$cience Dictionary
Forget Oxford, we’ve redefined…
This is a dictionary compiled by Dr. K that expresses her unique lexicon. This is used throughout here work to communicate Science etc. in a fresh and accessible way.
If you don’t get it, then you’re probably a geek who needs to find somewhere else to hang out.
Biter (noun) =
Someone who can’t come up with their own ideas, style, product, so they steal someone else’s.
Dope (adjective) =
Something that is ultra-awesome not related to drugs.
Geek (noun) =
A person who is the uncoolest creature because he/she/they doesn’t know how to respect boundaries or get out of his/her/their self-created sh-thole.
Goofidity (adjective) =
Someone’s actions that are so beyond goofy, that it’s stupid; goofy + stupidity.
Goofus (noun) =
Goof + doofus
Homie (noun)=
Friend, acquaintance, hood peep.
Hood (noun) =
Neighborhood.
Lab (noun) =
Any place where $cientists do their thing. Place = laboratory, cubicle, home office, design studio, recording studio, production studio, etc. Their thing = experimenting and innovating with science, music, art, fashion, writing.
Nerd (NOUN) =
Cool peeps with a mix of street and book smarts.
Nerdi-Cu$ (noun) =
A super nerd in the dopest way possible.
Next-Gen $TEMmer (noun) =
A person who is the next generation of STEM.
Original $cientist (noun) =
A $cientist who originated, created, and innovated something in their field.
Peeps (noun) =
My peoples! Friends and/or community members.
$ =
Adding value to a person, place, or thing that is not monetary.
Schooled (verb) (var. $kooled) =
Educating or being educated by someone on anything.
$cience (noun) =
The hustle of the brains and hands to methodically inquire about the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment
$cientist (noun) =
A Scientist taking their Science to the next level.
STEMmer (noun) (var. $TEMmer) =
A person who is in STEM. They are a $TEMmer if they are taking it to the next level of excellence.
STEMming (noun) (var. $TEMming) =
The act of doing STEM or $TEM.