actung has looked up 57658 words, created 100 lists, listed 5836 words, written 160 comments, added 1369 tags, and loved 366 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 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
actung commented on the word alley oop
From Wikipedia: "The Alley Oop play was developed in the 1950s American football games by San Francisco 49ers Y.A. Tittle and R.C. Owens. Tittle, who played as quarterback, would throw the ball into the end zone high like a jump ball, and Owens would jump up and catch it. The play was named after V. T. Hamlin's comics strip character Alley Oop; and Owens himself was known as 'Alley Oop'." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley_Oop_%28football%29
Feb 1, 2012
actung commented on the word fumblerooski
"In American football, the fumblerooski is a trick play, famously used by the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers against the University of Miami Hurricanes in the 1984 Orange Bowl. It was invented by John Heisman. In the fumblerooski, the quarterback deliberately places or leaves the ball on the ground upon receiving it from the center, technically fumbling it. The backs will run to the right, and the right guard will pick up the ball and run to the left." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumblerooski
Jan 25, 2012
actung commented on the list more-gruel
Looks like wash-brew is a another word for flummery.
Jan 13, 2012
actung commented on the list ice-ice-baby--1
Cool! Adding it.
Jan 13, 2012
actung commented on the list fabrics
How about tabbinet?
Dec 21, 2011
actung commented on the word broga
yoga for men or bros
Nov 9, 2011
actung commented on the word coffee milk
From Wikipedia: "Coffee milk is a drink similar to chocolate milk; however, instead of chocolate syrup, coffee syrup is used. It is the official state drink of Rhode Island in the United States of America."
Sep 21, 2011
actung commented on the word cortado
From Wikipedia: "A cortado (from the Spanish cortar, known as "Tallat" in Catalan and "Ebaki" in Basque, "Pingo" or "Garoto" in Portugal and "noisette" in France) is an espresso "cut" with a small amount of warm milk to reduce the acidity. The ratio of milk to coffee is between 1:1 - 1:2, and the milk is added after the espresso."
Sep 21, 2011
actung commented on the word vino
An inferior wine.
Sep 11, 2011
actung commented on the word viertelstück
A German wine barrel with the capacity of 80 gallons (300 liters)
Sep 11, 2011
actung commented on the word stück
A large German oak barrel with the capacity of 317 gallons (1,200 liters)
Sep 11, 2011
actung commented on the word pipe
A Portuguese oak barrel with the capacity of 145 gallons (550 liters).
Sep 11, 2011
actung commented on the word muid
French term for a large oval barrel with a capacity of 159 gallons (600 liters)
Sep 11, 2011
actung commented on the word halbstück
A German oak barrel with the capacity of 159 gallons (600 liters)
Sep 11, 2011
actung commented on the word halbfüder
A German oak barrel with the capacity of 132 gallons (500 liters)
Sep 11, 2011
actung commented on the word doppelstück
A German oak barrel that holds 635 gallons (2,400 liters).
Sep 11, 2011
actung commented on the word fuder
A German oak barrel with the capacity to hold 265 gallons (1000 liters).
Sep 11, 2011
actung commented on the word jel
Short for "jealous."
Jul 31, 2011
actung commented on the word hilare
Short for "hilarious."
Jul 28, 2011
actung commented on the list the-kissing-list
bil by - love Glasgow kiss!
Jul 18, 2011
actung commented on the word nonchalot
From The New Dickson Baseball Dictionary: (verb) To make a play with great ease or indifference (according to Dizzy Dean). Etymology: The term is a creative corruption of the word "nonchalant," recast as a verb.
Jul 18, 2011
actung commented on the word sheen
(v.) To party in excess. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/fashion/06NOTICED.html
Jun 22, 2011
actung commented on the word brogramming
From Urban Dictionary: The art of computer programming with one's "bros."
No girls allowed?
Jun 14, 2011
actung commented on the list spelling-bee-final-round
I went back through the Scripps Bee Twitter stream and copied them down. They were very meticulous about tweeting every single speller and their word.
Jun 5, 2011
actung commented on the list spelling-bee-final-round
i think i knew three!
Jun 5, 2011
actung commented on the word galoubet
(noun) Type of pipe instrument.
Jun 4, 2011
actung commented on the word urushiye
From Catalogue, the exhibition of ukiyoye paintings and prints at the Yamanaka: "The third stage of the hand colored prints is generally a development of the Kurenai ye by the addition of a background design as of lacquer as a medium for applying some of the colors especially the black hence the name Urushi ye or lacquer picture."
Jun 4, 2011
actung commented on the word gazoz
From ISRAELITY: "The beverage in question was 'gazoz', which is really a retro drink these days, made of seltzer and various flavored syrups."
Jun 4, 2011
actung commented on the word zanja
From Wikitionary: Ditch, trench. From Arabic.
Jun 4, 2011
actung commented on the word preux
From the Urban Dictionary: It most literally translates from archaic French as "valiant," and is often combined with the phrase "preux chevalier" which means "valiant knight." It's common usage in the English language may be partially attributed to the author P.G. Wodehouse in his tales of Bertram Wooster, who would have learned to always be preux in his time at Eaton and Oxford.
Jun 4, 2011
actung commented on the word abhinaya
From Wikipedia: Abhinaya is a concept in Indian dance and drama derived from Bharata's Natya Shastra. Although now, the word has come to mean 'the art of expression', etymologically it derives from Sanskrit abhi- 'towards' + nii- 'leading/guide', so literally it means a 'leading towards' (leading the audience towards a sentiment, a rasa).
Jun 4, 2011
actung commented on the word zwischenspiel
(noun) Music: like an interlude or intermezzo.
Jun 4, 2011
actung commented on the word karpas
From the Wikipedia entry: "Karpas is one of the traditional rituals in the Passover Seder. It refers to the vegetable, usually parsley or celery, that is dipped in liquid (usually salt water) and eaten."
Jun 4, 2011
actung commented on the word zortzico
(noun) Basque folk dance.
Jun 4, 2011