N is for NIDIFICATION
Notification! N-Day is here, all you nervous and normal narrators and novelists! This is a noteworthy newsflash to nip and neutralize the negativity of the narrow-minded, non-supportive, nasty naysayers… who had the nerve to say: never, no ways, it will come to naught and you are all nuts, numbskulls and nincompoops and not likely to nail the challenge. The notorious A to Z nomads are still navigating new territories and discovering new neighbours!
Yóu xì bî mò fãn yì fei huà……..
— is an old Chinese philosophy which refers to somebody who has the innate ability to decipher unusual words.
JUST JOKING.
(you can read the details about this challenge and the competition running throughout the month of April)
The word for Day 14 is—
NIDIFICATION
This is the constant nitpicking, fault-finding attitude displayed by people who "mean well" and are always on hand to help, offer advice and lend support under the guise of "constructive criticism".
So that's my definition. What's yours? Post it in the comment box below. Remember you stand to win a prize.
Hi! Great little N ditty there…congrats on being featured at Alex's today! Looking forward to gettting to know (what little I can, apparently) you better 😉
I'll get you the paperbag, and I can be your spokesperson. I love being the center of attention!
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Tina, I hereby appoint you as my official spokesperson. LOL Now that you've taken centre stage, I won't need that paper bag anymore…
I don't think I've ever seen so many N words in a paragraph before!
Well, there's always a first time… thanks for the visit Melanie!
Hey famous lady! You totally deserve a shout out. Nidification: This is the act of hiding under a rock when one is a bit nervous about being in the spotlight.
You got me with that one Tangent Shell! As for the "famous" bit… not sure I can do that…
I love that you managed to fit the word nincompoop into your post haha, bravo Michelle!
It's such a cool word… I love it!
Hi Michelle! Nice to meet you–and curses to the naysayers of the world!
Nice to meet you too, Amy! Down with the naysayers! 🙂
Congrats on your spotlight at Alex's blog! You rock!
Nidification: When the Knights of Ni kneel before their king and receive their new "ni" badges for their Ninja skills.
I second Tyrean's definition haha!
Ha! Ni as in Ninja… smart one! Thanks Tyrean!
Catherine, are you and Tyrean in cahoots?
Oooh, jargon! NID is the acronym for National Inventory Department. Nidification is the annual process of inventorying everything in your home, including the number of dust bunnies and cobweb strands, and reporting your survey results. The director of NID reports directly to the chairman of the Directorate of Intelligencia Nonsensical.
Hahahahaha! You are on a roll with these definitions! They just get better and better! I swear. Are you sure that you don't have an Intelligencia Nonsensical Dictionary that you're consulting before posting these definitions?
Wandered over from Alex's place. Love your N post. Did you do the artwork?
Hi Donna. My artisitic abilities do not really extend to designing/sketching/drawing… I wish they did. I cannot take any credit for the blog header besides telling the web designer which elements should be included in the design…
Edification from the Newt Intelligence Department.
Intelligent frogs? Mmm… I'd imagine that their communication skills extend beyond the annoying croaking?
Nidification is the last resort for those stuck in college without a hope of completing their degrees without incurring debt equal to that of the nation.
And the conclusion is that they would have to ———-? Are there options here?
High-energy post! I get the feeling nothing gets you down, either, Michelle. Go forth and overcome, girl.
Thanks Suze. I feel that you may be a kindred spirit… 🙂
No I don't have any identification.
Are you one of them nameless, faceless, non-existent types…?
I think it means to making something seem insignificant.
Like a synonym for trivialise… to minimize…
It means to reduce something to it's smallest size possible so that it's itty bitty and nearly nada.
I get the mental image of something shrinking… disintegrating… dissolving to almost nothingness…
Sweet blog!
Nidification: making a silly thought non-existent… or maybe it has something to do with the metamorphosis of a nidi bug… Those are my guesses. 🙂
Good luck with the rest of A-to-Z!
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Thanks for popping in Sarah! 🙂
I enjoyed this post very much!
Thanks Gina!
very good. Very clever.
Thanks Rowena. Off to your place now—
You are good! There are so many n words in there!! Well done 🙂
Nice of you to swing by, Jemi! 🙂
Yours sounds good to me! Sold! 🙂
Hey PK! *waving* Hope you're well! 🙂
Well hello the Greta Garbo of blogging! Enjoy your well-deserved day in the spotlight! NIDIFICATION – The act of removing lice from young students at outdoor education.
Thanks for the gracious title Julie… Greta Garbo? Actually, I think you deserve that title! 🙂
I just love how you put the narrominded people in their place in this post.
There are sooooo many of those nit-picking types… oh well, I suppose it takes all kinds to make this world…
Awesome!!!! Short, sweet, and very inspiring! 🙂
Thanks Celeste. Glad you could stop by. 🙂
Nidification is when a well educated person denies his learnedness and pretends to be unlearned, even idiotic. It occurs for various reasons, including, fearing for his life when lost in the backwoods he meets up with the "locals", or the new boss is an idiot but is is vengeful and holds all the power.
p.s. the link works. 🙂
The office dummy is no threat to anybody… the workers barely notice him…. so nidification tactics would work well in this situation. 🙂
Nidification: The process of yelling "NO!" when two MIDI devices refuse to talk to each other.
When it comes to technology, I'm ALWAYS yelling "NO"! The devices never seem to do what I want them to do!
Nidification. This is when certain people have the unexplained desire to sleep in man-sized nests made of sticks and branches, like birds do.
😀
Very smart, linking your definition closely to the original… 🙂
Knowing a little French helps a bit. (;
Pretty much what you said. There's a very "fussy" vibe to this word, isn't there? Great to see you at Alex's today! 🙂
The word is "finicky & fussy"… you're so right!
Michelle, so happy to see the new visitors here!!
Once again, thanks for the feature at your place, Alex! 🙂
This has got me thinking of the horrid verifications words and numbers by blogger for security… WE HATE THEM!!!!!!
SO nidification means the ZAPPING of those nasty numbers and letters that NONE OF US can ever get right….
Down with CAPTCHA! Let's nidificate those nasty words/numbers! I'm CONVINCED that the people who set up the word verification system are in cahoots with the National Optometrical Society, in a conspiracy to weaken our eyes… those captcha thinggies get more and more skewed everytime…
My definition is pretty close to yours…but I'd through in the word Annoying, because nit pickers usually are!
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Yes they are downright annoying…
This word has me stumped.
This is the first time… you've been on a roll with these definitions.
Nidification (from medieval french nidi: nothing) noun
The action of elaborating on nothing, generally in reference to an argument or logical reasoning.
Example 1
The politician made a long nidification to explain his decision, declaring in many words that the people should vote for him since he was the only one who would be brave enough to enforce such a law. The journalist's question as to why that law was a good idea remained unanswered.
Example 2
Though your logical process is good, the hypothesis on which you base it cannot be proven in any way. Therefore, it is all mere nidification.
Reminds me of the phrase, null and void!
I like yours best, Michelle!
Thanks Bev!