‘ailurophile’ (n.): A cat lover

‘ailurophobia’ (n.): An abnormal or persistent fear of cats

‘geram’ (Malay)

Formally: ‘angry or frustrated’

Colloqially: ‘freaking out because something/someone is just so damn cute’

‘tintinnabulation’ (n.): The ringing or sounding of bells

Example: ‘When we reached the church the echoing tintinnabulation told us that we were too late; the ceremony was already over.’

By Imogen Stark

1st April 2014:

‘grawlix’ (n.): The string of symbols used in comics or graphic novels to illustrate profanity

‘tittle’ (n.): The dot on a lower case ‘i’

24th March 2014:

‘ballyhoo’ (n.): Extravagant publicity or fuss

Example sentence: `After all the ballyhoo, the film was a complete and utter flop.`

17th March 2014:

‘shemomedjamo’ (Georgian): To eat past the point of being full just because the food tastes good.

11th March 2014:

‘eudaimonia’ (n.) lit. “human flourishing”; a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous.

Pronunciation: “U-de-‘mOn-E-a

3rd March 2014:

‘nihilarian’ (n.): A person who deals with things of no importance (i.e. whose life/work is trivial)