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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #206652 - 08/13/12 03:34 AM some questions to ponder.. tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass here are two that I've been pondering: 1) "it's the absolute opposite of a no-brainer" - given that a no-brainer is defined (by M-W) as something that requires a minimum of thought, what would the exact opposite word be? 2) consider the lyric for I’ll Do Anything by Jason Mraz: “We can cool in the gang if you’d rather hang Ain’t no thing. I can be lucubrious with you.” Urban Dictionary suggests calm, cool, relaxed; the closest Latin root I can find is lūcubrāre , to work by artificial light [cf. lucubrate] - what's going on here? 2a) or is it related more to luculent, clear in thought or expression: lucid Top #206655 - 08/13/12 06:54 AM Re: some questions to ponder.. [Re: tsuwm] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 1) That's a real poser. 2) Mraz just thought the word sounded good and had no idea what it meant having only seen it in a context from which it was not trivial to understand its meaning. Or either it wasn't Mraz that came upon this word. Lucubrious has an OLI of 1, and that's from Urban Dictionary. Top #206659 - 08/13/12 10:06 AM Re: some questions to ponder.. [Re: tsuwm] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3290 Loc: R'lyeh I can be lucubrious with you. At first I thought it might be a misspelling and mismeaning of lugubrious, but who knows? _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #206665 - 08/13/12 01:15 PM Re: some questions to ponder.. [Re: tsuwm] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 I guess we can say (at least for now) lucubrious, adj. chill; relaxed; calm in an upbeat manner. Etym. unknown. Top #206706 - 08/17/12 01:10 PM Re: some questions to ponder.. [Re: Faldage] Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1075 Loc: Lancaster, UK My immediate tought was, "He's got the word wrong - he really means 'lubricious. I could be wrong - not that I'll usually publicly acknowledge such an event ......... _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise Top #206756 - 08/20/12 07:41 PM Re: some questions to ponder.. [Re: Rhubarb Commando] olly old hand Registered: 12/18/06 Posts: 956 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand this from songmeanings.net lacubrious is a made up word by hip hop artist bushwalla which means chilled and relaxed Top #206762 - 08/21/12 05:23 AM Re: some questions to ponder.. [Re: olly] Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1075 Loc: Lancaster, UK Going back to tsuwm's original query: [here are two that I've been pondering: 1) "it's the absolute opposite of a no-brainer" - given that a no-brainer is defined (by M-W) as something that requires a minimum of thought, what would the exact opposite word be?] Would this be a "full-brainer"? - meaning that the question/problem is difficult and therefore needs the full power of whatever brain you have? edit For instance, if you are acknowledging that you have limited experience in solving a particular problem, you might say, "!You might find this easy, but for me, it is a full-brainer." Edited by Rhubarb Commando (08/21/12 05:25 AM) Edit Reason: additional thought _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise Top #206763 - 08/21/12 08:16 AM Re: some questions to ponder.. [Re: Rhubarb Commando] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague If no-brainer stands for no brains involved the opposite could be all-brainer (all brains involved). (all hands on deck) Top #206764 - 08/21/12 11:09 AM Re: some questions to ponder.. [Re: BranShea] Rhubarb Commando old hand Registered: 11/13/11 Posts: 1075 Loc: Lancaster, UK I can live with that one, Bran. _________________________ I'm immortal until proven otherwise Top #206766 - 08/22/12 08:35 AM Re: some questions to ponder.. [Re: Rhubarb Commando] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague I can live with full-brainer too. Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > 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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