Verboticism: Meminant

'Look at that guy's nose!'

DEFINITION: A unique physical or psychological trait, which makes one "different". Often seen as a handicap, even if it provides a distinct evolutionary advantage.

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Meminant

Created by: Coolfool

Pronunciation: As in eminent, starting with "m"

Sentence: You never know, he may be a meminant individual some day.

Etymology: The relation to "eminent", in sound and meaning is "important". So too, the starting "m", and the "ant" ending. They are derived from "mutant", as well as "important". Evolutionary success is often the result of a gene that has been altered. It has mutat

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Comments: Meminant

Coolfool - 2006-12-25: 08:22:00

Coolfool - 2006-12-25: 08:28:00
Truncated again! Etymology, (cont.): It has mutated. There is nothing "good" or "bad" inherent in the altering. They took the idiot out of idiot-savant, let's take the idiot out of mautant.

Coolfool - 2006-12-25: 08:29:00
sorry 'bout spelling of last word: mutant.