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MAGNIFICAT

PRONUNCIATION: (mag-NIF-i-kat)

MEANING: noun:
1. The hymn of the Virgin Mary in Luke, 1:46-55.
2. An utterance of praise.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin magnificat (magnifies), the first word of the Latin version of the hymn that opens with “Magnificat anima mea Dominum” (“My soul magnifies the Lord”), from Latin magnus (great). Ultimately from the Indo-European root meg- (great), which is also the source of magnificent, maharajah, master, mayor, maestro, magnate, magistrate, maximum, magnify, mickle, mahatma, magnanimous, magisterial, magnifico, majestious, and hermetic. Earliest documented use: before 450.
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MAGNIFICT - an epic lie

MAGNITICAT - Rub it against a glass rod and it'll stick to the wall

MUGNIFICAT - What a beautiful face !

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MALNIFICAT something wicked this way comes


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Magnifiscat- a mighty magnifying monocle

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DOX

PRONUNCIATION: (doks)

MEANING: verb tr.: To gather and publish someone’s personal information, such as phone number, address, email messages, credit card numbers, etc., especially with a malicious intent.
noun: Personal information about someone, collected and published without permission.

ETYMOLOGY: Phonetic respelling of docs, short for documents, from Latin documentum (lesson, proof, specimen), from docere (to teach), which also gave us doctor and docent. Earliest documented use: early 2000s.

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DROX - black and white cookie, often enjoyed with cold milk, competitor of Reo, but it doesn't really matter 'cause they're both owned by the same company. YCLIU.

DOXU - the latest Star Wars villian

GOX - phonetic respelling of GOKS, acronym of God Only KnowS.
You hope your doctor never has to tell you "You have GOKS Disease;" there's no cure.

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- not just no, but hella no







Click to reveal..
- NOx

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DOX'S A "Physician, heal thyself" Convention of the AMA.

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PHOTOSHOP

PRONUNCIATION: (FOT-uh-shop)

MEANING: verb tr.: To digitally alter an image, especially in order to distort reality.

ETYMOLOGY: From Adobe Photoshop, a widely-used software package for editing images. Earliest documented use: 1992.
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PROTOSHOP - the dawn of commerce

PHOTOSHOE - erotica for a foot-fetishist

PHOTOSTOP - a Papparazzi-repellent for the rich and famous

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PHOTOSHIP - a vessel that travels at c.

PHYTOSHOP - software that does everything from flower arrangement to enhanced-yield crops.

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DEFRIEND

PRONUNCIATION: (di-FREND)

MEANING: verb tr.: To remove someone from one’s list of online friends.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin de- (from, away) + friend, from Old English freond. Ultimately from the Indo-European root pri- (to love), which also gave us free, Friday, and Sanskrit priya (beloved). Earliest documented use: 2004.

NOTES: The first use of the word ‘defriend’ in the Oxford English Dictionary is from 2004. In contrast, the first use of the word ‘befriend’ goes all the way to 1559. It took us another 100 years to ‘unfriend’ someone -- 1659. The verb ‘to friend’ goes way back to 1225. Finally, the noun ‘friend’ is attested in Old English (c. 450-1150).]
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DEFIEND - exorcise

DOEFRIEND - Bambi's momma

DERRIEND - horse's a** can't make up his mind whether he's French or English

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PHOTOSHIP - a vessel that travels at c.

PHYTOSHOP - software that does everything from flower arrangement to enhanced-yield crops.

...where's that "LIKE" button?

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