Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums General Topics Miscellany today's wwftd is.. idioticon Search Advanced Forum Search Forums Calendar Active Threads

Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread today's wwftd is.. idioticon #145490 07/27/2005 9:14 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass (suggested, of course, by idiotism) the worthless word for the day is: idioticon [fr. Gk idiotikos] /id e OT ikon/ a dictionary of a dialect "Idioticon, a word of frequent use in Germany, signifying a dictionary confined to a particular dialect, or containing words and phrases peculiar to one part of a country." - William Brande, A dictionary of science, literature and art [1842] "The novel's [De Verteller (The Narrator)] subtitle is 'Idioticon voor zegelbewaarders' [Idioticon for Guardians of the Seals], a reference to a dictionary of a certain idiom (with the association: idiocy)." - Anthony Mertens, Postmodern Elements in... Dutch Fiction [2005] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit idioticon #145491 07/28/2005 1:33 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky I reckon it's a good thing that we don't have one of those... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: idioticon #145492 07/28/2005 7:41 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I assumed it was an emoticon similar to but with the mouth drooping open. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  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... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,486 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 7 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,290 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

Default Style BlackNTan Drab eBay GooG v2 infopop new dark new light original dark original stock rounded corners Slate snow sunny dropshadow theblues Touch Of Grey UBB.threads UBB.threads - Dark UBB.threads - Light UBBCentral UBBCentral - Crimson UBBCentral - Lime UBBCentral - Marshmallow UBBCentral - Mocha UBBCentral - Zen UBBT77 UBBT77 - Dark ubbthreads ubbthreads-dark Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk