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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 62 of 83 1 2 … 60 61 62 63 64 … 82 83 Go to page... Bokeh [Re: wofahulicodoc] #227890 01/11/18 10:50 PM 01/11/18 10:50 PM Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 399 Nevada M may2point0 enthusiast may2point0   enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 399 Nevada FLOCkINAUCINIHILIPILIFiCATION- blur to the ears Sorry, title must be fewer than 40 letters in leng [Re: may2point0] #227895 01/13/18 02:00 AM 01/13/18 02:00 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   OP Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS PRONUNCIATION: (NOO-muh-noh-UL-truh-MY-kruh-SKOP-ik-SIL-i-koh-vol-KAY-no-KOH-nee-O-sis, nyoo-) MEANING: noun: A lung disease caused by silica dust. ETYMOLOGY: From New Latin, from Greek pneumono- (lung) + Latin ultra- (beyond, extremely) + Greek micro- (small) + -scopic (looking) + Latin silico (like sand) + volcano + Greek konis (dust) + -osis (condition). Earliest documented use: 1935. NOTES: Even though we have included the pronunciation of this word, we advise caution lest you may have to avail the services of an otorhinolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat specialist). At 45 letters, it’s the longest word in any English language dictionary. It’s a trophy word -- its only job is to serve as the longest word. In day-to-day use, its nine-letter synonym “silicosis” works just as well. Whatever you call it, it is deadly. Here’s the story of an incident. And what’s the shortest word in the English language? There are a number of them: A, I, O, but we’ll have to give it to I which is the skinniest as well. Try defining either of them in fewer letters than the spelling of the word. ___________________________________ PNEURONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS - a complicated degenerative disease of nerve cells (the P is silent, like the P in swimming) PUN-EU-MONO-ULTRAM/IC-ROSCO-PICS-LILICO-VOLCANOCONIOSIS - play on words about truly-single-generic-arthritis-pills-showing-pictures-of-guns-owned-by-paper-cup-manufacturer-on-mountainous-volcanoes like a kettle for making moonshine? [Re: wofahulicodoc] #227908 01/16/18 02:17 AM 01/16/18 02:17 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   OP Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA COPPER-BOTTOMED PRONUNCIATION: (kop-uhr-BOT-uhmd) MEANING: adjective: Reliable, genuine, or trustworthy. ETYMOLOGY: From the practice of covering a ship’s hull with copper (or alloy) to protect it from salt water and marine organisms. Earliest documented use: 1795. Don’t confuse this term with copperplate. _____________________________ HOPPER-BOTTOMED - with legs like a rabbit or a kangaroo, for effective jumping CHOPPER-BOTTOMED - having false teeth for the lower jaw only COPPER-BLOTTO-MED - the pill that the police use to treat a hangover FLOPSAM - poker player turns cards at showdown [Re: wofahulicodoc] #227910 01/16/18 09:34 PM 01/16/18 09:34 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   OP Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA FLOTSAM PRONUNCIATION: (FLOT-suhm) MEANING: noun: 1. Goods found floating after a shipwreck. 2. People or things considered useless or unimportant. ETYMOLOGY: From Old French floter (to float). Ultimately from the Indo-European root pleu- (to flow), which is also the source of flow, float, flit, fly, flutter, pulmonary, pneumonia, pluvial, and fletcher. Earliest documented use: 1607. _________________________ FLOATSAM - called to Detective Spade when he fell overboard FLOTOSAM - part of CB radio exchange between Florence and Samantha FLOSSAM - what your dentist wants you to do to your teeth more often FLEEWAY - a disorganized retreat [Re: wofahulicodoc] #227914 01/17/18 09:23 PM 01/17/18 09:23 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   OP Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA LEEWAY PRONUNCIATION: (LEE-way) MEANING: noun: The amount of freedom to do something: margin or latitude. ETYMOLOGY: In nautical terminology, leeway is the sideways drift of a ship to leeward (away from wind). From Old English hleo (shelter) + way. Earliest documented use: 1669. ___________________________ LEEWAX - what you put on the sheltered side of the boat to minimize resistance LEESWAY - how the Confederate C-in-C did things LE WAY - the Eightfold Path sought by French Buddhists whatever you deep-six [Re: wofahulicodoc] #227916 01/19/18 02:46 AM 01/19/18 02:46 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   OP Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA JETSAM PRONUNCIATION: (JET-suhm) MEANING: noun: 1. Goods thrown overboard to lighten a ship in distress. 2. Discarded material, debris, etc. ETYMOLOGY: An alteration of the word jettison. Earlier, jettison was the act of throwing goods overboard to lighten a ship in distress. From Latin jactare (to throw), frequentative of jacere (to throw). Earliest documented use: 1491. ___________________________ METS A.M. - the New York Metropolitans have a game in the morning JETSCAM - that free airplane ticket offer you got was a fraud JETS ARM - Joe Namath, no doubt about it truly, that's getting a rum deal [Re: wofahulicodoc] #227918 01/19/18 06:00 PM 01/19/18 06:00 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   OP Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA GROGGY PRONUNCIATION: (GROG-ee) MEANING: adjective: Dazed, weak, or unsteady, as from lack of sleep, tiredness, sickness, intoxication, etc. ETYMOLOGY: After Old Grog, nickname of Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757), who ordered diluted rum to be served to his sailors (and thus helped coin the term grog). The admiral earned the nickname from his habit of wearing a grogram cloak. Grogram is a coarse fabric of silk, wool, mohair, or a blend of them. The word grogram is from French gros grain (large grain or texture). Earliest documented use: 1770. ____________________________________ GROGGUY - the plant store owner has a green thumb GROGGLY - a particularly deceptive cricket pitch bowl BROGGY - having a prominent Scottish accent FARIAN - a French do-nothing [Re: wofahulicodoc] #227920 01/23/18 02:54 AM 01/23/18 02:54 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   OP Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA FABIAN PRONUNCIATION: (FAY-bee-uhn) MEANING: adjective: Avoiding direct confrontation; cautious; delaying. ETYMOLOGY: After the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (c. 280-203 BCE), from his guerrilla tactics in not engaging the enemy directly. Instead, he chose the war of attrition, avoiding direct confrontation, disrupting the enemy’s supply lines, etc. For this, he also earned the nickname Cunctator Earliest documented use: 1598. __________________________________ MABIAN - one who can see both sides to every argument, and is therefore chronically unable to makeup his mind FA, BRIAN - No, Mr. Eno, the note before sol would really sound better there FABIWAN - Ben Kenobi's younger brother. The force was weak in that one. STE-NT - before STE-XP and STE-Vista [Re: wofahulicodoc] #227922 01/23/18 04:59 PM 01/23/18 04:59 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   OP Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA STENT PRONUNCIATION: (stent) MEANING: noun: A tube inserted into a blocked vessel to keep it open. ETYMOLOGY: After the dentist Charles R. Stent (1845-1901). Stent did pioneering work in coming up with a compound that made better molds for dentures. Later, the compound was used to make casts of other body parts and cavities. Stents correct stenosis (narrowing). Earliest documented use: 1878. The word stentorian is also an eponym, but it came from someone else ____________________________________ STERT - a snorer P.S.TENT - a portable outdoor shelter brought along as an afterthought S-TEST - what statistician William S Gossett was fiddling with just before he conceived Student's t-test RHYMENEAL - Shaquille O. [Re: wofahulicodoc] #227924 01/25/18 04:15 AM 01/25/18 04:15 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   OP Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 8,153 Worcester, MA HYMENEAL PRONUNCIATION: (hy-muh-NEE-uhl) MEANING: adjective: Relating to a wedding or marriage. noun: A wedding song or poem. ETYMOLOGY: After Hymen, the god of marriage in Greek mythology. 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