n., “According to ILM founding member Lorne Peterson’s book on the Star Wars model shop, Sculpting a Galaxy, a greeblie is defined as ‘Miscellaneous mechanical details that add realism to a prop, model, or set.’” from Norman Chan’s article at Tested.com
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British slang for ‘delighted.’
This word was apparently coined by doubled-letter fan Russell Moore. There’s not a lot of context, but it’s one of those words whose meaning is pretty apparent. Named from the Aramaic word for ‘riches,’ I would sum it up as ‘a celebration of how much can acquired around the date traditionally set aside for the […]
My daughter found this word and sent it to me. It’s a German word “kummerspeck” that means “excess weight gained by emotional over-eating” and translates literally as “grief bacon.”
As far as I know Kaleb coined this verb. It’s a rather technical term, specialized to a particular activity within a specific series of video games. In the Elder Scrolls series you can shoot opponents / attackers with a bow and arrow while ‘in sneak,’ a state of stealthy concealment that provides extra attack damage […]
Apparently Dennis Rodman has finally met his father. “Philander Rodman Jr., who has acknowledged fathering 29 children by 16 mothers, says he was happy and surprised that his son agreed to meet him late Wednesday.” 29 children by 16 mothers. Wow. Anyway, that’s kind of an unusual name. Philander. What’s that mean, anyhow? According to […]
SO-bri-KAY, n.; a nickname.
OOB-lee-ET, n., a secret dungeon with access only through a trapdoor in its ceiling.
n., presumably means, ‘malfunctioning.’ A customer called the other day saying, “This darn computer is fizzlesprung.”
It’s pretty easy and popular to hate Twilight: the hundred year old guy who hangs around a high school, the vampires that aren’t affected by the sun, the sparkles, Kristen Stewart’s expression(s). But the fact is I’m actually thankful for the Twilight series–at least the books. I have always wanted my children to be readers […]