boustrophedon (n.): a system of writing in which successive lines read in opposite directions, as left-to-right alternating with right-to-left.  (also adj., adv.) “Boustrophedon” isn’t a word that gets a ton of play these days, as you might imagine.  It comes directly from the Greek boustrophedon, meaning “turning like an ox in plowing,” from bous, meaning ox [...]

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kayfabe (n.): the portrayal of events in professional wrestling as “real,” including the efforts expended to present match outcomes as not predetermined and to show non-wrestling plot points such as interviews and backstage encounters as unstaged. Howdy!  Long time no talk.  How’ve you been?  Obama, woo. My friend Jeremy and I were watching professional wrestling [...]

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