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Today's word: knacker PRONUNCIATION: (NAK-uhr) MEANING: noun: 1. A person who buys old, sick, or worn-out animals for slaughter. 2. A person who buys old buildings, ships, etc. to break them up for scrap. verb tr.: To tire out. ETYMOLOGY: Probably of Scandinavian origin. Earliest documented use: 1574. _________________________________________________________
Drop the useless K, add the curvy S.
SNACKER: a sneaky fat person
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knackers is also Brit-slang for testicles.
formerly known as etaoin...
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knackers is also Brit-slang for testicles. Thanks Buffalo. A --> O KNOCKERS: American slang: boobs, a pair of
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Today's word: gnathic PRONUNCIATION: (NATH-ik) MEANING: adjective: Of or relating to the jaw. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek gnathos (jaw). Ultimately from the Indo-European root genu- (jawbone, chin), which is also the source of chin, prognathous , and Sanskrit hanu (jaw). Hanuman (literally, having a large jaw) is the name of a monkey god in the Hindu pantheon. Earliest documented use: 1882. _________________________________________________________
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GNATCHIC: a gnat who is gnattily dressed.
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GNASHIC
Have the qualaity of being very annoying.
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GNASHIC
Have the qualaity of being very annoying. Inspirational, RC. Why couldn't I gnaw out a clever word like "gnashic"? Oh well I am me and you are you...damnit.
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jj, I'm dead conventional - you're insperaitional: we make a great pair!
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What a nice thought. Oh heck, I forgot...it's Valentine's Day.
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A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg: chthonic PRONUNCIATION: (THON-ik) MEANING: adjective: Of or relating to the underworld. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek chthon (earth). Ultimately from the Indo-European root dhghem- (earth), which also sprouted human, homicide, humble, homage, chameleon, chamomile, inhume, exhume, and Persian zamindar (landholder). Earliest documented use: 1882. __________________________________________________________
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EHTHONIC: an expression people use when told how to pronounce "chthonic". viz. Eh? thonic?
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