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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 66 of 91 1 2 … 64 65 66 67 68 … 90 91 Go to page... SELECT RATE - design your auto loan wofahulicodoc #232102 10/18/22 08:50 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA SELECTORATE PRONUNCIATION: (si-LEK-tuhr-it) MEANING: noun: A smaller group of people, as opposed to the general population, involved in picking a person, especially for a political position. ETYMOLOGY: A blend of select + electorate. Both from Latin legere (to choose). Earliest documented use: 1967. _________________________________ SELECT ORNATE - choose Rococo SELECTOR AGE - How old is your Automatic Transmission shifter? SELECTORATI - the Pulitzer Prize committee Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter SHRINKFOLIATION - making the leaves smaller wofahulicodoc #232103 10/18/22 08:53 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA SHRINKFLATION PRONUNCIATION: (shringk-FLAY-shuhn) MEANING: noun: The practice of reducing the size of products while selling at the same price. ETYMOLOGY: A blend of shrink + inflation. Earliest documented use: 2013. _______________________________ SHRINKFLATIRON - a smaller gadget to press your clothes with SHRIEKFLATION - when you exclaim with horror upon seeing the latest CPI Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter FRAIZZLE - a small Gallic strawberry wofahulicodoc #232107 10/20/22 01:17 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA FRIZZLE PRONUNCIATION: (FRIZ-uhl) MEANING: verb intr.: To make a sizzling or sputtering noise. verb tr.: To fry until crisp or curled. verb intr.: To form into small tight curls; to frizz. noun: A short curl. ETYMOLOGY: For group 1: A blend of fry + sizzle. Earliest documented use: 1839. For group 2: Of unknown origin, perhaps from Old English fris (curled). Earliest documented use: 1565. __________________________ FRIZZLEE - the recipient of being crisped and curled (think "bacon") GRIZZLE - to render streaked with grey, aged, weathered, and slightly unkempt FRIZZLET - a young frizz Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter SLOGAN ERANGER - Madison Avenue flak can't spell wofahulicodoc #232111 10/21/22 12:36 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA SLOANE RANGER PRONUNCIATION: (slohn RAYN-juhr) MEANING: noun: A young, fashionable, upper-class person. ETYMOLOGY: A blend of Sloane Square (in Chelsea, London) + Lone Ranger, coined by the writer Peter York in Harpers & Queen magazine. Earliest documented use: 1975. ________________________________ LOAN ERANGER - Beware brokers bearing gifts 'S LOANER DANGER - what's the risk of using a car dealer's temporary replacement vehicle? SLOANE RANTER - malcontent MIT B-school student who harangues a lot Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: SLOANE RANGER wofahulicodoc #232113 10/21/22 12:49 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,127 Likes: 4 London, UK A A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,127 Likes: 4 London, UK DA LONA RANGER – spaghetti Western (anagram: RONALD REAGAN) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: SLOANE RANGER A C Bowden #232114 10/21/22 08:04 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA Yes, there's that, too... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter FERRIGATION - to rule with an iron hand wofahulicodoc #232115 10/21/22 09:07 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA FERTIGATION PRONUNCIATION: (fuhr-ti-GAY-shuhn) MEANING: noun: The application of fertilizer by adding it to the water in an irrigation system. ETYMOLOGY: A blend of fertilizer + irrigation. Earliest documented use: 1967. ____________________________ FARTIGATION - Something smells rotten in the State of Denmark FEETIGATION - ditto FERMIGATION - the creation of a Fermi Gate, a hypothetical wormhole through which an advanced alien civilization could observe our society without being seen - a possible resolution of the Fermi Paradox Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter OMISOPHONIA - leaving out sounds wofahulicodoc #232118 10/25/22 01:50 AM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA MISOPHONIA PRONUNCIATION: (mi-soh-FOH-nee-uh) MEANING: noun: An intolerance of certain sounds, such as chewing, slurping, etc. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek miso- (hate) + -phonia (sound). Earliest documented use: 2001. ____________________________________ MISOPHOBIA - fear of Japanese soup MISTOPHONIA - the sighing of the breeze, heard on a foggy morning MIS-OPTONIA - improper eyeball pressure; glaucoma Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter LAWN FARE - 10-10-10 wofahulicodoc #232120 10/29/22 11:18 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA LAWFARE PRONUNCIATION: (LAW-fare) MEANING: noun: The use of the legal system to overwhelm an opponent. ETYMOLOGY: From law + warfare. Earliest documented use: 1975. ______________________________ SLAWFARE - side order at the deli LA FARE - price of a ticket to the West Coast LOW FARE - airline advertising feature Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter GERONTO TRACY - the detective's Grandfather wofahulicodoc #232121 10/29/22 11:27 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc OP Carpal Tunnel OP wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,365 Likes: 1 Worcester, MA GERONTOCRACY PRONUNCIATION: (jer-uhn-TOK-ruh-see) MEANING: noun: The system of government by old people. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek geronto- (old) + -cracy (rule). Earliest documented use: 1830. Note that the word senate is, literally, a council of elders, from Latin senex (old). ______________________________________ IGERONTOCRACY - government as practiced by Disney Inc. 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