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Uberous (YOO-buhr-uhs)- Cuberous- Charlie Brown P.F. post find "It's hip to be square."
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UBEROUS
PRONUNCIATION: (YOO-buhr-uhs)
MEANING: adjective: Abundant; fruitful.
ETYMOLOGY: from Latin uber (rich, fruitful, abundant, etc.). Earliest documented use: 1624. _______________________________
BUBEROUS - plagued
UMBEROUS - shadowy
UBERONUS - the cross we all bear
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OLIOPRONUNCIATION: (OH-lee-oh) MEANING: noun: A miscellaneous collection of things, for example, a variety show. ETYMOLOGY: From Spanish olla (pot, stew), from Latin olla (pot). Earliest documented use: 1642. Also see olla podrida. _______________________________ OLLO -- a male earthenware jar OFIO -- pertaining to one of Jupiter's larger satellites (out of 67 known so far!) OIIO -- betcha didn't know 6 in binary is a palindrome!
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Oliyo- "O-Ee-Yah! Eoh-Ah!. The chant acts as a sort of audio inkblot."
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HOGEN-MOGENPRONUNCIATION: (HOH-guhn-moh-guhn) MEANING: noun: A person having or affecting high power. adjective: Powerful; grand. ETYMOLOGY: From Dutch hoogmogend (all powerful), from Hooge en Mogende (high and mighty), honorific for addressing States General (legislature) of the Netherlands. Earliest documented use: 1639. _________________________________ HOGEN-MOGEN - a sweet-wine-flavored ice cream, the antithesis of the complementary DOS-DAVID flavor HOGEN-MOVEN - the pigs are going into a different sty for the winter HOGER-MOGER - underhanded clandestine activity in the Hague ( worth reading if you've never come across Elliot Paul before)
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Toenapering- the precious toe ring, one to rule them all
Toenapering- a ring of Toenapers running amok
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TOENADERING
PRONUNCIATION: (TOO-nah-duhr-ing)
MEANING: noun: Establishing or reestablishing of cordial relations, especially between nations.
ETYMOLOGY: From Dutch toenadering (advance, approach), from toe (to) + nader (closer). Earliest documented use: 1920.
NOTES: The term is typically seen in South Africa, but it’s worth adopting everywhere. The French equivalent is rapprochement. _______________________________
(Oh? And the English equivalent is "entente" ?)
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TEENADERING - campaigning to improve safety on the golf course
TOENAGERING - a gang of adolescents with foot fetishes
TOKENADERING - a diplomatic ploy, in which a minority caucus agitates to pledge support to its allies, and then gives them a mere pittance
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POPPYCOCK PRONUNCIATION: (POP-ee-kok) MEANING: noun: Nonsense. ETYMOLOGY: From Dutch dialect pappekak (soft dung) or poppekak (doll’s excrement). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kakka-/kaka- (to defecate) which also gave us cacophony, cacography, and cucking stool. Earliest documented use: 1852. _____________________________ POPPYCOOK - Orville Riedenbacher's mascot POPPYCORK - be careful as you open the champagne bottle ! PROPPYCOCK - a pub for theater folk
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Poppylock- a useless lock with little to no value
Poppymock- beau- ootiful soo- oop
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SOOTERKIN
PRONUNCIATION: (SOO-tuhr-kin)
MEANING: noun: 1. A sweetheart or mistress. 2. An afterbirth formerly believed to be gotten by Dutch women by warming themselves on stoves. 3. Something imperfect or unsuccessful.
ETYMOLOGY: Apparently from Dutch zoet (sweet). Earliest documented use: 1530.
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SHOOTERKIN - Annie Oakley was my sister
SOOGERKIN - Sweet Pickles
SOOTHERKIN - Grandma makes everything all better
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