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All posts under ‘SNP’s word of the day’
By Sarah Nicole Prickett | February 21st, 2012 | 1:00 pm
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett
Word: Babyccino
Meaning: A decaf mini cappuccino, made especially for the worst babies on earth.
Usage: “Too hip for apple juice? Try a babyccino… It’s what all the urban lumberjacks in man buns are putting in their offspring’s sippy cups. ” — The Frisky
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By Sarah Nicole Prickett | February 17th, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett
Word: Schizopolis
Meaning: A fractured, kaleidoscopic urban landscape. Read more »
By Sarah Nicole Prickett | February 16th, 2012 | 12:00 pm
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett
Word: Revengenda
Meaning: An agenda in which the terminal aim is… duh, revenge. Do I have to tell you guys everything? Read more »
By Sarah Nicole Prickett | February 14th, 2012 | 1:30 pm
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett
Word: Nug
Meaning: Dear, lover, loved one (Victorian-era slang)
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By Sarah Nicole Prickett | February 13th, 2012 | 1:00 pm
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett
Word: Anhedonia
Meaning: Inability to experience joy in enjoyable experiences or pleasure in pleasurable ones. Read more »
By Sarah Nicole Prickett | February 10th, 2012 | 1:30 pm
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett
Word: You-topia
Meaning: A self-fulfilling community based around similar desires/interests/pursuits, not so much class/gender/race. Read more »
By Sarah Nicole Prickett | February 8th, 2012 | 1:30 pm
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett
Word: Phantasmagorical
Meaning: A series of random, fantastical events occurring as in a dream; kind of like surrealism minus the realism.
Usage: “I wanted to be sure I was properly grounded before straying into treacherous territory: the nature of being in our phantasmagorical high-finance, high-tech era.” — a Salon.com review of the new Robert Harris book
You should know it because: Yesterday, the online fashion rag Hint posted about a new flavour of macaron by Tsumori Chisato for Ladurée, a flavour the Parisian makers call “phantasmagorical.” I hope one bite sends you on a lurid bacchanalia populated by satyrs and unicorns, a sort of Fear and Loathing in Ladurée, because that’s what a phantasmagoria is. Think of: paintings by the 15th century Dutch freak Hieronymus Bosch, music by David Lynch, and films by Tim Burton—or better yet, Guillermo del Toro‘s Pan’s Labyrinth (2008). Phantasmagorical literature is often for kids, á la Lewis Carroll, but not always: One Hundred Years of Solitude is a good example; Midnight’s Children, an overrated one. The more occult beliefs of Carl Jung were phantasmagorical, and so were the teachings of American author/shaman Carlos Castaneda. But a pink macaron? Keep dreaming.
By Sarah Nicole Prickett | February 7th, 2012 | 12:30 pm
Illustration by Lewis Mirrett
Word: Diefenbaby
Meaning: The possible illegitimate son of John Diefenbaker.
Usage: “Diefenbaby believes ex-PM’s brain could yield clues” — actual CBC.ca headline
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