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Let's let this thread load a little faster, by starting Mensopause IV (continued from here) ___________________________________ REPUDIATEPRONUNCIATION: (ri-PYOO-dee-ayt) MEANING: verb tr.: To reject, refuse, or disown. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin repudiare (to divorce, reject), from repudium (divorce). Earliest documented use: 1534. _____________________________________ RYEPUDIATE - This whiskey isn't worth the glass it's served in. RECUDIATE - Oh, and about that clump of grass I've been chewing on for the last half hour... PREPUDIATE - My mind is made up, don't confuse me with facts !
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BLANDISHMENT
PRONUNCIATION: (BLAN-dish-muhnt)
MEANING: noun: Something (action, speech, etc.) designed to flatter, coax, or influence.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin blandiri (to flatter). Ultimately from the Indo-European root mel- (soft), which also gave us bland, melt, smelt, malt, mild, mulch, mollify, mollusk, emollient, enamel, smalto, and schmaltz. Earliest documented use: 1591.
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BYLANDISHMENT - going by caravan, rather than by boat
BLONDISHMENT - lightening your hair
BLANDDISHMENT - the art of preparing tasteless food
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IGNOMINIOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (ig-nuh-MIN-ee-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: Deserving or causing disgrace or shame.
ETYMOLOGY: Via French, from Latin ignominia, from ig- (not) + nomen (name). Ultimately from the Indo-European root no-men- (name) which also gave us name, anonymous, noun, synonym, eponym, renown, nominate, misnomer, and moniker. Earliest documented use: 1530.
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IGNOMANIOUS - compulsively proclaiming an all-pervading lack of knowledge
INNOMINIOUS - pertaining to a Disgraceful Act That Shall Not Be Named
PIGNOMINIOUS - (Sorry, I'm not going to get involved in a political discussion)
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signominious- cringe worthy persistence of strange memory "Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity" 
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FRACTIOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (FRAK-shuhs)
MEANING: adjective: 1. Irritable; cranky. 2. Unruly.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin fractus, past participle of frangere (to break). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhreg- (to break), which also gave us break, breach, fraction, and fragile. Earliest documented use: 1725.
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FURACTIOUS - belligerently working for PETA
PRACTIOUS - getting ready for Carnegie Hall
FRANCTIOUS - Sinatra is worried
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Tractious-record breaking, best selling, running shoes.
Thoughts out to my daughter and her 5k today!
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How'd the 5K go? _____________________________ SENESCENCEPRONUNCIATION: (suh-NES-uhns) MEANING: noun: The process or the state of growing old. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin senescere (to grow old), from senex (old). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sen- (old), which is also the ancestor of senior, senate, senile, Spanish seņor, sir, sire, and surly (which is an alteration of sirly, as in sir-ly). Earliest documented use: 1695. ___________________________________ OENESCENCE - the soul of wine SENESCIENCE - expertise in geriatrics SENSCENCE - the " curiously strong mint" long before Altoids were invented...
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She got first in age/women and fifth overall! 
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TROMOMETER
PRONUNCIATION: (tro-MOM-i-tuhr)
MEANING: noun: An instrument for detecting or measuring faint tremors caused by an earthquake.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek tromos (trembling). Earliest documented use: 1878.
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TROMOMETIER - Shaker par excellence
TOROMOMETER - the number of your cows who have given birth to bulls
TROMBOMETER - how they found out exactly how many led the Big Parade
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Mappenchance-plotting a course and taking a chance, everyday.
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HAPPENCHANCE
PRONUNCIATION: (HAP-uhn-chans)
MEANING:
noun: A chance occurrence.
adjective: Resulting from chance.
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of happenstance, a blend of happening + circumstance. Earliest documented use: 1847.
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HOPPENCHANCE - What the frog took when he crossed the road
HAPPENCHANGE - I just found a quarter and a dime on the sidewalk
HA'PENCHANCE - Get yer raffle tickets here! Two for a penny!
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NATANT
PRONUNCIATION: NAYT-nt
MEANING: adjective: Swimming or floating.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin natare (to swim). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sna- (to swim or flow), which also gave us Sanskrit snan (bath). Earliest documented use: 1460.
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NATACT - a kind of flea circus
NATHANT - turning into a Coney Island hot dog
NEATANT - my mother's sister has OCD
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The most common trombometer reading is "Too loud; too many."
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SUCCUS
PRONUNCIATION: (SUHK-uhs)
MEANING: noun: Juice; fluid.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin succus (juice). Earliest documented use: 1771.
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YUCCUS - a single plant of the agave family, native to the warmer regions of America (more commonly referred to by its plural yucca)
SUCCES - almost-but-not-quite-complet achievement of a goal
SUNCUS - what the U-boat did to my destroyer
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Fuccus-many happy returns and much good fortune
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NITTY-GRITTY
PRONUNCIATION: (NIT-ee GRIT-ee)
MEANING: noun: The essential, practical, or most important details.
ETYMOLOGY: Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1940.
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NITTY-GRINTY - Ron Weasley is making baby-booties
WITTY-GRITTY - a rough sense of humor
NUTTY-GRITTY - There's sand in my Peanut Brittle !
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Pitty-gritty - a horrible, toe-curling, leg cramp caused by dehydration and then you die
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Blug- a contraction of big and lug, to haul ass long distances. Ex, It's the cops, let's Blug out of here!
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BLAG
PRONUNCIATION: (blag)
MEANING: verb tr.: To obtain something by guile; to cheat, rob, snatch, steal, scam, or beg.
noun: A robbery, con, or theft.
ETYMOLOGY: Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1934.
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BULAG - 1. Russian prison greeted with disfavor by audience; 2. a resident therein is not well-liked
BLA - dull on Twitter (saved a whole keystroke!)
BLAX - the second terminal at Los Angeles Airport
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FETID
PRONUNCIATION: (FET-tid, FEE-TID)
MEANING: adjective: Having a strong unpleasant odor.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin fetere (to stink). Earliest documented use: 1599.
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FATID - having strong sexual urges
FEATID - identify the heroic accomplishment
FETAD - covered with goat cheese
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Feetid- recognizable smell of a person's feet
Memory from childhood of me peaking over the end of the couch, investigating my father's smelly feet.
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Growess- a lady-in-waiting to the Faerie Queen. Her main duty, and honor, cultivating the finest herbs and teas.
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PROWESS
PRONUNCIATION: (PROU-is)
MEANING: noun: Superior skill, ability, strength, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: From Middle French prou (valiant), from Old English prud. Earliest documented use: 1300.
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PRO-LESS - in favor of ding more with fewer resources
PROW-LESS - like the Andrea Doria after her encounter with Stockholm
PROWL-ESS - a hunting female, or "cougar"
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CONDIGN
PRONUNCIATION: (kuhn-DYN)
MEANING: adjective: Well-deserved, appropriate.
ETYMOLOGY: From Middle English condigne, from Anglo French, from Latin condignus, from com- (completely) + dignus (worthy). Ultimately from Indo-European root dek- (to take, accept), which is the ancestor of other words such as dignity, discipline, doctor, decorate, docile, and deign. Earliest documented use: 1413.
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CONSIGN - the convicted forger does it again
CONDIG - attempted escape ahead
CONDIN - the sound of a prison riot
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Inmenuous- It's what's for dinner at a Tolkien themed restaurant called Middle Earth. The Hobbit has 7 courses and the Orc has but one, on a good day.
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INGENUOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (in-JEN-yoo-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: Guileless; innocent; frank; naive.
ETYMOLOGY: The word literally means free-born. The earlier meaning of the word was noble or honorable as a free-born or native person was supposed to be. Over time the word shifted to its current meaning. From Latin ingenuus (native, free-born), from in- (into) + gignere (to beget). Earliest documented use: 1598. A related word is ingenue.
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INGENUOUT - Get that sweet innocent little thing OFF my movie lot!
INTENUOUS - barely holding on
KINGENUOUS - monarch of the Enuous tribe
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pecious- the sound made when one pees in the woods.
Speciout- a variant of peace out
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SPECIOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (SPEE-shuhs)
MEANING: adjective: Superficially true, but actually wrong.
ETYMOLOGY: Originally, the word meant beautiful or pleasing to the sight. Over the centuries the meaning shifted to describe something that is deceptively appealing. The word is from Latin speciosus (fair, beautiful), from specere (to look). Ultimately from the Indo-European root spek- (to observe), which also gave us speculum, speciesism, soupcon, prospicient, perspicuous, omphaloskepsis, and conspectus. Earliest documented use: 1400.
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SPECKOUS - teeny-weeny
SPECIOU - the dimensions of the Promissory Note
'SPICIOUS - worried that you have a 'terior motive
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Purblond- a "dumb blond" joke book.
Burblind- a sauce made with margarine
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PURBLIND
PRONUNCIATION: (PUHR-blynd)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Partially blind.
2. Lacking in understanding, insight, or vision.
ETYMOLOGY: From pure + blind, meaning completely blind. Over time, the sense shifted to partially blind. Earliest documented use: 1300.
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PUB BLIND - I don't care which bar I patronize, as long as they don't run out
FUR BLIND - I can't see working for PETA
PUR BLAND - the cat is boring, but contented...
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FEISTY
PRONUNCIATION: (FY-stee)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Spirited; full of courage, spunk, or energy.
2. Touchy, irritable, or ill-tempered.
ETYMOLOGY: From feist, variant of obsolete fist, short for fisting cur, a contemptuous term for a dog, from fist, from Middle English fisten (to break wind). The word fizzle is ultimately derived from the same source. Earliest documented use: 1896.
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FISTY - truculent, pugnacious
FERSTY - Gimme a drink of water !
FEISTA - a dyslexic celebration in Tijuana
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OFFICIOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (o-FISH-uhs)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Excessively eager in offering unwanted or unneeded advice or help.
2. Acting in pompous or domineering manner, especially in trivial matters.
ETYMOLOGY: Earlier, someone officious was dutiful or helpful. Over time, the word acquired a negative sense. From Latin officiosus (dutiful), from officium (service). Earliest documented use: 1487.
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BOFFICIOUS - superlative, even for Hollywood
OFDICIOUS - pertaining to fine foods
OFFICIOUT - the automatic summer-vacation email reply message
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Shugger-mugger - one not allowed to take sweet syrup to make one's voice more pleasant.
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HUGGER-MUGGERPRONUNCIATION: (HUHG-uhr MUHG-uhr) MEANING: noun: 1. Confusion. 2. Secrecy. adjective: 1. Confused. 2. Secret. verb tr., intr.: To keep secret or act in a secretive manner. adverb: 1. Secretly. 2. Confusingly. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from reduplication of Middle English mokeren (to hoard or conceal). Earliest documented use: 1529. _______________________________________________ HUGGER-MUGGLER - what the Malfoys objected to so fervently CHUGGER-MUGGER - someone who goes through Toby Mugs of ale one after another HUNGER-MUGGER - only a tiny fraction of Inner-City crime is done by this kind of perp __________________________________ PS. For a really good read, enjoy Hugger-Mugger in the Louvre (if the Seine ever subsides) by Elliott Paul. (See here.)
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ARGLE-BARGLE
PRONUNCIATION: (AHR-guhl BAHR-guhl)
MEANING: noun: 1. A vigorous discussion or noisy dispute. 2. Nonsense.
ETYMOLOGY: From reduplication of argle, alteration of argue. Earliest documented use: 1872.
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ARGYLE-BARGLE - got these socks at a really great price!
ANGLE-BANGLE - square bracelets
ARGLE-BURGLE - choke on a stolen Big Mac
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Hoisty-toisty- hi hi hi Das Jodeln das macht Spaß der Weihnachtsmann
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HOITY-TOITYPRONUNCIATION: (HOI-tee TOI-tee) MEANING: adjective: Haughty; pretentious; huffy. ETYMOLOGY: From reduplication of hoit (to romp). Earliest documented use: 1668. _____________________________________ HOITY-TOITY - language spoken by Cecil Bill on Kukla, Fran, and Ollie (Kukla was the only one who could understand it) HOSTY-TOSTY - giving your friends a warm welcome HOITY-TORTY - grounds for action in Brooklyn Children's Court
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Hoisty-toisty- hi hi hi Das Jodeln das macht Spaß der Weihnachtsmann What was that again about Frosty the Snowman?
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TUSSIE-MUSSIE
PRONUNCIATION: (TUS-ee-MUS-ee)
MEANING: noun: A small bouquet of flowers. Also known as a posy or a nosegay.
ETYMOLOGY: Probably a reduplication of tussy (a small bunch of flowers). Earliest documented use: 1440.
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TUSSLE-MUSSLE - what you strengthen with your Kegel exercises
THUSSIE-MUSSIE - therefore it's imperative not to miss this flick
TUSHIE-MUSSIE - baby needs a new diaper
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