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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 #197101 - 02/07/11 01:58 AM Re: Discombooberated -Scombussolato [Re: Faldage]   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Well--I won't copy the homophonic spelling here, but see what else it has: even if it IS all 'messied up'. #197105 - 02/07/11 03:20 AM Re: Discombooberated -Scombussolato [Re: Avy]   Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,120 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,120 Land of the Flat Water "gesnorgenplatz" - I like this: the place where one snores. I am looking forward to it this eve: long day. ----please, draw me a sheep---- #197172 - 02/08/11 08:40 PM Re: Discombooberated [Re: iPox]   Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 Aramis addict Aramis   addict Joined: May 2005 Posts: 456 SE US Now see how the back-formation thing can get dangerous? One can only imagine how one (who is capable) might "booberate". Jackie? ÅΓª╥┐↕§ #197173 - 02/08/11 09:15 PM Re: Discombooberated [Re: Aramis]   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass this is by no means (I'm sure) the last word on the subject, but here's what The Word Detective had to say back in 2005: In any case, if your dictionary doesn't list "discombobulate," you definitely need a new dictionary†. However, your search for "combobulate" will come up dry in even the best dictionary, because "combobulate" by itself isn't a word. "Discombobulate," meaning "to throw into a state of confusion, to disturb or disorient," is an invented word apparently formed as a joking alteration of "discompose" or "discomfit," both slightly musty terms for confusing or upsetting a person. "Discombobulate" first appeared around 1834. † - heh. I often used the word 'smegma' as the criterion for this. Last edited by tsuwm; 02/08/11 09:20 PM. #197186 - 02/09/11 02:49 AM Re: Discombooberated [Re: tsuwm]   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: tsuwm † - heh. I often used the word 'smegma' as the criterion for this. Mine has always been 'zarf'. #197187 - 02/09/11 03:19 AM Re: Discombooberated [Re: Faldage]   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass Originally Posted By: Faldage Originally Posted By: tsuwm † - heh. I often used the word 'smegma' as the criterion for this. Mine has always been 'zarf'. oh dear.. that disqualifies MW-CD and W3!! #197194 - 02/09/11 12:57 PM Re: Discombooberated [Re: Father Steve]   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont smegma! O.o formerly known as etaoin... Page 6 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moderated by  Jackie  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. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,880 Posts224,653 Members9,045 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members DavidOrigami, RichEngle, Stosh2010, CarolWilliamson, Farscape07 9045 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 95 guests, and 2 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 51 A C Bowden 28 LukeJavan8 11 may2point0 1 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 9,120 wofahulicodoc 7,879 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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