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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 44 of 45 1 2 … 42 43 44 45 Go to page... NUN-TRAMMELED - forbidden by the Novitiate's oath wofahulicodoc #233607 07/31/25 02:41 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA UNTRAMMELED or UNTRAMELLED PRONUNCIATION: (uhn-TRAM-uhld)  MEANING: adjective: Not limited or restricted. ETYMOLOGY: From un- (not) + trammel (a restriction or hindrance), from Old French tramail, from Latin tremaculum (a three-layered fishing net), from tres (three) + macula (mesh). Ultimately from the Indo-European root trei- (three), which also gave us three, testify (to be the third person: to bear witness), and triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13). Earliest documented use: 1795. _____________________________ UNTRAMPLED – not of the vintage where the Grapes of Wrath are U.N. TEAM M.E. LED - the monitors from the United Nations were supervised by the Medical Examiner ULTRA-SMELLED – raised a big stink Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter PALLORY - lacking color wofahulicodoc #233611 08/01/25 01:07 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PILLORY PRONUNCIATION: (PIL-uh-ree) MEANING: verb tr.: To subject to severe public criticism or ridicule. noun: A device used in the past to publicly punish offenders by locking their head and hands in place. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French pilori, probably from Latin pila (pillar). Earliest documented use: 1330. _________________________ SPILLORY - a side channel in a dam, to permit runoff of excess water PILFORY - Fagin's School for Buddng Thieves and Pickpockets PILLOTRY - Frederick's intended profession (pre-Buttercup) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter TEMERITZ - a posh hotel in the city of Teme wofahulicodoc #233613 08/01/25 07:16 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA TEMERITY PRONUNCIATION: (tuh-MER-i-tee) MEANING: noun: Excessive or reckless boldness. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin temere (blindly, rashly). Ultimately from the Indo-European root temh-es- (darkness), which also gave us Sanskrit tamas (darkness), German Dämmerung (twilight), and gotterdammerung. Earliest documented use: 1475. The adjectival form is temerarious ._______________________ DEMERITY - reprimandous TEAMERITY - 1) like excellent Oolong; 2) a portmanteau word: worthy of an award for excellence as a group TEMERITE - a dark mineral of off-Earth origin Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter RABBIT HOME - warren wofahulicodoc #233619 08/04/25 03:02 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA RABBIT HOLE PRONUNCIATION: (RAB-it hohl) MEANING: noun: 1. A bizarre, confusing, or disorienting situation that’s hard to exit. 2. A lengthy and often unproductive detour, especially one involving a series of tangents (as in online browsing). ETYMOLOGY: From the rabbit hole into which Alice falls in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The term was first used literally, for an entrance to a rabbit warren in 1667, and metaphorically from 1938. ___________________________ RABBI'S HOLE - where to hide from the Inquisition ROBBIT HOLE - where to lubricate R. Daneel Olivaw RABBIT ¡HOLA! - "Eh, what's up, Doc?" in Mexico City Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter PHIZZ - the bubbles in your soda wofahulicodoc #233623 08/05/25 07:11 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA PHLIZZ PRONUNCIATION: (fliz) MEANING: noun: Something existing only in name: an illusion or empty semblance. ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Lewis Carroll in the novel Sylvie and Bruno (1889). Earliest documented use: 1889. _____________________ POLIZZ - the law enforcer in the Cheezburger store PHLOZZ - what you scrape between your teeth with PUH-LIZZ - artsy for "Don't insult my iinteligence!" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter GABBERWOCKY - a motormouth wofahulicodoc #233627 08/07/25 01:28 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA JABBERWOCKY PRONUNCIATION:=. (JAB-uhr-wok) MEANING: noun: Nonsensical or wildly incoherent speech or writing. verb intr.: To speak or write in this manner. ETYMOLOGY: After Jabberwock, a monster in Lewis Carroll’s poem Jabberwocky from Through the Looking Glass (1871). Earliest documented use: 1902. ______________________________ JABBARWONKY - Lew Alcindor being silly JAMBERWOCKY - frolicking at the Boy Scouts' convocation JA, BIER-WOCKY - "In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus / Eins, zwei, G'Zuffa..." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter WHITE NIGHT - blizzard on Christmas Eve wofahulicodoc #233629 08/09/25 02:26 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA WHITE KNIGHT PRONUNCIATION: (HWYT nyt) MEANING: n noun: 1. One who comes to the rescue of another. 2. A well-meaning but ineffective helper. ETYMOLOGY: From Old English hwit (white) + cniht (boy, servant). Earliest documented use: 1628; for sense 2: 1957. _______________________ WRITE KNIGHT - the one who kept the minutes of the Round Table meetings SHITE KNIGHT - the Black Knight (review Monte Python if you need to!) WHAT? E. KNIGHT? - You mean Michelle Brandon didn't write all those books, it was USA Today journalist Eliza Knight? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter The Snark was a Boojum, you see... wofahulicodoc #233630 08/09/25 02:49 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,011 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA BOOJUM PRONUNCIATION: (BOO-juhm) MEANING: noun: An imaginary or elusive goal whose pursuit may lead to ruin. ETYMOLOGY: After an imaginary animal in Lewis Carroll’s poem “The Hunting of the Snark”. In the poem, the Boojum is a particularly dangerous type of Snark, whose sudden appearance causes the hunter to “softly and suddenly vanish away”. Earliest documented use: 1876. ___________________________ "BOO!" (jump) - line and stage directions from a grade-school Halloween play BOOK 'UM - Detective Steve McGarrett's instructions to Sergeant Danny Williams in the old TV show Hawaii 5-0 BOO JAM - a popular confiture made from boo-berries BOO...RUM! - When you say in Bermuda when they give you a Swizzle and what you really wanted was fine single malt Scotch Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: PILLORY wofahulicodoc #233635 08/11/25 12:24 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,425 Likes: 8 London, UK A A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,425 Likes: 8 London, UK PILLERY - drug warehouse PEELERY - support for the Peelites (British political faction, 1846-59) PILLARY - neo-Gothic architects' dismissive description of the Classical style Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: TEMERITY wofahulicodoc #233636 08/11/25 12:34 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,425 Likes: 8 London, UK A A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,425 Likes: 8 London, UK TRIMERITY - triple A grades TERMERITY or TRIMESTERY - structure of the academic year EMERITY - status of a retired professor DEMERITY - penalty for not reading the question properly Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 44 of 45 1 2 … 42 43 44 45 Go to page... 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