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BAN TAM! - forbid Scottish hats with tight brim and flat top
wofahulicodoc
03/14/2026 3:54 AM
BANTAM
PRONUNCIATION: (BAN-tuhm)
MEANING: noun: 1. Any of various breeds of small chickens, often miniature versions of larger breeds. 2. A small but aggressive person. adj.: 1. Diminutive; miniature. 2. Aggressive; spirited.
ETYMOLOGY: After Bantam, the former English name of Banten in Java, Indonesia, a port associated in English etymology with the importation of small fowl. Earliest documented use: 1749. ______________________
BANTAM - source (by anagramming) for BATMAN, who took the name when he was still young, small, cocksure, and feisty
BONTAM - in French-speaking Caribbean, the advertising motto of vacation resorts, an Anglicization of Bon Temps, meant to convey "Have a good time!"
BART-AM - morning rush-hour mass transit in metropolitan San Francisco
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GASCON ADDER - poisonous snake found in Toulouse
wofahulicodoc
03/14/2026 3:32 AM
GASCONADER
PRONUNCIATION: (gas-kuh-NAY-duhr)
MEANING: noun: A braggart.
ETYMOLOGY: After Gascon, a native of the Gascony region in France, from the stereotype of Gascons as boasters. Earliest documented use: c. 1709. _______________________
GARÇONADER - a singing waiter in Bordeaux
GAS CO. NADER - the consumer watchdog who targets liquid fuel providers
GASH ON A DEER - big cat failed to bring down its prey, but it got close
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LAODICEANISM
A C Bowden
03/13/2026 3:37 AM
LAOTIANISM - a school of Oriental philosophy
LAYDEACONISM - a feature of some nonconformist sects
LOWDICTIONISM - the literary use of vernacular speech
LUDICRANISM - theatre of the absurd
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ARCADIA
A C Bowden
03/13/2026 3:24 AM
ARCADIANA - pastoral odes, eclogues etc
ARCADIAN I - Strephon in Iolanthe ("A shepherd I...")
ARICADIA - mass-produced souvenirs sold in Arica, Chile
BARRICADIA - Classics students' facetious plural of 'barricade'
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BABYLONIAN
A C Bowden
03/13/2026 2:48 AM
BABYLONIUM - an ancient building material used in the construction of the Tower of Babel
BATHYIONIAN - Greek diver
BARYTONIAN - like the sound of the baryton in Haydn's trios
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