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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 88 of 109 1 2 … 86 87 88 89 90 … 108 109 Go to page... malicious mischief LukeJavan8 #223060 12/03/15 06:03 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA YOBBERY PRONUNCIATION: (YOB-uh-ree) MEANING: noun: Rowdy, destructive behavior by the youth. ETYMOLOGY: From yob (a rowdy youth), coined by reversing the spelling of the word boy. Earliest documented use: 1974. ________________________________ YOBEERY - how to catch the attention of a venerable American comic actor from both silent and sound film eras BYOBBERY - being invited to a party and then finding out you're expected to bring your own booze COBBERY - the relationship between BFFs in Australia Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter wine not? wofahulicodoc #223077 12/04/15 07:48 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA XENOPHILE PRONUNCIATION: (ZEN-uh-fyl, ZEE-nuh-) MEANING: noun: One who is attracted to foreign things or people. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek xeno- (foreign) + -phile (love). Earliest documented use: 1934. _____________________________ OENOPHILE is a real word, and so is XENOPHILE. Rats. _____________________________ LENOPHILE - Jimmy's good, and Stephen is better, but they'll never take Jay's place X-NO-PHILE - it's so secret, even Mulder and Scully can't talk about it... OXENOPHILE - What are you, some kind of pervert? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wine not? wofahulicodoc #223099 12/08/15 03:12 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA JACULATE PRONUNCIATION: (JAK-yuh-layt) MEANING: verb tr.: To emit or hurl. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin jaculare (to dart), from jaculum (dart, javelin), from jacere (to throw). Earliest documented use: 1623. _________________________________ JACULATTE - last season's pumpkin-flavored drink from Starbucks MACULATE - a mis-conception JACKULATE - what Jackie said to JFK when he didn't show up on time Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wine not? wofahulicodoc #223100 12/08/15 07:43 AM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska Tromboniator old hand Tromboniator old hand Joined: May 2010 Posts: 963 Alaska JAMULATE - You started your improvised solo a beat or two off. Last edited by Tromboniator; 12/08/15 07:44 AM. Reason: Missed my solo altogether. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter no relation to COGNAC ? Tromboniator #223104 12/08/15 08:34 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA COGNIZE PRONUNCIATION: (KOG-nyz) MEANING: verb tr.: To perceive; to understand; to know. ETYMOLOGY: Back-formation from cognizance, via French from Latin cognoscere (to learn). Ultimately from the Indo-European root gno- (to know), which is also the source of know, recognize, acquaint, ignore, diagnosis, notice, normal, anagnorisis (the moment of recognition or discovery), and prosopagnosia (inability to recognize faces). Earliest documented use: 1659. _________________________________________ COIGNIZE - to turn a corner; to place the keystone in an arch; to insert two stepped wedges to fill up space COGNITE - a word in a foreign language that comes from the same origin as Austrailian word CYGNIZE - a fancy word meant to hide the fact that you're calling something ugly (like the Ugly Duckling) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Hair today, gone tomorrow, he asserted baldly wofahulicodoc #223110 12/09/15 04:54 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA PLAINT PRONUNCIATION: (playnt) MEANING: noun: 1. Complaint. 2. Protest. 3. Lamentation. ETYMOLOGY: From from Old French plainte (complaint, cry), from Latin planctus (lamentation), from plangere (to beat one’s breast). Ultimately from the Indo-European root plak- (to strike), which also gave us plaintiff, plague, plankton, fling, complain, apoplectic and plangent. Earliest documented use: 1225. _______________________________ PLAINST - most undistinguished SLAINT - What St George hath done to the Dragon SPLAINT - I told you all about it already! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Hair today, gone tomorrow, he asserted baldly wofahulicodoc #223111 12/09/15 05:22 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,896 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,896 Likes: 2 Land of the Flat Water PLAINCT "Walk the....." in pirate speak. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Hair today, gone tomorrow, he asserted baldly LukeJavan8 #223116 12/09/15 08:24 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA PLA-INC - an early candidate for the toy-store name, before they settled on Toys-R-Us Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter I love Lucy wofahulicodoc #223117 12/09/15 11:14 PM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May addict May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 Splaint- past tense of Splain. What Lucy does when Ricky starts the finger waggin. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter maybe this will help May #223123 12/10/15 01:50 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,245 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA SUAGE PRONUNCIATION: (swaz) MEANING: verb tr.: To assuage: to make something unpleasant less severe. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin suavis (sweet). Ultimately from the Indo-European root swad- (sweet, pleasant), which also gave us sweet, suave, hedonism, persuade, and Hindi swad (taste). Earliest documented use: 1400. ___________________________________ SUARE - utter an oath SQUAGE - past tense of SQUEEGE, to dry a pane of glass by scraping across it with a flexible rubber straightedge SUAZE - what tall grass does in the breeze Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 88 of 109 1 2 … 86 87 88 89 90 … 108 109 Go to page... 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