#40353
08/31/2001 5:25 PM
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Another hijacking from tsuwm's list of wwftd . Perhaps the members can have some fun with this one.
agastopia
admiration of a particular part of someone's body
Depraved English -- by Peter Novobatzky and Ammon Shea My husband--I am not pleased to say--and a
college friend used to get a lot of mileage out of the fact that they were the only two people on earth who
seemed to know the meaning of the word "callipygian" ("having nicely shaped buttocks"). If only "Depraved
English" had been available to them then, they would have had a whole lexicon for their agastopia ("the
admiration of a part of someone's body"). But this book isn't just for those who are pygophilous-er, "fond of
buttocks." It's the best source out there when you're looking for that special word to describe the involuntary
blurting of animal noises (aboiement) or the spit-out juice from chewing tobacco (ambeer).
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#40354
08/31/2001 9:34 PM
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having nicely shaped buttocks
It seems appropriate to note here some PM's, beginning with my initial inquiry to tsuwm:
Directing this questions to you, as it is probably not of general interest (NOGI):
A friend, to whom I'd been raving about AWADtalk, tendered the word hemiphagic, claiming it means "having only one buttock". Does such a word exist? I had no success checking for it, but perhaps my friend mis-recalled (she claimed to know only the pronunciation, not the spelling) just enough to prevent me from finding the exact word. I suspect my friend mangled the root a bit, and the word is in fact something like "hemipygic" (with root as in steatopygic), but I couldn't find that either.
May I tap into your wisdom?
I leave it to tsuwm to post the reply he PMed to me, fully enlightening the "buttocks" issue.
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#40355
08/31/2001 9:48 PM
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herewith, my reply:
here is a complete list of -pygous as found in the OED;
callipygous (well-shaped)
platypygous (broad)
steatopygous (fat)
I think someone was having a bit of a lark by attaching the prefix meaning half (=half-ass?). at least they were consistent and used the Greek prefix.
I've already used calli- and steatopygous (or -pygic) for wwftd, but platy- is new to me so I'll be probably be using that in the near future. actually, it might be interesting to post this question publicly to see what response it elicits from the pygous ones.
oh, and hemiphagic doesn't make any sense: half eater??
now pygophagic....
p.s. - other -pyg- words
dasypygal - having hairy buttocks
pygalgia - /py GAL jee uh/ a pain in the buttocks
(not to be confused with rectalgia or proctalgia)
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#40356
08/31/2001 11:46 PM
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and my reply to tsuwm's response (the final installment to date):
As a good jewish boy I cannot consider pygophagia, for I doubt that particular -pyg- is kosher.
My friend, giggling wildly while reading your response, managed to communicate that I had misunderstood her; her word was in fact hemipygic.
We have now developed several neologisms:
my friend's hemipygic (= half-assed)
your pygophagic (= bite my ass)
my NOGI (= not of general interest)
The first of these seems worthy of AWADaley nomination, should my friend opt to join our board.
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PS: Pygmalion? What is behind that name, apart from the Pygmalion/Galetea story?
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#40357
08/31/2001 11:51 PM
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Dear tsuwm: I never desired any such affection from a male. I wonder if Keiva's "hemiphagic" might mean a fastidious snob who never eats more than half of what is on his plate. Unless the word was supposed to be "hemipygic" which might be applied to unpopular "half*****" inlaws, as Johnny said when he sawed the toilet seat in half.
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#40358
09/11/2001 9:52 PM
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The word calligpygous proved useful during my vacation.
With it I was able to make an admiring and accurate description in a tasteful, classical and politically correct manner. Without that word, the sole accurate description would smack of construction-worker hooting.
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#40359
09/12/2001 5:08 PM
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Or like the mistake I made the other day when our hostess was getting some rolls out of the oven. I peeked over her shoulder at the contents of the oven and said, "NICE buns."
TEd
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