I'm a word nerd who likes fun words and this word I came across is fun to say and, at least to me, kind of new:
mumblecore.
That got me thinking -- what makes a "-core?"
I am interested in how generes of certain media are dubbed “-core.” Is there anything that makes a genre a “-core” genre and not it’s own suffix-free genre name? Why is “screamo” not “screamcore,” when we have “nerdcore,” “noisecore,” and “hardcore?” (more...)
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posted by cross_impact
on Apr 1, 2010 -
22 answers
What are your favorite non-english words or expressions that do not have a close English equivalent? I am looking for different ways to look at the world.....from around the world.
posted by jasondigitized
on Apr 1, 2010 -
67 answers
Ask.Music : Is there a way to tell how many times a certain band or artist uses a specific word? (my google fu fails me, there has to be a website for this)
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posted by MechEng
on Mar 16, 2010 -
4 answers
I need to create about 8 gender-neutral, speech-synthesized audio files of variants of a made up word for a research project I'm working on. What program should I use to do this? Is there a really simple way to complete this task? What's a good resource or tutorial that I can walk myself through?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Feb 5, 2010 -
11 answers
WordNerdFilter: Help me figure out what word my friend is thinking of! The word starts with "v" and you would use it to to describe, say, how you deal with a store that is not giving you what you want. None of us can figure out what the word is, and it's driving me crazy!
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posted by luazinha
on Feb 5, 2010 -
24 answers
What is the name of the phenomenon where words lose their original meaning once they take on an off-color meaning? For instance isn't it queer that nobody describes themselves as "gay" anymore unless they are homosexual or are deliberately being provocative?
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posted by cross_impact
on Nov 28, 2009 -
16 answers
Is there a word for a person who has been subpoenaed? If two people are subpoenaed, they are called co-...? They're not co-defendants. Is there an equivalent?
posted by streetdreams
on Nov 19, 2009 -
14 answers
I bookmarked a site years ago that was all about people listing their favorite words - sort of like "delicious" but for word nerds. Does anyone have a clue what this is? thanks
posted by debu
on Nov 15, 2009 -
7 answers
Is there a term which people use to explain why people behave badly/differently in unfamiliar surroundings? For example, tourists behaving badly on vacations.
posted by arcticwoman
on Nov 5, 2009 -
20 answers
I'm looking for a somewhat poetic word or phrase (in any language) that describes "a good thing that's happening too soon" or "a good thing that happened before I was ready for it" or something like that.
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posted by ferociouskitty
on Nov 3, 2009 -
12 answers
I always hate my voicemail / answering machine message. I feel really lame whenever I say any of the little scripts I have heard or thought up. NEW VOICEMAIL MESSAGE SCRIPTS please! All ideas welcome, from simple to funny to irreverant. (Or even pre-recorded messages I could download, good songs, anything!)
posted by nomnomnom
on Oct 16, 2009 -
52 answers
Grammarians: Is it OK to take liberties with the word "win" when publicizing a contest or draw?
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posted by wackybrit
on Oct 5, 2009 -
15 answers
Holy vocabulary crisis, Batman! My thirty-something brain has gone soft and I forgot a word I used to know. Can you help?
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posted by foxy_hedgehog
on Sep 27, 2009 -
17 answers
Giving a speech filter: IS there any online service or program that you can put in a block of text and it will tell approximately you how long it'll take to read it out loud?
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posted by rileyray3000
on Sep 10, 2009 -
13 answers
Does a comprehensive etymological dictionary exist that crosses languages?
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posted by Tchad
on Sep 3, 2009 -
11 answers
What's the word for the response, or phrase, or comeback, that you
wish you had only thought of at the time?
posted by swlabr
on Aug 31, 2009 -
11 answers
Please hope me with a bash scripting problem. Involves: command substitution and word splitting.
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posted by sbutler
on Aug 11, 2009 -
11 answers
Give me your best I.T. related words, phrases, and aphorisms. I have worked in a variety of companies, all of which seem to have some interesting lingo and vernacular. I am not looking for stuff like 'cookie', and 'firewall'. More along the lines of: 'Going Dark' - when developers grab a requirements document and disappear for months, 'Snowflake' - a server that has been modified to the point of being unique, fragile, and unrepeatable. Phrases would include things like 'The problem is between the chair and the keyboard', 'XYZ consulting is just a body shop', or 'Those legacy systems are sunsetting'. Help me collect colorful I.T. lingo and proverbs.
posted by jasondigitized
on Jul 23, 2009 -
71 answers
Romeo & Juliet: I seem to remember a portion in the play where someone exhorts "wit" to help them out, or says they're running out of wit—but I can never find it when look through the stuff. Is it just a false memory, or maybe something mentioned very much in passing?
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posted by Non Prosequitur
on Jul 9, 2009 -
8 answers
"Pea green pink Irish Catholic" - what, if anything, does this phrase mean and/or refer to?
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posted by MaudB
on Jun 24, 2009 -
17 answers
Was relating a couple mnemonics to a friend, words or common abbreviations that are spelled by using the first letters of a group of things. Those that came to mind: HOMES for the Great Lakes, A PAIL for types of wounds and ETC for people who attend religious services on Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Possibly shoddy Google-fu leaves me unable to find more (not the ROY G BIV variety), but here's hoping the Hive Mind can share some.
posted by ambient2
on Jun 2, 2009 -
40 answers
I'm a storyteller learning a story about a game that uses a Gebeta board. The game is similar to Mancala. I need to know how to pronounce the word "Gebeta", so I can be true to the story and its origins. Any ideas?
posted by hdh
on May 23, 2009 -
2 answers
Is there a term for words that seem like they
should be antonyms but are actually synonymous? For example: Caregiver & Caretaker.
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posted by Saxon Kane
on May 17, 2009 -
17 answers
Is there a word or term for someone who exaggerates things?
Is there a word for someone who craves/needs sympathy?
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posted by mooreeasyvibe
on May 13, 2009 -
53 answers
SongFilter: My Superintendent Father-in-Law is putting together a program for his school's "Right to Read" Week and asked if I could help come up with some songs that incorporate "Words". I've come up with some, but I need some more help!
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posted by ThaBombShelterSmith
on May 1, 2009 -
31 answers
My boss has asked me to sort out the etymology of the words "Ponos" (Greek for Labor ?) and "Poena" (Latin for Sorrow?). The question is which came first, and are they related as it seems? Also, would those rough definitions be close to accurate?
posted by willnot
on Apr 28, 2009 -
5 answers
Does anyone know the game "kawanoo" or "Quano" (sp)? It is a complicated rock paper scissor type game that uses hand gestures along with words (african)?
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posted by Black_Umbrella
on Feb 27, 2009 -
1 answer
Why do we say "female child" or "male child," but reverse the word order for "adult female" and "adult male?"
posted by arcticwoman
on Feb 15, 2009 -
19 answers
Where does the phrase "wakka wakka," used to punctuate a joke routine, come from?
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posted by gleuschk
on Feb 10, 2009 -
5 answers
I need a script that will extract from a dictionary all words that contain a certain set of letters. e.g: "a", "b", e" should return "abe", "babe", "a" etc. I know this is trivial in perl: however I want the biggest dictionary I can get my hands on, not just the default on linux. So I guess my question has two parts: can you please point me to this script and also point me to the biggest free dictionary in one or all of these scripts: roman, cyrillic, greek. This possibly has been implemented as a website. Which website?
posted by pita
on Jan 14, 2009 -
26 answers
