Wordnik.com: Not Quite As Awful As They Sound: Comments

Comment by reesetee, about 1 month ago

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:29:19 +0000

Thanks, rolig. I had a feeling you'd know more. :-)

Comment by rolig, about 1 month ago

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:28:00 +0000

The Glagolitic alphabet is lovely and strange. You can still come across it in parts of Croatia. In Istria they sell little ceramic Glagolitic scrolls as tourist souvenirs. The word glagol, by the way, is the Old Slavic word for "word" (today it means "verb" in most Slavic languages).

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 month ago

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:04:56 +0000

Oh my gosh, that really is a good one! I was scared to click on the links for it, but it's so ... harmless...

Comment by reesetee, about 1 month ago

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:55:43 +0000

Haha! That's a great one! Thanks, M.

Comment by Milosrdenstvi, about 1 month ago

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:30 +0000

Today, I ran across Glagolitic mass. One is inspired to think of immense piles of some ancient disgusting thing, but...

Comment by reesetee, 2 months ago

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:15:27 +0000

Err...uh...yes. Yes, indeed.

Comment by madmouth, 2 months ago

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:11:18 +0000

*ahem* cumshaw

Comment by madmouth, 4 months ago

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:16:10 +0000

groaty dick: an English (but of course) dish

Comment by madmouth, 5 months ago

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:53:07 +0000

Asperger!

Comment by chained_bear, 5 months ago

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:18:55 +0000

*wonders if Bilby really does have a big nose and wear a huge hat*

Comment by reesetee, 5 months ago

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:54:40 +0000

Accepted on my own behalf, Cyrano. ;-)

Comment by bilby, 5 months ago

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:53:02 +0000

Madmouth approaches clutching a bouquet of broomrape.

Comment by reesetee, 10 months ago

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:19:07 +0000

Good suggestion! Thanks.

Comment by nycanthro, 10 months ago

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:16:29 +0000

I'm a fan of 'niggardly.' It's been known to get people fired.

Comment by reesetee, 12 months ago

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:08:18 +0000

Wow. Added!

Comment by bilby, 12 months ago

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:57:52 +0000

jerkinhead.

Comment by bilby, about 1 year ago

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:49:21 +0000

allocution?

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:22:15 +0000

Oh, it is.

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:19:16 +0000

Cockspit? Wait... maybe that is as bad as it sounds.

Comment by chained_bear, about 1 year ago

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:54:27 +0000

HA HA HA!!

Comment by reesetee, about 1 year ago

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:39:06 +0000

:-)

Comment by wordwench, about 1 year ago

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:22:31 +0000

In your lists, pilfering your goods. ;)

Comment by she, about 1 year ago

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:58:56 +0000

I'd add pandanus!

Comment by reesetee, over 2 years ago

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 09:22:23 +0000

I think ptosis ought to go in the Worse Than They Sound list!

Comment by chained_bear, over 2 years ago

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:52:15 +0000

Suggest adding ptosis. Especially because I already entered a citation. ;)

Comment by chained_bear, over 2 years ago

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:06:21 +0000

Puerperal?

Or puissant?

Comment by chained_bear, over 2 years ago

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:39:22 +0000

Hey! How about this one: castramentation. It means the precise way of setting, measuring, and arranging military camp tents. But it sure doesn't *sound* like that's what it means.

Comment by chained_bear, over 2 years ago

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:39:19 +0000

You know what? I'm not playing any word games with reesetee!