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smeeple- smees, no two 'smees' are alike Knock, knock! Who's there? 'Smee!
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smeeple- smees, no two 'smees' are alike Knock, knock! Who's there? 'Smee! Structure Mapping Engine? Subsequent Memory Effect? Subject Matter Expert? ....Anomia? Anomie. P.S. further intrigued, I found this... http://m.phys.org/news/2010-03-free-illusion-biologist.html"As Francis Crick said, 'dream as we may'..."
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SNOWCLONE
PRONUNCIATION: (SNO-klon)
MEANING: noun: A cliché adapted to a new use.
For example, a statement of the form “X is the new Y” (such as “Gray is the new black”). See more examples here.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined by economics professor Glen Whitman in 2004, after the popular (but erroneous) idea that Eskimos have many words for snow, which is extended by others into the form: If Eskimos have N words for snow, X surely have N words for Y.
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SNOWCLOWNE - Yeti
SNOBCLONE - a Kardashian
SNOWCLONK - what happens after you lose your balance on the skijump
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ECDYSIAST
PRONUNCIATION: (ek-DIZ-ee-ast)
MEANING: noun: A person who disrobes to provide entertainment for others.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined by writer and editor H.L. Mencken in 1940, from ecdysis (shedding or molting), from Greek ekdysis (casting off), from ek- (out) + dyein (to put on).
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ENDYSIAST - a person who puts clothes on for the entertainment of others
ECODYSIAST - a strip-tease artist who donates all the revenue for environmental preservation
ECDYSIASE - the enzyme that causes molting in snakes and insects (come to think of it, that might even be a real word ! )
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icdysiast- not so merry-go-round
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PETRICHOR
PRONUNCIATION: (PET-ri-kuhr)
MEANING: noun: The pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined by researchers I.J. Bear and R.G. Thomas in 1964, from Greek petros (stone) + ichor (the fluid that supposedly flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology).
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PET ICHOR - The unpleasant smell of a dog after it's gotten soaked in the first rain after a dry spell
PETRICLOR (sometimes PETRICHLOR) - the smell of this bleach will turn you to stone
PET RICHER - Leona Helmsley's dog was her sole heir
PERI CHOR - the space around the singers
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Petrichour- neurasthenic dish akin to ducky dessert, made with broken english. Best served with friends for dinner.
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Expatnation- a pop-up restaurant that only serves humans. Not to be confused with cainablenation.
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EXAPTATION
PRONUNCIATION: (ek-sap-TAY-shuhn)
MEANING: noun: The adaptation of a trait for a purpose other than for which it was evolved.
For example, feathers were evolved for warmth and later co-opted for display and/or flight.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Stephen Jay Gould in 1981. A blend of ex- (out) + adaptation, from ad- (towards) + aptare (to fit), from aptus (apt).
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EXAPSTATION - where I used to get on the subway to go take my Advanced Placement test
MEXAPTATION - major blockbuster movie translated into Spanish
ERAPTATION - emergence from a trance-like state
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Blep- one vowel short of a bleep
Blit- not enough z's to make the effort
Slet- vohd kee naee doo (self-evident Russian accent)
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BLET
PRONUNCIATION: (blet)
MEANING: - verb tr.: To overripen to the point of rotting.
ETYMOLOGY: - Coined by the botanist John Lindley in 1835, from French blettir (to overripen).
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ILET - a young egotist
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GALUMPH
PRONUNCIATION: (guh-LUMF)
MEANING: verb intr.: To move clumsily or heavily.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass A blend of gallop + triumph.
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GALYMPH - a large amount of oozing serum
GOALUMPH - hard work required to score
GALHUMPH - She is Not Amused
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SLITHY
PRONUNCIATION: (SLY-thee)
MEANING: adjective: Smooth and active; slimy; slithery.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. A blend of slimy + lithe.
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SLITSHY - embarrassed by having to go through tall narrow openings
USLITHY - fancy new name of the former United States Stone Company
SITHY - the Dark Side of the Force is strong with this one
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[video:youtube] https://youtu.be/IL2_MreyKMY[/video] Slothy- h a a a h a a h a
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CHORTLE
PRONUNCIATION: (CHOR-tuhl)
MEANING: noun: A joyful laugh.
verb tr., intr.: To laugh in a joyful manner.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. A blend of chuckle + snort.
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CHARTLE - a map insert
CHORTILE - 25% of all singing groups
CHOSTLE - to shove people aside rudely as you make your way through a crowd in Red Square, Moscow
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BANDERSNATCH
PRONUNCIATION: (BAN-duhr-snach)
MEANING: noun: 1. A fast and ferocious wild creature. 2. An uncouth or bizarre person.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. The name of a fictional creature.
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BANDERSNITCH - the backup guitar player when he tattles
BANKERSNATCH - Jeopardy answer to the question "Who caused the Credit-Bubble collapse of of 2008?"
BANDERASNATCH - what they call the game of "Capture the White Flag" in Spanish Harlem
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blandersnatch < menacing bird
bindersnatch- book of birds
bendersnatch- rule bending bird
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Q: What to binge drinkers go on?
A: Benders,natch!
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FRABJOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (FRAB-juhs)
MEANING: adjective: Wonderful; delightful.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Lewis Carroll in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass. A blend of fair, fabulous, and joyous. See the text of the poem Jabberwocky.
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FRACJOUS - cross, irritabull
ARABJOUS - the Middle East problem in a nutshell
FRABIJOUS - jewels on a French monk
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crabjous- Russian drink
frabjoust- A marital game between two persons wielding words. The primary aim is to unnag your opponent.
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Q: What to binge drinkers go on?
A: Benders,natch!
“One should always be drunk. That’s all that matters…But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you choose. But get drunk.” – Charles Baudelaire On a baking and Baudelaire bender lately. Just found these quotes at butter and brioche “To handle a language skilfully is to practice a kind of evocative sorcery” – Charles Baudelaire. Cheers, to all of you wordly wise wizards!
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crabjous- Russian drink
frabjoust- A marital game between two persons wielding words. The primary aim is to unnag your opponent.
lol, my husband sent me this! lololol 
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TRUCULENT
PRONUNCIATION: (TRUK-yuh-luhnt)
MEANING: adjective: Eager to fight; destructive; cruel; savage.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin trux (savage). Earliest documented use: 1550.
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TRUCKULENT - thanks for letting me use your heavy hauler
STRUCULENT - I hit you last Easter
TRICULENT - having three anuses
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Truceulent- "just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave."
"(Tyll tyred with battles, for to ceese the fraie)"
Functuous- a lubricated Trojan
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UNCTUOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (UNGK-choo-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: Displaying insincere earnestness or piousness; oily.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin unctum (ointment), from unguere (to anoint). Earliest documented use: 1387.
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UNTUOUS - For whom a child is born and a son is given (Isaiah 9:6, popularized in Handel's Messiah)
INCTUOUS - adopting a legal fiction to avoid responsibility
PUNCTUOUS - 1) on time; 2) deflating; 3) making bad play-on-words jokes; 4) a common feeling in response to individuals who must indulge in being 3) above
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UNCUOUS – Very much like your parent's brother.
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IRRESOLUTE
PRONUNCIATION: (i-REZ-uh-loot)
MEANING: adjective: Uncertain or indecisive.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin in- (not) + resoltus, past participle of resolvere (to resolve), from re- + solvere (to untie or loosen). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leu- (to loosen, divide), which is also the source for forlorn, lag, loss, solve, and analysis. Earliest documented use: 1574.
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EIRRESOLUTE - firmly committed to the Irish cause
SIRRESOLUTE - a little-known but dedicated Knight of the Round Table
IRRESALUTE - an insincere gesture of mocking respect
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Irresalute- a sincere gesture of good health and well-being (like namascray, but only when a German recognizes an Italian)
Erresolute- if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate
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Erresolute- if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. Like!
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VERACIOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (vuh-RAY-shuhs)
MEANING: adjective: Truthful; honest; accurate.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin verus (true). Earliest documented use: 1677.
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OVERACIOUS - placing too much reliance of the value of aces, in poker
RVERACIOUS - My Winnebago can go faster than yours!
TVERACIOUS - given to binge-watching
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Vertacious- quality of green
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DOUGHTYPRONUNCIATION: (DAU-tee) MEANING: adjective: Brave; courageous; determined. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English dohtig (worthy). Earliest documented use: 1030. ______________________________ DOUGHTV - cable service when there's no competition NOUGATY - like a confection made with sugar or honey, roasted nuts, whipped egg whites, and sometimes chopped candied fruit DOUGHTS - what Mairzy and Doughzy (although Little Lamzy Divey)
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GAPESEED
PRONUNCIATION: (GAYP-seed)
MEANING: noun: 1. One who stares especially with an open mouth. 2. Something that is an object of staring: anything unusual.
ETYMOLOGY: From gape + seed, from Old Norse gapa (to open the mouth, stare) + Old English saed (seed). Earliest documented use: 1598.
NOTES: The idiom “to sow gapeseed” means to gape at something (say, a fair) instead of doing some useful work (say, sowing wheat). This, and other idioms, hint at our agrarian roots:
-to sow wild oats
-to sow the seeds (of something)
-as you sow, so shall you reap, etc.
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GA-PESTED - afflicted with peach-tree borer
GAPESEYED - bowed so as to display cleavage
AGAPESEED - the source of Greek love
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WINDROW
PRONUNCIATION: (WIND-ro)
MEANING: noun: 1. A row of raked hay laid to dry in the wind before being baled. 2. A row of leaves, dust, snow, or other material swept together.
verb tr.: To arrange in a windrow.
ETYMOLOGY: From wind + row, from Old English row + raew. Earliest documented use: 1523.
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WINEROW - a grape arbor
WINGROW - 1) reinvest the dividends in a good investment; 2) a line of planes on an aircraft carrier
WINDRAW - 1) success at poker; 2) mid-March weather
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UNWONTED
PRONUNCIATION: (un-WON-tid)
MEANING: adjective: Unusual or unaccustomed.
ETYMOLOGY: From un- + Middle English woned, wont (accustomed), past participle of wonen (to be used to, to dwell). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wen- (to desire or to strive for), which is also the source of wish, win, Venus, overweening, venerate, venison, and banyan, venial, and ween. Earliest documented use: 1553.
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UNWOTTED - not understood
FUNWONTED - having the usual good time
UNDONTED - repealed, made legal
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ANGOR
PRONUNCIATION: (ANG-guhr)
MEANING: noun: Extreme anguish or mental distress.
ETYMOLOGY: If you’ve ever been so angry, or so anguished, that you felt choked you’ve personally experienced the origin of this term. It comes from Latin angor (strangling, suffocation, mental distress), from angere (to squeeze). Ultimately from the Indo-European root angh- (tight, suffocating, painful), which also gave us anger, anguish, anxious, angst, angina, and hangnail. Earliest documented use: 1440.
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ANYGOR - whatever injury caused by a bull
ANXOR - a stress-inducer
ANGER - where a Cockney angs is at
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REFECT
PRONUNCIATION: (ri-FEKT)
MEANING: verb tr.: To refresh with food or drink.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin reficere (to renew or restore), from re- (back) + facere (to make). Earliest documented use: 1488.
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REFACT - to restate an inconvenient truth so as to bolster an invalid argument
REFICT - to make up a new story; see also REFACT
REFECK - to reconstruct a bad public relations image, in order to regain the appearance of responsibility and reliability
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