actung has looked up 80346 words, created 173 lists, listed 10345 words, written 194 comments, added 1879 tags, and loved 534 words.
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That's a great list, ruzuzu! We will probably use it sometime this month.
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Is it too late to nominate our favorite lists? I think lost-for-word is our greatest contribution to humanity.
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How could I have forgotten Kevin Bacon? Thanks, actung!
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thank *you* hernesheir! it was fun.
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Thanks for your fine additions to my compound derogatives list!
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nope! "c" is my for real middle initial. :)
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Until I visited your Twitter page, I thought you were a misspelling. :-)
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Thanks!
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Aha--clear isn't there yet. Feel free to add it, if you like. :-)
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thanks! the pancake one made me especially hungry.
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Your lists are yummy!
actung commented on the word Spenglerian
Named for German philosopher Oswald Spengler. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_Spengler
May 30, 2013
actung commented on the word galoche
French for 'to French kiss': http://josephbamat.blogs.france24.com/article/2013/05/28/french-language-new-words-slang-anglicism-dictionary-petit-robert-l-0
May 30, 2013
actung commented on the word pink-eye
"Chiefly in Western Australia: a period of rest, a holiday; spec. a journey undertaken by an Australian Aborigine in order to withdraw temporarily from white society and return to a more traditional lifestyle." OED
May 5, 2013
actung commented on the list my-god--its-full-of-stars
qroqqa - MACHO is the best word ever!
Mar 16, 2013
actung commented on the list puppet--words--on-a-string
Thanks bilby!
Mar 16, 2013
actung commented on the list my-god--its-full-of-stars
thanks everyone for your comments! adding stars like crazy. :)
Mar 16, 2013
actung commented on the list favorite-words-of-awp13
Bilby, something perfectly delightful, I'm sure. :)
Mar 12, 2013
actung commented on the word itemries
Things of interest. Itemries of interest.
Mar 9, 2013
actung commented on the list my-god--its-full-of-stars
nice addition, Marky!
Mar 4, 2013
actung commented on the list sun-words
thank you ruzuzu and bilby! great additions. opening up the list now too.
Feb 13, 2013
actung commented on the word hogcock
A blend of 'hogwash' and 'poppycock,' as coined by Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock.
Feb 10, 2013
actung commented on the list the-way-of-tea
thanks! :) i changed it.
Jan 25, 2013
actung commented on the list shapeshifters
I like it! :)
Jan 5, 2013
actung commented on the word sling
Australian slang for 'bribe' (OED)
Dec 7, 2012
actung commented on the word poultice
Australian slang for 'bribe.'
Dec 7, 2012
actung commented on the list the-art-of-ejection
Great list! I'm surprised I didn't see it sooner. How about keckish, keck, belk, qualmish, and parbreak?
Oct 11, 2012
actung commented on the word fandsome
fancy + handsome https://twitter.com/PreschoolGems/status/251429660427186176
Sep 27, 2012
actung commented on the word dumper
In surfing, "a wave that crashes down suddenly with great force, causing surfers to fall." Chambers Dictionary
Sep 19, 2012
actung commented on the list when-you-gotta-go-you-gotta-go
thunderbox khazi biffy kludgie
Sep 19, 2012
actung commented on the word Mexiknish
Jon Stewart: "Note to self: A Jewish potato treat with the flavor of the southwest. I call it the Mexiknish.” The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, June 25, 2012
Jul 13, 2012
actung commented on the list moonshine
How about bathtub gin?
Jul 6, 2012
actung commented on the list a-toothy-list
Thanks, ruzuzu! I added mill-tooth, and also opened the list.
Jul 2, 2012
actung commented on the list names-of-stars
How about bellatrix?
Jun 19, 2012
actung commented on the word go bet
"An old hunting cry." http://books.google.com/books?id=G7QVAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22hunting%20cry%22%20century%20dictionary&pg=PA169#v=onepage&q=hunting&f=false
Jun 11, 2012
actung commented on the word abloy
"An exclamation used in hunting, borrowed from the French, and equivalent to 'On! On!'" http://books.google.com/books?id=G7QVAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22hunting%20cry%22%20century%20dictionary&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q=hunting&f=false
Jun 11, 2012
actung commented on the word avaunt
An ancient hunting cry.
Jun 11, 2012
actung commented on the word havoc
"An ancient hunting or war cry." http://books.google.com/books?id=cIIVAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22hunting%20cry%22%20century%20dictionary&pg=PA418#v=onepage&q=hunting&f=false
Jun 11, 2012
actung commented on the word taiaut
"The huntsman's cry when the stag had gone away, was anglicised as tally-ho." http://www.anthony-dacko.net/3.htm
Jun 11, 2012
actung commented on the word pillaloo
Apparently began as a hunting cry. http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-pil2.htm
Jun 11, 2012
actung commented on the word nephologist
One who studies nephology, "that part of meteorology which deals with clouds." http://www.wordnik.com/words/nephology
Jun 10, 2012
actung commented on the word to-bread
Also known as vantage-loaf.
Jun 7, 2012
actung commented on the word hove to
"A sailing vessel is hove to when it is at or nearly at rest because the driving action from one or more sails is approximately balanced by the drive from the other(s)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaving_to
Jun 2, 2012
actung commented on the word naufragia
Historical memoirs of shipwrecks.
Jun 2, 2012
actung commented on the word Monsterwelle
"Monsterwelle" translates from the German as "monster wave."
Jun 2, 2012
actung commented on the word umpty
Originally Morse code slang for 'dash.' Online Etymology Dictionary
May 14, 2012
actung commented on the list a-mother-of-a-list
Thanks for the catch, ruzuzu, and Erin's list!
May 2, 2012
actung commented on the word jidaigeki
George Lucas may have based his Star Wars movies on this film genre. 'Jedi' may be a shortening of 'jidaigeki.'
Apr 25, 2012
actung commented on the list ice-ice-baby--1
fbharjo, I like poudrin and verglas. But eustatic doesn't seem to be an ice phenom itself, though I could be wrong.
Apr 25, 2012
actung commented on the list ice-ice-baby--1
Sure, ruzuzu! No problem.
Apr 24, 2012
actung commented on the list johnny-appleseed
bitter-sweeting; burtle; cat's-head
Apr 4, 2012
actung commented on the list its-a-twister--its-a-twister
thanks ruzuzu!
Mar 28, 2012
actung commented on the word gustnado
A gust front tornado.
Mar 28, 2012
actung commented on the list the-pokey-the-big-house-the-slammer
How about calaboose?
Mar 14, 2012
actung commented on the list a-toothy-list
Nope! That's weird. Thanks for letting me know, ruzuzu.
Mar 12, 2012
actung commented on the word Ten Commandments
Also slang for the ten fingernails, used by women in fighting. Chambers Dictionary.
Mar 11, 2012
actung commented on the list too-numerous-to-mention
How about zenzizenzizenzic, the 8th power of a number?
Mar 7, 2012
actung commented on the list instant-list
Willf - Haha, glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for the great additions.
Mar 7, 2012
actung commented on the user actung
That's a great list, ruzuzu! We will probably use it sometime this month.
Feb 29, 2012
actung commented on the list instant-list
Thanks ruzuzu! Instant classic, that's a good one. Adding.
Feb 17, 2012
actung commented on the list sounding-like-a-superhero
How about super PAC and supercommittee?
Feb 10, 2012