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PIZZAIOLO
PRONUNCIATION: (peet-suh-YO-lo)
MEANING: noun: A pizza maker.
ETYMOLOGY: From Italian pizzaiolo (pizza maker). Earliest documented use: 1956.
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PINZAIOLO - an actor who does impressions of an operatic bass
PIZZACOLO - a cheesy very high-pitched musical instrument
PIZZAIOLIO - pizza with a mixture of toppings
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SCIAMACHY or SCIOMACHY
PRONUNCIATION: (sy-AM-uh-kee) (Also skiamachy (sky-))
MEANING: noun: A mock fight or a fight with an imaginary enemy.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek skiamachia, from skia (shadow) + -machia (battle). Earliest documented
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SCI-AMOCHY - indulging in a cup of coffee as you read your science magazine
SCI-AMACHY - fighting over the just-arrived issue; also, my magazine hurts
SCIATACHY - pain in the low back radiating down one or both legs
SOCIAMACHY - a flame war on a social internet platform
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CRACKER-BARREL
PRONUNCIATION: (KRAK-uhr bar-uhl)
MEANING: adjective: Plain, rustic, homespun, direct, or unsophisticated.
ETYMOLOGY: From cracker (wafer), from crack, from Old English cracian (to resound) + barrel, from Old French baril, from Latin barriclus (small cask). Also see pork barrel and double-barreled. Earliest documented use: 1877.
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CRANKER-BARREL - how the gasoline-air mixture gets from the carburetor into the cylinders of your Model T
CRACKLER BARREL - a whole lot of bubble-wrap
CRACKER-BARRED - no Ritz saltines permitted
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JAMBOREE
PRONUNCIATION: (jam-buh-REE)
MEANING: noun: A large rally, assembly, celebration, etc. characterized by festive activities and a sense of community.
ETYMOLOGY: Of unknown origin. Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting Movement, popularized the term by using it for the first World Scout Jamboree in 1920. However, the term existed even before the movement was founded. Earliest documented use: 1868.
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LAMBOREE - Springtime celebration when the first pregnant ewe delivers
JUMBOREE - a festival of elephants
JA, MORE E - yes, Concertmeister, play louder on your open first string (about 330 Hz)
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LICKETY-SPLIT
PRONUNCIATION: (lik-uh-tee-SPLIT)
MEANING: adverb: At great speed.
ETYMOLOGY: A fanciful formation from lick (fast) + split. Earliest documented use: 1859.
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CLICKETY-SPLIT - timing he individual laps in a long track race
LINKETY-SPLIT - how my watchband broke
LICKETY-SPLINT - instant first-aid for broken bones
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RIPSTAVER
PRONUNCIATION: (RIP-stay-vuhr)
MEANING: noun: Something or someone remarkable.
ETYMOLOGY: From rip (to tear) + stave (to break or crush). The combination of these verbs suggests a forceful energy or a breaking of boundaries, implying something exceptional. Earliest documented use: 1828. A synonym is ripsnorter.
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RIP-STAYER - a stitch placed at the end of a tear so it won't extend further
RIP-STAVER - one who tears barrels open with his bare hands
TRIP-STAVER - an event that makes planned travels unnecessary
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HUNKY-DORY
PRONUNCIATION: (HUHNG-kee DOR-ee)
MEANING: adjective: Very satisfactory; fine.
ETYMOLOGY: From hunky (satisfactory), from hunk (in a good position), from Dutch honk + dory (of unknown origin). Earliest documented use: 1866.
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HUNNY-DORY - how Pooh transports his jars of sweets up and down the stream
HUNKY-DORA - the tomboy explorer
HUN SKY-DORY - small amphibious German warplane, ca. 1917
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ADULTERATE
PRONUNCIATION: (uh-DUHL-tuh-rayt)
MEANING: verb tr.: To add a cheaper or inferior substance to something.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin adulterare (to corrupt), from ad- (toward) + alter (other). Earliest documented use: 1526.
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ADULTER AGE - how old you have to be to buy alcohol or tobacco products (usually 18 but may vary by state)
ADULTERITE - what people consider you a grown-up after you do it
ADULATE RATE - speed at which flattering remarks issue from your obsequious mouth
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METROMANIA
PRONUNCIATION: (met-ruh-MAY-nee-uh)
MEANING: noun: A mania for writing poetry.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek metro- (measure, meter) + -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1791.
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METROMANIC - giddy over riding on the subway
MELT ROMANIA - what will happen in Bucharest if global warming continues unabated
METEROMANIA - the parking-limit enforcers are going crazy
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SEXENNIAL
PRONUNCIATION: (sek-SEN-ee-uhl)
MEANING: noun: An event occurring every six years.
adjective: Happening every six years; lasting for or relating to six years.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin sex (six) + annus (year). Earliest documented use: 1646.
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HEXENNIAL - like a six-carbon unsaturated hydrocarbon with a low flash point
SELENNIAL - moonstruck
SEXENONIAL - characterized by fifteens, like the game of cribbage
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