Word of the Day. Feel free to contribute.

[matriarch]

Word of the Day

I read a post of Vella-mia's over on the 'No topic' thread, and thought it a great idea.

It's something I used to do at one of the places I worked. I would put a large sheet of paper in the window of my office with some convoluted or unusual word on it, stating whether it was a noun, adjective, verb, adverb...etc.. and people would try and guess its meaning, purely from the make up of the word.

Strangely enough, as far as I can remember, no-one ever cheated by simply looking in the dictionary, and the whole thing went on for over a year.

Great fun.

Vella posted the following, and I just thought it would be a great way to start off the thread, in the hope that people would not revert to the dictionary, but simply try and guess the meaning, and also add their own contrubutions.

If you wish, do as she did, and add a sentence using the word, if you think that would make the meaning clearer. It doesn't always.

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Originally posted by vella_ms
Word of the day:

Mesosphere: The portion of the atmosphere from about 30 to 80km above the eath's surface.

In a sentence:
Her orgasm seemed to shoot her through the mesosphere.

but that lends to a squillion other questions doesnt it? i mean if she gets shot through the mesosphere, does she burn up, does she ever come back? ...


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Mawkish adjective

 

[Guest]

Mawkish adjective

Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way. OED

I try not to do that any more.

Trust

 

[scheherazade_79]

I'm a bit slow this morning, so I'm still not quite sure how this works, but here are some more words that Mat gave me to put up on the thread:

Jalousie (noun)

plebiscite (noun)

factitious (adjective)

 

[NoJo]

Jalousie (noun)

Mmm... very sexy.

I'd like to add oceanic, which I found a nice anagram for.

 

[Guest]

I'm a bit slow this morning, so I'm still not quite sure how this works, but here are some more words that Mat gave me to put up on the thread:

Jalousie (noun)

plebiscite (noun)

factitious (adjective)

LOL Matski! I love words. infact i love words so much that i make them up. I dont know the meanings to any of these words, so im going to make them up.

Jalousie: a harpie. shrew.

Vella went on a rant, proving what a jalousie she really was.

Plebiscite: a viscious little bug that lives in veins. infectious, deadly.

SubJoe was infected by a plebiscite, the outlook was grim.

Factitious: fractured by truth. to spew needless bits of information.

RumpleForeskin was a factitious man, however, his information was instrumental in saving the world from people infected by plebiscites and jalousie's alike.

come play in my mind for a while. i promise a fun ride.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

LOL Matski! I love words. infact i love words so much that i make them up. I dont know the meanings to any of these words, so im going to make them up.

Jalousie: a harpie. shrew.

Vella went on a rant, proving what a jalousie she really was.

Plebiscite: a viscious little bug that lives in veins. infectious, deadly.

SubJoe was infected by a plebiscite, the outlook was grim.

Factitious: fractured by truth. to spew needless bits of information.

RumpleForeskin was a factitious man, however, his information was instrumental in saving the world from people infected by plebiscites and jalousie's alike.

come play in my mind for a while. i promise a fun ride.

OK, Vella 1-3. (Well, maybe 2-3. I actually have no idea what a plebiscite is.)


One of my favorite words: flummoxed

 

[Guest]

Jalousie (noun)

plebiscite (noun)

factitious (adjective)

1. Jalousie: A blind or shutter having adjustable horizontal slats for regulating the passage of air and light.
   
   
2. Plebiscite: A direct vote in which the entire electorate is invited to accept or refuse a proposal: The new constitution was ratified in a plebiscite.
   
   
3. Factitious: Produced artificially rather than by a natural process.
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   ROFLMAO.
   
   
   i was flummoxed that i didn't even come close to any of those deffinitions.

 

[mcfbridge]

flummoxed.

When Mike saw Vella sitting there topless, he tried to come up with something to say, but he was totally flummoxed.



One of my favorite words: autoerotica.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

1. Jalousie: A blind or shutter having adjustable horizontal slats for regulating the passage of air and light.
   
   
2. Plebiscite: A direct vote in which the entire electorate is invited to accept or refuse a proposal: The new constitution was ratified in a plebiscite.
   
   
3. Factitious: Produced artificially rather than by a natural process.
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   ROFLMAO.
   
   
   i was flummoxed that i didn't even come close to any of those deffinitions.

1. 
   
   You weren't that far off on factitous. I gave you the point.

 

[Guest]

flummoxed.

When Mike saw Vella sitting there topless, he tried to come up with something to say, but he was totally flummoxed.



One of my favorite words: autoerotica.

he was confused. was masturbation autoerotica if he wanked infront of someone? what if he cut off his circulation, then that would be autoerotic asphyxiation but not if someone watched? he could hardly be bothered with these burning questions as his hands wandered over his female meat thermometer.

 

[NoJo]

meat thermometer.

That's beautiful, Vella.

 

[Guest]

That's beautiful, Vella.

maybe so, maybe no. i aim to please?

no, not really... well, ok. yes i do.

which brings us to our next word.

demurral

he painted on demurral.

 

[SensualCealy]

The cisteen chapel has demurral on deceiling!
lol

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

Factitious: fractured by truth. to spew needless bits of information.

RumpleForeskin was a factitious man, however, his information was instrumental in saving the world from people infected by plebiscites and jalousie's alike.

come play in my mind for a while. i promise a fun ride.

I would hope the hell, so.

But bless you for posting the correct def of plebiscite. I sensed our noble Roman ancestors, and the poor plebians who got to vote, were starting to squirm on the lack of verisimilitude.

Rumple Foreskin

ps: No, no, no to demurral. That's legal dope that makes you feel better. RF

 

[Cherokee Rose]

Here's one of my favorite words:

concupiscence

 

[cantdog]

Here's one of my favorite words:

concupiscence

I used that in one of my stories.

I know all these words.

She basked in his concupiscent interest; every move she made, his lustful eyes would track. It's as if Pinocchio had tied the strings back on, she thought. What fun.

 

[Guest]

I know all these words.

braggart

 

[R. Richard]

I thought mesosphere was a weapon used by mesoamericans to stab game.

 

[shereads]

"The Dictionary Game." Same idea, but with the added joy of fooling other writers.

One person chooses an obscure word from the dictionary, reads it aloud and spells it.

The others compete to write the most credible-sounding definition.

The dictionary holder then reads all of the definitions aloud, mixing the real one in with the fakes, and the players have to guess which one is real. If your fake definition gets the most votes, you win the round and choose the next word.

It's been years, and I still remember "elver." One of the definitions read aloud was "a baby eel," and we all scoffed because that was such a lame effort. "Elver the Baby Eel." How Disneyesque. But it was the correct definition.

If only useful information stayed with me as long as the word for baby eels, I'd be rich.

 

[Guest]

"The Dictionary Game." Same idea, but with the added joy of fooling other writers.

One person chooses an obscure word from the dictionary, reads it aloud and spells it.

The others compete to write the most credible-sounding definition.

The dictionary holder then reads all of the definitions aloud, mixing the real one in with the fakes, and the players have to guess which one is real. If your fake definition gets the most votes, you win the round and choose the next word.

It's been years, and I still remember "elver." One of the definitions read aloud was "a baby eel," and we all scoffed because that was such a lame effort. "Elver the Baby Eel." How Disneyesque. But it was the correct definition.

If only useful information stayed with me as long as the word for baby eels, I'd be rich.

Nut: noun. schizoid friend of Matriach

 

[NoJo]

"The Dictionary Game." Same idea, but with the added joy of fooling other writers.

One person chooses an obscure word from the dictionary, reads it aloud and spells it.

The others compete to write the most credible-sounding definition.

The dictionary holder then reads all of the definitions aloud, mixing the real one in with the fakes, and the players have to guess which one is real. If your fake definition gets the most votes, you win the round and choose the next word.

It's been years, and I still remember "elver." One of the definitions read aloud was "a baby eel," and we all scoffed because that was such a lame effort. "Elver the Baby Eel." How Disneyesque. But it was the correct definition.

If only useful information stayed with me as long as the word for baby eels, I'd be rich.

I always thought baby eels were called "cunts". Probably fisherman's slang.

 

[oggbashan]

Three to ponder

latitudinarian

Og is quite sure of his latitude and longitude but is latitudinarian in his beliefs.

lathyrism

It is sometimes difficult to distinguish lathyrism from a severe attack of too much ouzo.

formication

The young lady was considered to be suffering from formication in her nether region which is normally referred to as an infestation of her underwear.

Og

 

[Guest]

Re: Three to ponder

oggbashan: noun. The most wonderful person

ChilledVodka: noun. A man of honour






























she-who-trolls-CV: A total nutcase man-hating sad fat lesbian

 

[Guest]

concinnity

I was taken aback at the concinnity of our passions.


(Not sure what the rules are anymore, I reread Mat's first post, so that's that. Concinnity has been one of my favourite words for several years. P.)

 

[BlackShanglan]

I love the dictionary game but like Cantdog am hampered by my own vocabulary. People get tired of trying for an unknown word and eventually throw the dictionary at me.

I think I would have to go with "epicene" for my contribution. I'ts suits me