Word of the Day - TBD2024-03-29T14:56:47Zhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/forum/topics/word-of-the-day?groupUrl=playofwords&commentId=1991841%3AComment%3A1172917&groupId=1991841%3AGroup%3A14328&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSYZYGY- a nearly straight lin…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2013-01-18:1991841:Comment:14514572013-01-18T13:49:48.649ZMark Joel Lanehttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MarkJoelLane
<p><strong>SYZYGY- a nearly straight line of celestial bodies like our earth, moon, and sun</strong></p>
<p><strong>SESQUIPEDALIAN-(one of my favorites) is the use of long words . I often use them to impress people but have no clue of what I'm saying or writing or if it makes any sense.LOL. It works well in my E-mails I send which can often be verbose, pleonastic,and circumlocutory, as well as run on sentences which can be frustrating and quite soporiferous to say the least which isn't saying…</strong></p>
<p><strong>SYZYGY- a nearly straight line of celestial bodies like our earth, moon, and sun</strong></p>
<p><strong>SESQUIPEDALIAN-(one of my favorites) is the use of long words . I often use them to impress people but have no clue of what I'm saying or writing or if it makes any sense.LOL. It works well in my E-mails I send which can often be verbose, pleonastic,and circumlocutory, as well as run on sentences which can be frustrating and quite soporiferous to say the least which isn't saying very much if you are in the midst of one of my literary quagmires.</strong></p>
<p><strong>QUETZAL-a Central American bird with brilliant plumage ...This is a great word to use in Scrabble,especially if you can cheat and pick the letters to start the game. You get the Q and the Z and use all 7 letters and get bonuses for double letter scores and basically can win the game on your first move .</strong></p> Zabernism (N)
The abuse of mi…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2011-05-09:1991841:Comment:11729172011-05-09T02:43:45.614ZMaricel Evascohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MaricelEvasco
<strong><span class="litem">Zabernism (N)</span></strong><br />
<p>The abuse of military power or authority.</p>
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<p>Zabernism is at the root of all political instability.</p>
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<p>IMO, Dick Cheney was a Zabernut.</p>
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<strong><span class="litem">Zabernism (N)</span></strong><br />
<p>The abuse of military power or authority.</p>
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<p>Zabernism is at the root of all political instability.</p>
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<p>IMO, Dick Cheney was a Zabernut.</p>
<p> </p> FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2010-01-16:1991841:Comment:7488422010-01-16T14:22:40.352ZMaricel Evascohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MaricelEvasco
<b>FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION</b> estimating things as worthless and belittling other's achievements<br />
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Pat's bad habit was "floccinaucinihilipilification" which is why he consumed such vast quantities of popcorn in order to soothe his cerebellum.
<b>FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION</b> estimating things as worthless and belittling other's achievements<br />
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Pat's bad habit was "floccinaucinihilipilification" which is why he consumed such vast quantities of popcorn in order to soothe his cerebellum. Haven't done one of these in…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-12-02:1991841:Comment:6294842009-12-02T17:35:52.826ZNick Dangerhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/NickDanger
Haven't done one of these in a while.<br />
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<b>rusticate</b><br />
intransitive verb;<br />
1.To go into or reside in the country; to pursue a rustic life.<br />
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transitive verb:<br />
1.To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily.<br />
2.(Chiefly British). To suspend from school or college.<br />
3.To build with usually rough-surfaced masonry blocks having beveled or rebated edges producing pronounced joints.<br />
4.To lend a rustic character to; to cause to become rustic<br />
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When I was a kid, we used…
Haven't done one of these in a while.<br />
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<b>rusticate</b><br />
intransitive verb;<br />
1.To go into or reside in the country; to pursue a rustic life.<br />
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transitive verb:<br />
1.To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily.<br />
2.(Chiefly British). To suspend from school or college.<br />
3.To build with usually rough-surfaced masonry blocks having beveled or rebated edges producing pronounced joints.<br />
4.To lend a rustic character to; to cause to become rustic<br />
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When I was a kid, we used to mock opposing baseball players by saying that they had a swing like a rusticate. Paucity
–noun
1. smallness o…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-11-20:1991841:Comment:5959162009-11-20T04:49:45.318ZUbuhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Ubu
<b>Paucity</b><br />
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–noun<br />
1. smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness:<br />
2. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.<br />
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I was told by the locals that Gropeville was just a stone's throw away from Paucity.
<b>Paucity</b><br />
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–noun<br />
1. smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness:<br />
2. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness.<br />
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I was told by the locals that Gropeville was just a stone's throw away from Paucity. I work among the tatterdemali…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-11-20:1991841:Comment:5958932009-11-20T04:29:45.750ZMaricel Evascohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MaricelEvasco
I work among the tatterdemalions .
I work among the tatterdemalions . Brace yourselves:
exegesis
n…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-11-18:1991841:Comment:5913382009-11-18T18:46:20.957ZNick Dangerhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/NickDanger
Brace yourselves:<br />
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<b>exegesis</b><br />
noun;<br />
1.Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text<br />
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An exegesis is what you call someone who was formerly an evangelsist but quit; e.g. Jim Bakker <img src="http://foolstown.com/sm/hul.gif"/> <img src="http://foolstown.com/sm/ura1.gif"/>
Brace yourselves:<br />
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<b>exegesis</b><br />
noun;<br />
1.Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical explanation of a text<br />
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An exegesis is what you call someone who was formerly an evangelsist but quit; e.g. Jim Bakker <img src="http://foolstown.com/sm/hul.gif"/> <img src="http://foolstown.com/sm/ura1.gif"/> Tatterdemalion
–noun
1. a pe…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-11-18:1991841:Comment:5909862009-11-18T16:13:48.352ZUbuhttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/Ubu
<b>Tatterdemalion</b><br />
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–noun<br />
1. a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.<br />
–adjective<br />
2. ragged; unkempt or dilapidated.<br />
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I saw many tatterdemalions while driving in the inner city.
<b>Tatterdemalion</b><br />
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–noun<br />
1. a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.<br />
–adjective<br />
2. ragged; unkempt or dilapidated.<br />
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I saw many tatterdemalions while driving in the inner city. incandescent
1 a : white, glo…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-11-15:1991841:Comment:5814082009-11-15T15:03:56.307ZMaricel Evascohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MaricelEvasco
<b>incandescent</b><br />
1 a : white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat b : strikingly bright, radiant, or clear c : marked by brilliance especially of expression<br />
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Do some poetry ignite your <b>incandescent</b> passions?<br />
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Name a few.
<b>incandescent</b><br />
1 a : white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat b : strikingly bright, radiant, or clear c : marked by brilliance especially of expression<br />
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Do some poetry ignite your <b>incandescent</b> passions?<br />
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Name a few. Misandry is the hatred of mal…tag:teebeedee.ning.com,2009-11-11:1991841:Comment:5696632009-11-11T12:24:26.909ZMaricel Evascohttps://teebeedee.ning.com/profile/MaricelEvasco
<b>Misandry</b> is the hatred of males as a sex, as opposed to misogyny, the hatred of women; or misanthropy, hatred of the human species. Misandry comes from misos (Greek μῖσος, "hatred") + andr-ia (Greek anér-andros, "man").<br />
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Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist who shot Andy Warhol in 1968, provides a famous example of <b>misandry</b> in her self-published SCUM manifesto (acronym for 'Society for Cutting Up Men') practically a call for gendercide, the culling of men. Quite literally,…
<b>Misandry</b> is the hatred of males as a sex, as opposed to misogyny, the hatred of women; or misanthropy, hatred of the human species. Misandry comes from misos (Greek μῖσος, "hatred") + andr-ia (Greek anér-andros, "man").<br />
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Valerie Solanas, the radical feminist who shot Andy Warhol in 1968, provides a famous example of <b>misandry</b> in her self-published SCUM manifesto (acronym for 'Society for Cutting Up Men') practically a call for gendercide, the culling of men. Quite literally, Solanas expressed her desire to "institute complete automation and destroy the male sex."<br />
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