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Goons tend to have some... rather interesting vocabularies. So I think this will be fun: share a word that you love, but doesn't get used to often. First thing that comes to mind for me is "defenestration". It literally means "to be thrown out of a window". Awesome. But unfortunately if your life is anything like mine, you won't be getting a chance to use it a whole lot. Yeah, not even sure where I learned this one from.
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Clearly you've been watching QI.
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# ? Jun 12, 2014 10:09 |
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Kakistocracy- government by the worst citizens. e: some more: Mansuetude- gentleness of manner. Supererogatory- above and beyond the call of duty; more than is required. Strabismic- 1. squinting or cross-eyed. 2. intellectually perverse. Clustard has a new favorite as of 14:46 on Jun 12, 2014 |
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Efficacy, which is a word referring to how effective something is.
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# ? Jun 12, 2014 14:32 |
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Fatuous and indolence are two I was reminded of recently. Describe a goon's life quite well, I imagine.
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Interloper - an intruder, someone where they don't belong Malefactor - a wrongdoer
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Patently: in an open, clear manner.
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lol at a couple of these already. David foster Wallace is a good source for lots, it was a passion of his to dig out these old obscure words and find a way to use them. pleonasm - the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy "“In other words, it is when a scholar’s vanity/insecurity leads him to write primarily to communicate and reinforce his own status as an Intellectual that his English is deformed by pleonasm " sesquipedalian – 1. Having many syllables, long; as in “sesquipedalian terms” 2. Given to or characterized by the use of long words; “a sesquipedalian political statement” 3. Long and ponderous; polysyllabic bathos – An abrupt, unintended transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect, While often unintended, bathos may be used deliberately to produce a humorous effect. ie: "The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't."
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Syzygy - a straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system. So basically, when the planets align. Just look at the word. It looks like it was spelled wrong.
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I love that word.
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# ? Jun 12, 2014 18:11 |
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factoid - An untrue statement presented as fact.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimalkin Easily one of my favorites now. I've taken to calling my old, toothless grey tiger this.
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Terpsichorean (adj.) - pertaining to dancing
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Machinations - a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end
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Hebdomadal - occurring every seventh day. In another word, weekly.
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Obsequious- flattering in an oily and sycophantic way.
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Catawampus- askew, awry, or bent.
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Swag - a show off item, indicates good, usually a material item though may be pure spiritual as well
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humanoid -looks human but isnt
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Crwth
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# ? Jun 13, 2014 02:00 |
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The little plastic thing on the end of a shoelace is called an aglet.
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# ? Jun 13, 2014 02:14 |
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Farmdizzle posted:The little plastic thing on the end of a shoelace is called an aglet. Similarly, "ferrule" for the metal bit of a pencil.
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Callipygian - [kal-uh-pij-ee-uh n] - adjective Having well-shaped buttocks.
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logorrhea/logorrhoea: incoherent or incessant flow of words. the -rrh(o)ea stem is the same as in diarrhea.
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# ? Jun 13, 2014 02:59 |
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Esoteric. The word esoteric is esoteric.
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# ? Jun 13, 2014 03:09 |
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Groak - to silently watch someone eating in the hope they will ask you to join them. Like dogs - they groak all the time, fuckers. Also, grew up reading Moomintroll, so nice to know the Groke was appropriately named.
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Colloquialism. I love that word.
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Cis. But im not exactly sure what it means.
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# ? Jun 13, 2014 04:20 |
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Tane - No one knows exactly who or what "Tane" is. What had originally started as just another forum catchphrase exploded into an epic Tane-posting craze that swept the slowly dieing FYAD forum by storm. It has seen use as an adjective, noun, and verb; "Taneing", "My tane", "I just got some badass Tane Orbs," etc. For a while it was very difficult to navigate Fyad without being exposed to some form of Tane. Tane is also loosely related to the Orb Phenomenon, and is known to be a rare type of orb -- it has been speculated for some time now that its role as a meme originated from this.
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# ? Jun 13, 2014 04:53 |
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Portmanteau. Stick two words together!
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# ? Jun 13, 2014 05:06 |
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Literally Esoteric posted:Esoteric. Pedantic. The proper use of the word pedantic is itself pedantic. My favorite word though is Petrichor. I love the smell rain on dry earth and the word sounds really cool to say. And I mean come on, if you take its root words and stretch them out it becomes "Stone blood of the Gods". How bawlla is that poo poo.
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# ? Jun 13, 2014 05:38 |
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Lascivious -Adjective. Lusty, lewd, sexually enticing Pell-mell -Adverb. Confusedly, in a disorderly manner -Adjective. Disorderly
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Etoliate means to lessen or weaken.
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Obfuscate - to confuse or bewilder
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caconym - bad name
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Eimgae - greeting used by French nobles in England around the 14th century C.E.
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Circumlocution - the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.
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# ? Jun 13, 2014 10:17 |
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God Of Paradise posted:Circumlocution - the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive. Also can be used as a technique to translate a word into a language that you're familiar with, but don't already know the word, if you have a native speaker on hand. Like, to go back to grade school for a second, say you're trying to find the word "Apple" in Spanish. One could say, its a round fruit, (fruta redonda), that grows on trees, (se crece por arboles.) The idea is that you start with very broad statement about the object that you're trying to translate, and start to refine the details finer and finer. Therefore you're speaking (-locution) around (circum-) the word.
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Oh joy! Recondite lexicographical entries are among my favourite subjects for indulgent and otiose investigation. That having been said, some of the words posted thus far I would deem to be insufficiently obscure. So that I might remedy this, and alleviate my own boredom in the process, I offer here a few of my favourite words, one for each letter of the alphabet, which I have stored back in the recesses of my numinous vocabulary. I hope that I have selected words which one might come to actually use, rather than list off narrowly focused and arcane technical or academic terms. Apophthegm, (From the Greek ἀποφθέγγομαι "I speak loudly") n. A short epigrammatic saying generally held to be true, a witty maxim or aphorism Bellibone, (From the French belle et bonne) adj. A woman who excels in both beauty and goodness. Charientism, (From the Greek χαριεντισμός "wittiness; including a vein of irony".) n. An elegantly or gracefully veiled insult. Dasypygal, (From the Greek δασύς "dense, hairy" + πυγή "buttock".) adj. Having a hairy buttocks. A useful way of naming someone an "rear end in a top hat" when circumstances dictate you unable to use the coarser word. Emunctory, (From the Latin phrase ex mungere "to blow one's nose".) n. & adj. Serving to carry waste out of the body; a part of the body which accomplishes this. Another word useful when seeking to insult someone in a concealed manner. Floccinaucinihilipilification, (Derived from the Latin words floccus "a piece of wool" + naucum "a trifle" + nihil "nothing" + pilus "a hair; a trifle" + the suffix -fication, itself is derived from the Latin supine ending -ficatio which was used to indicate as a noun the result of the action of a verb.) n. The habit of valuing something as being worthless, of little value, or unimportant. One of the longest non-technical words in the English lexicon. Galactophagous, (From the Greek, γαλακτοφάγος) adj. A Milk drinker. Hebetate, (From the Latin hebetare "to grow dull") v. To grow dull or stupid. Ithyphallic, (from the Ancient Greek ιθυφαλλικός) adj. Pertaining to the erect phallus, and by extension something considered obscene. The term ithyphallophobia, or fear of the erect penis, is derived from it. Jocoserious, (From the Latin iocosus "humourous" + serius "grave; serious".) adj. Simultaneously serious and humourous; the quality of mixing mirth with grave matters. Kitthoge, adj. & n. Left-handed or awkward, or a left-handed or awkward person. Lalochezia, (From the Greek λαλιά "speech" + χέζω "to defecate"). Vulgar words used to relieve stress or pain. Manqué, (From the French manqué the past participle of manquer "to be lacking in".) adj. The state of having not achieved a condition desired or deemed suited for, because of some fatal and inherent flaw; a "could've been". The term does not just imply the lack of the realized ambition, but also the painful desire for the desired state and the regret over what might have been. Nepenthe, (From the Greek νηπενθής "sorrow banishing") n. Something, generally a drug, that brings about forgetfulness of sorrow and suffering. Oligophrenia, (From the Greek ὀλίγος "few" + φρήν "mind; seat of intellect".) n. Extreme mental retardation; an exceptionally feeble-minded individual. Pauciloquy, n. (From the Latin pauci- "few" + loquor "I speak".) Using few words; laconism. Quodlibetarian, (From the Latin quod "what" + libet "it is pleasing".) n. One who discusses any subject at pleasure. Rejectamenta, (From the Latin reicio "I throw back".) n. Things that have been discarded as being worthless or useless. Sciolism, (From the Latin sciolus, the diminutive of scius "knowing".) n. Superficial knowledge, the quality of displaying knowledge that lacks any sort of substantial base or understanding. Useful as a veiled insult. Thelyphtoric, (From the Greek θῆλυς "female" + φθορεύς "corrupter". First used in 1780 by Martin Madan as part of the title of his treatise THELYPHTHORA; OR A TREATISE ON FEMALE RUIN, IN ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS, CONSEQUENCES, PREVENTION, AND REMEDY; CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE LAW: Under the following HEADS, viz. MARRIAGE, WHOREDOM, FORNICATION, ADULTERY, POLYGAMY, and DIVORCE; with many other Incidental Matters.) adj. Something, frequently someone, that is corruptive to the morals of women, particularly young women. Ultracrepidate, (From the Latin phrase "ultra crepidam", "beyond the sandal".) v. To criticize beyond the scope of one's knowledge. Velleity, (From the Latin velle "wish".) n. The lowest amount of desire, with no intention of acting upon; a faint wish that is not given any effort to attain. Witzelsucht, (From the German witzeln "to joke" + sucht "addiction; obsession".) n. The habit of telling inappropriate and poor jokes, or pointless stories, especially as part of a medical condition. Xanthodont, (From the Greek ξανθός "yellow" + the suffix -dont "pertaining to teeth" derived from the Medieval Latin dentalis "teeth".) adj. Someone with yellow teeth. Yclept, (From the Old English ġeclipod, the past participle of clipian "to call out; to cry out".) adv. Called; named. Zugzwang, (From the German zug "move" + zwang "compulsion".) n. In chess, a situation in which any of the legal movements available for a player would damage his position irrevocably. Can be used in a figurative sense to fantastic results. If demand calls for it, I could likely perform another jaunt or two through the alphabet. Hellequin has a new favorite as of 14:39 on Jun 13, 2014 |
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Caseous - to resemble cheese Retromingent - to urinate backwards Gerrymandering - to divide electoral districts in a way that becomes advantageous to a particular party or group Crepuscular - to be active during twilight (dawn or dusk), as opposed to diurnal or nocturnal
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