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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 97 of 109 1 2 … 95 96 97 98 99 … 108 109 Go to page... Re: I can't hear you, there's wax in my ears wofahulicodoc #223463 01/29/16 11:41 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska SIREN SON – seems that one of those sailors actually made it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter ...hence "bacchanalia" wofahulicodoc #223470 01/29/16 10:30 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 BACCHANT PRONUNCIATION: (buh-KANT, -KAHNT, BAK-uhnt) MEANING: noun: A boisterous reveler. ETYMOLOGY: From Bacchus, the god of wine in Roman mythology. His Greek equivalent is Dionysus who gave us the word dionysian. Earliest documented use:1699. _____________________________ BATCHANT - one of a small army of six-legged arthropods BACCHIANT - simultaneously smoking and drinking cheap wine from a straw-wrapped bottle BACHCHANT - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter The Hurkle is a Happy Beast wofahulicodoc #223480 02/01/16 02:38 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 YERK PRONUNCIATION: (yuhrk) MEANING: verb tr., intr.: To rise, stir, strike, whip, pull, kick, etc. noun: A sudden movement, kick, jerk, stab, etc. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps imitative. Earliest documented use: 1424. _____________________________ YEARK - the First Millennium YEROK - just a scratch; don't worry, it'll heal before the wedding BYERK - the tennis player is an idiot Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter I thought it was a shortened form of "uncommon" wofahulicodoc #223487 02/02/16 07:50 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 Live and learn. _______________________________ UNCO PRONUNCIATION: (UHNG-koh) MEANING: adjective: Unusual; remarkable; strange. adverb: Remarkably; extremely. noun: 1. A stranger. 2. News. ETYMOLOGY: A variant of uncouth, from uncuth, from un- (not) + cuth (known), from cunnan (to know). Ultimately from the Indo-European root gno- (to know), which also gave us know, recognize, acquaint, ignore, diagnosis, notice, normal, agnosia, anagnorisis, prosopagnosia, cognize, gnomon, and kenning. Earliest documented use: 1410. ____________________________________ UNCOA - 1. the Other Aluminum Company ("Aluminium," if you prefer) 2. 7-Up's Christmas ad campaign (no L) FUNCO - Walt Disney Inc, after the makeover UNGO - Come again? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter - - -Go wofahulicodoc #223488 02/02/16 10:43 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 UNTO all the Nations..... ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter T. Cruzi is a parasite wofahulicodoc #223490 02/03/16 02:05 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 SAGA PRONUNCIATION: (SAH-guh) MEANING: noun: 1. A long narrative of heroic exploits. 2. A long detailed report. ETYMOLOGY: From Old Norse, literally (narrative). Originally, a saga was an Old Norse or Icelandic prose narrative dealing with historic or legendary figures. Earliest documented use: 1709. _______________________________ SHAGA - a parasitic disease caused by a trypanosome, endemic to Mexico, Central and South America SPAGA - a large hunk of pasta; a little one is a Spaghet, pl. Spaghetti SANGA - Funiculi, Funicula emerging from a bar in Milan Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: T. Cruzi is a parasite wofahulicodoc #223492 02/03/16 04:04 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 SPAGA - a large hunk of pasta; a little one is a Spaghet, pl. Spaghetti ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: T. Cruzi is a parasite LukeJavan8 #223501 02/04/16 05:48 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska JAGA – narrative of a really long bender or cry. Last edited by Tromboniator; 02/04/16 05:49 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter It's diel-ightful,it's diel-erious,it's diel-ovely wofahulicodoc #223506 02/04/16 06:00 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 DIEL PRONUNCIATION: (DY-uhl, deel) MEANING: noun: A period of 24 hours. adjective: Lasting 24 hours or having a 24-hour period. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin dies (day), which also gave us adjourn, diary, diet, circadian, journal, journey, quotidian, and sojourn. Earliest documented use: 1934. _____________________________________ DO-EL - Christmas with a very stuffed nose DIELA - the one who turns over the cards in a Boston casino DIXEL - a single element in a double-density computer-generated image Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Winged Victory wofahulicodoc #223507 02/05/16 04:02 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 ALAR PRONUNCIATION: (AY-luhr) MEANING: adjective: 1. Relating to wings; wing-shaped. 2. Relating to the armpit. EDIT: "Armpit"? That's AXIL/AXILLARY. Is it ALA too?) ETYMOLOGY: From Latin ala (wing), which also gave us aisle and aileron. Earliest documented use: 1791. ______________________________ ALARA - OSHA jargon for radiation safety: acronym for "As Low As Reasonably Achievable" ALER - a pub-crawler with very limited taste AR-AR - a Cockney pirate's 'earty laugh Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 97 of 109 1 2 … 95 96 97 98 99 … 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,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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