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. __________________________
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. __________________________
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. ___________________________
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._ ___________________________
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 ____________________________
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. _________________________
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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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. _______________________________
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. ______________________________
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. __________________________________
PUN, INC - professional jokes, based on wordplay, delivered on order
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. _____________________________
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. ______________________________
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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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. _________________________
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. ________________________________
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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