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RE: Word of the Post - Dangevin - 29th May 2025
Triskaidekaphobia - noun
Extreme superstition of the number 13. Spoooooky.
RE: Word of the Post - Mia - 29th May 2025
(21st May 2025, 10:26 AM)Sunlight123 Wrote: Kirin - Noun
Kirin is the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Qilin. They are legendary creatures, hooved dragon-like chimeras, or overly-simplifying, a "horse dragon" or "Asian unicorn". A popular Japanese beer is named after it.
A Kirin is also a green haired yapping gamer idol
RE: Word of the Post - Sunlight123 - 29th May 2025
tbh I didn't know she was a kirin
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Nimi Nightmare (Vtubing) - Proper Noun
The new name and rebranding of vtuber LemonLeaf who, for unknown reasons, shares a lot of the same audience as now graduated Hololive member Ceres Fauna, who was part of Hololive English's 2nd Generation, known as Generation Council. Nimi is said to be a 'baku', a tapir-like Japanese mythological creature that is known for eating nightmares.
RE: Word of the Post - Camer the Dragon - 2nd June 2025
Dragon (Noun)
Very epic and cool creature thing usually with 2 wings and fire breath (example Camer the Dragon)
(also lmfao they have "derg" on wiktionary for Dragon synonym)
RE: Word of the Post - Sunlight123 - 2nd June 2025
Keelage - Noun
A tax, or toll, on a ship attempting to dock into a port. Also the act of renting a ship from a port. Named after 'keelboats', flat-bottomed commercial ships, aka barge freight ships. This, in turn, is named after the 'keel', or bottom of a ship.
RE: Word of the Post - Sunlight123 - 4th March 2026
Legerdemain - Noun
A noun with the same meaning as "sleight of hand." Could also mean trickery, chicanery, or cheating.
From French "léger de main" literally meaning "lightweight of hand."
RE: Word of the Post - Resarekt - 22nd April 2026
Kayfabe- noun
In wrestling, it is the portrayal of staged events, narratives, and characters as real.
In other forms it is an elaborate, performative fiction.
RE: Word of the Post - Sunlight1232 - 25th April 2026
Anchorite (Female: Anchoress) - Noun
A specific type of Christian hermit that chooses to permanently reside in one place. Often they were immured, or walled-off, into small isolated cells. These cells were often attached to churches.
More generally, it can just be used as a synonym for a hermit of extreme nature.
RE: Word of the Post - Sunlight1232 - 3rd June 2026
Reconnoiter - Verb
To perform reconnaissance. To spy and obtain intelligence.
Often used in a military context.
RE: Word of the Post - Sunlight1232 - 3rd June 2026
Locutorium (Anglicization: Locutory) - Noun
Literally Latin for "Speaking Place," a locutorium is any place where discussions can occur. Sometimes equivalent to parlor rooms.
In Christian monastic tradition, inner locutoriums denote meeting halls where discussions are had. Outer locutoriums are rooms where discussions can be had between monks and visitors, basically reception rooms.