shoo-in (n.): one that is a certain or easy winner A few of the besties and I were watching the Oscars Sunday night when the indefatigable M.K. Mulkeen asked about the derivation of the lexeme “shoo-in,” possibly in reference to the nomination of “Click” for Best Makeup. None of us had an answer or even [...]
airplane (n.): a heavier-than-air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. Etym: Originally aeroplane, from French aéro-, air, + planer, to soar I didn’t really sleep last night, but for the 20 minutes or so that I did, I [...]
colporteur (n.): a peddler of religious books This is the first word of the day actually taken from Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day, which makes me feel like a retarded sellout (ever see the movie Radio?), but I thought it was worth mentioning and ruminating over whether Cole Porter was ever irritated by the near-homophony [...]
weenis: the flap of skin on one’s elbow that, when the arm is fully extended, can be pulled alarmingly far from the joint The third entry in our series on obscure conceptual body parts is “weenis,” which is a useless word for a useless appurtenance. Exhibit A: “Weenis” strikes me as peculiar linguistically because it [...]
behymen (n.): the symbolic representation of anal virginity Welcome to Obscure Conceptual Body Part Week here at Maybe Tomorrow–Probably Not! We’ve got an exciting lineup that our writing staff has been mulling ever since about half an hour ago, when I dropped “behymen” in casual conversation. Supposedly there is a growing trend among young trophy [...]
thigpen (n.): the visible bulge created by a man’s package in tight pants; compare CAMELTOE. This term was coined last night. Somewhere, The Chief is smiling. Or rolling in her grave.
heteronormative (adj.): of or pertaining to the practices and institutions that legitimize and privilege heterosexuality, heterosexual relationships, and traditional gender roles as fundamental and “natural” within society I hadn’t thought much about heteronormativity since my old college days among the Brunonian gays, metros, and effetes, god bless ‘em, but I recently took this word out [...]
