A mountweazel is a deliberately fabricated entry (such as a fake word, definition, or biographical entry) inserted into dictionaries, encyclopedias, or maps as a "copyright trap". If this fake information appears in a rival publication, it serves as evidence of plagiarism.
A Mountweazel is a bogus entry deliberately inserted in a reference work, usually as a safeguard against copyright infringement. The source of the term is the fictitious Lillian Virginia Mountweazel, a bogus entry in the fourth edition of The New Columbia Encyclopedia [NCE] (1975).
The most famous example of a ghost word is 'dord' which appeared in the 1934 second edition of Webster's New International Dictionary, and was defined as meaning 'density'. This was in fact a proofreading error (the original entry said 'D or d, cont/ density' and was referring to the abbreviation 'd').
Coined by Henry Alford in the The New Yorker from an entry for a fictitious Lillian Virginia Mountweazel in the 1975 edition of the New Columbia Encyclopedia.
Trap streets is a term used to refer to the cartographic convention whereby mapmakers deliberately insert fake places (such as streets and street names) into their maps so as to later be able to demonstrate plagiarism by other cartographers.
Definitions of the word 'weasel' that imply deception and irresponsibility include: the noun form, referring to a sneaky, untrustworthy, or insincere person; the verb form, meaning to manipulate shiftily; and the phrase "to weasel out," meaning "to squeeze one's way out of something" or "to evade responsibility."
Gobbledygook is unintelligible nonsense, often a bunch of big words that you can't comprehend. The mechanic might try to explain what's wrong with your car, but to you it just sounds like gobbledygook.
Green's Dictionary of Slang defines crapweasel 'an irritatingly stupid or deceitful person'. According to Barry Popik's website, 'crapweasel' was coined in an episode of the television sitcom 'Friends' that aired on 3rd November, 1994.
Yes, "I got you" is grammatically acceptable in informal, spoken English to mean "I understand," "I'll help you," or "I'll cover it," functioning as a colloquial shorthand for "I've got you" (meaning "I have you covered/I'm here for you") or "I got your back". While technically a present perfect tense like "I've got you" (meaning "I have you") is more standard for ongoing support, the simple past "I got you" is common and understood as a supportive affirmation in casual contexts.
It could be that the rhyme is written in Cockney rhyming slang – a popular way of speaking in Victorian London's East End, which people used to disguise what they were saying. In this idea, "weasel" means "coat" and "pop" is about pawning possessions (which you can find out about lower down).
Irish stoats are often called weasels. However, weasels are not present in Ireland. If you visit Britain or mainland Europe, where both species are present, the main differences are size (stoats are larger) and weasels don't have a black tip to the tail.
If you've ever searched for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on Google Maps, you might have noticed something peculiar: parts of this infamous site are intentionally blurred or pixelated. This isn't a mere oversight; rather, it's a complex interplay of national security policies and data licensing agreements.
The Face In The Desert (37.401573, -116.867808): A Creepy Google Earth Coordinate With Mysterious Origins. The Nevada desert in the United States has another creepy Google Earth coordinate. According to Google Earth satellite imagery, it appears that there is a human-like face etched into the landscape of the deserts.
