The Zong

This page is a glossary of sorts, just in case you were wondering what the hell that word you just read was.

authenticante

(Adj.)
Derogatory slang referring to the average American commercial idea of what Mexican food should taste like. See also Tex-Mex, Taco Bell, Chevy’s.

zong

(n.)
1. A well-turned and pithy construct, usually rooted in irony or sarcasm, which draws attention to an important and/or embarassing flaw in a person, institution or other object, thus belittling and exposing it for what it is in the eyes of all those privy to the zong.

2. An exclamation, stated bluntly and with some exaggeration of vowel sound, to express appreciation of the well-executed zong by one’s self or a nearby companion.

(v.)
1. To bring shame upon someone or something in the presence of others, most commonly their peers or family.

2. To cause the immediate and complete reversal of direction in action, a line of reasoning or self-confidence through either natural or artificial means.