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Page 81 of 100 < 1 2 ... 79 80 81 82 83 ... 99 100 > Go to page... Topic Options #213848 - 01/06/14 03:52 PM Re: Good Ol' Ben [Re: wofahulicodoc] wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6785 Loc: Worcester, MA REPLETION PRONUNCIATION: (ri-PLEE-shuhn) MEANING: noun: The condition of being completely filled or satisfied. ETYMOLOGY: Via French, from Latin replere, from re- (back, again) + plere (to fill), from plenus (full). Earliest documented use: 1398. ---------------------------------------------- PREPLETION -- what a good waiter does by pouring more into your glass just before you ask for it Top #213854 - 01/07/14 01:00 AM ORDER or DiSoRDeR? [Re: wofahulicodoc] jenny jenny veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi DEPLETION - the drain of spirit which occurs when a Culture choses excessive order over reason. Example: Nazi Germany. REPLETION - the renewal of the human spirit after all Communist pinkos have been thrown out and freedom once again becomes enow. Top #213867 - 01/07/14 03:07 PM heavy the head that bears the crown [Re: jenny jenny] wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6785 Loc: Worcester, MA PONDEROUS PRONUNCIATION: (PON-duhr-uhs) MEANING: adjective: 1. Having great weight. 2. Awkward or unwieldy. 3. Dull or laborious. ETYMOLOGY: Via French, from Latin ponderare (to ponder, weigh). Ultimately from the Indo-European root (s)pen- (to draw, to spin), which is also the source of pendulum, spider, pound, pansy, pendant, ponder, appendix, depend, spontaneous, perpend, vilipend, filipendulous, and equipoise. Earliest documented use: 1400. ---------------------------------------- PANDEROUS - a quality universally possessed by politicians PONDERONUS - weighty obligations PONDEROPUS - I wonder what that penguin meant? Top #213868 - 01/07/14 04:06 PM Re: heavy the head that wears a frown [Re: wofahulicodoc] jenny jenny veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi PonderR'us - a gym chain for heavyweight lifters Top #213876 - 01/08/14 07:30 AM Once upon a time... [Re: jenny jenny] wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6785 Loc: Worcester, MA QUONDAM PRONUNCIATION: (KWON-duhm) MEANING: adjective: Former; onetime. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin quondam (formerly). Earliest documented use: 1535. ------------------------------ QUONDAY - in old calendars, an unidentified day near the beginning of the week (not to be ocnfused with QUONDAE - the ice cream treat I just finished eating) Top #213881 - 01/08/14 10:20 AM Once upon an unhappy time... [Re: wofahulicodoc] jenny jenny veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi QUONDAMN adj - belonging to bad times long past ex: a quondamn lover. Top #213884 - 01/08/14 11:24 AM Re: Once upon a time... [Re: wofahulicodoc] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 8429 Loc: Land of the Flat Water QUONSAM A itty- bitty quonset. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #213888 - 01/08/14 03:45 PM [Re: LukeJavan8] Tromboniator old hand Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 954 Loc: Alaska QUONDIM – fading of old memories. Top #213902 - 01/09/14 11:41 AM nobody laughs when I tell a joke [Re: jenny jenny] wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6785 Loc: Worcester, MA INIMICAL PRONUNCIATION: (i-NIM-i-kuhl) MEANING: adjective: 1. Harmful. 2. Unfriendly. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin in- (not) + amicus (friend). A few other words that share the same root are: amigo, amity, enemy, amicable, and amicus curiae. Earliest documented use: 1645. --------------------------------------------- MINIMICAL - not very funny... Top #213905 - 01/09/14 01:21 PM Re: nobody laughs when I tell a joke [Re: wofahulicodoc] jenny jenny veteran Registered: 06/05/10 Posts: 1554 Loc: Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi That is because you are an intellectual giant and to average folks your jokes are INTIMICAL - a smug manner that is intimidating to others so much as to their not wanting to engage you in casual conversation. Top Page 81 of 100 < 1 2 ... 79 80 81 82 83 ... 99 100 > Go to page... 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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