2008-03-25

dvorakolyte

A user of the Dvorak keyboard layout.

(I'm a dvorakolyte.)

2008-03-08

Hoffa effect

Pronounced direct correlation between physical attractiveness and distance from the viewer.

("Hoffa" is an acronym for "hot only from far away")

moral parallax

A difference between the ethical and behavioral standards applied to oneself, one's friends, etc., and those applied to strangers.

yao ming?

Phrase used by hip-hop-influenced Asians to verify their listeners' understanding.

it doesn't work like that. yao ming?

2007-09-27

alloparent (allomother, allofather)

These are real words from biology, but, given their dismal # of Google hits, they need to be popularized.

An alloparent is an animal that serves as 'caretaker' for young that are not its own offspring. The term could be extended, in obvious ways, to overburdened professional couples' nannies who are, well, more than just nannies.

2007-08-12

opinion download

The act of absorbing one's opinions and/or values passively - from religious dogma, political party platforms, family/peer influences, and the like - with little or no conscious thought and with absolutely no critical thinking.

Of the world's religious people, essentially 100% have chosen - surprise! - the religion of their parents and/or geographical region. This is opinion download at work.

2007-08-06

FMI

For my information.

More appropriate in many circumstances than the usual stand-ins, "just so that I know," "to clarify," etc.