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Redefinition
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:43 pm
by Sorus
What words should really mean. I considered making it ABC, but figured that was too cruel.
Examples:
ussusimiel wrote:Bucolic
(While this word means 'pastoral' and pleasant country living, it has always sounded to me like a cross 'puke' and 'colic', which while relevant to each other are utterly at odds with 'bucolic'. That's dem Greeks for ya!)
Phylactery
Possibly confused with prophylactic. Not a mistake you want to have to explain to your doctor.
Flautist
Someone who probably has a record for indecent exposure.
Re: Redefinition
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:47 pm
by Wosbald
+JMJ+
Sorus wrote:Flautist
Someone who probably has a record for indecent exposure.
Or who eats too many beans.
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:08 pm
by wayfriend
conundrum:
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:04 am
by Sorus
Castigate
To neuter an opponent with a sharpened rebuke.
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:05 pm
by JIkj fjds j
Sorus
1. The aftermath of corporal punishment. Caned.
2. A thesaurus with missing pages.
Wayfriend
The last bite of a wafer.
Wosbald
A geriatric wasp.
ussusimiel
An olfactory echo.
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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:24 pm
by ussusimiel
Vizidor: a brightly clad person who calls to your house
nubile: a bitter new person (we see them regularly in the 'Tank
)
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:03 am
by deer of the dawn
contumely: a dish of aspic layered with flan.
flagrant: to pontificate while waving a banner.
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:26 am
by JIkj fjds j
Choir: a collective noun for audio cable.
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 7:40 pm
by ussusimiel
peregrinations: the journeys of a falcon
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 9:05 pm
by deer of the dawn
loquacious-- producing many loquats
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 9:29 pm
by Sorus
Hypotenuse
A prehistoric mammal resembling a cross between a hippopotamus and a moose.
Confabulation
1. A fabulous convention.
2. A decorative confection made of marzipan and Styrofoam.
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:46 pm
by ussusimiel
fabula: a fabulous uvula
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 5:08 pm
by deer of the dawn
caliginous-- like the sexual parts of flowers
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:50 pm
by Sorus
Xerox
A type of small antelope. (Thought to be an endangered species, but an accurate count has been elusive due to all individuals being identical.)
Quibble
Offspring of a hedgehog and a tribble.
Soiree
An insincere apology.
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 11:11 pm
by JIkj fjds j
Funny: a funnel for A's
Funambulism: ambulances with stand up comedians.
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 3:53 am
by Linna Heartbooger
Concatenate:
To attach cats to things.
Quintessential:
(mathematics)
In group theory, it's essentially when your group has 5 generators.
Love this thread!
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 6:40 pm
by wayfriend
Vizidor wrote:Wayfriend
The last bite of a wafer.
Hey! I resemble that remark.
Vizidor: a posh box for keeping your sunglasses in
Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:51 pm
by Sorus
Cantrip
A hazardous walking surface.
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:18 pm
by JIkj fjds j
Suspension
Waiting for an important letter, usually until after retirement.
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:41 pm
by Cord Hurn
alliteration
A government-imposed limit on how much trash you can make, within a specified time period.