New Entries (since site relaunch)
Date added | Word | Definition |
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2022-02-10 | crudzine n. (1947) | a zine regarded as low quality |
2022-02-08 | Betelgeusean n. 2 (1959) | the language of Betelgeuseans |
2022-02-08 | Betelgeusean adj. (1921) | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Betelgeuse system or its inhabitants |
2022-02-08 | Betelgeusean n. 1 (1921) | a native or inhabitant of the Betelgeuse system |
2022-02-03 | xenolinguistics n. (1955) | the study of alien languages |
2022-02-02 | fankind n. (1940) | fans, considered collectively |
2022-01-31 | Aldebaranian n. 2 (1939) | the language of Aldebaranians |
2022-01-31 | Aldebaranian adj. (1937) | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Aldebaran system or its inhabitants |
2022-01-31 | Aldebaranian n. 1 (1930) | a native or inhabitant of the Aldebaran system |
2022-01-28 | fanspeak n. (1951) | distinctive language used by science-fiction fans |
2022-01-19 | Kobayashi Maru n. (1982) | in the Star Trek universe: a training exercise in which a cadet commanding a ship must rescue a civilian vessel in enemy territory, with any strategy leading to an unsuccessful outcome; (hence) any no-win situation, esp. one used as a test of character |
2022-01-18 | lox n. (1965) | plural of loc |
2022-01-14 | tractor field n. (1931) | = tractor beam n. |
2022-01-13 | neopro n. (1967) | a new professional writer |
2022-01-10 | Vegan n. 2 (1942) | the language of Vegans |
2022-01-06 | earthshine n. (1813) | sunlight reflected from Earth (esp. as illuminating or visible on the surface of the Moon) |
2021-12-30 | Sirian n. 2 (1949) | the language of Sirians |
2021-12-29 | Sirian adj. (1876) | of or relating to the Sirius system or its inhabitants |
2021-12-29 | Sirian n. 1 (1834) | a native or inhabitant of the Sirius system |
2021-12-28 | Venusian n. 2 (1931) | the language of Venusians |
2021-12-23 | Callistan n. 2 (1941) | the language of Callistans |
2021-12-23 | Callistan adj. (1933) | of or relating to the Jovian moon Callisto or its inhabitants; cf. slightly earlier Callistonian adj. |
2021-12-23 | Callistan n. 1 (1932) | a native or inhabitant of the Jovian moon Callisto; cf. slightly earlier Callistonian n. |
2021-12-22 | glitch n. (1998) | in phrase a glitch in the matrix: in the 1999 film The Matrix: an anomaly in the virtual representation of reality in which much of the film takes place, indicating a change or error in the underlying computer simulation; (hence, broadly) a mistake, an error, a problem |
2021-12-20 | Europan adj. (1931) | of or relating to the Jovian moon Europa or its inhabitants |
2021-12-20 | Europan n. 2 (1930) | the language of Europans |
2021-12-20 | Europan n. 1 (1930) | a native or inhabitant of the Jovian moon Europa |
2021-12-17 | Saturnian n. 2 (1935) | the language of Saturnians |
2021-12-17 | Saturnian adj. (1675) | of or relating to the the planet Saturn or its inhabitants |
2021-12-16 | Saturnian n. 1 (1738) | a native or inhabitant of the planet Saturn |
2021-12-16 | Neptunian n. 2 (1930) | the language of Neptunians |
2021-12-16 | Neptunian adj. (1849) | of or relating to the the planet Neptune or its inhabitants |
2021-12-09 | holovid n. (1973) | a holographic video; a device or system that displays or records holographic videos; cf. holovision n. |
2021-12-06 | Peter Parker principle n. (No cites) | see Spider-Man principle n. |
2021-12-06 | Spider-Man principle n. (2003) | the adage โwith great power comes great responsibilityโ |
2021-11-30 | astrogating n. (1932) | = astrogation n. |
2021-11-23 | needle pistol n. (1933) | a handheld needle gun n. |
2021-11-19 | biotech n. (1951) | = biotechnician n. |
2021-11-12 | meat world n. (1992) | = meatspace n. |
2021-11-09 | New Weird n. (2002) | a genre that incorporates elements of fantasy, science fiction, and horror, typically in a complex urban setting |
2021-10-26 | stellar cartography n. (1883) | a branch of cartography concerned with astronomical objects; (occas. cap.) an organizational unit or work area devoted to this; cf. astrogation n. |
2021-10-25 | time binding n. (1921) | in General Semantics: the characteristically human ability to transmit knowledge to succeeding generations by means of (written) language; (hence, in Fandom) the act of documenting fannish activities |
2021-10-22 | power-up n. (1983) | in a video game: an item that immediately provides temporary extra abilities to a player |
2021-10-15 | galaxy-wide adv. (1949) | throughout a galaxy |
2021-10-14 | doppel n. (1981) | a duplicate version of a person, as a clone, a virtual-reality representation, a shapeshifter, etc. |
2021-10-11 | fantascience n. (1934) | = science fantasy n. 3; science fiction n. 2 |
2021-10-08 | shaggy god story n. (1965) | a story in which a religious (esp. biblical) myth is explained as having a science fictional origin |
2021-09-28 | combozine n. (1946) | a collection of zines bound or published together, esp. for distribution at a convention |
2021-09-27 | pseudopod n. (1929) | a temporary functional limb extended from the body of an amorphous being |
2021-09-24 | fanning n. (1940) | the practice or activity of being a fan; participation in fandom |