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March 28, 2003

APOCAPLECTIC

Main Entry: ap.o.ca.plec.tic

    Pronunciation: "a-po-ka-'plek-tik

    Function: adjective

    Etymology: French or Late Latin; French apoplectique, from Late Latin apoplecticus, from Greek apoplEktikos, from apoplEssein, from English apocalypse

    Date: 2002

    1 : state of extreme agitation over the end of the world

    - ap.o.ca.plec.ti.cal.ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb

    Example: "George became quite apocaplectic when he discovered that the genetically-altered virus targeted his genome."

[Originally posted at Feral Living, which is now sort of broken.]

Several people suggested other neologisms in the comments to the original posts. Here are a few:

Any more?

Posted at March 28, 2003 08:52 AM
Comments

apocatheosis: the perfect example of the end of the world

Posted by: joeri at March 28, 2003 09:17 AM

apocauld lang syne: the good old end of the world

Posted by: joeri at March 28, 2003 09:27 AM

apocalleric reaction: having to sneeze when thinking about the end of the world

Posted by: joeri at March 28, 2003 12:24 PM

apoptosis - the disintegration of cells into membrane-bound particles that are then eliminated by phagocytosis or by shedding.

thank you. i've been waiting for an opportunity to drop that one into a conversation.

Posted by: bob the corgi at March 28, 2003 02:02 PM

Apocaphuckit: the utter ennui that sometimes passes for relief from it all, these days.

Posted by: Jessica at March 31, 2003 07:47 PM

Boom shakalakapocalectic: trying to work up fervor over the end of the world.

Alternately: the reaction to being told something good at the end of the world.

Posted by: Jessica at March 31, 2003 07:58 PM

Hey! No html? 'Doh!
there waaaas a ling to the song Tell Me Something Good, which when performed live should include a chorus of "boom shakalakalaka boom," or you just aren't doing it right.

Posted by: Jessica at March 31, 2003 07:59 PM

You left out the one I mailed to you...

Apocalithp: A dyslexic boy with a speech impediment foretells the end of the
world as we know it.

Posted by: Lutero at March 31, 2003 08:13 PM

Pockalypse: end of the world caused by disfiguring disease
Amockalypse: Y2K
Apockellipse: earth's orbit shifts
Achocolypse: cacao harvest fails
Aproxylypse: end of the world, delegated
Aproxilypse: the next end of the world
Approxilypse: more or less the end of the world
Iraquilypse: life under Saddam
Alpacalypse: trendy pets multiply disastrously
Apickalypse: us or them?
Apicklelypse: water, water everywhere...
Apackalypse: worlds end simultaneously
Sockalypse: escaping via the dryer, they assemble in secret...
Apocalyst: to tell us what to think about it all
Abastalypse: I'll stop now

Posted by: s at November 18, 2003 03:46 AM

Apocaplectrum: A small thin piece of metal, plastic, bone, or similar material used to pluck the superstrings of the universe.

Posted by: joeri at May 13, 2004 07:51 AM

Aprocalypse - Almost the end of the world, (although credit goes to either Terry Pratchett or Neil Gaiman) (See "Good Omens")

Posted by: Bauke at May 20, 2004 08:57 PM
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