As many of you should know by now, the internet is full of information. Some of it useful--other bits not so much--but one thing is for sure, and that is that the internet is full of “uncommon” words. Their definitions are often superimposed on stock photos to seem artsy, or soft-grunge, or whatever the hell you want to call it. All of which prove the vast and deep nature of language, or some metaphysical bullpucky like that.
Below are a few examples of what I’ve found (minus the photos).
Nodus Tollens
Definition: The realization that the plot of your life doesn’t make sense to you anymore.
Example: Abby was soon overwhelmed by a feeling of nodus tollens when she started to feel that her life was like a soap opera.
Winsome
Definition: Attractive or appealing in appearance or character.
Example: To all the girls, every aspect of Drew was winsome, except his voice.
Dendrophile
Definition: a person who loves trees and forests.
Example: Emily was so great a dendrophile that she started dating her bonsai tree.
Petulant
Definition: Childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
Example: David started acting petulant when he felt that his work wasn’t being recognized.
Hikikomori (Japanese)
Definition: the phenomenon of reclusive adolescents or adults seeking extreme degrees of isolation, or withdrawal from social life.
Example: When Karen discovered Netflix, she began a period of hikikomori, and did not emerge from her room until two weeks later.
Introvert
Definition: a type of personality where a person is typically more reserved or reflective.
Example: David doesn’t hate you all. He’s just an introvert and needs time away from everyone else’s shit.
Nerdjacking
Definition: filling a conversation with unnecessary detail about one’s passion to an otherwise uninterested person.
Example: When the topic of the new Batman movie came up, Ben started nerdjacking all over the conversation with facts from the comic book much to the discomfort of his date.
L’appel Duvide (French)
Definition: “the call of the void”; to describe the instinctive urge to jump from high places.
Example: When all of her friends were saying they were going to jump off a bridge, Amy suddenly felt l’appel duvide, and wanted to join them.
Sonder
Definition: the realization that each passerby has a life as vivid and complex as your own.
Example: While at dinner, Cameron had a moment of sonder when he received the check, and he thought to himself “maybe I shouldn’t be a dick to the waiter and tip 20 percent.”
Bae (Danish)
Definition: poop, fecal matter, shit. Also incorporated into modern English terminology as an alternative to sweetie, babe, baby, or pet name in general, etc.
Example: David: I shit you not, if I hear someone refer to someone as “bae” one more time I’m going to FREAKING lose it.
Arianna: OMG, Chris Evans is bae.
David: Okay, that’s it I can’t take it anymore!
Thus began David’s petulant tirade and crusade to stop the use of “bae”, to the point where he was unable to fully complete this article. We, at The Odyssey, apologize for his behavior and in the case he offended anybody, and assure you he will be back to normal after an introverted period of hikikomori. His normal writings should return next week.
