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27 January 2006

I declare that Ihave invented a new word. →[More:] Cubie. Like your homies, but instead of your neighborhood, they share your work cubicle. Don't fuck wit' my cubies.

post by: jonmc at: 13:28 | 29 comments

I invented a word too: addictivity. It is something you can't stop doing, like playing a particular flash game or firing the flesh musket while wearing your grandmother's bra.

posted by sciurus 27 January | 13:30

I have invented an old word >

Berthumbles: The lightheaded feeling you get after your liege lord kicks you in the face and causes your ergot laced stale bread loaf to fall to the muddy ground.

posted by Divine_Wino 27 January | 13:36

I've been propogating the Cubie meme throughout the office today and it's catching on. I think it needs an animated series or at least a line of t-shirts.

*goes off to hang with his cubies*

posted by jonmc 27 January | 13:41

jon, stop by my Fictionarium.

Today's new word is Bushito - the path of Bush, not to be confused with Bushido, the path of honor.

Yesterday's was Bushgeois. Tomorrow's will not be political, I promise.

I'll probably add "Cubie" to the Fictionarium with proper attribution to you, of course.

posted by fenriq 27 January | 13:42

I have invented a new word:

pelerefic

posted by Hugh Janus 27 January | 13:45

I liked cubie when you said it on IRC last night. I just told my next-cube neighbor about it and he thought it was pretty good. Although I had to spell it out because he thought I was saying QB (quarterback).

posted by matildaben 27 January | 13:48

Hugh, does pelerefic have to do with soccer great Pele?

posted by fenriq 27 January | 13:50

Cubie

posted by porpoise 27 January | 13:50

I haven't yet invented a definition, fenriq, but your suggestion is intriguing.

posted by Hugh Janus 27 January | 13:51

fenriq: Your fictionarium is impressive. I particularly like 'antagonostic'.

jonmc: when you used 'cubie' on IRC last night, I totally got it, but thought it was already an accepted slang term. Take pride in a coinage that is certain to catch on.

posted by Miko 27 January | 14:12

I've invented a word:

Posteur--people who jump into threads with no idea what the thread is about, just to make noise. From the verb "to post" and the colloquial "poseur."

posted by SassHat 27 January | 14:17

Also, jonmc:

cubie

You should add your definition.

posted by SassHat 27 January | 14:19

Miko, thanks. I need to populate it with all of my previously created words but it is coming along.

I just came up with another new word, possibly.

Evangitorily - the act of evangelizing.

But the spelling is wonky still.

sasshat, that's a superb new word! I would love to add it to the fictionarium.

posted by fenriq 27 January | 14:24

Posteur--people who jump into threads with no idea what the thread is about, just to make noise. From the verb "to post" and the colloquial "poseur."

alt. definition: poster who is foaming at the mouth, as if he had rabies. derived from Pasteur.

posted by jonmc 27 January | 14:25

fenriq, I would be honored if you added it.

I submitted it to UD.

jonmc, did you read that link? A cubie is also a chode! What are you calling your coworkers?!

posted by SassHat 27 January | 14:28

that definition is sucky, sasshat. my cubies are non-chodes.

posted by jonmc 27 January | 14:29

What kind of idiot misspells "choad"?

posted by matildaben 27 January | 14:34

Very nice, both jon and fenriq. Though, fenriq, I have to say, you are not the first person I imagined to have a fictionarium.

posted by dame 27 January | 14:51

I've envisioned the Cubies cartoon show. It features gang wars between rival cubes. But instead of drive-bys in lowriders, it'll feature rolling assasinations from wheeled office chairs.

posted by jonmc 27 January | 14:55

Nah, probably not. But I think I'll go and register the domain. Damn, too late.

jon, just keep that Bud Light daredevil dweeb out of it, please, I'm begging you.

posted by fenriq 27 January | 14:55

I invented an entire language!

I call it Joelingo. It has no written words. and you talk through grunting and emoting

posted by joelf 27 January | 15:00

joelf, that's actually Allenese (Tim Allenese).

posted by fenriq 27 January | 15:05

I call it Joelingo. It has no written words. and you talk through grunting and emoting

I once enviosioned an entire planet where people communicate only in guttural noises. it would make a good comedy sketch, I think.

I also once devised a looks-rating system where you assign someone a rating based on the sound you make when you see them.

AHHH! - flat-out gorgeous
HMMM.. - Not bad. maybe.
Eh. - blah. average.
UGH! - Hideous
HUH? - What the hell is that supposed to be?

I'd rate myself an Eh. edging into HMMM..

YMMV

posted by jonmc 27 January | 15:09

Whenever someone writes choad/chode I can't help but think of "chad", as in dangling chads.

Don't ask me.

posted by deborah 27 January | 15:50

Ewww, a dangling choad would require immediate and serious medical attention. Thanks, deborah, now I'm grossed out in addition to being peeved (by work stuff not by any of the wonderful MeCha warriors).

posted by fenriq 27 January | 16:02

what about a....pregnant choad??

posted by jonmc 27 January | 16:04

Choad is taint is in-betweenus is perineum is no-man's land.

Choad is not stubby dick.

posted by Hugh Janus 27 January | 16:17

Round my way we call it Earth. As in 'tween heaven and hell.

posted by Divine_Wino 27 January | 16:21

which of course leads to this old chestnut:

how is cunnilingus like behing in the mafia?
One slip of the tongue and you're in deep shit.

posted by jonmc 27 January | 16:23

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