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BRIDEZILLA
PRONUNCIATION: (bryd-ZIL-uh)
MEANING: noun: A woman who is overbearing and obnoxious in planning her wedding.
ETYMOLOGY: A blend of bride + Godzilla, a fictional monster. Earliest documented use: 1995. _______________________________
BRIDLEZILLA - a monstrously overdone outfit for guiding ones' horse
BRIDENILLA - an ordinary, indifferent-looking woman getting married
BRIEZILLA - the Paris Cheese Festival
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AUTOLATRY
PRONUNCIATION: (aw-TOL-uh-tree)
MEANING: noun: Self-worship.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek auto- (self) + -latry (worship). Earliest documented use: 1861. _______________________________
ALTOLATRY - worship of female singers with low voices
AUTOMATRY - the science of Horn and Hardart
AOÛTOLATRY - the French worship the month of August
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ALLOTRIOPHAGY
PRONUNCIATION: (uh-lah-tree-AH-fuh-jee)
MEANING: noun: An abnormal desire to eat things not usually eaten, such as chalk or clay. Also known as pica.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek allotrio- (foreign) -phagy (eating). Earliest documented use: 1845. _______________________________________
ALTO-TRIO-PHAGY - couldn't you just eat up those three low-pitched voices singing...
ALLOT-RIO-PHAGE - a strange type of virus that decides how to divide the Brazilian city
ALLOW RIO PHAGY - the Phagy River is permitted
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ZOANTHROPY
PRONUNCIATION: (zo-AN-thruh-pee)
MEANING: noun: The delusion that one is a beast.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek zoo- (animal) + -anthropy (human). Earliest documented use: 1856. ___________________________
KOANTHROPY - belief that one is a Zen proposition
AZO-ANTHROPY - belief that one is a blue man
ZOAN THE ROPY - Zoan was extremely long and flexible
ZOAN THEROPY - the people of Zoa have their own unique way of treating certain disorders
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TIMESERVER
PRONUNCIATION: (TYM-suhr-vuhr)
MEANING: noun: 1. One who makes little effort at work, such as while waiting to retire or find another job. 2. One who changes views to conform to prevailing circumstances. 3. A computer that transmits precise time information on a network.
ETYMOLOGY: From time, from Old English tima (time) + server, from Latin servire (to serve), from servus (slave). Earliest documented use: 1566. ___________________________
TOMESERVER - the runner in the Library who brings your requests from the stacks
LIMESERVER - the bartender's assistant who completes your Rickey
TIM RESERVER - someone who wants to be sure Timothy is available
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SANDBOY
PRONUNCIATION: (SAND-boi)
MEANING: noun: 1. A very happy person. 2. One who deals in sand.
ETYMOLOGY: From Old English sand + boy. Earliest documented use: 1796. __________________________
SANDBAY - why they keep having to dredge the harbor
SANDBUOY - "Stay away or you'll run aground!"
WANDBOY - derisive Muggles' nickname for Harry Potter
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MUSiCASTER
PRONUNCIATION: (MYOO-zi-kas-tuhr)
MEANING: noun: A mediocre musician.
ETYMOLOGY: From music + -aster (a pejorative suffix). Earliest documented use: 1838. ____________________________
MUNi-CASTER - the filmmaker assigned to recruit Paul for a particular role
MOUSiCASTER - looking for Mickey's love interest MUSHCASTER - Assistant Campaign Manager for Mudslinging
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GRUMBLETONIAN
PRONUNCIATION: (gruhm-buhl-TOH-nee-uhn)
MEANING: noun: A habitual complainer.
ETYMOLOGY: From grumble, perhaps from French or Dutch. Earliest documented use: 1690. _______________________
GRUMBLETONIA - a village of Sourpusses ["Sourpi"?]
CRUMBLETONIAN - where all the buildings are sand castles
(GRUMBLE) TAN IAN - he deserves a whuppin'
GRUMBLESTONIAN - Arvo Pärt at his most irritated
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LOGODAEDALIST
PRONUNCIATION: (log-uh-DEE-duh-list)
MEANING: noun: One skilled in using or coining words.
ETYMOLOGY: From Latin logodaedalia, from Greek logodaidalia, from logodaidalos, from logos (word) + daedalus (skillful). Earliest documented use: 1727. _____________________________________
POGODAEDALIST - Walt Kelly, speaking through his Okeefenokee Swamp characters
LOCODAEDALIST - ...and crazy words at that, man
LOGO: DAEDALIS - small icon representing a wax-winged figure flying (too) close to the sun
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LUDICROUS
PRONUNCIATION: (LOO-di-kruhs)
MEANING: adjective: So absurd as to provoke laughter.
ETYMOLOGY: In the beginning the word meant sportive. From Latin ludere (to play). Ultimately from Indo-European root leid- (to play), which also gave us allude, delude, elude, illusion, ludicrous, Ludo, collusion, ludic, and prelude. Earliest documented use: 1619. ______________________________
MUDICROUS - what the Mississippi River is from one side to the other
LUDICROWS - very smart black birds whose antics make you laugh
LUDICROUP - a condition where you laugh so hard you can't breathe
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