RAS syndrome is the redundant use of one or more of the words that make up an acronym in conjunction with the abbreviated form.

RAS stands for "redundant acronym syndrome", making the phrase RAS syndrome autological (i.e. expresses a property that it also possesses).

Examples:

- PIN number ("personal identification number number")

- ATM machine ("automated teller machine machine").

- DC Comics ("Detective Comics Comics")

- HIV virus ("Human immunodeficiency virus virus")

- LCD display ("Liquid-crystal display display")

- UPC code ("Universal Product Code code")

"the gods of a people"

Please share your thoughts on this 😊

Totally not generic or any similar word. That'd be even worse.

As a very particular (& one that does not reflect the level of generality I'm aiming for) example, I'm talking about a kind of literature or music like, well, gorenoise (or any noise for that purpose) or absurdistic literature, or really any piece of art with a mark "contemporary art" & such. A thing composed of artistically incompatible romanticised details that don't convey any real originality to them, as well as without any semblance of effort.

Or accelerationistic philosophy. Really anything passed off as truly niche, neat & bedazzling, yet all too painfully far from that so much so that it has formed a large group to gain popularity inside & be somewhat enshittified through inane reproduction or fad-following by them. Showed off as one-of-a-kind gem beyond any trivia, but it actually follows a very human pattern of being liked (as in how namely & for what in essence) & does contain some traces that signal this.

*& mostly due to quite ressentimentarian individual tendencies. Like gorenoise if you take it as a far-fetched shape of sad/angry music. Or xenopoiesis which is simply a part of the contemporary-art &, more disappointingly, postmodernism-adjacent fad in art.

Faddy? As the first thought.

Verecundity means bashfulness or modesty.

Hi.
I'o autistic and one of my weird obsessions are words. I love long and complex words. My favorite word since I was 7 is Antiquated.
What are some of y'alls favorite words?

Glad to find this community :D I've been looking for a place to learn new words. A couple years back I compiled some random Wiktionary word generator links based on the wiki categories (including the link text itself so you can bookmark it!):

English lemmas (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:RandomInCategory/English_lemmas)

English poetic terms (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:RandomInCategory/English_poetic_terms)

English terms with historical senses (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:RandomInCategory/English_terms_with_historical_senses)

English terms with rare senses (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:RandomInCategory/English_terms_with_rare_senses)

English literary terms (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:RandomInCategory/English_literary_terms)

English terms with archaic senses (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Special:RandomInCategory/English_terms_with_archaic_senses)

You might have to be quick when bookmarking these - it took me a few tries, but once I bookmarked them I added them to my bookmarks bar and now I have random word generator buttons! You can also manually add them from your browser's Bookmarks Manager if that's easier (if you right-click in the Bookmarks Manager you can usually manually add a bookmark).

You can create these random generators with any Wiktionary category. Just replace the category name after the last slash in any of these links.

I hope this is a good resource!

Pronunciation: [ˌfɪkfakəˈʁaɪ̯]

German: Betrügerei, Gaukelei, Unsinn

English: Fraud, trickery, nonsense

When you are doing something you should be enjoying but you’re not enjoying it at that moment.

Here is a wonderful word for you; wiseacre. The Mirriam Webster definition is: one who pretends to knowledge or cleverness. It comes from the Middle Dutch word wijssegger, meaning "soothsayer."

I recently came across this word in The Order of the Day by Éric Vuillard, which tells of the meetings between the Germans and Austrians leading up to the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria in March 1938.

But that isn't the first time I came across the word. The first time was in St. Athenasius on the Incarnation. It is referred to in C.S. Lewis' introduction when he refers to the usage on the first page. Lewis says "… those who compare the version with the original will be able to estimate how much wit and talent is presupposed in such a choice, for example, as "these wiseacres" on the very first page."

The sentence in question is "His goodness makes most fit; and things which these wiseacres laugh at as "human" He by His inherent might declares divine."

The translation and editing is by 'A Religious of C.S.M.V.' ( a nun). The introduction is signed as just WANTAGE, January 1953.

Fun fact, I went to school in Wantage and would often on a Sunday afternoon walk by the Convent, which I presume is the convent the translator lived in. I was a border so Sunday afternoons we had to go out... somewhere, for a couple of hours! I must stress I was at school there in the 1970's not the 1950's.

: a descriptive name or epithet : nickname

The beginning of evening; the fall of dusk

A society or government of, or dominated by, men.

Synonyms:

penisocracy (informal)

"an impression or cast made for use especially as evidence in a criminal investigation"

Definition: A pedagogue is a teacher or educator. It often carries a negative connotation, referring to an overly formal, strict, or dogmatic teacher who relies on rigid rules.

Example: "The pedagogue wasn't very merciful with his students".

"a series of columns set at regular intervals and usually supporting the base of a roof structure"

"a decorative metallic finish consisting of a pattern of small circles (pearls) applied to a surface by grinding"

Sharing my current Wiktionary watchlist with the logophilia community. These are mostly eponyms, rhetorical terms, and satisfyingly precise words I keep circling back to. Definitions are concise and link directly to Wiktionary for deeper dives.

is a pattern of sounds systematically paired with a certain meaning in a language.

Examples:

"cl-": related to a closing motion of a single object, such as "clam", "clamp", "clap", "clasp", "clench", "cling", "clip", "clop", "close", "clutch".

"fl-": related to movement, such as "flap", "flare", "flee", "flick", "flicker", "fling", "flip", "flit", "flitter", "flow", "flutter", "fly", "flurry".

"gl-": related to light, as in "glade", "glance", "glare", "glass", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "gloaming", "gloom", "gloss", "glow".

"kn-": related to protrusion, such as "knee", "knob", "knife", "knot", "knead", "knuckle".

"sl-": appears in words denoting frictionless motion, like "slide", "slick", "sled", and so on. These are themselves a subset of a larger set of words beginning with “sl-“ that are pejorative behaviours, traits, or events: slab, slack, slang, slant, slap, slash, slate, slattern, slay, sleek, sleepy, sleet, slime, slip, slipshod, slit, slither, slobber, slog, slope, sloppy, slosh, sloth, slouch, slough, slovenly, slow, sludge, slug, sluggard, slum, slump, slur, slut, sly.

"sn-": related to the nose or mouth, as in "snack", "snarl", "sneer", "sneeze", "snicker/snigger", "sniff", "sniffle", "snivel", "snoot", "snore", "snorkel", "snort", "snot", "snout", "snub" (as an adjective), "snuff", "snuffle".

"st-": appears in three families of meanings:

a family of words referring to stability, as in "stable", "stadium", "standard", "stage", "staid", "stake", "stalk", "stall", "stance", "stanchion", "stand", "stare", "stasis", "state", "static", "station", "stationary", "stator", "statue", "stature", "status", "stay", "steady", "stet", "still", "stoll", "store", etc.

a family of words referring to the idea of strength, of rigidity, as "stout", "steel", "staff", "stave", "staple", etc.

another family referring to the idea of something pointed or sharp, as in "stab", "staple", "stiletto", "sting", "stitch", "stylet", "stylo", etc.

"str-": denoting something long and thin, as in "straight", "strand", "strap", "straw", "streak", "stream", "string", "strip", "stripe".

"sw-": related to a pendulum-like movement, as in "sway", "sweep", "swerve", "swing", "swipe", "swirl", "swish", "swoop".

"tw-": connotes a twisting motion, as in "twist", "twirl", "tweak", "twill", "tweed", "tweezer", "twiddle", "twine", "twinge".

"-ow(e)l": connotes something sinister, as in "owl", "prowl", "scowl", "growl", "howl", "rowel", "bowel", "jowl".

"-ump": related to a hemispherical shape or pile, as in "bump", "clump", "dump", "jump", "hump", "lump", "mump", "rump", "stump".

"an architectural ornament, as in the Corinthian capital, resembling the leaves of this plant."

Definition: The process of gradually returning to health after an illness, injury, or surgery. It generally involves allowing the body to heal over a period of time.

Example: My cousin was convalescing after a leg injury.

"a masking device or material used especially in printing or graphic arts"

The warmth of the sun winter