Factitious Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Citations in the Category Factitious

Appearing to be spread by an organized campaign, such as by a company seeking to publicity or by a person seeking fame. Most of these words are short-lived. You can also see entries assigned to this category.

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velvet hat trick n. After I had mentioned velvet hat trick in relation to sports, I quickly found out that a velvet hat trick has little to do with sports at all. I was informed that a velvet hat trick is in fact where you have sex with a women in all three possible positions, that’s a velvet hat trick. I am sure I am not the only one who didn’t know what a velvet hat trick was, but apparently there are other phrases that mean the same such as santa fe funnel cake, a peppermint bobsled or Manitoba snow cone! [English Sex & Sexuality Factitious New or Nonce Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 28, 2007)

wilfing n. Britain is becoming a nation of aimless internet users, spending an average of two full working days a month surfing the web without any real purpose, a study claimed today. More than two thirds of the UK’s 33.7 million internet users admit to the newly-identified habit of “wilfing” (What Was I Looking For?), and put their hands up to being regularly distracted when surfing, whether at work or in the home. [English Online Factitious New or Nonce] [full cite] (Apr. 11, 2007)

windorphin n. Windorphins is the latest buzzword in eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) CEO Meg Whitman’s vernacular. It’s the contraction of winning and endorphins, and it’s what the world’s leading online marketplace is hoping to stir up as it improves the auction user experience at eBay. [English Factitious] [full cite] (Jun. 16, 2007)

woof n. The report, from market analysts Datamonitor, says three groups of over 50-year-old consumers are emerging. One it called “woofs”—for well-off older folks. [English United Kingdom Money & Finance Factitious Acronym] [full cite] (Apr. 29, 2006)

wreckserciser n. As minds turn to valiant New Year resolutions like getting in shape after an overindulgent Christmas, Halifax Home Insurance warns dedicated workout fans to beware the risks of vigorous exercise in the home. It seems a quarter of a million Britons each year damage their properties and possessions while exercising at home, leading Halifax to dub them “wrecksercisers.” [English Health Factitious New or Nonce] [full cite] (Jan. 3, 2007)

YAWN n. Now a new generation of the seriously rich has emerged, but with a difference: the ostentation has gone. The new breed is self-made, socially aware, concerned about the planet and gives a lot of money to charity. They are the “Yawns”—young and wealthy but normal. [English Marketing Factitious Acronym] [full cite] (May. 13, 2008)

yuffer n. A new breed of urban professionals has appeared on the block. Meet the Yuffers: young urban females who typically spend more than they earn, enjoy weekends at country houses or health spas, and who normally have at least two maxed-out credit cards. [English Factitious Acronym] [full cite] (Sep. 4, 2006)

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