"It was a day of unmistakable summerishness. The gargantuan sun penetrated the damp, dense air and by the time the propeller-plane was ready to fly, rain fell from the sky in fat, slow droplets. Not like the cold, harsh torrents of March or April’s overcompensatory, swift-winged showers. No, this was thick, hot water which did little but mingle with the August-inspired sweat already long-clung to the skin."
I wrote this in a poem and found out later that it didn't exist as a word. I was entirely surprised. It means simply enough "to remove from a shelf", or metaphorically, "to take from view" or "to obscure", etc.
Archaically, the word also referred to the heart. Someone asked me to use it in a sentence that way:
"The witch doctor made a grievous error in selected an herbal remedy for the chieftan; he had perscribed root of soulsbane thinking the ailment was renal, but it was actually cordial."
Well, "he was hung" means something very different from "he was hanged". The latter implies gallows were involved. The first means he was well-endowed. :P
evin290 commented on the list coinage
Ask and you shall receive. :)
Jul 26, 2009
evin290 commented on the word summerishness
Marked by the indelible qualities of summer. :)
In context of the story it came to existence in:
"It was a day of unmistakable summerishness. The gargantuan sun penetrated the damp, dense air and by the time the propeller-plane was ready to fly, rain fell from the sky in fat, slow droplets. Not like the cold, harsh torrents of March or April’s overcompensatory, swift-winged showers. No, this was thick, hot water which did little but mingle with the August-inspired sweat already long-clung to the skin."
Jul 26, 2009
evin290 commented on the word unshelf
Ephemera is indeed a suitable name for the work, mollusque, because the words themselves have vanished. :)
Jul 26, 2009
evin290 commented on the word kijiji
Swahili for "village".
Jul 26, 2009
evin290 commented on the word unshelf
I wrote this in a poem and found out later that it didn't exist as a word. I was entirely surprised. It means simply enough "to remove from a shelf", or metaphorically, "to take from view" or "to obscure", etc.
Oct 26, 2008
evin290 commented on the word cordial
Archaically, the word also referred to the heart. Someone asked me to use it in a sentence that way:
"The witch doctor made a grievous error in selected an herbal remedy for the chieftan; he had perscribed root of soulsbane thinking the ailment was renal, but it was actually cordial."
Aug 25, 2008
evin290 commented on the word misfunction
I have always liked this word better than malfunction or dysfunction, but it's disturbingly less common.
Jun 28, 2008
evin290 commented on the word raunch
The Raunch is a member of Paulman Berg. http://www.paulmanberg.com
Jun 28, 2008
evin290 commented on the word aboiement
A guy worked at an ice cream shop I liked to go to who had Tourette's and barked like a wounded dog when people came into the shop. o___O
Jun 28, 2008
evin290 commented on the word has both husband and wife
Reesetee is a lucky man...
Jun 28, 2008
evin290 commented on the word crucible
Whenever my chemistry teacher would use a crucible for heating things, he'd quip that it was invented by Arthur Miller.
That man is a genius! <3
Jun 28, 2008
evin290 commented on the word doric
"Hey, Roman! Call 'im."
"Doric...? Or Ionic...?"
"Forget the column; get the Pope!"
Jun 28, 2008
evin290 commented on the word save
Thanks, Reese. =)
Jun 28, 2008
evin290 commented on the list autantonyms
cleave is contranymic. It can mean to adhere, and it can also mean to sever.
Jun 28, 2008
evin290 commented on the word save
I never imagined this would cause such a stir! (Save for my sparse instances of clairvoyance.)
Jun 28, 2008
evin290 commented on the word finjan
I would imagine this rhymes with Injun, no?
Jan 27, 2008
evin290 commented on the word muzzle
+1, yarb. :)
Dec 29, 2007
evin290 commented on the word burry
adj. prickly
Dec 29, 2007
evin290 commented on the word superbluous
adj. exquisitely unimportant
Sep 27, 2007
evin290 commented on the word beangered
Sure is. :-)
Sep 25, 2007
evin290 commented on the word beangered
adj. enraged
Sep 25, 2007
evin290 commented on the word afflictionado
n. a misery enthusiast; a sadist.
Sep 20, 2007
evin290 commented on the word barack obameter
It's quite an exact science. To explain it would just confuse you. XD
Sep 14, 2007
evin290 commented on the word hanged
Thanks! ;-)
Sep 14, 2007
evin290 commented on the word hanged
Well, "he was hung" means something very different from "he was hanged". The latter implies gallows were involved. The first means he was well-endowed. :P
Sep 14, 2007
evin290 commented on the word barack obameter
Barack Obama scores a 17 on the scale, being the most good-looking politician. My friend and I just made this up one day.
Here's some examples:
Hillary Clinton - 4
Joe Biden - 0
Fred Thompson - 1
Mitt Romney - 18 (Mormons can defy scaling xD)
We originally said that it can only be used for U.S. presidential candidates, but then we changed it to politicians in general.
Sep 14, 2007
evin290 commented on the word barack obameter
n. A device which measures the sex appeal of politicians, on a scale from 0 to 17.
Sep 13, 2007
evin290 commented on the word gargantua
Rabelais! <3
Sep 12, 2007
evin290 commented on the list jumbo-shrimp
Microsoft works? XD
Sep 12, 2007
evin290 commented on the word umbridge
I was. Her characterisation is impeccably evil. Well done, Ms. Rowling. ;)
Sep 12, 2007
evin290 commented on the list music-of-the-spheres
I love Italian music-related words! <3
Sep 12, 2007
evin290 commented on the word serpentine
Maury Yeston, apparently.
Sep 12, 2007
evin290 commented on the word hanged
It's a big pet peeve of mine when people refer to execution by hanging in the past tense by saying "hung".
Sep 12, 2007
evin290 commented on the word porque
I prefer the French, pourquoi, which is the same contraction - "for what".
Sep 12, 2007
evin290 commented on the word awash
I love this word!
In fact, I'm awash with love for this word! :P
Sep 12, 2007
evin290 commented on the word serpentine
Oh, no, Titanic is awful. Some of the music is sort of pretty, but the lyrics and book are horrendous!
Sep 9, 2007
evin290 commented on the word wordie sixth commandment
Thou shalt not murder thy neighbor's comment feeds?
Sep 9, 2007
evin290 commented on the word xenohomonecropedapyrobestiality
RHPS... <3
Sep 9, 2007
evin290 commented on the word intrinsic
This is one of my favourite words to use when I'm writing. :)
Sep 9, 2007
evin290 commented on the word cantabile
I love it when vocalists are given the direction "cantabile". The composers are basically saying, "sing it as if you were singing." XD
Sep 7, 2007
evin290 commented on the word picardy third
Randall Thompson really needs to use these more sparingly. :(
Sep 7, 2007
evin290 commented on the list stuffie-ready-to-burst
You can pop by.
Sep 7, 2007
evin290 commented on the word serpentine
Yes! You get 10 points, reesetee. :D
Sep 7, 2007
evin290 commented on the word glycyrrhizin
I don't like licorice, either, actually.
Sep 7, 2007
evin290 commented on the word serpentine
"It will be like rowing in the Serpentine... come along, now, let us have a smile."
10 points to anybody who knows what that's from.
(and no Googling... that's just cheap. :P)
Sep 7, 2007
evin290 commented on the word punctilio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Daily_Punctilio
Daily Punctilio, anyone?
Aug 31, 2007
evin290 commented on the word dysmusing
adj. concerning something intended to be amusing, but which turned out to be the exact opposite.
Aug 30, 2007
evin290 commented on the word awaying
n. the process of backing away.
v. (pres. part.) backing away.
Aug 30, 2007
evin290 commented on the word podcastrophe
I saw comcastrophe and I couldn't resist. :P
Aug 30, 2007
evin290 commented on the list dyslexic-s-delight
Go hang a salami; I'm a lasagna hog!
Mr. Owl ate my metal worm!
;)
Aug 30, 2007