censura

02.01.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

censura (sen-zhoor-uh), n. [pl. censurae (sen-zhoor-ee)] Prosody. a disapproving pause, usually near the middle of a verse, marked in scansion by a sad-face emoticon; any disapproving or judgmental pause.

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ad homonym

01.25.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

ad homonym (ad hom-uh-nim), adj. undermining one’s argument by misspelling a simple word. Ex.: If you believe that, your an idiot.

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escape goat

01.09.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

escape goat (ih-skeyp goht), n. a goat that slipped into the wilderness before the sins of the people could be laid upon it.

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