Comments on: Neologism assistance http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/neologism_assistance Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:58:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ariel http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/neologism_assistance#comment-7479 Ariel Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:31:12 +0000 #comment-7479 And so it has been decreed: <a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/paraquaintance">PARAQUAINTANCE!</a> And so it has been decreed: PARAQUAINTANCE!

]]> By: owen http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/neologism_assistance#comment-7487 owen Fri, 05 Jan 2007 23:21:08 +0000 #comment-7487 Snuffleuppagus. I guess single-gender nouns are out these days, but what about a TanGentleman? Snuffleuppagus.

I guess single-gender nouns are out these days, but what about a TanGentleman?

]]> By: Christina Cox http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/neologism_assistance#comment-7489 Christina Cox Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:08:24 +0000 #comment-7489 This reminds me of the Kurt Vonnegut book Cat''s Cradle, and I think this person is part of your karass-http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=karass This reminds me of the Kurt Vonnegut book Cat’’s Cradle, and I think this person is part of your karass-http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=karass

]]> By: alison http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/neologism_assistance#comment-7480 alison Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:39:23 +0000 #comment-7480 ERB-NAM is <i>awesome</i>. ERB-NAM is awesome.

]]> By: Ariel http://electrolicious.com/2006/12/neologism_assistance#comment-7495 Ariel Sun, 31 Dec 2006 03:54:17 +0000 #comment-7495 Some of these get very close -- metaquaintance is a good one. The theory here is that you've traveled in the same circle with this person for years. You have friends in common. You've unwittingly gone to the same events but never met. You share interests. But you've just never been introduced. Maybe an acronym would work ... FINYP (Friend I've Not Yet Met), BAKE Stranger (Basically Already Know 'Em), NAWAF (New acquintance who's already familiar), ERB-NAM (Elbows Rubbed But Never Actually Met). Ooh, or same-circle acquaintance? Oh and Alison, I do the same thing. It's weird to explain to non-bloggers "So, this blogger who I've never met but basically sort of know wrote this thing..." and simpler to just say "A writer-friend of mine was saying..." Some of these get very close — metaquaintance is a good one.

The theory here is that you’ve traveled in the same circle with this person for years. You have friends in common. You’ve unwittingly gone to the same events but never met. You share interests. But you’ve just never been introduced.

Maybe an acronym would work … FINYP (Friend I’ve Not Yet Met), BAKE Stranger (Basically Already Know ‘Em), NAWAF (New acquintance who’s already familiar), ERB-NAM (Elbows Rubbed But Never Actually Met).

Ooh, or same-circle acquaintance?

Oh and Alison, I do the same thing. It’s weird to explain to non-bloggers “So, this blogger who I’ve never met but basically sort of know wrote this thing…” and simpler to just say “A writer-friend of mine was saying…”

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