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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 105 of 109 1 2 … 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 Go to page... Re: let me be clear about that wofahulicodoc #224029 04/08/16 06:11 PM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May addict May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 smeeple- smees, no two 'smees' are alike Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter ("It is I," if you insist) May #224030 04/08/16 07:14 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,533 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,533 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA Originally Posted By: May smeeple- smees, no two 'smees' are alike Knock, knock! Who's there? 'Smee! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ("It is I," if you insist)...free will apparen wofahulicodoc #224035 04/09/16 11:35 AM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May addict May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 Originally Posted By: wofahulicodoc Originally Posted By: May smeeple- smees, no two 'smees' are alike Knock, knock! Who's there? 'Smee! Structure Mapping Engine? Subsequent Memory Effect? Subject Matter Expert? ....Anomia? Anomie. P.S. further intrigued, I found this... http://m.phys.org/news/2010-03-free-illusion-biologist.html "As Francis Crick said, 'dream as we may'..." Last edited by May; 04/09/16 12:32 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: let me be clear about that wofahulicodoc #224048 04/11/16 12:29 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,533 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,533 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA SNOWCLONE PRONUNCIATION: (SNO-klon) MEANING: noun: A cliché adapted to a new use. For example, a statement of the form “X is the new Y” (such as “Gray is the new black”). See more examples here. ETYMOLOGY: Coined by economics professor Glen Whitman in 2004, after the popular (but erroneous) idea that Eskimos have many words for snow, which is extended by others into the form: If Eskimos have N words for snow, X surely have N words for Y. __________________________________ SNOWCLOWNE - Yeti SNOBCLONE - a Kardashian SNOWCLONK - what happens after you lose your balance on the skijump Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter if you prefer your salad undressed wofahulicodoc #224064 04/12/16 07:12 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,533 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,533 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA ECDYSIAST PRONUNCIATION: (ek-DIZ-ee-ast) MEANING: noun: A person who disrobes to provide entertainment for others. ETYMOLOGY: Coined by writer and editor H.L. Mencken in 1940, from ecdysis (shedding or molting), from Greek ekdysis (casting off), from ek- (out) + dyein (to put on). _______________________________________ ENDYSIAST - a person who puts clothes on for the entertainment of others ECODYSIAST - a strip-tease artist who donates all the revenue for environmental preservation ECDYSIASE - the enzyme that causes molting in snakes and insects (come to think of it, that might even be a real word ! ) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: if you prefer your salad undressed wofahulicodoc #224066 04/13/16 12:06 AM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May addict May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 ewww! icdysiast- not so merry-go-round Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter PETRITHOR - the Marvel hero's stone hammer wofahulicodoc #224071 04/13/16 01:27 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,533 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,533 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA PETRICHOR PRONUNCIATION: (PET-ri-kuhr) MEANING: noun: The pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell. ETYMOLOGY: Coined by researchers I.J. Bear and R.G. Thomas in 1964, from Greek petros (stone) + ichor (the fluid that supposedly flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology). ______________________________ PET ICHOR - The unpleasant smell of a dog after it's gotten soaked in the first rain after a dry spell PETRICLOR (sometimes PETRICHLOR) - the smell of this bleach will turn you to stone PET RICHER - Leona Helmsley's dog was her sole heir PERI CHOR - the space around the singers Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: PETRITHOR - the Marvel hero's stone hammer wofahulicodoc #224077 04/14/16 10:39 AM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May addict May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 Petrichour- neurasthenic dish akin to ducky dessert, made with broken english. Best served with friends for dinner. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: PETRITHOR - the Marvel hero's stone hammer wofahulicodoc #224078 04/14/16 11:03 AM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May addict May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 Expatnation- a pop-up restaurant that only serves humans. Not to be confused with cainablenation. Last edited by May; 04/14/16 11:24 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: PETRITHOR - the Marvel hero's stone hammer May #224083 04/14/16 01:29 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,533 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,533 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA EXAPTATION PRONUNCIATION: (ek-sap-TAY-shuhn) MEANING: noun: The adaptation of a trait for a purpose other than for which it was evolved. For example, feathers were evolved for warmth and later co-opted for display and/or flight. ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Stephen Jay Gould in 1981. A blend of ex- (out) + adaptation, from ad- (towards) + aptare (to fit), from aptus (apt). _____________________________ EXAPSTATION - where I used to get on the subway to go take my Advanced Placement test MEXAPTATION - major blockbuster movie translated into Spanish ERAPTATION - emergence from a trance-like state Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 105 of 109 1 2 … 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 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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