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Garbacious - Something lushious and unputdownable that just *has* to be added to the wardrobe! Usually a furnishing fabric...
~Kate XXXXXX
Garb Infestation - When you realize that there are NO wardrobes, closets, cupboards, trunks, or atticks without a bit of costume in them in your house.
~Kate XXXXXX
Garble - A wardrobe malfunction (such as those which stop Super Bowl halftime shows?)...also, malfunctions like bad hose...
~Wing_Sew
Garbology - the study of garb both from an aesthetic and sociological standpoint.
~Lady Nicolette
Garb-rot - That evil falling-apart-at-the-seams, bead-dripping moment when something drops off into the mud, or your points part company with your hose...
~Kate XXXXXX
Garb Monster - That addictive yearning money spending thing that overtakes us at faire! Usually makes one mumble words such as "Moresca" in one's sleep.
~Bonnie
Garb Nazi - One who prioritizes costume accuracy over everything, including imagination and having a good time, and is an arrogant dink about it. Synonymous with Protocol Snob.
~FaireMare, Escherblacksmith
Garb-shoot - You whizz through the garb wardrobe at the start of the fair season, and line up all the things you want to dump on ebay to finance this year's wardrobe...
~Kate XXXXXX
Garbunkle - That evil garb item that is so totally wrong and ugly, like gigantic brassy tent eyelets up the front of a princess seamed tapestry curtain fabric bodice in a pattern of dogs, cats, horses, or BIG MAN-EATING FLOWERS! Or a shiny hankerchief-hemmed knee-length skirt in cheap poly satin... Or a partlet in metalic gold net... You get the idea: NOT those minor period infringements that we all know and love, but the true monsters that offend the eyes and give you trouble with holding in the giggles.
~Kate XXXXXX
Garbiosis - you know... That feeding frenzy that comes over you in the sales - I'll have that! And that! And how much of this is there? OK, that too... And this, and ALL of that! etc... Usage: I did see the most garbacious fabric in Dainty Supplies in Washington New Town last weekend. I might go back for enough for a front piece for a velvet gown I have in mind... Trouble is, I get a severe attack of grabiosis every time I go in there, as it's ALWAYS sale time!
~Kate XXXXXX
GAS - Acronym for "Garb Acquisition Syndrome". That curious condition at faire when the shopping monster takes over. Especially that first time, when, clad in mundane atire, it suddenly hits you. "I don't want to be dressed all weird. I want to be dressed normally, like them(points to playtrons, garbed in tights, doublets, corsettes, bodices, ghillies, kilts, capes, cloaks, boots, knee-pants, etc.)
~Hu-Gadarn, with definitiion help from Amras
Gnome-nclature - The art and science of naming things related to small, fae-like creatures, usually inhabiting gardens, painted blue and red, and mafde out of plaster...or something like that...
~Lady Nicolette, with help from Amras and the Roaming Gnome
Ground Score - Those treasures found on the ground after faire or camp that people have left, lost, or discarded.
~Badra
His legs have lost the arse - A phrase for the male not-quite-got-it-together look, from behind: looking like his legs have lost the arse.
~KateXXXXX
History-onics - Mad ravings on some obscure point of historical accuracy. Usage: She's had a severe attack of history-onics! What an arrogant dink! (See above.)
~Kate XXXXXX
Howard Phillips Syndrome - That spring-time syndrome caused by the plethora of pollens floating in the air, which cause one to wake up in the morning all swollen and weepy and scary looking, like something out of a Howard Phillips (H.P.) Lovecraft Horror/Fantasy novel. Has also been know to be caused by the effect of certain breeds of long-haired cats on certain half-elves...
~Lady Nicolette
HUYA - Acronym standing for a condition whereby one's cranium is so incredibly indurate, it has solidified beyond all reasonable hope of intelligent thought, thusly creating the impression that one's head is firmly planted up one's "back-side."
~BLAKDUKE, with a little long-winded help on a PG rated definition by Amras
Iambic RENNtameter - The inspired meter of Forum poets.
~Bonnie, QoE
ICB - Acronym standing for "Icey Cold Beverages". An old, unofficial, U.S. Army Fifth Infantry Division radio code word for certain activities occuring during R&R. This term has slowly worked its way into the vernacular in certain ren-oriented groups in Maryland.
~Amras Elfwine, 5th ID Veteran and ICB lover
Lurkdom - Deminuative of "Lurk", a term in widespread posting-board usage. To lurk is to read, but not post, in a posting board. The lurkdom is that population of a forum that lurks...
~Lady Nicolette
"Mad as a Bag of Ferrets" - Term describing the rather marvelously enthusiastic insanity found in certain RAF heroes and ren fest professionals and enthusiasts. Not necessarily a derogatory term...
~Kate XXXXXX
Meanderthals - Playtrons and mundanes alike, seen at faire wandering around like zombies, with blank looks on their faces, (with the mundanes usually seemingly oblivious to the fact that they are at a Renaissance Festival).
~Bonnie, QoE
Moderateers - protectors of the digital realm. Unlike other forums, however, the ones here do it with a bit of style, usually while wearing unusual hats and holding mugs in one hand.
~Deadbishop
Participatrons - Another term for Playtron. First used by HBom1 on the thread link below:
http://www.renaissancefestival.com/community/discussion/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=684&whichpage=4~HBom1, submitted by John
Peeps - Those evil marsmallow bunnies and chickies (and they come in other forms too!) They are nasty and evil and must be obliterated before they take over the world!They corrupt our children and rot your guts if you eat them!
~Bonnie, QoE
Pirate Putty - a condition a wench turns into when she sees a great pair of boots. And what fills them.
~Welsh Wench
Postaholic - One who would rather post than eat, sleep, or drink...OK, maybe not the last one. We know who we are! Raise your callused fingers high in the air and repeat, "I can QUIT any time I want!!"( LOL! I CAN'T!!!- I am a POSTAHOLIC!!!)Keep posting tis fun!!!
~Bonnie, The Queen of Everything
Posticipation - That delicious looking forward to a posting milestone, so that even more parties can start.
~Amras Elfwine
Post-iversary - The celebration of a forum post milestone.
~Amras Elfwine
Post-pardon Blues - The awful way you feel when you have to say you are sorry for wenchmouthing in a post.
~WelshWench
Post Spurts - That sudden surge of posts after a slow spell. Usage - "I don't think I manage that many posts a day constantly....more like I have growth spurts, or POST spurts, as the case would be."
~Deadbishop
Prostitot - You know, those young girls who dress up like very big girls and try to get friendly with not so little boys.
~Badra
Protocol Snob - One who prioritizes proper and accurate behavior over everything else, especially imagination and having a good time. See also "Garb Nazi". Synonymous with Arrogant Dink.
FaireMAre, Escherblacksmith
REN/RENN SECTION
There is no paucity of vocabulary in this lexicon of terms that begin with "Ren" or "Renn", so this section of those words is now offered in the order of publication, so as to make it faster for me to load them...
Renaddict - One who is addicted to...can you guess?? Yep, thought so. All things ren.
~Fairyfly
Rentsy - (Renn+Antsy, which means 'restless; impatient; anxious; fidgety)...I'm getting rentsy for my Fair to start!
~Julianne
RENBURN - Happens to parts of the bosom that only see the sun during ren faire week-ends...the infamous Renaissanse "W" for the ladies. Yup. Seen it often. Tends to be more predominate on larger busted women. (DB has pics...and I'd like to see 'em...in the interest of pure research, of course.)
~Rognan, FaireMare
Ren-ching - When you want to hang some one but its a fair day so you can't... a happy village...
~Duke Drago de Baucheret
RenDevous - (date): An organized gathering at a Renaissance Festival for the RenAddicts of RenaissanceFestival.com, and their loved ones.
~Molly the Drunk
Rendishin - Gossipping (good-natured of course!) about other RenFaires, participants and patrons.
~Lady Nicolette
Ren-digent - And a twofold word: 1. Not having enough money to go to Faire and 2. Spending so much money at Faire you don't have enough for rent.
~Lady Nicolette
Ren-dolent - The particular scents of a Faire, that lovely mixture of dust, horses, various foods cooking with exotic spices, and organic and oriental perfumes mixing, particularly strong in the early morning when dew is on the grass and you're at the opening gate.
~Lady Nicolette
Rendrums - taken from the word doldrums.
Doldrums meaning :between 5 degrees north and 5 degrees south of the equator, the doldrums are a belt of very still air near the equator that stalled sailing ships; Rendrums meaning : A belt of time off between one fest to the next and the feeling accompanied by such.
~Lord Figaro (I must say, I really like this one...it describes that feeling between fests perfectly! Am)
Renemies - people that keep you from rens.
~Duke Drago de Baucheret
ren-feel - the style of clothing that many of us enjoy that is not "period" but has the look and feel of the faire.
~Trillium
Ren-neck - Playful homage to the "You might be a red neck if..." of Jeff Foxworthy. A Ren-neck is a ren enthusiast who is happily lost in his/her addiction. See the "YOU MIGHT BE A RENNAHOLIC/RENNE/RENADICT IF....." forum for possible "qualifiers".
~CaptSpleen
Rennergized - The unending amount of energy surging through you created by the excitement of getting ready for or being at festival. This allows you to go nonstop from opening 'til closing of the gates.
~Deadbishop
Renfant (noun) - (1) a child who is born into a ren family. often seen dressed in garb while riding in a wagon or stroller at a ren faire. (2) an extremely fortunate child who has wonderful parents who enjoy attending and/or participating in ren faires
~Amante de Espadas
RENGAGEMENT - Plan(usually announced to others) for visiting a specific faire or faires. Ex. - I had to cancel two of my rengagements this year due to lack of funds, so I won't be seeing Fairyfly in Pittsburgh next month.
~Angel Hapisac
Rengret - The feeling of loss that you experience when you are sitting in your modern vehicle driving the roads after the final day of the Renaissance Faire is over.
~Lady Nicolette
Rennergy - Adrenaline fueled energy caused by the fear of not being ready for the next event. May encourage mad dashes through fabric stores. On fest days, known to give birth to oaths such as "C'mon, Bertha, Puk-N-Snot starts in 2 minutes, and we still need beer..."
~Wing_Sew
Rennervate - What you do to old garb to get it ready for the next event.
~Wing_Sew
Rennisauce - Any condiment which permanently stains. Usually involves something on a stick, or perhaps for dunking.
~Wing_Sew
Renn-known - Remembering someone's name- when you have not seen them at faire for a year!
~Bonnie, QoE
Rennorientation - Going back to a faire after a while away! You need to get rennorientated! New things to see and maybe old things gone?
Bonnie, QoE
Ren-ovation - This is threefold: 1. When performers are particularly good at their job, they will probably recieve a ren-ovation. 2. When a Faire must be rebuilt or restructured or repaired. 3. When someone comes up with a really great twist that is new in the Faire world...f'rinstance our hosts conjuring up this site for us.
~Lady Nicolette
RenSick - That feeling in the pit of your stomach when you miss your RenFaire, as in "Only 318 days left? Huzzah! Now I feel less RenSick!"
~Lady Nicolette
Rennsurrection - That first moment you return to Fest, in full garb, in total character... and your soul sings..
~Viola
RENNthusiasm - What we have for faire!!! Huzzah!
~Bonnie, QoE
Renthusiast - One who experiences Rennthusiasm (see above.)
"I love to live vicariously through other renthusiast's faire and garb purchases!!!"
~The1beauty
Renticipation - To be in anticipation of an upcoming Renaissance Festival or Faire, or any ren-related activity. Many here will admit to being in this state year round...
~Amras Elfwine, with definition by Deadbishop
RenTrepreneur - Folk who make their living at the Fair, especially from creating a new Faire-related enterprise or a new Faire entirely.
~Lady Nicolette
Renunion- A gathering of faire friends either on location of a festival or even off location such as a pub. Much havok and jubilation will ensue therein....
~Deadbishop
Renvious - The feeling that those of us have when others talk about getting to go to faire and we still have months to wait before ours opens.
~Deadbishop, with definition by GracefulCarrie
RENified - the state of being all dressed ren and a fair to go to.
~Cassandra
RENervated - the state of nirvana while attending fair and subsequent feeling of well being that lasts for hours after being at fair.
~Cassandra
RENervesance - the bubbly well spring of ren inspiration, when your cup doth run over with the comraderie of fair.
~Cassandra
Ren-mantic (Ren-mantics, Ren-mance) -
Reference to those who find true romance at fest. Romance through faire. "Teach and Lady Trinn are true ren-manatics!"
~Deadbishop
Riot's Disease - The tendancy, when reading something exceptionally funny, to spew one's beverage all over the computer screen from explosive laughter. Usually followed by a request for towels. "I got it bad, dat Riot Disease."
~Amras Elfwine, as inspired by Riot
roguemouth - See "wenchmouth", and define it backwards...or sideways...you get the idea.
~As suggested by EmeraldKinight and Welsh Wench (such a wenchmouth)
Sandwench - Darned fun noun and verb, describin', well, how to keep it PG-rated, that syndrome where one finds onself between two wenchy-lasses (or perhaps three or more, if its a "club sandwench") who enjoy being there with yuh...usage: "Yay! I was "sandwenched" between Lilaney and Lady Laura! whoo, hoo!" Or, "Nuthin' like a cold ale and a hot sandwench"...or something like that...;-)
~Pyroguy, as pointed out by Lady N., and a wee bit of definition from the squirrel guy...
SCOTFLASHES - The distraction and warm feelings, etc.... experienced when seeing or even thinking about handsome men in kilts... (It is rumored there are pictures from MDRF of a certain immortal Captain experiencing this very syndrome. ~Editor's note.)
~Captain Morgan, Immortal
"Scrapping the boss" - To achieve sanity by either retiring from work, getting a better job or becoming one's own employer. Usually accompanied by celebrations involving ICBs. (See ICB)
~Maeven, with definition by Amras Elfwine
The one that may have started it all...
SCROOL - When the chat room gets more than one-page worth of names in it, a scroll bar appears on the side (usually a default of 10 people would cause this). Due to a typo in the chat room one night, it came out "scrool bar". After that, scrool came to mean a full chat room. When the room reaches 10 users, it is tradition to proclaim "SCROOL!" Its now used as a synonym for anything crazy that happens...(what, here?)
~Deadbishop, in the chat room, Huzzah!
Sluttony - A combination of "sloth, lust and gluttony".
~Can anyone find the original thread where this was coined? I remember reading it...This is bound to be a classic, in wide use, so to speak...
After our forum coined this word (and we will ID the post eventually), this link was found by Molly. I think we all agree, our definition is better. I enter this link for the sake of completeness.
http://www.centerforbookarts.org/archive/workdetail.asp?workID=732 Soul Capturing Sessions - AKA "Kodak Moments" - Why you can't get from point A to point B to meet with friends at a certain time. Grin and enjoy it!
Our evil twins in pyrate garb also call it "Getting Shanghaied!"
~Bonnie
Sparrow-noid Schizophrenia - That syndrome that causes rennies, for reasons unknown, to dress up like a certain character from a recent series of movies...as therapy has obviously failed, an earnest search is on for a vaccine...
~Amras Elfwine
Squeench - The effect that tightly lacing up a buxom lass' bodice has on her eyes..."Sure, I look great, but my eyes are all squeenched up!"
~FaireMare
Stashiosis - The disease of the sewing room - so much garb stash that you need a catalogue to clasify it and a week to find the bit you need to complete the garment you are making for tomorrow!
~Kate XXXXXX
SWISHBUCKLER - Pirates who leave faire at the fall of one raindrop! French pirates or sissy pirates! Won't look in the chum bucket! Won't drink grog! Won't walk in mud! You get the idea!
~Queen Bonnie
"Tides Out" - see "Fair Wind".
~Bonnie
Tre-bra-chet - When a brassiere is used as a lethal weapon. Also, the prides, I mean, pride of the Royal Artillery. Usually seen in the "double-barreled" configuration.
~Deadbishop, with definition by Athena and Amras Elfwine
UberBoobage or UberBoobs - Used to describe another's corsetted/bodiced/waist-cinched attire which involves the free flying objects floating on top of said wear. Usually, only with the chemise or really awful spandex red shirt offering the bare minimum of control.
Shortened, Uber becomes the call to alert others to the presence of such objects.
e.g. "UBER!" "where?" "Off the port bow, Uberboobage is flowing free . . ."
~Escherblacksmith
WANGED - The action of Capt. Sin smacking his head on the headboard...(no, I was not there!)...
Believed to have been originated by Airforce Engineer Jack Ridley in the deserts of California, having told Chuck Yeager, suffering from broken ribs before the flight of Glamourous Glennis which first broke the sound barrier, to take a broomstick handle to close the door to the craft and "just wang it down with your good right arm."
(From the screenplay for the movie "The Right Stuff")
~LadyTrinn, with longwinded part by Amras
Wench-bod The "bod" equivalent of 'Wench-mouth."
It is when a picture you don't want seen shows up on the forum...named with a famous ren photo in mind with a certain "lass" as the subject...
~Welsh Wench
WENCH-MOUTH - a condition when what you say is not what you really mean and it comes out all wrong.
Welsh Wench, and a host and hostess of others, have formed a support group for this condition, naming Welsh Wench as their poster girl...
~Welsh Wench
Wenchmouth Anonymous - Support group for those suffering from this debilitating disease. Wenchmanon - support group for loved ones of wenchmouth sufferers
~Athena and WelshWench
Wisdumb - the Cliff Clavin -esque logic behind the syntax of our unique grammar definitions and such. Usually preceded by, "Afraid I'm gonna have to correct you on that one, Norm..."
~Deadbi
