Neologism of the Day: Realllllly Scale Meaning: The Reallllly Scale is a contemporary take on the Richter Scale. The latter attempts to apply a “measure of magnitude” to the strength of earthquakes. The former attempts to apply a “measure of magnitude” to the degree of Whattheactualfuckery the world throws at one on any given day. The Reallllly…

Neologism of the Day: dysinfectant Meaning: The prefix “dys” adds an extra helping of unpleasantness to the idea of disinfectant. Now with bonus ill-meaning, dysinfectant has multiple readings, but in this instance refers to influences or impulses passing from one person to another that may be doubly counterintuitive in the greater scheme of things. On…

Meaning: Taking a break while not actually taking a break. Taking leaf is the kind of leave you take when you are still working, undercover. Leaf affords a degree of protection from the daily barrage of emails, requests, tasks and meetings one is obliged to accommodate, so that one can do some of the deeper…