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GNATHON
PRONUNCIATION: (NAY-thee-on)
MEANING: noun: The lowest part of the chin.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin, from Greek gnathos (jaw). Ultimately from the Indo-European root genu- (jawbone, chin), which also gave us chin, gnathic, prognathous, and Sanskrit hanu (jaw). Hanuman (literally, having a large jaw) is the name of a monkey god in the Hindu pantheon. Earliest documented use: 1888.
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NATHON - maker of famous Coney Island Hot Dogs
GNAT ION - what powers Lightning Bug flashes
GLATHON - what lispers put more when repairing their broken windows
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APPANAGE or APANAGE
PRONUNCIATION: (AP-uh-nij)
MEANING: noun:
1. An allowance given for the maintenance of a member of a royal family.
2. A perk associated with a job or a position.
ETYMOLOGY: From French apanage, from apaner (to endow), from Latin appanare, from ad- (toward) + panis (bread). Earliest documented use: 1602.
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APRANAGE - when a child starts cooking and needs to cover his clothing with something washable
APIANAGE - when Honeybees ruled the world
AMANAGE - mushroom poisoning with A. phylloides
APPANATE or APANATE - one before the mountains comprising the "backbone" of the Italian peninsula
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INTERLARD
PRONUNCIATION: (in-tuhr-LAHRD)
MEANING: verb tr.: To mix, insert, or intersperse, especially with something extraneous.
ETYMOLOGY: From French entrelarder (to interlard), from entre (inter-) + larder (to lard), from Latin laridum (bacon fat). Earliest documented use: 1533.
NOTES: Originally, to interlard was to mix layers of bacon or fat with other meat. Over time, the term began to be used metaphorically. For example, to interlard a speech with jokes.
INNERLARD - intra-abdominal fat, supposedly more atherogenic than subcutaneous fat
INTERBARD - folksingers' preferred means of communicating with each other
'INTERLAND - a Cockney's name for the often uncharted areas far away from a coastal district or a river's banks
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CAKE EATER
PRONUNCIATION: (KAYK ee-tuhr)
MEANING: noun:
1. A self-indulgent person who leads a life of ease and pleasure.
2. A ladies’ man.
ETYMOLOGY: From cake, from Old Norse kaka + eater, from eat, from Old English etan. Earliest documented use: 1791.
NOTES: If the poor peasants don’t have bread, “Let them eat cake.” The French queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) never said those words...
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CAKE, MATER ? - Mommy, may I have some more dessert, please?
CAFE EATER - someone who takes all his meals in a cantina, only it's in Paris rather than Madrid
CAKE? ENTER! - You say you're deiivering for Carvel? Come right in!
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GRUBSTAKE
PRONUNCIATION: (GRUHB-stayk)
MEANING: noun: 1. Funds supplied for launching an enterprise in return for a share of the profits.
2. Money or other assistance provided to sustain someone in difficult circumstances.
verb tr.: To supply with funds.
ETYMOLOGY: From grub (food) + stake (share). The term has origins in gold mining, where miners would get investors to fund their efforts in return for a cut of the profits. Earliest documented use: 1863.
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GRUBS TALE - a naked snail's biography
DRUB-STAKE - a stick smaller than a man's thumb, which in old English common law was OK for a man to beat his wife with, otensibly
GRUBSTARE - the look of horror at finding half a grub in the apple you just bit into
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APPLESAUCE
PRONUNCIATION: (AP-uhl-saws)
MEANING: noun: Nonsense; lies.
ETYMOLOGY: From applesauce, made from puréed apples, often sweetened and spiced. Earliest documented use: 1672, metaphorically from 1920s.
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APPLESAUCER - has a picture of a luscious apple on it; to put your cider cup on
APP: LE SAUTÉ - your iPhone can help you train for the long jump in next summer's Paris Olympics
APPLE'S AuCl - and it's made with a proprietary compound of Gold Chloride
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NEOPHOBIA
PRONUNCIATION: (nee-oh/uh-FOH-bee-uh)
MEANING: noun: The fear or dislike of the new.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek neo- (new) + -phobia (fear). Earliest documented use: 1886.
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NETPHOBIA - afraid of computer online uses
NEMOPHOBIA - fear of clownfish
NEROPHOBIA - fear of rulers who are indifferent in time of crisis
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APPLESOURCE – orchard
AMPLESOURCE – cornucopia
APPLEFORCE – Newtonian gravity
APPLEHORSE – folk etymology for 'dappled horse'
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GRUBSTATE – oven temperature
GRUBTAKE – supermarket theft
GRABSTAKE – aid for pedestrians in icy conditions
GRUBSAKE – 'For Grubsake' – minced oath
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CAKE PETER – rock cake (British)
CAKE EATEN – now you can't have it
CAKE METER – surgical device for monitoring obesity
CAKE SWEETER – Qu'ils mangent de la brioche
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