Lex·i·con (lěk'sĭ-kŏn')
(noun) :
1. The vocabulary of a particular language, person, group, etc.
Synonyms: dialect, jargon, slang
2. A reference book describing language by containing an alphabetical list of words with definitions.
Synonyms: dictionary, thesaurus, glossary
Lex·i·cog·ra·pher (noun) :
Author or compiler of a lexicon.
Sometimes, I use a language all my own.
To lift the curtain & help enlighten the confused,
I'm assuming the role of lexicographer... of my own lexicon.
Enjoy & happy learning . . .
I'm sure most of you are also aware that I sometimes use instant messaging chat lingo when I am not in IM, too.
Acronyms such as wtf, btw, omg, lmao, tyvm, atm, nfw, etc. should be universally known by now, but if you are not 'up' on those (and other) forms of shorthand, do a lil google search for acronyms to find all kinds of lists for you to learn, cuz you won't find them here.
I also incorporate lots of diff smiley faces in some of my correspondence, but they are also not included here. I sometimes shorten or misspell words on purpose, too (Ex.: sumpin' instead of something). Again, not included here.
This list is for those more obscure or personal terms/phrases I use from time to time which I have found myself repeatedly defining for folks who haven't a clue wtf I'm talking about.
I have separated related words and/or phrases within ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ enclosures.
So with that, on we go . . .
*tapping end of pointer rod to cyber-chalkboard*
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~bloganoia*
(noun) : A state of mind described as a suspicious nature and basic distrust of people, events, and/or interactions on the internet, particularly on one's blog and within the blogging community. It is often characterized by a reluctance to reveal too much identifying information as well as a careful discretion of what, when and to whom any personal information IS shared. Bloganoia stems from many factors, such as a fear of one's anonymity being discovered by family, friends, coworkers or others from real life.
bloganoid*
(noun) : A bloganoidish person.
bloganoidish*
(adj.) : Of, like, experiencing, or suffering from bloganoia.
*I am a bloganoid & a user of these terms, but not the originator.
That title goes to
ChickyBabe.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~Camo Mode*
(noun) : The state of being present online (or offline) while also being disguised, masked, concealed, away, or in hiding. Specifically, it applies to being away from my blog and/or bloggy email & IM, but does not always necessarily reflect my absence from the entire matrix.
camouflaged*
(verb or adj.) : To be in or experiencing camo mode.
*For examples, see my old
original post on this.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~castle (also
blogcastle) (noun) : A man's home may be his castle, but my blogs are mine, and it is their outlining 'theme', built here on the virtual coast somewhere between the cyber sea & sky.
Rooms of my Castle:
1. Main Entrance/Parlor: "little bits of Lil Bit"
2. Mask Museum Ballroom: "Lil Bit's Masquerade"
3. Private Wing: "little {padlocked} bits"
4. Look-Out Tower (for looking within): "the little turret"
5: Beach Lagoon: currently an undisclosed location
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~*cookie* (noun) : A small light-hearted, yet sincere, cyber "gift" of gratitude, given for varying reasons, most frequently for memory.
Ex. Information, etc. about me is shared with another and not forgotten by that person, weeks or months later. *cookie* ;)
~Lil Known Fact Sidenote: Cookies & I have a RL past connection.
(and no, I wasn't a Girl Scout. lol)
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~Cool Bitch (proper noun) :
1. One of only 2 RL friends who knows about my blogcastle.
2. The moniker to identify my best friend since 1989, who sometimes visits/comments when she has the time. She is not a blogger.
3. Lives 6 states & 750+ miles away from me.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~curtain (noun) : An invisible set of hanging draperies akin to those found on a theatrical stage, which conceal something from (or reveal something to) others or the view of an audience.
The audience is all of you.
behind the curtain (noun) : A private location within the internet, where interaction between two people is 1-on-1 and where information shared there is considered private, personal, and/or secret, not to be shared with others.
Examples: Email and IM.
in front of the curtain (noun): A public online setting where interactions take place between more than two people and/or in view of an audience.
Examples: Posts on my and other blogs, comment boxes, forums, group chat rooms, etc.
draw (or
lower)
the curtain on (or
over)
(verb) :
1. To bring to a close.
2. To keep something secret.
lift the curtain (verb) :
1. To commence or start.
2. To disclose something publicly.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~Don (proper noun) :
1. Second (and last) RL friend who knows about my blog, visits me regularly (I think), and sometimes comments.
2. The person who introduced me to the world of blogging, yet he no longer blogs.
3. Lives 2 states & about 350 miles away from me.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~George (noun) :
1. A synonym for (and the name of) my monthly visitor.
2. i.e., my menstrual cycle.
~Disclaimer: I don't dislike the name 'George' and the use of this term is in no reference to any actual person in my life with that name... nor is anything regarding menstruation being implied when talking about a real person named George (like in the post about George Carlin).
~Back Story Sidenote: This synonym dates back to junior highschool, when a group of girlfriends and I came up with using it as an easy-to-remember codeword when talking about our periods. Then we could openly discuss it without others knowing what we were talking about (or at least that's what we liked to convince ourselves).
Why did we choose to use a masculine name for something that is decidedly feminine? Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time since everything revolving around the menses is not far removed from being a big ole pain in the ass (not unlike most men, lol).
Besiiiides, what are the first 3 letters of menstruation, I ask ye?
Example of usage:
Girl 1: "Hmphf, somebody decided to pop in for a visit today."
Girl 2: "Lemme guess.... George!"
Girl 1: "Yep."
Girl 3: "Well at least George's not LATE stopping by
your house."
Girls 1 & 2: {Silent stares}
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~Hmphf (noun) : An expression (and sound) with a multitude of meanings.*
It is sometimes (but not always) accompanied by a smirk.
Hmmmphf : Hmphf, with more emphasis (or more hmphfyness).
*See the very
first post on my blog.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~HNT*
(noun) :
1. An acronym for "Half-Nekkid Thursday".
2. A blogging event which occurs every Thursday, marked by the posting/sharing of photographs either of the blog owner or of another (if it is photographed BY the blog owner), revealing a part (or all) of the human body in varying degrees of half-nekkidness.
HNTer (noun) : A person who participates in HNT.
HNTs (nouns) : Photographs posted for HNT.
*I am one of many HNTers and my HNTs are located under the "Pixels" heading on my sidebar, but I am not the originator of the term nor the creator of the phenomenon. Those titles go to
Osbasso.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~IOU / *IOU* (noun) : Shorthand which means I owe you a visit to your blog. If you ever see it as an addendum to my comment in response to you, it's just a reminder to myself.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~keyholder (noun) : A person who has access to my private wing.
keymaster/keymistress (noun) :
1. Holder of all of the keys, with full discretion on who receives a key & who to take a key away from... and when.
2. Me!
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~mask (noun) : Any covering or shield which hides, disguises, conceals, or protects the person wearing it, and is worn for varying reasons.
(verb) : To cover, disguise, or conceal in order to protect or shield part of oneself.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~matrix (noun) : The internet, world wide web, cyberland, cyberville, blogosphere, or any other term used to define the virtual online world, which to me, strikes an uncanny resemblance to the matrix in the movie of the same title.
(I have even been called The Oracle before. More than once. But I'd rather be Trinity. lol)
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~Mmphf (noun) : An expression (and sound) which is used to convey attraction, a state of arousal, or as a form of flirting. It is also a sound sometimes heard during sexual activity, either alone or with another. Oh yeah... it's usually also accompanied by a twinkle in the eye and a tingle in the groin, too. lol
Mmmmmphf: Mmphf, with more emphasis (or more pleasure).
~Sidenote: Hmphf and Mmphf and NOT the same expression/sound!
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~padlocked (adj.) : private & locked away from the general public.
(Used to describe the room of my castle, where posts are made that I am too bloganoidish to post here.)
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~PCR (noun) :
1. An acronym for "Post Comment Response".
2. A (sometimes really long-winded) comment I leave in the lil pop-up box for one of my posts, when responding to those of you who have commented to that post.
One PCR may contain responses to more than 1 person and may also contain info or other blabber to readers who haven't commented.
PCRF (noun) :
1. An acronym for "Post Comment Response Forward".
2. An email of my responses to commenters, to save them the trip back to my blog just to read it. This email contains a PCR as well as a link to my profile, a link to the post from which the PCR was left, and a link to my blog's homepage. A PCRF is also date and time-stamped for the time of the PCR (in my timezone). It is then sent via blind-copy to all of those to whom I am responding (or at least to those commenters for which I have email addies).
~Sidenote: Since instituting this courtesy for my readers, blogspot now has the new feature "Email follow-up comments to (your email)" when commenting (if you have a username with blogspot). If you are choosing to check the box for that service when you comment and no longer wish to receive the additional PCRF generated from me, then you need to let me know so I don't send (what some may consider) junk to your in-box.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~Q (noun) : An acronym for "question". (
Qs = plural)
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~QPQ (noun) :
1. An acronym for "quid pro quo".
2. A statement or invitation for reciprocation.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~Refraction (noun) :
1. A post which usually incorporates poetry.
2. A conceptual post which is sometimes about something personal.
3. A heading on the sidebar with links to my refractional posts.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~RM (proper noun) : An acronym for "room-mate" and sometimes used in substitution for "hubby", when referencing him.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~s/h (noun) : No, it doesn't mean "shithead", lol
Being from the South, I have a lot of T.o.E.s in my arsenal.
It's shorthand for "sweetheart".
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~spaz attack (noun) :
1. A visit by me to your blog, when I comment to multiple posts on your blog or when I leave multiple comments to one of your posts.
2. A visit by me to your blog which is sometimes (but not always) accompanied by a frenzied state of mind, which is sometimes (but not always) induced by caffeine and/or alcohol and/or a lack of sleep.
~Sidenote: I highly recommend that bloggers adjust their blog settings to receive their readers' comments in their email or install a widget on their sidebars to show recent comments (or both!).
That way, you won't miss the full brunt of one of my spaz attacks, and you'll also know when someone comments to anything in your archives.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~T.o.E. (noun) : An acronym for "term of endearment".
(
T.o.E.s = terms of endearment)
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~Under Lock & Key :
1.
(noun) A link within a condensed art-pic-only post here that takes keyholders to the actual post on "little {padlocked} bits".
2.
(adj.) A phrase with the same meaning as "padlocked".
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~"You Comment, I Follow"*
(noun) : A saying to describe a reciprocal blog movement: Every time you comment to a post on my blog, I will follow the link back to your profile/blog and comment to you, in kind (if you have a blog).
"You Comment, I Reply"* **
(noun) : A saying and blog movement to describe the practice of a blog owner publicly and individually responding in the comment box to every comment received.
* There are buttons on my sidebar to show that I am a follower of these movements, but I am not the originator of them or the phrases.
** The sidebar button for this movement links to its creator.
~Sidenote: Sometimes, I am not able to visit or reply to you in as timely a manner as you (or I) would like, but I don't forget my IOUs. However, if you ever notice that I do not respond to one of your comments, PLEASE bring it to my attention so I can rectify it, k?
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~~ Epilogue: I realize that was a lot, but this list is by no means exhaustive.
If you have seen/heard me use other unknown-to-you "LB-ism" terms, words, or phrases not listed here and would like them defined, then let me know in the lil pop-up box for this post & I'll add them.
Others will be added as I think of them.
Some LB-isms, however, are only used behind the curtain and will only be defined there.
Sooooooo, how are my students doing?
All learned up now? ;)
*laying down pointer rod & closing lexicon*
*removing professor gown*
*lying down for a nap*
