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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 73 of 109 1 2 … 71 72 73 74 75 … 108 109 Go to page... Perish the thought ! wofahulicodoc #221905 08/20/15 12:53 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA INTER ALIA PRONUNCIATION: (IN-tuhr AY-lee-uh, AH-) MEANING: adverb: Among other things. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin inter (among) + alius (other). Earliest documented use: 1665. __________________________ A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly. -Ogden Nash, poet (19 Aug 1902-1971) __________________________ INTERALIAS - a death in the Witness Protection program INTERALGIA - the blessed pain-free interval between labor contractions INTERNALIA - a orgy of first-year medical residents Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Perish the thought ! wofahulicodoc #221907 08/20/15 04:01 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska INFER ALIA:behave like a conspiracy theorist ENTER ALIA: stage direction for the party scene Last edited by Tromboniator; 08/20/15 04:04 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter - - Perish the thought ! or just Perish Tromboniator #221911 08/20/15 03:25 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,933 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,933 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water INTER TALIA she was a lovely old gal. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Perish the thought ! wofahulicodoc #221919 08/20/15 05:07 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA ATHWART PRONUNCIATION: (uh-THWART) MEANING: adverb, preposition: From side to side of; across; against. ETYMOLOGY: From a- (on, into, toward) + thwart, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr (transverse). Earliest documented use: 1470. ______________________________ MATHWART - the super-nerd in Advanced Non-Euclidean Geometries class OATHWART - two ingredients of magic and spells ATHEART - where we're all children Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter To each his own wofahulicodoc #221934 08/21/15 12:40 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PRO RATA PRONUNCIATION: (pro RAY-tuh, RAH-) MEANING: adverb: Proportionally. adjective: Proportional. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin pro rata (according to the calculated share). Earliest documented use: 1575. ___________________________ PYRO RATA - How good an arsonist are you? PRE RATA - The Motion Picture Asociation hasn't given it a letter yet PRIORATA - past mistakes Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: World's Greatest Criminal Mind wofahulicodoc #221939 08/22/15 01:52 PM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May addict May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 Pro Rat- a big mouse (Professor Padraic Ratigan) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter flowery language wofahulicodoc #221958 08/25/15 01:46 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA LORELEI PRONUNCIATION: (LOR-uh-ly) MEANING: noun: A dangerously seductive woman. ETYMOLOGY: In German legend Lorelei was a nymph who sat on a rock of the same name on the Rhine river. Her songs lured sailors to their destruction on the rock. Earliest documented use: 1878. Also see siren, Mata Hari, and Circe. ____________________ LOBELEI - two of them. ( Lobelia /lɵˈbiːliə/ is a genus of flowering plants comprising 415 species, with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions. (Wikipedia) ) LOSELEI - I can't find the flower garland they gave me on Oahu! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: flowery language wofahulicodoc #221961 08/25/15 06:35 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska LORELET – a dangerous thing (a little bit of knowledge…) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Allumette Tromboniator #221964 08/25/15 01:37 PM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May addict May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 Faul fry- a soggy french fry - An expletive used when your Survival matches get wet p.s. the echo of the day~ Allumette (Echo Park), a restaurant that closed last year, served a drink by the name of Poire Little Rich Boy; a funny play on words. Last edited by May; 08/25/15 03:17 PM. Reason: paul pry (sorta) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Allumette May #221975 08/26/15 01:38 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PAUL PRY PRONUNCIATION: (paul pry) MEANING: noun: An excessively inquisitive person. ETYMOLOGY: From a character in the comedic play Paul Pry by John Poole (1786-1872). Earliest documented use: 1826. Also see nosy parker. ____________________________ PAUL PRAY - what the former Pope did PAL PRY - my nosy friend PAUPRY - I ain't got no mony Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 73 of 109 1 2 … 71 72 73 74 75 … 108 109 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,... 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