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If you could create a new word, what would it be and what would the definition be?
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There's quite a few inventions of this type that have made it into CSW (Scrabble dictionary)
For instance today adding in a load more low probability 7s I came across SHEEPLE, which is as expected a mix of SHEEP and PEOPLE. Definition is listed as "people who follow the majority view"
Another one was WANKSTA, but that was surprisingly (to me anyway) defined as "a wannabe gangsta"
For instance today adding in a load more low probability 7s I came across SHEEPLE, which is as expected a mix of SHEEP and PEOPLE. Definition is listed as "people who follow the majority view"
Another one was WANKSTA, but that was surprisingly (to me anyway) defined as "a wannabe gangsta"
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I can't wait for Matthew Green's invention(s)
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When I was setting it up a few years ago, I rather enjoyed enthusiatically referring to my stocks and shares ISA as a SHISA but I believe it's now genuinely referred to as that, by people who aren't trying to impersonate a Tourettes sufferer in the bank managers office.
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Limerickable (adj.) - applied to a phrase or collection of words (e.g. a Facebook status) that can be easily turned into a limerick. I have a friend who's into haiku, so I fight back with limericks, and take any opportunity to strike. However, some of her status updates are much more limerickable than others. It all depends on the rhythm and rhymes of the words she feeds me.
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An opposite for elevate, possibly delevate. And an anagram of SOTERIAL*, because there really should be an 8 from that selection.
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ORALITE (plural ORALITES). A droplet or glob of fluid involuntarily expelled from the mouth or nose when coughing or choking during oral sex. Etymology: ORAL + ITE (cf meteorite).Charlie Reams wrote:And an anagram of SOTERIAL*, because there really should be an 8 from that selection.
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I invented a new word during a dream once. It was kinda odd, because it wasn't the focus of the dream, nor was any sort of attention drawn to it (for example, nobody in the dream said "what does that mean?". The word was enrag (verb), being a sort of opposite of enrich, i.e. to make something shit(ter). I'm pretty sure I'd never heard/thought of it before.
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Alex Horne, who was on Countdown around August 2008, is into word inventions and is partly responsible for http://www.verbalgardening.com
His new word, allegedly, which he got accepted on Countdown, was 'honk' (meaning money) - which obviously has another meaning and is not as good as 'dosh' anyway. But he is a nice bloke.
We have the word 'grimble' in everyday use, meaning instant coffee. Don't even ask!
I rather like 'dongola' meaning a dickhead, but it is also a town in Sudan.
His new word, allegedly, which he got accepted on Countdown, was 'honk' (meaning money) - which obviously has another meaning and is not as good as 'dosh' anyway. But he is a nice bloke.
We have the word 'grimble' in everyday use, meaning instant coffee. Don't even ask!
I rather like 'dongola' meaning a dickhead, but it is also a town in Sudan.
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If anyone hasn't read it, track down a copy of 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams (Yes, that one) and John Lloyd. In brief, it gives definitions to place names. My favourite and still in use in my little world...Peoria (a city in the US) is 'the fear of peeling too few potatoes'. My own offering for an entry in the book would be Auchenshuggle (a suburb of Glasgow) which I would describe as the 'multitude of small manoeuvres you make when your first approach at parallel parking wasn't quite right.
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Yes indeedy. My favourite (which I think was in one of the supplements, rather than the original book) is:Sue Sanders wrote:If anyone hasn't read it, track down a copy of 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams (Yes, that one) and John Lloyd. In brief, it gives definitions to place names.
stuttgart, n: The aghast feeling one gets on returning from the bathroom to the bedroom to discover that the person one is about to sleep with looks hideously different with no clothes on.
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PSEUDOTRASH- a new breed of people like Katie Price and Brian Dowling who are famous but have never actually done anything to deserve it
UBERPEASANTS- people who buy the Daily mail, vote Griffin and shop at Iceland
SPACKTARDS- people who have no actual medical condition but function at the level of the mentally handicapped (not mentioning any names)
SHEDOPHILES- the strange new breed of female child molesters
XISTENTIALISTS- housebound agoraphobics and office workers whose only contact with the outside world and only source of acceptable conversation revolves solely around the latest goings on in X-Factor
PIGSNIFFLERS- hypochondriacs who instantly label mild symptoms of unwellness as severe Swine Flu before dramatically and unnecessarily quarantining themselves
THUNDERAIDS- people who play the sex lottery every saturday night
UBERPEASANTS- people who buy the Daily mail, vote Griffin and shop at Iceland
SPACKTARDS- people who have no actual medical condition but function at the level of the mentally handicapped (not mentioning any names)
SHEDOPHILES- the strange new breed of female child molesters
XISTENTIALISTS- housebound agoraphobics and office workers whose only contact with the outside world and only source of acceptable conversation revolves solely around the latest goings on in X-Factor
PIGSNIFFLERS- hypochondriacs who instantly label mild symptoms of unwellness as severe Swine Flu before dramatically and unnecessarily quarantining themselves
THUNDERAIDS- people who play the sex lottery every saturday night
If I suddenly have a squirming baby on my lap it probably means that I should start paying it some attention and stop wasting my time messing around on a Countdown forum
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I've demonstrated my enjoyment of this by posting it on Facebook. Only I haven't because I found Facebook user unfriendly enough as it was, so now they've buggered around with it I can't manage it at all. Well, the thought was there! And some confusion might ensue as I already have a 'Matthew Green' as a friend. I'm not calling you my friend, Matthew, well not yet. But I am just blathering ...to put off going to the gym.
Uh oh - the mentalist and glorified karaoke singer, Bonnie Tyler is being interviewed on the radio. Can someone actually BE that Welsh. I'm going to the gym!
Uh oh - the mentalist and glorified karaoke singer, Bonnie Tyler is being interviewed on the radio. Can someone actually BE that Welsh. I'm going to the gym!
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Talking of definitions of place names, I still like this one from Not The Nine O'Clock News:
SHOEBURYNESS: The uncomfortable feeling you get when sitting on a seat which is still warm from somebody else's bottom.
SHOEBURYNESS: The uncomfortable feeling you get when sitting on a seat which is still warm from somebody else's bottom.
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That one's definitely in "The Meaning of Liff" as well. Douglas Adams and John Lloyd wrote the "Oxtail English Dictionary" pieces for the NOT! 1982 calendar/book but I hadn't realised they recycled them for Liff.Alec Rivers wrote:Talking of definitions of place names, I still like this one from Not The Nine O'Clock News:
SHOEBURYNESS: The uncomfortable feeling you get when sitting on a seat which is still warm from somebody else's bottom.
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The Deeper Meaning of Liff is the extended sequel too.Jennifer Turner wrote:That one's definitely in "The Meaning of Liff" as well. Douglas Adams and John Lloyd wrote the "Oxtail English Dictionary" pieces for the NOT! 1982 calendar/book but I hadn't realised they recycled them for Liff.Alec Rivers wrote:Talking of definitions of place names, I still like this one from Not The Nine O'Clock News:
SHOEBURYNESS: The uncomfortable feeling you get when sitting on a seat which is still warm from somebody else's bottom.
One of my mates went out with a lass from Elsrickle, and was greatly amused by her annoyance at the following:
ELSRICKLE (n) A bead of sweat which runs down your bottom cleavage.
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"grob" which was designed to be an infinitely strong swear word - generally a noun.
And "Jubb" named after someone from school - a pejorative word which is fairly evenly split between being an adjective and a noun. Normally if something/someone is a bit rubbish.
And "Jubb" named after someone from school - a pejorative word which is fairly evenly split between being an adjective and a noun. Normally if something/someone is a bit rubbish.
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More 'Liff' offerings of my own making....
Ugglebarnby (N.Yorks) An altercation between any two Northerners of pensionable age.
Throcking (Herts) The Southern equivilent of an Ugglebarnby
Higham Ferrers (Northants) Household articles considered suitable to be stored away on a difficult-to-reach shelf.
Upton Hellions ( Devon) Those higham ferrers which are stored in an airing cupboard and only used when someone in the household has flu.
Ugglebarnby (N.Yorks) An altercation between any two Northerners of pensionable age.
Throcking (Herts) The Southern equivilent of an Ugglebarnby
Higham Ferrers (Northants) Household articles considered suitable to be stored away on a difficult-to-reach shelf.
Upton Hellions ( Devon) Those higham ferrers which are stored in an airing cupboard and only used when someone in the household has flu.
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On 07 Oct 2009, Sue Sanders wrote:... wouldn't that have been the equivilent of you missing TEANSONBOAST?
On 01 Nov 2009, Sue Sanders wrote:It's the virtual equivilent of having someone crawl under your restaurant table and give you a blow job!
I didn't want to risk coming across as some sort of pernickety pedant on the previous occasions ("too late for that, mate," you all cry) but I thought you might like to know the correct spelling is equivalent.Sue Sanders wrote:Throcking (Herts) The Southern equivilent of an Ugglebarn
p.s. I like your definitions, though.
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Ok - I'm climbing into the hairshirt now (It's UgglebarnBY btw )Alec Rivers wrote:On 07 Oct 2009, Sue Sanders wrote:... wouldn't that have been the equivilent of you missing TEANSONBOAST?On 01 Nov 2009, Sue Sanders wrote:It's the virtual equivilent of having someone crawl under your restaurant table and give you a blow job!I didn't want to risk coming across as some sort of pernickety pedant on the previous occasions ("too late for that, mate," you all cry) but I thought you might like to know the correct spelling is equivalent.Sue Sanders wrote:Throcking (Herts) The Southern equivilent of an Ugglebarn
p.s. I like your definitions, though.
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I thought throcking was what one does to a toaster that's not working properly?Sue Sanders wrote:More 'Liff' offerings of my own making....
Ugglebarnby (N.Yorks) An altercation between any two Northerners of pensionable age.
Throcking (Herts) The Southern equivilent of an Ugglebarnby
Higham Ferrers (Northants) Household articles considered suitable to be stored away on a difficult-to-reach shelf.
Upton Hellions ( Devon) Those higham ferrers which are stored in an airing cupboard and only used when someone in the household has flu.
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Indeed: The action of continually pushing down the lever on a pop-up toaster in the hope that you will thereby get it to understand that you want it to toast something.Ian Volante wrote:I thought throcking was what one does to a toaster that's not working properly?
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Can I borrow your 'Meaning of Liff' please - I lost mine in the divorce and haven't read it for about ooh, 15 years... If I promise not to turn it into a LUDLOW or get it covered in GOOSENARGS?Ian Volante wrote:I thought throcking was what one does to a toaster that's not working properly?Sue Sanders wrote:More 'Liff' offerings of my own making....
Ugglebarnby (N.Yorks) An altercation between any two Northerners of pensionable age.
Throcking (Herts) The Southern equivilent of an Ugglebarnby
Higham Ferrers (Northants) Household articles considered suitable to be stored away on a difficult-to-reach shelf.
Upton Hellions ( Devon) Those higham ferrers which are stored in an airing cupboard and only used when someone in the household has flu.
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LOGIE COLDSTONE. That unwarranted sense of anxiety that pervades a forumite who is approaching their 1000th post.
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Aye you're welcome - can't remember which version I have right now, but I can post it if you wishSue Sanders wrote:Can I borrow your 'Meaning of Liff' please - I lost mine in the divorce and haven't read it for about ooh, 15 years... If I promise not to turn it into a LUDLOW or get it covered in GOOSENARGS?Ian Volante wrote:I thought throcking was what one does to a toaster that's not working properly?Sue Sanders wrote:More 'Liff' offerings of my own making....
Ugglebarnby (N.Yorks) An altercation between any two Northerners of pensionable age.
Throcking (Herts) The Southern equivilent of an Ugglebarnby
Higham Ferrers (Northants) Household articles considered suitable to be stored away on a difficult-to-reach shelf.
Upton Hellions ( Devon) Those higham ferrers which are stored in an airing cupboard and only used when someone in the household has flu.
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I'll have a look in my local secondhand book store first - save you the worry. Thanks though, hen
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Re new words coined in threads passim, here is an asbolute played by an enocunt:
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you can check out http://folk.uio.no/alied/TMoL.html in the meantime.Sue Sanders wrote:I'll have a look in my local secondhand book store first - save you the worry. Thanks though, hen
I don't like full stops, period
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Ah, ta for taking the trouble, Marc. In return I point you to definition 7 in this - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=marc
(N.B. The 'Susan' one is.....gulp...interesting!!)
(N.B. The 'Susan' one is.....gulp...interesting!!)
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Thanks for that. Some of the descriptions are uncanny particularly the blonde hair and blue eyed bit (and short).Sue Sanders wrote:Ah, ta for taking the trouble, Marc. In return I point you to definition 7 in this - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=marc
(N.B. The 'Susan' one is.....gulp...interesting!!)
I presume you would rather be a Sue, than a Susan.
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A-lol.Phil Reynolds wrote:Re new words coined in threads passim, here is an asbolute played by an enocunt
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No...definition 6 for 'Sue' isn't very nice!Marc Meakin wrote:Thanks for that. Some of the descriptions are uncanny particularly the blonde hair and blue eyed bit (and short).Sue Sanders wrote:Ah, ta for taking the trouble, Marc. In return I point you to definition 7 in this - http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=marc
(N.B. The 'Susan' one is.....gulp...interesting!!)
I presume you would rather be a Sue, than a Susan.
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By the way, the word "massa" (short for "massive twat") has caught on among some people I know. Use it. It works. E.g. "What a complete massa!"
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Hugs. I'm sorry that you had to hear that Gevin.Gavin Chipper wrote:By the way, the word "massa" (short for "massive twat") has caught on among some people I know. Use it. It works. E.g. "What a complete massa!"
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Jo Brand comes up with interesting words every time she is in dictionary corner, PUSSIEROT stuck in my mind the most
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Most of hers are rubbish. I think she's a bit of a grob.David Barnard wrote:Jo Brand comes up with interesting words every time she is in dictionary corner, PUSSIEROT stuck in my mind the most
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I was in the audience for that one, unbelievable stuff. I was so expecting that to be edited outDavid Barnard wrote:Jo Brand comes up with interesting words every time she is in dictionary corner, PUSSIEROT stuck in my mind the most
And according to the show's Twitter feed, she's gonna be making a reappearance on the show before the series is over...............