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STAYGIAN - You will join us for dinner, won't you, Mr. Menotti !?
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STYXIAN When I get too close to my bed of cacti


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TOHUBOHU

PRONUNCIATION: (TOH-hoo-BO-hoo)

MEANING: noun: Chaos; confusion.

ETYMOLOGY: From Hebrew tohu wa-bhohu, from tohu (formlessness) and bhohu (emptiness). Earliest documented use: 1619.
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TOFUBOHU - formless bean curd, full of empty calories

TOHUBOOHU - You gave it to the former president of China? Oh, woe!

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Hehemoth- funny man from Point Pleasant

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BEHEMOTH

PRONUNCIATION: (bi-HEE-muth, BEE-uh-)

MEANING: noun:
1. A huge or monstrous creature.
2. Something large and powerful, as an organization.

ETYMOLOGY: From Hebrew behemoth, plural of behemah (beast). Earliest documented use: 1382. Behemoth is a huge beast mentioned in the Book of Job 40:15-24.

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BE THE MOTH - You too can flit around near lights...but don't get too close!

BEHEMONTH - Just what is Julius Caesar? or is it Augustus?

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Speaking of the former president of China, did you catch this little gem the first time around?

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LEVIATHAN

PRONUNCIATION: (li-VY-uh-thuhn)

MEANING: noun: Something large and powerful.

ETYMOLOGY: Via Latin from Hebrew liwyathan (whale). Earliest documented use: 1382.
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LEVIATHON - an all-day fund-raiser for the benefit of the Save-the-Whales foundation

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Ifleviathen- never park here ever, idiot

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Le Via tan - skin pigmentation from walking Italian roads

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MANNA

PRONUNCIATION: (MAN-uh)

MEANING: noun: An unexpected help, benefit, or advantage.

ETYMOLOGY: Via Latin and Greek from Hebew man (manna). In the Bible manna was the food supplied to the Israelites by the heavens during their wandering in the desert. Earliest documented use: mid 5th century.
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MANUA (pron. ma-NOO-a) - organic fertilizer made in Boston

MANNAX - prohibits transporting chopped-down trees across state lines

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Man n/a - dude ex machina

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