corylusavellana has adopted no words, looked up 0 words, created 15 lists, listed 385 words, written 213 comments, added 0 tags, and loved 1 word.
Comments for corylusavellana
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i was wondering whether your name has anything to do with the fonte avellana monastery in italy (in the marche region). which to me is almost synonym with the glades of arcady :)
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What's a chap? He/she is a hazel for sure.
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YOU'RE A CHAP. Are you a chap? I adore the tweedy wonder that is the magazine.
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corylusavellana commented on the word nefarious
So delightfully melodramatic...
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word scetic
Adj.) Saying yes to everything... (See Yes Man)
N.) Someone who says yes a lot.
Note: Never confuse things by saying "a scetic"!
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word bysmal
Really actually quite good. (A deprifixation of abysmal.)
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word lostwithiel
From the Deeper Meaning of Liff (John Lloyd and Douglas Adams): "The deep and peaceful sleep you finally fall into two minutes before the alarm goes off."
The slightly elfin-sounding "-withiel" turns a sleepy Cornish town into a delicious concept.
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word empower
I agree whole-heartedly. Such an annoying and vacuous word.
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word empower
I agree whole-heartedly. Such an annoying and vacuous word.
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word depidgin
Derision via IM.
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the list nice-colloquialisms-my-idiolect
This makes a good euphemism: "Nice colloquialisms, darlin'..."
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word hobbitry
Oh to be part of the hobbitry...
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word hack rag
Derogatory. Tabloid newspapers and other purveyors of filth!
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word pippiculture
Fabulous word, this!
December 22, 2008
corylusavellana commented on the word choclamous
Busy or frenetic, spuriously derived from Chocolate Mousse.
December 22, 2008
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