Be-Guy-ling

Back in March bccmee asked for contributions of words and pictures for a collaborative project. This project turned out to be a fabulous video dictionary, consisting of words associated with Richard Armitage.

She has kindly agreed to let me use the words from that project here, on The RAD. Thanks bccmee! And thanks to Gratiana Lovelace, who coined today’s word.

Be-Guy-ling: The trance like state that Richard Armitage, as Sir Guy, elicits in us with his oh so sexy smirk. Drooling may occur.

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To submit a word to The RAD, simply fill out the form here.

RAcer

This word was sitting in my draft pile. It seems like an appropriate choice for today’s word, given the appearance of the EW pictures yesterday.

As we all know (or if you are new, you’re about to be informed) capitalizing the “RA” in words is common among Richard Armitage fans. This post will be the first of what I assume will be many that fall into that category.

Today’s word was coined and recommended by Brooke Stevens.

RAcer: One who races to find out the most recent RA news.

Many of us are RAcers, as can been proven by exhibit A:

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To submit a word to The RAD, simply fill out the form here.

Chesticles

Exposure to example images may cause spontaneous swooning.

Please remain seated while viewing this post.

Chesticles: Richard Armitage’s bare chest.

Peaches

Mmm…don’t you just love a tasty peach. Living in the south they are always so ripe and juicy, fresh off the tree.

Wait, what’s that? Peaches aren’t a pitted fruit. Then what are they?

Peaches: Richard Armitage’s buttocks.

An entry like this into The RAD demands a photo. Don’t you think?

Armpitage

This word is brought to us courtesy of Kitty and was coined by Jeannie Gisborne.

Armpitage: when a fan nearly swoons at the sight of Richard Armitage’s axilla (the area of the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder).

With an armpit like that, is it any wonder women are overcome? 😉

Crinkles

While this word isn’t solely associated with Mr. Armitage, it is commonly used among his fans.

Crinkles: small creases or wrinkles in the surface of something, esp. the skin of the face as the result of a facial expression.

For more crinkle love check out The Crinkle Zone at C19.

Smirkitage

This word comes to us courtesy of Jeannie Gisborne.

Smirkitage: The art of smiling in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way, as perfected by Richard Armitage.

APM

Newbies, this is an acronym that you’ll want to give special attention.

APM or Armitage Protection Mode: The intense desire to protect Richard Armitage. This affliction often leads sufferers to attempt to police the activities of other fans. According to RAFrenzy, symptoms include (but are not limited to):

• Continual scouring of the web for talk of Richard Armitage
• Self-importance
• Impaired humor
• Maniacal need to pontificate about behaviors of others toward Richard Armitage with the goal of correcting them
• Possible delusions of actually protecting Richard Armitage

If you find that any of these symptoms apply to you, take a look in the mirror to make sure you aren’t greeted by something like this:

Thanks go to Snicker’s Mom for suggesting this contribution to The RAD.

Richarding

This word was suggested by Fedora Lady and Kathryn Gaul and was coined by fellow Armitage admirer Judit.

Richarding: The act of reading about, watching, listening to and discussing RA with fellow fans.

If any of the below images seem familiar you have in all probability engaged in richarding:

SND

This acronym comes from Fedora Lady.

SND or So Not Dead: No matter what the bloody scriptwriters choose to do to our beloved RA chaRActers, we know they are, in fact, alive and well and ready to entertain us yet another day.

Some of the characters who have achieved SND status are:

Sir Guy of Gisborne from Robin Hood

Lucas North from Spooks/MI-5

John Porter from Strike Back

To see what these SND characters are up to, check out Fedora Lady’s Sloth Fiction. The first installment can be found here.