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ARTOYO - the Japanese version of 'Toy Story' ...you sure you don't mean the Droid in the Japanese version of 'Star Wars' ?
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AFROYO - a yo for a bro with a afro.
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AFROYO - a yo for a bro with a afro.
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BRROYO it's cold out there.....!!!
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squirrelly or squirrely
PRONUNCIATION: (SKWUR-uh-lee)
MEANING:
adjective: 1. Restless, jumpy, nervy. 2. Odd or crazy.
ETYMOLOGY:
Why do we consider a squirrel squirrelly? Well, it's either their unpredictable running around or we think they are nutty because of their preference for nuts. The word came to us via French and Latin from Greek skiouros (shadow-tailed), from skia (shadow) + oura (tail). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ors- (buttocks) which also gave us ass, dodo, and cynosure. Earliest documented use: 1925.
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"'It's indicative of how squirrelly the market is,' Christopher Dixo said, adding that investors are skittish about any degree of negative news."
Sallie Hofmeister; Diller's Internet Empire Takes a Hit; Los Angeles Times; Jan 7, 2003.
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SQUIRELY - to act in a manor in the manner of a squire
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SQUIRBELLY - Sancho Panza's tummy
SQUARRELLY - it leads to arguments
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canaille
PRONUNCIATION:
(kuh-NAYL, -NY)
MEANING:
noun: The common people; the masses; riffraff.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French canaille (villain, rabble), from Italian canaglia (pack of dogs, rabble), from cane (dog), from Latin canis (dog). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kwon- (dog), which is also the source of canine, chenille (from French chenille: caterpillar, literally, little dog), kennel, canary, hound, dachshund, corgi, cynic, and cynosure. Earliest documented use: 1676.
USAGE:
"The gang in the alley was not canaille; fine gentlemen from the court were raging here."
Isak Dinesen; Last Tales; Random House; 1957.
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CANVILLE - a town where tin cans live in harmony with each other.
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CANAISLE - where you find the soup
CANALLE - DeutcheBank just fired their entire staff
CANAIDLE - nobody in the Loo just now
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CAN'TILLE - the little red engine that couldn't.
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monkeyshine
PRONUNCIATION:
(MUNG-kee-shyn)
MEANING:
noun: A trick, prank, or antic.
ETYMOLOGY:
After monkey + shine (a caper). A similar term is monkey business. Earliest documented use: 1832.
USAGE:
"Senator Fritz Hollings opened in his usual direct fashion: Let's cut out the monkeyshines and get down to business."
Mary McGrory; Amtrak Melodrama; The Washington Post; Jun 30, 2002.
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MONEYSHINE - when you hold cash in your wallet for too long you get this..
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HONKEYSHINE - white lightning
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MOONKEYSHINE - what you use to get into the still when it's locked
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MONKEYSLINE - what Curious George Flies a Kite with
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DONKEYSHINE - not often, but occasionally, domesticated donkeys do shine.
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puce
PRONUNCIATION:
(pyoos)
MEANING:
noun: A dark red or brownish purple color.
adjective: Of this color.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French puce (flea), from Latin pulex (flea). Earliest documented use: 1778. Other terms coined after the flea are flea market, a direct translation of French marché aux puces and ukulele (from Hawaiian, literally leaping flea, perhaps from the rapid motion of the fingers in playing it).
USAGE:
"An increasingly puce Mr Farage complained about Britain's loss of sovereignty."
The Third Man; The Economist (London, UK); Mar 29, 2014.
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PUICE - prune juice
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"...The lady who dyes a chemical yellow, or stains her grey hair puce..."
-- (crossthreading to Snippets of Culture)
But back to the matter at hand -
peuce - a very low card (although sometimes wild), afflicted upon dyslexic poker players
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PUCER - an affectionate affectation for a soccer goaltender who jumps about like a flea
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toady
PRONUNCIATION:
(TOH-dee)
MEANING:
noun: A person who flatters or tries to please someone to gain favor.
verb intr.: To behave as a toady.
ETYMOLOGY:
From shortening of toad-eater. In times past, a quack employed an assistant who ate (or pretended to eat) a poisonous toad and was supposedly cured by the quack's medicine. From there the word extended to a person who would do anything to curry favor. Earliest documented use: 1827.
USAGE:
"Klein and the rest of Mission Control want a bunch of yes men and toadies."
Martin Shoemaker; Murder on the Aldrin Express; Analog Science Fiction & Fact (New York); Sep 2013.
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LOADY - someone who packs or unpacks goods.
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TODDY -
(1) A mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices served hot
(2) a hot lady served by sniveling male escorts who are not
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TODADY - where my heart belongs
TWOADY - how a lot of pills are taken
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TEADY - a tea Party adherent i.e. our last hope against iron fisted rule by ignoble government tyrants. 
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TOFADY - things are starting to get a bit blurry.
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mossback
PRONUNCIATION:
(MOS-bak)
MEANING:
noun: A very old-fashioned person or one holding extremely conservative views.
ETYMOLOGY:
From the idea that someone is old enough to have moss grow on his back. Old aquatic animals, such as turtles, do develop mosslike growth on their backs. Earliest documented use: 1865.
USAGE:
"Here, Markowitz deals with ... moldy old mossbacks in English departments who won't teach writing by women."
Miriam Markowitz; Here Comes Everybody; The Nation (New York); Dec 9, 2013.
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BOSSBACK - workers are on the alert when he returns.
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MOSESBACK - what never saw the Promised Land
MOSSBARK - the north side of a tree
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TOSSBACK - the endless act of passing the ball to another team player because of your inner fear of missing the goal
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MOSTBACK – an unbeatable investment.
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misanthrope
PRONUNCIATION:
(MIS-uhn-throp, MIZ-)
MEANING:
noun: One who dislikes people in general.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek misanthropos, from misos (hatred) + anthropos (man). Earliest documented use: 1683.
USAGE:
"Consider both an avid cocktail party hostess with hundreds of acquaintances and a grumpy misanthrope, who may have one or two friends."
Infectious Personalities; The Economist (London, UK); May 12, 2010.
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MIDANTHROPE - One who dislikes people who are middle aged.
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MISCANTHROPE - one who likes all kinds of unspecified people
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MISANTHOPE - having hate for the sin while retaining hope for the sinner
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bon vivant
PRONUNCIATION:
(BAHN vee-VAHNT, BON* vee-VAN*)
[* these syllables are nasal]
MEANING:
noun: One who enjoys good things in life, especially good food and drink.
ETYMOLOGY:
From French, from bon (good) + vivant (a person living), from vivre (to live). Earliest documented use: 1695.
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NON VIVANT - one who doesn't enjoy anything.
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BON VIVAINT
Pronunciation:
(BAHN vee-VIHNT, BON* vee-VYAN*)
[* these syllables are nasal]
1) a happy non-human
2) a party animal
3) a good human being who is now dead
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CON VIVANT - jailhouse slang for a life sentence
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AUTODIDACT
PRONUNCIATION:(ah-to-DY-dakt)
MEANING: noun: A self-taught person.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek autodidaktos (self-taught), from autos (self) + didaktos (taught). Earliest documented use: 1534.
USAGE:
"Tom didn't do particularly well in school because of problems with attention disorder, hyperactivity, and even a streak of mischievousness. Instead, he became an autodidact, using his intense interest in reading to educate himself."
Sharon Salyer; He Was the Love of Her Life; The Herald (Everett, Washington); May 7, 2014.
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NUTODIDACT - a nut-o self-taught.
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AUTODODECT - a twelve-wheeled car
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ALTODIDACT – someone educated in the art of getting high.
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magnifico
PRONUNCIATION:
(mag-NIF-i-ko)
MEANING:
noun: A person of high rank or position.
ETYMOLOGY:
Earlier magnifico was an honorary title applied to Venetian noblemen. From Italian magnifico (magnificent), from Latin magnus (great). Ultimately from the Indo-European root meg- (great), which is also the source of magnificent, maharajah, master, mayor, maestro, magnate, magistrate, maximum, magnify, mickle, mahatma, magnanimous, and hermetic. Earliest documented use: 1573.
USAGE:
"All the magnificos emerge looking banally ordinary."
Peter Schjeldahl; Beasts: The Art World; The New Yorker; May 17, 2010.
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MAGNIFIDO - A pampered dog.
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MAGNIFICIO - Big Labor
NAGNIFICO - Seabiscuit
MUGNIFICO - one handsome dude
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MAGNIFICA -
(1) government doublespeak for the " Federal Insurance Contributions Act" which is not a contribution but a tax on all American workers (Federal government employees exempted) .
(2) any scam of a similiar magnitude.
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Guaranteed Effective All-Occasion Non-Slanderous Political Smear Speech" from Mad magazine (WebCite). It has gems such as:
"His female relatives put on a constant pose of purity and innocence, and claim they are inscrutable, yet every one of them has taken part in hortatory activities."
Well, election season is coming up and so we give you a fresh set of words to help you write your own non-slanderous smear speech. Even if you don't plan on contesting an election, why not sprinkle these words in your office memos, research reports, or term papers?
This week we'll see five words that sound dirty, but aren't.
hortatory*
PRONUNCIATION:(HOR-tuh-tor-ee)
MEANING: adjective: Strongly urging.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin hortari (to urge). Ultimately from the Indo-European root gher- (to like or want), which also gave us yearn, charisma, greedy, and exhort. Earliest documented use: 1586.
USAGE:"Of course, the book has its morals, just not hortatory ones."
More Than Just a Phunny Phellow; The Economist (London, UK); Apr 15, 2010.
"There are hortatory slogans painted along the architrave."
Will Self; Real Meals; New Statesman (London, UK); Oct 25, 2013.
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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. -Robert A. Heinlein, science-fiction author (1907-1988)
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HORTATOR - a whore; nice to visit but chancy to marry.
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