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CASHUE - a fancy crescent-shaped nut wofahulicodoc 10/01/2026 1:05 AM
CASQUE

PRONUNCIATION: (kask)

MEANING: noun: A helmet or a helmet-like structure.

ETYMOLOGY: From French casque (helmet), from Spanish casco (helmet, skull). Earliest documented use: before 1586.
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CASQUET - formal word for "coffin"

CASK ¿QUE? - That barrel has what in it ?!

CASHUE - Excuse me, I sneezed
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AND ROPY, NOUS - we French are like cables of hemp wofahulicodoc 10/01/2026 12:54 AM
ANDROGYNOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (an-DROJ-uh-nuhs)

MEANING: adjective:
1. Having both masculine and feminine characteristics, or being neither distinctly masculine nor feminine.
2. Biology: Having both male and female sex characteristics.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin androgynus, from Greek androgynos, from andro- (man) + -gune (woman). Earliest documented use: 1628.
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ANDROGYN OPUS - the Bloom County penguin is a closet hermaphrodite!

ANDROGENOUS - like testosterone. hormonally speaking

ANDY O'GYNUS - young Andrew is in the House of Gynus
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B.I.D.-IOCRACY - government twice a day wofahulicodoc 10/01/2026 12:41 AM
IDIOCRACY

PRONUNCIATION: (i-dee-AH-kruh-see)

MEANING: noun:
1. Government by idiots.
2. A society governed or populated by idiots.

ETYMOLOGY: A blend of idiot and -ocracy (rule or government). Earliest documented use in this sense: 1967.
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IDIOM RACY - blue language, rated PG at best

IDIO CRACK - one-of-a-kind cocaine

IDIOCRACY - government twice yearly by joyful Islamic festival, with minor lesser governing on a weekly basis
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OBI-USE - what you need to do with an untied kimono wofahulicodoc 09/27/2026 10:14 PM
OBTUSE

PRONUNCIATION: (uhb-TOOS/TYOOS)

MEANING: adjective:
1. Slow or unwilling to understand.
2. Dull or indistinct, as a sound, pain, or sensation.
3. Blunt; not sharp or pointed.
4. Of an angle: measuring more than 90° and less than 180°.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin obtundere (to beat against), from ob- (against) + tundere (to beat), which also gave us pierce, contuse, and obtund. Earliest documented use: 1425.
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MOBTUSE - rioters, thinking mindlessly

OBTASE - the enzyme that helps digest OBT

OBIT-USE - transmission of coded messages via death notices
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Re: KIXOLOGY - breakfast-cereal science dealing with corn puffs wofahulicodoc 09/27/2026 9:56 PM
"SKIDOLOGY - the science of free-siding tires (and vehicles) on an icy road"

Oops! Make that "free-sliding tires." My bad.
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KIXOLOGY - breakfast-cereal science dealing with corn puffs wofahulicodoc 09/24/2026 8:05 PM
KIDOLOGY

PRONUNCIATION: (kid-AHL-uh-jee)

MEANING: noun: The art or practice of bluffing or deceiving.

ETYMOLOGY: From kid (to deceive or tease) + -ology (a field of study). The verb kid is probably from the notion of treating someone like a child. Earliest documented use: 1964.
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FIDOLOGY - canine studies

SKIDOLOGY - the science of free-siding tires (and vehicles) on an icy road

CIDOLOGY - specialized knowledge about the British Criminal Investigation Division
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TIMBROUS - wooden; not showing any response wofahulicodoc 09/24/2026 7:51 PM
TIMOROUS

PRONUNCIATION: (TIM-uhr-uhs)

MEANING: adjective: Full of fear; timid.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin timor (fear), from timere (to fear). Earliest documented use: c. 1450.
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TIMOR HOUS - an e-less Indonesian dwelling

TIMER-OUS - mechanical, bound by unnecessary temporal constraints

STIMOROUS - persistently provocative
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AMIS GIVING - a donation from author Kingsley wofahulicodoc 09/24/2026 7:41 PM
MISGIVING

PRONUNCIATION: (mis-GIV-ing)

MEANING: noun: A feeling of doubt or apprehension.

ETYMOLOGY: From misgive (to cause doubt or apprehension), from mis- (badly or wrongly) + give (in its former sense: to suggest). Earliest documented use: 1582.
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MISS GIVING - how I feel when my philanthropic impulses cannot be acted upon

MING IV -ING - acting the great-grandson of Flash Gordon's favorite opponent - Merciless!

MIS-LIVING - the pursuit of evilness
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SONORIFEROUS - Stentorian wofahulicodoc 09/24/2026 7:27 PM
SOPORIFEROUS

PRONUNCIATION. (sop-uh-RIF-uhr-uhs)

MEANING: adjective: Inducing sleep.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin sopor (deep sleep) + -fer (bearing). Earliest documented use: 1583.
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SPORIFEROUS - reproducing by spores

SOPORIFERROUS - sleeping like a pig-iron ingot

SO-POORIFE-ROUS - there are so many financially-challenged families everywhere
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Re: Clerihews wofahulicodoc 09/24/2026 2:32 AM
Dolly Parton
Had an appearance and a talent startin'
With a personality and a manner so endearing
That whenever and wherever she was on stage her audience began cheering
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DECODENT - decrypted wofahulicodoc 09/24/2026 2:20 AM
DECEDENT

PRONUNCIATION: (di-SEE-duhnt)

MEANING: noun: A person who has died.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin decedens (departing), from decedere (to depart, to die), from de- (away) + cedere (to go, yield). Earliest documented use: 1599.
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DEC. EDENTI - my teeth were pulled in Rome on the first day of winter

DECKED E.N.T. - oto-rhino-laryngologist was knocked out in a fight

D.E.C. EVENT - With much fanfare, Digital Equipment Company announced their new PDP-11 mini-computers in 1969.
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MORE-DENT - extra dings in your car wofahulicodoc 09/24/2026 2:05 AM
MORDENT

PRONUNCIATION: (MOR-duhnt)

MEANING: noun: A musical ornament typically made by playing a note, the note immediately above or below it, and the original note again in quick succession.

ETYMOLOGY: From German Mordent, from Italian mordente (biting), ultimately from Latin mordere (to bite). Earliest documented use: 1806.
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MONDENT - sophisticated, world-weary

MERDENT - crude, vulgar

AMORDENT - offensively persistent in expressing affection, after being rebuffed
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ROSTERY - a place to buy pre-made lists of any desired item wofahulicodoc 09/24/2026 1:55 AM
ROSERY

PRONUNCIATION: (ROHZ-uh-ree)

MEANING: noun: A garden or part of a garden devoted to roses.

ETYMOLOGY: From rose + -ery, from Latin rosa (rose). Earliest documented use: 1745.
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HOSERY - where to purchase the watering apparatus for your new garden

PROSERY - Buy your books here, and you won't be disappointed. You can be confident that things will never go from bad to verse.

EROSERY - an ancient Greek monument dedicated to all aspects of love
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VI0L EIN - the most adept player in the Bavarian string consort wofahulicodoc 09/24/2026 1:37 AM
VILLEIN

PRONUNCIATION: (VIL-uhn)

MEANING: noun: A peasant legally bound to a feudal lord, owing labor or dues in return for the use of land.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old French vilein (peasant), from Latin villanus (farm worker), from villa (country estate, farm). Earliest documented use: before 1325.
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VIOLEIN - a medieval musical instrument

VILE IN - a despicable means of entry based on knowing someone

V-IL LENIN - Founder 5-49 of the Red Russian political movement in the early Twentieth Century
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EVER-AT - cannot be relocated wofahulicodoc 09/24/2026 1:18 AM
EVERT

PRONUNCIATION: (i-VUHRT)

MEANING: verb tr.: To turn inside out or outward.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin evertere (to overturn), from e- (out) + vertere (to turn). Earliest documented use: 1533.
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EWER-T - a brew made from steeped leaves (and sometimes stems) and served in a pitcher

EV-EMT - en electric-powered vehicle designed for transporting those giving and receiving emergency care

IE-VENT - making a special occasion of spelling a word with E-before-I, like a deceitful neighbor giving you a receipt
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EVILOQUENT - replete with words found in the Devil's Dictionary wofahulicodoc 09/14/2026 2:32 AM
BREVILOQUENT

PRONUNCIATION: (bre-VIL-uh-kwuhnt)

MEANING: adjective: Using few words.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin brevis (short) + loqui (to speak). Earliest documented use: 1865.
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BREWILOQUENT - extoling the virtues of fermented spirits in great detail

REVILOQUENT - full of rejection and loathing

BREXILOQUENT - passionate on the subject of Britain leaving the European Union
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by his own petard wofahulicodoc 09/10/2026 6:33 PM
SIGHTINGS

G --> O

HOISTINGS
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MAXILENT - pre-Easter abstaining from the the most wofahulicodoc 09/10/2026 6:08 PM
MACILENT

PRONUNCIATION: (MAS-uh-luhnt)

MEANING: adjective:
1. Lean or emaciated.
2. Lacking in substance.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin macilentus (lean). Earliest documented use: before 1425.
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MA SILENT - Mother didn't say a word

iMAC I LENT - My desktop Apple computer is being borrowed at the moment

MASCILENT - opposite of FEMINENT
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UNI-DOROUS - having only one entrance wofahulicodoc 09/10/2026 5:26 PM
NIDOROUS

PRONUNCIATION: (NY-duh-ruhs)

MEANING: adjective: Smelling strongly of cooking, burning, or decaying animal matter.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin nidor (strong smell from cooking or burning), unrelated to odor. Earliest documented use: 1626.
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Ni-TOROUS - a nickel doughnut

NODOROUS - without a smell

FIDOROUS - having a small portal so a dog can enter or leave without disturbing its owner
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ROID - testosterone wofahulicodoc 09/09/2026 7:21 PM
RORID

PRONUNCIATION: (ROR-id)

MEANING: adjective: Dewy.

ETYMOLOGY: n From Latin roridus (dewy), from ros (dew). Earliest documented use: 1425
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R.U.R. ID - ISBN-13 978-1974489862

ORO RID - Madrid abolishes the gold standard

ROR B.I.D. - you should ROR twice daily
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STUPOR-OLUS - a light nap wofahulicodoc 09/07/2026 10:35 PM
STUPOROUS

PRONUNCIATION: (STOO/STYOO-puh-ruhs)

MEANING: adjective: Dazed, sluggish, or barely responsive.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin stupere (to be stunned or dazed), which also gave us stupendous, stupefy, and stupid. Earliest documented use: 1712.
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SIT-UPOROUS - tending to admonish others for poor posture

SCUPOROUS - having good drainage

SETUPOROUS - constructed to be leaky
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CROW-HEARTED - boastful wofahulicodoc 09/06/2026 10:53 PM
COWHEARTED

PRONUNCIATION: (KOW-har-tid)

MEANING: adjective: Cowardly.

ETYMOLOGY: From cow, from Old English cu (cow) + heart, from Old English heorte. Earliest documented use: 1660.
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SCOWHEARTED - worthless; full of garbage down to its core

COWHEATED - warmed in the winter by burning manure; comfortable but smelly. a dubious combination

COWSHEAR TED - nickname of the guy who cuts the hair off leather early in the tanning process
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GRIFFONUAGE - a cloud shaped like an eagle in front,lion in back wofahulicodoc 09/06/2026 10:37 PM
GRIFFONAGE

PRONUNCIATION: (grif-uh-NAHZH)

MEANING: noun: Careless or illegible handwriting; scrawl.

ETYMOLOGY: From French griffonner (to scribble or scrawl), from griffe (claw). Earliest documented use: 1832.
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GRIFFIN AGE - 1962-1986, the years when singer and band leader, movie actor, television personality and media mogul Merv hosted his talk show

GRIFT ON AGE - the vocation of one who practices deceiving older people

GRIEFONAGE - sadly, how the above practitioners work, using the telephone
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MOTHLING - a caterpillar wofahulicodoc 09/06/2026 10:18 PM
MOTH-WING

PRONUNCIATION: (MAWTH-wing)

MEANING: adjective: Fragile or fleeting.
noun: Something fragile or fleeting.

ETYMOLOGY: From moth, from Old English moththe + wing, from Old Norse vængir, plural of vængr. Earliest documented use: 1823.
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BOTH-WING - affecting both upper and lower surfaces of a biplane wing

MYTH-WING - the alae of Icarus, Pegasus, et al.

MATH-WING - there's a whole building at MIT where every classroom is devoted to the study of numbers, algebra, geometry, and topology
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STINKYBEAK - person with a large nose and a bad sinus infection wofahulicodoc 09/06/2026 10:04 PM
STICKYBEAK

PRONUNCIATION: (STIK-ee-beek)

MEANING: noun: 1. An overly inquisitive person.
2. An inquisitive look or inspection.
verb intr.: To pry or snoop.

ETYMOLOGY: From stick, from Old English stician (to pierce or thrust) + beak (slang for a human nose). Earliest documented use: 1914.
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STICKYBEAR - a soft candy, also called a gummy bear

STICKYBEAN - a molasses-coated lima bean, meant to occupy a fussy infant as he tries to put it down and succeeds only in passing it from finger to finger

STICKY BREAK - a maneuver in a game of pool whereby the shooter disturbs the pack only minimally, so as not to leave the opponent a useful lie
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