On Tue, 27 Jul 2021 at 02:39, James Landau <savegraduation@yahoo.com> wrote:
naptop (eclipse) -- backwards, this makes "pot" and "pan" -- I'm not sure what the relevance is here, though
 
I didn't see this mentioned in this thread, but it's a tradition to bang pots and pans during an eclipse in some cultures.

rubyo' (politician) -- from Marco Rubio
 
I'm a bit surprised at how obvious and specific this one is. So maybe the apparent similarity is a red herring. While I've heard MO express views on potentially sensitive subjects like politics and religion in person, I don't think I've previously encountered anything in the vocabulary which has even hinted at his views on these subjects.

wu'tIbIS (superstition) -- to exhibit woo?

The TV channel TBS was known as the "Superstation".
 
yoghan (renaissance, revival) -- maybe because the Gothic revival catehdral known as the Nunoike Church, or Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, is in Nagoya?

I don't want to spoil this one, but I'll give a hint: it's a (yet another) Beatles reference.

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De'vID