sobriquet
[SO-brih-kay; -ket]
noun
A nickname; an assumed name; an epithet.
Jersey Shore taught me that the term “guido” is a sobriquet for Italian American.
quiddity
[KWID-ih-tee]
noun
An eccentricity; an odd feature.
At first she took my cockring as a quiddity, but soon found that she couldn’t climax without it.
distrain
/dɪˈstreɪn/
verb
1 a to press heavily upon. b to bear down upon with violence…
succor
[SUH-kuhr]
noun
Aid; help.
Put an end to government succor. If poor people can’t find jobs, they should be fucking shot…
degage
[dey-gah-ZHEY]
adjective
Without emotional involvement; detached.
I’m always impressed by The Situation’s degage attitude towards sleeping with broads and then promptly asking them to leave.
laconic
[luh-KON-ik]
adjective
Using or marked by the use of a minimum of words; brief and pithy; brusque…
deadpan
[DED-pan]
adjective
Displaying no emotional or personal involvement.
“I just told you I fellated your brother and all you have is that fucking deadpan look on your face!”