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PEARL HARBOR
PRONUNCIATION: (purl HAHR-buhr)
MEANING: noun: A sudden, devastating attack.
verb tr.: To attack suddenly with devastating results.
ETYMOLOGY: After Pearl Harbor, near Honolulu, Hawaii, the site of a US naval base, which was attacked by Japanese planes on Dec 7, 1941, leading to the US joining WWII. Earliest documented use: 1942.
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PEAR HARBOR - a port in the middle of orchard country
PERL HARBOR - a colony of dedicated list-processing computer programmers
PEARTH ARBOR - scheme to evade Australian copyright laws
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DELPHIC
PRONUNCIATION: (DEL-fik)
MEANING: adjective: Obscure or ambiguous.
ETYMOLOGY: After Delphi, a city in ancient Greece, near Mount Parnassus. Delphi the seat of the oracle of Apollo in Greek mythology. The Oracle at Delphi was known for her ambiguous prophecies that were open to various interpretations. Earliest documented use: 1567.
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HELP >HIC< - this attack of singultus is disruptive, and I need assistance
DELPH-ICE - a sweet cold dessert popular in ancient Greece
DEL.: pH, INC - division of E.I.DuPont Corp producing acids and alkalis and related materials, headquartered in Wilmington
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ROMAN PEACE
PRONUNCIATION: (ROH-muhn pees)
MEANING: noun: A peace imposed and maintained by force.
ETYMOLOGY: For Romans, peace was not an absence of war, rather a state in which the enemy was vanquished and could no longer resist. The term Roman peace is a loan translation of Latin pax Romana. The original pax Romana was the relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire from 27 BCE to 180 CE. Earliest documented use: 1884.
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ROOM AN' PEACE - the war refugee's ultimate goal
NOMAN PEACE - what Odysseus' cyclops would undoubtedly have preferred
ROMAN PLACE - just about anywhere in Europe during the five hundred years prior to the year 400
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CANTRIP
PRONUNCIATION: (KAN-trip)
MEANING: noun:
1. A magic spell.
2. A trick, sham, prank, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: From Scots cantrip (spell, magic, trick, mischief, etc.). Earliest documented use: 1719.
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CAN'T RIP - untearable
CAR TRIP - how to motor to vacation
CANTOR I.P. - the Diagonal Argument has been copyrighted by the mathematician who first stated it
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MALADRESS
PRONUNCIATION: (mal-uh-DRES)
MEANING: noun: Rudeness; tactlessness; clumsiness; awkwardness.
ETYMOLOGY: From French maladresse (clumsiness, tactlessness, awkwardness), a blend of maladroit (clumsy, tactless) + adresse (dexterity, skill). Earliest documented use: 1804.
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MALA PRESS - bad publicity
MAL ADDRESS - where to Post Office brings letters to the ill
MALAY DRESS - "Pakaian is the word for clothing in the official language....The traditional attire of Malay men is called baju melayu, ... a loose tunic paired with trousers, [or for women] a sarong...known as sampin." -- Google Search
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ASPORTATION
PRONUNCIATION: (as-puhr-TAY-shuhn)
MEANING: noun: The carrying away of something unlawfully.
ETYMOLOGY: from Latin ab- (away) + portare (to carry). Earliest documented use: 1503. See also disport.
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A SPORT, A LION - what passed for amusement in ancient Rome (unless, of course, you were a gladiator)
HAS PORTATION - can get from place to place by going through a door
ASPORATION - without seeds or spores for reproduction
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EPICRISIS
PRONUNCIATION: (i-PIK-ruh-sis, EP-i-kry-sis for #3)
MEANING: 1. A quotation followed by a commentary upon it.
2. A summary, review, or discussion of a case.
3. A secondary crisis, something that follows a crisis.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek epikrisis (judgment), from epikrenein (to judge), from epi- (upon) + krenein (to judge). Earliest documented use: 1593.
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EPICRESIS - even higher than that rich King of Lydia
EPIC RISES - the Electronic Medical Record is becoming increasingly popular
EPI-CRISPS - eating these potato chips is like getting a jolt of adrenalin!
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OXYTONE
PRONUNCIATION: (OK-si-tohn)
MEANING: adjective: Having stress on the last syllable.
noun: A word having stress on the last syllable.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek oxys (acute) + tonos (tone). Earliest documented use: 1720.
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ROXYTONE - member of a big-theater singing and dancing chorus line
OXY-TOME - a treatise on Element #8
OYTONE - Brooklyn (NY) dialect
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REFLEXIVE
PRONUNCIATION: (ri-FLEK-siv)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Unthinking; instinctive; spontaneous.
2. Thoughtful; reflective.
3. In grammatical contexts: Directed on itself.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin reflectere (to bend back), from re- (back) + flectere (to bend). Earliest documented use: 1588.
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DEFLEXIVE - faulty bending
REFLEX ICE - how you automatically treat a sprained ankle
REFLEX AVE - of course you're going to call for a Hail Mary play in this situation
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NERVY
PRONUNCIATION: (NUHR-vee)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Nervous or anxious.
2. Brash.
3. Bold.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin nervus (nerve). Earliest documented use: 1598.
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SERVY - just itching to start the next tennis point
N.E. RWY. - New England train system
NERO-Y - like a violin-playing Roman Emperor
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MATHEMATICAL
PRONUNCIATION: (math-uh-MAT-i-kuhl)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Relating to mathematics.
2. Absolute or certain.
3. Possible, but highly improbable.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin mathematicus, from Greek mathematikos, from mathema (learning, science), from manthanein (to learn). Ultimately from the Indo-European root mendh- (to learn), which also gave us chrestomathy, philomath, and opsimath. Earliest documented use: 1475.
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MATHEMAGICAL - unexpected number tricks
MATHEMARTICAL - shopping for bargains
MYTHEMATICAL - the scientific study of the goings-on at Asgard, Olympus, Mt Moru, etc.
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[b ]MOOT[/b] PRONUNCIATION: (moot) MEANING: adjective: 1. Open to discussion: debatable. 2. Of little practical value, hence not worth considering. noun: 1. An assembly or court. 2. A discussion or argument. verb tr.: 1. To bring up for discussion or debate. 2. To make something irrelevant or insignificant as a result of the issue being resolved. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English gemot (meeting, assembly, court). Earliest documented use: 450. __________________________ SMOOT - a unit of length by which is measured the Harvard bridge over the Charles River in Cambridge, MA; derived from the name of one-time MIT student Olive SmootMOBOT - a robot coöpted into the service of Organized Crime MR OT - professional athlete famous for his ability to win for his team by scoring during overtime
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MOSEY
PRONUNCIATION: (MOH-zee)
MEANING: verb intr.:
1. To move in a leisurely manner.
2. To leave quickly.
ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Earliest documented use: 1829.
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AMOSEY - homey, down-to-earth, generally with a partner like Andy
MOSHEY - an example of Far Eastern cuisine
MOSAY - a delicious National Anthem
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VISCERAL
PRONUNCIATION: (VIS-uhr-uhl)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Related to viscera.
2. Instinctive, not reasoning or intellectual.
3. Dealing with base emotions; earthy, crude.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin viscera (internal organs), plural of viscus (flesh). From the belief that viscera were the seat of emotions. Earliest documented use: 1575.
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PISCERAL - pertaining to fishes
MISCERAL - about a mixed bag of various kinds of things
VI-SCLERAL - having six eyes
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BLOOD-AND-GUTS
PRONUNCIATION: (BLUHD-n-GUHTS)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Marked by great violence, especially when depicted in a graphic way.
2. Dealing with fundamental concerns.
3. Performed with great zeal or vigor.
ETYMOLOGY: From blood, from Old English blod and gut, from Old English guttas (guts). Earliest documented use: 1894.
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BLOOD-AND-CUTS - after the pirates have attacked
BLOOD-AND-NUTS - hospital delivery, for the Operating Room and the Snack Shop
BLOOD-AND-GUSTS - many more casualties than usual from that tornado
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HAMSTRING
PRONUNCIATION: (HAM-string)
MEANING: noun: 1. Any of the tendons at the back of the knee.
2. Any of the three muscles in the back of the thigh, connecting the pelvis and the knee.
verb tr.: 1. To disable or make ineffective.
2. To cut the hamstring.
ETYMOLOGY: From ham (the back of the knee) + string (tendon). Earliest documented use: 1565.
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HAM STRONG - The Easter roast has started to turn bad
HAMS TIRING - I've been overtaxing my leg and hip muscles
SHAM STRING - what you use to tighten the pillowslip
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CHOPPED LIVER
PRONUNCIATION: (CHOPT LIV-uhr)
MEANING: noun: Something or someone treated as unimportant.
ETYMOLOGY: From Yiddish gehakte leber (chopped liver). Earliest documented use: 1947.
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CHOPPED LOVER - the ultimate revenge for committing adultery
CHOPPED LITER - cheating at the gasoline pump
SHOPPED LIVER - the best bargain for the meat to go with your onions
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HEART-WHOLE
PRONUNCIATION: (HART-hohl)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Unattached: not in love.
2. Sincere; wholehearted.
ETYMOLOGY: From heart, from Old English heorte + whole, from Old English hal (whole). Earliest documented use: 1470.
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HEARTH-WHOLE - from an intact home
HEART-WHOSE - searching for Mr Right
SHE-ART WHOLE - her painting oeuvre is completed
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GOSPEL
PRONUNCIATION: (GOS-puhl)
MEANING: noun:
1. Message, teachings, or principles of a person or organization.
2. Something regarded as authoritative or infallible, especially when believed unquestionably.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English gōdspel, from gōd (good) + spell (tale, news). Earliest documented use: 950.
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GO SPELL - the English teacher's drill assignment
GO SPIEL - Time to play!
GASPEL - a diminutive sudden unexpected indrawing of the breath
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MESSIAH
PRONUNCIATION: (muh-SY-uh)
MEANING: noun: A savior, liberator, or leader of a group or a cause.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin messias, from Greek messias, from Hebrew mashia (anointed), from Aramaic masiah (the anointed one), from masah (to anoint). Ultimately from the Semitic root msh (to anoint), which also gave us massage and masseur. Earliest documented use: 450.
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MESSISH - message from a drunk
MESSI - HAH - having contempt for the world-class soccer player who now plays for Inter Miami
MESSINAH - a town in upper New York State, on the St Lawrence River
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APOCALYPSE
PRONUNCIATION: (uh-POK-uh-lips)
MEANING: noun:
1. The destruction of the world.
2. Any widespread destruction or disaster.
3. A massive, decisive conflict.
4. A prophecy.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin apocalypsis (revelation), from Greek apokalypsis (revelation), from apo- (un-) + kalyptein (to cover). Earliest documented use: 1384.
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CAPOCALYPSE - a catastrophic civil war within the Mafia
APICALYPSE - the peak of a closed ovoid curve; a portmanteau of apex + ellipse
AVOCALYPSE - the mouth of one who has just been rendered speechless
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EXODUS -
PRONUNCIATION: (EK-suh-duhs)
MEANING: noun: A large scale departure or emigration.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin, from Greek exodos (the road out), from ex- (out) + hodos (way, road, journey), which also gave us odometer, electrode, diode, episode, method, and synod. Earliest documented use: 1000.
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EX-ONUS - former spouse is to blame
EX-MODUS - previous way of doing things
IXODUS - order of deer ticks, in scientific classification
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CRUSADE
PRONUNCIATION: (kroo-SAYD)
MEANING: noun: A zealous effort for an idea or cause.
verb intr.: To engage in a zealous effort.
ETYMOLOGY: A blend of Spanish cruzada + French croisade, both ultimately from Latin crux (cross). Earliest documented use: 1577.
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CRUSAIDE - someone to assist you in making sure your wine is truly a product of Burgundy
CRUISADE - relentless campaign to go on a week-long all-inclusive vacation on a boat
TRUSADE - a real sadist
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BENIGNANT
PRONUNCIATION: (bih/buh-NIG-nuhnt)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Kind and gracious.
2. Beneficial.
3. Not harmful.
ETYMOLOGY: Modeled after the word malignant. From benign, from Old French benigne, from Latin bene (well) + gignere (to beget). Earliest documented use: 1782.
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BENIGNANU - 1. My name is Mork; I come from the planet Ork and I mean you no harm; 2. I'm the Administrator of this website and I mean you no harm)
BENI-GNAT - an insect once thought to be a nuisance that turns out to be good for the environment
"BEN? I GO"-ANT - inclined to say "Mr Franklin? I'll get it"
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FORGETTERY
PRONUNCIATION: (fuhr-GET-uh-ree)
MEANING: noun: 1. The capacity to forget easily.
2. A poor memory.
ETYMOLOGY: Patterned after memory. From English forget, from Old English forgietan (to forget), from for- (away) + get (to grasp). Earliest documented use: 1860.
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FORGET TERRY - who's that old Steeler QB?
FORGEATERY - where to grab a bite at the Ironworks
FORE-GETTERY - staff who chase errant golf balls
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ENDARKEN
PRONUNCIATION: (en-DARK-uhn)
MEANING: verb tr.: To make dark, less clear, or gloomy.
ETYMOLOGY: From en- (to cause to) + dark, from Old English deorc (dark). Earliest documented use: 1569. Its counterpart, implying to bring light or clarity, is enlighten.
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END ARLEN - destroy the career of the composer of Over the Rainbow
ENDiRKEN - to equip with a short Scottish dagger
ENDEAR KEN - make Barbie's friend better-liked
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PENULTIMATUM
PRONUNCIATION: (puh-nuhl-tuh-MAY-tuhm)
MEANING: noun: A demand made before an ultimatum.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin paene (almost) + ultimus (last). Earliest documented use: 1791.
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HENULTIMATUM - If my cage isn't bigger by tomorrow you're never going to see another egg...
PENULTIMATIUM - the next-to-the-last element on the periodic table
PENALTIMATUM - one more episode of unsportsmanlike conduct and you're outa the game!
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PRESENTEEISM
PRONUNCIATION: (prez-uhn-TEE-iz-uhm)
MEANING: noun: The practice of being present at work when it’s unnecessary or counterproductive.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined as a counterpart to absenteeism. From present, from Old French present, from Latin praesens, present participle of praeesse (to be present), from prae- (pre-) + esse (to be). Ultimately from the Indo-European root es- (to be), which also gave us is, yes, essence, and sin. Earliest documented use: 1931.
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PRESENTERISM - the Art of the EmCee
PREVENTEEISM - vaccinnation
PRESETTEEISM - High Society before sofas and divans and loveseats
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CULMINANT
PRONUNCIATION: (KUHL-muh-nuhnt)
MEANING: adjective: Being at or reaching the highest point.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin culminare (to crown), from culmen (summit). Earliest documented use: 1605.
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CULMINANTE - what it costs to participate in the last hand of the session
CUE MINANT - Mr Minant is supposed to speak now; give him a nudge!
CULMIN-ART - the skill of writing satisfying endings
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PERFICIENT
PRONUNCIATION: (puhr-FISH-uhnt)
MEANING: adjective: Accomplishing or achieving desired results; effective.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin perficere (to accomplish), from per- (thoroughly) + -ficere, a combining form of facere (to make or do). Earliest documented use: 1641.
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PER-FACIENT - through the face
PERDICIENT - perpetually lost
'S PERFECIENT - it doesn't have a flaw
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REPREHENSIBLE
PRONUNCIATION: (ruh-pri-HEN-suh-buhl)
MEANING: adjective: Deserving criticism or condemnation.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin reprehendere (to hold back, to censure), from re- (intensive) + prehendere (to seize). Ultimately from the Indo-European root ghend-/ghed- (to seize or to take), which is also the source of pry, prey, spree, reprise, surprise, osprey, prison, impregnable, impresa, prise, and reprehend. Earliest documented use: 1384.
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RE-RE-HENSIBLE - subject to being hensed for the second time
REPRETENSIBLE - suitable for telling as a story within a story
RE: PRE-LENSIBLE - about something that could be seen even before magnifying glasses were invented
REP. (R) ETHEN SIBLE - Representative Sible is a Republican
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NONDESCRIPT
PRONUNCIATION: (non-di-SKRIPT)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Without distinctive qualities.
2. Not belonging to a particular class.
ETYMOLOGY: From non- (not) + Latin descriptus, past participle of describere (to describe), from de- (off) + scribere (to write). Ultimately from the Indo-European root skribh- (to cut, separate, or sift) that has resulted in other terms such as manuscript, subscribe, scripture, scribble, describe, circumflex, and circumspect. Earliest documented use: 1669.
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NON-RESCRIPT - Sorry you lost the first order, but I'm not going to issue another
NONDE'S CRYPT - Nonde is interred here
MONDE-SCRIPT - what god followed in creating everything in sept jours
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OTRO-BOGULOUS - referring to a different Spanish peat
OSTROBOGULOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (ah-struh-BOG-yuh-luhs)
MEANING: adjective: Unusual; bizarre; risqué or indecent.
ETYMOLOGY: Coined by writer Victor Neuburg (1883-1940). A fanciful formation from either Greek oestrous/estrous (heat or rut) or ostreon (oyster) + bog (dirt) + -ulous (full of). Earliest documented use: 1951.
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OSTEOBOGULOUS - suffering from priapism
OSTROBONGULOUS - becoming aroused after smoking a hookah
ASTROBOGULOUS - the rationale behind all those old pulp science fiction magazine covers depicting aliens and scantily-clad women
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SCHEMOZZLE or SHEMOZZLE
PRONUNCIATION: (shuh-MAH-zuhl)
MEANING: noun:
1. A state of chaos or confusion.
2. A quarrel or commotion.
ETYMOLOGY: From Yiddish schlimazel (someone consistently unlucky), from shlim (bad, wrong) + mazl (luck). Earliest documented use: 1885.
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SCHEM-OZZIE - another of Mr Nelson's cockamamie ideas
SHEM NOZZLE - Noah's second son uses it to water the garden
SHEMOOZLE - a small session of making ingratiating small talk
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"Punim." That's -u- as in "put," or like the -oo- of "look."
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PUNIM
PRONUNCIATION: (POO-nuhm)
MEANING: noun: The face.
ETYMOLOGY: From Yiddish ponem (face), from Hebrew panim (face). Earliest documented use: 1965.
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PANIM - a defunct airline
SPUNIM - what you did to bolls of cotton fibers to make them into thread
PUNUM - a soft one
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MISHPOCHA or MISHPUCHA or MISHPACHA
PRONUNCIATION: (mish-PAW-khuh, -POOKH-uh)
MEANING: noun: An extended family or clan.
ETYMOLOGY: From Yiddish mishpokhe (family), from Hebrew mishpakha (family). Earliest documented use: 1859.
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AMISH PACHA - my Pennsylvania relatives
MISHUCHA - "crazy in the head"
MIS SPOCHA - a female Vulcan
MI SHP. AHA! - ...just located my boat (pronounced "My ship. Aha!)
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OOFTISH
PRONUNCIATION: (OOF-tish)
MEANING: noun: Money or cash.
ETYMOLOGY: From Yiddish gelt afn tish (money on the table), from gelt (money) + af (on) + tish (table). Earliest documented use: 1877.
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LOFTISH - rather high second floor room, but not quite an attic
OÖ-FETISH - perversely fascinated by eggs
OFTISH - fairly frequently
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NARRISHKEIT or NARRISCHKEIT
PRONUNCIATION: (NAHR-ish-kyt/kayt)
MEANING: noun: Foolishness; nonsense.
ETYMOLOGY: From Yiddish narishkeyt, from narish (foolish), from nar (fool), from German Narr (fool). Earliest documented use: 1892.
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NARRISH KENT - Superman's idiot brother
NARRIS! CHOKE IT! - Shut up, Narris!
N.A. RR? I SHAKE IT - I'm causing turmoil in the North American railroad market sector
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GILDED CAGE
PRONUNCIATION: (GIL-did kayj)
MEANING: noun: A place or situation that’s superficially attractive but confining.
ETYMOLOGY: Alluding to a bird in a gilded cage, which may be shiny and beautiful, but ultimately it still imprisons the bird. From gilded (coated with a thin layer of gold) + cage. Earliest documented use: 1693.
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GILDED CADGE - rich people borrowing money from each other
GILDED RAGE - Scrooge McDuck has a hissy fit
GIRDED CAGE - a set of corset stays
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GILDED CAGE
PRONUNCIATION: (GIL-did kayj)
MEANING: noun: A place or situation that’s superficially attractive but confining.
ETYMOLOGY: Alluding to a bird in a gilded cage, which may be shiny and beautiful, but ultimately it still imprisons the bird. From gilded (coated with a thin layer of gold) + cage. Earliest documented use: 1693.
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GELDED CAGE - an enclosure for animals with testicles removed
GILDED CARE - high-end executive medical reimbursement plan
GILDED MAGE - the Wise Man who didn't bring myrrh or frankincense with him to Bethlehem
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