/r/MeaningofLiff
"The Meaning Of Liff is a dictionary of things that you know that don't have names."
"In Life, there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist.
On the other hand, the world is littererd with thousands of spare words which spend their time doing nothing but loafing about on signposts pointing at places. Our job, as we see it, is to get these words down off the signposts and into the mouths of babes and sucklings and so on, where they can start earning their keep in everyday conversation and make a more positive contribution to society." - Douglas Adams, John Lloyd
Rules for submitting:
Words should be based on place names.
If you are creating a word, please start your submission with [DEF].
If you are searching for a word, please start your submission with [REQ].
If you have a source for a word, link it!
Please try to avoid using Urban Dictionary.
For more general word-creating, see /r/neology
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"In the 80's Douglas Adams and John Lloyd hit upon the idea that there were items, situations, concepts and other things that didn't have a handy word to describe them. Similarly there were lots of words that did nothing except hang around on signs pointing at places. What if the two were put together? So The Meaning Of Liff is a dictionary of things that you know that don't have names. Why its being talked about recently I couldn't say. It deserves to be talked about though because its a beautiful piece of british surrealist nonsense. I wouldn't read it on public transport though. Unless you don't mind people looking at you while you snort at it." - disco54
/r/MeaningofLiff
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The Meaning of Life
I thought this was an interesting take: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/42-the-answer-to-life-the-universe-and-everything-2205734.html
17:40 UTC
[REQ] Someone who leaves a toaster set to the longest setting
21:56 UTC
[DEF] Edgbaston
The gentle, yet fearful, movement of a group of individuals away from one of their number who is speaking up to a figure of authority or intimidation on their behalf.
10:28 UTC
[DEF] Fadoot
A term of endearment that acknowledges and accepts a person's strange nature and equally embraces that person in one's own strange nature.
-After making weird faces at each from other across the party, Kyle walks over to her and whispers, "Fadoot".
07:39 UTC
[Req]The Act of having an imaginary argument with your mother inside your head and losing it, rendering your original endeavor entirely useless before it even began.
08:57 UTC
[REQ]The act of looking up a word in the dictionary and not understanding the definition of the word you don't understand.
16:41 UTC
[DEF] Coogee
When scratching an itch gives an inordinate amount of pleasure
Named for Coogee, Australia
06:40 UTC
[Def] Pfaffikon
The fluff that is thrown into an assignment, speech or any other written task to get to a word limit.
located at 47.201202,8.778162
00:43 UTC
[REQ] The special feeling after you go to pour something only to have the liquid run down the edge of vessel your pouring from all over your hand
I just really need to know
EDIT: *you're pouring from
15:26 UTC
[Def] Winton
The slight wobble or looseness a handle or knob acquires by being the handle or knob on the panel beneath the sink.
23:44 UTC
[DEF] Stratford Tony
Theatrical slang for any actor who's declamatory delivery and Fallstafian manner belies the fact that the high-point of their career was a guest spot on Celebrity Squares and not, in fact, Lear at the RSC.
(Wiltshire,UK)
17:59 UTC
[DEF] Slough
The slush-like substance that is a combination of snow and rubbish that lingers for days after a snowfall.
18:10 UTC
[DEF] Sidcup
A hat made from tying knots in the corners of a handkerchief.
- The Meaning of Liff
12:54 UTC
[DEF] Ouagadougou
A universal word used by persons trying to communicate with an infant, for whom words spoken in its native tongue hold little joy.
(Burkina Faso)
11:04 UTC
[DEF] Confignance
The knowledge that someone smarter than you is working on the problem, so you probably shouldn't worry about it
16:29 UTC
[DEF] Weston Under Lizard
A Wimbledon that waits until you are at least 3 steps from the toilet to strike
16:17 UTC
[DEF] Barton
The act of deliberating in the aisle which version of a particular product one wishes to purchase.
13:44 UTC
[DEF] Luton
The horseshoe-shaped rug which goes around a lavatory seat.
- The Meaning of Liff, Vol. 1
09:50 UTC
[DEF] Southwick
A left-handed wanker.
- The Deeper Meaning of Liff
09:46 UTC