Here is a dictionary definition: "The action of reading something quickly so as to note only the important points." If you showed me that definition before I started skimming effectively, I would have never extrapolated the behavior you described from that word. I didn't even know people did that.

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I could see value in an open source "Verbose Dictionary" where people from all ages and walks of life would be able to add their own definition of a word. There would be two general rules when someone makes an entry:

1. They would need to write their definition in a verbose manner. I'm thinking at least three sentences, usually more, but also not as long as a Wikipedia entry.

2. They would need to be as open and honest as possible, so that there's minimal translation loss between what they're communicating and what we take away from it. Importantly, the word needs to be described with both intellectual and emotional cues. The author would also be able to let the reader know basic facts about themselves, and there would be some mitigations against trolling or fakers.

Over time, we would converge on a more universal language to maximize our mutual understanding of what each of us truly feel and think about words, concepts, current events, people, etc.... There would also be optional tags and slider scales (i.e. 1-10) that can attach to each definition so that you can correctly communicate the breadth, depth, and magnitude of your thoughts and feelings on the word. Critically, the goal would not be to achieve groupthink and converge on the same definition. That would be contrary to the premise of the Verbose Dictionary.

Not only would I find such a dictionary highly captivating, but I also think that it can serve as a useful tool for conceptual mapping or things like artificial neural networks. What are your thoughts? Would you use the Verbose Dictionary?