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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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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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Youtpoia
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: yoōtōpēə
Sentence: Yes, that*s right. You are correct. In fact you are correct about everything. You are perfect. It is youtopia! And then the alarm clock goes off.
Etymology: you (pronoun used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing) utopia (an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect)
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COMMENTS:
You Knowpia! - Nosila, 2009-11-06: 22:34:00
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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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Diggdang
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: dig-dang
Sentence: It was like niravanna! It was diggdang moment when Roger knew everything! When he could digg every dang thing in the universe. Unfortunatley it was a little too much for his head to hold, and it exploded.
Etymology: like the big bang theory, only backwards...
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COMMENTS:
I hope this word can sit in the thexus with coincidyll -- a "thank you" to petaj for the inspiration. - wordmeister, 2007-04-20: 10:56:00
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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
Pivotallville
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pi/vot/all/vill
Sentence: Pivotallville is the only place in the world where every concept is turned upside down and everything falls into perfect order.
Etymology: pivotal (crucial, significant) + pivot (turn) + all + ville (place)
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)
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.
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)
Panverra
Created by: emmyb2
Pronunciation: Pan- veh-ra
Sentence: I try to achieve Panverra, but to no avail.
Etymology: Pan= all Veri=truth (Terra=earth)
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