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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread prastuphulic #21506 03/08/2001 3:28 AM 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 a subscriber writes: "I have a word for which I have never been able to find a definition: "prastuphulic." It's used in the book "Egg Dancing" by Liz Jensen, which was published in 1996 by Overlook Press (according to Amazon.com). I don't have the book with me now so I cannot give you a page reference, but I remember the sentence is something like, "My mother always thought I'd turn into a raggedy, prastuphulic woman, with a severe drinking problem."" other than guessing from context, I am metagrobolized and bereft of clues. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: another mystery word #21507 03/08/2001 11:19 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London NicholasW enthusiast NicholasW enthusiast Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London It looks like Greek, but the closest roots are pras- 'leek' + tuphl- 'blind': make of that what you will. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: another mystery word #21508 03/08/2001 11:48 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland prastuphulic If the prophecy turned out correct, then in all probability it must be a synonym for matricidal Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: another mystery word #21509 03/08/2001 2:04 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I don't know what the penalty for wrong and unscientific guesses here should be, but I guess that this is actually a nonsense word, because neither root nor ending is recognizable. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: prastuphulic #21510 05/20/2003 12:19 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 another subscriber responded "I believe it's of Welsh origin & means heavyset... with a hint of slatternly. I have a small Collins Welsh dictionary & there're some near cognates in it..." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: prastuphulic #21511 05/20/2003 2:14 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,077 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,077 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA ...sounds as though it should have been -philic" and perhaps a few other typos here and there as well. One could also decide that this is all just washing a hog in public... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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