Collini turns to the OxfordEnglish Dictionary, which defines the humanitiesas ‘the branch of learning concerned with humanculture; the academic subjects collectively compris-ing this branch of learning, as history, literature,ancient and modern languages, law, philosophy, artand music’ (Collini 2021: 63
This part explains the definition of Humanities according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
glossolalia
Merriam-Webster define glossolalia as
ecstatic, typically unintelligible utterance occurring especially in a moment of religious excitation —usually plural
ecstatic, typically unintelligible utterance occurring especially in a moment of religious excitation —usually plural
Glossolalia.
Dictionary definitions give us an idea of how unstable the concepts are that can be signified by Signifyin(g).
I imagine this instability results from signifyin as being a living rhetorical mode, something that is constantly evolving as it is practiced; I think it also suggests how oral and everyday it is--signifyin' and its different forms are in practice in everyday conversations among African Americans. It's difficult to capture something so oral and performative in something as rigid as definitions.
run him through the Lungs
The act of stabbing someone, with the intent to kill them.
Coxcombs
People who present themselves in a grandiose manner, but are seen as vain fools who lack true knowledge or valid achievements; fops.
fisking and giggiting
To move in a swift manner or to scamper about.