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on cockchafer, tankexmortis said:
"That really chafes my cock!" is my new catchphrase." more...
on vaginervose, tankexmortis said:
"Not to be confused with vaginernose, which means something VERY DIFFERENT." more...
on spermaceti, tankexmortis said:
"Ewww. EWWWWWWW!" more...
on throttlebottom, tankexmortis said:
"I think it sounds great, personally. Reminds me of snickerdoodle or swashbuckle." more...
on kafkaesque, tankexmortis said:
"Interesting article, whichbe. I gotta wonder what idiot started the idea of Kafka's supposed "saintly image" - did they ever actually read his work?" more...
on hiplings, tankexmortis said:
"Pre-adolescent hipsters?" more...
on the list Madeupical Greek neologisms, tankexmortis said:
"Hoho, so you can! Oh, the advances Wordie has made since my heyday." more...
on ascites, tankexmortis said:
"I thought it said "serious fluid" at first. I was imagining a bowl of grim, determined fluid with a face like >:(" more...
on upper decker, tankexmortis said:
":(" more...
on tyremesis, tankexmortis said:
"n. vomiting of curd-like matter." more...
on the list words I wish I hadn't looked up, tankexmortis said:
"leint." more...
on the list Madeupical Greek neologisms, tankexmortis said:
"Great list! I love the title - I had to do a double-take.
EDIT: And a double post, apparently." more...
on folie a deux, tankexmortis said:
"Harley Quinn Syndrome?" more...
on apotemnophilia, tankexmortis said:
"The desire to have limbs amputated.

I have this, but only for other people's limbs." more...
on pica syndrome, tankexmortis said:
"A rare condition where a person craves eating non-food items, usually small things like nails, paperclips, plastic bags, etc." more...
on reduplicative paramnesia, tankexmortis said:
"Reduplicative paramnesia is the delusional belief that a place or location has been duplicated, existing in two or more places simultaneously, or..." more...
on paris syndrome, tankexmortis said:
"Paris syndrome is a condition exclusive to Japanese tourists and nationals, which causes them to have a mental breakdown while in the famous city." more...
on fregoli syndrome, tankexmortis said:
"A rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that different people are in fact a single person who changes appearance or is in..." more...
on capgras’s syndrome, tankexmortis said:
"A rare disorder in which a person holds a delusional belief that an acquaintance, usually a spouse or other close family member, has been replaced..." more...
on canoodle, tankexmortis said:
"So I was canoodling my cat last night..." more...
on callipygian, tankexmortis said:
"See also cacopygian." more...
on logogram, tankexmortis said:
"Not, in fact, a message written on a poo." more...
on leint, tankexmortis said:
"WHAT" more...
on cacopygian, tankexmortis said:
"Having ugly buttocks." more...
on fecaloid, tankexmortis said:
"I believe there's a synonym, or at least a similar word, but I can't recall it. Anyone?" more...
on deutschebag, tankexmortis said:
"A bag full of Germans." more...
on penology, tankexmortis said:
"One of the most disappointing definitions ever. Hands up all who hoped for another penis word to giggle at? *raises hand*" more...
on procrustean, tankexmortis said:
"For others who were curious about the method of torture referred to: "Procrustes (the stretcher), also known as Damastes (subduer) and Polypemon..." more...
on deutchebag, tankexmortis said:
"Whoops. Left out the "s"." more...
on krebstar, tankexmortis said:
"The Acme of The Adventures of Pete & Pete. They make everything!" more...
on chantepleure, tankexmortis said:
"How very emo." more...
on contestaire, tankexmortis said:
"French. A person who challenges the established order." Sort of a combination of an iconoclast and a troll." more...
on maya, tankexmortis said:
"Also a Sanskrit word referring to "the mistaken belief that a symbol is the same as what it represents." more...
on weltschmerz, tankexmortis said:
"This seems to be used particularly when referring to the suffering of privileged youth." more...
on sabsung, tankexmortis said:
"Thai. To slake an emotional or spiritual thirst, to be revitalized." more...
on nârâchâstra prayoga, tankexmortis said:
"Sanskrit. Men who worship their own sexual organ." more...
on biqa viseki, tankexmortis said:
"Kiriniwa, New Guinea. Use of metaphors as disguised speech." more...
on épater les bourgeois, tankexmortis said:
"To deliberately shock people with conventional values." more...
on suilk, tankexmortis said:
"Scottish. To swallow, gulp, suck with a slobbering noise." more...
on spoo, tankexmortis said:
"From Wikipedia: "Spoo is a fictional food product that served as a running joke within the Babylon 5 science fiction television series. In the..." more...
on post-adolescent, tankexmortis said:
"Someone stuck in the kind of thinking typical of adolescence, in particular someone often found in omphaloskepsis." more...
on wainscoting, tankexmortis said:
Monty Python's Flying Circus, Episode 20
"Ratcatcher: Oh, I gather you've got a little rodental problem.
Mrs Concrete: Oh, blimey. You'd think he was awake all the night, scrabbling down by..." more...
on ack ack, tankexmortis said:
"As immortalized by the Urinals in their song "Ack Ack Ack Ack"." more...
on pear shaped, tankexmortis said:
"Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes.

Q: What's green and pear shaped?
A: A pear." more...
on meraki, tankexmortis said:
"Ewwwww!" more...
on the list Words of the Cthulhu Mythos, tankexmortis said:
"Definitely needs eldritch and cyclopean." more...
on shibboleth, tankexmortis said:
"I've also heard it used to mean general behaviors (such as wearing a baseball cap backwards for 80s hip-hop kids), and not just phrasing." more...
on shibboleth, tankexmortis said:
"This is an awesome word. I totally thought it was an H.P. Lovecraft creature when I first heard it.

THAT MAKES IT EXTRA AWESOME" more...
on the list The No-No List, tankexmortis said:
"Wow, this list is so much better than mine. :(" more...
on the list Esoteric BS, tankexmortis said:
"But how will you talk about nuzzling deified dystopian caboose glyphs?!" more...
on ejaculation, tankexmortis said:
You mean like...
"OH GOD!" more...
on the list Dinosaur Comics, tankexmortis said:
"I think that Ryan has an account here, 'cause I emailed him about the site early on. But it seems he has better things to do than play around on..." more...
on the list Creative Onomatopoeia, tankexmortis said:
"Great list. Favorited." more...
on ennui, tankexmortis said:
"Damn you nkocharh! I came here just to mention that line, thereby impressing the entire internet with my leet knowledge of counter-culture heroes...." more...
on caulk, tankexmortis said:
Also:
"Boss #1: We have a caulk issue.
Boss #2: Is it big?
Boss #3: Very.
Employee passerby: I know all about caulk -- it's very sticky." more...
on floccinaucinihilipilification, tankexmortis said:
"http://www.floccinaucinihilipilification.org/" more...
on floccinauci­nihilipilification, tankexmortis said:
"God, how could you misspell floccinaucinihilipilification?" more...
on cool, tankexmortis said:
"Arrogance, like stupidity, is always difficult to argue with." more...
on callipygian, tankexmortis said:
"All you other linguists can't deny." more...
on the list Pants related words, tankexmortis said:
"Panties?

*slinks away creepily*" more...
on the list Olde Fashyned Slang, tankexmortis said:
"DUDE HOW COULD YOU LEAVE OUT "GOLLY"!?

Shame." more...
on John's profile, tankexmortis said:
"Hey, how come I can't link words in my profile text? If I could, it would be neat." more...
on cool, tankexmortis said:
"Who defines cool?

I do." more...
on demi-intellectual, tankexmortis said:
"1. A sub-par intellectual.
2. An intellectual who focuses on stupid, worthless, or pointless things.
3. An intellectual involved in anti-intellectual..." more...
on omphaloskepsis, tankexmortis said:
"I keep contemplating it, but nothing's happening. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?" more...
on pastiche, tankexmortis said:
"Not just a great-sounding word, I love the genre too." more...
on callipygian, tankexmortis said:
"Can't go wrong with words about butts." more...
on strappleberry, tankexmortis said:
"Sounds... Really good. Someone should totally genetically engineer a real strappleberry." more...
on apathy, tankexmortis said:
"I don't care (he don't care)
I don't care (he don't care)
I don't care about this world
I don't care about that girl

-Ramones, "I Don't Care" more...
on misanthropy, tankexmortis said:
"Something about gross misanthropy has appealed to me since I was very small." more...
on dictum, tankexmortis said:
"... I nearly killed 'em!" more...
on strychnine, tankexmortis said:
"Some folks like water
Some folks like wine
Well I like the taste
Of straight strychnine

You may think it's funny
That I like this stuff
But once..." more...
on splatstick, tankexmortis said:
"Coined by Sam Raimi and company, I think. Refers to the merging of the splatter-horror and slapstick film genres." more...
on apathist, tankexmortis said:
"One devoted to apathy." more...
on anniversary, tankexmortis said:
"So what's the monthly equivalent of this word, anyway?" more...
on dude, tankexmortis said:
"Who was it that said that in 50 years the only words left would be like and dude?" more...
on smurph, tankexmortis said:
"It's like thing, fuck, stuff, and dude all in one!" more...
on bababadalgharaghtakamminarro..., tankexmortis said:
"lol james joyce" more...
on the list Words that ain't, tankexmortis said:
"Uffish" is from the nonsense poem Jabberwocky. In a letter, Lewis Carrol, it's author, defined it as "A state of mind when the voice is gruffish,..." more...
on tin, tankexmortis said:
"http://www.orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/woodytin.htm" more...
on ped, tankexmortis said:
"It's also what you should watch out for when driving on certain roads:..." more...
on awesome, tankexmortis said:
"I use it both ways myself." more...
on the list Words that make velvetrabbit squeak with despair, tankexmortis said:
"Tinny! Tin tin tin!" more...
on tez's profile, tankexmortis said:
"That comment you left on my list really pisses me off. Mostly because I wish I was that clever. Bastard." more...
on gelfling, tankexmortis said:
"Geeeelfliiiiiiing!" more...
on galosh, tankexmortis said:
"Calvin and Hobbes for the win." more...
on blowhole, tankexmortis said:
"Used frequently as an insult by the distinguished linguist Little Pete." more...
on quixotic, tankexmortis said:
"I pronounce it "kee-ho-tik". I'm takin' it back!" more...
on the list toriokyo's Words, tankexmortis said:
"http://www.wordie.org/people/tankexmortis?wl=239

:D" more...
on caulk, tankexmortis said:
From Overheard in the Office:
"Retiree visiting the office: I was working on the windows and running around the yard with my caulk in my hand, and I have this neighbor, Dave, who..." more...
on allegory, tankexmortis said:
Definition:
"A tool for those with little imagination." more...
on the list positive hyperbole (adjectives), tankexmortis said:
"You left out my favorite: awesome.

Although I suppose it's only more recently that it's become generally positive." more...
on the list Overused Words, tankexmortis said:
"like" more...
on John's profile, tankexmortis said:
"All right! You're a king amongst men, John. It's amazing how quickly you've been adding features." more...
on the list the worshipful company of haberdashers, tankexmortis said:
"Pleat" is one of my favorite fashion-related words, you should add that. :)" more...
on pedantic, tankexmortis said:
"Geez, none of you guys capitalized it even!" more...
on ironic, tankexmortis said:
Also,
"I'm pretty sure that us being the first people to argue about the definition of irony on this site makes us heroes of pedantry. :D" more...
on bizarro, tankexmortis said:
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bizarro_fiction" more...
on ironic, tankexmortis said:
Disclaimer: IANAPL (I am not a professional linguist)
"If he were going to the store to buy milk, riding a milk-powered car and eating milksicles then I'd say sure, it'd be ironic. Because there's an..." more...
on although, tankexmortis said:
"Thanks! Nice resource, too; I'll have to bookmark that." more...
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