Link tags: neologism

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Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

A fascinating crowdsourced project. You can read the backstory in this article in Wired magazine.

Douché!  ¶  Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto

when you have to concede that someone has made a good counterargument, but they’re being a jerk about it.

I have to remember this one.

New Programming Jargon — Global Nerdy

Some of the best neologisms in programming, many of them to do with bug-fixing.

Geology in Art: The Thagomizer

"...after the late Thag Simmons." No, really. It's a proper paleontological term now.

neologasm: antfucker

I'm being credited with hauling this wonderful phrase over from the original Dutch.

Addictionary :: What's your word?

It's The Meaning Of Liff all over again. Creating and rating neologisms.