BB dictionary

 

In 2005 and 2006, the housemates came up with some very unusual words during conversations. These were posted on the official site and are archived here below for your reference. First up are the BB 6 words and below those are the ones from BB 5.

Big Brother 6

Bombest /

Definition: Something that is "the bomb" (ie good, mad or fully-sick).

Usage: "Point Break is the bombest movie."

Derivation: Ashley coined this variation on the phrase 'The bomb'. Something that is the bombest is obviously superior to things that are 'bomber' or just plain 'bomb'.

Booby /

Definition: The act of being, or looking, particularly busty.

Usage: Anna said about a dress she was wearing: "It's really very booby, I'm feeling self-conscious." / Camilla, when asked about Anna's top said: "It's very booby, but you've got boobs, so it works."

Derivation: Anna and Camilla used the term early in the season. Ironically enough this phrase has rarely if ever been used to describe Krystal.

Dines / (pronounced Deens).

Definition: Sardines.

Usage: "Do you want some dines and beans?"

Derivation: A contraction of the word sardines.

Diplomafy /

Definition: The art of approaching issues and events in a diplomatic fashion.

Usage: Camilla said Katie "diplomafies" a lot of things.

Derivation: Derived from the word diplomatic and enhanced by that special brand of suffix contortion so often used in the house.

Displacent /

Definition: To feel out of place, uncomfortable or odd.

Usage: Rob to Camilla: "You're really displacent this morning". Camilla: "What's that?" Rob: "It means you feel out of place, uncomfortable, odd."

Derivation: This word seems to be a combination of displaced and complacent, though that would mean the actual definition would be feeling out of place and not really caring about it.

Inner-prickness /

Definition:

1) Malevolent anger or annoyance.

2) The release of an anti-social inner self usually brought on by a stressful situation (such as being nominated).

Usage: After being nominated, Katie mentioned her inner-prickness would come out.

Derivation: A variation on the term inner child.

Insuperior /

Definition: Inferior.

Usage: Krystal said during nominations: "Dino makes me feel insuperior".

Derivation: This term originated with Krystal, who possibly meant to say inferior. She may have been also indulging in a delicious game of prefix substitution, using the Latin derivation of the prefix in- which denotes a negative connotation (in + superior = without superiority). Perhaps given a few hundred years of semantic drift the term insuperior could come to mean humble (in the same way infamous morphed from someone without reputation to someone who is widely known due to a bad reputation).

Instigates /

Though this word has an actual definition agreed upon by scholars and a majority of people in the English speaking world, the following meaning is the one implied by Rob.

Definition: To mentally fill in the blanks.

Usage: Rob: "It doesn't matter if words in a song don't make sense, it's just the way that your mind instigates it."

Derivation: Possibly from the actual meaning of instigate - to urge on or stir up. In this case it is the mind stirring up alternate meanings for nonsense song lyrics.

Koala /

Definition: A HM who does nothing but eat and sleep.

Usage: "That Elise is a fair koala"

Derivation: From the marsupial Koala that at first glance seems to do nothing but eat and sleep. At a second glance of a Koala you would also reach the same conclusion.

Lesbianphobicness /

Definition: A fear of being involved in a lesbian relationship.

Usage: Krystal said, in regards to a kissing dare: "It should be Claire because of her lesbianphobicness."

Derivation: A simple combination of lesbian + phobic. The term seems specific to a fear of being involved in lesbian relationship rather than a general fear of lesbians.

Moderate Bat /

Definition: An antonym of 'mad snake'; mild mannered.

Usage and Derivation: Jamie created this term to mean the opposite of "mad snake". Moderate Bats are mild mannered, tree dwelling, flying, fruit eating types.

Moroccan Joe /

Definition: See Koala, a nickname for Elise.

Usage: "Jade, you're the new Moroccan Joe."

Derivation: Moroccan Joe is the nickname for Elise, who was the original Koala. It can be applied to anyone exhibiting koalaesque tendencies.

Old duck /

Definition: A woman aged over thirty.

Usage: During a conversation one day, John was talking about older women in general (older than 30) and he called them old ducks.

Over-mature /

Definition: The act of being more mature than a situation requires.

Usage: Ashley said during nominations: "David displays over-mature tendencies."

Derivation: Through the combination of the words over (denoting above) and mature, we have an amalgamated word that indicates an excess of maturity.

Piked /

Definition: To leave.

Usage: Jamie mentioned that he was at a party and later piked. Max said to others that it meant that Jamie left the party.

Presidence /

Definition: A commanding presence.

Usage: Krystal said: "When your presidence is here it's really felt."

Derivation: A combination of president (denoting command) and presence.

Smashed /

Definition: Verb used to describe any event which, while vigorous and focused, is over rather quickly.

Usage: After eating food quickly Gaelan said: "I totally smashed it down."

Derivation: Via Gaelan's unceremonious and sometimes creative handling of the English language.

Stragedy /

Definition: Strategy with negative connotations.

Usage: Perry said: "I don't have a stragedy... I didn't even know the meaning of the word before I came in here."

Derivation: A combination of strategy and tragedy... ie. A strategy that turns out badly.

Tim-Wintoned /

Definition: Drunk.

Usage: Jamie said: "I got totally Tim-Wintoned last night."

Derivation: From the author Tim Winton. Interchangeable with other famous authors, eg: "I got totally Lord-Jeffrey-Archered." Or: "Don't mind me, I'm just Enid Blytoned."

Transformate /

Definition: The act of transforming something.

Usage: An excited Rob said he planned to "transformate" the girls' hair.

Derivation: By adding the suffix -ate (to act as) to the verb transform, perhaps Rob wanted to indicate an extreme transformation, or through overstatement indulge in hyperbole.

Unacoustic /

Definition: A distinct lack of acoustical qualities.

Usage: Rob complained about the placement of Camilla's towel by saying: "It's very unacoustic".

Derivation: From the combination of the prefix un- and the word acoustic we have a term to denote negative acoustical qualities. If Krystal had coined this term it would probably be 'inaccoustic'.

With chicken salt /

Definition: Something that is good.

Usage: Perry: "I still think I'm in Perry's in Wonderland, absolutely, with chicken salt, tomato, salt, pepper, whatever, I'm telling you."

'With chicken salt' is also often used to emphasise a point. For example:

"It was good"

"Was it?"

"Yep, with chicken salt"

Derivation: Perry coined this term. Most likely comes from the use of the fish and chip shop phrase: "Do you want chicken salt with that?"

Younglings /

Definition: Young people.

Usage: Perry said: "I've learnt a lot from you younglings."

Derivation: A term Perry used to refer to any HM younger than her (which taking into account all past Australian BB series, includes all of them).

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Big Brother 5

ADRENINALLY (Ad-Ren-nal-Lee)

Definition: To be pumped full all adrenaline, anxious, in need of relaxation (of the sort a spa would offer).

Usage: Christie tells Kate about her relationship with Greg: "I'm feeling really adreninally, I think I need a spa."

CAN I JUST SAY THIS?

Definition: Prefixed at the beginning of a statement by Tim, this phrase is used to:

indicate that something worth listening to is about to be said, and

create a sense of involvement by entertaining the listener with the fantasy that it is possible to say no.

Usage: Often used in the following combination: 'But before I say that, can I just say this.'

CLEARLY

Definition: Used as a prefix to a statement, this word is used to outline anything that is obvious to Geneva, but not to anyone else.

Usage: "Clearly, you are annoying me."

CONFLICTION (kon-flic-shun)

While confliction is an actual real life word, the way it has been employed within the house would no doubt cause confliction amongst grammar and linguistic experts.

Definition:

A combination of conflict and friction.

Rachael

Usage: With all the arguments that had happened since her arrival Rachael claims she is causing confliction. One can also be 'conflictional'.

ECCENTRICALLY (ess- ent-rik-al-lee)

While eccentrically is an actual word with a real definition, those fancy talking folks who run the dictionary seem to have missed out on one of its real meanings.

Definition: Seems to mean a combination of especially, exceptionally and essentially. Really who can tell?

Usage: Christie asked Vesna about oranges, saying: "Are they eccentrically good for you?"

EXCRIMINATE (Ex-chrim-in-ate)

Definition: To restrict Christie from partaking in drunken behaviour which may incriminate her.

Usage: A drunken Christie was told by Big Brother to stay in bed. She protested: "Big Brother can't excriminate me!"

GAVEN (Gay - ven)

Definition: Past tense of given.

The term coined by Christie could be a mirroring of, and obscure reference to the grammatical peculiarities of Ogden's Basic English. Developed in the 1930s the simplified grammatical structure and limited word lists of Basic English served as inspiration to George Orwell when he created NewSpeak a fictional language in the novel 1984. The book 1984 also inspired the concept of 'Big Brother'.

Alternatively Christie could have just mispronounced the word 'Given'.

Usage: eg. 'I was gaven a lot of grief.'

HAPPY MEDIOCRE

Definition: Possibly analogous with a 'win win' situation, a middle ground everyone is happy with.

Mediocrity stripped of its negative connotations. Not a song title from the Bjork album 'Debut'.

Usage: This phrase was coined one night by Kate as she was chatting away in the spa. Example: 'I'm trying to find a happy mediocre'.

HYPOCRITICALISED (Hi-po-krit-i-kal-ized)

Definition: Criticism without any basis (a hypocritical criticism). For instance Christie would be hypocriticalised if some one told her she was not 'the package', when quite obviously she is. Glenn lecturing someone about monogamy would also fall well within the realm of a hypocriticalised comment. Criticism in a manner full of hyperbole. (eg. 'You're the worst person in the world' or 'You are as bad as Hitler'.)

Usage: A term coined to describe the deplorable manner of which young ladies are treated (and possibly criticised) in clubs. Christie and Kate were chatting about going out and Christie said: "I get hypocriticalised all the time."

KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

Definition: Usually suffixed on the end of a statement, this phrase can mean 'do you understand', 'do you agree' or a combination of these terms depending on the context. Analogous with 'Can you dig it?' / 'Get it?' / 'ce n'est pas?' / grok

Usage: This phrase started with Kate, but has gone on to be used by other HMs. Example: 'I'm going on to plan B, know what I mean?' or 'He said he loved me, know what I mean?

LONELY AS A BULLFROG

Definition: A lamentation of one's loneliness expressed at a time when one feels they have become as lonely as a bullfrog (such as the American Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, or the African Bullfrog, Pyxicephalus adsperus.) While the statement seems nonsensical Bullfrogs do live a predominantly solitary existence. Because of this Bullfrogs may potentially suffer a level of loneliness that would make Morrissey wince, on the other hand they may be quite happy with their 'Sex in the City' single lifestyle - Either way it is difficult to gauge how bullfrogs feel about their relationship status and thus the accuracy of this statement.

Usage: Christie, no doubt in a Greg induced romantic malaise, commented: "I'm as lonely as a Bullfrog."

NATURAFY

Definition: to make more natural. By extension, it should also be possible to undergo a process of naturfication.

Usage: Christie says to Vesna: "Let me just naturafy your makeup."

OFFENCING (o-fence-ing)

Definition: To cause displeasure or resentment.

Used as a substitute for 'offending' if you can't remember the word 'offending' and need to make a term up which sounds vaguely similar and imparts roughly the same meaning.

Another word Christie has invented on the spur of the moment.

Usage: 'Could you please stop offencing me!'

PERSIFIC (pur-sif-fic)

Definition: Something that is specific to, or about, a person.

Usage: During Rachael's argument with Michelle, David tells Rachael: "You said something persific about me!" As an example 'The shirt is red' would be specific information while 'He is wearing a red shirt' would be persific information.

PIGGOTRY (Pi-guh-tree)

Definition: Rude behaviour. A messy room. Anything Vesna wants to describe, really. It's her word.

Usage: Christie tells Vesna she can't stand the mess in the bedroom and Vesna agrees:

"It's piggotry."

PREROGATIVE

While a real word this has been used by HMs outside of its agreed upon definition.

Definition:

A substitute word for provocative.

A bold re-intepretation of a classic Bobby Brown song.

Usage: In the rewards room Rachael tells Tim: "I'm a temptress but prerogative." Tim informs her she probably means provocative.

PROPORTIONALISED

Definition: A shortened version of "blown out of proportion."

Usage: Christie says: "Totally in here things do get proportionalised. They do. They get blown into a huge proportion."

SELF-ADMITTANT

Definition: A self aware and open commitment to a course of action and/or principles. A combination of self-admission and commitment.

Usage: Dean told Geneva he tries to treat people as he wished to be treated except when they rub him the wrong way: "I'm self-admittant on that."

SPECULARITARY

Definition:

Relating to something that is speculative in a spectacular fashion.

An exclamation of amazement in regards to a way out concept or situation.

A word Christie made up for one of her songs.

Usage: eg: 'The latest Star Wars film showed a great deal of specularity in its ideas.' or 'Dude, that's totally speculartory!'

VIBED

Definition: An intuitive knowledge similar to a psychic premonition or intuition. While possibly an obscure reference to the 80's Cindy Lauper/Geoff Goldblum film Vibes it is more likely just another word Christie has invented.

Usage: As Christie said to Greg: "I kinda just vibed that you were not a person who would wanna be open about it".

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The above content is presented as published on the official BB Australia site in 2005 and 2006. Each entry was written by writers working there in each series. In the BB 6 listings, only 'old duck', 'stragedy' and 'piked' were added by BB Chaos.