Listlings Without Commentary: 21 Words You Invented And 15 Weird Words You Chose To Describe Autostraddle

Posted byriese

on July 6, 2012

is about to write "amazeballs"

Last year's reader survey asked you what one word you'd use to describe Autostraddle, and this inspired most of you to make up strange words that don't exist.

This year's survey was no exception. Whereas most of you included variations on concepts such as 'awesome,' 'necessary' and 'important,' many of you used other words we'd never heard before, such as "SUPERFRESHSOFRESHLEMONSGOT NOTHINGONAUTOSTRADDLE" and "feministcuddlepartyviainternet." A surprisingly large number of respondents chose "amazeballs," "gaylicious" and "dyketastic."

Some of our favorite made-up words are included below, as well as another listling featuring some of the strangest terms you chose to describe Autostraddle.

Listling Without Commentary: 21 Words You Invented to Describe Autostraddle on the 2012 Autostraddle Reader Survey:

1. cliterary

2. lesbinformative

3. neccesexual

4. whiskey-delicious

5. inoventive

6. amaze-vajajays

7. somehowevengayerthantumblr

8. scrumtrilescent

9. glitterclitorama

10. queergressive

11. fantasmageducationosexalogical

12. pantidisestablishmentarianism

13. lesbiannerdcrack

14. gayurvedic

15. tribadass

16. badass-gnarl-dical!

17. unfuckwithable

18. ilenewho

19. awestraddletastic

20. queerbraingasm

21. ireallywannabeinthisyearslistlingwithoutcommentary

is typing "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

Listling Without Commentary #2: 15 Weird Words You Chose To Describe Autostraddle

1. aardvark

2. catholic

3. bible

4. gucci

5. marmalade

6. fergalicious

7. pubescent

8. masturbation

9. HIGH-FIVE

10. rainbow sherbet

11. crack

12. naive

13. fuck me with a strap-on

14. cake boss

15. YOLO

50 responses to “Listlings Without Commentary: 21 Words You Invented And 15 Weird Words You Chose To Describe Autostraddle”

Paper0Flowers (member)
July 6, 2012 at 2:51 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Oh god, I’m dying. These lists are my favourite things about the surveys.

*casually adds “queergressive” to my vocabulary*

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1. sydney
  July 6, 2012 at 3:02 pm Permalink Reply
  
  “Queergressive”. I know some dudes who would fit that description.
  
  I would like to submit the word “larem” which is a mashup of “lesbian” and “harem”. I believe this word become more relevant two Sundays from now.
  
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Michelle
July 6, 2012 at 3:03 pm Permalink Reply

FWIW, lowercase catholic is completely different from uppercase Catholic! It’s probably my favorite word used to describe the site because not only is its definition accurate, but when you first see the word, your reaction is “wait, what?” but then it turns out to be really great, much like Autotraddle!

(I didn’t submit catholic, btw)

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1. riese (member)
  July 6, 2012 at 3:47 pm Permalink Reply
  
  ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME WHAT IT MEANS
  
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  1. Erin
    July 6, 2012 at 3:52 pm Permalink Reply
    
    Including a wide variety of things; all inclusive.
    
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  2. m
    July 6, 2012 at 3:52 pm Permalink Reply
    
    it means “worldwide” or all-encompassing i think
    
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  3. Dani (member)
    July 6, 2012 at 3:52 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    According to dictionary.com, it means:
    
    “broad or wide-ranging in tastes, interests, or the like; having sympathies with all; broad-minded; liberal.”
    
    Interesting.
    
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  4. Katie (member)
    July 6, 2012 at 3:54 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    According to the google machine:
    Adjective:
    (esp. of a person’s tastes) Including a wide variety of things; all-embracing.
    
    Although I think cat-holic would also work well…
    
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  5. riese (member)
    July 6, 2012 at 3:55 pm Permalink Reply
    
    wow, that’s really different than Catholic
    
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    1. Rae
      July 6, 2012 at 4:04 pm Permalink Reply
      
      In the Apostles’ creed, when they say “I believe in the holy catholic church” they mean all the Christians. #funfacts #religionmajorusefullness?
      
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      1. Seph (member)
        July 7, 2012 at 8:45 am Permalink Reply Report user
        
        That’s the Protestant view, anyway. The Roman Catholic Church says that the ‘one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church’ is itself, and the Eastern Orthodox communion has a similar view, at least officially.
        
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        Megaera (member)
        July 7, 2012 at 9:45 am Permalink
        
        Yes, the Catholic church says it means just them. Even capitalizes Catholic to make sure you know it! That’s also why it says ‘apostolic’.
        
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    2. Paper0Flowers (member)
      July 7, 2012 at 7:28 pm Permalink Reply Report user
      
      I’ve always associated it with the word “universal”.
      
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  6. Michelle
    July 6, 2012 at 3:57 pm Permalink Reply
    
    Oops, I thought I did! Sometimes I get so excited about definitions that I forget to actually define things.
    
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    1. Annie D
      July 6, 2012 at 5:42 pm Permalink Reply
      
      This is like liberal/Liberal in Australia because our centre right party doesn’t know the meaning of the word they use to describe themselves.
      
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      1. Sara A (member)
        July 7, 2012 at 10:23 pm Permalink Reply Report user
        
        YES. This. Exactly.
        
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Ciara (member)
July 6, 2012 at 3:59 pm Permalink Reply Report user

so imaginative. i think my adjective was “good”. really have to work on my vocab.

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kd15 (member)
July 6, 2012 at 4:02 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I’m pretty sure that if I work pantidisestablishmentarianism or lesbiannerdcrack into the next game of Apples 2 Apples with my friends, I will win everything

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1. lilyv (member)
  July 6, 2012 at 4:19 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  you would definitely win if you did lezbiannerdcraxx…..but it would probs have a different meaning
  
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2. sunhaina (member)
  July 7, 2012 at 4:32 am Permalink Reply Report user
  
  I would give you ALL the green apple cards.
  
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3. Bobbie (member)
  July 8, 2012 at 9:31 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  WOOOOOOO that is my word that I put in!!! What do I win???
  
  Pantidisestablishmentarianism
  
  Getting me out of tricky spots since 1985 wooop
  
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Willis (member)
July 6, 2012 at 4:07 pm Permalink Reply Report user

i must point out that scrumtrilescent somes from an SNL sketch of Inside the Actor’s Studio in which Will Ferrell as James Lipton made up the word to describe a performance too amazing for any current words.

A hilarious sketch, one of my favorites, and props to whoever used it.

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1. Stevey (member)
  July 6, 2012 at 7:14 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  LOL YES! to whoever wrote that.. well played sir
  
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2. Kate (member)
  July 6, 2012 at 9:34 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Why thank you.
  
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3. JellyBean (member)
  July 8, 2012 at 12:09 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  When I read the list I thought, “Wait a second. Isn’t scrumtrilescent a word? I’ve heard it before somewhere…”. Thanks for helping me remember that blast from the past.
  
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LK (member)
July 6, 2012 at 4:07 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I read the title as Fisting Without Commentary

what.

I guess this goes with the theme of I submitted “butts” as my one word.

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1. Natalie (member)
  July 6, 2012 at 10:59 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  wait I wasn’t the only one
  
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  1. LK (member)
    July 8, 2012 at 5:49 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    butts or fisting?
    
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Rachel (member)
July 6, 2012 at 4:08 pm Permalink Reply

UNFUCKWITTABLE

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Amanda (member)
July 6, 2012 at 4:29 pm Permalink Reply Report user

“cliterary”: where have you been all my life?

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wallow (member)
July 6, 2012 at 4:34 pm Permalink Reply Report user

unfuckwithable

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1. wallow (member)
  July 6, 2012 at 4:35 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  has been added to your user dictionary
  
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  1. raptor (member)
    July 6, 2012 at 5:06 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    ..all of the above are now taken as tumblrs
    
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    1. anna (member)
      July 6, 2012 at 7:04 pm Permalink Reply Report user
      
      feministcuddleparty is available if anyone needs a new tumblr username
      
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      1. A Born Nyan Cat (member)
        July 7, 2012 at 1:09 am Permalink Reply Report user
        
        Not available anymore… mwahaha.
        
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Kiyo (member)
July 6, 2012 at 5:14 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Autostraddle can pantidisestablish me anytime, rowr. ;3

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Lj (member)
July 6, 2012 at 5:54 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Tee-shirts! Tee-shirts! Tee shirts! These would look good on tees, I would wear em even in the office ^^

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1. Carmen SanDiego (member)
  July 6, 2012 at 6:46 pm Permalink Reply Report user
  
  Great idea! Can i have an AS shirt with “tribadass” on it? I would also accept “ilenewho”
  
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  1. Lj (member)
    July 7, 2012 at 9:17 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    I think we may end up having more than 1 shirt, what with these awesome choices! I may have one of these tattoed too! ^^
    
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Maria (member)
July 6, 2012 at 6:50 pm Permalink Reply Report user

oh 15…

somehow “YOLO, YOLO, Californ-i-a” has been stuck on my mind for weeks now.

see you at camp!

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Cassandra (member)
July 6, 2012 at 6:51 pm Permalink Reply Report user

“cake boss”

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manda (member)
July 6, 2012 at 8:00 pm Permalink Reply Report user

“Cliterary” is pretty much the most awesome word ever. I so need to find a way to add it to my everyday vocabulary. “Glitterclitorama” is pretty sweet, too. And “queerbraingasm.” Hell, they’re all pretty much amazing. Autostraddlers rock.

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Denay (member)
July 6, 2012 at 8:14 pm Permalink Reply Report user

“inoventive” Hell yeah, Jack Donaghy/30 Rock shout out.

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Trombonist (member)
July 6, 2012 at 9:29 pm Permalink Reply Report user

Congrats to #21!

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1. Will stay anon!
  July 7, 2012 at 7:57 am Permalink Reply
  
  Thanks. I’m shaking my head at myself a little bit though… All the others are so good! But I really wanted to be on it. Thanks Riese!
  
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  1. riese (member)
    July 8, 2012 at 2:34 am Permalink Reply
    
    my pleasure
    
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A Born Nyan Cat (member)
July 7, 2012 at 1:04 am Permalink Reply Report user

“amaze-vajajays” is now going to be said daily. These are beautiful. I want a bracelet with “glitterclitorama” on it!

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Tzipora (member)
July 7, 2012 at 3:20 am Permalink Reply Report user

As an Arts (English/Theatre) student, I feel that it is now necessary to use ‘cliterary’ to describe any of our set readings that feature lesbians

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Ava (member)
July 7, 2012 at 6:39 am Permalink Reply Report user

These are all amazing. Or amaze-vajayjays, if you will. I feel like I say this all the time, but Autostraddlers are def the smartest, most delightful bunch of weirdos on the entire Internet.

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Jasmine
July 12, 2012 at 1:07 pm Permalink Reply

Riese, I can’t tell if you liked my “SUPERFRESHSOFRESHLEMONSGOT NOTHINGONAUTOSTRADDLE” submission but this is a proud moment for me omg, I just print-screened this and everything!

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