Cravegirl

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Cravegirl: The unfortunate portmanteau of crave and cavegirl. As in, "I'm attracted to that cavegirl".

Hey! Cavegirl!

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FOM: Did Neanderthals have sex with modern man? and Homo neanderthalensis.









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Homo inclinefis

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Homo inclinefis: The next generation in human evolution (?). Inclinefis: the compounding of (the Latin) words for turn (inclino) and wrong (nefas). In other words, Human 'turned wrongly', based on the ancient idea that 'to turn pear-shaped' was to go bad (see: OED Online Definition 3). Also, based on the attraction (or repulsion) to a shortened, generally pear-shaped body form by some people. Sorry!

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FOM: Humans Are Still Evolving, Analysis Finds, Byars, S., D. Ewbank, et al. Natural selection in a contemporary human population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(42) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0906199106 and Pear-shaped.









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Homo torpedius or Homo grenadius

Homo torpedius / Homo grenadius: The very tragic and unfortunate portmanteaus of Homo sapiens and torpedo or grenade. (1) The shocking and disturbing new development in terrorism: the concealment of explosives inside the bodies of living suicide bombers. (2) A person with a bomb surgically embedded inside of them.

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FOM: Fears over 'internal' terror bomb .

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Homo skepticis

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Homo skepticis: (1) The scientific (?) name for those us still skeptical about the "Hobbit" (Homo floresiensis) and other issues. (2) The preferred* binomial name for Homo floresiensis. References: Skeptic, Small Brain Of Dwarf 'Hobbit' Explained By Hippo's Island Life, Homo floresiensis and Homo sapiens.

See also: Homo parodius

(* The Board of Irresponsible People)







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