Strine
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A barbarous idiom, often claimed to be a dialect of English though not mutually comprehensible. All vowels are strangulated rising front diphthongs; according to Prof. Hodenkratzer this is due to the echoic effect of corks dangling from the speakers' hats.
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Re: Word of the Day
by Ravi Oli on Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:53 am
Pom; Pommy [n]
The bastards who missed the boat and got left behind in "the old country".
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The bastards who missed the boat and got left behind in "the old country".
Strine... the world's most advanced English dialect.
A Strine Dictionary.
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Re: Word of the Day
by black bart on Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:33 am
Pom-pon noun
A pom-pon (also spelled pompom) is a fluffy, decorative ball or tuft. Pom-pons may come in many colors, sizes, and varieties and are made from a wide array of materials, including wool, cotton, paper, plastic, and occasionally feathers.
Often employed by cheer leaders and evoking the comment: That Sheila's got a loverly pair of Pom Poms Bruce.
A pom-pon (also spelled pompom) is a fluffy, decorative ball or tuft. Pom-pons may come in many colors, sizes, and varieties and are made from a wide array of materials, including wool, cotton, paper, plastic, and occasionally feathers.
Often employed by cheer leaders and evoking the comment: That Sheila's got a loverly pair of Pom Poms Bruce.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:25 pm
curare
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1. a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
2. a plant yielding this substance.
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1. a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
2. a plant yielding this substance.
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"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Fri Mar 16, 2012 3:35 pm
gasser
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1. Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
2. a person or thing that gasses.
-noun
1. Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
2. a person or thing that gasses.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:22 pm
ramage
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a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links.
-noun
a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by pieces o'nine on Sat Mar 17, 2012 3:31 pm
coon's age
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1. a long while
2. unit of time in which a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links
see also: dog's age, donkey's years, blue moon
-noun
1. a long while
2. unit of time in which a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links
see also: dog's age, donkey's years, blue moon
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Re: Word of the Day
by Ravi Oli on Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:48 pm
creepage [n]
redistribution of mass with age, typically towards the body's centre of gravity. Often results in a decrease in height and increase in width.
see also: love handles, middle age spread, 101 safe answers to "Does my bum look big in this?"
redistribution of mass with age, typically towards the body's centre of gravity. Often results in a decrease in height and increase in width.
see also: love handles, middle age spread, 101 safe answers to "Does my bum look big in this?"
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:56 pm
druthers
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one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
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one's own way, choice, or preference: If I had my druthers, I'd dance all night.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roy Hunter on Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:09 pm
drouthy
-adjective (Scots)
thirsty, more specifically thirsty for alcoholic drink.
-useage
"When chapmen billies leave the street,
And drouthy neibors, neibors meet,
As market days are wearing late,
An' folk begin to tak the gate..."
(Tam O'Shanter, Robert Burns)
-adjective (Scots)
thirsty, more specifically thirsty for alcoholic drink.
-useage
"When chapmen billies leave the street,
And drouthy neibors, neibors meet,
As market days are wearing late,
An' folk begin to tak the gate..."
(Tam O'Shanter, Robert Burns)
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"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:51 am
brahmachari
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1. a student of the Vedas, especially one committed to brahmacharya.
2. a celibate.
-noun
1. a student of the Vedas, especially one committed to brahmacharya.
2. a celibate.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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Re: Word of the Day
by black bart on Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:21 am
Loumachari noun
1. Scottish International and Man Utd footballer of Italian descent.
1. Scottish International and Man Utd footballer of Italian descent.
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Re: Word of the Day
by DavidH on Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:28 am
equinox
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1) injuries caused by horses. (Latin equi, 'of a horse' and nox, 'blows'.
2) something to do with the sun and stuff. On the equinox, the day and the night are both 24 hours long except at the pole, which is then at the equator. The sun rises and then sets and showers of frogs fall from the sky.
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1) injuries caused by horses. (Latin equi, 'of a horse' and nox, 'blows'.
2) something to do with the sun and stuff. On the equinox, the day and the night are both 24 hours long except at the pole, which is then at the equator. The sun rises and then sets and showers of frogs fall from the sky.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:27 pm
pluripotent
-adjective
capable of differentiating into different types of body cell.
-adjective
capable of differentiating into different types of body cell.
"How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, 'This is better than we thought! The Universe is much bigger than our prophets said, grander, more subtle, more elegant. God must be even greater than we dreamed'? Instead they say, 'No, no, no! My god is a little god, and I want him to stay that way.'" - Carl Sagan
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
"To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." - Henri Poincaré
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