In other words, isms and otherwise

• bird-dog, verb. To observe or follow closely; monitor.
• bird dog, noun. One of any of various breeds of dogs trained to find or retrieve birds. (Originally, a dog trained to catch wild birds.)
• chugalug, verb. To consume (a drink) in large gulps without pausing.
• credentialism, noun. Belief in or reliance on (often excessive) academic or other formal qualifications as the best measure of a person’s intelligence or ability to do a particular job.
• etymon, noun. A word or morpheme from which a later word is derived.
• ignorantism, noun. Belief in or advocacy of the value or benefits of remaining ignorant.
• millinery, noun. Women’s apparel for the head; the business, trade, or work of a milliner.
• mulct, verb. To make someone pay money, as a fine, a punishment, or in tax.
• obsequious, adjective. Characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; fawning.
• perturbation, noun. Worry caused by some event; a small change in something, especially an unusual change.
• presentism, noun. An attitude toward the past dominated by present-day attitudes and experiences; a partiality towards present-day points of view, especially by those interpreting history.
• Rachmanism, noun. The exploitation and intimidation of tenants by unscrupulous landlords. (from Perec “Peter” Rachman, a London, England landlord in the 1950s and early 1960s.)
• Ruckmanism, noun. (most often) A bibliological view that ascribes inspiration to the translators of the King James Version Bible, including correcting errors in the original language manuscripts (from its chief proponent, Peter S. Ruckman).
• ruckman, noun. A person who plays in the ruck (in Australian rules football).
• sciolism, noun. Superficial knowledge; superficial show of learning.
• spreathed, adjective. Of skin: cracked, rough, or sore, as a result of exposure to cold or damp; chapped.
• syntax, noun. The ways that words can be put together, or are put together, in order to make sentences.