December 2011
38 posts
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Capernoited
Slightly intoxicated or tipsy
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Crepitus
Noun: A grating sound or sensation produced by friction between bone and cartilage or the fractured parts of a bone.
The production of crepitations in the lungs; rale.
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Sesquipedalian
Adjective: (of a word) Polysyllabic; long: “sesquipedalian surnames”.
Characterized by long words; long-winded.
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Skullduggery
(skul-DUG-ah-ree) — crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it
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Mazel tov/Mazal tov
Meaning “Good Luck”
A phrase used to express congratulations for a happy and significant occasion or event.
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Crudivore
An eater of raw food.
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Smorgasbord
Noun:
A buffet offering hot and cold meats, salads, hors d’oeuvres, etc.
A wide range of something; a variety: “a smorgasbord of different musical styles”
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Somnambulism
som·nam·bu·lism
Noun: Sleep walking
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Schussboomer
(SHUS-boo-mer) a fast downhill skier; someone who skis down a mountain very quickly and skillfully
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Susurrus
(soo-SUR-es) — a soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur
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Tarradiddle
(TAR-ah-did-el) —
A petty falsehood; a fib.
Silly pretentious speech or writing; twaddle
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agastopia
n. – admiration of a particular part of someone’s body
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Pogonotrophy
Cultivation of a beard; beard-growing.
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Limerance
An attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love.
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Zaftig
(ZAF-tig) —
Full-bosomed.
Having a full, shapely figure
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Virago
(vi-RA-go) — A loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman
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Verklempt
(ver-KLEMPT) — overcome with emotion
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Emunctory
Relating to nose blowing
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Glabrous
Smooth and bald
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus
This long word was coined by Shakespeare which means ‘the state of being able to achieve honors’.
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Adumbrate
Adumbrate
(AD-um-brat)
to give a sketchy outline of.
to prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
to disclose partially or guardedly.
to overshadow; shadow or obscure
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Tatterdemalion
Tatterdemalion
A person wearing ragged or tattered clothing; a ragamuffin
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Bouquinist
A person who deals in second hand books.
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Clamjamfry
A Scottish term for:
A company of people; generally used contemptuously, hence a mob, rabble, the riff-raff of a community.
Worthless odds and ends, rubbish.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail reference seemed appropriate.
Click through for the short clip.
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Philosophunculist
One who pretends to known more than they do to impress others.
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Nihilarian
A person who deals with things lacking importance
(pronounce the ‘h’ like a ‘k’).
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Siderodromophobia
(si-der-oh-droh-moh-PHO-bee-ah) — fear of trains, railroads, or train travel
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Ratite
Adjective:
(of a bird) Having a flat breastbone without a keel, and so unable to fly.
Noun:
Any of the mostly large, flightless birds with such a breastbone, e.g., the ostrich, emu, cassowary, and kiwi.
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Struthious
(STROO-thee-es) — of, relating to, or resembling an ostrich or a related bird; ratite
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Ululate
(UL-ya-late) — to howl, wail, or lament loudly
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Tramontane
(trah-MON-tane) —
a person who lives beyond the mountains.
A foreigner; a stranger.
A cold north wind in Italy
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Syzygy
Syzygy
An alignment of 3 celestial bodies in a straight line
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Sycophant
(SIK-ah-fant) — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
Example: Grima Wormtongue
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Steatopygian
(stee-at-oh-PIJ-ee-ah) — having an excess accumulation of fat on the buttocks
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Pareidolia
A psychological phenomenon, wherein a person has the notion of seeing faces of people in clouds, hearing hidden messages and other such unusual feelings.
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Alexithymia
ah-lek-sah-THI-mee-ah) — inability to describe emotions in a verbal manner
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Agroof
(ah-GROOF) — to fall flat on your face
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Floccinaucinihilipilification
describing something as worthless