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23 May 2026

  • 02:1802:18, 23 May 2026 Medical Margarita (hist | edit) [648 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French médical, from Medieval Latin medicālis, from Latin medicus. Replaced Old English lǣċe (“doctor (physician)”), which is cognate with Icelandic læknir (“doctor”). + Borrowed from Spanish margarita. Doublet of Margaret (and various forms, q.v.), margarite, Margherita and marguerite. === Noun === '''medical margarita''' # A margarita consumed ostensibly for therapeutic relief from acute existential friction...")

20 May 2026

  • 06:3706:37, 20 May 2026 Sceneception (hist | edit) [2,203 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "= Sceneception = '''Sceneception''' is a slang noun for a recursive dramatic situation in which a scene contains another scene, which is itself rehearsing, auditioning, imagining, pitching, or proposing yet another scene. In plainer language, it is '''a scene inside a scene trying to become a scene in another scene'''. == Pronunciation == * '''scene-SEP-shun''' * IPA: /siːnˈsɛpʃən/ == Part of speech == '''Noun''' == Related forms == * '''sceneceptive''' —...")

13 May 2026

  • 01:0401:04, 13 May 2026 Bababooey (hist | edit) [1,244 bytes] MorWordParts (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Dell%27Abate Gary Dell'Abate]'s nickname "Baba Booey". ===Interjection=== # A disruptive utterance often used in prank calls and sporting events.<ref>[http://deadspin.com/152275/great-moments-in-al-michaels-history "Great Moments in Al Michaels History"]. Lineup Publishing. ''Deadspin''. February 2, 2006. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200727010739/https://deadspin.com/great-moments-in-al-michael...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched

9 May 2026

  • 22:5922:59, 9 May 2026 Mendaciarium (hist | edit) [1,266 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===English=== ====Noun=== ====Etymology==== From Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mendax#Latin mendax]'' / ''mendac-'' “lying, deceitful, false,” source of English ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mendacity mendacity]'', + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-arium -arium]'', a suffix used for physical places, repositories, or enclosures. # An collection of or conceptual room of falsehoods, lies, myths, misinformation, and confidently repeated errors. * By g...")
  • 20:1420:14, 9 May 2026 Multimodality (hist | edit) [1,176 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/multimodal](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/multimodal) ''multimodal''] + [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ity](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ity) ''-ity'']. ===Noun=== '''multimodality''' The quality or state of being multimodal; the use or combination of multiple modes, forms, channels, or methods. #* In AI, multimodality often refers to systems that can work with more than one kind of input or o...")
  • 20:0320:03, 9 May 2026 Prompt chaining (hist | edit) [674 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== '''prompt chaining''' A prompting method in which a large task or complex conversation is divided into a sequence of smaller, connected prompts. #* Prompt chaining can help structure an AI-assisted project by turning one massive request into a series of manageable steps, with each prompt building on the result of the previous one. ====Related terms==== * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/prompt prompt] * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chain ch...")
  • 19:1819:18, 9 May 2026 Reinforcement learning (hist | edit) [793 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== '''reinforcement learning''' A machine-learning approach in which an AI system is trained through trial and error, guided by a reward system, in order to improve how it approaches a specific task or goal. * Reinforcement learning is often used when the system must continuously refine its behavior based on feedback from success, failure, reward, or penalty. ====Related terms==== * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reinforcement reinforcement] *...")
  • 19:1519:15, 9 May 2026 Unsupervised learning (hist | edit) [828 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== '''unsupervised learning''' A machine-learning approach in which an AI system is trained on a dataset that has not been labeled by people, usually to identify patterns, structures, or groupings in data without a specific, known output in mind. #* For example, a model may analyze a large, unlabeled dataset of photos containing horses and zebras. Without being told what a zebra is, the AI may discover patterns on its own, such as striped or solid...")
  • 19:1219:12, 9 May 2026 Supervised learning (hist | edit) [688 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===English=== A machine-learning approach in which an AI system is trained on a dataset that has been labeled by people, usually when there is a specific, known output in mind. #* For example, a model may be trained on millions of pictures explicitly labeled as either ''zebra'' or ''horse''. The AI learns the characteristics of each animal so it can sort new images into those predefined categories. ====Related terms==== [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/supervised sup...")

8 May 2026

  • 18:4518:45, 8 May 2026 Aegyo-snare (hist | edit) [1,417 bytes] Moribundonthemend (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From Korean 애교 (''aegyo'', “cuteness, charm, affectionate playfulness”) + English snare, in the figurative sense of a mental, emotional, or psychological trap. ===Pronunciation=== * enPR: ā′gyō-snâr * IPA: /ˈeɪɡjoʊˌsnɛər/ ===Noun=== '''aegyo-snare''' (plural '''aegyo-snares''') # A mental or emotional trap created through deliberate cuteness; an act of wikt:aegyo#English|a...")

6 May 2026

  • 03:0203:02, 6 May 2026 Intransitive (hist | edit) [2,030 bytes] Moribundonthemend (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in- in-] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transitive transitive]. ===Transliteration Pronunciation=== * '''Katakana:''' イントランサティヴ * '''Anglo-Saxon runes:''' ᛁᚾᛏᚱᚫᚾᛋᛖᛏᛁᚠ * '''Hangul:''' 인트랜서티브 ===Adjective=== ''(not comparable)'' # (''grammar, of a verb'') Not [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/transitive transitive]: not having, or not taking, a [https://...")
  • 00:5900:59, 6 May 2026 Var dump() (hist | edit) [1,975 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Unverified|This entry has not been fully reviewed against official documentation. Use with caution.}} ==var_dump()== ''func.'' [PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8] [vɑr dʌmp] ===Plain English=== <code>var_dump()</code> tells a program to reveal exactly what's inside something: a variable, a value, an array, an object, or the result of an expression. Not just the value, but what kind of thing it is and how much of it there is. Hand it the word <code>"pending"</code> and it...")

5 May 2026

  • 22:0222:02, 5 May 2026 C.A.S.T. (hist | edit) [763 bytes] Moribundonthemend (talk | contribs) (Created page with "=== Acronym === '''C.A.S.T.''' # (''critical reading'') A mnemonic framework for evaluating arguments, standing for '''C'''ounterexamples, '''A'''ssumptions, '''S'''trengthen, and '''T'''erms. ==== Expansions ==== ; Counterexamples : Scenarios or cases that would falsify or undermine the author's claims. ; Assumptions : Premises the author accepts without justification, often implicitly. ; Strengthen : Evidence or reasoning that, if added, would make the argument m...")

3 May 2026

  • 11:3511:35, 3 May 2026 Ergativity (hist | edit) [2,301 bytes] MoribundMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ergative ergative] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ity -ity]. ===Transliteration Pronunciation=== * Hangul (Korean transliteration): 어거티비티 ===Noun=== '''ergativity''' (uncountable) # (linguistics) The property of a grammar's (or, by extension, a language's) being [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ergative ergative]; the attribute of possessing a grammatical pattern such that the [https://en.w...")

30 April 2026

  • 16:4416:44, 30 April 2026 Pedipulate (hist | edit) [1,207 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Verb=== '''pedipulate''' (''third-person singular simple present'' '''pedipulates''', ''present participle'' '''pedipulating''', ''simple past and past participle'' '''pedipulated''') # ''(transitive, rare, archaic)'' To handle, operate, or control with the foot or feet, especially in a skillful manner. {{#ev:youtube|kYghV4eRyX8|||Pedipulate: Make 'Em Talk: English Vocabulary by MorEnglish, a Project of the Moribund Institute}} ====Der...")

29 April 2026

  • 21:4121:41, 29 April 2026 Carrier Frequency (hist | edit) [672 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===English=== ===Noun=== # The frequency of a transmitter's output when no information is being added (unmodulated). # The frequency of an unmodulated transmitter output.")
  • 17:4517:45, 29 April 2026 Floor L-sit (hist | edit) [465 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===English=== FLOOR L-SIT *n.* /flôr ˈel-sit/ | calisthenics | bodyweight training A calisthenics hold in which a person sits on the ground, places their hands beside their hips, and attempts to levitate their legs into a horizontal position. Named for the letter "L," which your body is theoretically supposed to resemble.")
  • 15:4815:48, 29 April 2026 Opinion Occlusion (hist | edit) [3,761 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==opinion occlusion== ===Etymology=== '''opinion''' (Latin ''opinio'', belief, conjecture) + '''occlusion''' (Latin ''occlusio'', a shutting up, blockage). ---- ===Noun=== '''opinion occlusion''' (''uncountable and countable'', plural '''opinion occlusions''') # {{lb|en|social psychology}} The suppression of a sincerely held view due to social pressure, conformity norms, or anticipated consequence. Distinguished from reticence in that the opinion exists but is active...")
  • 11:3511:35, 29 April 2026 Качалка (hist | edit) [1,756 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Russian== === Etymology === From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/качать#Russian кача́ть] (to rock, to swing) + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-лка#Russian -лка]. ===Pronunciation=== * {{ru-IPA|кача́лка}} ===Noun=== {{ru-noun+|кача́лка|*}} # seesaw, teeter-totter # rocking chair, rocker # {{lb|ru|mining}} jack pump # {{lb|ru|colloquial}} gym, workout room ====Declension==== {{ru-noun-table|кача́...")
  • 10:5810:58, 29 April 2026 Seated cat-cow pose (hist | edit) [841 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "*English* **Noun** **seated cat-cow pose** (*uncountable*) 1. *(yoga, chair yoga)* A gentle spinal mobility exercise performed while seated, usually on a chair, in which the practitioner alternates between two positions.  In the cat position, the practitioner draws the belly toward the spine, rounds the back, drops the head, rolls the shoulders forward, and allows the sit bones to shift forward into spinal flexion. In the cow position, the practitioner brings the ste...")
  • 01:3401:34, 29 April 2026 崩老头 (hist | edit) [3,485 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Chinese== ===Pronunciation=== * '''Pinyin:''' bēng lǎo tóu * '''Tones:''' 1st–3rd–2nd ===Etymology=== Compound of: * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%B4%A9 崩] (bēng) – "to collapse; to burst; to break down" * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%80%81 老] (lǎo) – "old; elderly" * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%A4%B4 头] (tóu) – "head; person; end" Literally "collapsing the old man" or "making the old man break down." Coined as internet sla...")

26 April 2026

  • 11:3911:39, 26 April 2026 Logic Circuit (hist | edit) [9,354 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "== Logic Circuit == # A '''logic circuit''' is the primary control information processor in digital equipment. It is composed of interconnected electronic gates whose collective operation is described by equations drawn from a specialized branch of mathematics known as Boolean algebra (also called ''logic algebra'' or ''switching algebra''). # ''The primary control information processor in digital equipment; made up of electronic gates, and so n...")

24 April 2026

  • 20:0920:09, 24 April 2026 Vanity (hist | edit) [2,298 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From va(i)n + -ity, from Middle English ''vanite'', from Old French ''vanité'', from Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vānitas]'', from ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanus vānus]'', whence English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vain vain. Doublet of ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vanitas vanitas]''. ===Katakana Transliteration Pronunciation=== * ヴァ・ニ・ティ ===Noun=== ''vanity'' (countable...")
  • 17:3317:33, 24 April 2026 Swankpot (hist | edit) [559 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swank '''swank'''] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pot '''pot'''] (compound word). ===Noun=== '''swankpot''' (plural [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swankpots '''swankpots''']) # ''(slang, derogatory)'' A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/show-off show-off].")

23 April 2026

  • 12:3512:35, 23 April 2026 Accessory (hist | edit) [3,799 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Alternative forms=== * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/accessary accessary] ===Transliteration Pronunciation=== * Katakana: アクセサリー (akusesarī) * Hangul: 액세서리 (aek-se-seo-ri) * Anglo-Saxon Runes: ᚪᚳᛋᛖᛋᚪᚱᛁ (ə-k-s-e-s-ə-r-i) / ᚫᚳᛋᛖᛋᚪᚱᛁ (æ-k-s-e-s-ə-r-i) ===Etymology 1=== From Medieval Latin ''accessōrius'', from Latin ''accessor'' ("helper, subordinate"), from ''accessus''. Compare [https://en.wikti...")
  • 11:3911:39, 23 April 2026 Whinge (hist | edit) [2,080 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Alternative forms=== * ''winge'' (archaic) * ''quhynge'' (Scotland; obsolete) ===Etymology=== From a northern variant of Old English [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hwinsian ''hwinsian''] ("to whine"), from Proto-West Germanic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/hwinis%C5%8Dn ''*hwinisōn''] ("to whine"), from [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-West_Germanic/hw%C4%ABnan ''*hwīnan''] ("to whine"), from Pro...")
  • 11:2611:26, 23 April 2026 Neoterism (hist | edit) [1,202 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/νεότερος Ancient Greek νεότερος] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ism -ism]. ===Pronunciation=== * (RP) ニーオタリズム * (GA) ニアタリズム ===Noun=== ''neotherism'' (uncountable) # (''archaic'') An innovation or novelty. # A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neoteric neoteric] (newly coined) word or phrase. #: ''Synonyms'': [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neologism neologism...")

22 April 2026

  • 18:2318:23, 22 April 2026 Senectitude (hist | edit) [805 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/senectus Latin ''senectus''] ("aged, old age"), [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/senex ''senex''] ("old"). Compare [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/senescent ''senescent'']. ===Noun=== '''senectitude''' (uncountable) # old age #: ''Synonyms:'' [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agedness agedness], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elderliness elderliness], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oldness oldness] #*...")
  • 12:3912:39, 22 April 2026 -geusia (hist | edit) [516 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Combining form=== '''-geusia''' '''·geu·sia'''   /ˈɡjuːʒ(i)ə/ ''plural'' '''-s''' : A (specified) condition of the sense of taste. ====Derived terms==== * parageusia ====Etymology==== From {{der|en|grc|γεῦσις||taste}}. Category:English combining forms")

19 April 2026

  • 09:3109:31, 19 April 2026 Redditarian (hist | edit) [2,043 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From {{w|Reddit}}, the American proprietary social news aggregation, forum, and social media platform, + the suffix ''-arian'', used to denote a person associated with, characterized by, or adhering to a given system, group, or tendency. ===Transliteration=== * Cyrillic: редитэриан * Hangul: 레디테리언 * Katakana: レディテリアン ===Noun=== '''Redditarian''' (plural '''Redditarians''') # A person whose beliefs reflect...")

17 April 2026

  • 17:5817:58, 17 April 2026 Imbroglio (hist | edit) [2,498 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== Borrowed from Italian [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imbroglio imbroglio] (“tangle, entanglement, muddle”), from ''imbrogliare'' (“to tangle”), related to French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/embrouiller embrouiller] (“to muddle, confuse”), from prefix ''en-/em-'' (“to cause”) + ''brouiller'' (“to mix up, confuse”). ===Transliteration=== * Katakana: イムブロウリョウ * Hangul: 임브로울료 ===Noun=== '''imbr...")

16 April 2026

  • 23:0323:03, 16 April 2026 Armure (hist | edit) [730 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From French ''armure'', from Middle French ''armure'', from Old French ''armeure'', from Latin ''armātūra''. Doublet of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/armature armature] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/armor armor]. ===Pronunciation=== ** Katakana: アーミュアー ** Hangul: 아뮤어르 ** Cyrillic: армьюр ===Noun=== # A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fabric fabric] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/weave woven] with a raise...")
  • 18:1618:16, 16 April 2026 Murdochian (hist | edit) [601 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Adjective=== '''Murdochian''' # Of or pertaining to a Murdoch or to Murdochs. # Characterized by or promoting the ideas of a Murdoch or Murdochs.")
  • 17:1717:17, 16 April 2026 Murdochianism (hist | edit) [667 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From the surname ''Murdoch'' + the suffixes [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ian -ian] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ism -ism]. ===Pronunciation=== * Hangul: 머독키어니즘 * Zhuyin (toneless): ㄇㄜ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄎㄧ ㄧㄢ ㄋㄧ ㄗㄨㄛ ㄇ * Katakana: マードキアンイズム ===Noun=== '''Murdochianism''' # The set of ideas, attitudes, or principles associated with a Murdoch or with Murdochs collectively. # The advocac...")

15 April 2026

  • 11:4911:49, 15 April 2026 Transconductance (hist | edit) [857 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From the prefix [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/trans- trans-] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conductance conductance]. ===Noun=== '''transconductance''' (plural '''transconductances''') # (electronics) The [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ratio ratio] of the change in [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/output output] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/current current] to the change in [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/input input] [https://en.wi...")

14 April 2026

  • 19:5619:56, 14 April 2026 Luxation (hist | edit) [847 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From Latin ''luxatio'' (“dislocation”); compare French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/luxation luxation]. ===Noun=== # (medicine) The state of being [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dislocation dislocated]; a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dislocation dislocation]. #* ''A laterally bowed distal femur might allow medial patellar luxation. As this repeatedly luxates, the medial trochlear ridge may become worn down, thereby increasing the...")
  • 17:4317:43, 14 April 2026 Cutaneous rabbit illusion (hist | edit) [1,484 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Noun=== '''cutaneous rabbit illusion''' (plural '''cutaneous rabbit illusions''') # A [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tactile tactile] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illusion illusion] where [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tap tapping] separate regions of a person's [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/skin skin] in rapid succession (e.g. the [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elbow elbow] and the [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forearm forearm]) gives the impr...")
  • 09:4809:48, 14 April 2026 Finitude fighting (hist | edit) [1,524 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/finitude](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/finitude) ''finitude''] (“the state of being finite; limitedness”) + [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fighting](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fighting) ''fighting''] (present participle of [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fight](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fight) ''fight'']). ===Pronunciation=== * Katakana: フィニチュード・ファイティング * H...")
  • 05:5005:50, 14 April 2026 Succor (hist | edit) [3,325 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Alternative forms=== * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/succor succor] (US) ===Etymology=== From Middle English ''socour'' (“help, aid”), from Old French ''secours'' (modern French [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/secours secours]), from Latin ''succursus'', from ''succurrere'' (“to run to help”), from ''sub-'' + ''currere''. ===Transliteratoin Pronunciation=== * Hangul (US): 서커 * Katakana (US): サカー ===Noun=== ''US spelling'' # [https:...")

13 April 2026

  • 22:3322:33, 13 April 2026 机场 (hist | edit) [750 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Chinese== ===Pronunciation=== * Pinyin: jīchǎng ===Noun=== # An airport. # An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals. #: 我们在机场见面。 (Wǒmen zài jīchǎng jiànmiàn. — We will meet at the airport.) # (slang) a service provider for tools like Shadowsocks, used to access the open internet ====Synonyms==== * 飛機場 ====Deriv...")
  • 05:4905:49, 13 April 2026 Nonce word (hist | edit) [2,186 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From “for the nonce” and “word”. Coined by James Murray, the influential first editor of the ''Oxford English Dictionary''. ===Noun=== '''nonce word''' (plural: ''nonce words'') # A word invented for a particular occasion, especially to create [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/alliteration alliteration] or a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rhyme rhyme]. ===Walkthrough...")
  • 03:5103:51, 13 April 2026 进步 (hist | edit) [613 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==Chinese== ===Simplified=== 进步 ===Traditional=== 進步 ===Pronunciation=== * '''Pinyin:''' jìnbù * '''Zhuyin:''' ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ===Verb=== # to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/progress progress]; to [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/improve improve] #* ''大有进步。'' — to have made great progress {{#ev:youtube|wg7Kul9vP9k|400|center|Walkthrough Video}} ===Derived terms=== * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/进步性 进步性] * [https://en.wiktion...")

12 April 2026

  • 22:0422:04, 12 April 2026 Mud pies (hist | edit) [334 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From rhyming slang, where mud pies rhymes with eyes. ===Noun=== '''mud pies''' ''plural noun'' (slang, chiefly British) Rhyming slang for ''eyes''. ===Example sentences=== “Keep your mud pies open and watch where you’re going.” “He couldn’t believe his mud pies when he saw the price.” ===See also=== eyes rhyming slang")

10 April 2026

6 April 2026

  • 17:3517:35, 6 April 2026 Lentic (hist | edit) [898 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lentus#Latin lentus]'' (“slow”) + English suffix ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ic -ic]''. ===Adjective=== '''lentic''' (comparative more lentic, superlative most lentic) # Of or pertaining to, or living in still waters (such as lakes, ponds, or wetlands). ====Related terms==== * Hypernyms: ** [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aquatic aquatic] ** [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/limnic limn...")

5 April 2026

  • 00:2300:23, 5 April 2026 Hagiomania (hist | edit) [801 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hagio- hagio-]'' (“holy, saint”) + ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-mania -mania]'' (“obsession, madness”). ===Transliteration=== * Katakana: ハギオマニア * Hangul: 하기오마니아 ===Noun=== '''hagiomania''' (uncountable) # An [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/obsession obsession] with [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/saint saints] and [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sainthood saintho...")

4 April 2026

  • 17:4217:42, 4 April 2026 Not The Full Quid (hist | edit) [2,460 bytes] MorMythos (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From the phrase “the full quid,” meaning a complete or proper amount; with negation implying something lacking or incomplete. Compare Australian and British informal usage of ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quid quid]'' (“a pound sterling; by extension, a complete amount”). ===Pronunciation=== * IPA: /nɒt ðə fʊl kwɪd/ ===Phrase=== '''not the full quid''' # (chiefly Australia, informal) A person of below average intelligence,...")

3 April 2026

  • 20:0720:07, 3 April 2026 Incondite (hist | edit) [999 bytes] TechMorMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== Borrowed from Latin ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inconditus inconditus]'' (“unarranged, rude, unpolished”). ===Pronunciation=== * IPA (UK): /ɪnˈkɒndɪt/ ===Adjective=== '''incondite''' (comparative ''more incondite'', superlative ''most incondite'') # Badly arranged; ill-composed; [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disorderly disorderly], especially of artistic or literary works. #* “I am now at liberty to confess, that much whi...")
  • 15:4015:40, 3 April 2026 Lascivious (hist | edit) [1,689 bytes] TechMorMurdoch (talk | contribs) (Created page with "==English== ===Etymology=== From Latin ''lascīviosus'', from ''lascīvia'' (“sportiveness, lustfulness”). ===Pronunciation=== * Zhuyin (toneless): ㄌㄚ ㄙㄧ ㄈㄧ ㄜ ㄙ * Katakana: ラシヴィアス ===Adjective=== '''lascivious''' (comparative ''more lascivious'', superlative ''most lascivious'') # [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wanton wanton]; [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lewd lewd]; driven by [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lust lust]; [https://en...")
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