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on wikroll, sarahatlee said:
"via Ironic Sans:

"A Wikroll is when a person rudely interrupts an on-line conversation to provide a link that seems to have nothing to do with the topic at hand, claiming that it goes to the video for Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up.” But the link actually goes to a Wikipedia article that adds relevant..." more...
on woobie, sarahatlee said:
"I take my (object name) everywhere. It's my woobie." more...
on hipster, sarahatlee said:
"My Hipster PDA, a mere palimpsest after having been laundered, has littered my warddrobe with infinitessimal informational detritus." more...
on the list Public List: Delightful Ejaculations, sarahatlee said:
"Radishes!" more...
on the list Public List: Delightful Ejaculations, sarahatlee said:
"Mama pajama!" more...
on daughrque, sarahatlee said:
"A Wordie dork who wanted some extra letters." more...
on theffery, sarahatlee said:
"Like thievery, but lazier." more...
on penvy, sarahatlee said:
pen (or pencil) + envy
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on typorn, sarahatlee said:
typography + pornography
"See the Hatch Show Print shop for great examples." more...
on enshrunken, sarahatlee said:
"that's enseanting." more...
on meet cute, sarahatlee said:
The part in the rom com screenplay
"where the bubbly but wise romantic lead meets the uptight but grounded romantic lead and one of them spills something on the other but ten minutes later they've formed an indelible attraction because the screenplay says they did. Look for the meet cute about thirty seconds into the trailer." more...
on artism, sarahatlee said:
send me a postcard
"From Wankerville Mark II. Be sure it matches my couch." more...
on artism, sarahatlee said:
"The unfortunate affliction of not admitting you don't have artistic ability. (See also wanker)" more...
on queef, sarahatlee said:
usage: Pajiba's Dustin Rowles on "The Heartbreak Kid"
"it was two full hours of excruciating, prostate stabbing agony. It never ends. It just flaps around for hours like dead skin on the bottom of your foot. There's an actual queef buried in the middle of this mess: And it's the highlight of the entire film! Damn: I would've preferred 120 minutes of queefs..." more...
on peer production, sarahatlee said:
n: Group efforts such as Wikipedia
"Coined by a colleague of Lawrence Lessig to describe the power of groups working via internet." more...
on jillpot, sarahatlee said:
n: feminine version of jackpot
"Now Lifetime has hit the jillpot with the Sunday-night drama "Army Wives," which debuted two months ago and right away became the biggest hit the channel ever had." -- Nancy Franklin, New Yorker magazine, August 13, 2007" more...
on apatovian, sarahatlee said:
adj: of or like something created by Judd Apatow
"The movie Superbad still displays vestiges of infantile glee, but, after much revision and some obvious guidance, the structure and a lot of the dialogue have become ripely Apatovian." -- David Denby, New Yorker magazine, August 20, 2007" more...
on figware, sarahatlee said:
n: Theoretical scripting language
"engineered to censor pr0n images left on one's hard drive. You heard it here first.

Oh, wait, turns out Figware is a real company. Dang." more...
on blackbox, sarahatlee said:
n: A computer unattached to any network
"In the absence of wifi, my little white box becomes a little black box." more...
on hibbitat, sarahatlee said:
n: A home for someone who says "ribbit."
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on speculative, sarahatlee said:
An alternative to science fiction
"Speculative fiction and counterfactual fiction are sometimes used as alternatives to science fiction and sci-fi." more...
on smoovie, sarahatlee said:
Breakfast item or Ron Mueck sculpture
"1. n: Beverage, commonly consumed at breakfast time, may include pulped fruit and/or juice, milk, yogurt. This pronunciation most associated with the smoovie-as-hangover-cure.

2. n: (slang) In the modelling industry, a person with no body hair whatsoever. (See Ron Mueck's NSFW sculpture "Big Man".)" more...
on the list the name of the rose, sarahatlee said:
Useful and eloquent.
"When I read NOTR (I'm sure that'll be any day now), I'll have a go-to glossary! Thanks for putting this together." more...
on hundredth, sarahatlee said:
my four hundredth word.
"yay wordie!" more...
on attainathon, sarahatlee said:
n. Generic name for pathological competetiveness?
"As in, "My boss was inappropriately thrilled at being promoted to Assistant Regional Manager. I guess it's just one more event in his eternal attainathon." more...
on glassball, sarahatlee said:
n. synonym for asshole to use in polite company
"1. "My neighbor bought yet another one of those iridescent gazing orbs for his front yard. What a glassball."

2. usage: as the opposite of "one with balls of steel." ex. "See that guy over by the bar? The one oozing machismo? You should have heard him scream like a girl when he found a spider in..." more...
on asstacular, sarahatlee said:
adj: Really bad.
"Courtesy of Merlin at 5ives.com." more...
on thiry, sarahatlee said:
Theory meets thirty meets hairy meets thorny.
"n: the uncomfortable idea, lodged in one's consciousness like a burr, that adulthood begins any minute now." more...
on retromorphosis, sarahatlee said:
Inspired by Pan's Labyrinth
"...in which a giant toad regurgitates its own insides. It sheds its skin, revealing a more primitive life form, in a kind of reverse-metamorphosis." more...
on screwgled, sarahatlee said:
Via boingboing reader John
"Screwgle, as in "My wife caught me leaving a strip club on Google Street View, I got screwgled!”

http://www.boingboing.net/2007/05/31/google_maps_zoom_fea.html" more...
on bastard file, sarahatlee said:
my guess is...
"n: slang. Personal wanker repository. As in, "Nah, I didn't let him bother me. I just put him away in the bastard file for future use." syn. shit list" more...
on screwery, sarahatlee said:
Rhymes with brewery
"It's fun to type, too. Good exercise for the left hand." more...
on bershon, sarahatlee said:
A mix of angst, disgust, and profound boredom
"Here are some additional explanations of bershon:
http://www.finslippy.com/finslippy/2007/03/this_ones_for_y.html#more
http://www.dooce.com/archives/nubbin/08_22_2006.html

And the earliest citation I've read:
http://queserasera.org/archives/000802.html" more...
on sack-butt, sarahatlee said:
"Beautiful. Just beautiful." more...
on the list Just 'cause I like 'em, A-B, sarahatlee said:
"Thank you for the compliment. I'm enjoying your various lists as well." more...
on clutture, sarahatlee said:
"n: An abundance of culturally significant objects taking up space" more...
on postmonerd, sarahatlee said:
"n: Someone who knows way too much about contemporary art theory" more...
on the list pretentious words i've used in art history papers, sarahatlee said:
"I've used some of these myself, just to sound pretentious in art history papers. I inadvertently invented a couple:

postmonerd n: Someone who knows way too much about contemporary art theory

clutture n: An abundance of culturally significant objects taking up space" more...
on the list Who Are You?, sarahatlee said:
"How about comptroller ? That one always sounds more mysterious than necessary to me." more...
on omakase, sarahatlee said:
As defined by Wikipedia:
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omakase" more...
on the list Utter Nonsense, sarahatlee said:
I'm seeing wonderful specificity here.
"What a useful list!" more...
on cletter, sarahatlee said:
source: Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons
"I mun' cletter the dishes now. Leave me be in peace, Robert Poste's child." -- Adam Lambsbreath" more...
on the list Charlie's Words, sarahatlee said:
Terrific list!
"So many unique words. Well done." more...
on drawers, sarahatlee said:
"Usage: as in undergarments, pronouced "draws." more...
on the list sarahatlee's Words, sarahatlee said:
"When I read a weather report that includes the phrase "unseasonably cold," I think it says, "unreasonably cold." Then I must concur." more...
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