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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 36 of 36 1 2 … 34 35 36 Go to page... NICHING - placing on display in a small recess wofahulicodoc #233419 04/14/25 11:52 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,891 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,891 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA NITHING PRONUNCIATION: (NY-thing, second syllable as in clothing) MEANING: noun: 1. A coward. 2. An outlaw. 3. A miser. adjective: 1. Cowardly. 2. Treacherous. 3. Miserly. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English nithing, from Old Norse nidhingr, from nidh (scorn). Earliest documented use: before 1150. See also, niddering. _______________________ N.Y. THING - The Times Square special NIT-HINGE - the joint at the base of a louse egg, so it can be lifted away from the hair shaft without dislodgment N.I.T.-ING - consigning to a lesser basketball tournament if you're not quite good enough to be selected for the March Madness pool Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: SIBERIANIZE wofahulicodoc #233424 04/17/25 12:52 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,351 Likes: 8 London, UK A A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,351 Likes: 8 London, UK IBERIANIZE - to add tildes randomly to letters in an English text SIDEREALIZE - "I'm gonna make you a star!" SIBELIANIZE - to re-orchestrate music to make it sound colder Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: CARTHAGINIAN PEACE wofahulicodoc #233425 04/17/25 01:25 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,351 Likes: 8 London, UK A A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,351 Likes: 8 London, UK CARTHAGINIAN PISTE - path taken by Hannibal's foot-soldiers for quickly descending the Alps; (figuratively) something rapid but hazardous CARTHAGINIAN BEAST - elephant CARTER'S GENUINE PEACE - Camp David agreement and subsequent treaty CAROLINGIAN PHASE - France in the 7th-10th centuries CARTAGENA, PLEASE - request by English-speaking rail traveller in Spain Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter BERBERMONGER - producer/seller of loop-style rugs wofahulicodoc #233428 04/17/25 11:21 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,891 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,891 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA BARBERMONGER PRONUNCIATION: (BAR-buhr-mong-uhr) MEANING: noun: One excessively concerned about appearance; a fop, a dandy. ETYMOLOGY: From barber, from Old French barbour, from Latin barba (beard) + monger, from Old English mangere (merchant), from Latin mango, (dealer), Earliest documented use: 1608. _________________________ BARBELMONGER - makes weights for body-builders BERBERMONGER - someone concerned about Thiamin (Vitamin B-1) deficiency BARBER LONGER - one who pines for an artisan who removes facial hair Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter VARLETTE - a female scoundrel wofahulicodoc #233429 04/17/25 11:40 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,891 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,891 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA VARLET PRONUNCIATION: (VAR-luht/lit) MEANING: noun 1. An unprincipled or dishonest person. 2. An attendant, servant, or a knight’s page. ETYMOLOGY: A variant of valet, from Latin vassus (servant, vassal). Earliest documented use: 1470. ____________________ VIRLET - the Latin equivalent of "homunculus" VATLET - a small tun for brewing small batches of craft beer TARLET - what an outhouse is called in rural South Carolina Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter APPLE-JAHN - old New York ice cream parlor flavor wofahulicodoc #233430 04/18/25 12:00 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,891 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,891 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA APPLEJOHN PRONUNCIATION: (AP-uhl-jon) MEANING: noun: One with a shriveled body and/or mind. ETYMOLOGY: After apple-john, a kind of apple that was said to keep for two years and then reached a shriveled state. It was apparently named after St. John’s Day (Jun 24) around the time it ripened. Earliest documented use: 1572. _____________________________ AMPLEJOHN - the other nickname for Robin Hood's right-hand man and second-in-command, who was not "Little" at all APPLEJOIN - the place in the trunk at which apple trees are grafted APPLY JOHN - a special pay toilet to which you must have previously asked for and been granted permission to enter Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter TRIPLER - hitter of a three-bagger in baseball wofahulicodoc #233431 04/18/25 06:32 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,891 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,891 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA TRIFLER PRONUNCIATION: (TRY-fuh-luhr) MEANING: noun: One not to be believed or taken seriously. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French trufleor (liar, cheat). Earliest documented use: 1382. _____________________________ TRIFLER - pastry chef, preparer of a creamy white desseert (dozens of recipes, I'm sure!) 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