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ORYZIVOROUS
PRONUNCIATION: (oh-ri-ZIV-uhr-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: Rice-eating.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin oryza (rice) + -vorous (feeding). Earliest documented use: 1857.
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OROZIVOROUS - Gold-eating. Not recommended. See the legend of King Midas
OYZIVOROUS - eating yourself up inside with worry. Also not recommended.
OREZIVOROUS - eating creme sandwich cookies. Recommended Warned about by the dentist who fills your cavities.
TORYZIVOROUS - what the Whigs wish their party could be in Parliament
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GAMINESQUE
PRONUNCIATION: (gam-uh-NESK)
MEANING: adjective: Playfully impudent or mischievous.
ETYMOLOGY: From French gamine (a pert, impudent, or mischievous girl), feminine of gamin (a young boy working as a glassblower’s assistant), of obscure origin. Earliest documented use: 1886.
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GARMINESQUE - like a dedicated GPS tracker
AMINESQUE - like an organic acid
GAMINE-SLUE - when the imp's sled spins 'round and 'round on the way down the hill
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TWIFORKED
PRONUNCIATION: (TWAI-forkt)
MEANING: adjective: Divided in two; two-pronged.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English twi- (two) + forked, from forca, from Latin furca (fork, yoke). Earliest documented use: 1635.
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TWOFORKED - one in each hand - can eat ambidextrously (and twice as fast).
Compare TRI-FORKED, which pushes the concept one further for polybrachiates
TWIN-FORKED - banished to southern New Mexico
TWICORKED - hermetically sealed, like some wine-bottles. An extra-long corkscrew is required to open such.
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AMAXOPHOBIA
PRONUNCIATION: (uh-mak-suh-FOH-bee-uh)
MEANING: noun: The fear of riding in a vehicle.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek hamaxa (wagon) + -phobia (fear).
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AMAYOPHOBIA - fear of dry BLT sandwiches
AMATOPHOBIA - fear of conjugating Latin verbs
ASAXOPHOBIA - fear of classical jazz
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HUMDINGER
PRONUNCIATION: (hum-DING-uhr)
MEANING: noun: Someone or something outstanding, remarkable, or unusual.
ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a blend of hummer and dinger, both meaning someone or something exceptional. Earliest documented use: 1883.
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BUMDINGER - a pitched baseball that hits the batter in the backside (see also HAMDINGER)
HUMWINGER - a small bird whose wings move extremely fast, permitting it to hover in the air
HUMMING-ER - the resident in the Emergency Room was singing more quietly to herself
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RIPSNORTER
PRONUNCIATION: (RIP-snor-tuhr)
MEANING: noun: Something or someone remarkable in excellence, intensity, strength, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: A fanciful coinage from rip (to tear) + snorter (something extraordinary). Earliest documented use: 1840.
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R.I.P. SHORTER - fictitious short obituary for a long distance runner
RIPE SNORTER - cocaine user in dire need of a bath
RIPS NORTEL - FCC complaint prior to the company filing for bankruptcy
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BALLYHOO
PRONUNCIATION: (BAL-ee-hoo)
MEANING: noun: 1. Clamor or uproar. 2. Sensational or extravagant promotion.
verb tr.: To promote or publicize in a sensational or extravagant manner.
ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1901.
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BALL ! SHOO ! - what you say when the dog keeps jumping up to lick your face instead of chasing the ball you just threw
BALL-Y-HOOP - name for the game of basketball, in Madrid
BALLY HOBO - vagrant who mostly haunts a Las Vegas hotel/casino
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FOOFARAW
PRONUNCIATION: (FOO-fuh-raw)
MEANING: noun:
1. Excessive or unnecessary ornamentation.
2. Fuss; commotion.
ETYMOLOGY: Foofaraw is a word from the American West, but how was it formed? Nobody knows. Perhaps from French fanfaron or Spanish fanfarrón. Earliest documented use: 1848.
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FOOBAR - AW! - expression of dismay upon seeing a situation messed up beyond all recognition...
FOE OF ARAW - Araw's mortal enemy
FOO FARAD - a placeholder in the capacitance calculation formula
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LOLLAPALOOZA
PRONUNCIATION: (lol-uh-puh-LOO-zuh)
MEANING: noun: An exceptional person, thing, or event.
ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1904.
NOTES: The word has a number of variants: lollapaloosa, lalapalooza, lallapalooza, but they all mean the same thing: something or someone truly remarkable. It’s also the name of a popular music festival.
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LOLA PALOOZA - Frankie Palooza's wife. Whatever she wants, she gets...
LOLLA PALOOKA - the boxer's daughter, who also starred in a movie
OLLA PALOOZA - an earthenware jar created and decorated by the Italian artist Ignatio Palooza
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OMBRIFUGE
PRONUNCIATION: (OM-bruh-fyoozh)
MEANING: noun: Something that provides protection from the rain, especially an umbrella.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek ombro- (rain shower) + -fuge (repelling). Earliest documented use: 1869.
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HOMBRIFUGE - Señor is running away
UMBRIFUGE - a spinning device to mix brown crayons
OMB REFUGE - a place of shelter from the government's Office of Management and Budget
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