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DEFINITION: n. A place, or a moment, where all the different kinds of truths fit together, and where there are many different ways to be absolutely right about everything. n. To be absolutely right about everything.
Verboticisms
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Billypilgrim
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: bill-ee-pill-grim
Sentence: Marsha had a BillyPilgrim when she realized that she was the hub of her own universe and that everything was connected.
Etymology: Billy Pilgrim is the main character of "Slaughterhouse 5" and I was feeling lame today.
Chronosynclastic infundibulum
Created by: vonnegut
Pronunciation: chro-no-sin-kla-stik in-fun-di-bu-lum
Sentence: You might think it would be nice to go to a chronosynclastic infundibulum and see all the different ways to be absolutely right, but it is a very dangerous thing to do.
Etymology: Created by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., for The Sirens of Titan, published in 1959.
Thexus
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈθɛksəs/
Sentence: At a thexus, all of today's verboticisms would be correct.
Etymology: From the- (as in thesis, theory, theorem, and theology) + nexus
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COMMENTS:
But how can they all be right? That's impossible... - wordmeister, 2007-04-20: 10:19:00
Not at a thexus. All truths are valid, even false ones. As Malaclypse the younger once said, "I don't know man, I didn't do it." - ErWenn, 2007-04-20: 15:04:00
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Pivotville
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pih/vot/vil
Sentence: Pivotville is a place you reach when deep in sleep where worlds and ideas collide and everything makes sense
Etymology: pivotal (climactic, critical) + ville (city)
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COMMENTS:
Also Square Dance City. - petaj, 2007-04-20: 08:01:00
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Spifftasticity
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: spiff tast icity
Sentence: When a state of spifftasticitiy is reached, all will be revealed. Such as what happens to the belly button lint.
Etymology: spiffy, fantastic
Brillabliss
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: bril - ah - blis
Sentence: The Whodawhat Zeppelins were the Little League Champions!! In this moment of brillabliss even the townfolk comparing the achievement to walking on the moon were right... they were all of them right, today.
Etymology: Brilliance - Bliss
Idyllumate
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: I-dill-you-mate
Sentence: Wal-Mart is thought by some to be an Idyllumate.
Etymology: from Idyll- an extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque episode or scene. from Consummate- complete or perfect. Epitome.
Copazenic
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: COPAcetic+ZENIC
Sentence: I had just gotten a promotion, my son got into Harvard, my foreign investments were hitting the roof, but everything was still not copazenic.
Etymology: COPAcetic+ZENIC Copacetic: completely satisfactory, satisfying. Zenic: related to figuring out something by meditation or by a sudden flash of enlightenment
Cosmiright
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: koz-mi-rite
Sentence: Trudy felt such cosmiright that day, so much so that if she died tomorrow she'd die a happy woman.
Etymology: cosmic + right
Cogijam
Created by: Bonta
Pronunciation: koj'-i-jam
Sentence: Trying to figure out what to do was a total cogijam.
Etymology: Latin: cogi (consider) + jam (to cause working parts to lock)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel The Sirens of Titan.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! Also a word of thanks to ErWenn for suggesting this Vonnegut definition ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel The Sirens of Titan.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James