Wiktionary:Requested entries (English)


 * ''See also: Missing entries (<180,000)
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 * See also: the Tea room, where you can post the definition of a word you’re trying to find, and hopefully someone will help you find it.
 * ''See also: Requested entries (English)/diacritics and ligatures


 * Old requests:
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 * We have 1-h TL FM. Along the same lines we could also have 10-h TL FM, 100-h TL FM, and 1,000-h TL FM / 1000-h TL FM. (Seemingly only attested with these numbers).
 * - verb, after the game ; past tense 5D chessed or 5D chess'd
 * I am interested in seeing a fuller coverage of plate tectonics and submarine features like plates themselves (Philippine Sea Plate, Scotia Plate), oil fields (Chengbei, I have no list of these), trenches (Manila Trench, Mariana Trench), ridges (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, East Pacific Rise), and similar (James Shoal, Darwin Mounds) etc. This kind of work will be mostly based in academic literature. I hope to see a more adequate system of categories developed. To show you how woefully inadequate Wiktionary is at this time (2022), I just today created Mid-Atlantic Ridge and dumped it into Category:Oceanography and Category:Places. See, --Geographyinitiative (talk) 21:35, 24 June 2022 (UTC)


 * You're so dramatic, Joggy! There's a perfectly decent project for these... Wikipedia Demonicallt (talk) 00:48, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * And Wiktionary. CitationsFreak (talk) 17:27, 1 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Requested entries (English)/Drugs -- needs sorting, some cutie pharmaceuticals

A

 * - slang term for "cute and sexually attractive"
 * - also argumentum ad penalum, ad scelestum, ad carcerum, and ad criminalum, a logical fallacy that says that if something is illegal it means it is immoral and or anti-ethical no matter what.
 * - also argumentum ad codexum, ad constitutium, ad iutistium, and ad lexum a logical fallacy that says if something is legal it means it is moral and or ethical no matter what.
 * bird
 * bird
 * beams of light piercing clouds, sometimes called Jacob's ladder or angel's ladder
 * - phrase used to call to attention the amount of variation in American football games. See this search
 * - common mistake for as a matter of fact - millions of Google hits
 * , - surprisingly common eggcorns for as opposed to
 * - common mistake for as a matter of fact - millions of Google hits
 * , - surprisingly common eggcorns for as opposed to

B

 * , also, (and probably other variants) - form of address in Indian English; see
 * (new sense) - sea urchins (see, , ). Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:49, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I suspect that is barnacles (perhaps genus Balanus or family ) rather than sea urchins. OED includes a short quote at acorn from 1755: "Sea Acorns, Balani." Cnilep (talk) 03:55, 6 March 2024 (UTC)


 * - https://genius.com/Beyonce-jolene-lyrics
 * - rare variant of behemothic; Google Books has two hits, both from 1976: "[...] of Erebos no longer hides the behemotic goat's and horse's hooves." and "A breadwinner was killed at night at a dam construction site when the driver of a noisy, behemotic "paydozer" or earth-moving machine ran over him because it had a 48 x 20 foot blind spot to the rear when reversing."
 * bird
 * - might be trademarked?
 * = - an irreversibly corrupted game file or a crashed computer. Originated on The Sims 2 fan community "More Awesome Than You" Estreyeria (talk) 18:33, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
 * - https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED5403, see also boist possibly related
 * - looting booty, but also from bootying down
 * - some Scandinavian area. See Ostrobothnia et al Fond of sanddunes (talk) 22:48, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
 * , - something in the car dealer biz
 * - a mother of one or more sons. I typically see it used with a connotation that she is overly attached to them and perceives them as more desirable than daughters.
 * Literally every usage I have found references Ruth Whippman, author of the book BoyMom (2024). But the word allegedly existed as a hashtag on TikTok before the book was written. Cnilep (talk) 03:44, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Literally every usage I have found references Ruth Whippman, author of the book BoyMom (2024). But the word allegedly existed as a hashtag on TikTok before the book was written. Cnilep (talk) 03:44, 3 July 2024 (UTC)



C

 * - See Citations:chevvu, |Dictionary of Gems and Gemology by Robert M. Shipley, and |Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: Volumes 1-11 page 53. Heyandwhoa (talk) 20:47, 2 March 2024 (UTC)
 * bird
 * bird
 * (used in atmospheric science)
 * bird
 * bird
 * - A shape with 1488 sides: chilia (1000) tetrahecta (400) octaconta (80) octa (8) gon
 * bird
 * bird
 * - A shape with 1488 sides: chilia (1000) tetrahecta (400) octaconta (80) octa (8) gon
 * bird
 * - A shape with 1488 sides: chilia (1000) tetrahecta (400) octaconta (80) octa (8) gon

D

 * - American football position
 * or or  - THC
 * Ancient Greek musicology and logic; see.
 * - Flat Earth slang for global warming
 * - Flat Earth slang for global warming

F

 * - as in "['Just do it' is] so mindlessly cool, it could be the motto for our twenty-something fakezine!] from https://thebaffler.com/salvos/dark-age CitationsFreak (talk) 06:04, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
 * ―⁠Biolongvistul (talk) 14:57, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * bird
 * - literal and idiomatic senses
 * bird
 * — shanty for leisure hours
 * ―⁠Biolongvistul (talk) 16:23, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * - a fake guru, see for example Urban Dictionary
 * — shanty for leisure hours
 * ―⁠Biolongvistul (talk) 16:23, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * - a fake guru, see for example Urban Dictionary
 * ―⁠Biolongvistul (talk) 16:23, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * - a fake guru, see for example Urban Dictionary
 * - a fake guru, see for example Urban Dictionary

G

 * bird genus => Translingual entry exists
 * meaning sunbeam often in computer graphics
 * See Citations:googoltriplex. - the number 10 raised to the power of one googolduplex
 * (and consider 'grandscale' and 'grand scale' as alternatives?)
 * grantish - the type of jargon used in grant applications, similar to legalese. - i.e. grantspeak
 * / -- a bird
 * bird
 * bird
 * See Citations:googoltriplex. - the number 10 raised to the power of one googolduplex
 * (and consider 'grandscale' and 'grand scale' as alternatives?)
 * grantish - the type of jargon used in grant applications, similar to legalese. - i.e. grantspeak
 * / -- a bird
 * bird
 * bird

H

 * - art. mezzo-rilievo (old?) synonym. mezzorilievo Italian
 * — appears in the University of Wales Dictionary of the Welsh language as a translation of pry'r crëyr and according to General Aspects Of Commercial Gardening (1913), it refers to hoverflies of the genus, but isn't clear on whether they are a specific species within the genus.
 * — acronym of "Humanity, Fuck Yeah!"; (Internet, Reddit, neologism) HFY is a story/series that takes a “human element” in either humanity or an “other” (race/species or object) that exists in a “setting” (future or other world/universe) with varying levels of culture, technology, society and history that help show in some shape or form the potential good or bad for humanity’s race/culture..
 * I found a use and two mentions, all with initial capital letter, of Hylia(s) to refer to family or to, the . See Citations:hylia. Cnilep (talk) 08:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * — acronym of "Humanity, Fuck Yeah!"; (Internet, Reddit, neologism) HFY is a story/series that takes a “human element” in either humanity or an “other” (race/species or object) that exists in a “setting” (future or other world/universe) with varying levels of culture, technology, society and history that help show in some shape or form the potential good or bad for humanity’s race/culture..
 * I found a use and two mentions, all with initial capital letter, of Hylia(s) to refer to family or to, the . See Citations:hylia. Cnilep (talk) 08:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I found a use and two mentions, all with initial capital letter, of Hylia(s) to refer to family or to, the . See Citations:hylia. Cnilep (talk) 08:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I found a use and two mentions, all with initial capital letter, of Hylia(s) to refer to family or to, the . See Citations:hylia. Cnilep (talk) 08:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I found a use and two mentions, all with initial capital letter, of Hylia(s) to refer to family or to, the . See Citations:hylia. Cnilep (talk) 08:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I found a use and two mentions, all with initial capital letter, of Hylia(s) to refer to family or to, the . See Citations:hylia. Cnilep (talk) 08:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I found a use and two mentions, all with initial capital letter, of Hylia(s) to refer to family or to, the . See Citations:hylia. Cnilep (talk) 08:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I found a use and two mentions, all with initial capital letter, of Hylia(s) to refer to family or to, the . See Citations:hylia. Cnilep (talk) 08:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I found a use and two mentions, all with initial capital letter, of Hylia(s) to refer to family or to, the . See Citations:hylia. Cnilep (talk) 08:54, 28 May 2024 (UTC)



I

 * - We do have moral bankruptcy and morally bankrupt, though. सौम्य (talk) 01:55, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
 * - Also check ITM. Heyandwhoa (talk) 01:19, 6 February 2024 (UTC) - Citations:interactive teller machine
 * - fish organ. Probs same as interrenal body (archaic?) P. Sovjunk (talk) 09:36, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * - old Irish tribe??? P. Sovjunk (talk) 20:32, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
 * - fish organ. Probs same as interrenal body (archaic?) P. Sovjunk (talk) 09:36, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * - old Irish tribe??? P. Sovjunk (talk) 20:32, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

J

 * - another word for a jacket, rather than specifically one for a padded jacket that forms part of a suit of armour. This appears in the etymology of the Yola word jock and in the copyrighted name of a brand of packable plastic raincoat/anorak/cagoule ('jack in a pack').
 * - sounded redundant when I heard it but gets pretty decent hits and is in the OED
 * - Old (probably dialectical) term for January (maybe from (Old) French janvier). There are many hits on Google Books, but most seem to be quotations of the same few old proverbs.
 * – appears in the screenplay to Advice & Consent
 * – appears in the screenplay to Advice & Consent

K

 * (bird)
 * Koasek: some Native American tribe? see Cowasuck, and (which says they aren't the same, though some other sources might disagree?)
 * Koasek: some Native American tribe? see Cowasuck, and (which says they aren't the same, though some other sources might disagree?)
 * Koasek: some Native American tribe? see Cowasuck, and (which says they aren't the same, though some other sources might disagree?)

L

 * - Citations:leaflute
 * - the idea that the laws are absolute and that the Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial are absolute and can do whatever they want. A good example are liberal democracy supporters who defend elected governments and the supposed "will of majority" at all costs. Like defending Javier Milei, Tarcisio de Freitas, Lula da Silva, Zelensky, Netanyahu, Trump, and Biden at the same time.
 * - also legal particularism or legal contigency theory, it states the law is relative and that everything depends regarding the law and the three powers. Mainly if it is about the three powers on liberal democracy.
 * - shark-toothed club used by various Polynesian cultures.
 * - something oblong-shaped like a letterbox shape.
 * - science fiction concept? SOP? --Geographyinitiative (talk) 12:53, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * / — something to do with smoking marijuana, AFAIK.  Other possible sense:  the go-ahead/approval is given —DIV (1.145.19.119 10:42, 17 February 2024 (UTC))
 * / — In German, literally means a literary dispute. I think it needs to be a public, in-writing debate conducted over time in order to qualify? Thmazing (talk) 16:46, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * / - a home --96.230.234.108 20:46, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
 * - See . Heyandwhoa (talk) 23:06, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
 * - See "living off the land" above. Heyandwhoa (talk) 23:06, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
 * - style of wrestling practised by luchadors; also called
 * (bird)
 * (bird)
 * - for example: https://llewellyn.com/journal/article/3188
 * - for example: https://llewellyn.com/journal/article/3188

M

 * . Official name of a star, recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
 * . Official name of a star, recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
 * (card magic)
 * See Citations:millillion - 10$3003$.
 * The citations do not give a consistent definition by my reading. Variously also 1000000$1000$ = 10$6000$ as well as 10$6005$ (being "6006 digits or figures") or 1000000$1001$ = 10$6006$ (being "1001 periods").  —DIV (1.145.112.83 11:26, 17 April 2024 (UTC))
 * (card magic)
 * See Citations:millillion - 10⇭⇭⇭.
 * The citations do not give a consistent definition by my reading. Variously also 1000000⇭⇭⇭ = 10⇭⇭⇭ as well as 10⇭⇭⇭ (being "6006 digits or figures") or 1000000⇭⇭⇭ = 10⇭⇭⇭ (being "1001 periods").  —DIV (1.145.112.83 11:26, 17 April 2024 (UTC))
 * The citations do not give a consistent definition by my reading. Variously also 1000000⇭⇭⇭ = 10⇭⇭⇭ as well as 10⇭⇭⇭ (being "6006 digits or figures") or 1000000⇭⇭⇭ = 10⇭⇭⇭ (being "1001 periods").  —DIV (1.145.112.83 11:26, 17 April 2024 (UTC))


 * - deals with betting issues- "mutuel windows" etc. | Maybe related to pari-mutuel. Equinox ◑ 00:18, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * (bird)
 * (bird)
 * (bird)
 * (bird)
 * (bird)
 * (bird)
 * - fig. maybe megawatt needs a subsense
 * - the song
 * - a type of fog
 * - fig. maybe megawatt needs a subsense
 * - the song
 * - a type of fog

N

 * of a triangle
 * nechaevism, nechaevshchina: Named after Sergey Nechayev
 * — alternative spelling of neurohumoral.  —DIV
 * : Seems to mean "protologism" in Toki Pona; probably not an English word though.
 * . Also hyphenated as non-infarction.  Absence of infarction;  alternatively derived from noninfarct.   —DIV
 * nose in the air: (with one's ~; have one's ~) being disdainful, uppity, stuck up
 * ―⁠Biolongvistul (talk) 14:57, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ―⁠Biolongvistul (talk) 14:57, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ―⁠Biolongvistul (talk) 14:57, 19 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Sounds quite like SoP to me, but perhaps justified by the existence of not a one ...although that entry itself may be queried as potentially SoP (@JMGN). These phrases seem to form a general pattern (not a whisper, not a cloud, not a tree, ...), and we certainly wouldn't want an entry for every instance.  —DIV (1.145.103.0 11:35, 9 July 2024 (UTC))

O

 * (bird)
 * - American football position
 * - a coffee drink that incorporates olive oil
 * - English dialect word for an owl. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:29, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
 * oont (new sense): a mole (particularly Talpa europaea) in several English-midlands dialects (Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, at least). Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:22, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
 * - "The oxy-hydrogen microscope, which projected microscopic subjects onto a screen using limelight, magnifying lenses, and a magic lantern, entertained audiences from 1825 through the first decades of cinema. ... The oxy-hydrogen microscope combined technologies of the microscope (magnification), oxy-hydrogen lamp (illumination), and magic lantern (projection). With its powerful light, it enabled large public screenings, outstripping any similar technology." ; ;Midland Naturalist, 1:112.  Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:58, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Also oxy-hydrogen lamp. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:58, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * (bird)
 * - "The oxy-hydrogen microscope, which projected microscopic subjects onto a screen using limelight, magnifying lenses, and a magic lantern, entertained audiences from 1825 through the first decades of cinema. ... The oxy-hydrogen microscope combined technologies of the microscope (magnification), oxy-hydrogen lamp (illumination), and magic lantern (projection). With its powerful light, it enabled large public screenings, outstripping any similar technology." ; ;Midland Naturalist, 1:112.  Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:58, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Also oxy-hydrogen lamp. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:58, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
 * (bird)

P

 * - To dig? See Citations:paw up.
 * Term in Mongolic linguistics
 * and/or poly-glycoprotein — presumably a polymerised form of glycoprotein.
 * (cosmetic) apparently powdered absorbent paper used to remove oil from the skin. In The Handmaid's Tale, chapter 15, 6th page.
 * (bird)
 * (bird)
 * (bird)
 * (animal description; see this paper)
 * (bird)
 * (philosophy / decision theory, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytely)
 * probably too rare
 * synonym for old-growth forest
 * - I know of two definitions, one referring to a specific 90s-onward movement discussed on the purity culture wikipedia page, and one a more general term used in feminist discourse referring to the cultural importance placed on keeping (mostly) women sexually "pure", ideas like "damaged goods" or the motivations behind many honor killings.
 * ((Furry fandom slang) Showing some/all of human skin while wearing a fursuit; see this definition)
 * - I know of two definitions, one referring to a specific 90s-onward movement discussed on the purity culture wikipedia page, and one a more general term used in feminist discourse referring to the cultural importance placed on keeping (mostly) women sexually "pure", ideas like "damaged goods" or the motivations behind many honor killings.
 * ((Furry fandom slang) Showing some/all of human skin while wearing a fursuit; see this definition)

Q

 * Possibly a missing meaning of Secondary Security Screening Selection, see here: After approaching security, the TSA agent who scanned our boarding passes asked us to step aside while he radioed his supervisor. “We got a quad,” he said. Hythonia (talk) 17:12, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I suspect the missing sense is not specifically "Secondary Security Screening Selection", but more generally "a set of four" (quadruplet sense 1), in this case four Ss in the phrase. Alternatively, perhaps it started out that way but has subsequently become lexicalized with the more specific meaning. Cnilep (talk) 03:43, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I suspect the missing sense is not specifically "Secondary Security Screening Selection", but more generally "a set of four" (quadruplet sense 1), in this case four Ss in the phrase. Alternatively, perhaps it started out that way but has subsequently become lexicalized with the more specific meaning. Cnilep (talk) 03:43, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

R

 * - (Found via Google): "Rainwater goods is a loose term for all products installed on the exterior of a building to protect it from the rain. This includes continuous spouting, downpipes and rainwater heads."
 * -SOP? Demonicallt (talk) 00:15, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
 * genetics term
 * (bird)
 * (bird)
 * – MW, AHD
 * - the sense is already covered in, but the term "red-eye flight" seems to be more in use. Also the Wikipedia article uses this term.
 * – MW, AHD
 * - the sense is already covered in, but the term "red-eye flight" seems to be more in use. Also the Wikipedia article uses this term.

S

 * unSOP??? P. Sovjunk (talk) 01:40, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I'd say this is SOP. There's multiple times over, many times over, etc.
 * I'd say this is SOP. There's multiple times over, many times over, etc.


 * abbreviation of self-titled; sometimes used in place of the name of a self-titled album --96.230.234.108 04:29, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner, an alternate term for a SANE or a similar examiner that is not a nurse
 * - a term in economics for a good for which demand outstrips supply; possibly not SOP, as it doesn't necessarily apply to things which are conventionally considered "scarce"
 * - alternate spelling of sqround per wiki:
 * (bird)
 * - torture method
 * - reasonably common eggcorn these days of shits and giggles
 * and Greens slang
 * (bird)
 * (bird)
 * - sky blue + cyan | Doesn't seem to meet WT:CFI.
 * — complement of porosity; (noun) fraction of the volume of a multiphase material that is solid.  —DIV
 * and/or - similar to bandshell - possibly predominantly Australia and New Zealand usage
 * — in trekking, "moving the right foot and right pole forward together", and similarly in dancing for same arm with same leg; for horses, something to do with their footwork (both right legs forward together?), contrasted with trotting.  Sometimes as a single unhyphenated word, sometimes as two separate words.  —DIV
 * - alternate spelling of sqround per wiki:
 * I would consider this hyperbolic but nonetheless SOP. Equivalent to saying "kill me now" when bored or embarrassed.--Simplificationalizer (talk) 10:54, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
 * — a chemical. —DIV
 * (bird)
 * — In computer graphics, a series of virtual framebuffers used by a graphics card. Wikipedia entry:
 * — Alternate spelling of swap chain. Wikipedia entry:
 * , See Tomasz Kamusella. 2004. The Szlonzokian Ethnolect in the Context of German and Polish Nationalisms (pp. 19–39). Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism. No 1. London: Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism.  The Szlonzoks and their Language: Between Germany, Poland and Szlonzokian Nationalism -- Comment: The historian Tomasz Kamusella has used the words Szlonzok = Upper Silesian, Slunzak = Teschen Silesian. They don't seem to have caught on beyond his own usage. Equinox ◑ 18:27, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I would consider this hyperbolic but nonetheless SOP. Equivalent to saying "kill me now" when bored or embarrassed.--Simplificationalizer (talk) 10:54, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
 * — a chemical. —DIV
 * (bird)
 * — In computer graphics, a series of virtual framebuffers used by a graphics card. Wikipedia entry:
 * — Alternate spelling of swap chain. Wikipedia entry:
 * , See Tomasz Kamusella. 2004. The Szlonzokian Ethnolect in the Context of German and Polish Nationalisms (pp. 19–39). Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism. No 1. London: Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism.  The Szlonzoks and their Language: Between Germany, Poland and Szlonzokian Nationalism -- Comment: The historian Tomasz Kamusella has used the words Szlonzok = Upper Silesian, Slunzak = Teschen Silesian. They don't seem to have caught on beyond his own usage. Equinox ◑ 18:27, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
 * — a chemical. —DIV
 * (bird)
 * — In computer graphics, a series of virtual framebuffers used by a graphics card. Wikipedia entry:
 * — Alternate spelling of swap chain. Wikipedia entry:
 * , See Tomasz Kamusella. 2004. The Szlonzokian Ethnolect in the Context of German and Polish Nationalisms (pp. 19–39). Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism. No 1. London: Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism.  The Szlonzoks and their Language: Between Germany, Poland and Szlonzokian Nationalism -- Comment: The historian Tomasz Kamusella has used the words Szlonzok = Upper Silesian, Slunzak = Teschen Silesian. They don't seem to have caught on beyond his own usage. Equinox ◑ 18:27, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
 * , See Tomasz Kamusella. 2004. The Szlonzokian Ethnolect in the Context of German and Polish Nationalisms (pp. 19–39). Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism. No 1. London: Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism.  The Szlonzoks and their Language: Between Germany, Poland and Szlonzokian Nationalism -- Comment: The historian Tomasz Kamusella has used the words Szlonzok = Upper Silesian, Slunzak = Teschen Silesian. They don't seem to have caught on beyond his own usage. Equinox ◑ 18:27, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

T
/>The depressor allows the user to bring a sonar towbody within an optimum altitude above the seabed. Although lower tow speeds also assist in lowering a towfish, speeds below 1–1.5 knots may produce towbody instability such as kiting and yaw resulting in data distortions. - "Sonar Glossary - D.", www.reson.com, 2011
 * (move in )
 * (genus of birds, Cuban warblers)
 * song by Beyonce. It'll become a word proper soon P. Sovjunk (talk) 09:20, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * - probably a synonym of
 * - From 1 Corinthians 13:12 (KJV). It's used as an adverb with verbs like "to see", "to peer", "to glimpse" etc. (e.g. "to see through a glass darkly"), usually to mean "to have a poor understanding". Attestable alternative forms:, , , . Wikipedia: through a glass darkly - Citations:through a glass darkly, Citations:through the glass darkly.
 * (the rosy thrush-tanager or rose-breasted thrush-tanager, Rhodinocichla rosea)
 * Used in retail, specifically magazine sales.
 * - clonicotonic
 * (bird, Grallina bruijnii)
 * - (an airborne or underwater towed device; towfish seems to be a synonym in the underwater case) - DREP has designed and built a specialised towbody for helicopter tests of a superconducting magnetic gradiometer mounted in a vertical dewar. The towbody is essentially a vertical cylinder with tail fins: i.e. the flow of air is perpendicular to the cylinder axis. The design is discussed in detail in an Airworthiness Report which is attached as an Appendix. The Appendix includes structural calculations and towbody response to aerodynamic forces. The report summarizes the data recorded during a flight trial of the towbody and compares to the predicted towbody behaviour. The principal result of the trial was the appearance of a pitching instability at 60 knots. The instability is discussed and recommendations are made for towbody modifications to eliminate it. - Hopkin, D.; and Wilson, H. ; Design and Test of a Towbody for an airborne SQUID gradiometer, Defence Research Establishment Pacific, Victoria (BC) Technical Memorandum DREP-TM-92-44, 1992<br
 * Used in retail, specifically magazine sales.
 * - clonicotonic
 * (bird, Grallina bruijnii)
 * - (an airborne or underwater towed device; towfish seems to be a synonym in the underwater case) - DREP has designed and built a specialised towbody for helicopter tests of a superconducting magnetic gradiometer mounted in a vertical dewar. The towbody is essentially a vertical cylinder with tail fins: i.e. the flow of air is perpendicular to the cylinder axis. The design is discussed in detail in an Airworthiness Report which is attached as an Appendix. The Appendix includes structural calculations and towbody response to aerodynamic forces. The report summarizes the data recorded during a flight trial of the towbody and compares to the predicted towbody behaviour. The principal result of the trial was the appearance of a pitching instability at 60 knots. The instability is discussed and recommendations are made for towbody modifications to eliminate it. - Hopkin, D.; and Wilson, H. ; Design and Test of a Towbody for an airborne SQUID gradiometer, Defence Research Establishment Pacific, Victoria (BC) Technical Memorandum DREP-TM-92-44, 1992<br
 * (or "Typen Platten") - a kind of microscope slide with diatoms mounted in a grid (,, . Midland Naturalist, 1 p182) Originally German; marketed as "Möller's Typen-platten", after its inventor. Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:31, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
 * (saffron-crested tyrant-manakin or saffron-crested neopelma, Neopelma chrysocephalum; Serra do Mar tyrant-manakin or Serra do Mar neopelma or Serra tyrant-manakin, Neopelma chrysolophum; Wied's tyrant-manakin, Neopelma aurifrons; pale-bellied tyrant-manakin or pale-bellied neopelma, Neopelma pallescens; sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin or sulphur-bellied neopelma, Neopelma sulphureiventer; dwarf tyrant-manakin or dwarf tyranneutes, Tyranneutes stolzmanni; tiny tyrant-manakin or tiny tyranneutes, Tyranneutes virescens; cinnamon manakin-tyrant or cinnamon neopipo, Neopipo cinnamomea)
 * (saffron-crested tyrant-manakin or saffron-crested neopelma, Neopelma chrysocephalum; Serra do Mar tyrant-manakin or Serra do Mar neopelma or Serra tyrant-manakin, Neopelma chrysolophum; Wied's tyrant-manakin, Neopelma aurifrons; pale-bellied tyrant-manakin or pale-bellied neopelma, Neopelma pallescens; sulphur-bellied tyrant-manakin or sulphur-bellied neopelma, Neopelma sulphureiventer; dwarf tyrant-manakin or dwarf tyranneutes, Tyranneutes stolzmanni; tiny tyrant-manakin or tiny tyranneutes, Tyranneutes virescens; cinnamon manakin-tyrant or cinnamon neopipo, Neopipo cinnamomea)

U

 * — This neologism (a back-formed antonym to “overture”) has been used by Blood, Sweet and Tears on a 1968 album Child Is Father to the Man and a year later by the Who on Tommy.
 * bird
 * — "He's lucky cause that last kick would have sent him to the upper room" at first I thought it was a synonym for heaven but I guess it's a Christianity term different from heaven.
 * - some kind of medical procedure
 * . Official name of a star, recognized by the International Astronomical Union.
 * . Official name of a star, recognized by the International Astronomical Union.

V

 * "constrained by force", "having been forced", the signer was under duress (placed before signature), abbr: VC, V.C. Also see coercion (law).
 * "constrained by force", "having been forced", the signer was under duress (placed before signature), abbr: VC, V.C. Also see coercion (law).

W

 * bird
 * bird
 * bird
 * bird

X

 * somber green color Wd-Ryan (talk) 03:12, 31 March 2024 (UTC) - Sounds pretty suspicious, like something that would be invented just for "list of colours for every letter of the alphabet": where did you hear of it? Equinox ◑ 19:55, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Y

 * - concept in Yoga, see Wikipedia article
 * bird
 * bird
 * Something in Nigerian English. :/
 * — Example at Early Lessons, Parents Assistant, Frank, Rosamond, Harry and Lucy by Maria Edgeworth (page 516) (albeit unhyphenated).  I suspect there would also be some instances used tongue-in-cheek, but the cited example appears completely sober.  Several other occurrences online are discussions of grammar (hence not valid for attestation).  —DIV

Military
There are dictionaries of military slang which can confirm these, but at least one genuine use should be identified before a term is created.


 * garnish; the military sense, related to camouflaging, see e.g. commons:Page:"Garnish Nets Correctly" - NARA - 514018.tif
 * hang up or hang-up or hangup - RAF speak - Bomb failed to release.
 * Trident Board (USN SEAL examination panel)

Textiles
These were originally added under the appropriate letters, but require similar specialized knowledge or research.
 * CC - Comments Client
 * Classic CO- Dutch: ontwerp van een doorlopend dessin
 * Ea - Elasthane
 * elastane? —DIV (1.145.80.173 12:01, 25 July 2022 (UTC))
 * loop tag - a bartack which is 'loose' in the middle
 * moustache - abrasion of lines to imitate pre-worn garment (a.k.a Whiskers)
 * open end spinning - a technology for creating yarn without using a spindle. This system is much less labour intensive and faster than ring spinning
 * R.E. or RE - Raw Essentials
 * Single Jersey or single jersey - Single knit fabrics and jersey knits are light to medium weight fabrics with flat vertical ribs on the right side and dominant horizontal lines on the wrong side. Fabric stretches from 20 to 25% across the grain.
 * SW- Sweat
 * whiskers- abrasion of lines to imitate pre-worn garment (a.k.a Moustache)

Abbreviated titles and designations
A.R.I.B.A.       Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. B.LL.            Bachelor of Laws. C.I.E.           Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire. C.M.             Chirurgiae Magister, Master in Surgery. C.M.G.           Companion of St Michael and St George. D.Lit., Litt. D. Doctor of Literature. D.S.W.           Doctor of Social Work. Ebor.            Eboracensis of York.2 F.F.P.S.         Fellow of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow) F.G.S.           Fellow of the Geological Society. F.K.Q.C.P.I.     Fellow of King and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland. F.L.S.           Fellow of the Linnaean Society. F.P.S.           Fellow of the Philological Society. F.R.A.S.         Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. F.R C.P.         Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. F.R.C.P.E.       Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. F.R.C.S.         Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. F.R.G.S.         Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society F.R.H.S.         Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society F.R.Hist.Soc.    Fellow of the Royal Historical Society F.R.I.B.A.       Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects F.R.S.           Fellow of the Royal Society F.R.S.A.         Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce F.R.S.E.         Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh F.S.A.           Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries F.S.S.           Fellow of the Statistical Society F.Z.S.           Fellow of the Zoological Society G.C.B.           Knight Grand Cross of the Bath G.C.H.           Knight Grand Cross of Hanover G.C.I.E.         Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire G.C.M.G.         Knight Grand Cross of St Michael and St George G.C.S.I.         Knight Grand Commander of the Star of India G.C.V.O.         Knight Grand Commander of the Victorian Order J.U.D.           Juris utriusque Doctor, Doctor of Civil and Canon Law K.C.M.G.         Knight Commander of St Michael and St George K.C.S.I.         Knight Commander of the Star of India K.C.V.O.         Knight Commander of the Victorian Order L.A.H.           Licentiate of the Apothecaries' Hall L.C.C.           London County Council, or Councillor L.C.J.           Lord Chief Justice L.L.A.           Lady Literate in Arts LL.B.            Legum Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Laws LL.D.            Legum Doctor, Doctor of Laws L.R.C.P.         Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians L.R.C.S.         Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons L.S.A.           Licentiate of the Apothecaries' Society M.Inst.C.E.      Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers M.R.C.P.         Member of the Royal College of Physicians M.R.C.S.         Member of the Royal College of Surgeons M.R.I.A.         Member of the Royal Irish Academy M.V.O.           Member of the Victorian Order R. & I.          Rex et Imperator Reg. Prof.       Regius Professor R.M.             Royal Marines, Resident Magistrate S.S.C.           Solicitor before the Supreme Courts of Scotland S.T.L.           Sacrae Theologiae Licentiatus, Licentiate of Sacred Theology S.T.P.           Sacrosanctae Theologiae Professor, Professor of Sacred Theology V.G.             Vicar-General V.S.             Veterinary Surgeon W.S.             Writer to the Signet [in Scotland] Equivalent to Attorney

Abbreviations denoting moneys, weights, and measures
bar.          barrel. bus.          bushel. c. (or cub.) ft. &c. cubic foot,&c. dr.           drachm or dram. na.           nail. po.           pole. q.            quadrans, farthing.

Miscellaneous abbreviations
A.E.I.O.U.    Austriae est imperare orbi universo,5 or Alles Erdreich Ist Oesterreich Unterthan. C. or Cap.    (Caput), Chapter. Cr.           Creditor. D.G.          Dei gratia, By the grace of God. Dr.           Debtor. Fo. or Fol.   Folio. Inf.          Infra, Below. k.t.l.        Greek kai ta loipa, Et caetera, and the rest. L. or Lib.    Liber, Book. Mem.          Memento, Remember, Memorandum. O.S.B.        Ordo Sancti Benedicti (Benedictines). Q., Qu., or Qy.       Query; Question. q.d.          Quasi dicat, As if he should say: as much as to say. q.s. or quant. suff.  Quantum sufficit, As much as is sufficient. R. or @.      Recipe, Take. sp.           Sine prole, Without offspring.

Pet bird abbreviations
Should be citable from Usenet.

See for the list. (Was going to copy it here verbatim with links, but decided not to, since that might be a copyright violation.)

References and notes
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