the ZGeek Word of the Day

[kleph]

HERE YEA!!! HERE YEA!!! HERE YEA!!!

i hereby decree myself the official wordsmith of ZGeek and will now begin the ZGeek Word of the Day thread ™.

the rules, such as they are, are thus.

i will randomly choose a word each and every morning (well, for me anyway) that every zgeeker is required to use at least once in casual conversation that day. (for the sake of ZGeek consistency, i will date each word for the NEXT day down under).

my selections will all be made impartially and with a measured degree of fairness but cash donations will be accepted at all times.

definitions of the ZGeek Word of the Day ™ will be provided by the good folks at Mirriam-Webster, partially because they also provide a sound example of each word. other more. . . esoteric definitions may also be provided.

i fully expect the usual snide remarks, casual asides and towel snapping will ensue on the thread and i welcome such activity. but please submit prospective words to me rather than waste them in idle banter. you can contact me with suggestions at kleph@hotmail.com.

and now.... on with the thread!

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day ™ for Thursday, August 29 2002 is. . .

Brobdingnagian

Pronunciation: "bräb-di[ng]-'na-gE-&n, -dig-'na-
Definition: marked by tremendous size
Function: adjective
Etymology: Brobdingnag, imaginary land of giants in Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift
Date: 1728
Example: "The 'Roll Call' and 'Confessions' threads must regularly be closed due to their brobdingnagian proportions."


Mirriam-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary)

[Bostonmess]

Jeez, I stutter just trying to say buh buh buh big.

[Asmodeus]

that pronunciation is as brobdingnagian in its proportions as my johnson.

[kaneonite]

kleph, I think i'm gonna love this thread, but in future, please give us words we can pronounce!!!

My aussie tongue is not as brobdingnagian as your american tongue and I have difficulty pronouncing such words :D

[LauraleeBug]

Originally posted by kleph
The 'Roll Call' and 'Confessions' threads must regularly be closed due to their brobdingnagian proportions."

Gee.... I would like to be regularly closed by someone's brobdingnagian proportions.... :D

How's sat?

[Bostonmess]

I'm off to ask the boss for a pay rise today. I'll try and fit it in.

"Can I have a brobdingnagian pay rise please?"

Hope he isn't hungover as usual.

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Friday, August 30 2002 is. . .

Unctuous

Pronunciation: unc·tu·ous -- 'u[ng](k)-chu-us
Definition: 1 a : FATTY, OILY b : smooth and greasy in texture or appearance
2 : PLASTIC <fine unctuous clay>
3 : full of unction; especially : revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French unctueux, from Medieval Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctus act of anointing, from unguere to anoint
Date: 14th century
Example: "Those unctuous bastards I worked for kept telling me I was in line for a raise then they canned me out of the blue."

Mirriam-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=unctuous)

[Cassa]

I actually do use that word in my daily discourse, though not regularly.

I have to deal with some fairly unctuous people in my group psychology class.

[sagit]

so if one was to examine a thesaurus for unctuous, might one find a listing of "motherfucking" (based on the example provided)?

[kleph]

Originally posted by sagit
so if one was to examine a thesaurus for unctuous, might one find a listing of "motherfucking" (based on the example provided)?

no. "motherfucking" is an epithet and, as such, can be inserted pretty much anywhere in the sentence. "unctuous" is an adjective describing its object in a specific manner bourne out by the rest of the sentence.

[sagit]

can tomorrow's word of the day be "epithet", please.

I need a full english translation of your sentence before i understand it. catchya tomorrow.

[MisterBishi]

Cast your eyes upon my unctuous stump!

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Saturday, August 31 2002 is. . .

Pulchritude

Pronunciation: pul·chri·tude, 'p&l-kr&-"tüd, -"tyüd
Definition: physical comeliness
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pulchritudin-, pulchritudo, from pulchr-, pulcher beautiful
Date: 15th century
Example: "Pulchritude can be a scarce commodity when you get a gathering of geeks."

Mirriam-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=pulchritude)

[Grumblefish]

Okay, I have a question for the people of zgeek that speak english. If you speak American, you need not apply.

How do YOU pronounce the word "Buoy"? I've always said it the same way that I pronounce "boy", but recently someone said "boo ee", and all the yankees said that's how it's pronounced.

I just want to find out if I'm wrong and it really is "boo ee".

[Cassa]

Nay, tis 'boy'

[kleph]

Originally posted by Grumblefish
How do YOU pronounce the word "Buoy"? I've always said it the same way that I pronounce "boy", but recently someone said "boo ee", and all the yankees said that's how it's pronounced.

according to Mirram-Webster (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) both pronunciations are acceptable.

now back on topic. . .

[Grumblefish]

Ha! Stupid yanks, I knew it was "boy"! This is the best thread ever!

[edeity]

Yanks are not stupid.

At the time America was colonised by England, the english language was very different to what it is today.

There was no such thing as "the queens english".

If you look at really old legal documents from the time (aside from the ridiculously spurious use of latin, just because they can) a LOT of words have wyrde spelling.

Australia's use of the English language wasn't until later, hence the closer conformity to modern english. We also still have the English monarch as our head of state, hence a much stronger cultural link to England.

So Americans can pronounce it how they damn well want, because they've got the Bomb.

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Monday, September 2, 2002 is. . .

Defenestration

Main Entry: de·fen·es·tra·tion
Pronunciation: dE-"fe-n&-'strA-sh&n
Definition: a throwing of a person or thing out of a window
Function: noun
Etymology: de- + Latin fenestra window
Date: 1620
Example: "I pondered defensestration his proper punishment but decided it would ruin the windows and the shubbery by the building would be likely to break his fall."

Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=defenestration)

[sagit]

i knew that one....

[kleph]

i knew it was popular so i figured it would be a nice way to start the week.

and remember, Zgeek Word of the Day™ is to provide words to use in the course of your day -- not to stump you on words you don't know.

[sagit]

unfortunately Defenestration sounds too close to Defecation.

:D

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Tuesday, September 3, 2002 is. . .

Zaftig

Pronunciation: 'zäf-tig, 'zof-tig
Definition: of a woman : having a full rounded figure : pleasingly plump
Function: adjective
Etymology: Yiddish zaftik juicy, succulent, from zaft juice, sap, from Middle High German saf, saft, from Old High German saf
Date: circa 1936
Example: "It was weird going to my high school reunion; all the guys were bald and all the girls were rather. . . zaftig."

Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=zaftig)

[Cassa]

So THAT'S what the word means! I've heard it used before but always wondered...well, now i know.

[Bostonmess]

Cheers I'll use that one on r lass when she get's in.

Note: r lass (our lass) - Yorkshire dialect, for girlfriend. Definately not possessive, especially in a plural way, cos that would be suicidal. Stupid Yorkshire puddings. Eeeh bahh gum.

[kleph]

this word can save your life. trust me.

[Bostonmess]

Only if I'm quick and accurate with the definition.

[RaZ]

NEW WORD FOR ZGEEK TODAY IS..........

FRISKY......


go on and say it.... FFFFRRRRIIIISSSKKKKYYYYYY....

mmmmm, yess I am feeling frisky

[kleph]

Originally posted by RaZ
NEW WORD FOR ZGEEK TODAY IS..........

FRISKY......

go on and say it.... FFFFRRRRIIIISSSKKKKYYYYYY....


no it is not.

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Wednesday, September 4, 2002 is. . .

Avuncular

Pronunciation: avun·cu·lar; &-'v&[ng]-ky&-l&r
Definition: 1 : of or relating to an uncle
2 : suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality <avuncular indulgence>
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin avunculus maternal uncle
Date: 1831
Example: "Pirate's avuncular attention to his flying monkeys -- praising them lavishly and providing them with pr0n -- keeps them all out of trouble most of the time."


Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary)

[kré]

:confused:

[Bostonmess]

Are there any interesting words in the lyrics?

[angel_b]

Originally posted by Charley Dancey
Cheers I'll use that one on r lass when she get's in.

Note: r lass (our lass) - Yorkshire dialect, for girlfriend. Definately not possessive, especially in a plural way, cos that would be suicidal. Stupid Yorkshire puddings. Eeeh bahh gum.

Hey! I grew up on yorkshire pudding - every sunday ... hence my rather zaftig thighs.

It's all thanks to my avuncular mother. :D

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Thursday, September 5, 2002 is. . .

Ubiquitous

Pronunciation: ubiq·ui·tous ; yü-'bi-kw&-t&s
Definition: existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : WIDESPREAD
Function: adjective
Date: 1837
Example: "The presence of pr0n on the internet is pretty much ubiquitous at this point and you have to put up with it."


Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary)

[MisterBishi]

"Some people say my mother-in-law is somewhat zaftig, whereas I would argue that she appears damn near ubiquitous."

EDIT: 700th post w00t, big love to my brobdingnagian post count!

[JessicaDV8]

I used the word unctuous two days ago, and I then had to define it for a roomful of people.

[MisterBishi]

Hey Kleph, is this any good?

I'm not normally a shallow person, but to be propositioned by somebody so lacking in pulchritude disgusts me no end.

I feel the need to convey my anger with regard to the brobdingnagian proportions of the girls left thigh, to suggest that she is somewhat zaftig would be such a gross understatement, that I would consider defenestration as a justifiable punishment.

[kleph]

after reviewing your work i have to conclude that yes, you are a shallow person.

[MisterBishi]

Originally posted by kleph
after reviewing your work i have to conclude that yes, you are a shallow person.

That's not a great review is it? :confused:

[Nandragon]

Originally posted by MisterBishi
Hey Kleph, is this any good?

I'm not normally a shallow person, but to be propositioned by somebody so lacking in pulchritude disgusts me no end.

I feel the need to convey my anger with regard to the brobdingnagian proportions of the girls left thigh, to suggest that she is somewhat zaftig would be such a gross understatement, that I would consider defenestration as a justifiable punishment.

Damn it! Did I not tell you that the next time you talked about me in that manner I would castrate your arse!

[otaku]

"castrate your arse!"

:confused: :confused: :confused:

hmmm......i dont think i really wanna know about that operation...

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Friday, September 6, 2002 is. . .

Concupiscence

Pronunciation: kän-'kyü-p&-s&n(t)s, k&n-
Definition: strong desire; especially : sexual desire
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin concupiscentia, from Latin concupiscent-, concupiscens, present participle of concupiscere to desire ardently, from com- + cupere to desire
Date: 14th century
Example: "It's been so long since I've had lovin' got enough concupiscence to fill up a 30 pound Hefty bag."

Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=concupiscence)

[Nandragon]

My Concupiscence fluctuates daily. You are what you eat.

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Saturday, September 7, 2002 is. . .

Pismire

Pronunciation: pis·mire 'pis-"mIr, 'piz-
Definition: an ant
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pissemire, from pisse urine + mire ant, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse maurr ant; akin to Latin formica ant, Greek myrmEx
Date: 14th century
Example: "Pirate's old computer died of a pismire overload."

Mirram-Webster Onlin entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=pismire)

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Sunday, September 8, 2002 is. . .

Recondite

Pronunciation: 're-k&n-"dIt, ri-'kän-
Definition: 1 : hidden from sight : CONCEALED
2 : difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : DEEP <a recondite subject>
3 : of, relating to, or dealing with something little known or obscure
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin reconditus, past participle of recondere to conceal, from re- + [I]condere to store up, from com- + -dere to put
Date: 1649
Example: "Pirate's recondite knowledge of pr0n makes him an authorative reference on the subject."

[wolfpac181]

Ohhhhhh... I like that work. WIll use it once, nay, FOUR times today:)

[kleph]

umm. word of the day is going to be kind of sporadic for the next few weeks. i'll try to make up for it with spiffy new words that you can use with aplomb because nobody will know what you are actually talking about. words such as . . .

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Tuesday, September 10, 2002

Pusillanimous

Pronunciation: pu·sil·lan·i·mous
Definition: lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin pusillanimis, from Latin pusillus very small (diminutive of pusus boy) + animus spirit; perhaps akin to Latin puer child
Date: 1586
Example: "It's not that I was afraid but his habit of slamming his head through the wall every so often tended to bring out the more pusillanimous aspects of my personality."

Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=pusillanimous)

[MaDHatteR]

I would post a reply if I were not so pusillanimous.

[Nandragon]

My best pen pal, was pusillamonius about living by himself that he got engaged!

[=][=]

i'm oddly pleased to note that i use many of those words in everyday conversation.

i'm smart, i am ;)

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Friday, September 13, 2002

Triskaidekaphobia

Pronunciation: tris·kai·deka·pho·bia - "tris-"kI-"de-k&-'fO-bE-&, "tris-k&-
Definition: fear of the number 13
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek treiskaideka thirteen (from treis three + kai and + deka ten) + New Latin phobia
Date: circa 1911
Example: "Angel_b's triskaidekaphobia is going to be at high gear all day today."

Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=triskaidekaphobia)

[fadeout]

In celebration of the date - Friday 13th - and the latest ZGeek word of the day "Triskadekaphobia", may I also add a mention of "Paraskavedekatriaphobia" - the fear of Friday 13th.

[Diva]

Originally posted by kleph
The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Friday, September 13, 2002

Triskaidekaphobia

Pronunciation: tris·kai·deka·pho·bia - "tris-"kI-"de-k&-'fO-bE-&, "tris-k&-
Definition: fear of the number 13
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ha! any Call of Cthulhu or Mythos player worth their salt knows this one!

:D

[kleph]

Originally posted by fadeout
In celebration of the date - Friday 13th - and the latest ZGeek word of the day "Triskadekaphobia", may I also add a mention of "Paraskavedekatriaphobia" - the fear of Friday 13th.

actually, i considered using this word but it does not appear in the mirram webster online dictonary thereby making it ineligible for Zgeek Word of the Day™. the same sad fate befell arachinbutyrophobia and polyorchid man.

but, in any case. . .

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Saturday, September 14, 2002 is...

Parthenogenesis

Pronunciation: par·the·no·gen·e·sis - "pär-th&-nO-'je-n&-s&s
Definiton:
reproduction by development of an unfertilized usually female gamete that occurs especially among lower plants and invertebrate animals; virgin birth
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from Greek parthenos + Latin genesis genesis
Date:
1849
Example:
"I'm having so much trouble getting a date that parthenogenisis is about my only option left to reproduce."

Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=parthenogenesis)

[Nandragon]

I couldn't get pregnant even if it was by Parthenogenesis!
Hey Parthenogenesis this!

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Sunday, September 15, 2002 is...

Puissance

Pronunciation: 'pwi-s&n(t)s, 'pyü-&-s&n(t)s, pyü-'i-s&n(t)s
Definition: powerful
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Old French, from puissant powerful, from poeir to be able, be powerful
Date: 15th century
Example: "Pirate's formidable trove of porn is positive proof of his geekly puissance."


Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=puissance)

[Aphrodite]

Is the word of the day "procrastinate"??

[sagit]

Originally posted by Aphrodite
Is the word of the day "procrastinate"??

he he. very good.

:D

[kleph]

bite me. i'm a little busy right now. . .

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Tuesday, September 17, 2002 is...

Exegesis

Pronunciation: ex·e·ge·sis -- "ek-s&-'jE-s&s, 'ek-s&-"
Definition: EXPOSITION, EXPLANATION; especially : an explanation or critical interpretation of a text
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek exEgEsis, from exEgeisthai to explain, interpret, from ex- + hEgeisthai to lead
Date: 1619
Example: "Given enough alcohol I will provide you a detailed exegesis about the Shakesperian overtones in Reservoir Dogs."


Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=exegesis)

[Nandragon]

Kelphs exegesis on his time availablity is Puissance.

That just doesn't look right! Puissance...the scent of a woman!

We used to play this word game at the television station on those long boring mornings. We would take words like Puissance if it were my turn, Knowing the meaning would make up meanings like
Puissance:
1. Strong and powerful
2. the scent of a woman after sex
3. timid, unsure, intimidating

everyone playing would try to guess which one of the definitions was right and we would score pts. for correct answers. Everyone got a turn at being the "game show host" and the "contestants" We used to have a riot over this.

[sagit]

Originally posted by kleph
....
Example: "Given enough alcohol I will provide you a detailed exegesis about the Shakesperian overtones in Reservoir Dogs."


...

sounds like a fine idea. when we cra.. visit imp at her workplace, you can do this.

[Aphrodite]

the zgeek word of the day is "JETLAG"

:D :D :D

[angel_b]

Hahaha ... that's funny!

"There'll be no jetlag for kleph if he drank enough bloody mary's"

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Wednesday, September 18, 2002 is...

Pandemonium

Pronunciation: "pan-d&-'mO-nE-&m
Definition: 1 : the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost
2 : the infernal regions : HELL
3 not capitalized : a wild uproar : TUMULT
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pan- + daimOn evil spirit
Example: "We got a case of beer, a house of geeks and a packet of dixie drumsticks -- it's sheer pandemonium in the ZHouse tonight."

[Nandragon]

The house has been in PANDEmonium since Kleph went away...his children miss him sorely! Please honey, won't you quit drinking and come home!:D

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Friday, September 20, 2002 is...

Importune

Pronunciation: "im-p&r-'tün, -'tyün; im-'por-", -ch&n
Function: verb
Definition: transitive senses
1 a : to press or urge with troublesome persistence b archaic : to request or beg for urgently
2 : ANNOY, TROUBLE
intransitive senses : to beg, urge, or solicit persistently or troublesomely
Inflected Form(s): -tuned; -tun·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French importun, from Latin importunus, from in- + -portunus
Date: 1530
Example: "It was sad sight to see everyone importuning themselves for attention when Cassa showed up."

Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=importune)

[Nandragon]

I have been importuning for Kelph's attention, to no avail. He is having so much fun, that he's been neglecting my attention to his american abscence! Like an importuned lover, I shall scorne him and call him obscene names. @#$@!!$#%#$%PIG
:p

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Saturday, September 21, 2002 is...

Inculpate

Pronunciation: in-'k&l-"pAt, 'in-(")
Definition: to accuse, INCRIMINATE
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -pat·ed; -pat·ing
Etymology: Late Latin inculpatus, from Latin in- + culpatus, past participle of culpare to blame, from culpa guilt
Date: 1799
Example: "Just because I'm missing my pants doesn't mean you have free reign to inclupate me with anything that happened at DumHed's party."

Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=inculpate)

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Sunday, September 29, 2002 is...


Shadenfreude

Pronunciation: scha·den·freu·de, 'shä-d&n-"froi-d&
Definition: enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others
Function: noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: German, from Schaden damage + Freude joy
Date: 1895
Example: "I'm not saying I'm happy my old boss got fired but I find the feeling of schadenfreude quite comforting."


Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=schadenfreude)

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Thursday, October 3, 2002 is...

hebetate

Pronunciation: 'he-b&-"tAt
Definition: to make dull or obtuse
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -tat·ed; -tat·ing
Etymology: Latin hebetatus, past participle of hebetare, from hebet-, hebes dull
Date: 1574
Example: "While looking at internet porn may bring a smile to your face and a tingle to your nether regions, after too long it tends to hebetate your brain."



Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=hebetate)

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Sunday, October 6, 2002 is...


contretemps


Pronunciation: con·tre·temps, 'kän-tr&-"tän, kOn-tr&-tän
Definition: an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural con·tre·temps /-(")tän(z)/
Etymology: French, from contre- counter- + temps time, from Latin tempus
Date: 1769
Example: "My life in high school was pretty much a symphony of contretemps until I realized everyone there was pretty lame and not worth the effort of worrying about."

Mirram-Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=contretemps)

[kleph]

The Zgeek Word of the Day™ for Tuesday, October 15, 2002 is...

annus mirabilis

Pronunciation: "a-n&s-m&-'rä-b&-l&s, "ä-
Definition: a remarkable or notable year
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural an·ni mi·ra·bi·les /'a-"nI-m&-'rä-b&-"lEz, 'ä-(")nE-m&-'rä-b&-"lAs/
Etymology: New Latin, literally, wonderful year
Date: 1660
Example: "The last twelve months, no matter how you preceive them, certainly qualify as some type of annus mirabilis due to sheer weirdness."


Mirram Webster Online entry (http://www.m-w.org/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=annusmirabilis)

[=][=]

shit eh, i thought this was dead

[kleph]

nah, just very infrequent. see my pre-zmeet announcement.

[Asmodeus]

The word of the day today:

YADS

[pleed]

sif the Word of the day isn't Nads.

[MsKara]

so what's the word?

[Necron]

Where is this Necromancy thread you speak of?

It should be Chode

[Whiskers]

For MsKara:

The Word of the Day for December 2 is:

bathetic • \buh-THEH-tik\adjective
1 : extremely commonplace or trite
2 : characterized by insincere or overdone pathos : excessively sentimental

Example sentence:
The movie is a bathetic weeper, one that all but the most maudlin and sentimental viewers will find overly dramatic and unbelievable.

[Whiskers]

Another example:

Whiskers' attempt to continue this thread is bathetic, especially considering she is as articulate as a button.

[Foxfire]

It behooves us all to share our favourite words with each other. Greatly expanding our vocabulary, but mainly just sharing funkified words that don't get a lot of action these days.

Like Behooves.

It's my current word of the month.

Awesomely funkified. Try searching for 'seperate'. (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/online/)

[ezer]

my group of friendsa recently got the word "benhole" added to ouur dictionary.... as in "go shove it up your benhole you stupid fucking piece of arse cheese"

you get the meaning....... we're still trying to convince ben thats its a complment to have a part of the body named after you....

[StygiaN]

A big cock is sometimes refered to as a "Dave". Hmmm

Dave

[Thyrd]

Wanker: For some reason the word doesnt get nearly as much usage as it once did.

[King_Crud]

flabbergasted. I've always enjoyed this word

[Cpt Jellybean]

Humpty ! I call any fool this!

[landmachine]

I described this thing a girl said to me the other day as a "trenchant syllogism". does that count? i thought it was pretty cool, and i hadn't even stopped to think about it before it came out of my mouth. she didn't know what either word meant, by the way.

[Foxfire]

'Trenchant Syllogism' what on bejeebus?

[landmachine]

maybe you too should go find a dictionary, and read it carefully while i don't take you home for the evening, just like i didn't take her home.

[Kez]

WTF?!?!? How the fuck did you get +rep landmachine :eek:?!!?!?

Oh, my word of the month would be cocknuckleduster

[landmachine]

yeah kez, you tell me, cause i'm fucked if i know either. it just happened all of a sudden, 20 mother fuckers slapped me with some plus rep, and now i'm a big dork with a green thing under my thing.

i feel so dirty.

[sweeet]

Flabbergasted that Landmachine got behooved so sporadically in the benhole of repatism.

[Kez]

Hahahah.... benhole... a word of the month...

Well landmachine, that's just fucking hilarious :D :banana:

[landmachine]

Flabbergasted that Landmachine got behooved so sporadically in the benhole of repatism.

And if that's not a trenchant syllogism, then... ok, so it isn't.

It would have been cute though.

[Thyrd]

Fuggered: A custom blend of my own making, between Fucked and buggered.

Usable in two contexts #1: "I think we're all fuggered"
#2: "I can't be fuggered doing that"

[BtrFly]

Whilst kinda drug addled his fingers typed this word for me - fuxxy....

its meant to be fuzzy - but i think fuxxy suits him better :)

so that is the word for the day, use it, love it, spread it on your toast :)

[StygiaN]

My Mum says I had too little food in my belly for the amount of Panadine Forte I took. So now everything is all woozy and fuxxy. It's a great feeling, like being drunk or just after a nice hot shower.

[Bostonmess]

Zuffle: adj To wipe one's cock on the curtains in a posh bird's house.

[RedMaN]

Zuffle: adj To wipe one's cock on the curtains in a posh bird's house.
HAHAHAHA one of my mates did that but it was the bath towels instead of the curtains.... matter of fact I think he wiped his dick on everything that wasn't nailed down to 'mark his territory' :confused:

[Deimos]

That is so not an adjective, it is a verb:

"He swore that if she ever cheated on him he would screw her, zuffle and then leave".

[StygiaN]

"While cleaning the curtains the cleaning company came accross quite a large zuffle, it was the largest they have ever seen they were heard to say."

[Deimos]

"While cleaning the curtains the cleaning company came accross quite a large zuffle, it was the largest they have ever seen they were heard to say."
Well, that would make it a noun then. I suppose it could be a verb or a noun, but I can't see it being an adjective, especially not with the definition given above.

OK I'll stop being a grammar nazi where it clearly doesn't matter here...

[BtrFly]

we need a new word for saturday... i prescribe this word to be

PERTURB: (pr-tûrb)
tr.v. per·turbed, per·turb·ing, per·turbs
To disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious.
To throw into great confusion.
Physics & Astronomy. To cause perturbation, as of a celestial orbit.

[Arcane1]

Source: Mirriam-Webster's Word of the Day emailing m-w.com (http://www.m-w.com)
Goal: Use the Word of the Day in the most inappropriate but correct sentence possible.
Prize: Not a fucking thing.

Sunday 24 April, 2005

welter \WEL-ter\ verb

1 a : writhe, toss; also : wallow *b : to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves
2 : to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved
3 : to be in turmoil


Example sentence:
The ship tossed and weltered upon the waves in the ocean.

Did you know?
"Welter" can be used both as a noun (meaning "turmoil" or "chaos") and a verb. Which part of speech is older? The verb. It has been part of English since at least the 1300s, while the earliest uses of the noun date from the late 1590s. Both noun and verb have roots related to Dutch and Germanic terms meaning "to roll," and both have found a place in English literature. The verb helps demonstrate extreme despair in the early Arthurian legend Morte Arthure ("He welterys, he wristeles, he wrynges hys handes!"), and in 1837 Thomas Carlyle used the noun in The French Revolution ("I leave the whole business in a frightful welter: ... not one of them understands anything of government").

[ms edeity]

Arcane, you are a welter

[Arcane1]

Arcane, you are a welter

SO that means I am:
a) writhing or tossing on you? or
b) deeply sunken into or soaked with you? or
c) in turmoil with you?

All the above could be interesting I'd bet.
:cool:

[The Cunt]

I sweltered from the prolonged weltering of what is now my withered beast
A result of too much self inflicted flagellation after it gave a rise as if from yeast
The welts on my palms are a testament to the excessive force as I rode it like it was stolen
Not to mention the member suffering in post-flog fatigue is flaccid yet swollen

My sentence got a little carried away and the bastard turned on me and mutated into a poem.

I look forward to more Word Of The Day challenges from Arcane1, just as I'm sure he's looking forward to the release of The Cunt's Book Of Urban Poetry.

[Jimma]

I was having a welter this morning and someone walked in...

[The Cunt]

Okay, I've seen the contenders and I don't expect it to get much better than this... so hand over the Not-a-fucking-thing prize now.

Or better yet, rep will do. Welter me some rep and we'll also close off this round of Word Of The Day in preparation for the next heat.

QUICK! Do it now before SOC, Kleph, Directed, Goat Boy, Aardvark or some other smart-mouthed quick-witted cunt steals my thunder.

[Arcane1]

Or better yet, rep will do. Welter me some rep and we'll also close off this round of Word Of The Day in preparation for the next heat.
You'll have to petition Pirate on the "how soon to rep" rules Man, because the damn box keeps telling me that I can't rep you yet. You'll have to take an IOU.

[kleph]

"while a night of sweet lovin' is wonderful, determining who will welter in the wet spot can sorely test a relationship."

[Sagacious]

How is this for a piece of literary flotsam weltering in an ocean of purile verbosity and angst-ridden masturbation fantasy pulp prose:

The fag's demand that he feltch his ring and the insistence with which that demand was made did nothing for the juices of his stomach which had been weltering fit to errupt since the very first moments of his encounter with the man whose name he knew only as John, his first in what threatened to be a vast ocean of 'clients'. Such were the trials of the novice rentboy.

[berserk]

As the metal door opened a welter of putrid smells blasted forth to assail the nostrils of all present. Inside was the the most debauched sight I had ever come across in all my years. A welter of naked bodies, piled 3 high, writhing & weltering in a heap, weltered in faeces & other bodily fuilds of their own making.

These men were alive, but nary a peep was heard from them. There above it all in their sweat weltered green tops & gloves stood their tormentors, Pvt England & Spc Graner of the 372nd, grinning like rednecks with cigarettes draped over their desert parched lips.

[timace]

Your mum is weltering.

[Reprobate]

The Cunt, Kleph and Sagacious are my top three choices so far.

[Pagey]

Arcane, you are a welter

that wasn't inappropriate though...

[Arcane1]

C'mon, a truly sick mind can have fun with this one.

The Word of the Day for Apr 25 is:
pristine \PRISS-teen\ adjective

*1 : belonging to the earliest period or state : original
2 a : not spoiled, corrupted, or polluted (as by civilization) : pure b : fresh and clean as or as if new


Example sentence:
"Our friend... had lost a great deal of his pristine timidity, and was now, especially when fortified with liquor, as talkative as might be." (William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair)

Did you know?
When "pristine" was anglicized in the 16th century, people borrowed the meanings of "early" and "original" from the Latin "pristinus" and applied them to what is desirable as well as to what is not. But it has long been a tendency of civilized people to admire a simpler and unsullied past. The supposition is that when things were in their oldest or original state, they were better. Thus, "pristine" was extended to describe the notion of an unspoiled, uncorrupted, or unpolluted state. And what is unspoiled or uncontaminated may connote the freshness and cleanness of something that has just been made, which explains how "pristine" has also come to mean "fresh and clean."

[Arcane1]

So far the replies to this thread have resulted in a pristine slate. Bah! :swear:

[Sagacious]

As her father announced the news of her engagement to the young nobleman to the assembled dinner guests a smile began to work its way across his face because from the time he became a boarder under her father’s roof the young bride to be had become a willing pupil in the carnal arts in which he was an accomplished practitioner and far from finding an blushing and naive young bride on his wedding night her young man would find his seemingly pristine and virginal bride to be versed and accomplished in boudoir practices which would make many a harlot balk and the most accomplished of courtesans blush to the roots of their hair as in his tutelage he had left no taboo untouched, no technique untried, he had assiduously probed, and stretched each pristine orifice until it could comfortably accommodate one, if not more, of the most prodigiously endowed lovers and had developed in his pupil such a carnal appetite that she would now accept as normal and indeed expect as required practices between husband and wife the sorts of acts which no maiden pretending even to come to marriage with her pristine virtue in tact would even comprehend let alone entertain without significant and traumatic difficulty and so as he embraced her in congratulations and pecked her on the cheek as one did with another mans fiancée in high social circles he whispered to her ‘Remember your schooling my dear and bed him well when the time comes’ and the smile which had worked its way across his face turned into a beaming grin and as he fought to suppress the laughter mounting within him.

Best I could come up with at short notice. Shades of dangerous liaisons perhaps...hope it entertains.

[The Cunt]

My anal virginity is intact and pristine
My sphincter untouched by :fag::fag: and clean
Some my consider this post rather obscene
At least I know where my arsehole has been

[Sagacious]

My anal virginity is intact and pristine
My sphincter untouched by :fag::fag: and clean
Some my consider this post rather obscene
At least I know where my arsehole has been
The Cunt is a poet of no small talent unfotunately the subject matter of the expression of his 'art' is far form pristine.

[gooey]

george was glad the girl he had just picked up had a pristine set of breasts

[berserk]

There once was a girl from Pristina
in what the Albanians call Kosova
her name was Christine
her cunt was pristine
until she met my Willy Wonka

[Arcane1]

I'd have to say that Sagacious won for the 25th

The Cunt definately gets the crass award for technical merit for the 24th

I have petitioned Pirate to be able to rep a few as prizes, so far no solution.

[Arcane1]

The Word of the Day for Apr 26 is:

mufti \MUFF-tee\ noun

: ordinary dress as distinguished from that denoting an occupation or station; especially : civilian clothes when worn by a person in the armed forces


Example sentence:
Maureen's family is thankful to have her at home, dressed comfortably in mufti, after a six-month tour of duty overseas.

Did you know?
In the Islamic tradition, a mufti is a professional jurist who interprets Muslim law. When religious muftis were portrayed on the English stage in the early 19th century, they typically wore costumes that included a dressing gown and a tasseled smoking cap, an outfit that some felt resembled the clothing preferred by the off-duty military officers of the day. The clothing sense of "mufti," which first appeared in English around that same time, is thought to have developed out of this association of stage costume and civilian clothing.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.


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[kleph]

mufti = muff

[bronco]

After washing it with bleach, her white mufti made her look like an albino.

[bronco]

or...

After all the hard "undercover" work she had been doing, her mufti smelt stale and sweaty.

[AsterisK]

Bronco wore her mufti.

[Sagacious]

Throughout the game of sexual cat and mouse they had been engaging in over the preceding months he had often imagined her naked but not until seeing her in mufti dress had he truly appreciated her considerable assets which were shown off to their maximum advantage in the little that she was almost wearing. As they hurriedly undressed eachother and he got his trembling hands on her skimpy underwear the thought ran across his mind that these were definitely not service issue and as they released months of pent up sexual tension by fucking in a manner more closely identifiable with wild animals than with human beings he thought to himself mufti or no whatever your clothes might be they look so much better crumpled on the floor. As they lay there taking respite between bouts of frenzied fucking he knew now that whenever he saw her he would always remember her wearing her non standard issue mufti underwear and be having to take regular cold showers to counter the effects of that recurring memory.

[ShinymetalASS]

Watch out for the mufti wearing D's in Brisvegas as they even drive station wagons with "Baby on Board" signs inside the window to keep a low profile.

[Arcane1]

Clearly, the stock WOD from Mirriam Webster is not "interesting" or malignable enough. Therefore, in the interest of making things a bit more interesting I will start combining random words and other multi-syllable concoctions that are just begging to be part of a sick twisted diatribe. :swear:

[Arcane1]

The Words of the Day for Apr 27 is:

nascent \NASS-unt\ adjective

: coming or having recently come into existence

Example sentence:
In today's fast-paced world, we seem to read one day of a new technology in the nascent stages of development, and the next of its being obsolete.

Did you know?
"Nascent" comes from "nascens," the present participle of the Latin verb "nasci," which means "to be born." It is a relative newcomer to the collection of English words that derive from that Latin verb. In fact, when the word "nascent" was itself a newborn, in the first quarter of the 17th century, other "nasci" offspring were already respectably mature. "Nation," "native," and "nature" had been around since the 1300s; "innate" and "natal," since the 1400s. More recently, we picked up some French descendants of "nasci": "née" in the 1700s and "Renaissance" in the 1800s. Our newest "nasci" word? It may well be "perinatology," which was first used in the late 1960s to name the specialized branch of medicine concerned with childbirth.

misanthrope • \MISS-un-throhp\ Audio icon • noun

: a person who hates or distrusts humankind

Example sentence:
Molière's 1666 satiric comedy Le Misanthrope portrays the life of Alceste, a misanthrope who is completely intolerant of society and everyone in it.

Did you know?
The word "misanthrope" is human to the core. Literally. One of its parents is the Greek noun "anthrōpos," meaning "human being." Its other parent is the Greek verb "misein," meaning "to hate." "Misein" also gave English "misogamy" ("a hatred of marriage"), "misogyny" ("hatred of women"), "misology" ("a hatred of argument, reasoning, or enlightenment"), and "misoneism" ("a hatred, fear, or intolerance of innovation or change"). "Anthrōpos" joined forces with "phil-" (a combining form meaning "loving") to form the Greek ancestor of "philanthropy" ("active effort to help other people"). We also dig up "anthrōpos" when we excavate the foundations of the word "anthropology."

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

[The Cunt]

Nodbugger can be best described as a misanthropeus, that is: a person who hates or distrusts anyone from outside the United States.

Oft I've heard him make comments about his detractors. He would wish that they be denascentilised. His remarks are summed up in the childish "WHY DON'T YOU DIE!!!".

Personally I'd like to give this prissy teen a good solid weltering.

[Sagacious]

Mr The Cunt regarding your avatar...it is misleading...I've seen cunts and they don't look anything like that!

[Sagacious]

with nascent sensory feedback technology and the newly available smart fabrics she managed to fashion the bodysuit to enable her to pleasure herself in any manner possible including the mutiple penetrating, thrusting, writhing and rotating steel cored dildos she had attached to the machine she had built to achieve this msterpiesce of carnal exploration which she was now about to don and 'pilot' because whilst she might be a misanthrope she was still a woman and a woman with needs which she was determined to fill but be damned if she needed another human being to do it. Suit on, power up and whoa! away we go.

[bronco]

The Cunt's nascentive avatar, although quite amusing and different clearly shows signs of him being a misanthrope. As no one but a misanthrope would force such images upon the innocent folk of ZGeek.

[Arcane1]

Update: In order to reward those with the quick (or in The Cunt's case) and sick word usages, please rep generously amongst ourselves.

The Word of the Day for Apr 28 is:

#1gambit \GAM-bit\ noun

1 : a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
2 a (1) : a remark intended to start a conversation or make a telling point (2) : topic *b : a calculated move : stratagem


Example sentence:
Amy wasn't very impressed with Ryan's opening gambit: spilling his drink to get her attention.

Did you know?
In 1656, a chess handbook was published that was said to have almost a hundred illustrated "gambetts." That early spelling of "gambit" is close to the Italian word, "gambetto," from which it is derived. "Gambetto" was used for an act of tripping — especially one that gave an advantage, as in wrestling. The original chess gambit is an opening in which a bishop's pawn is sacrificed to gain some advantage, but the name is now applied to many other chess openings. After being pinned down to chess for about two centuries, "gambit" finally broke free of the hold and showed itself to be a legitimate contender in the English language by weighing in with other meanings.

And since the 28th is/was the anniversary of my ejection from me Mum:

#2: eject
Pronunciation: i-'jekt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ejectus, past participle of eicere, from e- + jacere
1 a : to drive out especially by physical force b : to evict from property
2 : to throw out or off from within <ejects the empty cartridges>
- eject·able /-'jek-t&-b&l/ adjective
- ejec·tion /-'jek-sh&n/ noun
- ejec·tive /-'jek-tiv/ adjective
synonyms EJECT, EXPEL, OUST, EVICT mean to drive or force out. EJECT carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action <ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar>. EXPEL stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical <a student expelled from college>. OUST implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion <got the sheriff to oust the squatters>. EVICT chiefly applies to turning out of house and home <evicted for nonpayment of rent>.

[kleph]

X-men's gambit can eject playing cards with great force from his hands.

[berserk]

Arcane took a gambit by ejaculating inside his bird's box as it was only a week after her menses.

*assuming "ejaculate" is an acceptable variant of "eject"

[bronco]

After feeling his way around the darkened office his hands stubbled across a supple pair of breasts. The person on the other end did not shy away, but instead seemed keen as well. This awkward moment was quickly followed by his typical gambit of "How you doin'?". Suddenly the lighting started to flicker on and off and the heavely chest belonged to the most beautiful body with something resembling a monkey's arse sitting on its neck. In his fright he was about to hit the eject button when those great words of wisdom came into his head: "Pussy is pussy!"

[Sagacious]

Pulling birds had never been his strong suit so it was somewhat unsurprising that his openning gambit in trying to make the acquaintance of the leggy blonde fondling the Long Island Iced Tea had failed spectacularly and caused him to be summarily and spectacularly ejected from the bar. As he flew through the air bracing for what was going to be a painful landing he made a mental note that grabbing a handful of ass was not an acceptable means of introducing oneself to a prospective liaison.

[Foxfire]

Dr Robjulenson found himself pondering the various effects of the two strange gases and what they could do when mixed as his gambit of trying to win the Nobel Peace prize came to a crashing halt. With the explosion that had occured when the two gases mixed, forcefully ejecting him down the hall and into the far wall.

[Arcane1]

After feeling his way around the darkened office his hands stubbled across a supple pair of breasts. The person on the other end did not shy away, but instead seemed keen as well. This awkward moment was quickly followed by his typical gambit of "How you doin'?". Suddenly the lighting started to flicker on and off and the heavely chest belonged to the most beautiful body with something resembling a monkey's arse sitting on its neck. In his fright he was about to hit the eject button when those great words of wisdom came into his head: "Pussy is pussy!"

::::Winner::::
Not sure about the rest of you, but I laughed the hardest at the last line of this one!

[Arcane1]

vamoose \vuh-MOOSS\ verb

: to depart quickly


Example sentence:
With Sheriff Barclay and his posse hot on their tails, the bank robbers knew they had better vamoose.

Did you know?
In the 1820s and '30s, the American Southwest was rough-and-tumble territory — the true Wild West. English-speaking cowboys, Texas Rangers, and gold prospectors regularly rubbed elbows with Spanish-speaking vaqueros in the local saloons, and a certain amount of linguistic intermixing was inevitable. One Spanish term that caught on with English speakers was "vamos," which means "let's go." Cowpokes and dudes alike adopted the word, at first using a range of spellings and pronunciations that varied considerably in their proximity to the original Spanish form, but when the dust settled, the version most American English speakers were using was "vamoose."


petrophobic (adj): one who is embarrassed to undress in front of a household pet

Embarrased to undress in front of a pet? WTF? This was a new one to me. Pet what? Goldfish? Hamster? Iguana? Yeah, I understand that pet snakes offend really easily.

[Sagacious]

http://gallery.zgeek.com/data/media/1/Mountie.jpg The prospect of shagging a member of the Canadian Mounted Police Force had appealed to Susan since she got those first groinal twinges as a teenage girl watching bad Brendan Frasier movies. As she matured to the full bloom of a beautiful womanhood she had resolved to find and bed herself a Mountie and proceeded to do all things necessary to fulfill that resolution. Her lucky break came when she met a bona fide Canadian Mountie at a Canadian franchise fair where the CMP were providing the visible security. She had gone to the fair with a view to buying a pet store franchise, however, aside from meeting a Mountie in the flesh the trip threatened to be an unmitigated disaster. The fair was the subject of significant local and international news coverage when the exhibitors of the petting zoo franchise exhibit inadvertently allowed their performers, namely the animals, loose from their enclosure and together with the other wildlife in the exhibition hall they ran amok causing all sorts of damage and chaos. That wouldn’t have been so bad only as the breakout was occurring Susan was attending to an irresistible call of nature in the portable restroom facilities when the structure was toppled from its footing by a rampaging sheep exposing Susan, who had found herself in need of some other form of relief what being so close to her mountie and all, in flagrante delcto with herself. Living that down was going to be difficult enough but living with the side effects the incident had caused threatened to be more of a problem. Susan had been left with an acute case of petrophobia which would have been alright had she not lived with a menagerie of animals. She cursed that she would now be unable to drag her Mountie home to bed as the prospect of undressing with all her pets around caused her to panic. Determined to get her man she figured that if she was to be mounted by her Mountie she would have to vamoose the pets or vamoose herself and her Mountie off somewhere less zoological.

[MrAnonymous]

Peter vamoose'ed when he found out that Sheriff Barclay suffered from petrophobia.

Peter wasn't sure what a petrophobic was. But Peter was young, And was told to stay away from those 'peter philes'.

Told to steer clear AND be more careful ever since Uncle Clem gave him that drink that made him feel drowsy and wake up with a sore bottom.

[throb]

Ven I was a young lad living in Russia ve had a vamoose.

It voz my pet.

Ve called him Rophobic. Vich is Russian for 'long horn'.

As a result I felt uncomfortable undressing in front of my pet Rophobic. But that was okay as it was very cold all year round anyway.

And it vould have looked like I had two belly buttons.

[Foxfire]

Jonathon raced for the loo while the curry he had eaten the previous evening was preparing to vamoose. Unfortunately for him his pet pussy Fluffles wandered into the bathroom just as he was removing his britches and being a bit of a petrophobe he paused in the act of pulling down his pants.

Sadly for his pants, the curry itself had no petrophobic inclinations.

[Arcane1]

Sorry All, It was Grrek Orthodox Easter here (My Wife's holiday- I haven't a clue, and just go along with it all) Thus I think I missed a day in the midst of all the Church and feasting... read the details of the first word and I think you'll see some great possibilities if your mind is twisted enough.

troglodyte \TRAHG-luh-dyte\ noun

1 : a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves
*2 : a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes

Example sentence:
Eva regarded her parents as troglodytes because of their dislike for modern music.

Did you know?
Peer into the etymological cave of "troglodyte" and you'll find a "trōglē." But don't be afraid. "Trōglē" may sound like a scary cave-dwelling ogre, but it's actually just a perfectly unintimidating Greek root that means "hole" or "cave." Is "troglodyte" the only English word to have descended from "trōglē"? Not exactly. "Troglodyte" and its related adjective "troglodytic" (meaning "of, related to, or being a troglodyte") are the only "trōglē" offspring that are widely used in general English contexts, but another "trōglē" progeny, the prefix "troglo-," meaning "cave-dwelling," is used in scientific contexts to form words like "troglobiont" ("an animal living in or restricted to caves").


saguaro \suh-WAHR-uh\ noun

: a tall columnar usually sparsely-branched cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) of dry areas of the southwestern United States and Mexico that bears white flowers and a scaly reddish edible fruit and that may attain a height of up to 50 feet (16 meters)


Example sentence:
"For a brief period in spring, ...the saguaro has a silly aspect, as white flowers bloom atop its columnar trunk, like a frilly little Easter hat..." (Christine Temin, Boston Globe, September 4, 1994)

Did you know?
Venture into the Arizonan desert on a May or June morning and you may see the saguaro in bloom. For many of our readers (such as those living in Arizona and southeastern California), this sight — and the word "saguaro" — won't be anything new. Or perhaps you know this emblem of all things Southwestern simply as the "giant cactus," another of its common names. The word "saguaro" originated in Ópata, a language spoken by peoples of the Sonoran Desert region of Mexico. It came into English by way of the Spanish spoken by the Mexican settlers of our American West. The very saguaros we see today may well have been around when the word was first noted, some 150 years ago — this amazing cactus can live for up to 200 years.

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

[bronco]

As he wined and dined his beautiful lady he kept telling her about the wonderful troglodyte he would show her if she came back to his place. Not wanting to appear ignorant she gladly went along with his stories and said how much she would love to see his troglodyte. As the night wore on she got more and more intrigued by this mysterious thing he kept talking about.

Finally she agreed to come back to his place, but all that was on her mind was this troglodyte. After inviting her into his room she finally asked, "What is a troglodyte?"

"Well," he said, "It's something that lives chiefly in caves." As he said this, he whipped down his strides and expressed his interest to have his snake in her cave.

He was very excited, but had recently tried (poorly at that) to shave his pubic region. This combined with his slowly healing herpes made him look like a little bizarre.

Initally she looked shocked and disgusted, but then she laughed hysterically and pointed at the book on his desk. On the cover of his uni textbook, "Cacti of the World" there was a saguaro exactly which, sadly, looked just like his broken penis.

[The Cunt]

Not widely known to the greater public but common knowledge in university history faculty lunchrooms around the world, the Troglodyte as a whole enjoyed having a bit of carnegiea gigantea in the back cave, so to speak.

Better known as saguaro the sparsely-branched succulent was inserted anally as a type of sexual experience.

This cross-species copulation resulted in the evolution of the Sagacious.

Typically towering at 6 foot 6 inches a throwback from it's Troglodyte heritage it was known as being a prick, which would have been from his father the Saguaro himself.

[Sagacious]

Not widely known to the greater public but common knowledge in university history faculty lunchrooms around the world, the Troglodyte as a whole enjoyed having a bit of carnegiea gigantea in the back cave, so to speak.

Better known as saguaro the sparsely-branched succulent was inserted anally as a type of sexual experience.

This cross-species copulation resulted in the evolution of the Sagacious.

Typically towering at 6 foot 6 inches a throwback from it's Troglodyte heritage it was known as being a prick, which would have been from his father the Saguaro himself.


Oh I have got to pay that. I have always considered myself a prick but never knew why. Obviously I am the evolutionary product of an unnatural and anal union between a cavedweller and a cactus.

MAGIC!

[Sagacious]

It was the practice of this particular tribe of troglodytes that prepubescent females had their genitals ritually excised and treated with an extract derrived from the rare and mysterious Carnegiea gigantea or saguaro. The ritual resulted almost invariably in the death of the ritually genitally mutilated girl but the genitals excised and treated if done properly would occasionally give rise to something both fascinating and terible at the same time a walking talking living breathing CUNT!...some of whom have gone on to post on Zgeek.

[Arcane1]

Have fun with these, they are picked especially to fulfill the needs of the sick and twisted wordsmiths.

ramify \RAM-uh-fye\ verb

intransitive verb
1 : to split up into branches or constituent parts
*2 : to send forth branches or extensions
transitive verb
1 : to cause to branch
2 : to separate into divisions


Example sentence:
"The bus system ramified so widely that it became possible to travel to Athens in a single day from a very large proportion of the villages of Greece...." (William H. McNeill, The Metamorphosis of Greece Since World War II)

Did you know?
"Ramify" has been part of English since the 15th century and is an offshoot of the Latin word for "branch," which is "ramus." English acquired several scientific words from "ramus," including "biramous" ("having two branches"). Another English word derived from "ramus" is the now obsolete "ramage," meaning "untamed" or "wild." Like "haggard" (our Word of the Day on April 12), "ramage" originated in falconry — it was originally used of young hawks that had begun to fly from branch to branch in trees. "Ramify" started out as a scientific word, at first referring to branching parts of plants and trees and later to veins and nerves. But it soon branched out into non-scientific and even figurative uses, as in "ideas that ramify throughout society."


glower \GLOW-er ("OW" as in "cow")\ verb

: to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger


Example sentence:
Mariah crossed her arms and glowered at Jeff, making it perfectly clear that she'd had enough of his teasing.

Did you know?
Do words of uncertain origin make you scowl? If so, "glower" may put a frown on your face, because only part of its history can be validated. The well-established part of its story leads us to Scotland, where "glower" (or "glowren," to use the older Scottish form of the word) has been used since the late Middle Ages. Originally, the word meant simply "to look intently" or "to stare in amazement," but by the late 1700s, glowering stares were being associated with anger instead of astonishment. Beyond that, however, the history of the word is murky. The most we can say is that "glower" is a distant relative of Middle Low German "glūren," which means "to be overcast," and of Middle Dutch "gloeren," meaning "to leer."

[Sagacious]

Glowering at her form under blonde bushy eyebrows and intent on the Rape part of his Rape and Pillage foray to her village the viking warrior fucked her so hard that it was like he was trying to ramify her using his cock as an axe with which to split her from the paps to the chaps.

[Arcane1]

Considering Sagacious's example, there has to be more good writing out there... somewhere. :)

[bronco]

As I sit here glowering at the screen struggling to think of anything to write for these words I am keeping myself amused by ramifying my stapler.

[kleph]

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[Colonel Kurtz]

Word Of The Day: Nipples

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