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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Is there a word for... #3437 06/29/00 03:12 PM Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 7 London, England S Seddonist stranger Seddonist stranger S Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 7 London, England Sometimes it's fun to use non-existent words to see whether the person you're speaking to will nod understandingly. For example: 'derile' (emphasis on the first syllable) "I found the play unbearably derile in places, Rupert." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Is there a word for... Jesse Fuchs 06/16/00 04:19 AM Re: Is there a word for... jmh 06/16/00 06:00 AM Re: Is there a word for... paulb 06/16/00 11:35 AM Re: Is there a word for... tsuwm 06/16/00 03:17 PM Re: Is there a word for... paulb 06/17/00 11:57 AM Re: Is there a word for... paulb 06/25/00 10:47 AM Re: Is there a word for... Seddonist 06/29/00 03:12 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,874 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 247 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 22 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,889 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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