Favourite Word Of The Day

[Ruq 6,264]

Thanks LCM!

 

bloviate

ˈbləʊvɪeɪt/

verb

USinformal

gerund or present participle: bloviating

1. talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way.

Origin

 

mid 19th century: perhaps from blow¹.

 

Edited December 1, 2015 by Ruq
Tidying things up.

[LeftCoastMom 5,025]

You Brits come up with the best noises .^

[Marbles 16,145]

On 11/30/2015, 2:24:23, Ruq said:

Also what the residents of Barbuda said to Robert DeNiro recently.

Oh did they call him nabob? Is he such a Laat Sahab? It's good to see the word appear in contemporary idiom. Unlike mogul, pundit and avatar, nabob did not become popular since it was coined.

[Ruq 6,264]

13 hours ago, Marbles said:

Oh did they call him nabob? Is he such a Laat Sahab? It's good to see the word appear in contemporary idiom. Unlike mogul, pundit and avatar, nabob did not become popular since it was coined.

No Marbs, that was my attempt at a little joke. He wants to build a mega resort on the Island and the residents are saying no ('Nah Bob'). Haha, sorry bad joke.

[Marbles 16,145]

38 minutes ago, Ruq said:

No Marbs, that was my attempt at a little joke. He wants to build a mega resort on the Island and the residents are saying no ('Nah Bob'). Haha, sorry bad joke.

How could you....play with my nabob sentiments? Today I resolve to make it a part of the English idiom. 

Edited December 1, 2015 by Marbles

[Marbles 16,145]

Meretricious

- apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.

- (archaic) Relating to or characteristic of a prostitute.

Synonyms: worthless, valueless, cheap, tawdry, trashy, Brummagem, tasteless, kitschy.

[Marbles 16,145]

Pudicity

- Modesty, decency; chastity. 

(OED)

[Marbles 16,145]

I like how it rolls on me tongue.

circumspect

adjective

 

1. wary and unwilling to take risks.

   "the officials were very circumspect in their statements"

   synonyms:

   cautious, wary, careful, chary, guarded, on one's guard

[Chaotic Muslem 5,780]

 

 

[LeftCoastMom 5,025]

On December 5, 2015 at 5:50 AM, Marbles said:

Pudicity

- Modesty, decency; chastity. 

(OED)

That is one of those words that sounds the opposite of what it means.

[Marbles 16,145]

37 minutes ago, LeftCoastMom said:

That is one of those words that sounds the opposite of what it means.

Haha it does! It's phonetically close to that word you (or I) have in mind.

[LeftCoastMom 5,025]

 

Hella

 

Originated from the streets of San Francisco and spread through the Upper Left Coast. It is commonly used in place of "really" or "very" when describing something.

" Hey, dude, I haven't seen you in hella days!"

" The coffee at the Red and Black Cafe is hella good!"

 

used to to be a great indicator of where a person was from, but since rappers started using it, that's gone out the window.

now you can hear it in New York.

Hella sad.

 

 

 

[starlight 14,482]

[Marbles 16,145]

Milquetoast

a timid, meek, or unassertive person.

(M-W)

[hasanhh 10,049]

Keraunpathy: the study of lightning.

Keraunpathy: it's electrifying (slang for exciting)

Tabloid Newspaper Headline: Shocking Experiments Revealed

[hasanhh 10,049]

ansatz: making an assumption about an unknown and using this as the start-point of a solution set.

[Ruq 6,264]

Mellifluous: sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding. From the Latin 'mel' (honey) + 'fluere' (to flow).

[billy090 90]

[hasanhh 10,049]

wordscape -a visualization of word use (chronologically) in 3 dimensions.

To see:  search:  wordscape + Roy

https://books.google.com/books?isbn1610589483 

See: "Design for Information: An Introduction to the Histories, ..." by Isabel Meirelles -2013 -design

Edited February 25, 2016 by hasanhh
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hapsod

[hasanhh 10,049]

Ideonella sakaiensis  -a Gram-negative bacteria discovered in a Japanese recycling plant that produces an enzyme which "eats" polyethylene (PET plastics, such as in plastic bottles)

[hasanhh 10,049]

flabbergasted --word used by CBS News to describe the mindset of the Republican "establishment" over the 2016 election; especially Cruz vs. Trump and the "wife wars".

[hasanhh 10,049]

somnambulism -sleep-walking or the personality characteristics of.

[Marbles 16,145]

On Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 0:51 PM, billy090 said:

Petrichor...with a most inappropriate picture!

[Chaotic Muslem 5,780]

We Need A thesaurus medal in SC.

[Marbles 16,145]

Edulcorate

verb

 

1. make (something) more acceptable or palatable.

   "the traditional folk song is today often edulcorated by unwarranted accompaniments"

    

    

    

   From OED.

[hasanhh 10,049]

I didn't know this: "comperable" is not a word. The correct word is "comparable".

That is a mispronunciation that stuck.

Leftie? Same with you? @LeftCoastMom

[LeftCoastMom 5,025]

^ yes. Sorry it took me so long to answer. Found out from the doc that, besides resuming teaching, I could also participate  with the canoes this year. Sense of elation followed by the awful realization I now have only a few weeks to do the things I thought I would have all summer to do. Lol.  

[Don'tMakeAس 1,991]

abstemious

əbˈstiːmɪəs/

adjective

 

1. indulging only very moderately in something, especially food and drink.

   "‘We only had a bottle.’ ‘Very abstemious of you.’"

   synonyms:

   temperate, abstinent, austere, moderate, self-disciplined, self-denying,restrained, self-restrained, non-indulgent, sober, ascetic, puritanical,spartan, strict, severe, self-abnegating, hair-shirt "he seems to have led an abstemious, not to say ascetic life"

[Marbles 16,145]

dudgeon

noun

 

1. a feeling of offence or deep resentment.

   "the manager walked out in high dudgeon"

   "Kirsty swept out of the room in high dudgeon"

[Marbles 16,145]

battologize

 

 

 

 

 

 

battologized, battologizing.

1.

to repeat (a word, phrase, mannerism, etc.) excessively.

verb (used without object), battologized, battologizing.

2.

(of writing or speaking) to repeat words, phrases, etc., to an excessive and tiresome degree.

 

Cambridge Dictionary

Edited November 27, 2016 by Marbles

[hasanhh 10,049]

Luk Thep, Thai, means "angel doll"

It is the adult version of a child's "translational object" to feel good with.

Thailand is a hodge-podge of superstitions from many origins.

On the radio -not in the following article- the author Ramsey said that some monks "bless" these things a place a gold star to show this; and that in the past, mummified children were carried around by people.

http://mashable.com/2016/04/18/thailand-luk-thep-dolls/ 

[zainabamy 3,027]

Popsicle. Its such a beautiful word. The sounds are so perfect. I don't even know how it came into my head but I just love it. 

[sharinganMahdi 982]

attractive is my favourite word , don't ask me why it just is

[sharinganMahdi 982]

' supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ' -  Who doesn't like Mary Poppins