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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 52 of 99 1 2 … 50 51 52 53 54 … 98 99 Go to page... and here I thought it was German, not Latin! wofahulicodoc #227435 09/20/17 02:17 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA UBERTY PRONUNCIATION: (YOO-bur-tee) MEANING: noun: Abundance; fruitfulness. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin uber (rich, fruitful, abundant, etc.). Earliest documented use: 1412. _________________________ QBERTY - like a '80s arcade game character UMBERTY - like a sort of brown or red earth tone UBERTH - the higher of two bunks (as opposed to the lower, known as the LBERTH) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 'LECTION - a mumbled choice wofahulicodoc #227436 09/20/17 06:51 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA LECTION PRONUNCIATION: (LEK-shuhn) MEANING: noun: 1. A version of a text in a particular copy or edition. 2. A selection read in a religious service. Also known as pericope. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin lection- (reading), from lectus, past participle of legere (to read, choose, collect). Ultimately from Indo-European root leg- (to collect) which also gave us lexicon, lesson, lecture, legible, legal, select, alexia, cull, ligneous, lignify, prolegomenon, subintelligitur, and syllogistic. Earliest documented use: 1300. _____________________________ LE CATION - a positively-charged particle, as discussed in Chemistry class at the Sorbonne LECTIRON - a speaker's platform made of metal LECTIWON - Read all about my victory! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter [b]RxILL[/b] - medication (see MR ILL, below) wofahulicodoc #227437 09/21/17 05:41 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA RILL PRONUNCIATION: (ril) MEANING: noun: 1. A small stream. 2. A narrow groove carved by erosion. ETYMOLOGY - From Dutch ril or Low German Rille (groove). Ultimately from the Indo-European root rei- (to flow or run), which also gave us run, rival, derive, and runnel. Earliest documented use: 1552. _____________________________ MRILL - mascot of a campaign among young children to promote health - inspired by "MR ICK" for poison awareness R G-I'LL - a phonetic sock pattern RI ML - Rhode Island becomes the first state to adopt metric units (see also RI LB) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Now Hear This! wofahulicodoc #227440 09/22/17 06:15 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA OTIC PRONUNCIATION: (O-tik, OT-ik) MEANING: adjective: Relating to the ear. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek ous (ear). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ous- (ear), which also gave us ear, aural, auscultation, scout, and otorhinolaryngology. Earliest documented use: 1657. ___________________________ OOTIC - easily impressed(see also "AAHTIC") ORIC - full of gold alternatives OTPIC - my glasses have a terrible distoriton Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Sarah Bernhardt lives! wofahulicodoc #227449 09/25/17 03:00 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA DRAMA QUEEN PRONUNCIATION: (DRAH-muh kween) MEANING: noun: Someone who is prone to behaving in an exaggeratedly dramatic way: creating unnecessary scenes or making a big deal of small matters. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek drama (action, play) + Old English cwen (woman, queen). Earliest documented use: 1923. ___________________________ DRAM QUEEN - connoisseuse of fine after-dinner liqueurs DRAMA QUEEG - Humphrey Bogart DRAMA QUEUEN - lines for theater tickets in Berlin Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter illaterati - being sick on the side wofahulicodoc #227455 09/26/17 02:50 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA ILLITERATI PRONUNCIATION: (i-lit-uh-RAH-tee) MEANING: noun: Illiterate or uninformed people. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin illitterati, plural of illiteratus (illiterate). Earliest documented use: 1788. _______________________ BILLITERATI - the cost of being unable to read ILLITTERATI - people who dislike strewn-about trash ALLITERATI - folks who insist on using the same sound in several consecutive words or syllables Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter D'ASGARD - born in the home of the Aesir wofahulicodoc #227462 09/28/17 03:31 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA DASTARD PRONUNCIATION: (DAS-tuhrd) MEANING: noun: A malicious, sneaking coward. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1440. _______________________ D.A.'S TARDY - the District Attorney is late DAS WARD - a basic political division of Berlin DA START - the beginning of Brooklyn Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter SAFFIE - a toy marble made of a gemstone wofahulicodoc #227463 09/29/17 02:53 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA SAMFIE PRONUNCIATION: (SAM-fee, -fy) MEANING: noun: A swindler or a conman. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin, perhaps from a West African language. Earliest documented use: 1929. The word is typically used in the form “samfie man”. _________________________ SCAMFIE - denunciation for committing a any of several deceptive or reprehensible acts (cf SHAMFIE, SPAMFIE) DAMFIE - an expletive indicating an indignant objection or refusal (pronounced "DAM FĪ") SAMFEE - what the government will charge you to fire a Surface-to-Air Missile Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter even before Mama there was Mamma wofahulicodoc #227466 09/29/17 04:49 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA MAMMOTHREPT PRONUNCIATION: (MAM-uh-thrept) MEANING: noun: 1. A spoilt child. 2. A person of immature judgment. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin mammothreptus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek mammothreptos (brought up by one’s grandmother), from mamme (grandmother) + trephein (to bring up or nourish). Earliest documented use: 1601. _______________________ MAMAMOTHREPT - the matriarch of wool-eating insects said something about Physical Therapy MAMMOTHREPO - after missed payments on the ice-age mammal MAMMOTHREPOT - a huge number of seedlings needed replanting Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter "Sh!" and he pointed at the vulture overhead wofahulicodoc #227472 10/03/17 01:04 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,772 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA COCKSURE PRONUNCIATION: (KOK-shoor, kok-SHOOR) MEANING: adjective: Arrogantly or presumptuously overconfident. ETYMOLOGY: From cock (a euphemism for god) + sure, from Old French seur, from Latin securus (secure). 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