An OOC/IC collaboration.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Edited by ♦ ♦ ♦ Harley Quinn
Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane
A high-security psychiatric hospital located in Gotham City, currently under the administration of Dr. Jeremiah Arkham.
People in there do bad things... Naughty, naughty.
batMAN
Any of various nocturnal flying mammals of the order Chiroptera.
The Problem.
chaos
A state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
The Solution.
City of Gotham
A large city located in the North Eastern United States.
The Stage.
counter-transference
The surfacing of a psychotherapist's own repressed feelings through identification with the emotions, experiences, or problems of a person undergoing treatment.
Blah Blah Blah...
gymnastics
Physical exercises designed to develop and display strength, balance, and agility, especially those performed on or with specialized apparatus.
Wanna see me do a back handspring? Do ya? Are ya lookin'?
harlequin Harley Quinn
A comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights.
ME!
henchmanwench
An unscrupulous and ruthless subordinate, esp. a criminal.
Lovely and talented assistant.
Mr.
joker
One who tells or plays jokes; an insolent person who seeks to make a show of cleverness.
The Caliph of Clowns, The Mogul of Mountebanks, The Ace of Knaves... ♥
pudding
A sweet dessert, usually containing flour or a cereal product, that has been boiled, steamed, or baked.
See Above! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
psychology
The scientific study of mental processes and behavior.
Old gig, boring.
psychosis
Any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted.
New gig, lotsa fun!
submission LOVE
Surrender of the person and power to the control of another; obedience; compliance.
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