molly whopped

 molly whopped

A viscous beat down or a brutal beating of your enemy or opponent.

apoop

 

apoop (not comparable)

(nautical) On the poop; astern.

Bioacoustics

 Bioacoustics is a cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics. Usually it refers to the investigation of sound production, dispersion and reception in animals (including humans).

 

 moribund

being in the state of dying : approaching death

Tsundoku

 Tsundoku (Japanese: 積ん読) is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them. It is also used to refer to books ready for reading later when they are on a bookshelf.

 

Milü

 Milü (Chinese: 密率; pinyin: mìlǜ; "close ratio"), also known as Zulü (Zu's ratio), is the name given to an approximation to π (pi) found by Chinese mathematician and astronomer Zu Chongzhi in the 5th century. Using Liu Hui's algorithm (which is based on the areas of regular polygons approximating a circle), Zu famously computed π to be between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927^[1] and gave two rational approximations of π, 22/7 and 355/113, naming them respectively Yuelü (Chinese: 约率; pinyin: yuēlǜ; "approximate ratio") and Milü.

 

krul

 A flourish of approval or krul ("curl") is a mostly Dutch symbol used for grading schoolwork or to show that one has seen and agreed with a paragraph. The krul first appeared in the early 19th century together with the rising bureaucracy in the Netherlands. The symbol is rarely used outside of the Netherlands apart from the Dutch Caribbean islands and former Dutch colonies like Indonesia, South Africa, Suriname and Flanders in Belgium. 

 

prebuttal

 prebuttal

an argument constructed in anticipation of a criticism

 

culmen

 The culmen of a bird is the dorsal ridge of the upper mandible.

 A bird's culmen is measured in a straight line from the tip of the beak to a set point.

Silane

 Silane is an inorganic compound with chemical formula, SiH₄. It is a colourless, pyrophoric, toxic gas with a sharp, repulsive smell, somewhat similar to that of acetic acid.^[5] Silane is of practical interest as a precursor to elemental silicon. Silane with alkyl groups are effective water repellents for mineral surfaces such as concrete and masonry.

meatpuppet

 Some online sources use the term "meatpuppet" to describe sockpuppet behaviors. For example, according to one online encyclopedia, a meatpuppet "publishes comments on blogs, wikis and other public venues about some phenomenon or product in order to generate public interest and buzz"—that is, they are engaged in behavior more widely known as "astroturfing".

Icterids

 Icterids (/ˈɪktərɪd/) or New World blackbirds make up a family, the Icteridae (/ɪkˈtɛrɪdi/), of small to medium-sized, often colorful, New World passerine birds. 

 

Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red. The species in the family vary widely in size, shape, behavior, and coloration. The name, meaning "jaundiced ones" (from the prominent yellow feathers of many species) comes from the Ancient Greek ikteros via the Latin ictericus.

This group includes the New World blackbirds, New World orioles, the bobolink, meadowlarks, grackles, cowbirds, oropendolas, and caciques.

Meegwetch

Meegwetch

 

"Meegwetch" means "thank you" in the Algonquin language.

Nystatin

 Nystatin, sold under the brandname Mycostatin among others, is an antifungal medication It is used to treat Candida infections of the skin including diaper rash, thrush, esophageal candidiasis, and vaginal yeast infections. It may also be used to prevent candidiasis in those who are at high risk. Nystatin may be used by mouth, in the vagina, or applied to the skin.

 

dispassionate

 

dispassionate (comparative more dispassionate, superlative most dispassionate)

1. not showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice

subbookkeeper

 

subbookkeeper

a person who works underneath the main bookkeeper

There were several subbookkeepers working overtime to make up for the absent main bookkeeper

The only word in the English language with three double letters in consecutive order.

 

passerine

 A passerine (/ˈpæsəraɪn/) is any bird of the order Passeriformes (/ˈpæsərɪfɔːrmiːz/; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species.

 

Swanskin

Swanskin

Swanskin fabric was originally a fabric that was literally the skin of the swan with the feathers still attached, however more recently because of the preservation of the swan it has now come to describe a type of brushed cotton flannel fabric.

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the trumpeter swan was hunted heavily, for game or meat, for the soft swanskins used in powder puffs, and for their quills and feathers. 

 

 

sewershed

 sewershed

the community area served by a wastewater collection system

derecho

derecho

a powerful kind of windstorm that is long lasting and far-reaching.

colorism

 Discrimination based on skin color, also known as colorism, or shadeism, is a form of prejudice and/or discrimination in which people who share similar ethnicity traits or perceived race are treated differently based on the social implications that come with the cultural meanings that are attached to skin color.^[1] Discrimination based on skin color is a type of racism. 

 

dickcissel

 The dickcissel (Spiza americana) is a small seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae. It breeds on the prairie grasslands of the Midwestern United States and winters in Central America, northern Colombia, and northern Venezuela. It is the only member of the genus Spiza, though some sources list another supposedly extinct species.

 

push-down

 

A push-down is a strength training exercise used for strengthening the triceps muscles in the back of the arm.

The exercise is completed by pushing an object downward against resistance. This exercise is an example of the primary function of the triceps, extension of the elbow joint. 

 

Zaotang

 Zaotang

 This type of candy is made of maltose that people in China use as a sacrifice to the kitchen god around the twenty third day of the twelfth lunar month just before Chinese New Year. 

 

Oater

 Oater

A movie about frontier or cowboy life; a western.

 

Limerence

 Limerence is a state of mind which results from romantic or non-romantic feelings for another person and typically includes obsessive thoughts and fantasies as well as a desire to form or maintain a relationship with the object of love and to have one's feelings reciprocated. Limerence can also be defined as an involuntary state of intense desire. 

 

polyptych

 A polyptych (/ˈpɒlɪptɪk/ POL-ip-tik; Greek: poly- "many" and ptychē "fold") is a painting (usually panel painting) which is divided into sections, or panels. Specifically, a "diptych" is a two-part work of art; a "triptych" is a three-part work; a tetraptych or quadriptych has four parts, and so on. 

 

translytical

 translytical

a single data platform that can support workloads that are diverse including transactional, operational, and analytical information in real-time.

andon

 In manufacturing, andon (Japanese: アンドン or あんどん or 行灯) is a system which notifies managerial, maintenance, and other workers of a quality or process problem. 

 

Stonking

 Stonking

used to emphasize how good something is:

We had a stonking good time at the party last night.

 

greedflation

 greedflation: Inflation exacerbated by profiteering.