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64 entries

actionary · addictionary · agrostoglossary · amplexicon · audinal · auxaudinal · avocabulary · biosaur · blictionary · clamorquicheskod · cortexicon · cryptionary · definideton · derelictionary · descriptionary · dialexicon · duck shooting gallery · duckshootquiver · ductionary · efferdeffer · epsilexicon · evolocutionlinx · festergloster · flexicon · fliptionary · fostergloster · frummidge · galexicon · gastrogloster · gestictionary · glossaurus · gloster · idiomnibus · illexicon · kodkobokk · legsicon · lexicollapsicon · lexiconga · lexiconvolution · lipglossary · logrest · maledictionary · merictionary · mimictionary · mixicon · neoldilox · nutherwun · perplexicon · quictionary · quipflip · quobo · ridictioniculary · sequiverbox · tabletable · taxicon · thesauropod · tickelex · tomtomotmot · volxglosh · voxicon · wasgloster · werrawott · ziglexizawk · zipgloss

actionary /ˈӕkʃәnәri/

noun (plural actionaries)

a compilation of moves, such as a dance dictionary or a karate manual.

[a blend of action + dictionary.]

addictionary /әˈdɪkʃәnri/

noun (plural addictionaries)

an intriguingly inexhaustible catalogue of dependencies and obsessions that is truly unputdownable.

  • addictionarial /әˌdɪkʃәˈnɛːrɪәl/ adjective

[a tiakler of addiction + dictionary.]

agrostoglossary /әˌɡrɒstәˈɡlɒsәri/

noun (plural agrostoglossaries)

a dictionary whose each page is a good reed (or several narrow blades of grass that form columns) containing many well-defined, fabuluscious lemmas.

  • agrostoglossarian /әˌɡrɒstәɡlɒˈsɛːrɪәn/ adjective

[a blend of Ancient Greek ἄγρωστις ágrōstis 'grass' + glossary.]

amplexicon /ӕmˈplɛksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural amplexicons)

a comprehensive manual of sex positions for frogs.

[a blend of amplexus + lexicon.]

audinal /ˈɔːdɪnәl/

noun (plural audinals)

a dictionary in the form of an audiobook, in which words can be looked up by speaking them.

Compare: auxaudinal

[a blend of audiobook + ordinal.]

auxaudinal /ɔːkˈsɔːdɪnәl/

noun (plural auxaudinals)

a regular dictionary with sound files added to aid pronunciation.

Compare: audinal

[a blend of auxiliary + Hoptanglish audinal.]

avocabulary /ˌӕvәˈkӕbjʊlӕri/

noun (plural avocabularies)

a food glossary.

[a blend of avocado + vocabulary.]

biosaur /ˈbʌɪәsɔː/

noun (plural biosaurs)

a biographical thesaurus. a compilation of biographies organized or cross-referenced by similarities such as occupation, personality or status.

Compare: volxglosh

  • biosaurian /bʌɪәˈsɔːrɪәn/ adjective

[a blend of biography + thesaurus.]

blictionary /ˈblɪkʃәnәri/

noun (plural blictionaries)

a dictionary that started life online before becoming a material object.

[a blend of blog + dictionary. on the pattern of blook.]

clamorquicheskod /ˌklӕmәˈkiːʃәzˌkɒd/

noun (plural clamorquicheskods)

a dictionary of vocalstokes.

[from Hoptanglish clamorquiches + Swedish kod 'code'.]

cortexicon /kɔːˈtɛksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural cortexicons)

a dictionary in a brain.

  • cortexiconical /kɔːˌtɛksɪˈkɒnɪkәl/ adjective
  • cortexiconically adverb

[a blend of cortex + lexicon.]

cryptionary /ˈkrɪpʃәˌnɛri/

noun (plural cryptionaries)

a catalogue of obsensory words.

  • cryptionarial /ˌkripʃәˈnɛːrɪәl/ adjective

[a blend of crypto- + dictionary.]

definideton /ˌdɛfɪˈnɪdәˌtɒn/

noun (plural definidetons)

an exploding dictionary.

  • definidetonic /ˌdɛfɪˌnɪdәˈtɒnɪk/ adjective

[a blend of definition + detonation.]

derelictionary /ˌdɛrәˈlɪkʃәˌnɛri/

noun (plural derelictionaries)

a walking dictionary on its last legs.

  • derelictionarial /ˌdɛrәˌlɪkʃәˈnɛːrɪәl/ adjective
  • derelictionarially adverb

[a blend of derelict + dictionary.]

descriptionary /dɪˈskrɪptʃәˌnɛri/

noun (plural descriptionaries)

a descriptive dictionary.

Synonym: sequiverbox

Antonym: ductionary, duck shooting gallery

For usage information, see sequiverbox

  • descriptionarious /dɪˌskrɪptʃәˈnɛːrɪәs/ adjective

[a blend of description + dictionary.]

dialexicon /ˌdʌɪәˈlɛksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural dialexicons)

a glossary of words used in a particular dialect.

  • dialexiconic /ˌdʌɪәˌlɛksɪˈkɒnɪk/ adjective

[a blend of dialect + lexicon.]

duckshootquiver /ˈdʌkʃuːtˌkwɪvә/

noun (plural duckshootquivers)

a dictionary which alternates between prescriptive and descriptive states, perhaps instantly as selected digitally by the user or over years as per the style of particular editions.

[a blend of Hoptanglish duck shooting gallery + Hoptanglish sequiverbox.]

efferdeffer /ˈɛfәˌdɛfә/

noun (plural efferdeffers)

a dictionary of swear words.

Compare: maledictionary

[a blend of English euphemistic effer 'fucker' + definition.]

epsilexicon /ˌɛpsɪˈlɛksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural epsilexicons)

a dictionary of alphabets.

  • epsilexiconic /ˌɛpsɪˌlɛksɪˈkɒnɪk/ adjective

[a blend of Greek έψιλον épsilon 'epsilon', the fifth letter of the Greek aphabet + lexicon.]

evolocutionlinx /ˌɛvәlәʊˈkjuːtʃәnˌlɪŋks/

noun (plural evolocutionlinxen)

a dictionary in which the words are grouped or cross-referenced by the sounds of their syllables, regardless of orthographical or semantic relevance.

[from Hoptanglish evolocution + Hoptanglish linx.]

festergloster /ˈfɛstәˌɡlɒstә/

noun (plural festerglosters)

a medical dictionary.

[from fester + Hoptanglish gloster.]

flexicon /ˈflɛksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural flexicons)

a dictionary of defiiiiiiiiined words.

[a tiakler of flex + lexicon.]

fliptionary /ˈflɪptʃәnɛri/

noun (plural fliptionaries)

a biographical dictionary of digidial faces.

Proxynonym: hourabet

[a blend of flip, in reference to a digital clock with numbers that flip over each other + dictionary.]

fostergloster /ˈfɒstәˌɡlɒstә/

noun (plural fosterglosters)

a dictionary of loanwords.

  • fosterglosteristical /ˌfɒstәɡlɒstәˈrɪstɪkәl/ adjective

[from foster + Hoptanglish gloster.]

frummidge /ˈfrʌmɪʤ/

noun (plural frummidges)

a dictionary.

English: dictionary

Synonym: motmot(2.), gloster

[a blend of fun + rummage.]

galexicon /ɡӕˈlɛksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural galexicons)

a who's who of all the important stars in a galaxy.

  • galexiconic /ɡӕˌlɛksɪˈkɒnɪk/ adjective

[a blend of galaxy + lexicon.]

gastrogloster /ˈɡӕstrәʊˌɡlɒstә/

noun (plural gastroglosters)

a food dictionary.

Synonym: tabletable

Proxynonym: kodkobokk

[from gastro- + Hoptanglish gloster.]

gestictionary /ʤɛˈstɪkʃәˌnɛri/

noun (plural gestictionaries)

a dictionary of sign language.

[a blend of gesticulation + dictionary.]

glossaurus /ɡlɒˈsɔːrәs/

noun (plural glossauri)

a combination of a dictionary and a thesaurus.

Hoptanglish anagram: sugarsouls !

  • glossaural /ɡlɒˈsɔːrәl/ adjective

[a blend of glossary + thesaurus.]

gloster /ˈɡlɒstә/

noun (plural glosters)

a dictionary.

English: dictionary; lexicon

Synonym: motmot(2.), frummidge

[a variant of glossary.]

idiomnibus /ˌɪdɪˈɒmnɪbәs/

noun (plural idiomnibuses)

1. a dictionary of idioms.

2. someone who speaks figuratively twenty-four seven.

[a tiakler of idiom + omnibus.]

illexicon /ɪˈlɛksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural illexicons)

a banned dictionary, perhaps containing illegalogos, demeaning redefinitions or mind-altering vastelucidations.

  • illexiconical /ɪˌlɛksɪˈkɒnɪkәl/ adjective

[a blend of Hoptanglish illexlexic + lexicon.]

kodkobokk /ˈkɒdkәˌbɒk/

noun (plural kodkobokks)

a food dictionary combined with a cookbook.

Proxynonym: gastrogloster, tabletable

[a blend of Swedish kodbok 'codebook' + Swedish kokbok 'cookbook'.]

legsicon /ˈlɛɡzɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural legsicons)

a walking dictionary.

Compare: thesauropod, referencephalus

  • legsiconical /ˌlɛɡzɪˈkɒnɪkәl/ adjective

[a blend of legs + lexicon.]

lexicollapsicon /ˌlɛksɪkɒˈlӕpsɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural lexicollapsicons)

a disintegrating dictionary.

  • lexicollapsiconical /ˌlɛksɪkɒˌlӕpsɪˈkɒnɪkәl/ adjective
  • lexicollapsiconically adverb

[a blend of lexicon + collapse.]

lexiconga /ˈlɛksɪˌkɒŋɡә/

noun (plural lexicongas)

a dancing dictionary.

[a tiakler of lexicon + conga.]

lexiconvolution /ˌlɛksɪˌkɒnvɒˈluːʃәn/

noun (plural lexiconvolutions)

a dictionary that has been enmazened, perhaps by sprawling terminex or rampant cross-referencing.

Compare: maxilinx

  • lexiconvolutionary /ˌlɛksɪˌkɒnvɒˈluːʃәˌnɛːri/ adjective

[a tiakler of lexicon + convolution.]

lipglossary /ˈlɪpˌɡlɒsәri/

noun (plural lipglossaries)

a shiny gestictionary of Puckerpatter.

[from lip + glossary.]

logrest /ˈlɒɡrɛst/

noun (plural logrests)

someone from a different culture who teaches their lover their language; a sleeping dictionary.

[a blend of log, in reference to the phrase “to sleep like a log” + Greek logos 'word' + rest.]

maledictionary /ˌmӕlәˈdɪkʃәnri/

noun (plural maledictionaries)

a compilation of curses in one convenient little volume.

Compare: efferdeffer

  • maledictionarial /ˌmӕlәˌdɪkʃәˈnɛːrɪәl/ adjective

[a tiakler of malediction + dictionary.]

merictionary /mәˈrɪkʃәnɛri/

noun (plural merictionaries)

a rhyming dictionary.

[a blend of Hoptanglish meriction + dictionary.]

mimictionary /mɪˈmɪkʃәnri/

noun (plural mimictionaries)

a talking zipgloss that imitates your pronunciation.

[a blend of mimic + dictionary.]

mixicon /ˈmɪksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural mixicons)

a dictionary of anagrams.

[a blend of mix + lexicon.]

neoldilox /nɪˈɒldiˌlɒks/

noun (plural neoldiloxen)

a dictionary of modern words with definitions that are written in an ancient, extinct language, perhaps as a priorprint.

  • neoldiloxical /nɪˌɒldiˈlɒksɪkәl/ adjective

[a blend of Greek νέος néos 'new' + old + lexicon.]

nutherwun /ˈnʌðәˌwʌn/

noun (plural nutherwuns)

a thesaurus.

English: thesaurus

  • nutherwunean /ˌnʌðәˈwʌnɪәn/ adjective

[a blend of another + Hoptanglish wundle.]

perplexicon /pәːˈplɛksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural perplexicons)

a compilation of words with disclarific definitions.

  • perplexiconical /pәːˌplɛksɪˈkɒnɪkәl/ adjective
  • perplexiconically adverb

[a tiakler of perplex + lexicon.]

quictionary /ˈkwɪkʃәˌnɛri/

noun (plural quictionaries)

a list of a fleetemutamutter's words and their definitions.

[a blend of quick + dictionary.]

quipflip /ˈkwɪpflɪp/

noun (plural quipflips)

a book of quotations.

  • quipflippy /ˈkwɪpˌflɪpi/ adjective

[from quip + flip.]

quobo /ˈkwәʊbәʊ/

noun (plural quobos)

a combination of a biographical dictionary and a book of quotations.

[a blend of quotation + biography.]

ridictioniculary /rɪˌdɪkʃәˈnɪkjʊˌlɛri/

noun (plural ridictionicularies)

a motley troupe of antacceptic, ludicrevelcravy waywords.

  • ridictionicularious /rɪˌdɪkʃәˌnɪkjʊˈlɛːrɪәs/ adjective

[a blend of ridiculous + dictionary.]

sequiverbox /siːˈkwɪvәˌbɒks/

noun (plural sequiverboxen)

a descriptive dictionary.

Synonym: descriptionary

Antonym: ductionary, duck shooting gallery

Usage: When speaking about a descriptive dictionary, most people use the word descriptionary. The more correct term is actually sequiverbox. However, as almost nobody uses the word sequiverbox, it should be avoided when referring to a sequiverbox, unless you are referring to a ductionary.

[a blend of Latin sequi 'to follow' + Latin verbum 'word' + box.]

tabletable /ˈteɪbәlˌteɪbәl/

noun (plural tabletables)

a food dictionary.

Synonym: gastrogloster

Proxynonym: kodkobokk

[from table + table.]

taxicon /ˈtӕksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural taxicons)

a dictionary organized by subject.

[a blend of Ancient Greek τάξις taxis 'arrangement' + lexicon.]

thesauropod /θәˈsɔːrәˌpɒd/

noun (plural thesauropods)

a walking thesaurus.

Compare: legsicon

  • thesauropodular /θәˌsɔːrәˈpɒdjʊlә/ adjective

[a blend of thesaurus + Greek πόδι pódi 'foot'.]

tickelex /ˈtɪkәˌlɛks/

noun (plural tickelexen)

a dictionary inside a watch.

  • tickelexic /ˌtɪkәˈlɛksɪk/ adjective

[a blend of English slang ticker 'watch' + lexicon.]

tomtomotmot /ˈtɒmtɒˌmәʊmәʊ/

noun (plural tomtomotmots)

a dictionary of musical terms.

[an elboword of tom-tom + Hoptanglish motmot.]

volxglosh /ˈfɒlksɡlɒʃ/

noun (plural volxgloshes)

a biographical dictionary.

Compare: biosaur

[a blend of German Volk 'people' + Hoptanglish gloster.]

voxicon /ˈvɒksɪˌkɒn/

noun (plural voxicons)

a dictionary of accents.

[a blend of Latin vox 'voice' + lexicon.]

wasgloster /ˈwɒzˌɡlɒstә/

noun (plural wasglosters)

a dictionary of obsolete words.

[from was + Hoptanglish gloster.]

werrawott /ˈwɛrәˌwɒt/

noun (plural werrawotts)

a dictionary in the form of a map, showing the area in which each word is used.

  • werrawottical /ˌwɛrәˈwɒtɪkәl/ adjective

[a blend of where + what.]

ziglexizawk /zɪˈɡlɛksɪˌzɔːk/

noun (plural ziglexizawks)

1. a jigsaw puzzle in the form of a dictionary.

2. an arcanacumenous lizard with rotatable scales.

  • ziglexizawkish /zɪˈɡlɛksɪˌzɔːkɪʃ/ adjective

[a blend of zigzag + lexicon + jigsaw.]

zipgloss /ˈzɪpɡlɒs/

noun (plural zipglosses)

a living dictionary, having a skelexiton, glozethews and many vibrawertles, forms including the lexiconga and the derelictionary.

  • zipglossy /ˈzɪpˌɡlɒsi/ adjective

[from zip + glossary.]