Wordsmith.org: the magic of words

Wordsmith Talk

About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us  

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 70 of 100 1 2 68 69 70 71 72 99 100
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
J
veteran
OP Offline
veteran
J
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
josh
PRONUNCIATION:(josh)
MEANING:
verb tr., intr.: To make fun of or tease in a good-natured way.
noun: A teasing or joking remark.
ETYMOLOGY:
Of unknown origin. Earliest documented use: 1845.
----------------------------------------------------------
--> J TO P

POSH - a polite word for phoney

Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,502
Likes: 1
W
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
W
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,502
Likes: 1

JOBSH - The inventor of the Apple computer was often given to hyperbolic statements.

(Here's more than you wanted to know about this branch of mathematics. Its nomenclature has a bunch of instances of taking famililar things and adding an -h to their name.)

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
J
veteran
OP Offline
veteran
J
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
biddy

PRONUNCIATION:(BID-ee)
MEANING:
noun:
1. A young chicken.
2. A woman, especially an elderly one, who is talkative, interfering, or annoying.
3. A cleaning woman.
ETYMOLOGY:
For 1: Of unknown origin. Earliest documented use: 1616.
For 2, 3: Short for the name Bridget. Sense 3 is from Irish maid-servants in the US. Earliest documented use: 1785.
__________________________________________
B -> D
DIDDY - the low rent section of a place in Mississippi named after the Choctaw word for love viz. "diddy-wah-diddy"

It ain't no town, it ain't no city,
But oh how they love in diddy wah diddy




Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,502
Likes: 1
W
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
W
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,502
Likes: 1

BIDDAY (bid-DAY) - a bathroom fixture for cleansing your nether parts. Found more often in Europe than in USA.

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
J
veteran
OP Offline
veteran
J
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
Thank you, Wofa-etcetera, for explaining BIDDAY to us the unwashed. Now would you please explain to us what you mean by "cleansing our nether parts"?

GIDDY - a silly person who giggles at euphemisms like "nether parts". smile

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
J
veteran
OP Offline
veteran
J
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
harry

PRONUNCIATION:(HAR-ee)
MEANING:
verb tr., intr.:
1. To harass, attack, or annoy, especially repeatedly.
2. To raid or pillage.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Old English hergian. Ultimately from the Indo-European root koro- (war, host, army) which also gave us harbor, harbinger, herald, harness, hurry, and harangue. Earliest documented use: 1330.
-----------------------------------------------------


TARRY - to be slow when you harras, attack, annoy, raid, rape, and pillage repeatively.

Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,502
Likes: 1
W
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
W
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,502
Likes: 1

Originally Posted By: jenny jenny
... what you mean by "cleansing our nether parts"?

...Anything you want. It's a projective test.

Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,502
Likes: 1
W
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
W
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 10,502
Likes: 1

HARLY - how motorcycle owners laugh

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
J
veteran
OP Offline
veteran
J
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc

HARLY - how motorcycle owners laugh

laugh laugh laugh laugh (good one, Doc)

Remember:
Everytime your bulky Harley burns up the road belching smoke and noxious CO2 gas
a flower smiles.

HARDY - What Harley Davidson drivers need to be to upright and kickstart a Hog.

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
J
veteran
OP Offline
veteran
J
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,554
mulligan

PRONUNCIATION: MUHL-i-guhn)
MEANING:
noun:
1. A second chance, especially in golf where a player is sometimes given another shot to make up for a poor shot which is not counted.
2. A stew made from odds and ends, using whatever is available.
ETYMOLOGY:
Both senses of the word are from the name Mulligan. It's not certain who these two Mulligans were -- maybe a golf player and a chef. Earliest documented use: 1936.
---------------------------------------------------------
add I
MULLIGAIN - the duffer rule that states that if your mulligan is shorter than your first drive you are then allowed to play the best ball.

Page 70 of 100 1 2 68 69 70 71 72 99 100

Moderated by  Jackie 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics
Forums16
Topics13,912
Posts229,271
Members9,179
Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members
TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV, Heather_Turey, Standy
9,179 Registered Users
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 397 guests, and 3 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days)
Top Posters
wwh 13,858
Faldage 13,803
Jackie 11,613
tsuwm 10,542
wofahulicodoc 10,502
LukeJavan8 9,915
AnnaStrophic 6,511
Wordwind 6,296
of troy 5,400
Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.

Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat

© 1994-2024 Wordsmith

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5