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E-TIPHANY - online store for high-class jewelry wofahulicodoc 09/09/25 04:31 PM
EPIPHANY

PRONUNCIATION: (i-PIF-uh-nee)

MEANING: noun: A sudden insight, understanding, or realization.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek epi- (upon) + -phany (showing). Earliest documented use: 1350.
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I.E.P.-IPHANY - a insightful flash of realization of just what this kid's Individual Education Plan should include

EPIPHANT - a parasite who lives on Babar (or some other pachyderm)

EPIPHONY - this generic Adrenalin™ is really just saline
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EVAN HELICAL - one screwed-up guy, that Evan wofahulicodoc 09/09/25 04:11 PM
EVANGELICAL

PRONUNCIATION: (ee-van-JEL-i-kuhl)

MEANING: adjective: 1. extremely enthusiastic about a cause.
2. Relating to Christian churches emphasizing the Bible’s authority and a personal relationship with Jesus.
noun: A member of an evangelical church.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin evangelicus, from Greek euangélion (good news), from eu- (good) + angelos (messenger). Earliest documented use: 1527.
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EXANGELICAL - Satanic

E. V. ANGERICAL - his Prius notwithstanding he's given to road rage

EVANGELICAR - Billy Graham's private Rolls-Royce
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THANATOPHOBIA A C Bowden 09/08/25 01:20 PM
FANATOPHOBIA - fear of extremists

SANATOPHOBIA - fear of medical treatment

LANATOPHOBIA - fear of woollen textures
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EV'RYPHAGOUS - synonym for "omnivorous" wofahulicodoc 09/07/25 02:32 AM
EURYPHAGOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (yoo-RIF-uh-guhs)

MEANING: adjective: Eating a wide variety of foods.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek eury- (wide) + -phagous (feeding on). Earliest documented use: 1926.
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EUROPHAGOUS - what Putin wants to be, regarding the NATO members

AURYPHAGOUS - eating only golden yellow foods

NEURYPHAGOUS - consuming nerve tissue, like e.g. Multiple Sclerosis or rabies virus
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THANATOPHORIA - joy at one's approaching death wofahulicodoc 09/04/25 12:17 AM
THANATOPHOBIA

PRONUNCIATION: (than-uh-tuh-FO-bee-uh)

MEANING: noun: An excessive or irrational fear of death.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek thanato- (death) + -phobia (fear). Earliest documented use: 1860._
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SHA-NA-TOPHOBIA - great disike of Bowzer and his group

THENATOPHOBIA - fear of the base of the thumb

THE NATO PHOBIA - pathological distrust of the North American Treaty Organization
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KEPTOCRAT – one who took power and never let it go wofahulicodoc 09/03/25 11:58 PM
KLEPTOCRAT

PRONUNCIATION: (KLEP-tuh-krat)
 
MEANING: noun: A politician or an official who uses their position to enrich themselves.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek klepto- (theft) + -crat (ruler). Earliest documented use: 1892. See also kleptocracy
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SLEPTOCRAT – a ruler who snoozes all day

KLEPTOCRAP – one who compulsively steals small worthless items

KLEPTOCRAB - a thieving crustacean who scuttles off sidewise
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Behave yourselves A C Bowden 09/03/25 02:59 AM
It's chiefly drunk members who flout
Decorum, so be in no doubt:
This club will take action
Against such infraction –
Those louts will be swiftly chucked out.

RESTRAIN – RETREAT
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THEOPACHY - adding a thickener to the tea wofahulicodoc 09/02/25 01:38 AM
THEOMACHY

PRONUNCIATION: thee-OM-uh-kee)

MEANING: noun: A battle among the gods or other powerful entities.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek theo- (god) + -machy (battle). Earliest documented use: 1576.
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THERMACHY - my heating pad was set too high and now I hurt all over

THEOMOCHY - my tea tastes like coffee!

THEO MACY - little known son of R.H, the owner of that department store on 34th Street
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Leave the box blank A C Bowden 09/02/25 12:08 AM
INDUCTED

D > K

UNTICKED
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The great unwashed A C Bowden 09/01/25 01:52 AM
The senior staff in some firms
Still think in hierarchical terms.
Their separate space
Is a sanitised place
Away from the proles and their germs.

CHIEFLY – CHUCKED
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Re: SERENDIPITOUS A C Bowden 08/31/25 12:45 AM
SERENISSIMOUS – like Venice

SEVENDIGITOUS – in the millions

SERMONIFEROUS – able to give speeches on a wide variety of subjects
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SERENDIPITEOUS - a sob story from Sri Lanka wofahulicodoc 08/30/25 03:14 AM
SERENDIPITOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (ser-uhn-DIP-i-tuhs)

MEANING: adjective: Relating to fortunate discoveries or happenings by chance.

ETYMOLOGY: From serendipity, coined by Horace Walpole after the fairy tale, “The Three Princes of Serendip”. Earliest documented use: 1958.
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SERENDIP IOUs - primitive currency of Ceylon

SERENDI PIOUS - the Serendi are a deeply religious people

SHE REND I.P.I. TO US - that woman returned the International Peace Institute to United States jurisdiction
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BOZANTINE - clowningy wofahulicodoc 08/30/25 02:59 AM
BYZANTINE

PRONUNCIATION: (biz-uhn-TEE-nyz, BIZ-uhn-tee-nyz)

MEANING: verb tr.: To make complex, elaborate, or intricate.

ETYMOLOGY: After Byzantium, an ancient Greek city, modern-day Istanbul. Earliest documented use: 1855.
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BY FANTINE - singer of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miz

BY ZANTING - How do you get to Zanzibar?

BYE: ANTINE - announcing that Antine will get a free pass in the first round of the tournament
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PUMIC -- like a mountain lion wofahulicodoc 08/30/25 02:45 AM
PUNIC

PRONUNCIATION: (PYOO-nik)

MEANING: adjective:
1. Relating to Carthage.
2. Treacherous, faithless.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin Punicus (Carthaginian), from Greek Phoinix (Phoenician). Carthage was founded as a Phoenician colony, in present-day Tunisia. Earliest documented use: 1590.
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PRUNIC - laxative

P.U. NIT - that's one smelly louse egg!
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Dodgy goods A C Bowden 08/30/25 01:49 AM
Inspectors are constantly raiding
The dens of unauthorised trading.
They seize dud machines
And bent trampolines –
It's squalid and pretty degrading.

SENIOR – SEPARATE
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Rich and strange A C Bowden 08/27/25 01:46 AM
If there's something not normal I spot,
I take out my notepad and jot
Its time and location
And more information.
The world's full of wonders, eh what?

TRADING – TRAMPOLINE
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CRYPTO NITE - code-breakers party at 7PM! wofahulicodoc 08/27/25 01:41 AM
KRYPTONITE

PRONUNCIATION: (KRIP-tuh-nyt)

MEANING: noun: A vulnerability, especially in someone who seems otherwise unstoppable.

ETYMOLOGY: After Krypton, Superman’s home planet, whose explosion scattered radioactive kryptonite. Earliest documented use: 1943.
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KRYPTONIZE - to blow your own planet to smithereens

KAY-P TONITE - don't look now, but it's your day for potato-peeling duty

KRY TONITE - what you'll do when you break up with your baby this afternoon
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...and old Eli sang Boola-Boola gleefuly wofahulicodoc 08/27/25 01:25 AM
SMITHFIELD BARGAIN

PRONUNCIATION: (SMITH-feeld bar-guhn)

MEANING: noun
1. A bargain in which the buyer is taken advantage of.
2. A marriage of convenience, especially for money.

ETYMOLOGY: After Smithfield, London, the site of the famous Bartholomew Fair (1133-1855). Earliest documented use: 1664.
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IS M.I.T. H-FIELD BARGAIN? - Crimson headline questioning whether it's actually a good idea to sell them Harvard Stadium at the announced price

SMITH: FIE! L.E.D. BARGAIN ! - Smith! Shame on you! You missed the opportunity to save us a fortune in lighting bills !

SMITHFIELD BEAR GAIN - the Fair will be advertising the World's Heaviest Ursine if Papa Bear doesn't go on a diet soon

SMITHFIELD BAR? AGAIN? - That makes how many times they've raided that pub?
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New recruit A C Bowden 08/25/25 12:21 AM
DEDUCING

G > T

INDUCTED
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philosophical argument LukeJavan8 08/24/25 04:27 PM
R > D


DEDUCING
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Getting smaller A C Bowden 08/24/25 04:00 AM
UNRIGGED

G > C

REDUCING
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I took down the sails wofahulicodoc 08/23/25 10:34 PM
GUNGIER

add D

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PRUSSOMANIAC - a lover of all things German wofahulicodoc 08/22/25 03:36 PM
PUSSOMANIAC

PRONUNCIATION: (puhs-o-MAY-nee-ak)

MEANING: noun: One having an excessive enthusiasm for cats.

ETYMOLOGY: From puss (cat), of uncertain origin + -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1890.
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PUSSOMNIAC - a catnapper

TUSSOMANIAC - This cough is driving me crazy!

PASSOMANIAC - the coach wouldn't be caught dead calling a rushing play
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CUT NAP - the last step in carpet manufacturing wofahulicodoc 08/22/25 03:23 PM
CATNAP

PRONUNCIATION: (KAT-nap)

MEANING: noun: A short, light sleep, typically in the daytime.
verb intr.: To sleep briefly or lightly.
verb tr.: To steal a cat.

ETYMOLOGY: For noun and verb intr.: Alluding to cats’ frequent short, light dozes. Earliest documented use: 1801.
For verb tr.: A blend of cat + kidnap, from kid + nap, a variant of nab. Earliest documented use: 1901.
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S.A.T. NAP - to fall asleep while studying for College Entrance exams

CAR-NAP - the last resort of the parents of an inconsolably fussy infant

CAT MAP - the lack of availablility of which, when he asked for one in the Princeton library, led Richard Feynman to disdain ever taking another biology course after finishing Comparative Anatomy (see Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman)
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Fixing the problem A C Bowden 08/21/25 01:30 AM
If you've just set your metronome ticking
And it keeps changing rhythm or sticking,
The base might be tilted
Or inner parts silted,
So don't simply give it a kicking.

NORMAL – NOTEPAD
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