A Dictionary of Not-A-Words

[hugovk]

I'm thinking of (remotely) making a lexicon of [slang] terms collected from Twitter and logged to Wordnik word lists.

Maybe also with definitions and etymologies from the Wordnik API.

[dariusk]

Excellent!

[hugovk]

OK, first pass generating some markdown based on words which aren't words:

trynna 2013 Oct 28 Erinn Miller™ (@erinn_miller): Trynna isn't a word. It's underlined in red. 2013 Nov 08 Deepica Chaudhary❤ (@Deepica_C): @Howie_Pho "trynna" isn't a word LOL. 2013 Dec 01 Mubarak #600 (@mubarak_kader): @DanielConnelly3 silly iPhone, no wait your silly, trynna isn't a word 2014 Feb 05 Taylor brown (@lovetaylor10113): @rowan_mumford1 trynna isn't a word 2014 Mar 22 Ed Betzel (@EdBetzel): @IrenaHagan3 i think you accidentally misspelled a word when you were tellin me 2 correct my grammar. "Trynna" isn't a word. Ooops 2014 Apr 07 Demarey Shumate (@demareyyyy): @Go_GETT_It trying to not trynna.. Trynna is not a word sir 2014 May 02 Mike Will Made (@Sagebeastly): Trynna is not a word. 2014 May 11 Maddy Badgley (@maddybadgley): @kenziekolk and I'm pretty sure trynna isn't a word so you're dumb too 2014 May 12 Felipé Frost (@EnxadasFelipe): @zaybrwn_1 @iam_GURNAZ well "trynna" isn't a word idiot 2014 Oct 01 Kristine Brown (@Kristinebrown16): @nmattingly91 trynna isn't a word 2014 Oct 31 Addie McCain (@Addie_McCain): @GarrettMcCain trynna isn't a word. Are you even in college?

tryoutees 2014 Apr 08 Sean Brandenburg (@SeanB_25): @hayden_steiner6 Tryoutees isn't a word.. D1 athletes these days:) haha

trys 2013 Dec 08 @CLBrosnan93: @_bethcfc yeah. Caught you out. Trys isn't a word. (I may be desperately trying to find errors in your tweets) http://t.co/7dEngVf4Hs 2014 Feb 05 Blibis.exe (@TheBlibis): TRYS ISN'T A WORD AIMEE 2014 May 15 Kyle Smalling (@KyleSmalling): DEAR WHOEVER MAKES THIS BULLSHIT. "TRYS" IS NOT A WORD YOU DUMB FUCK. IT IS "TRIES" http://t.co/6RiZJckoJe 2014 May 27 Tanner (@tanRasm): @Forbes Dear Forbes twitter poster person, "trys" is not a word.

tsang 2014 Aug 29 Ang (@omgitsang1): @jtslade98 tsang is not a word

Next to fetch some definitions from the Wordnik API. Many of these won't have definitions, or the definition will be in the wrong context. But that doesn't matter!

[hugovk]

It'd be great if the Python Package Index can be updated with the latest version of the Wordnik Python API so pip install wordnik will include February's Unicode fixes.

(See also https://github.com/wordnik/wordnik-python/issues/22#issue-30368884)

[dariusk]

Ahh, this is exciting!

[mrjf]

PyPI updated!

[hugovk]

Thanks!

Here's some with definitions:

abciximab noun An antiplatelet drug used to reduce the risk of a heart attack during coronary surgery. [wiktionary] 2014 Sep 26 RC Ihrig (@medschoolish): Dear Dr. M, Abciximab is not a word, not even in your nice british accent. Please stop trying to bamboozle me. #pharmacology

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acrosst adverb across [wiktionary] 2013 Oct 29 Emalee Judeh (@EmJuuuds): Stop saying acrosst. That's not even a word. Acrosst is not a word. It's across. 2013 Nov 13 melyssa ruthann⚓ (@melyssabozarth): Acrosst is not a word. Shut up. 2013 Dec 28 Phileas Foggs Bar (@PhileasFoggs): ACROSST is not a word in the English Language 2014 Feb 18 Kathleen Arthur (@KatArthur): "Acrosst" isn't a word and I want to pull my hair out every time I hear a professor use it. 2014 Apr 14 Dylan Kersten (@LicensedToDyl): @The_YUNiversity "Acrossed/ acrosst" isn't a word. RT to save a lot of human breathed sentences from sounding silly. 2014 Apr 14 Taylor (@tayylor3792): acrosst is not a word!!! Stop saying it omg 2014 Jun 14 Monica Schroeder (@MissMonicaSue): Guess what..this may come as a shock to some of you, but, ACROSS does not end in a T. "Acrosst" is not a word. #annoyed 2014 Sep 04 Bekaar Aulad (@bekaaraulad): Humble reminder that "acrosst" is not a word. Qualified teaching assistant my ass. #dragha #fireha 2014 Oct 16 Beth Keene (@Peachy_Keene_94): PSA: "acrosst" is not a word. Carry on. 2014 Oct 26 Jason Ely (@jasonely): Hey #PhilSimms - 'Acrosst' isn't a word. #nfl #colts #Steelers 2014 Oct 28 Emily Kuzmanoff (@emily_kuzmanoff): "Acrosst" is not a word sheesh 2014 Nov 05 @qwertygirl: Hey dude on the phone next to me, "acrosst" is not a word. 2014 Nov 06 mardevil (@Maria_Aguilar): Acrosst isn't a word 2014 Nov 07 Megan (@megliz85): In case you didn't already know, "acrosst" is not a word. I think the word you're searching for is just regular old "across" #TheMoreYouKnow

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adornment noun The act of adorning. [ahd-legacy] 2014 Jun 24 Christian Hardy (@iamdeadpan): (btw adornment isn't a word i tried it on words with friends once and it didn't even work. it sounds real tho.)

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agglomeration noun The act or process of gathering into a mass. [ahd-legacy] 2014 Mar 07 anne collier (@lccaec6803): Agglomeration is not a word surely. Media speak

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aksed verb Simple past tense and past participle of aks. [wiktionary] 2014 Feb 12 Michelle Martin (@meeeesh19): Aksed is not a word. 2014 Feb 13 mommadona™ (@mommadona): That is ASKED ~ ASKED ~ AKSED is NOT a word ~ .@PoliticsNation PLEASE get him a speech coach ~ PLEASE 2014 Feb 26 pancake smoothie (@danalelreyy): aksed isn't a word 2014 May 22 Kourtney Perry (@KourtneyPerry): 'Aksed' isn't a word, why the fuck do people say it! 2014 Jun 09 Something Like THAT (@StarstrukkXD): ASKED, ASKED, ASKED!!!!! AKSED IS NOT A WORD!!!!!!! #BBPowerTrip 2014 Jun 11 Joshua N A Boundy (@joshboundy): You do realise 'aksed' isn't a word? 2014 Oct 08 Kristin Neuman (@kristinneuman): PSA: 'aksed' is not a word.

[hugovk]

A Dictionary of Not-A-Words

Generated from the output of @nixibot which has been collecting tweets for about a year of words which people claim are not words, and sending them to a Wordnik word list.

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Does inclusion in a dictionary make a word a word?

Well, now these words are in a dictionary.

(Also a NaNoGenMo entry.)