
Andrewesque- (adjective)
Attributed to an object, something that
reminds one of Andrew
Sample usage: That gold
pocket watch is very Andrewesque.
Andrewiffic- (adjective)
Very Andrew-filled, heaping with Andrew
experiences
Sample usage: She
watched "The Journalist", "Til Death Do Us Part",
"Beautiful Dreamer", "Sign of the Dove", and some "Promised Land"
episodes Andrew was in. Then she drank a bunch of ginger ale and
chatted about Andrew with some friends. It was a very Andrewiffic day
for her.
Andrewish- (adjective)
Similar to Andrewesque but here attributed to a
person or an action they've performed that's similar to Andrew.
Sample usage: When he
found out that guy was using his telescope to spy
on people, he whacked it a few times with his bat. It was a very
Andrewish thing to do.
Anti-shipperish-
(adjective) Anything that does not veg with the
current fascination some people have with romantically linking Andrew
and Monica or any others of the angels. JABB itself is
anti-shipperish and, dare we say, so is Touched by an Angel.
Same usage: Nicole made
an awesome music video putting Monica and
Andrew scenes against the decidedly anti-romantic Faith Hill song
"Dearly Beloved." It was the most awesome anti-shipperish thing
I've seen since Yvette's "This Ship Should Sink."
Brother(s) Whatawaste-
(noun) My (Jenni's) twist on the Father Whatawaste phenomenon.
Fr. Whatawaste is a Catholic joke term generally meaning a priest who
is way attractive. I think it can also mean a priest who woulda,
behavior-wise, made a great dad and husband were it not for the whole
vow of celibacy thing. On a whim I referred to the AODs as the
Brothers Whatawaste one day and have tossed the name out a few times
since. Cause they're way attractive and would make awesome dads
and husbands if not for the whole asexual angel thing.
Sample usage: Oh my gosh! Did you see Andrew sing
that lullabye to Jacob? And he was wearing a flannel shirt at the
time!!! Sigh... He's such a Brother Whatawaste.
Button forgetfulness-
(noun) Term coined by Nicole to describe Andrew's
habit of leaving his top buttons undone, much to the delight of
segments of the TBAA viewing audience.
Dyelandish- (adjective)
Attributed to a person, place, thing, or mood
that reminds one of Dyeland or compels one to write or imagine Dyeland.
Sample usage: At the
store I saw a miniature ceramic castle and it was so Dyelandish that I
wrote a Dyeland story as soon as I got home.
Impressive- (adjective)
Just what you've always known it to mean.
The reason it's here is because for us at JABB this word is
inextricably linked with Adam and, thus, Charles Rocket in "My Dinner
with Andrew." Pretty much whenever we read or hear it, we hear
Adam saying it in our minds.
JABBerism- (noun) A word
or phrase often used/created by members of
JABB. It usually can be found in the dictionary. ;-)
Sample usage: So of all
the words and phrases we've coined here at
JABB, what's your favorite JABBerism?
"Love the Lovely Angel"-
(phrase) Often used by Jenni starting around
2003. Originally inspired by one of the Bridget Jones books by
Helen Fielding wherein Bridget gushes "love the lovely man!"
Sample usage: Andrew was
so cute taking care of that baby!
Sigh... Love the lovely angel!
Probly- (adverb) The way
the word "probably" sounds when spoken by
Jenni. Therefore, it is also typed that way by her.
Sample usage: If I was
standing in a field and Andrew started to
disappear, so help me, I'd probly tackle him!
Shipperitis- (noun) One
of the most deadly diseases that could
incapacitate a Dyelander. Lucky for all of us this has not
breached the land of Dyeland. Basically it compels people to
write shipper fiction or other projects.
Sample usage: She wrote
some wacko story in which Andrew and Monica
fell in love while in the Bahamas. Drat that shipperitis!!!
Supramortal-
(noun/adjective) This pre-existing though rare word was
adopted to
describe those entities that are not quite immortal yet live beyond the
average lifespan. For example: elves, vampires, and other beings
of myth. In the Tolkien-verse, elves can die in battle or of a
broken heart but otherwise lead very long lives. So, to us,
they're supramortal. On "Moonlight" vampires can be beheaded or
burned as well as a few other things but otherwise can also have very
long lifespans. They, too, would be supramortals.
Sample usage: I'm so
glad Mick's a supramortal! If he wasn't then
I
woulda really panicked when that horrid serial killer he'd been
investigating shot him!
Swan boat- (phrase)
Inspired by the story of Petra, the German black
swan, who fell in love with a swan boat. Petra was so enamored
that when she was taken to the local zoo for the winter, they had to
take the boat, too. While at the zoo Petra met and became
attached to a real male swan. But that swan ditched her! At
the time of this writing Petra was waiting to be reunited with the swan
boat. Jenni felt that Petra's story was a good example for those
of us single Androolers. Just cause Andrew may not be real
doesn't mean he's inferior to a real guy. Andrew is our swan
boat.
Sample usage: I’m Petra,
Andrew is the swan boat, the cad swan are the
guys people try to set me up with to bad results, and God is the
zookeeper who figures it’s best to leave the swan to her delusions
cause it keeps her happy. And the swan boat doesn’t mind.
Ungether- (adverb) When
two people are in an one-sided romantic
relationship (i.e. unrequited love). Typically for ungetherness
to exist, Party A has to have a sustained, committed and monogamous
attachment to Party B. Party B does not experience the same
attachment to Party A and may feel anything from discomfort to
acceptance in regards to being ungether. To reiterate, two people
who are ungether are not romantically involved in the sense of dating,
marriage, and everything that goes with those.
Sample usage: LJA
wouldn’t consent to a blind date with my cousin
because she considers herself and Andrew to be ungether and so she
isn’t dating at all.
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