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OP here are two that I've been pondering:
1) "it's the absolute opposite of a no-brainer" - given that a no-brainer is defined (by M-W) as something that requires a minimum of thought, what would the exact opposite word be?
2) consider the lyric for I’ll Do Anything by Jason Mraz:
“We can cool in the gang if you’d rather hang
Ain’t no thing. I can be lucubrious with you.”
Urban Dictionary suggests calm, cool, relaxed; the closest Latin root I can find is lūcubrāre , to work by artificial light [cf. lucubrate] - what's going on here?
2a) or is it related more to luculent, clear in thought or expression: lucid
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted some questions to ponder.. tsuwm 08/13/12 07:34 AM Re: some questions to ponder.. Faldage 08/13/12 10:54 AM Re: some questions to ponder.. zmjezhd 08/13/12 02:06 PM Re: some questions to ponder.. Faldage 08/13/12 05:15 PM Re: some questions to ponder.. Rhubarb Commando 08/17/12 05:10 PM Re: some questions to ponder.. olly 08/20/12 11:41 PM Re: some questions to ponder.. Rhubarb Commando 08/21/12 09:23 AM Re: some questions to ponder.. BranShea 08/21/12 12:16 PM Re: some questions to ponder.. Rhubarb Commando 08/21/12 03:09 PM Re: some questions to ponder.. BranShea 08/22/12 12:35 PM Re: some questions to ponder.. Jackie 12/01/12 04:51 AM
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