chope
v.— «i see all the Very Beautiful Girls all kena choped by all the Very Rich Guys in their Very Posh Sportscars. me—nothing. nothing. nothing. » —“I’m A Failure” by Very Nice Guy Usenet: soc.culture.singapore Apr. 2, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Book recommendations, including a collection of short stories inspired by dictionaries, and a techno-thriller for teens. Or, how about novels with an upbeat message? Publishers call this genre up lit. Plus, a clergyman ponders an arresting phrase in...
How colors got their names, and a strange way to write. The terms blue and orange arrived in English via French, so why didn’t we also adapt the French for black and white? • Not every example of writing goes in one direction across the page...