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Topic Options #135226 - 11/14/04 01:08 PM zaum jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California zaum' :- 1. Nonsense; literally za 'trans' + um' 'sense; mind'. Coined by the Russian Futurists. Top #135227 - 11/14/04 05:48 PM Re: zaum Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13654 Or backformed from zaumnij. adj., meaningless. Top #181118 - 12/22/08 06:50 PM Re: zaum [Re: Faldage] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5287 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Interesting, I had a classmate in elementary school whose last name was Zaum. He was not meaningless, but few paid any attention to him, very private kid: sort of living up to some meaning of his name? _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #181126 - 12/22/08 07:50 PM Re: zaum [Re: LukeJavan8] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13654 Zaum is also German for bridle or rein. Top #181196 - 12/24/08 02:12 PM Re: zaum [Re: Faldage] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5287 Loc: Land of the Flat Water The repartee in these sites sure show the importance of knowledge of more than one language. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8424 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209776 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 19 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 88 jenny jenny 60 wofahulicodoc 54 endymion6 48 Rhubarb Commando 36 BranShea 34 Buffalo Shrdlu 15 zmjezhd 13 Faldage 12 Jackie 12 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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