INCU-BUS - a traveling nursery
wofahulicodoc
03/02/2026 9:00 PM
INCUBOUS
PRONUNCIATION: (IN-kyuh-buhs)
MEANING: adjective: Arranged so that each part overlaps the one above it (the reverse of how roof shingles are laid).
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin incubare (to lie upon), from in- (upon) + cubare (to lie). Earliest documented use: 1857.
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ZINCUBOUS - pertaining to Element No. 30
INOCUBOUS - inoculating an ox against anthrax or other diseases
IN-CURB-OUS - how to describe something inside a hollowed-out curbstone
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IN CAB, US - we took a taxi
wofahulicodoc
02/28/2026 4:19 AM
INCUBUS
PRONUNCIATION: (IN-kyuh-buhs)
MEANING: noun:
1. An oppressive burden.
2. A nightmare.
3. A male demon believed to have sex with sleeping women.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin incubare (to lie upon), from in- (upon) + cubare (to lie). Earliest documented use: 1275.
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INCA BUS - Betcha didn't know they had mass transit in Machu Picchu, didja?
IN CUBE, US - we use only cartons with right angles and equal-length edges
INOCUBUS - a mobil immunization clinic
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OF A LLOW - pertaining to a cow's vocalization
wofahulicodoc
02/28/2026 4:05 AM
FALLOW
PRONUNCIATION: (FAL-oh)
MEANING: adj.: 1. Inactive or unproductive.
2. (Of land) left to lie idle for a season, sometimes after plowing.
noun: 1. Land left to lie idle to restore its fertility.
2. The act of plowing land and leaving it unseeded.
verb tr.: To leave unseeded.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English fealh (fallow land). Earliest documented use: before 1150.
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FILLOW - a light thin multilayered dough used in many middle-eastern cuisines
FAL-LA - OW! - to sing madrigals for so long that it hurts
FEAL LOW - to be melancholic
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SELLOW - when combined with BIHI, a bad strategy for investing
wofahulicodoc
02/28/2026 3:57 AM
SALLOW
PRONUNCIATION: (SAL-oh)
MEANING: adjective: Of a sickly yellowish or pale color.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English salu. Earliest documented use: before 1150.
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SOLLOW - describing the bottom C on a piano (C-5, I think it is); also, when sung with no accompaniment
SALKOW - an ice-skating maneuver, usually done in multiples of two, three, or rarely four
FALLOW - to lose your balance and hurt yourself on contact with the ground
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LURID - salacious
wofahulicodoc
02/28/2026 3:43 AM
LUCID
PRONUNCIATION: (LOO-sid)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Clear; easily understood.
2. Clearheaded, especially between periods of confusion.
3. Bright or shining
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin lucere (to shine), from lux (light). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leuk- (light) that is also the source of lunar, lunatic, light, lightning, lucid, illuminate, illustrate, translucent, lux, and lynx. Earliest documented use: 1581.
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LUCIED - binged on the old TV show, with Desi and Fred and Ethel; (reruns still available)
LUCIDE - a combination of Lucy with chlorine or another halogen
ELUCID - the person who would eat things to draw out their meaning, a process called "elucidate"
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My object all sublime
wofahulicodoc
02/28/2026 3:22 AM
LEFTIST
T -->S
...The billiards sharp whom anyone catches,
HIs doom's extremely hard;
He's made to dwell in a dungeon cell
On a spot that's always barred,
And there he plays extravagant matches
In FITLESS fingerstalls
On a cloth untrue
.With a twisted cue
..And elliptical billiard balls! [laughing maniacally]
-- The Mikado, Act II
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MAC I.D. - the serial number of my desktop computer
wofahulicodoc
02/24/2026 3:30 AM
MUCID
PRONUNCIATION: (MYOO-sid)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Moldy, musty, or slimy.
2. Rotten; really bad.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin mucere (to be moldy). Earliest documented use: 1656.
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MO, C.I.D. - Maurice, Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Division detective, introduces himself tersely
MU HID - Why can't I find the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet?
'MUCIDE - killing the Liberty Mutual Insurance company's advertising mascot
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MAC ID - the serial number of my computer
wofahulicodoc
02/23/2026 7:36 PM
MUCID
PRONUNCIATION: (MYOO-sid)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Moldy, musty, or slimy.
2. Rotten; really bad.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin mucere (to be moldy). Earliest documented use: 1656.
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MO, C.I.D. - Maurice, Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Division detective, introduces himself tersely
MU HID - Why can't I find the twelfth letter of the Greek alphabet?
'MUCIDE - killing the Liberty Mutual Insurance company's advertising mascot
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high ideals
wofahulicodoc
02/22/2026 6:21 AM
FALSETTO
A --> I
LOFTIEST
[Also FALSETTO / E --> K / SOFTTALK. (Remember the 1980s?) But that had only one T.]
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AUTO FAMOUS - you could make a case for Ford's Model T
wofahulicodoc
02/22/2026 12:45 AM
AUTOGAMOUS
PRONUNCIATION: n (aw-TAH-guh-muhs)
MEANING:mm adjective: Self-fertilizing.
ETYMOLOGY: From autogamy, from German Autogamie, coined in 1876 by Austrian botanist Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1831-1898).Earliest documented use: 1880.
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AUTO GAME U.S. - Gran Turismo 1
AUTOGAM IOUs - going into debt to buy a computer racing simulator
AUTO AMOUR - the Americans' Creed
(see also AUTO GLAMOUR, Detroit's response)
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COCKALONE - when the rooster runs away from his flock
wofahulicodoc
02/19/2026 11:45 PM
COCKALANE
PRONUNCIATION: (KOK-uh-layn)
MEANING: noun:
1. An incoherent or rambling story.
2. A satire or lampoon.
ETYMOLOGY: From French coq-à-l’âne (satire, literally from cock to ass), from coq (cock) + à (at) + le (definite article) + âne (ass). Earliest documented use: 1596.
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COCOALANE - no coffee availlable in this line, only hot chococlate
COCKALATE - delayed ejaculation
CLOCKALANE - the cops set up a speed trap on the far left side, watch out!
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S. EXPERT, I.T. - computer guru for the southern office
wofahulicodoc
02/19/2026 11:17 PM
SEXPARTITE
PRONUNCIATION: (seks-PAR-tyt)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Divided into six parts.
2. Having six participants.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin sex (six) + partite (parted), from partire (to divide). Earliest documented use: 1654.
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SEWPARTITE - member of a faction that, when making clothes, never fails to leave at least one seam unfinished
SEMPARTITE - Marines bond with each other
SEX PART, IT END - Finish the darn porno film aleady and let's move on!
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FICATE - to contribute to one's Social Security account
wofahulicodoc
02/19/2026 3:26 AM
FUCATE
PRONUNCIATION: (FYOO-kayt)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Artificially colored.
2. Counterfeit; disguised; falsified.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin fucatus, past participle of fucare (to paint), from fucus (rouge, false color). Earliest documented use: 1531.
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FURCATE - to separate into one part
PUPATE - young Fido had a meal and underwent a metamorphosis
FU CARE - not many are interested
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That was surprising!
wofahulicodoc
02/17/2026 3:49 AM
...as my then two-year-old granddaughter said when
she turned the crank one last turn and the Jack-in-the-Box went
POP goes the Weasel!
MARTLET
M-->S
STARTLE
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INVAGITATE - stir up trouble in Virginia
wofahulicodoc
02/17/2026 3:25 AM
INVAGINATE
PRONUNCIATION: (in-VAJ-uh-nayt)
MEANING: verb tr.:
1. To enclose or to put into a sheath.
2. To fold inward so an outer surface becomes an inner surface, forming a cavity or pouch.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin invaginare (to sheathe), from vagina (sheath). Earliest documented use: 1656.
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INVAPINATE - pretentious term for "use an e-cigarette"
I.V. AgINATE - brand name for a competing form of intravenous Argyrol (colloidal silver nitrate)
IN VAIN, ATE - he had a big meal but it didn't satisfy his hunger at all
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SAND BAG - alternative form of "Sad Sack."
wofahulicodoc
02/17/2026 3:15 AM
SANDBAG
PRONUNCIATION: (SAND-bag)
MEANING: noun: A bag filled with sand.
verb tr.: 1. To fortify a position.
2. To thwart.
3. To coerce.
4. To treat unfairly or harshly.
5. To give an unpleasant surprise; to blindside.
verb intr.: To conceal one’s position in order to gain an advantage.
ETYMOLOGY: From sand + bag. Earliest documented use: noun: 1561, verb: 1838.
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SAND HAG - the Witch of the Sahara
SADBAG - a perennially woeful person; think Eeyore.
SENDBAG - I'm glad they found my lost luggage but they still have to forward it to me
SANDBUG - a VW sedan specially outfitted for desert use
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