Wordsmith.org: the magic of words

Wordsmith Talk

About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us  

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Page 2 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 3,065
B
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
B
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 3,065
From Dictionary of Banking and Finance:

Disciplinary --- Diversification

Bond & Co. have recently added a cat o' nine tails to their succesful line of cane products.

Bingley


Bingley
#91573 01/14/03 03:59 PM
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,692
D
dxb Offline
Pooh-Bah
Offline
Pooh-Bah
D
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,692
Ed: From the Concise Oxford

Commune companion – fellow dropout
Coney conformance – large toothed
Exaltation exchange – swop priest for lama
Governess gram – severe lady administering discipline to party goer
Gross grummet – Brobdingnagian borehole
Hip Hobbit – Bilbo with guitar and joint, sans handkerchief
Mako man – debt collector
Miniature misanthrope – poison dwarf
Needless neighbourhood – Beverley Hills
Oppugn orchitis – going for the red ball
Penance penthouse – rooftop lock-up
Press pretence – public interest campaign by tabloid paper



Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 322
B
enthusiast
Offline
enthusiast
B
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 322
from the Pocket Oxford Dictionary (7th edition, 1984)

sleeper slouch -- bad posture upon waking
folk force -- the power of the people
cream crime -- feline felony
turncoat twitter -- the chatter of a traitor turned stool-pigeon
shy signal -- batted eyelashes?
loveless lump -- my ex
fauna fellowship -- pride of lions, etc. (cross-threading)

And I learned something: the name of the game I know as pick-up-sticks or Mikado is spillikins - how cute is that!


Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 872
M
old hand
Offline
old hand
M
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 872
American heritage: New College Edition

mammy mandate

Fetch the firewood, Billy Junior, or fetch me a switch.

Madam Madwort
What I call any of the Awad ladies (behind their backs) who misses the point of my diamond-studded wit and takes offense at my well-intended remarks.

martial law mash
The national dance of Nigeria.
A sad and deadly dance. May God above help the innocent and good among these people, we apparently can't.


Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 13,803
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 13,803
OED

go go
Dance form of the 1970s


Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 833
M
old hand
OP Offline
old hand
M
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 833
Faldage, you have an OED? I am green with envy....Someday....


Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 122
R
rav Offline
member
Offline
member
R
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 122
richmond english dictionary

gibberish -- gipsy - fortuneteller
morthia -- mot - "it won't hurt"
macaw -- magistrate -??
phrase -- picket - AWADtalk
antic -- ape - definitely all politicians you don't like :)




Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 3,439
W
wow Offline
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
W
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 3,439
macaw -- magistrate -?? Law-parroting judge?

"The Highly Selective Dictionary for the Extrodinarily Literate"
Nexus - Nyctalopia = blind bondsman
Prolix - Pusillanimous = tediously wordy coward
Disconsolate - Dissentient = Unhappy majority
I have used the actual definitions as a clue to the made up meaning.
Forthwith - Fulsome = too much of a good thging (is not enough!)



#91580 01/18/03 10:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,636
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 2,636
The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, third edition

fearful fellator - a short-throated person


Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 4,189
Carpal Tunnel
Offline
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 4,189
macaw--magistrate: a judge who parrots the law


Page 2 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

Moderated by  Jackie 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics
Forums16
Topics13,913
Posts229,580
Members9,187
Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members
Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo
9,187 Registered Users
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 332 guests, and 0 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days)
Top Posters
wwh 13,858
Faldage 13,803
Jackie 11,613
wofahulicodoc 10,713
tsuwm 10,542
LukeJavan8 9,931
AnnaStrophic 6,511
Wordwind 6,296
of troy 5,400
Disclaimer: Wordsmith.org is not responsible for views expressed on this site. Use of this forum is at your own risk and liability - you agree to hold Wordsmith.org and its associates harmless as a condition of using it.

Home | Today's Word | Yesterday's Word | Subscribe | FAQ | Archives | Search | Feedback
Wordsmith Talk | Wordsmith Chat

© 1994-2024 Wordsmith

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5