November 25, 2009
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The Xangapedia: Second Edition
XANGAPEDIA © 2nd EDITION : collected and edited by Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool (Xangaversary Date:5/2004). Image of John and modified Xanga logo used without permission.
I can’t believe (come on, repeat after me) it’s been over a year and a half since I created The Xangapedia, by far the most popular entry I’ve ever posted on this service. It was March 27, 2008. A lot of folks thought that my “dictionary” of all words Xanga was a real list of terms, and not some stupid idea I had while stuck in traffic on the 405 freeway on my way home from work. (which it was). Some people began quarreling about etymology in the comments section. Whoa. It’s a joke, son. Well, it’s been a long enough time, I surmise, since I posted the first one, and I promised a second edition, so here goes. If I used a word that someone suggested from the first edition, I do attempt to give credit. So what are we waiting for? Oh, and have a Happy Xangksgiving!
Xangan / xang·an [ZANG-uhn] {colloq. zan-GUHN}
– proper noun, plural: s
1. person who blogs on www.xanga.com
xangan / xang·an [ZANG-uhn] {colloq. zan-GUHN}
– noun, plural: s
2.blogger for the Xanga servicexangalegend / xang-a-leg-end [ZANG·guh·lej-uhnd]
–noun
1. a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from xangearlier times and popularly accepted as historical because it’s in the wikipedia.
2. an inscription, esp. on a logo, or profile picture, under a jpeg as a caption, or the like.
“With ease, he whipped multiple xangalegends for his photoblog.”
4. a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining xangology.
5. a collection of blog entries written by an admirable blogger.
7. the person who is the writer of such blogs.
“Lord Pineapple was a xangalegend in these parts.”, “When the fact become xangalegend, blog the xangalegend.”xangapoo / xang-a-poo [ZANG-uh-poo]
–noun Informal.
1. the crap some people put on their blogs
2. excremental content on Xanga blogs
3. uninteresting copy/pasted junk from the web inserted into a Xanga blog entry
–inransitive verb: pooed, poo·ing, poos
4. the act of putting crap on one’s blog “I didn’t have anything to write so I xangapooed.”
suggested by Cynthia (http://closethippie.xanga.com/)xangellish / xang-el-ish [zang-EL-ish]
–verb (used with object)
1. to decorate one’s blog with blogthings, graphics, jukeboxes, animated gifs, etc.
2. to lie about a fact while blogging on Xanga. “Some Xangans cannot help but xangellish their entries.”
Related forms:
xang-el-lish-er, nounxangarelic / xang-a-rel-ic [zang-uh-REL-ik]
–noun
1. a longtime blogger on the Xanga service
2. a blogger having interest simply because of their age or association with the past, not current: “He’s such a xangarelic that he doesn’t even know what an ish site ish,er, is.”
3. a surviving trace of something in the xangasphere
4. xangarelics,
a. remaining wit of an old and in the way Xangan
b. the remains of a dead blogger on Xanga
5. something kept in remembrance, a souvenir, “My Lifetime premium status may soon become a xangarelic.”
Related forms:
xang-a-rel-ic-like, adjective
suggested by nfp (http://notforprophet.xanga.com/)xangabilly / xang-a-bil-ly [zang-uh-BIL-ee]
noun, plural -lies, adjective
–noun
1. often disparaging and offensive: a backwoods Xanga blogger who uses bad language and grammar, and usually isn’t well read nor understood
2. a Xangan who likes country music
3. a type of country music performed by backwoods Xangans
–adjective
4. of, like, or pertaining to xangabillies
Synonyms: xankin, xangyokel, country xangan, xickxangicide / xang-i-cide [ZANG-uh-sahyd]
– noun, verb, -cided, -ciding.
1. the act of shutting down one’s Xanga blog
2. destruction of one’s own interests regarding blogging.
“He was so upset he nearly committed xangacide, but privatized his Xanga instead.”
3. a blogger who shuts down one’s Xanga blog.
Synonym: xanga-kiri
– verb (used without object)
4. to delete one’s Xanga blog.
– verb (used with object)
5. to kill (one’s blog)
suggested by nfp (http://notforprophet.xanga.com/)xangicide note / xang-i-cide note [ZANG-uh-sahyd noht]
– noun
1. a mass message sent to subscribers and friends right before one shuts down one’s blog.xangify / xang-i-fy [ZANG-uh-fahy]
– verb, -fied, -fy-ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to make an idea clear or intelligible while blogging, to free up from ambiguity
2. to put a Xanga blog in a blender and hit the puree button
3 to free the mind from confusion in one’s Xanga posts. “He knew he didn’t have to write a novel in order to xangify his thoughts on the matter.”
–verb (used without object)
4. to become clear in an entry. “That bloggers political stance xangified.”
Related forms:
xang-i-fi-ca-tion, noun
xang-i-fi-er, noun
Synonyms:
xangucidate, xangilluminatexangitude / xang-i-tude [ZANG-i-tood, -tyood]
–noun
1. the quality of feeling grateful for having a blog on Xanga
2. the quality of feeling grateful for getting comments and friends on Xanga
3. the act of blogging about other Xangans, leaving links to their sites, and giving thanks that their blogs are so insightful and fun
Synonyms: xangappretiation, xangfulness
–noun
4. the quality of having a snide or obnoxious manner
5. manner, disposition, feeling, postion, etc. with regard to a person or thing: “a negative xangitude”
5. an attitude of superiority: see : xmartalek
6. Ballet: a pose in which the dancer stands on one leg, the other bent behind, while posting a blog entry on Xanga.
Related forms:
xang-i-tu-di-nal, adjective
Synonyms: xangaspect, xangposexangophile / xang-o-phile [ZANG-uh-fahyl, -fil]
–noun
1. a person who loves or worships Xanga
2. a person who collects content they copy/paste from Xanga blogs.
xang-oph-i·lism n., xang·oph-i·lis-tic adj.
suggested by Katie: (http://ktandie.xanga.com/)xanimal / xan-i-mal [ZAN-uh-muhl]
–noun
1. any member of Xanga who walks about on all fours and snarls
2. a Xangan who is a living thing but not human
3. the physical, sensual, sexual, or carnal pleasure of human beings who blog on Xanga; xanimality: the xanimal inside the typical blogger.
–adjective
7. of, or pertaining to, or derived from xanimals: xanimal instincts, xanimal farts.xoo / xoo [ZOO]
–noun
1. where most xanimals should be locked upXangksgiving / xangks-giv-ing [ZANGKS-giv-ing]
–noun
1. the act of giving thanks for the Xanga service
2. an expression of thanks to the Xanga Gods
3. a public celebration in acknowledgement of xangdivine favor
4. a day set aside for worshipping Xanga
5. (initial capital letter) Xangksgiving Day
6. a day set aside for eating xurkeyxangtitute / xang-ti-tute [ZANG-ti-toot, -tyoot]
– noun, verb, -tut-ed, -tut-ing.
– noun, plural: s
1. a Xangan who ingratiates themselves in order to get visits and comments.
2. a person who uses their blogging talents in a base or unworthy way, usually in order to get visits and comments.
– verb (used with object)
3. to offer oneself up as a xangtitute
4. to put to any base or unworthy use. “She xangtituted her natural talents by posing naked on XTV.”
Synonyms:
xangcommentwhore, xangesan; xangollop, xumpet.xanxiety / xangx-i-e-ty [zang-ZAHY-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. distress or uneasiness caused by a shutdown of the Xanga service
2. A feeling of dread caused by not connecting to one’s blog for an extended period of time
3. Psychiatry: a state of apprehension and psychic tension occurring when not blogging on Xanga, sometimes causing mental disorder
Synonyms:
xfear, xforeboding, xworry, xisquiet
Antonyms:
xertainty, xerentity, xangquility
suggested by Jurgens (http://zeal4living.xanga.com/)xmartalek / xmart-alek [ZMAHRT-al-ik]
–noun
1. one who blogs with sardonic or sarcastic humor
2. a liar or iconoclast in the xangasphere
3. an obnoxious or throroughly conceited xanga blogger
Related forms:
xmart-al-eck-y, xmart-aleck, adjective
Synonym:
xangassxangexhaustion / xang-ex-haus-tion [zang-ig-ZAWS-chun]
–noun
1. the act of getting tired after composing a rigorous Xanga blog entry like this one.
2. extreme weakness or fatigue, resulting in blurry vision, and the inability to type correctly
–verb (used without object)
3. the total consumption of something in the xangasphere: “I’ve xangexhausted my supply of xangawords for today.”
suggested by Jason (http://jandjinjapan.xanga.com/)Posted: November 23, 2009 6:36 PM
