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GEHENNA
PRONUNCIATION: (gi-HEN-uh)
MEANING: noun:
1. Hell.
2. Any place of extreme torture or suffering.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin gehenna, from Greek Geenna, from Hebrew ge-hinnom (hell), literally, the valley of Hinnom, or from ge ben Hinnom (valley of the son of Hinnom). It’s not clear who this Hinnom fellow was. In the Bible, the valley was known as a place of child sacrifice. Ultimately, this word is from the same Semitic root that gave Arabic jahannam (hell) which, in Hindi, became jahannum. Earliest documented use: 1594.
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GO HENNA ! - the cheer of the University of Natural Red-brown Dye Coloring
GESENNA - aphasic response to a sneeze
GE-THENNA - past participle of the Greek goddess of reason, intelligent activity, and arts
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REHENNA Rihanna's sister
(sorry if I did not spell her name right, I'm not a fan.)
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Ghana- marijuana, not to be confused with Mande "warrior king"
regehanna- colloquial apology to the king (ya, man...don't worry, be happy)
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"Matisyahu's lyrics are mostly English with more than occasional use of Hebrew and Yiddish."
I was playing with ideas for a bakery (placebo effect) and was looking up marijuana slang when I found ghana. Then I started a wiki journey....sort of comes back around to Hebrew and yiddish (akeda and ayeka).
I think I'm supposed to use Jahman instead of ya, man.
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MICTURATE
PRONUNCIATION: (MIK-chuh-rayt, MIK-tuh-)
MEANING: verb intr.: To urinate.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin micturire (to want to urinate), from meiere (to urinate). Ultimately from the Indo-European root meigh- (to urinate), which also gave us mist, thrush, and mistletoe. Earliest documented use: 1842.
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MICTURANTE - start a pot to piss in
M.I. CURATE - tells you just how bad your heart attack was
MICKURATE - the Mouse is simply the best !
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Micurate- a mile long list of sifted, sorted and curated words
Picturate- the 'picture this' awards
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" MICKURATE - the Mouse is simply the best ! I was perusing the word curate when I found "take the mickey" at the end of the following blog post. Curious, often to a fault, I wanted to see what it meant. [/quote]"https://ondermynende.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/detestable-neologisms-curate-as-a-verb/ I love it when this happens...." To take the piss." https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/take_the_mickeyAny connection to your mouse?
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To me the Mickey one takes is a Mickey Finn, 1920s slang implying knockout drops placed in someone's drink unperceived,,as in "slip him a Mickey." Elliott Paul once wrote a mystery titled "The Mysterious Mickey Finn" - a very funny mystery too, I might add).
Taking a MIckey, meaning mocking or indicating disrespect, is a wholly different use.
And to call something "Mickey-Mouse" the adjective is disparaging, implying cheap and impromptu and perhaps fragile (and short-lived) construction. I don't know whether it came from Disney's mouse (who was originally "Steamboat Willie," as I recall; the mouse name didn't come until later) or the other way 'round...
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Sounds like "mischief" to me.
Thank you for the response. Very interesting.
(Now my children won't hang their heads for me. Terrible thing to be a "noob.")
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Oscolate- coffee with chocolate undertones made by chemex
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OSCULATE
PRONUNCIATION: (OS-kyuh-layt)
MEANING:
verb tr.: To kiss.
verb intr.: To touch or to bring together.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin osculatus, past participle of osculari (to kiss), from osculum (kiss; literally, little mouth), diminutive form of os (mouth). Ultimately from the Indo-European root os- (mouth), which also gave us usher, oral, orifice, oscillate, os, and ostiary. Earliest documented use: 1656.
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OSCULITE - butterfly kisses
OSCURATE - a bloviating clergyman, who habitually runs on at the mouth
OBSCULATE - an excuse meant to hide why I didn't get home until 3AM
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Rerurgitate-Arctic Scooby Snack
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Preregurgitate- long range surveillance restaurant review
(Malarkey~ Searsucker~ milk and sugar~ "a Nerkle, a Nerd and a Seersucker too"~ "Ermahgerd Sundae"~ Green Eggs and Ham~ Peter Rabbit~ whimsy and fun)
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REGURGITATE
PRONUNCIATION: (ri-GUHR-ji-tayt)
MEANING: verb tr.:
1. To bring up undigested food through the mouth.
2. To repeat something without understanding it.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin regurgitare (to overflow or flow back), from re- (again) + gurgitare (to flood), from gurges (whirlpool). Earliest documented use: 1578.
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REGURGILATE - symptom of heavy-metal poisoning; you don't feel bad until many hours after ingestion. Watch out for it at the company picnic if they serve lemonade out of a galvanized iron trash can, even if it's never been used before (the acid in the lemonade dissolves the zinc coating on the can...and you drink it)
REGURGITAT - a cruel fraternity prank: a tattoo with special ink that makes you toss your lunch
REGUGGITATE - to form a new art conglomerate by merging a famous NYC museum with a renowned London gallery
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MASTICATE
PRONUNCIATION: (MAS-ti-kayt)
MEANING: verb tr., intr.:
1. To chew.
2. To reduce to pulp by crushing and grinding.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin masticare (to chew), from Greek mastikhan (to gnash the teeth). Earliest documented use: 1562. A synonym of this word is fletcherize.
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MASTICASTE - Brahmin
MASSICATE
1. wholesale drying
2. a very dry Catholic religious service
MASTICALE
1. vegetables grown in the Crow's Nest
2. this beer tastes like glue
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Mastecate- more beer (Chavez-esque)
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Mastecate- more beer (Chavez-esque) ¡Aha! ¡Me gusta!
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..so why did all the words this week end in "ate" ? That's noe what "Latinate" is supposed to mean !
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EXUNGULATE
PRONUNCIATION: (ek-SUNG-uh-layt)
MEANING: verb tr.: To pare nails, claws, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin exungulare (to lose the hoof), from ex- (out) + ungula (claw, nail, hoof, talon, etc.). Earliest documented use: 1623.
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EX-UNC U LATE - my aunt's former husband didn't get here on time
EXANGULATE - used to have sharp pointy corners, but not any more
REXUNGULATE - another name for Satan, the hoofed King of the Nether Regions
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PS I'll be away for the key board next week - please carry on without me :-)
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Exdungulate- out of scat (boo bi yoo bi
bi yu di di ooh dun)
exPUNgulate- capital punishment (please forgive me)
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Thanks for that terrific memory.
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Never apologize for puns. Hoist them high and proud on the breeze, and we will salute them unflaggingly.
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Saturnaluau- planet hopping parties with cronuts at every feast.
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SATURLALIA: inability to speak correctly on weekends.
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Meateoric- full of and pertaining to meat
Gee Mr. B, that sandwich is positively meateoric.
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MATEORIC — what a passionate but short-lived marriage is.
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DATEORIC That love at first site meeting that caused the
above, Peter.
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Henery- a henhouse, a place of residence for hens.
Get thee to a henery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners- 1601: Chanticleer, Chicklet
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JENERY Bruce/Caitlyn family gathering, including rabbit named
Bruce.
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Veinery- establishment for the sophisticated vampire ( https://youtu.be/V2yqpsxV2a8)
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Vennery- strange loops ( (Translation- language and consciousness) ) So interesting to me. Order of discovery: Chauntecleer..... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2...r-is-a-computerChauntecleer-English words first attested in Chaucer-Aureate-Inkhorn terms-uncleftish beholding-Le Ton beau de Marot-machine translation- !
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Conptellate- full of silence
Conptellate- a formation of flying reptiles with advanced communication skills, a.k.a. Jurassic flyby
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AD HOC
PRONUNCIATION: (ad HOK)
MEANING: adverb, adjective: For a particular purpose only (as opposed to a wider application); impromptu.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin ad hoc (for this). Earliest documented use: 1639.
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AD HIC - this plus a singultus
DAD HOC - Father can't afford your college tuition
AB HOC - from Latin, "away from this". Easily distracted; does everything EXCEPT the task at hand.
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WHEREWITH
PRONUNCIATION: (hwer-WITH)
MEANING:
adverb: With which.
pronoun: The thing(s) with which.
conjunction: By means of which.
ETYMOLOGY: From where + with. Earliest documented use: 1200.
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WHEREWISH - what the Genie of the Lamp at the travel agency asks you
WHEREDITH - first name of Mr. Milson, who collaborated with the Rev. William Spooner to write the Broadway show "The Manic Muse" (ref. upon request)
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WHEREDITH - first name of Mr. Milson, who collaborated with the Rev. William Spooner to write the Broadway show "The Manic Muse" (ref. upon request)
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WHEREDITH - first name of Mr. Milson, who collaborated with the Rev. William Spooner to write the Broadway show "The Manic Muse" (ref. upon request)
We've got rubble Right here in Triver City. You must have read about it in Captain Willy's Biz Bang...
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WHEREWIT: subpar comedian.
WHEEWITH: Let's ride the roller coaster!
WHEREWITCH: Look under the house.
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