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HAPPENCHANCE
PRONUNCIATION: (HAP-uhn-chans)
MEANING: noun: A chance occurrence. adjective: Resulting from chance.
ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of happenstance, a blend of happening + circumstance. Earliest documented use: 1847. _____________________________
HOPPENCHANCE - What the frog took when he crossed the road
HAPPENCHANGE - I just found a quarter and a dime on the sidewalk
HA'PENCHANCE - Get yer raffle tickets here! Two for a penny!
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NATANT
PRONUNCIATION: NAYT-nt
MEANING: adjective: Swimming or floating.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin natare (to swim). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sna- (to swim or flow), which also gave us Sanskrit snan (bath). Earliest documented use: 1460. ____________________________________
NATACT - a kind of flea circus
NATHANT - turning into a Coney Island hot dog
NEATANT - my mother's sister has OCD
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The most common trombometer reading is "Too loud; too many."
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SUCCUS
PRONUNCIATION: (SUHK-uhs)
MEANING: noun: Juice; fluid.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin succus (juice). Earliest documented use: 1771.
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YUCCUS - a single plant of the agave family, native to the warmer regions of America (more commonly referred to by its plural yucca)
SUCCES - almost-but-not-quite-complet achievement of a goal
SUNCUS - what the U-boat did to my destroyer
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Fuccus-many happy returns and much good fortune
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NITTY-GRITTY
PRONUNCIATION: (NIT-ee GRIT-ee)
MEANING: noun: The essential, practical, or most important details.
ETYMOLOGY: Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1940. ____________________________________
NITTY-GRINTY - Ron Weasley is making baby-booties
WITTY-GRITTY - a rough sense of humor
NUTTY-GRITTY - There's sand in my Peanut Brittle !
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Pitty-gritty - a horrible, toe-curling, leg cramp caused by dehydration and then you die
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Blug- a contraction of big and lug, to haul ass long distances. Ex, It's the cops, let's Blug out of here!
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BLAG
PRONUNCIATION: (blag)
MEANING: verb tr.: To obtain something by guile; to cheat, rob, snatch, steal, scam, or beg. noun: A robbery, con, or theft.
ETYMOLOGY: Origin unknown. Earliest documented use: 1934.
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BULAG - 1. Russian prison greeted with disfavor by audience; 2. a resident therein is not well-liked
BLA - dull on Twitter (saved a whole keystroke!)
BLAX - the second terminal at Los Angeles Airport
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FETID
PRONUNCIATION: (FET-tid, FEE-TID)
MEANING: adjective: Having a strong unpleasant odor.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin fetere (to stink). Earliest documented use: 1599. ________________________________
FATID - having strong sexual urges
FEATID - identify the heroic accomplishment
FETAD - covered with goat cheese
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