wackyparse
wackyparse · wackyparses · wackyparsed · wackyparsing
To misread a text with humorous effect, especially in line with traditional absurdist…To misread a text with humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.
Meaning
1 senses(Internet)To misread a text with humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.
Origin
From wacky + parse. Coined by James Parry in 1998. Though wackyparsing as a concept probabFrom wacky + parse. Coined by James Parry in 1998. Though wackyparsing as a concept probably originated in Kibology (at alt.religion.kibology), at least as early as 1998http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&q=wackyparsing&qt_s=Search, the term has come to have wider usage, particularly on Usenet.
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Forms
wackyparses, wackyparsing, wackyparsed, wackyparsed| Base form | wackyparse · to wackyparse |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | wackyparses |
| Present participle | wackyparsing |
| Past simple | wackyparsed |
| Past participle | wackyparsed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle