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SCHMATTE or SHMATTE
PRONUNCIATION: (SHMAH-tuh)
MEANING: noun:
1. A rag.
2. An old, ragged article of clothing.
3. Any garment.
ETYMOLOGY: From Yiddish schmatte, from Polish szmata (rag). Earliest documented use: 1970.
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SHMARTTE - wise; viz. old Pennsylvania Dutch proverb "We get too soon Olde and too late Shmartte!"
ASHMATTE - an asbestos pad lining your fireplace to make cleaning up easier
SCHEMATTE - detailed plans or specifications
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Shmartte- street smartz
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GNATHONIC
PRONUNCIATION: (na-THON-ik)
MEANING: adjective: Sycophantic.
ETYMOLOGY: From Gnatho, a sycophant in the comedy Eunuchus (The Eunuch) by the Roman playwright Terence, written in 161 BCE. The name is coined from the Greek word gnathos (jaw). The subject of Gnatho’s flattery, Thraso, has also given a word to the English language: thrasonical. Earliest documented use: 1637.
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NATHONIC - like a Coney Island hot dog
GRATHONIC - my lawn with a lisp
IGNATHONIC - pertaining to St Ignatz
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Agnathonic- disinterested cynic
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Bovarisms- desire for more cows
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BOVARISMPRONUNCIATION: (BO-vuh-riz-em) MEANING: noun: A romanticized, unrealistic view of oneself. ETYMOLOGY: From Emma Bovary, the title character in Gustave Flaubert’s 1857 novel Madame Bovary. Earliest documented use: 1902. ______________________________ OVARISM - an egg fetish ABOVARISM - taking the high road BOKARISM - insisting on strong dark coffee in a black A&P bag ( disestablished 2012)  (It's amazing what people think it's worth writing about in Wikipedia!)
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MRS GRUNDYMrs. Grundy, a teacher in Archie Comics, [wa]s inspired by the original Mrs. Grundy  Bob Montana/Jackpot Comics, 1941 PRONUNCIATION: (MIS-iz GRUND-ee) MEANING: noun: An extremely conventional or priggish person. ETYMOLOGY: After Mrs. Grundy, a character in the 1798 play Speed the Plough by Thomas Morton. Mrs. Grundy never appears on the stage, but her neighbor Dame Ashfield constantly worries about “What will Mrs. Grundy say?” Earliest documented use: 1813. ___________________________ MRS GROUNDY - feminist equivalent of Punxatawney Phil; looks for signs of Spring on Groundhog Day MRSA GRUNDY - a particularly virulent strain of Methicillin-Resistant Staph. Aureus NRS GRUNDY - the first name considered for the nurse in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, later discarded if favor of Nurse Ratched
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STRUWWELPETER
PRONUNCIATION: (STROO-uhl-pee-tuhr)
MEANING: noun: A person with long, thick, disheveled hair.
ETYMOLOGY: From Struwwelpeter, the title character of the 1845 children’s book Der Struwwelpeter (Shockheaded Peter) by Heinrich Hoffman. Earliest documented use: 1909.
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STRUWDELPETER - Peter likes pastries with his coffee
STRUWWELMETER - a device to measure the unruliness of one's coif
STRUWWELPATER - my Dad really needs a haircut
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GARGANTUA
PRONUNCIATION: (gar-GAN-choo-uh)
MEANING: noun: A giant in size, feats, stature, or (physical or intellectual) appetites.
ETYMOLOGY: After Gargantua, a voracious giant, the father of Pantagruel, in a series of novels by François Rabelais (c. 1490-1553). The son also has given a word to the English language: pantagruelian. Earliest documented use: 1571.
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GARGANTIA - antonym of MINUTIA
GARANTULA - a giant spider, like Ron Weasley hates (yes, yes, I know)
GARAGANTUA - big enough to house all your Rolls-Royces
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Gargauntua- Anu's Aunt Ua
Gargantuas- large, antagonistic urban assaults
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