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“n. The talking and whatnot that goes on before the broadcast of a sporting event.”
8 months ago,
on the word whumptydump
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“I've been looking for a word with this meaning for ages!”
9 months ago,
on the word ughten
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“qroqqa, whether you believe in the ten commandments or not, and whether you want to post the name of God on wordie as a linguistic curiosity in its...”
9 months ago,
on the word וְ�?ָהַבְתָּ, �?ֵת יְהוָה �?ֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּכָל-לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל-נַפְשְ�?ךָ, וּבְכָל-מְ�?ֹדֶךָ.
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“Prolagus, I beg to differ. It is Not respectful to quote some of the holiest words of another's religion in a manner which contradicts one of the c...”
9 months ago,
on the word וְ�?ָהַבְתָּ, �?ֵת יְהוָה �?ֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּכָל-לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל-נַפְשְ�?ךָ, וּבְכָל-מְ�?ֹדֶךָ.
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“I must say I find it rather inappropriate for the tetragrammaton to be posted on Wordie.”
9 months ago,
on the word וְ�?ָהַבְתָּ, �?ֵת יְהוָה �?ֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּכָל-לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל-נַפְשְ�?ךָ, וּבְכָל-מְ�?ֹדֶךָ.
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“I've often thought that "The Gloaming Deer" would be a good name for a pub.”
10 months ago,
on the word gloaming
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“n. Quiche”
About 1 year ago,
on the word squunk
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“n. Dried on schmutz left over from the dishwasher.”
About 1 year ago,
on the word bim
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“n. The period of time during which a teenager is gangly and awkward, before coming into their attractiveness.”
About 1 year ago,
on the word incutebation
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“These definitions are very disappointing.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word nurdle
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“Every time I see this word I think it's colo-rectomy.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word colorectomy
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“adj. Navel-like. (from The Phrontistery)”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word omphaloid
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“n. The founder of a colony. (from The Phrontistery)”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word oecist
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“n. Furry dust that gathers under beds. (from The Phrontistery)”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word oose
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“n. Ability to please sexually; ability to satisfy. (from The Phrontistery)”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word ophelimity
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“n. Baldness in wavy bands. (from The Phrontistery)”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word ophiasis
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“For some reason my spell checker wants me to spell this dialog.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word dialogue
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“n. An artisan who produces cute things.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word cutier
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“What about callipaegean?”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word callipygean
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“adj. Pertaining to Greek butts.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word callipaegean
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“Latin for "or others".”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word aut cetera
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“Aut cetera really ought to be used for lists of alternatives, not et cetera.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word et cetera
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“Aww man, what do you mean we can't throw a frisbee here? Seriously, bro?”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word brotest
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“I expect most people living in the West Bank and Gaza would think of Palestine as their 'country.'"
They thought of it as Jordan and Egypt until ...”
Over 1 year ago,
on the list Countries the United States has bombed/invaded
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“Political views aside as to whether it ought to be, I am merely making a factual point. Currently, Palestine is not a country. (Furthermore, I do...”
Over 1 year ago,
on the list Countries the United States has bombed/invaded
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“Also known as PMS.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word package management system
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“Palestine should not be on this list, because it isn't a country.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the list Countries the United States has bombed/invaded
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“Snooker FTW!”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word billiards vs pool (vs snooker)
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“Also the frame used to construct a sculpture; often used thus metaphorically.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word armature
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“It comes from anime facial expressions, which communicate smiling by narrowing the eyes. ^^ is more or less equivalent to :), but with a littl...”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word ^^
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“LGBTQQIA is the current long form, I believe.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word lgbtq
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“Your theory teacher is a square.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word hemiola
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“That's a great idea! I should use that on my German exam too!”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word german oral exam
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“n. (pronounced REEZH) What happens to a toy train when the tracks don't connect back up with themselves. Used metaphorically as well.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word reeige
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“Why do you say that? I typically just look for more than one listing, because most of the one listing words aren't really words.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word common
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“More specifically, a memory that masquerades as original inspiration. The bane of songwriters.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word cryptomnesia
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“petitfour, you shouldn't joke about it so easily. It happened in my neighborhood. It could happen in yours.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word cupcake terrorism
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“Excuse me?”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word jewbag
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“Wouldn't the etymological spelling be octogenarian? (from the Latin octo)”
Over 1 year ago,
on the list Justifiably pedantic spellings
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“This word sounds like is opposite. What sort of -nym is that?”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word prolix
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“under ur ground, flowin ur waterz”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word this is not my beautiful wife
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“Have things changed slightly? Are they somewhat different than a minute ago? Perhaps even mildly novel?”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word this is not my beautiful wife
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“Oh no, gangerh! Those were about as funny as a punch in the gut.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word ultragreat
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“From the music video of Baby Got Back, by Sir Mix-a-lot.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word cosmopygian
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“That's a reference to Summer is icumen in, the oldest extant musical round:
SUMER is icumen in,
Lhude sing cuccu!
Groweth s...”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word icumin
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“As I'm not a Brit myself, I'm afraid this is the best I can do.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word chirps
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“It has come to my attention that in British slang the verb "to chirps" means something along the lines of "to pursue in the interest of establishin...”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word chirps
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“Also a type of harmony based on stacked fifths.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word quintal
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“n. (funk) An accent from outside the groove.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word hit
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“Swung funk.”
Over 1 year ago,
on the word swunk