Saturday, July 24, 2004
Blexicon, 2nd Ed. (2004)
Many of you blogophytes have coined new blog terms recently, so here's the (hopefully) complete list. Keep those submissions coming:
A
at bloggerheads (idiom) -- to be engaged in, or stalemated in, a blog dispute
B
backseat-blogging (v.) -- aka, vicarious blogging [coined by Katrina]
blaconic (adj.) -- using too few words in a post; terse or concise
blament (v.) -- to mourn via post
blatonic (adj.) -- the purely spiritual or ideal love shared between members of a blogging community [coined by Sherry]
blauthor (n.) -- one who writes blogs
blepidemic (n.) -- an outbreak of a contagious blogging that spreads rapidly and widely
blobsessed (adj.) -- having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with blogging [coined by Ian]
blogboxing (v.) -- to dispute something, usu. in a the comments section of a post [coined by Troy]
blogdom (n.) -- cyber-territory or web-province ruled and/or charachterized by a sovereign or iconic figure; i.e. the "king of blogdom" [coined by Ian]
blogethics (n.) -- a set of principles of right conduct pertaining to blogging [coined by Troy]
blogettes (n.) -- a short, usually pithy post similar to "vignette" [coined by Ian]
blogic (n.) -- the study and principles of reasoning in an online forum. Also, blogical, blogically
blogo (n.) -- a blog name or phrase designed for easy recognition
blogoholic (n.) -- a person who blogs habitually and to excess [coined by Sherry & Katrina]
blogology (n.) -- the study of the nature of blogs, their authors, and the characteristics and inner workings thereof [coined by Sherry]
blogophobic (n.) -- an abnormal fear of putting one's thoughts or opinions out on the web [coined by Sherry]
blogophyte (n.) -- a recent convert to blogging
blogorrhea (n.) -- excessive and often incoherent wordiness in a post
blogstipate (v.) -- to clog or make sluggish; obstruct thoughts that one wants to blog about [coined by Troy]
bloncology (n.) -- the branch of medicine that deals with blogging related illnesses, including their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention [coined by Sherry]
blorganize (v.) -- to arrange a blog or posts in a coherent form; systematize
blove (n.) -- to have an intense emotional attachment to blogging, bloggers or any specific blog or post [coined by David & Scott]
blurnout (n.) -- physical or emotional exhaustion, especially as a result of long-term blogging [coined by Ian]
blutocracy (n.) -- a political system in which the blogger with the highest word count, comments, or site-views reigns supreme [coined by Sherry]
bump on a blog (n., idiom) -- a person who, although they frequent numerous blog sites, has yet to form a blog of their own. [coined by Sherry]
F
filibluster (v.) - to create an unecessarily long post in order to obstruct the process of accomplishing something meaningful [coined by Sherry]
G
going postal (v.) -- publishing many frequent posts, usu. in a frenzied or blobsessive manner.
O
on (one's) soap blox (idiom) -- expressing a particularly strong opinion passionately or self-importantly [coined by Sherry]
on the blogwagon (idiom) -- a cause or event that attracts increasing numbers of adherents [coined by Sherry]
P
proof of life (n.) -- definitive evidence given, such as a new post or comment, that proves a long-silent blogger is actually still alive
pulling a J.K. (v.) -- failing to publish anything on one's blog for an extraordinary amount of time
S
sasquogtch (n.) -- one who lurks around a blog site, but leaves no defninitive proof of its visit or existence
soap blopera (n.) -- an ongoing saga, as related in numerous postings within the same blog [coined by Sherry]
W
weekend blogger (n.) -- either 1. one who blogs at all times without taking a break or a weekend off; 2. one who only blogs occasionally with little conviction or commitment. [coined by Tim]
¶ 7/24/2004 03:24:00 PM
A
at bloggerheads (idiom) -- to be engaged in, or stalemated in, a blog dispute
B
backseat-blogging (v.) -- aka, vicarious blogging [coined by Katrina]
blaconic (adj.) -- using too few words in a post; terse or concise
blament (v.) -- to mourn via post
blatonic (adj.) -- the purely spiritual or ideal love shared between members of a blogging community [coined by Sherry]
blauthor (n.) -- one who writes blogs
blepidemic (n.) -- an outbreak of a contagious blogging that spreads rapidly and widely
blirgin (n.) -- an inexperienced blogger [coined in honor of Natalie Sue]
bloblem (n.) -- a blog problem, like when your formatting goes all screwy, or when you can't get your post to post [coined by Sheila]blobsessed (adj.) -- having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with blogging [coined by Ian]
blogboxing (v.) -- to dispute something, usu. in a the comments section of a post [coined by Troy]
blogdom (n.) -- cyber-territory or web-province ruled and/or charachterized by a sovereign or iconic figure; i.e. the "king of blogdom" [coined by Ian]
blogethics (n.) -- a set of principles of right conduct pertaining to blogging [coined by Troy]
blogettes (n.) -- a short, usually pithy post similar to "vignette" [coined by Ian]
blogic (n.) -- the study and principles of reasoning in an online forum. Also, blogical, blogically
blogo (n.) -- a blog name or phrase designed for easy recognition
blogoholic (n.) -- a person who blogs habitually and to excess [coined by Sherry & Katrina]
blogology (n.) -- the study of the nature of blogs, their authors, and the characteristics and inner workings thereof [coined by Sherry]
blogophobic (n.) -- an abnormal fear of putting one's thoughts or opinions out on the web [coined by Sherry]
blogophyte (n.) -- a recent convert to blogging
blogorrhea (n.) -- excessive and often incoherent wordiness in a post
blogstipate (v.) -- to clog or make sluggish; obstruct thoughts that one wants to blog about [coined by Troy]
bloncology (n.) -- the branch of medicine that deals with blogging related illnesses, including their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention [coined by Sherry]
blorganize (v.) -- to arrange a blog or posts in a coherent form; systematize
blove (n.) -- to have an intense emotional attachment to blogging, bloggers or any specific blog or post [coined by David & Scott]
blurnout (n.) -- physical or emotional exhaustion, especially as a result of long-term blogging [coined by Ian]
blutocracy (n.) -- a political system in which the blogger with the highest word count, comments, or site-views reigns supreme [coined by Sherry]
bump on a blog (n., idiom) -- a person who, although they frequent numerous blog sites, has yet to form a blog of their own. [coined by Sherry]
F
filibluster (v.) - to create an unecessarily long post in order to obstruct the process of accomplishing something meaningful [coined by Sherry]
G
going postal (v.) -- publishing many frequent posts, usu. in a frenzied or blobsessive manner.
O
on (one's) soap blox (idiom) -- expressing a particularly strong opinion passionately or self-importantly [coined by Sherry]
on the blogwagon (idiom) -- a cause or event that attracts increasing numbers of adherents [coined by Sherry]
P
proof of life (n.) -- definitive evidence given, such as a new post or comment, that proves a long-silent blogger is actually still alive
pulling a J.K. (v.) -- failing to publish anything on one's blog for an extraordinary amount of time
S
sasquogtch (n.) -- one who lurks around a blog site, but leaves no defninitive proof of its visit or existence
soap blopera (n.) -- an ongoing saga, as related in numerous postings within the same blog [coined by Sherry]
W
weekend blogger (n.) -- either 1. one who blogs at all times without taking a break or a weekend off; 2. one who only blogs occasionally with little conviction or commitment. [coined by Tim]
¶ 7/24/2004 03:24:00 PM
