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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.
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Nexusplexus
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: nex/us/plex/us
Sentence: The nexusplexus is the link to the nerve centre of life where anything can be experienced
Etymology: nexus (connection, link) + plexus (network of nerves)
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.
Serendveritime
Created by: Rutilus
Pronunciation: seh-rend-veh-ree-time
Sentence: Clarice had stumbled upon a utopian place in time. The perfect shopping mall, stumbling across designer clothes at bargain prices, getting looks of amour from men and jealousy from other women. She was the best looking, best dressed woman in town; it was so apparently true.
Etymology: serendipity - act of stumbling upon pleasant surprises; verity - truthfulness; time - a moment or period
Omniscientist
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: om nee sy ent ist
Sentence: Brenda was an omniscientist when it came to all subjects. At least she thought she was. She could annoy family,friends, co-workers and even complete strangers with her know-it-all-ness. There wasn't a subject she was not an authority on and even though she could bluff, people really knew she did not know it all nor could she be correct at all times on all matters. When asked if she understood the Big Bang Theory, she told them that it was a sitcom on tv and she could understand it because it was in English!
Etymology: Omniscient (infinitely wise)& Scientist (a person with advanced knowledge of one of more sciences)
Juxtadisposition
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: jux - tuh - dis - po - zish - uhn
Sentence: Having spent many hours over many days and months in trance and dental meditation, Ora Ghami had achieved a state of total juxtadisposition, at peace with the world and himself and finally and absolutely contented with his life, though still asking no one in particular, "Can't we all just get a bong?"
Etymology: Blend of juxtaposition, 'an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast' and disposition - 'the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude'
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COMMENTS:
love it - very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-27: 11:00:00
Good one...he achieved NERVEana! - Nosila, 2008-06-28: 00:03:00
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Pointofviewtopia
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: poiynt-ov-vyew-toe-pee-ah
Sentence: for the first time ever, our family get together had not disentegrated into a slanging match, and everyone left feeling amiable....it was as if we had been in some sort of pointofviewtopia
Etymology: point of view, utopia
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COMMENTS:
Is that like being at the point of utopia, but not quite actually getting there? - petaj, 2007-04-20: 07:21:00
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Knackurate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nak kyur at
Sentence: Know one knew how she did it, but Knancy had the ability to be knackurate about everything. She was Queen of the Knewniverse and knot a day went by by where she was knot knaive about knowing everything. We would knever play Moknowpoly with her, as she knew when the dice would land on Knorth Carolina and give her the game. She was knotty and knice and knever dull. Knancy is kno longer with us, as she went to Knirvana. She was a know-it-all.
Etymology: Knack (a special way of doing something;an uncanny ability) & Accurate ((of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct)
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.
Climaximum
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: climb/max/i/mum
Sentence: A climaximum moment is the best.
Etymology: climax + maximum
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COMMENTS:
Ok, now that is genius! :) - lumina, 2008-06-28: 08:13:00
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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