Monday, February 9, 2009

Definition - [not] Dyslexic

WORD: (not) dys lex ic
PHONICS: nät) dis-ˈlek-sik
DATE: circa November 2008 from Erin L.

(adj.) a learning disability that can manifest in all levels of intelligence but does not excuse oneself from misreading time from a non digital watch.

It is not reason to claim intellectual disability, it's an insult to the people who are affected by various forms of dyslexia.

Definition - Socially Retarded

WORD: so cial ly re tard ed
PHONICS: ˈsō-sh(ə-)lē ri-ˈtär-dəd
DATE: circa April/May2008 from Randy H.

(adj.) In proper, to describe one self as a person who does not fully understand what makes the world go round; the latter is being oblivious to the norms that society deems as acceptable.

(n.) a person who all forms of society, subculture and mainstream alike, cannot accept.