Winging it

Winger \WING-ur\ noun
Kip Winger's band, about which I know next to nothing (and even that's probably too much). Get the facts about Winger here.

Grunge had taken over, and the perception of Winger was far from cool.

Kip Winger

wingnut \WING-nut\ noun
A right-winger. Some wingnut drove his pickup through the war memorial.

Wingnutese \wing-nut-EEZE\ noun
Wingnut vernacular. The keynote speech delighted the delegates with its blend of contemporary Wingnutese and traditional bigotry. (Note: original citation by Atrios, Explain to me, in your best wingnutnese [sic], how exactly it damages national security to reveal the fact that we spy on people without secret warrants instead of the fact that we spy on people with secret warrants?)

wingnutia \wing-NOO-shya\ noun (pl. wingnutiae)
A trivial point that takes on great significance if you're a wingnut. Russert did not challenge his guest, whose argument relied solely on wingnutiae.

Wingnutlandia \wing-nut-LAN-dee-uh\ noun
Regional division of Greater Wingnuttia. There's a laughable assumption in wingnutlandia [sic] that civil war means perpetual explosions, machine gun fire in the streets, and a people cowering under their kitchen tables. (Kos)

wingnutologist \wing-nut-ALL-uh-gist\ noun
Scholar of wingnuts. Despite the feverish efforts of The Poor Man’s crack team of wingnutologists, we were unable to get this week’s Weekly Wanker Award winners out by the Monday deadline. (The Editors)

Wingnutteria \wing-nuh-TARE-ee-uh\ noun
Alternate form for Wingnuttia. Vocabulary lesson for Wingnutteria--with pictures! (headline by Amanda Marcotte)

wingnuttery \wing-NUH-tur-ee\ noun
Action or actions of wingnuts; an ensemble of wingnuttions. By cloaking their wingnuttery in religion they shield themselves from criticism. (Atrios)

Wingnutteryville \wing-NUH-tur-ee-vill\ noun
A town in Wingnuttia. Bus back to wingnutteryville [sic] is scheduled to leave right away. (comment by Kitt)

Wingnuttia \wing-NUH-tee-uh\ noun
Realm of the wingnuts. President Bush's speech went over well in Wingnuttia. (See also: Wingnutteria, Wingnutlandia, Craquerstan.)

wingnuttioactivity \wing-NUH-tee-oh-ack-tiv-uh-tee\ noun
Radiation emitted by wingnutty things. The entire complex was quarantined until Hazmat teams had thoroughly scrubbed the area with introductory logic textbooks, and the wingnuttioactivity readings had been brought down to OSHA-approved levels. (The Editors)

wingnuttion \wing-NUT-eye-on\ noun
A fundamental particle of wingnuttery. Our patented Tokamak wingnuttery containment system was overloaded on three seperate occassions by posts giving off bursts of ultra-high energy wingnuttions. (The Editors)

wingnutty \WING-nuh-tee\ adjective
Possessing the characteristics of a wingnut; resembling a wingnut. Who out there is wingnutty enough to defend Pat Robertson's call for the assassination of Hugo Chavez? (Brad R.)

wingo \WING-oh\ noun
The special language of wingnuts; wingnut argot. Oh, he's really mastered the wingo. (source: Captain Stomock's comment below). See also: Winglish, Winganese, Wingnutese.

wingonaut \WING-oh-nawt\ noun
An intrepid traveler in Wingnuttia. (source: Captain Stomock's comment below)