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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 17 of 101 1 2 … 15 16 17 18 19 … 100 101 Go to page... ABRA-ZEN - a magical Ko-an wofahulicodoc #230782 12/08/20 05:01 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA BRAZEN PRONUNCIATION: (BRAY-zuhn) MEANING: adjective: 1. Shamelessly bold. 2. Made of or relating to brass. verb tr.: To face an embarrassing or difficult situation in a shamelessly bold manner. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English braes (brass). Earliest documented use: 1000. ___________________________________ BLAZEN - how the outlaws galloped into town with their gunza BRATEN - the wurst possible Viennese sausage BRAKE N - - how to slow down the fourteenth car of the train Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter LAURI COMO, U.S. - address of Perry's daughter wofahulicodoc #230784 12/08/20 10:09 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA AURICOMOUS PRONUNCIATION: (au-RI-kuh-muhs) MEANING:. adjective: Relating to golden hair. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin auricomus, from aurum (gold) + coma (hair). Earliest documented use: 1864. _______________________________________ AURICOROUS - golden-throated voices singing together AGRICOMOUS - your typical Roman farmer's rodent AFRICOMOUS - Sherlock Holmes' Giant Rat of Sahara Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter PHILARGYRY - the Lone Ranger loves his horse wofahulicodoc #230785 12/09/20 08:37 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PHILARGYRY PRONUNCIATION: (fil-ARJ-uh-ree) MEANING: noun: The love of money; greed. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek phil- (love) + argyros (silver). Ultimately from the Indo-European root arg- (to shine; white) that is also the source of argue (from Latin arguere, to make clear), argillaceous (clayey), and French argent (money). The word also appears in the chemical symbol for silver (Ag) and in the name of the country Argentina (where flows Rio de la Plata, Spanish for “river of silver”). Earliest documented use: 1529. __________________________________ PHIL-ARMY RY. - train taking fans from Philadelphia to West Point PHILARGYRO - pile the makings into our submarine sandwich at that stand next to the Liberty Bell CHILARGYRY - ...keep the sandwiches in the refrigerator till we get there Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter TIN POT - an ineffective helmet wofahulicodoc #230786 12/10/20 06:51 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA TINPOT PRONUNCIATION: (TIN-pot) MEANING: adjective: Unimportant; of little worth. ETYMOLOGY: Alluding to a tin pot, in quality or sound, broadly from a reference to tin as a base metal compared to precious metals. Earliest documented use: 1838. ___________________________________ INPOT - your status after calling a bet LIN-POT - composer Manuel Miranda's beer-belly TIN PLOT - one kind of mining survey Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter LEAD BALLOON - first in the Macy's Parade wofahulicodoc #230787 12/13/20 12:57 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA LEAD BALLOON PRONUNCIATION: (led buh-LOON) MEANING: noun: A complete failure. ETYMOLOGY: From lead (a heavy metal), from Old English lead + balloon, from Italian dialectal ballone (large ball), augmentative of balla (ball). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhel- (to blow or swell), which also gave us ball, boll, bole, bulk, bowl, boulevard, boulder, ballot, folly, and fool. Earliest documented use: 1924. _____________________________________________ PLEAD BALLOON - dialog from Judge Parker comic strip LEAD GAL LOON - the matriarch of the loon flock LEAN BALLOON - a zeppelin Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter IRREG: U-TABLE - semicircular table has some flaws wofahulicodoc #230788 12/15/20 02:17 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA IRREFUTABLE PRONUNCIATION: (ir-ih-FYOO-tuh-buhl, ih-REF-yuh-tuh-buhl) MEANING: adjective: Impossible to deny or disprove; indisputable. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin in- (not) + refutare (to rebut). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhau- (to strike), which also gave us refute, beat, button, halibut, buttress, confute, prebuttal, and surrebuttal. Earliest documented use: 1620. ____________________________________ MR REFUTABLE - never made a statement that couldn't be disproved IRREFUL, ABLE - angry but competent IRREPUTABLE - nobody anywhere knows anything about him ! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter AMNESTA - a woman who has been granted amnesty wofahulicodoc #230789 12/15/20 02:50 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA AMNESIA PRONUNCIATION: (am-NEE-zhuh) MEANING: noun: Loss of memory or a gap in one’s memory. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin amnesia, from Greek amnesia (forgetfulness), from a- (not) + mimneskesthai (to remember). Ultimately from the Indo-European root men- (to think), which also gave us mind, mental, mention, automatic, mania, money, praying mantis, monument, music, amnesty, mantra, remonstrate, monish, and mantic. Earliest documented use: 1786. _______________________ NAMNESIA - inability to learn the lessons of history DAMNESIA - complaint of a football player after multiple ACL injuries AMNOSIA - "I poke around other people's business more than you do" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter PSYCHOPENIC - not minding very much wofahulicodoc #230792 12/17/20 01:09 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PSYCHOGENIC PRONUNCIATION: (sy-kuh-JEN-ik) MEANING: adjective: Originating in the mind (having a psychological rather than a physiological cause). ETYMOLOGY: From Greek psycho- (mind) + -genic (producing). Earliest documented use: 1897. ____________________________ PSYCHO GENIE - Aladdin's companion, such as voiced by Robin Williams PAY C.H.O.- GENIC - This new DNA will let you breed corn with a higher carbohydrate content, but it'll cost you P.S. YECHOGENIC! - Oh, and another thing: that's disgusting ! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter POLYPIPSIA - a whole lot of cola wofahulicodoc #230808 12/21/20 02:04 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA POLYDIPSIA PRONUNCIATION: (paw-lee-DIP-see-uh) MEANING: noun: Excessive or abnormal thirst. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek poly- (much, many) + dipsa (thirst). Earliest documented use: 1661. _________________________________ POLYPIPSIA - misreading your card as a ten when it's really an eight POLYDIP ASIA - an Indonesian Rijstafel POLY DISSIA - that parrot just cussed you out ! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter PYROPENSITY - arsonist's defining characteristic wofahulicodoc #230809 12/21/20 02:17 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PROPENSITY PRONUNCIATION: (pruh-PEN-suh-tee) MEANING: noun: An inclination to behave in a particular way ETYMOLOGY: From Latin pro- (toward) + pendere (to weigh). Ultimately from the Indo-European root (s)pen- (to draw, to spin), which also gave us pendulum, spider, pound, pansy, pendant, ponder, appendix, penthouse, depend, spontaneous, vilipend, pendulous, filipendulous, equipoise, perpend, pensive, and floccipend. Earliest documented use: 1550. ________________________________ PR OPEN SITE - where publicists and agents are welcome PROP ENMITY - I can fly any jet plane made, but I just don't get along with the other kind... 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