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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 79 of 100 1 2 … 77 78 79 80 81 … 99 100 Go to page... Re: SNAFU [Re: LukeJavan8] #213726 12/26/13 12:16 AM 12/26/13 12:16 AM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi ILKSOP- a set of human beings who follow standard operating procedures of being alive and never ask why. Re: SNAFU [Re: jenny jenny] #213730 12/26/13 06:28 AM 12/26/13 06:28 AM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi hayseed PRONUNCIATION: (HAY-seed) MEANING: noun: An unsophisticated person who comes from a rural area. ETYMOLOGY: Alluding to a person with straw in his clothes or smelling of hayseed and regarded as a country bumpkin. Earliest documented use: 1577. ------------------------------------------------------------- HAY-SPEED- in circa 1967 a one hit wonder named Mister Earl whom they often called "Speedo" was on the skids. His friends "The Drifters" wrote a question/response stage song with the refrain "Hey speed" to facilitate the re-invigoration of Speedo's fame. The song is a wonderful hoot. I'll edit in a Youtube rendition if one exists. rube [Re: jenny jenny] #213741 12/26/13 12:10 PM 12/26/13 12:10 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,964 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,964 Worcester, MA HAYSEND verb: moved quickly Gadabouting through the walls of modern life [Re: wofahulicodoc] #213759 12/27/13 02:34 PM 12/27/13 02:34 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi gadabout PRONUNCIATION: (GAD-uh-bout) MEANING: noun: One who roams around in search of amusement. ETYMOLOGY: From gad (to go around from one place to another aimlessly). Earliest documented use: 1817 ========================================================= GAGABOUT - a fight between Mister Gaga and Lady Gaga for dominance. How about that ! [Re: jenny jenny] #213760 12/27/13 06:01 PM 12/27/13 06:01 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,964 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,964 Worcester, MA GIGABOUT: 2^30, which is 1,073,741,824, or about one billion (the way a Meg is 2^20, which is 1,048,576, or about a million, and a K is 2^10, which is 1,024, or about a thousand) Edit: Oops, that's two changes. One too many. Let's try this one: GADABOOT: to kick your prodigal son out of the house once and for all (expletive deleted) [Re: wofahulicodoc] #213777 12/30/13 12:02 PM 12/30/13 12:02 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,964 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,964 Worcester, MA BLEB PRONUNCIATION: (bleb) MEANING: noun: 1. A small blister or swelling. 2. A bubble. ETYMOLOGY: Perhaps alteration of blob. Earliest documented use: 1607. -------------------------------- BLEEB - censorship on the British Broadcasting Corporation Re: (expletive completed) [Re: wofahulicodoc] #213780 12/30/13 03:46 PM 12/30/13 03:46 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi BLUB - Moby Dick's bubba who was much too fat to excape the harpoons of Ahab but yet in death he contributed tons of enlightment to mankind. Hense the term "light Blub". Re: (expletive completed) [Re: jenny jenny] #213787 12/31/13 11:48 AM 12/31/13 11:48 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,964 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,964 Worcester, MA jilt PRONUNCIATION: JILT MEANING: verb tr.: To end a relationship suddenly or callously. noun: A person, especially a woman, who discards a lover. ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin, perhaps from the name Gillian (or Jillian/Jill). Earliest documented use: 1660. ---------------------------------- JULT - 14-year-old sweetheart of Romo, whose family was having a feud with hers Re: (expletive sublimated) [Re: wofahulicodoc] #213788 12/31/13 03:01 PM 12/31/13 03:01 PM Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi J jenny jenny OP veteran jenny jenny   OP veteran J Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,554 Lower Aberdeen, Mississippi TILT - Wilt Chamberlan's younger bro. He was a better shooter than Wilt but his left foot was shorter than his right foot so he couldn't run, instead he skipped. Re: (expletive sublimated) [Re: jenny jenny] #213798 01/01/14 04:46 PM 01/01/14 04:46 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,964 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,964 Worcester, MA pi PRONUNCIATION: (py) MEANING: noun: 1. A confused mixture, originally a jumble of printing types. Also spelled as pie. 2. The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet. 3. A mathematical constant (approximately 3.14159), representing the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. ETYMOLOGY: For 1: Origin uncertain. Earliest documented use: 1659. For 2, 3: From Greek pi/pei, of Semitic origin. Earliest documented use: 1425. ----------------------------------------------- PU - half a platter of American Chinese appetizers Page 79 of 100 1 2 … 77 78 79 80 81 … 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, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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