rara avis
[RAIR-uh-AY-vis]
noun
A rare or unique person or thing.
John Holmes was, after all, a rara avis; a white dude with a giant fucking cock.
hegemony
[hi-jem-uh-nee]
verb (used with object)
Leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation…
encumbrance
[en-KUHM-brun(t)s]
noun
A burden, impediment, or hindrance.
Liberated from the encumbrances of wife and child, I was now free to sit at home in a t-shirt while masturbating to daytime television.
pulchritude
[puhl-kri-tood]
noun
Beauty.
Sure, she’s funny, but Kelly Oxford’s pulchritude drives me fucking wild.
hegira
/hɪˈdʒaɪrə/
noun
1 a flight, journey, or escape from a dangerous or undesirable situation…
hegemony
[hi-jem-uh-nee]
verb (used with object)
Leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation…
tutelary
Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing.
Stephanie was the tutelary spirit guiding her 10th grade class; navigating the youngsters through the annals of history, math and a thing called cultural studies…