Thread of things we need to invent or popularize words for and my suggestions on what they should be!
Aka things I think about when I can’t sleep.
Apr 30, 2025 21:121) A person who is considered family but isn’t technically family. A close personal friend.
Suggestion: something akin to “step”. Maybe “Fay”, fits with “friends and family” and works with the current definition of Fay.
Ex: “This is my fay-aunt, my mom and her met in middle school.”
2) describe a condition without an official diagnosis or knowledge in a field without formal qualifications.
Suggestion: “Dida-” derived from autodidactic.
Ex: “As a dida-accountant I’d suggest opening an LLC.” “Here’s what works for me as someone with dida-adhd”
3) When you understand but don’t condone something.
Suggestion: “empatest” a combo of empathy and protest
Ex: I empatest why the Eagles went to the White House after winning the Super Bowl.