Fictive kin is a word that social worker types use to identify someone that is like a uncle, brother, or grandmother to you, but is actually not related to you by birth or marriage.
**Kickshaw **- a small, exotic and elaborate delicacy, especially one where the ingredients are transformed beyond recognition by the preparation.
Wanktard.
I heard it on Bones.
At the risk of confirming my one-trick pony status, the coolest word I’ve learned lately is sanctimommy.