[words] I use strange words...

[wispfox]

And sometimes I forget this fact, until someone gets confused. My ability to define things is... somewhat lacking, so anyone who feels like correcting (or shortening!) any of these would be appreciated.


earworm - I think I picked this up from alt.polyamory - a noun used to describe a song that is stuck in one's head. Also used to describe songs which tend to be easy to get stuck in one's head (ie, 'earworm warning'). Can also be verbed 'to earworm'.

frubbly - alt.polyamory again - an alternative word for 'compersion', meaning the happiness you feel because of someone else's happiness. Most often seen (by me, at least) in relation to someone being happy for one's sweetie(s)'s NRE for someone else. I believe 'frubbly' (and variations) came into existance because 'compersion' sounds too clinical and not sufficiently bouncy. I prefer 'frubble' and 'frubbly' for that reason, at least. 'to be frubbly' or 'to frubble' are both valid, from what I can tell.

NRE - ok, I got a lot of things from alt.poly - New Relationship Energy (also known as Disney Chemicals). More or less, the happy, giddy, Oh Em Gee reaction to a new relationship, where lots and lots of one's energy is going toward the new person, possibly to the expense of already existing relationships.

fuzzle - I think this came from somewhere in furry fandom, perhaps Furtoonia or FurryMUCK - I picked it up as a verb meaning using nails/claws in a rapid, back and forth movement, in someone's hair/scalp, but that may not actually be accurate.

scritch - also from furry fandom - a verb similar to fuzzle, but more leisurely and less specific about type of movement (but still involving nails/claws and hair/scalp). Again, I may not be completely accurate in my usage.


Hmm. I feel like I have more words like this. I also feel a bit like I'm posted something like this before. Anyone know of any other words they had to have me explain?

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I picked up "scritch" from my parents when I was tiny, as a word meaning what you do with your fingernails right behind the cat's ears as long as she likes it. So your defn resonates well with mine! :-)

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

Some Australian slang, quite recently.

I didn't realise you such trouble, or I would have been so playful, teasing and so on.

Sorry.

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

Shoot. I got your meaning inside out!

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

*grin* I like learning new words; if I hear/read them often enough, I start to use them and confuse other people. :)

(confusing isn't intentional, though!)

I believe that I actually specifically indicated interest in you using Australian slang at me, because I like to learn new words for things. :)

Also... Some Australian slang, quite recently.

From multiple different places! :)

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

'Kay!

You will be able to hear me use it in January!

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

*glee* I am going to have _such_ a busy 'meeting people I only know online' month in January. :)

*bouncy*

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

me too, 'cepting it's December to March

I shall never be the same again!

fun. isn't it!

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

fun: Yes!

never being the same: Also yes! Because then you'll have all these people who live _too damn far away_! (ehem)

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

Aw.

Time flies. It does, and so do peeplses.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

True! People fly. Otherwise, I'd never have met half the people I know. :)

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

:-)

[wurmwyd.livejournal.com]

Hi There!

[deep breath]





I L &heart V E the definition for "Frubbly"!!!!

I'm going to use that in sentences, now!! [bounces!!]

[wurmwyd.livejournal.com]

Hi There!

Damn it, how do I make that O a heart?? :(

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

I have no idea. :)

But you could do:

<3 - I think!

I believe that what you just tried to use is not necessarily supported by all browsers at this point.

[wurmwyd.livejournal.com]

Hi There!

I get that feeling. :(


I do so very much <3 "frubbly", though. :D

I took a lucky guess and found it

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

L &hearts v e

ampersand hearts, with an s on the end of heart.

Re: I took a lucky guess and found it

[wurmwyd.livejournal.com]

Hi There!

Okay, I tried that at work, and all I saw was: "ampersand-hearts". With an s on the end. So I tried different variations. When I tried it without the s, I accidetally clicked "post comment", then gave up and left it as is.

When I received e-mail notification of this response, it also says: "amersand-hearts". But now that I actually look at it in Wispfox's journal, I clearly see a little &hearts there.

"&hearts" being an actually little heart, when I see it up there.




I L&heartsVE "Frubbly".

Re: I took a lucky guess and found it

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Apparently LJ hates you.

That or you need non-letter things surrounding that symbol!

Re: I took a lucky guess and found it

[jasra]

You need the ending ";" probably.

Re: I took a lucky guess and found it

[wurmwyd.livejournal.com]

Hi There!

LJ loves me.

It's just got a vicious sense of humor.

Re: I took a lucky guess and found it

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

<lj user="jasra" suggested the need for the ";" ending...

testing

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

&hearts

ampersand hearts, plural. maybe it'll work, maybe not!

[tablesaw]

"Earworm" has been gaining currency for a while now. I wouldn't even consider it a strange word.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Huh! Enough people give me confused/disturbed/something looks upon me saying it that I tend to feel like it belongs in that list. It's actually the one I get the most reactions to (perhaps because I tend to use it the most often).

[catya.livejournal.com]

i don't think scritching is specifically scalp. but otherwise, yeah! :)

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

'k... I was having trouble with that word, actually.

'skin' might be a better one?

[ian-gunn.livejournal.com]

I've heard/used scritch for many years as an shortening of "scratch behind the ears or on the head" of a cat. It has always been a common term among the cat lovers I know. I'm use to it being used between affectionate cat lovers with each other as well, though it seems less common. I've not been involved with furry fandom so I think its use might be independent of fandom, though I don't really know. Fuzzle is new to me.

Earworm I initially encountered from you here on your LJ. I admit to being confused by it at first and thought it might be a media reference of some sort, the first Star Trek movie came to mind. Later context cleared that up.

[regyt.livejournal.com]

I got scritch from jalenstrix, who has no connection to furry fandom (to my knowledge).

Earworms make me think of Star Trek, still. Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!

The real question is, where did you pick up brainmeats? And where did I pick up brainmeats? I was blathering that before encountering you. I'm tempted to say Zim, but only because Jhonen Vasquez is to blame for so many of my speech patterns.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Star Trek: That is actually what I first had as an association, as well. So totally unsurprised!

Brainmeats: I don't think I use it (much?), but I would blame that on shadesong.

I'm also not sure when I started calling people and things 'shiny', although I know it was _not_ because of Firefly. And, well, people and things _are_ shiny, sparkly, pretty! Oooooh shiny.

Actually, I may blame Sluggy Freelance and Kiki for 'shiny', as that's certainly the context I use it in!

[regyt.livejournal.com]

I picked up shiny from jalenstrix, too. Hmmm. I blame a lot on her. But see, she has her shiny people (http://www.firesylph.net/themwho.html)!

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Dude. That page is shiny. And since she must have written it, she is shiny!

SHINY!

[regyt.livejournal.com]

She is MegaShiny.

[bridgetester.livejournal.com]

I think that I've only asked you about Twilight, Psinging, and spice so far.

Also! Shiny!

[bridgetester.livejournal.com]

Aha. I also kept thinking of wuzzle rather than fuzzle, but couldn't place the exact reference until now.

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Wuzzle?

[bridgetester.livejournal.com]

Popples vs. Wuzzles (http://poparena.blogdrive.com/archive/cm-3_cy-2004_m-3_d-11_y-2004_o-10.html)

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

I blame you for the fact that that link now has me thinking of Fraggle Rock (http://www.fragglerocker.com/) now. So I inflict it on you!

[wispfox.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Spice! I forgot spice, probably because I don't even have one of those right now. :)

I think I blame alt.poly for that, too. ;)

Preeeeety goblets. I shall have to remember to show you my goblet when you visit my home in January. Although it's behind plastic right now (it's in a windowsill, and my windows are covered in plastic).