Search results for 'pal':

pal (abbreviation) : parents are looking —used in electronic text messaging

Talk later, pal.

Submitted by: Anonymous on Oct. 14, 2008 09:36

palabraphile (noun) : lover of words

I am a palabraphile

Submitted by: Ned Murtagh from New Hampshire on May. 12, 2006 23:39

palaluvs (noun) : term of endearment referring to one's lover or partner. Synonyms: honey, babes, etc.

I call my husband paluluvs as an endearment.

Submitted by: Macairan, Aboc, Astillo from Philippines on Feb. 28, 2008 14:44

palaver (noun) : a rather large, unnecessary fuss

Why are you making such a palaver over nothing?

Submitted by: cathy from California on Jan. 13, 2006 10:36

pale green (adjective) : environmentally conscious only if convenient or expedient

Submitted by: Val M from Pennsylvania on Oct. 30, 2009 22:31

paleogenetics (noun) : a branch of science that applies the methods of genetics to the study of early humans and other ancient populations

He was skeptical of paleogenetics until the geneticist (or paleogeneticist) resurrected the Mammoth's 10,000-year-old DNA.

Submitted by: Adam Flanders from Maine on Jan. 13, 2009 14:40

paleometric (adjective) : Having a primitive, outdated basis of physical units.

The US gallon is a paleometric unit of volume, compared to the litre. —Michael Phelan, invented, 26/09/2005

Submitted by: Mike from Canada on Sep. 26, 2005 18:58

Paleonoic era (adjective) : (Gr palaios, ancient + Gr noos, mind; cf. Paleozoic era, from Gr zoe, life) – the current epoch of ancient mind, of the first intelligent machines; the era that in the history of consciousness occupies a similar place to that of the Paleozoic era in the history of life.

Looking at ourselves from the perspective of a distant future, we appear to be people of the Paleonoic era, when the first non-biological forms of mind were just emerging, when the forces of thinking were first released from the prison of the cranium with the creation of computers and other self-organising forms of artificial intelligence. —Mikhail Epstein, "Début de siecle", 2001

Submitted by: Mikhail Epstein from Georgia Us on Mar. 31, 2007 19:05

Paleontographer (noun) : Paleontographer refers to anyone who uses medical imaging technology to scan fossils; mainly CT scanning or any non-invasive scanning technology.

The paleontographer scanned the fossilized dinosaur egg to reveal a Tyrannosaur fetus. —Sean Mclain Brown, Sierra Madre Mountain News (Volume Two, Issue 30), February 1999

Submitted by: Sean Mclain Brown from California on Jul. 27, 2007 19:33

Palintology (noun) : interest in Sarah Palin

It would be nice if the people that are are allowed to vote knew a little more about Palintology. —Newsweek, 9/15/08

Submitted by: Anonymous on Sep. 10, 2008 06:19

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