The Dictionary Of Jenny
In her birthday newsletter Jenny mentioned some Jenny-specific phrases she uses and threatened a Jenny dictionary for any interested. Please find it below.
Ankshy: adjective, diminutive of anxious; a way of expressing anxiety while owning it and being playful about it
Boundaries: noun, “the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.” - Prentis Hemphill
Community Care: verb, noun, way of life, the act of giving love, support and consideration to one’s personal, local and global community. See also self care: community care is self care.
Curiosity: noun, a strong desire to know or learn something. 1 of 2 things you should lead with (see: Empathy)
Eeep: exclamation, a way of communicating suspicion, concern, curiosity or “big eyes.” See also: Yikes Bikes
Empathy: noun, the desire and ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
1 of 2 things you should lead with (see: Curiosity)
Genacity: portmanteau of Genevieve and Tenacity meaning the determination to do what is hard but what needs to be done. A daily reminder to Jenny.
Goof-a-loof: noun, a silly person, a goof ball or used to describe goof ball behavior, ranging from just being a silly little goose to a rude person who no one takes seriously.
Guggenheiming: verb, meaning to climb or rise in an iterative way. Inspired by the screw type shape of the Guggenheim Museum in New York designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Hundo Pahsundo: phrase, meaning “one hundred percent,” coined in Texas in 2018
Kakey Dakey: phrase, meaning “okey dokey”
Rules: noun, there are none. See also: TANR (there are no rules)
Self Care: noun, the truest form of which is creating a life you do not want to escape. Community care is self care.
TANR: acronym, meaning “there are no rules”
TYMP: acronym, meaning “Thank you, more please” said when positive things happen
Yikes Bikes: exclamation, a way of communicating suspicion, concern, curiosity or “big eyes.”