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A Japanese Suit

SimonMay 27, 20190

the Japanese word for a western "suit" is "Sabiro" a Japanified version of "Saville Row" from Civilization by...

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SimonMay 15, 20190

Sanguinarian Noun: A person who is optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation....

SimonOctober 30, 20180

Sacralization Noun: To make sacred by by ritual worship. Example: "The sacralization of climate change has made...

SimonOctober 23, 20180

Scaphism Noun: An Ancient Persian form of torture that involved putting the victim into a container with...

SimonOctober 16, 20180

Nihilism Noun: Total rejection of established laws and institutions. Anarchy Example: When the Nihilists take...

SimonOctober 9, 20180

Flaneur Noun: An idler or loafer Example: "He started with enthusiasm but within a few hours he was a flaneur." In...

SimonOctober 2, 20180

Salient Important or conspicuous. Example: "The salient point was made early in the...

SimonSeptember 25, 20180

Heuristic A method of getting people to learn for themselves by trial and error. Example: "He developed a heuristic...

SimonSeptember 18, 20180

Senescent Aging but still alive. Example: "Don't call me old. I like to think of myself as senescent." In...

SimonSeptember 11, 20180

Empirical Adjective, Derived from experience, not theoretical. Example: "Communism was a good theory but it certainly...

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