Thanks, veruca! I should not have forgotten Chipotle, especially considering how many restaurants in my area throw that word onto half the dishes on their menu. It's become a stylish word!
I don't believe this is a real word, though I've heard several people using it to mean, variously: a kind of hug; a to-do or fuss or hullaballoo; a mish-mash or odd mixture of something. Real or not, it makes me giggle.
This reminds me of the running joke in Rumpole of the Bailey, where he's always spelling out his surname and saying, "But it's pronounced Margerie Banks." (^-^)
Definition: (noun) A person who debates in a fierce manner, refusing to be distracted from the topic at hand, and who chomps down on the flaws in his or her opponent's logic with the power of a pit bull terrier's vise-like jaws.
Definition: (noun) A person who engages in illicit spamming of public forums, tagboards, blogs or other internet community discussion areas, especially one who engages in repeated, excessive and promiscuous spamming of the same community in a short span of time, and linking to sex-related sites. A bot programmed to perform the same activity.
Definition: (noun) Any object relating to street gangs and/or their activities, including, but not limited to: guns, spray-paint cans, drugs, gang attire, "tags," and hand signs.
Definition: (noun) A person whose beliefs or actions seem designed to purposely prevent the realization of Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection. A nanny-activist who wants to save fools from themselves, instead of letting them be weeded out of the gene pool by natural selection. Anti-Darwinism.
Example: Only an anti-Darwinist would insist that a chainsaw come with a label to warn users of the dangers of licking the chain while it's in motion.
Definition: (noun) A person who engages in political activism in order to encourage laws to protect people from themselves, such as the laws that have required hair dryers to be tagged with warnings about the possibility of electrocution if the appliance is used in the bathtub, or warnings on food blenders stating the dangers of sticking one's finger into the spinning blades.
Also, Nanny-activism: (noun) The state of being a nanny-activist. Also, the actions, themselves.
Example: A nanny-activist group in California is now lobbying for the state to require warnings on fast-food french fry containers and advertisements for same, which state that eating too many greasy french-fried potatoes is bad for you.
Curse that extra "h"!! Well, in true poet's fashion, I must declare this a new word. I'll say it's a noun, perhaps meaning the peek-a-boo move of an exotic dancer who wears only a thong. As in, "She fixed him with her sultry eyes, and did a little dipthong for his twenty." Building on that, I could change the initial "d" to a "t," and have it refer to the thong, itself. "He gingerly tucked his sweaty twenty into her tipthong."
There's a town in Texas called Waxahachie ("Wox uh HATCH ee" to us Texans). The NA names are always fun to say! Two other faves of mine are Cucamonga and Lompoc, both in California, and both (along with Lake Titicaca, which you list, here) appeared in various W. C. Fields scripts. Fields was apparently a logophile, like us! (^-^)
Some of us cantankerous and curmudgeonly lovers of puddlejumpers like to do things the oldfangled way, with those nifty E6B's, a handful of good old dead reckoning and a whole lot of by-the-seat-of-yer-pants pilotage. I've only got a private ticket and haven't flown in a while, but I always LOVED doing all those calculations on the "computer," helped along with a freshly-sharpened number 2 pencil. (^-^)
Thanks, yoshiyahu! I had forgotten about "drowning" coming out as "drownding." People here do that, too. And I don't know many people who use "clitoris," but if they did, they'd probably stumble on it, too. ;P
"Ambulance" gets changed into "AMBA lance" around here. Just as "library" often becomes "LIE berry." *shudders* I also just remembered "tubular," which sometimes sounds like "toobler."
"Vietnamese" often becomes "Vietmanese," in my area (Texas). "Spaghetti" sometimes turns into "Pasketti," and "macrame" is, on occasion, pronounced "muh KRAYME" by those who don't know how to use the pronunciation guides in their dictionaries.
Thanks to sarra for "itinerary," as well, which stuck another one into my head: "potpourri," which I have heard someone say as "POT purry." ;P
hehehe Thanks! So many musical terms are in Italian, which I happen to think is one of the most beautiful languages in existence. I love to sing in Italian! I only wish I could speak it. ;P
Ah, you cannot steal what I freely give away. Beautiful words are like love; the more we give away, the more we receive, in return. (^-^)
Btw, I just checked out your LJ. I, too, suffer from severe chronic depression. I am going to comment in your post, as I think you would be a wonderful new friend for me. My LJ name is Kaichi_Satake.
Hey! Thanks very much for the comment! "Dirigible" is just one of the greatest words of all time. Love your list, too! This is soooooooooo addictive. (O.o)
Ooh, we have several words in common! And you have quite a few that I also like but couldn't think of, earlier. Like "carbuncle" and "loblolly!" Aaaaaah! Another addiction, this site!!!! (O.o)
Comments by kaichi
kaichi commented on the word excusogy
Definition: A combination word, from "excuse" and "apology." An apology with a qualifier which nullifies the apology.
Example: I'm sorry I hurt you, but you deserved it (or made me do it).
April 28, 2007
kaichi commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
Thanks, veruca! I should not have forgotten Chipotle, especially considering how many restaurants in my area throw that word onto half the dishes on their menu. It's become a stylish word!
January 25, 2007
kaichi commented on the word femgremlins
My own personal euphemism for menstruation.
Example: My girlfriend is grouchy because she's getting a visit from the femgremlins.
January 25, 2007
kaichi commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
Thanks, again, pamelad! This list seems to be never ending. (O.o)
January 19, 2007
kaichi commented on the word foofaraw
Definition: (noun) 1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
2. A fuss over a matter of little importance.
January 19, 2007
kaichi commented on the word hogminny
Definition: (noun) A depraved young woman.
January 17, 2007
kaichi commented on the word stinkard
Definition: (noun) A person who stinks.
January 17, 2007
kaichi commented on the word muscod
Definition: (noun) A perfumed fop. A fellow who wears too much perfume.
January 17, 2007
kaichi commented on the list kawaii-headdesk
Here's another one I saw just a few days ago: "lool." I assume it's an elongated form of "lol," but I'm not really sure.
January 16, 2007
kaichi commented on the word festoon
Definition: (noun) 1 : a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points
2 : a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a decorative chain
Also: festoonery.
January 15, 2007
kaichi commented on the word festoonery
Definition: (noun) A collection of festoons.
January 15, 2007
kaichi commented on the word huggle-muggle
I don't believe this is a real word, though I've heard several people using it to mean, variously: a kind of hug; a to-do or fuss or hullaballoo; a mish-mash or odd mixture of something. Real or not, it makes me giggle.
January 15, 2007
kaichi commented on the word featherstonehaugh
This reminds me of the running joke in Rumpole of the Bailey, where he's always spelling out his surname and saying, "But it's pronounced Margerie Banks." (^-^)
January 15, 2007
kaichi commented on the word kai
This is my nickname. (^o^)
January 15, 2007
kaichi commented on the word gigglesome
Definition: (adjective) Attractively giggly. (^-^)
Example: She was a gigglesome waif!
January 12, 2007
kaichi commented on the word gang-phernalia
Yes, it is. But, like all the other made-up words in this particular list, it's meant to be silly. (^-^)
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the word pit-bull debater
Definition: (noun) A person who debates in a fierce manner, refusing to be distracted from the topic at hand, and who chomps down on the flaws in his or her opponent's logic with the power of a pit bull terrier's vise-like jaws.
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
Thanks, Gloriaha! I had wash, already, but none of the others. (^-^)
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the list evil-marketing-words-that-upon-use-should-cause-the-perpetrator-to-be-smited
Ooh, you have some here that I forgot to put on my own list of annoying words. I may have to steal a couple! (^o^)
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the word spamslut
Definition: (noun) A person who engages in illicit spamming of public forums, tagboards, blogs or other internet community discussion areas, especially one who engages in repeated, excessive and promiscuous spamming of the same community in a short span of time, and linking to sex-related sites. A bot programmed to perform the same activity.
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the word gang-phernalia
Definition: (noun) Any object relating to street gangs and/or their activities, including, but not limited to: guns, spray-paint cans, drugs, gang attire, "tags," and hand signs.
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the word excitabobbled
Definition: (adjective) Excited to the point of being discombobulated.
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the word fad zombie
Definition: A person who mindlessly follows trends. A cultural sheep or lemming.
Example: I'm not a fad zombie; I won't wear/do something just because my friends/the cool people do.
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the word anti-darwinist
Definition: (noun) A person whose beliefs or actions seem designed to purposely prevent the realization of Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection. A nanny-activist who wants to save fools from themselves, instead of letting them be weeded out of the gene pool by natural selection. Anti-Darwinism.
Example: Only an anti-Darwinist would insist that a chainsaw come with a label to warn users of the dangers of licking the chain while it's in motion.
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the word nanny-activist
Definition: (noun) A person who engages in political activism in order to encourage laws to protect people from themselves, such as the laws that have required hair dryers to be tagged with warnings about the possibility of electrocution if the appliance is used in the bathtub, or warnings on food blenders stating the dangers of sticking one's finger into the spinning blades.
Also, Nanny-activism: (noun) The state of being a nanny-activist. Also, the actions, themselves.
Example: A nanny-activist group in California is now lobbying for the state to require warnings on fast-food french fry containers and advertisements for same, which state that eating too many greasy french-fried potatoes is bad for you.
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the word ailurophile
Definition: a lover of cats =^,^=
January 10, 2007
kaichi commented on the list pseudonyms-or-what-s-in-a-name
dewey cheetham 'n howe was also the name of a law firm in a Three Stooges short! I always loved joke names. (^-^)
January 6, 2007
kaichi commented on the list words-that-are-sexy-to-my-ears
Ooh, thanks Valse! I had forgotten that one. (^-^)
January 6, 2007
kaichi commented on the list words-and-pseudo-words-that-annoy-me
haha Thanks! I added two of those, just now.
January 5, 2007
kaichi commented on the word machole
haha I'm one of those. ;P Must add this one.
January 4, 2007
kaichi commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
Thanks, pamelad and veruca! I'd forgotten how many people around here say "pitcher" instead of "picture." ;P
January 4, 2007
kaichi commented on the word schlepp
Dictionary.com says it's acceptable with either one or two p's. I like it with two. It feels more laborious, that way. ;P
January 4, 2007
kaichi commented on the word pedantic
Wordie apparently doesn't hold on to capitalizations.
January 4, 2007
kaichi commented on the word dipthong
Curse that extra "h"!! Well, in true poet's fashion, I must declare this a new word. I'll say it's a noun, perhaps meaning the peek-a-boo move of an exotic dancer who wears only a thong. As in, "She fixed him with her sultry eyes, and did a little dipthong for his twenty." Building on that, I could change the initial "d" to a "t," and have it refer to the thong, itself. "He gingerly tucked his sweaty twenty into her tipthong."
Yes, I'm having way too much fun with this. ;P
January 3, 2007
kaichi commented on the list fictional-beasties
Tommyknockers and dust bunnies! (^o^)
January 2, 2007
kaichi commented on the list place-names-that-are-fun-to-say
There's a town in Texas called Waxahachie ("Wox uh HATCH ee" to us Texans). The NA names are always fun to say! Two other faves of mine are Cucamonga and Lompoc, both in California, and both (along with Lake Titicaca, which you list, here) appeared in various W. C. Fields scripts. Fields was apparently a logophile, like us! (^-^)
January 2, 2007
kaichi commented on the word moistly
That one's even worse than "zestful." ;P
January 2, 2007
kaichi commented on the word whiz wheel
Some of us cantankerous and curmudgeonly lovers of puddlejumpers like to do things the oldfangled way, with those nifty E6B's, a handful of good old dead reckoning and a whole lot of by-the-seat-of-yer-pants pilotage. I've only got a private ticket and haven't flown in a while, but I always LOVED doing all those calculations on the "computer," helped along with a freshly-sharpened number 2 pencil. (^-^)
January 2, 2007
kaichi commented on the list slings-and-arrows-shakespearean-insults
What a fun list! hehehe I use "mooncalf" and a few others in my everyday speech, already. Must add some more of these to my arsenal!
December 30, 2006
kaichi commented on the list palindromes-2
I love palindromes! <3 (^-^)
December 30, 2006
kaichi commented on the list dyslexic-s-dread
Cool idea for a list! (^o^)
December 30, 2006
kaichi commented on the list words-that-populate-my-mind
Discombobulated is one of my all-time favorite words! Probably because I can so often be described with it. (^o^)
December 30, 2006
kaichi commented on the user kaichi
So true!! But I still enjoy calling myself silly. "Silly" is a fun word, itself! (^o^)
December 30, 2006
kaichi commented on the list words-that-are-sexy-to-my-ears
Vermilion...yessssssssss. (^o^) Pomegranate...not so much. (~-^)
December 29, 2006
kaichi commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
Asativum, thanks! I've heard that one, too.
December 17, 2006
kaichi commented on the list a-bit-old-fashioned
I love the old words, for they are silly. (^-^)
--Kaichi
December 16, 2006
kaichi commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
Thanks, yoshiyahu! I had forgotten about "drowning" coming out as "drownding." People here do that, too. And I don't know many people who use "clitoris," but if they did, they'd probably stumble on it, too. ;P
"Ambulance" gets changed into "AMBA lance" around here. Just as "library" often becomes "LIE berry." *shudders* I also just remembered "tubular," which sometimes sounds like "toobler."
December 16, 2006
kaichi commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
"Vietnamese" often becomes "Vietmanese," in my area (Texas). "Spaghetti" sometimes turns into "Pasketti," and "macrame" is, on occasion, pronounced "muh KRAYME" by those who don't know how to use the pronunciation guides in their dictionaries.
Thanks to sarra for "itinerary," as well, which stuck another one into my head: "potpourri," which I have heard someone say as "POT purry." ;P
December 12, 2006
kaichi commented on the list beautiful-music
hehehe Thanks! So many musical terms are in Italian, which I happen to think is one of the most beautiful languages in existence. I love to sing in Italian! I only wish I could speak it. ;P
December 6, 2006
kaichi commented on the list macbean-s-words
Ah, you cannot steal what I freely give away. Beautiful words are like love; the more we give away, the more we receive, in return. (^-^)
Btw, I just checked out your LJ. I, too, suffer from severe chronic depression. I am going to comment in your post, as I think you would be a wonderful new friend for me. My LJ name is Kaichi_Satake.
--Kaichi
December 6, 2006
kaichi commented on the list w-c-fields-lexicon
Always loved the "Godfrey Daniel!" line, as well. Great list! (^-^)
--Kaichi
December 5, 2006
kaichi commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
Once, again, I must say "Thanks!" for the words I had forgotten about. (^o^)
--Kaichi
December 5, 2006
kaichi commented on the list beautiful-music
Ah, thank you! I knew I'd leave something out. ;P
--Kaichi
December 5, 2006
kaichi commented on the list good-names-for-a-steampunker
Runcible! Ooh, I love that one. Runcible P(eriweather) Plugnickel. That could be a W. C. Fields pseudonym. :D
--Kaichi
December 3, 2006
kaichi commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
Thanks, everyone! These are all great! I'm going to add them! :D
--Kaichi
December 2, 2006
kaichi commented on the list thedispossessed-s-words
That'd probably be a somnfabulist or a somndictionist. (Yes, I'm making those up.)
December 2, 2006
kaichi commented on the user kaichi
that I stole "appoggiatura" from quotato. It was just so nice, rolling it over my tongue, that I just HAD to have it!! ;P
December 1, 2006
kaichi commented on the user quotato
"appoggiatura"!!!
This is a beautiful word. I like it. I may have to steal it. ;P
--Kaichi
December 1, 2006
kaichi commented on the user pyeplant
Hey! Thanks very much for the comment! "Dirigible" is just one of the greatest words of all time. Love your list, too! This is soooooooooo addictive. (O.o)
--Kaichi
November 30, 2006
kaichi commented on the user tankexmortis
What fun words! Kudos!!! (^o^)
--Kaichi
November 30, 2006
kaichi commented on the user pedalinfaith
haha! Wonderful! We share several good words. I can't believe I left "macguffin" off my own list. You've reminded me of others I really enjoy, too!
--Kaichi
November 30, 2006
kaichi commented on the user robotjohnny
Ooh, we have several words in common! And you have quite a few that I also like but couldn't think of, earlier. Like "carbuncle" and "loblolly!" Aaaaaah! Another addiction, this site!!!! (O.o)
--Kaichi
November 30, 2006
kaichi commented on the user kaichi
haha! Thanks! I'm enjoying this brainy-wainy fun thingy. Which list is yours? It doesn't seem to link back to you anywhere. (O.o)
November 30, 2006