tone-def (tohn-def), adj. of or demonstrating a highly refined inability to recognize the possible cause for offense of, or concern about, an issue or situation; designating or of a type of explanation, statement, etc. that is very clearly insensitive or out of touch. Ex.: Facebook’s latest tone-def apology.
Stürmisch und Drang
Stürmisch und Drang (shtoo rm-ish oont drahng) [< German: Literally, Stormy and urge, though conventionally translated as Stormy and stress], n. 1. a style or movement of American cinema of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, characterized by works containing arousing action and bad acting that often deal with the individual’s rejection of social mores. 2. confusion; tumult; turmoil; upheaval. Ex.: A presidency characterized by Stürmisch und Drang.
followership
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).
polyarmorous
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.
anthropomoralism
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!”
hypostate
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.
angostic
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.
politheism
politheism (pol-i-thee-iz-uh m), n. The politically expedient belief in God.
neological
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.
censura
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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