Name of a dish/meal. Requires chunks of vegetable and starch (the default is potato), usually of protein, and seasoning or sauce. Traditionally topped with grated cheese before putting dish in the oven.
One-pot meal. Starch, protein, vegetable, possibly sauce, all stirred up together. Unlike foodity-food, does not imply that ingredients were cooked together in the same serving pot. Veggies could've been steamed or fried alongside, and stirred in at the end. Does imply stove-top cooking only.
In my household, we refer to our cat this way. To differentiate from ourselves who are the "larges", and the "smalls" which are the the pocket-pets (rodents). A feral house-mouse is, then, similarly small, little or, better tiny; and insects are tiny or wee. If we had a ferret, I suspect it would be smallish or not-quite-medium]
In my household, we refer to ourselves this way. To differentiate from our "medium", which is the cat, and the "smalls" which are the the pocket-pets (rodents). A feral house-mouse is, then, similarly small, little or, better tiny; and insects are tiny or wee. If we had a ferret, I suspect it would be smallish or not-quite-medium]
In my household, we refer to the pocket-pets (rodents) this way. To differentiate from our "medium", which is the cat, and the "larges", who are us. A feral house-mouse is, then, similarly small, little or, better tiny; and insects are tiny or wee. If we had a ferret, I suspect it would be smallish or not-quite-medium. I likewise suspect a standard dog would be larger or largish.
I dig ligatures and diacritical marks (Indeed I usually initial "æ" for this pseudonym), so I've added several words containing them. Point of Wordie, really.
angharad commented on the word earworm
Why is this tagged "shirt"? If that's an earworm, I don't get it.
Oct 19, 2007
angharad commented on the list words-that-remind-me-of-monty-python
tinny, gumby
Oct 7, 2007
angharad commented on the word gostak
The gostak distims the doshes.
Oct 6, 2007
angharad commented on the word dosh
The gostak distims the doshes.
Oct 6, 2007
angharad commented on the word distim
The gostak distims the doshes.
Oct 6, 2007
angharad commented on the word philtrum
I don't. I didn't know it had a name, until I saw it in a Superman novel.
Oct 6, 2007
angharad commented on the list that-sound-or-look-like-outer-space-names-and-are-hungarian
Zoltán is a perfectly fine Hungarian first-name:
http://www.google.com/search?q=zoltan&sitesearch=en.wikipedia.org
Mar 19, 2007
angharad commented on the word ear sticks
Cf q-tips
Mar 13, 2007
angharad commented on the word sleeps
Means sleep (n) and asleep (adj).
Dec 16, 2006
angharad commented on the word grung
Pronounced with the velar nasal final consonant (ŋ), but not the plosive g.
Dec 16, 2006
angharad commented on the word grung
Exclamation of annoyance.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word hoh
An exclamation of delight at cute/sweet -ness.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list there-is-no-x-in-espresso-words-butchered-by-americans
Seanahan, what I love about jaguar is that there's the correct way, the American way, *and* the UK way (jag-yoo-er).
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list where-the-streets-have-a-name
camino
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list where-the-streets-have-a-name
strasse
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list words-you-will-soon-learn-after-watching-the-hit-medical-drama-house-md
Aw, man, you put all the good ones in already! Porphyria, maybe, and for a while they were hep on Wilson's Disease.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list stuffie-butterfingers
stitch
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list stuffie-who-s-keeping-score
Ooh! role.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list stuffie-put-your-weight-into-it
Uselessness, I imagine those are business phrases, in the sales sense (as in "drugs", which you included).
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list stuffie-butterfingers
it, shadows (or is that not transitive enough?), ceiling, icon?, line, class, course
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list stuffie-go-long
rug, pillow, away, voice
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list stuffie-put-your-weight-into-it
barge, it, up, cart, wheelbarrow, drugs
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list stuffie-who-s-keeping-score
fair, dirty, hooky (sp), video, dvd
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list stuffie-heave-ho
cork, sled, switcheroo, and according to google "sickie" a phrase sort of meaning to play hookie.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word gups
Short for getting-up, gotten-up, etc. As in awakened and arisen. Usage: "Is it gups-time yet?", "Why aren't you gups?!".
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word guzzunder
A preposition or noun. When the cat has nustled under the blanket, he is (a) guzzunder.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word fuckle
A dainty swear-word. Drat for the modern girl.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word bake
Name of a dish/meal. Requires chunks of vegetable and starch (the default is potato), usually of protein, and seasoning or sauce. Traditionally topped with grated cheese before putting dish in the oven.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word glop
One-pot meal. Starch, protein, vegetable, possibly sauce, all stirred up together. Unlike foodity-food, does not imply that ingredients were cooked together in the same serving pot. Veggies could've been steamed or fried alongside, and stirred in at the end. Does imply stove-top cooking only.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word foodity-food
One-pot meal, based on rice. Not noodles. With vegetables (and possibly onions) boiled in the same pot. A sub-set of glop.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word stewp
very thick soup, caused by adding too many vegetables to the soup-pot.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word medium
In my household, we refer to our cat this way. To differentiate from ourselves who are the "larges", and the "smalls" which are the the pocket-pets (rodents). A feral house-mouse is, then, similarly small, little or, better tiny; and insects are tiny or wee. If we had a ferret, I suspect it would be smallish or not-quite-medium]
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word large
In my household, we refer to ourselves this way. To differentiate from our "medium", which is the cat, and the "smalls" which are the the pocket-pets (rodents). A feral house-mouse is, then, similarly small, little or, better tiny; and insects are tiny or wee. If we had a ferret, I suspect it would be smallish or not-quite-medium]
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the word small
In my household, we refer to the pocket-pets (rodents) this way. To differentiate from our "medium", which is the cat, and the "larges", who are us. A feral house-mouse is, then, similarly small, little or, better tiny; and insects are tiny or wee. If we had a ferret, I suspect it would be smallish or not-quite-medium. I likewise suspect a standard dog would be larger or largish.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list the-history-of-cool
wicked, wizard, beauty, brilliant.
Dec 15, 2006
angharad commented on the list not-the-clearest-of-intentions
mask? janus?
Dec 14, 2006
angharad commented on the list a-list-of-mythical-proportions
the great pumpkin
Dec 14, 2006
angharad commented on the list i-m-terrible-with-names
fellow
Dec 14, 2006
angharad commented on the list i-m-terrible-with-names
individual
Dec 14, 2006
angharad commented on the list watch-your-language-young-man
Jiminy Christmas
Dec 14, 2006
angharad commented on the list word-guidelines-for-wordie
I dig ligatures and diacritical marks (Indeed I usually initial "æ" for this pseudonym), so I've added several words containing them. Point of Wordie, really.
Dec 14, 2006
angharad commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
Me, I'm puzzled by 'ambulance'.
Dec 14, 2006
angharad commented on the list words-some-people-can-t-pronounce-no-matter-how-often-they-try
vice-versa.
Small children purportedly say "pusketti" instead of "spaghetti".
Dec 14, 2006
angharad commented on the list have-you-met-dick
johnson, phallus (?)
-- Also see Woody's World of Penis Euphemisms!
Dec 14, 2006
angharad commented on the list reduplicatives
cous-cous
Dec 10, 2006
angharad commented on the list reduplicatives
beri-beri, dada, papa, mama, aa, caca, nono, nana, ga-ga, yo-yo, gogo,
Dec 10, 2006
angharad commented on the list prone-to-confusion-misspelling
dis/un-interested
Dec 8, 2006
angharad commented on the list prone-to-confusion-misspelling
infer, imply
Dec 8, 2006
angharad commented on the list urrbody-in-the-club-get
high, tight
Dec 8, 2006
angharad commented on the list there-is-no-x-in-espresso-words-butchered-by-americans
Some of my peeves: realtor, athlete, library, tsunami.
You might also take a look at
http://wordie.org/people/Kaichi?wl=173
Dec 8, 2006