ASLANTEAN - leonine
wofahulicodoc
10/11/24 02:20 PM
ATLANTEAN
PRONUNCIATION: (at-lan-TEE-uhn)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Extremely strong, often alluding to mythical or superhuman capabilities.
2. Related to the legendary island of Atlantis said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.
ETYMOLOGY: After Atlas, a Titan in Greek mythology. After the defeat of the Titans, he was condemned by Zeus to support the heavens. Earliest documented use: 1667.
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AT-LAST-EAN - terminating a long period of waiting
A TANTE-AN - like my mother's French sister, who has a plume on my Uncle's chest of drawers
ATLAN TEAL - a species of duck found mainly in the mountains of northwest Africa, between the Sahara Desert and the southwestern Mediterranean Sea
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Good grief!
A C Bowden
10/11/24 02:43 AM
Bereavement may feel like a curse,
But I think it is somewhat perverse
For a guy to persist
In shaking his fist
To drive Satan out of the hearse.
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ALI CYAN - Cassius Clay painted his skin blue
wofahulicodoc
10/11/24 01:11 AM
ALICIAN
PRONUNCIATION: (uh-LISH-uhn)
MEANING: adjective: Surreal, whimsical, or illogical.
ETYMOLOGY: After Alice, the heroine of Lewis Carroll’s books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Earliest documented use: 1898. See also: words coined by Lewis Carroll.
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GALICIAN - pertaining to the northwest corner of Spain, between Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.
(Not "from France," which you might guess; that would have 2 Ls)
AÖLICIAN - garlicky, and on the oily side
APICIAN - animal doctor who specializes in primates
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MEL-POME DISH - a plate of honey and apples
wofahulicodoc
10/09/24 05:16 PM
MELPOMENISH
PRONUNCIATION: (mel-POM-uh-nish)
MEANING: adjective: Tragic; related to tragedy.
ETYMOLOGY: After Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy in Greek mythology. Earliest documented use: 1801.
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ME POMENISH - I was born and raised in Pomen.
MEL POMEN ICH - (it's in Germany.) My first name is Melvin.
HELP-OMEN-ISH - a sort of sign of assistance in the future
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PENELOPERAN - a musical work performed at Alcatraz
wofahulicodoc
10/08/24 02:43 PM
PENELOPEAN
PRONUNCIATION: (puh-nel-uh-PEE-uhn)
MEANING: adjective:
1. Involving repetitive or cyclical efforts, often with little apparent progress.
2. Characterized by steadfast loyalty and resilience despite prolonged adversity.
ETYMOLOGY: After Penelope, the wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus in Greek mythology. Earliest documented use: 1627. Some other words coined after her are penelope and penelopize. Also see sisyphean.
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PENELOPAEAN - a solemn song or chant of fidelity, cleverness, tenacity, and triumph, inspired by the story of Odysseus' wife
OPENELOPEAN - mail in an unsealed packet, with no pretense of privacy
PENTELOPEAN - having run away to marry five times
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No need for variety
A C Bowden
10/08/24 02:12 AM
Very philosophical...  SOLID – SONGSMITH What songsmiths require nowadays Is one solid, repeatable phrase. Then they might as well stop If they write modern pop, For mantra-like songs are the craze. PERSIST – PERVERSE
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The Very Model of a Lonely Orphan Boy
wofahulicodoc
10/08/24 12:35 AM
...when I read your verse, my brain - and ears - instantly go to Penzance:
If he’s telling a terrible story
He shall die by a death that is gory,
Yes, one of the cruellest slaughters
That ever were known in these waters;
It is easy, in elegant diction,
To call it an innocent fiction;
But it comes in the same category
As telling a regular terrible story....
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DAMON LEAN - Matt looks like he's lost some weight
wofahulicodoc
10/08/24 12:14 AM
DAMOCLEAN
PRONUNCIATION: (dam-uh-KLEE-uhn)
MEANING: adjective: Involving imminent danger.
ETYMOLOGY: After Damocles of Greek legend. Earliest documented use: 1888.
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DAME CLEAN - husband of that bald guy in the bottle
DAMN CLEAN - how the kitchen is when they get done with it!
DAM-OCEAN - what the Dutch are trying to do, with variable success
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THANATOSIS
A C Bowden
10/06/24 03:00 AM
THANATUSSIS - fatal coughing fit
THANETOSIS - localized disease found in the far south-eastern corner of England
THANE O'TROSSACHS - medieval Scottish nobleman
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Slack attitude
A C Bowden
10/06/24 02:40 AM
A soldier will not achieve glory
If his actions are too dilatory.
When the foe is at large,
If he's slow to discharge
A weapon, his end may be gory.
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