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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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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.
Zeneuphoria
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: Zen-you-foreea
Sentence: He was the handsomest man in the room and when she loked at him she had the zeneuphoria of seeing him smile and start walking towards her
Etymology: Zen- philosophy of equilibrium. euphoria- joy
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.
Multistudinous
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: mult-ee-stood-in-us
Sentence: Stephen was multistudinous. Whether it was quantam physics, basket weaving or grade 8 cello, he had a degree in it.
Etymology: multitudinous (numerous, great in variety) + studious (given to studY)
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
Utopizone
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: U-tope-iz-own
Sentence: Rachael must have thought she was in Utopizone, when she dreamt the wedding dress that she had had her eye on for ages had been reduced to half price!
Etymology: Utopia( an imagined state or place or state of things) + Zone ( an area or place) = Utopizone
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-27: 10:59:00
Absolutely great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-27: 18:06:00
Bob has malfunctioned...Bob has malfunctioned...Bob has malfunctioned! Good word - Nosila, 2008-06-28: 00:02:00
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Converigence
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: kuhn-VEHR-ih-jehns
Sentence: Alex found his converigence in his philosophy class, for there, at least in theory, the world *could* be made of Swiss cheese.
Etymology: convergence + verity
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)
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
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