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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 99 100 Go to page... #209324 - 01/30/13 04:51 PM Re: Hanging by a Mil [Re: jenny jenny]   Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 jenny jenny veteran jenny jenny   veteran Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Today's word: paresthesia or paraesthesia PRONUNCIATION: (par-uhs-THEE-zhuh, -zhee-) MEANING: noun: A sensation of pricking, tingling, burning, etc. on the skin. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek para- (at, beyond) + aisthesis (sensation or perception). Ultimately from the Indo-European root au- (to perceive) ____________________________________________________ Presto-Change-o A>S PARAESTHESIS: - a thesis on intuitive perceptions #209331 - 01/31/13 04:47 AM esthetic reactions [Re: jenny jenny]   Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,879 wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,879 Worcester, MA PARENTHESIA - My Mom and Dad are so unfeeling... BARASTHESIA - It's so cold in the bathroom I can't even feel the toilet when I sit down! Incidentally, PARESTHESIS is actually a variant spelling for -ESIA. But I like your definition better! #209338 - 01/31/13 07:58 PM I'm slow, wolf, I just now got barasthesia! :) [Re: wofahulicodoc]   Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 jenny jenny veteran jenny jenny   veteran Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Today's word: armscye or armseye PRONUNCIATION:(AHRM-sy, -zy) MEANING:noun: An opening in a garment for attaching a sleeve; an armhole. ETYMOLOGY:From arm, from Old English earm + scye (armhole), from Scottish, reanalyzed as arm's eye. ___________________________________________________ add F FARMSEYE: an old decrepit dog who barks bloody murder when strangers come around. And to him anything that moves is a stranger. #209344 - 02/01/13 02:50 AM Re: I'm slow, wolf, I just now got barasthesia! :) [Re: jenny jenny]   Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,879 wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,879 Worcester, MA ARTSEYE - Undergraduates' shorthand for one of the three major branches of learning, renamed to make it comparable to the other two. Thus we have Natural Sciences (NatSci), Social Sciences (SocSci), and Art Sciences, (formerly "Humanities," now ArtSeye). {Speaking of Barasthesia - does it work any better if we call it the outhouse instead of the bathroom?) /guffaw #209358 - 02/02/13 02:18 AM Re: I'm slow, wolf, I just now got barasthesia! :) [Re: wofahulicodoc]   Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 jenny jenny veteran jenny jenny   veteran Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Today's word: onomastics PRONUNCIATION:(on-uh-MAS-tiks) MEANING: noun: The study of proper names or of terms used in a specialized field. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek onomastikos (of names), from onomazein (to name), from onoma (name). Earliest documented use: 1904. _______________________________________________________ insert -> K ONOMASTICKS- a stack of sticks named after themselves. #209361 - 02/02/13 04:43 AM Re: I'm slow, wolf, I just now got barasthesia! :) [Re: jenny jenny]   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Or-- ohnomastic: the instant you realize you've bitten down on something you shouldn't have. Cousin to the ohnosecond. #209362 - 02/02/13 05:57 PM I don't know about this one... [Re: Jackie]   Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,879 wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,879 Worcester, MA OBOMASTICS -- definitely NOT a Teflon President ! (Feel free to attach whatever bias appeals to you. ) #209363 - 02/02/13 08:26 PM He has so many this might be fun... [Re: wofahulicodoc]   Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 jenny jenny veteran jenny jenny   veteran Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi OBOMASTICS: Obama's tics. - Oddly Oboma doesn't twitch when a fly lands on his face, nor does he twitch when he is telling the truth. Oboma twitches a lot. Last edited by jenny jenny; 02/03/13 02:26 AM. Reason: To tell the truth #209397 - 02/04/13 05:54 PM Um?... Ah, what the hell! [Re: jenny jenny]   Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 jenny jenny veteran jenny jenny   veteran Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi Anu's Word of the Day: impetuous PRONUNCIATION: (im-PECH-oo-uhs) MEANING: adjective: Marked by impulsiveness or impatience. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin impetus (assault, impetus), from impetere (to attack), from in- (in) + petere (to go to). Ultimately from the Indo-European root pet- (to rush or fly). ______________________________________________ umpetuous: combining form of "um"and "petuous" i,e. hesitant but overeager. #209398 - 02/04/13 06:16 PM We've just identified the Origin of the Universe ! [Re: jenny jenny]   Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,879 wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,879 Worcester, MA IMPETUONS - Sub-atomic particles that behave however they want to, without thinking of the consequences. These so-called "Devil particles" function as "God anti-particles:" when an Impetuon and a Higgs Boson collide, they vanish in mutual annihilation, releasing monstrous amounts of energy... Page 4 of 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 99 100 Go to page... 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, ...) 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