[< classical L. nefandus : wicked, impious, abominable]
/neh FAN dous/ archaic
unspeakable, unmentionable; abominable, atrocious

“Only the bricks of the chimney, the stones of the cellar,
some mineral and metallic litter here and there, and the
rim of that nefandous well.”
– Tales of H. P. Lovecraft

“Many of [...]

Pronunciation: san-TOR-um
Function: noun

1. The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex.
Etymology : Savage Love – 05/29/03

2. Senator Rick Santorum

This is an oldie but a goodie. Thanks to Dan Savage for another quality [...]

Warnock’s Dilemma, named for its progenitor Bryan Warnock, points out that a lack of response to a posting on a mailing list, Usenet newsgroup, or Web forum does not necessarily imply that no one is interested in the topic. Quoting Mr. Warnock:

The problem with no response is that there are five possible
interpretations:

[...]

The 1990 Americal Dialect Societies “word of the year”Bushlips (similar to “bullshit” — an insincere political remark.

This stemmmed from President George H.W. Bush’s 1988 “Read my lips: no new taxes ” promise, which he did not keep. Today it seems all the more relevant.

Angertwink (noun):

A young urban gay male who goes through his life very angry because:

1) The rest of the gay world does not recognize his incredible hotness.

2) The rest of the gay world is not incredibly hot, like he is.

Identifying characteristics: Angertwinks can often be spotted wearing fauxhawks, popped collars, and expressions [...]

The very ugly end of the early morning, daybreak seen in an unappealing condition.

Usage:

After three hours sleep I got up at the butt crack of dawn;

or

After dragging myself around Probe all night I crawled out of the place to face the butt crack of dawn.

The crack in this term alludes [...]

Truthiness – The quality of stating concepts one wishes or believes to be true, rather than the facts.

A statement can be either “truthy” or “facty”. Rarely is it both.

With the rise of punditry and the cult of the commentator, we seem to be dividing people into who’s got the truth and, who’s got [...]