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Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 > Topic Options #14792 - 01/05/01 03:01 PM Discombooberated Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2788 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA Just received an e-mail message from my choir director informing me that the organist's father died and choir practice was cancelled and music plans are changing after the Sunday bulletin has been printed. She concludes: "So, as you can see, our musical plans for Sunday have become quite discombooberated!" This term does not appear in any of my dictionaries, yet I understand quite well what she means. This must present an additional challenge to ESL folks, having to learn not only the formal English language, but these sorts of made-up words, as well. Following this week's theme about taking the negative out of words, is a "combooberated" person one who has it all together? Or just both of them together? Or what? Top #14793 - 01/05/01 03:05 PM Re: Discombooberated Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 3146 Loc: Northamptonshire, England Funny - we use "discombobulated". But I figure it means the same thing. Dictionary.com has this to say: dis·com·bob·u·late (dskm-bby-lt) v. tr. dis·com·bob·u·lat·ed, dis·com·bob·u·lat·ing, dis·com·bob·u·lates. To throw into a state of confusion. See Synonyms at confuse. FWIW _________________________ The idiot also known as Capfka ... Top #14794 - 01/05/01 03:16 PM Re: Discombooberated Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 CapK uses discombobulated That is certainly the form I learned at my mother(of whichever sex*)'s knee. I suspect a student of ESL would have similar problems with that one. I doubt if it's high on the list of Important Vocabulary Words. *I think it was my father who used it. Top #14795 - 01/05/01 03:55 PM Re: Discombooberated Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 3146 Loc: Northamptonshire, England I suspect a student of ESL would have similar problems with that one. I doubt if it's high on the list of Important Vocabulary Words. Granted. Don't think I've used it in conversation ... ever! It would get me branded as uppity, I would imagine. _________________________ The idiot also known as Capfka ... Top #14796 - 01/05/01 03:57 PM Re: Discombooberated tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass I have a friend who speaks and writes using nonce words like this; words like 'contravivulated' and 'goofaglarbian' and 'slipshodderiness' -- you'll not find these in any dictionary, but you know pretty much what he means, in context. (as an aside, he styles himself as jmh; not to be confused with our own). Top #14797 - 01/05/01 04:03 PM Re: Discombooberated AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6511 Loc: lower upstate New York The Padre postulates: Following this week's theme about taking the negative out of words, is a "combooberated" person one who has it all together? Or just both of them together? nota bene: Kaintuck's sleaze police spies are watching..... (down here in the South of the good ol' US we say 'discombobulated' ... never heard the 'boob' variety.) Top #14798 - 01/05/01 04:26 PM Re: Discombooberated Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 In reference to discombobulated CapK remarks that using it: "...would get me branded as uppity" US'ns have always used it in a mock rustic way. Top #14799 - 01/05/01 04:59 PM Re: Discombooberated belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/28/00 Posts: 2891 I've often heard discombobulated also, but usually from strick non-swearers who do not want to say f****d-up and never from a guy. Top #14800 - 01/05/01 06:05 PM Re: Discombooberated Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Registered: 11/13/00 Posts: 3146 Loc: Northamptonshire, England A "Mock Rustic" approach in Zild would be what Bel has said discombobulated is substituted for in her world. And both sexes would participate these days, I might add. _________________________ The idiot also known as Capfka ... Top #14801 - 01/06/01 09:21 PM Re: Discombooberated Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11613 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky is a "combooberated" person one who has it all together? Or just both of them together? Or what? C'mere a minute, F.S.--I wish to discombooberate you. Top Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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