As for their origins... I have no idea, but here's one of my newest favourite ridiculous linguistic compositions -
An intentionally vague Facebook status update, that prompts friends to ask what's going on, or is possibly a cry for help. |
Mary is: "wondering if it is all worth it"
Mark is: "thinking that was a bad idea"
Example:
"Have you talked to Mark? He's vaguebooking again. I wonder if he's back with Mary..."
Mark is: "thinking that was a bad idea"
Example:
"Have you talked to Mark? He's vaguebooking again. I wonder if he's back with Mary..."
Closely related, and also a favourite....
HistrionicsExaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention.
Example:Discussions around the issue have been based as much in histrionics as in history.
HistrionicsExaggerated dramatic behavior designed to attract attention.
Example:Discussions around the issue have been based as much in histrionics as in history.
2 comments:
Vaguebooking! I love it! Where did you learn this new word?
urbandictionary.com... i do not advocate for the regular use of urbandictionary... found it to be somewhat trashy because people can submit new words (also the beauty of the site), so it acts like a facebook wall/discussion board where people can post whatever they think Webster should add to the dictionary. The result is pretty sleazy. I picked up vaguebooking on my first visit and won't likely go back. however... i have come across a few fave street slang dictionaries that i use fairly often. while the definitions may be graphic, they are not unnecessarily crude. http://www.voxcommunications.com/slang11.htm
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