I have no patience for anyone, but I've lots of time for you

[venta]

There will be some proper content shortly. Maybe.

However... in the interim...

I don't mind people making up words. I do it all the time, after all. But there are some neologisms which just make my skin crawl.

I was reminded of this at lunchtime when a colleague included the word "chillaxin'" in a sentence[*]; it's possibly my least-favourite word from the last few years.

Any advance on chillaxing in the horribleness stakes? Has to be a word with at least some level of usage, not something one of your mates said once.

[*] Admittedly, I suspect he did this chiefly because he thought it would make my skin crawl.

Comments

[pseudomonas.livejournal.com]

I find "feels" (as a noun; approximately equivalent to "feelings") makes my skin crawl rather.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Eww! I haven't even heard that one.

[ceb.livejournal.com]

See also "pantsfeels", meaning, approximately, lust (which is 15 gajillion letters shorter, come on people).

[pseudomonas.livejournal.com]

I think I see it as rather affected. I don't generally mind neologisms.

http://mightygodking.com/2013/06/04/this-act-of-creative-and-historical-vandalism-is-not-technically-my-fault/

Aside, I wonder how to get going a "verbing nouns requires voicing the final consonant" meme. That ship probably sailed centuries ago though...