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Post by luv1another on Jul 29, 2006 4:33:55 GMT -5
didacticism - someone who cant act to save their life
real definition.. 1. Intended to instruct.
2. Morally instructive.
3. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively.
new word... vigilambulism
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Post by dgan on Jul 29, 2006 6:52:12 GMT -5
vigilambulism - the state of being very alert...all the time
n. A condition of unconsciousness regarding one's surroundings together with automatism of motion.
new word - bandelet
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Post by karenee on Jul 29, 2006 8:44:22 GMT -5
bandelet - a band made up entirely of miniturized instruments!
Actually: n : molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
New word - bacillus
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Post by luv1another on Jul 29, 2006 8:57:13 GMT -5
bacillus - a desire for backs
real definition.... 1. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming, aerobic bacteria of the genus Bacillus that often occur in chains and include B. anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax.
2. Any of various bacteria, especially a rod-shaped bacterium.
new word... jaculate
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Post by karenee on Jul 29, 2006 9:01:21 GMT -5
jaculate - an attempt to understand a jaguar
actually: To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.
New word - schlemiel
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Post by dreamer on Jul 29, 2006 9:10:05 GMT -5
Sliding in honey.
Actually meaning: A habitual bungler; a dolt
New word: snollygoster
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Post by dgan on Jul 30, 2006 22:00:44 GMT -5
English slang for someone who picks and flings their boogers. (oooh, I was close!)
n. One, especially a politician, who is guided by personal advantage rather than by consistent, respectable principles.
New word: stomatomalacia
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Post by Daae on Jul 30, 2006 22:51:51 GMT -5
stomatomalacia - a diesase of the stomach, caused by eating too many tomatoes.
sto·ma·to·ma·la·ci·a
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Pathological softening of any of the structures of the mouth.
New Word: defenestration
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Post by luv1another on Jul 31, 2006 7:59:04 GMT -5
defenestration- when stupid ISP companies send you CD's and books in the kit that say two diffrent things and you seriously hurt the person who designed the kit...in self defense since they get so mad at you yelling at them out of frustration that they throw the first punch LOL actual meaning - An act of throwing someone or something out of a window. close  I nearly did that  new word... a-roint |
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Post by dreamer on Jul 31, 2006 8:32:05 GMT -5
A-roint: A French word meaning "around"
Used in the imperative to express an order of dismissal: “Aroint thee, witch!” (Shakespeare).
New word: tmesis
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Post by dancer on Aug 1, 2006 7:21:15 GMT -5
tmesis - like forming a thesis, only difference is that you work with a group to form your tmesis.
Definition: \Tme"sis\ (m[=e]"s[i^]s or t'm[=e]"s[i^]s; 277), n. [L.,
from Gr. tmh^sis a cutting, fr. te`mnein to cut.] (Gram.)
The separation of the parts of a compound word by the intervention of one or more words; as, in what place soever, for whatsoever place.
(I was SO close) LOL!
New word: KYTOMITON
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Post by dreamer on Aug 1, 2006 8:22:04 GMT -5
The sister vehicle to the Krypton Comet at Six Flags, a spinning device that keeps you in place with centrifugal force! KYTOMITON \Ky*tom"i*ton\, n.[NL., from Gr. ? a hollow vessel + ? a thread.] Well, mine sounded good.  New word: farthingale |
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Post by karenee on Aug 2, 2006 11:42:44 GMT -5
farthingale - a lean man's mode of transport. (If you're thin, just stand in a gale and you'll go far.)
Actually: A support, such as a hoop, worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally from the waist, used by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries. (I knew I'd heard it someplace!)
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New word: eleemosynary
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Post by dreamer on Aug 2, 2006 20:50:21 GMT -5
eleemosynary: An investigative firm specializing in not being seen near a Lutheran elementary school.
1. Of, relating to, or dependent on charity.
2. Contributed as an act of charity; gratuitous.
New word: duumvirate
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Post by luv1another on Aug 2, 2006 23:02:35 GMT -5
duumvirate- a new type of vacum cleaner that vibrates when its full
real definition- 1. Any of various two-man executive boards in the Roman Republic.
2. A regime or partnership of two persons.
next word... fricative
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