The Word of the Day Thread
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A thread for interesting words that could be used more. Feel free to contribute.
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Not definition 1, but definition 2:
And before you ask, yes, it's been used in some classics:
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I am unaware of how well-known the meaning of the word "coruscant" is:
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@zecc said in The Word of the Day Thread:
coruscant
That's the capital planet of the Galactic Republic, is it not?
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@raceprouk Almost, like its only a couple letters off, but the word he's talking about means 'glowy' as far as I know.
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/me read that word wrong. But there is a word that means 'glowy' that's only a letter or two off!
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@masonwheeler Yeah, the adverb of that!
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@magus said in The Word of the Day Thread:
/me read that word wrong. But there is a word that means 'glowy' that's only a letter or two off!
Nope.
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covefe
:mic_drop:
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I'm a fan of bifurcation, and discombobulation, as words.
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@luhmann
E_BELGIUMED_SPELLING
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So, pun of the day thread = a couple of puns a fortnight. Word of the day thread = multiple words a day?
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@coldandtired I buttumed we were compiling a list, and would then have an OMGWTF to pick a new word of the day each day.
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@coldandtired Counting is hard! Let's go shopping!
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Some good words here, with detailed etymology for each of them
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@coldandtired said in The Word of the Day Thread:
So, pun of the day thread = a couple of puns a fortnight. Word of the day thread = multiple words a day?
Hey, I only posted one word, so no persiflage on me.
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And of course, let us not forget "cromulent".
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Plinth. Plunge. Sachet. Clutch.
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callipygian
peripatetic
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Definition of litany
plural litanies
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: a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation the Litany of the Saints
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a : a resonant or repetitive chant
a litany of cheering phrases — Herman Wouk
b : a usually lengthy recitation or enumeration a familiar litany of complaints
c : a sizable series or set a litany of problems The drug has a litany of possible side effects.
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@accalia said in Site to report crime anonymously delivers tracking cookies:
ladyboner
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@ben_lubar said in The Word of the Day Thread:
besto
What the everloving hell is that definition. It has 45 variables in it.
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@boner My favorite one is The Litany of the Litany's Litany - a somewhat boatfaced construct of some rather entertaining people.
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@magus said in The Word of the Day Thread:
@boner My favorite one is The Litany of the Litany's Litany - a somewhat boatfaced construct of some rather entertaining people.
ALWAYS ANGRY! ALL THE TIME!
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@magus said in The Word of the Day Thread:
boatfaced
I just made up this word.
noun
consisting of a chain of repetition of a single word
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@e4tmyl33t I knew I liked you!
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@e4tmyl33t said in The Word of the Day Thread:
@ben_lubar said in The Word of the Day Thread:
besto
What the everloving hell is that definition. It has 45 variables in it.
- It's numbered 1-45 but there's no 44.
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@ben_lubar said in The Word of the Day Thread:
@e4tmyl33t said in The Word of the Day Thread:
@ben_lubar said in The Word of the Day Thread:
besto
What the everloving hell is that definition. It has 45 variables in it.
- It's numbered 1-45 but there's no 44.
I was counting it's noted exclusion in the final line, though I probably shouldn't've.
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@e4tmyl33t said in The Word of the Day Thread:
@ben_lubar said in The Word of the Day Thread:
@e4tmyl33t said in The Word of the Day Thread:
@ben_lubar said in The Word of the Day Thread:
besto
What the everloving hell is that definition. It has 45 variables in it.
- It's numbered 1-45 but there's no 44.
I was counting it's noted exclusion in the final line, though I probably shouldn't've.
Aww you shouldn't have! 😍
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I prefer effable
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@e4tmyl33t said in The Word of the Day Thread:
@ben_lubar said in The Word of the Day Thread:
besto
What the everloving hell is that definition. It has 45 variables in it.
it's apparently a
A joke gismu
the fat it apprently shows up in the "official" language "dictoionary" makes me more certain than ever the lojban is not a language but a joke that has gone on so long that the creator, and those in the know, is afraid to admit it for fear of looking too damn stoopid
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@accalia
I mean, would you want a truck load of@ben_lubar typesguys with red "Make Language Logical Again" hats on your front door step?
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@izzion said in The Word of the Day Thread:
@accalia
I mean, would you want a truck load of@ben_lubar typesguys with red "Make Language Logical Again" hats on your front door step?sure. my fields need a good load of fertilizer. I'm sure the meat would be inedible but till the bodies under and they'll fertilize the ground like nobodies business.
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@boner said in The Word of the Day Thread:
I love this word when paired with Douglas Adams's thought:
Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
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@arantor I made a valiant attempt to integrate that quote into my wedding speech
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@jaloopa im trying to decide which quote from http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2bcFfMt6rGLTPpbG0yLwPw0/42-douglas-adams-quotes-to-live-by will go into next week's "so long, and thanks for all the fish" email.
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@arantor All of them, in that order.