Word List / D :.
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26. desuckify (dē- sŭk'ə-fī)
- a. (v.tr.) To ameliorate one's situation, work, idea, item, place; to make less disagreeable.
27. detrivenient (dĕt'rə-vēn'yənt)
- a. (adj.) Being convenient to the point of detriment.
Example: Living next door to a liquor store can be very detrivenient.
28. dialup (dī'əl-ŭp')
- a. (adj.) Something that is very slow.
Example: We missed the first five minutes of the movie because our waiter went dialup with the check!
29. dietribe (dī'ə-trīb')
- a. (n.) An irate sermon or lecture on healthy eating.
30. differentiality (dĭf'ə-rĕn'shē-ăl'ĭ-tē)
- a. (n.) The practice of being different.
Example: Alexandria welcomed differentiality.
31. digiocrity (dĭ'jē-ŏk'rĭ-tē)
- a. (n.) The culture of replacing high quality analog systems with lower quality but more convenient digital systems.
Example: The rapid replacement of film cameras with digital is a true sign of digiocrity.
32. dignitude (dĭg'nə-tüd')
- a. (n.) A dignified attitude.
33. dillrelict (dĭl-rĕl'ĭkt)
- a. (n.) The last pickle in the jar that avoids all attempts to be captured.
34. dimp (dĭmp)
- a. (n.) A person who insults you in a cheap department store by asking, "Do you work here?"
35. dinch (dĭnch)
- a. (n.) A meal, usually between lunch and dinner, eaten after lunch time, 12:00pm to 2:00pm, and before dinner, 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The compliment to brunch. One of two meals eaten by those on a two-meal-a-day diet.
36. dingy (dĭng-ē)
- a. (v.tr.) To ignore someone or something deliberately.
Examples:
"Dingy this, I'm going to bed."
"I tried to phone her, but she dingied me."
37. dinophobia (dī'nə-fō'bē-ə)
- a. (n.) Extreme fear of dinosaurs.
38. DIOS (dē'ōs)
- a. (n.) The one true operating system.
39. the dirty bin (thə dûr'tē bĭn)
- a. (n.) A large bin of discount products such as unwanted toys or DVDs that can be found at large supermarkets.
40. disasterbacle (dĭ-zăs'tər-băk'əl)
- a. (n.) An event or procedure that has gone terribly wrong.
Example: The Pistons versus Pacers game turned into a disasterbacle.
41. discombebopulate (dĭs'kəm-bē-bŏp'yə-lāt')
- a. (v.) To be in a state of confusion as a result of loud car music, thereby causing one to lower the car stereo volume in order to better read a an address number on a house or building, or to pay a toll.
42. disconfect (dis-kən-fekt')
- a. (v.) To sterilize the piece of candy you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, somehow assuming this will "remove" all the germs.
43. disconfusing (dĭs'kən-fyüz'ĭng)
- a. (adj.) Very, very confusing.
44. discorsage (dĭs'kôr-säzh')
- a. (v.) Removal of a corsage.
- b. (v.) To remove decorative flowers from someone.
45. discrimihate (dĭ-skrĭm'ə-hāt')
- a. (v.) To set apart as being different and to place hate on at the same time.
Example: "Dis foo be straight discrimihatin' on a playa, I'm just tryin' to gets mine."
46. disemvowel (dĭs'ĕm-văü'əl)
- a. (v.) T rmv ll th vwls frm spm r thr dslkd txt. Translation: To remove all the vowels from spam or other disliked text.
47. disgreenimation (dĭs-grēn'ə-mā'shən)
- a. (n.) Requiring meticulous analysis to verify the environmental credentials of "green" products or services, while not applying the same or greater level of rigor in assessing the environmental impact of all other products or services.
- b. (n.) Expecting green technologies to compete on an uneven playing field.
Example: I sense a bit of disgreenimation in that infrastructure for electricity from conventional sources was funded by the state via the tax system, solar photovoltaic/hot water systems are installed at the expense of householders who choose to install them, only sometimes with partial subsidy. - c. (n.) Using economic or social arguments in isolation to justify a particular action which has a range of negative environmental consequences.
Example: Senator John Doe expressed extreme disgreenimation when he told voters that, "Building this gas-powered plastic refinery plant creates jobs and earns export revenue."
48. dishwater dysentery (dĭsh'wôt'ər dĭs'ən-tĕr'ē)
- a. (n.) An escape from doing chores, in which one finds oneself suddenly having to use the bathroom upon realizing or being told that it is his or her turn to clean up after dinner, specifically in reference to washing the dishes.
49. disluminate (dĭs-lü'mə-nāt')
- a. (v.) To take light away from something.
Example: With a flick of the switch the room was disluminated.
50. disoriental (dĭs-ôr'ē-ən'tl)
- a. (adj.) Relating to the culture shock of East meets West and all of its repercussions.
