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Re: Word of the Day
by pieces o'nine on Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:05 pm
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roland Deschain on Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:41 am
erinaceous (adj) -
1. Of, relating to, or resembling hedgehogs
Origin: from Latin ērināceus - hedgehog
1. Of, relating to, or resembling hedgehogs
Origin: from Latin ērināceus - hedgehog
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Wed Mar 21, 2012 2:28 pm
semaphore
-noun
1. an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
2. any of various devices for signaling by changing the position of a light, flag, etc.
3. a system of signaling, especially a system by which a special flag is held in each hand and various positions of the arms indicate specific letters, numbers, etc.
-verb
4. to signal by semaphore or by some system of flags.
-noun
1. an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
2. any of various devices for signaling by changing the position of a light, flag, etc.
3. a system of signaling, especially a system by which a special flag is held in each hand and various positions of the arms indicate specific letters, numbers, etc.
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4. to signal by semaphore or by some system of flags.
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Re: Word of the Day
by Ravi Oli on Wed Mar 21, 2012 5:13 pm
semaphobe [n]
a person with a fear of any form of visual communications.
a person with a fear of any form of visual communications.
Send lawyers, guns and money...
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Re: Word of the Day
by pieces o'nine on Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:59 pm
Ravi Oli wrote:^^ E Pluribus Funk [n]
They're an American Band....
someone commenting on the video wrote:That's about the right amount of cow bell.
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semiphore
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1. an apparatus for conveying partial information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
2. any of various devices for partially signaling by changing the position of a light, flag, etc.
3. a partial system of signaling, especially a system by which a special flag is held in each hand and various positions of the arms indicate specific letters, numbers, etc.
-verb
4. to signal or by a partial system of flags, or by a system of partial flags.
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Re: Word of the Day
by DavidH on Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:50 am
semolinaphore
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An old device for communicating by the hurling of puddings.
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An old device for communicating by the hurling of puddings.
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Re: Word of the Day
by black bart on Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:48 am
DavidH wrote:semolinaphore
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An old device for communicating by the hurling of puddings.
That would be funny if it didn't bring back memories of the time a German girl threw an Apple Strudel at me.
The smoke wafted gently in the breeze across the poop deck and all seemed right in the world.
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Re: Word of the Day
by PKMKII on Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:17 am
anemoscope
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any instrument showing the existence and direction of the wind.
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any instrument showing the existence and direction of the wind.
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Re: Word of the Day
by TwistedSister on Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:23 am
PKMKII wrote:anemoscope
-noun
any instrument showing the existence and direction of the wind.
So that's what is sticking out of Bart's arse!!!
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* You never know when I'll be watching.
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Re: Word of the Day
by DavidH on Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:28 pm
black bart wrote:DavidH wrote:semolinaphore
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An old device for communicating by the hurling of puddings.
That would be funny if it didn't bring back memories of the time a German girl threw an Apple Strudel at me.
It's even funnier now!
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roland Deschain on Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:58 pm
The above talk is inaniloquent*, but at least pretends to limerance** somewhat. I'm not being magniloquent*** by the way.
* Inaniloquent (adv) -
1. Given to talking inanely; loquacious; garrulous.
** Limerance (n) -
1. The state of being love-stricken.
2. An involuntary state of mind which seems to result from a romantic attraction to another person combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated.
*** magniloquent (adj) -
1. Speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
* Inaniloquent (adv) -
1. Given to talking inanely; loquacious; garrulous.
** Limerance (n) -
1. The state of being love-stricken.
2. An involuntary state of mind which seems to result from a romantic attraction to another person combined with an overwhelming, obsessive need to have one's feelings reciprocated.
*** magniloquent (adj) -
1. Speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
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Re: Word of the Day
by Ravi Oli on Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:56 am
TwistedSister wrote:PKMKII wrote:anemoscope
-noun
any instrument showing the existence and direction of the wind.
So that's what is sticking out of Bart's arse!!!
No that would be his anemascope.
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Re: Word of the Day
by DavidH on Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:17 am
francophonie
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A Gallic poseur; i.e. any Frenchman.
-n. fr.
A Gallic poseur; i.e. any Frenchman.
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Re: Word of the Day
by Roy Hunter on Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:57 am
francophobia
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an irrational fear of French people, France, the French language and French culture (cf DavidH).
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an irrational fear of French people, France, the French language and French culture (cf DavidH).
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