I love learning new words. However, I tend to forget them.

When I find a new word, I’ll look up its definition and then save it to wherever is most convenient (my notes app, or I just keep the tab open in Safari). Collating these sources is a nightmare. I’ve tried various flashcard tools, but none are free, easy to use, available on mobile, and support spaced repetition.

deft is the simplest app I could make to meet these goals:

• Built-in dictionary
• Spaced repetition
• Completely offline

The dictionary uses wiktionary.org. The spaced repetition algorithm is fsrs, which is similar to Anki.

iOS App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/deft-vocabulary-flashcards/id6740751029

Website: https://deft.so/

I hope you find deft useful! Please let me know if there are features you think I should include.

Specifically to describe when a pet owner goes into detail explaining why their pet is not allowed to do something but made to generally apply to speaking to nonhuman objects or entities to any degree greater than their comprehension.

Ironically, often misspelling terrific as errific would make the typist errific. (also I'm trying to make this word unnecessarily long for fun, anyone got any ideas?)

I'm noticing this a lot on social media.
Someone will say "This is what I think about [topic]!"
When asked about it they give no response.

Either a noun for a zealot when commenting but silent when defending.
Or a verb for being dogmatic in sharing an opinion but running away when questioned.

Like Engrish, but specifically for song lyrics. Derived the name from the Disney movie “Wish” for this reason.

Examples: "bed" somewhat looks like a bed "loopy" has two loops (the letter o) zigzag has two zigzags (the letter z)

Any other examples? I can't really think of more on my own.

Dark Neology is a broad concept I envisioned—born from my wildest dreams—with the hope that it might one day evolve into a distinct literary genre, much like "Cyberpunk" or "Biopunk."

For now, despite living in my own work, it remains a scattered idea: a vision of a future inevitably engulfed by catastrophe, driven by humanity’s darkest impulses. It embraces as truth old theories about the inevitable "cycles of peace and destruction", while drawing on the pessimism that naturally arises when confronting the unknown(Internet, Machines, Shadowy organizations, AI, Aliens etc).

While apocalyptic fiction touches on similar themes, Dark Neology explores them more thoroughly - Connecting all the pessimism and the pervasive evil you sense around you, and using it as a canvas to paint the future.

In essence, Dark Neology is about taking what is new—ideas, paths, concepts, even entire worlds—and steering them toward the bleakest, most disastrous future imaginable. Hypothesize a link between all negative occurrences, both major and minor.

you know how sometimes some drama happens and it feels like a movie so you're enjoying it? i feel like people associate that feeling with eating popcorn at the cinema, so the word i made for it is "popcorning"

Malpublish 

/mal-PUB-lish/

Verb

To commit publishing malpractice.

Relevance

Malpublish encompasses a wide range of publishing failings, from negligence to deliberate ethical violations. The term serves as an umbrella for any breach of a publisher’s duty of care, providing communities with the language needed to discuss and determine its publishing standards, the severity of 'deliberate malpublishing,' and the appropriate actions to take in response. 

Noteworthy:
Malpublishing is the cause of misinformation.There would be no misinformation without publishing malpractice. By naming and defining this term, we highlight its central role in eroding public trust, spreading falsehoods, and undermining informed decision-making.

Ultimately, malpublish empowers individuals and organizations to identify and address unethical practices, fostering a healthier, more trustworthy information ecosystem.

Please read more on the dedicated page www.malpublish.org

Malpublish was coined in March 2023 by Roarke Clinton.

In recent news Meta has announced they will be populating Facebook, Threads, Instagram with AI entities complete with profiles and photos.

We already have zombie accounts in which the owners are deceased but the account continues on, but this is very different, these are accounts of 'people' who were never alive.

Disclaimer:

The words here listed may not be easily adapted to the English language, and you may have more luck trying to adapt the roots.

Tumós [tuˈmɔs]

Way, style, form [of doing X]

From Old Portuguese "Tumós" (meaning moral, way), from Latin "Thumos" and later "Tumos" (meaning spirit, soul, character), borrowed from Greek "θυμός" or "Thymos" (meaning spirit, soul).

Candeio ['kã.de.jo]

Illuminated; Colloquially, lucky, happy or smart

From Old Portuguese "Candeo" (meaning bright, that illuminates), coming from Latin "Candeo" (meaning to glow, to illuminate).

i already asked this in the whatstheword subreddit but none of the suggestions 'spoke' to me so i'm posting here as well in case anyone can come up with an answer for me.

i'm trying to find a word that would work as a title for someone searching for their identity / someone who is on a quest of self-discovery. the only thing i could've thought of is self-seeker, it has a perfect sound to it, but it has a distinctly negative connotation of being selfish.

I want to include the word in a pulp fantasy-esque art piece, so the ring of the word is important. Sadly I'm unsure if I can explain what I mean in any clearer terms aside from that I don't want it to sound too modern. I fear it might be kind of a 'i know it when i see it' sort of situation.

My gut tells me that word is Brat the the actual definition of it is badly behaved child and i think there could be a better word to use. Do yall know anything that fits what ive described?

Maver: A conjunction of maybe and never. Something that you would say to someone in place of 'maybe' but you actually mean 'never'. More often than not when someone says 'maybe', it never actually happens.. it would also be softer instead of just flat out saying "it's never going to happen" but instead of "maybe", because when you say maybe it sometimes gets a person's hopes up that there is a chance of it happening, when in reality you know there's not

Used as an example in a sentence: "Do you think you and I have a chance of being together?" "Ehhhh... maver"

Sounds like: m'ay'ver spelt as maver. It just visually looks right spelling it as maver to me, though some may disagree

What do y'all think or is it a already made up word here? I've never heard of it being used in a conversation though.

English has single words for days (today/tomorrow/yesterday) but nothing for weeks. Some proposals:
thweek = this week
neek = next week
preek = previous week
Examples in use:
"The deadline is thweek"
"Meeting scheduled for neek"
"Report from preek needs review"
Thoughts? Other suggestions?

As it stands right now, animation in the US (and really, most of the western world, but especially the US) has an image problem. It's also a big part of the reason anime is so popular outside of Japan. People who want serious, mature stories in animation often feel like they have no choice but to watch anime. That being said, there have been attempts to create "western anime" in the past, and while some of them are very good, they don't really press the same buttons as anime.

Ideally, though, I’d like it if someone could come up with a way to market serious adult animation that doesn’t draw comparisons to anime at all. After all, anime was only marketed in the west as something separate and distinct from American cartoons starting in the 1980s. You had anime in the US before then, absolutely, but that was stuff like Speed Racer and Gigantor that was mostly pretty similar to western cartoons. The point is, "anime" is seen in the US as an exotic commodity, which puts domestic attempts to compete with it at an inherent disadvantage. So for a while, I've wondered if American adult animated dramas would be more marketable and competitive with anime if they had their own snappy name they could be sold under, a way of convincing their target audience that they were "more than just cartoons".

That's where the word "PrimalVania" comes in. It's derived from Primal and Castlevania, which are two of the first successful American adult animated dramas. And I feel like it's as good a word as any for the adult animated dramas that are now becoming more common than ever before both on streaming services and on cable networks like Adult Swim. But there's more to a PrimalVania than just its genre. PrimalVania, the way I see it, is a specific genre of adult animation that covers everything from art style to narrative type. In other words, you know it when you see it.

What makes a show a PrimalVania?

• Aimed at a late teen to young adult audience.
• Usually in the action/adventure genre, with heavy emphasis on highly stylized physical violence. Blood is often shown.
• Often has a dark atmosphere, with extensive use of shadows.
• Comedy is usually kept to a minimum, and most dialogue is serious in tone.
• Frequently, but not always, a narrative theme of a seemingly helpless hero or group of heroes being pitted against an insurmountable and often supernatural danger.
• An ongoing story continuing from episode to episode.

What are some examples of PrimalVanias?

• Primal
• Castlevania
• Arcane
• Dota: Dragon's Blood
• Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
• Blue Eye Samurai
• Onyx Equinox
• The Legend of Vox Machina
• Invincible

Cambridge University seeks SWEETTOOTHED student for chocolate PhD

Poorhouses are filled with POORROOMS

In the cars universe, Kevin Bacon stars in 'WHEELLOOSE'

No need to take multiple Jeeps. We should just JEEPPOOL

Is your child digging through the trash? Does he have opposable thumbs? Is he sneaking around? We can help you even if you think your son is trying to hide his RACCOONNESS?

Mark Fuckerberg announces "The BOOBBOOK" social Network

An idiot who acts on impulse

This word came to me in a dream. It means: ‘Expecting or anticipating negative criticism’.

• ‘Post-‘ meaning ‘after, after the fact’
• ‘Antitude’ being a blend of ‘anti’ and ‘attitude’

Used in a sentence:

• ‘I felt a looming sense of postantitude when I posted this, so I prepared some replies’.
• ‘Postantitude can really hamper the creative process, so don’t worry about the outcome’.

It sounds more like a sniglet than a serious word, but I feel like it has legs and I can run with it.

Yeah basically the title. I've got a start on a German compound but would like someone with more German fluency to check me on it/propose alternatives (see comment).

Bumpenfreude - /BUMP-en-froid/ - (noun) the phenomenon of bumping into something constantly whenever you don't need it, and being unable to find it when you do need it. Frequently occurs in connection with Phillips-head screwdrivers, ground allspice, and watch batteries. A new English word, inspired by the German tradition of creating words for very specific experiences (like "Schadenfreude," "Torschlusspanik," or "Backpfeifengesicht").

A whimsical term to describe pterosaurs and any other flying reptile.

Referring to a person - as in 'Richard Fuld was the final CEO of Leaman Bros' or anything like that.

Prefer a latin phrase, if applicable.

Cousin-by-commonality is your cousin’s cousin with whom you are not related. You have at least one cousin in common. The nibling of your aunt/uncle who married into the family. The same concept for a relative-by-commonality. Your cousin’s other grandma is your grandma-by-commonality, your cousin’s uncle (who is not your uncle) is your uncle-by-commonality.

Here’s a family tree to better explain

I've been doing some solo travel around the world; I absolutely love it and have seen incredible things. Even though I haven't been lonely, I have occasionally had a melancholic wistful feeling, a little sadness, about seeing something amazing or having this ineffable experience that is now wholly private and impossible to fully communicate or share.

I'm trying to come up specifically with a name for the feeling of not even being able to fully share the experience with someone who wasn't there, not the experience itself that was missed out on.

My own goofy idea was to just smash some German words together for something like kannichteilen.