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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 99 100 Go to page... Re: Hanging by a Mil jenny jenny #209324 01/30/13 04:51 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran OP jenny jenny veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Today's word: paresthesia or paraesthesia PRONUNCIATION: (par-uhs-THEE-zhuh, -zhee-) MEANING: noun: A sensation of pricking, tingling, burning, etc. on the skin. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek para- (at, beyond) + aisthesis (sensation or perception). Ultimately from the Indo-European root au- (to perceive) ____________________________________________________ Presto-Change-o A>S PARAESTHESIS: - a thesis on intuitive perceptions Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter esthetic reactions jenny jenny #209331 01/31/13 04:47 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PARENTHESIA - My Mom and Dad are so unfeeling... BARASTHESIA - It's so cold in the bathroom I can't even feel the toilet when I sit down! Incidentally, PARESTHESIS is actually a variant spelling for -ESIA. But I like your definition better! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter I'm slow, wolf, I just now got barasthesia! :) wofahulicodoc #209338 01/31/13 07:58 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran OP jenny jenny veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Today's word: armscye or armseye PRONUNCIATION:(AHRM-sy, -zy) MEANING:noun: An opening in a garment for attaching a sleeve; an armhole. ETYMOLOGY:From arm, from Old English earm + scye (armhole), from Scottish, reanalyzed as arm's eye. ___________________________________________________ add F FARMSEYE: an old decrepit dog who barks bloody murder when strangers come around. And to him anything that moves is a stranger. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: I'm slow, wolf, I just now got barasthesia! :) jenny jenny #209344 02/01/13 02:50 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA ARTSEYE - Undergraduates' shorthand for one of the three major branches of learning, renamed to make it comparable to the other two. Thus we have Natural Sciences (NatSci), Social Sciences (SocSci), and Art Sciences, (formerly "Humanities," now ArtSeye). {Speaking of Barasthesia - does it work any better if we call it the outhouse instead of the bathroom?) /guffaw Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: I'm slow, wolf, I just now got barasthesia! :) wofahulicodoc #209358 02/02/13 02:18 AM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran OP jenny jenny veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Today's word: onomastics PRONUNCIATION:(on-uh-MAS-tiks) MEANING: noun: The study of proper names or of terms used in a specialized field. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek onomastikos (of names), from onomazein (to name), from onoma (name). Earliest documented use: 1904. _______________________________________________________ insert -> K ONOMASTICKS- a stack of sticks named after themselves. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: I'm slow, wolf, I just now got barasthesia! :) jenny jenny #209361 02/02/13 04:43 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Or-- ohnomastic: the instant you realize you've bitten down on something you shouldn't have. Cousin to the ohnosecond. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter I don't know about this one... Jackie #209362 02/02/13 05:57 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA OBOMASTICS -- definitely NOT a Teflon President ! (Feel free to attach whatever bias appeals to you. ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter He has so many this might be fun... wofahulicodoc #209363 02/02/13 08:26 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran OP jenny jenny veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi OBOMASTICS: Obama's tics. - Oddly Oboma doesn't twitch when a fly lands on his face, nor does he twitch when he is telling the truth. Oboma twitches a lot. Last edited by jenny jenny; 02/03/13 02:26 AM. Reason: To tell the truth Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Um?... Ah, what the hell! jenny jenny #209397 02/04/13 05:54 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran OP jenny jenny veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Anu's Word of the Day: impetuous PRONUNCIATION: (im-PECH-oo-uhs) MEANING: adjective: Marked by impulsiveness or impatience. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin impetus (assault, impetus), from impetere (to attack), from in- (in) + petere (to go to). Ultimately from the Indo-European root pet- (to rush or fly). ______________________________________________ umpetuous: combining form of "um"and "petuous" i,e. hesitant but overeager. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter We've just identified the Origin of the Universe ! jenny jenny #209398 02/04/13 06:16 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA IMPETUONS - Sub-atomic particles that behave however they want to, without thinking of the consequences. These so-called "Devil particles" function as "God anti-particles:" when an Impetuon and a Higgs Boson collide, they vanish in mutual annihilation, releasing monstrous amounts of energy... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 4 of 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 99 100 Go to page... 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. 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