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You are the conscience of wordie, dontcry.
June 14, 2008
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maesepedro Wakey, wakey (to steal from yarb aka Mr. Cleanfeet). You can't just put a list out there and abandon it. People are waiting...
June 14, 2008
Comments by maesepedro
maesepedro commented on the word tea
and also torch in spanish
July 10, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word rozar
to bruch against something
July 10, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word resfriarse
to catch a cold
July 10, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word pellejo
skin, hide
July 10, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word teson
tenacity, determination (masculine)
July 10, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word pordiosero
beggar
July 10, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word escama
scale (Zool); flake (en la piel)
July 10, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word siseo
to hiss
July 10, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word tupir
to pack tight or dense
July 10, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word ajusticiar
to execute
July 10, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word relinchar
1.intr. Emitir su voz el caballo.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word azotea
1.f. Cubierta llana de un edificio:
el antenista subió a la azotea a comprobar el estado de la antena de televisión.
2.col. Cabeza:
me he dado un golpe en la azotea y me he quedado atontado.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word ronco
ronco,ca
1.adj. Que tiene ronquera.
2.Voz o sonido fuerte y grave:
este locutor habla con voz ronca.
Diccionario de la lengua española © 2005 Espasa-Calpe:
roncar
1.intr. Hacer ruido ronco con la respiración cuando se duerme:
en cuanto se queda dormido,comienza a roncar.
2.Llamar el gamo a la hembra cuando está en celo.
♦ Se conj. como sacar.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word tupido
1.adj. Que tiene sus elementos o componentes muy juntos o apretados:
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word deshecho
2.adj. Muy cansado, extenuado:
la caminata me ha dejado deshecha.
3.Muy afectado por una noticia o un acontecimiento:
está deshecho, no logra recuperarse de su pérdida.
4.m. amer. Atajo.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word cabizbajo
1.adj. Con la cabeza inclinada por abatimiento, tristeza o preocupación:
lleva una temporada muy cabizbajo.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word carcajear
1.intr. y prnl. Reír a carcajadas.
2.prnl. Burlarse de algo o alguien:
no te carcajees de su aspecto.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word armazon
1.amb. armadura, pieza o conjunto de piezas. Más c. m.
2.anat. Esqueleto. Más c. m.:
el armazón del crustáceo.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word canturrear
1.intr. Cantar a media voz. También tr.:
ha estado todo el día canturreando la misma canción
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word mugido
1.m. Voz del ganado vacuno.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word ralea
1.f. desp. Condición,linaje de las personas:
allí se daban cita gentes de toda ralea.
2.desp. Clase o género,normalmente malo:
¿de qué ralea sería el traje que llevaba?
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word rajar
rajar 1
1.tr. Partir en rajas.
2.Partir,abrir,hender. También prnl.:
el toldo se ha rajado con la tormenta.
3.col. Herir con arma blanca.
4.prnl. col. Echarse atrás,dejar de hacer algo en el último momento:
piénsatelo bien ahora,no vayas a rajarte después.
Diccionario de la lengua española © 2005 Espasa-Calpe:
rajar 2
1.intr. col. Hablar mucho o sin discreción:
los sorprendí rajando en la escalera.
2.amer. Hablar mal de uno,desacreditarlo.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word sabelotodo
know it all
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word grillete
grillete
1.m. Arco semicircular de hierro cuyos extremos se aseguran con un perno que sirve para sujetar una cadena:
le colocaron grilletes en pies y manos.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word jalar
1.tr. col. Tirar de una cuerda.
2.col. Comer con mucho apetito. También prnl.:
se jaló todo el plato.
3.intr. amer. Correr o andar muy deprisa:
vete jalando, que llegas tarde.
4.amer. col. Mantener relaciones sexuales.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word agio
1.m. Beneficio que se obtiene en negocios financieros por diferencia entre el valor nominal y real, presente y futuro, en compra o en venta:
agio en cambio de moneda, en descuento de letras, pagarés, etc.
2.agiotaje.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word cizanya
1.f. Planta gramínea dañina que crece espontáneamente en los sembrados.
2.Cualquier cosa que hace daño a otra, menoscabándola o echándola a perder.
3.Discordia o enemistad.
♦ Se usa sobre todo con los verbos sembrar o meter: siempre anda metiendo cizaña para ver si nos enfadamos.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word chamaco
1.m. y f. amer. Niño, muchacho.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word medrar
1.intr. Mejorar de fortuna,prosperar:
consiguió medrar a costa de sus empleados.
2.Crecer:
las malas hierbas medran en el jardín.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word concupiscencia
1.f. Deseo ansioso de bienes materiales.
2.Apetito desordenado de placeres sensuales o sexuales:
se abandonó al vicio y la concupiscencia.
June 29, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word somersault
It's an excellent spelling from the point of view of creative misspellings:
summersalt - the type of salt especially suited to the months between June and September.
Sumassault - the total military force exerted at a particular point in the enemy's line at a particular time.
June 22, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word desertec
A consortium of companies attempting to turn North Africa's continual sunshine into Europe's solar power.
June 17, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word barrote
bar, crosspiece (de carpinteria)
June 15, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word recortar
trim, cut out; reduce
June 15, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word risco
crag, cliff
June 15, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word desbarrancarse
to go over a sheer drop
June 15, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word desfiladero
narrow pass
June 15, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word voltereta
somersault
June 15, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word aranyar
scratch
June 15, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word tullido
crippled
June 15, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word munyeco
doll, toy animal, dummy; figure (dibujo).
June 15, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word anca
haunch (de animal)
June 15, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word destacamento
detachment
June 2, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word manyas
arte
June 2, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word derramar
spill, pour out
June 2, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word canana
cartridge belt
June 2, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word hebilla
buckle, clasp
June 2, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word cornisa
cornice
June 2, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word pedrusco
boulder, rock
June 2, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word agile
also a project management approach for software development
May 14, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word shambulls
spelling uncertain. a cocktail consisting of champagne and Red Bull. The effect lives up to the name.
May 4, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word axiomatic
I want this word to have been used in John Agard's excellent 'Listen Mr Oxford Don'. But it isn't.
April 30, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word fakeaway
reason not the need Seanahan. it is a ridiculous word, but coining neologisms keeps journalists in work, which in these delationary times is good for all of us.
it is also a close cousin of the equally odious staycation.
April 30, 2009
maesepedro commented on the list a-world-of-words
I am drawn to the mournful cadence of Sarajevo...
April 9, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word feathered fish
movie industry jargon for a film whose target audience thinks it’s for someone else.
February 7, 2009
maesepedro commented on the word watergy
At the macro level water and energy use are deeply entwined: eg 2-3% of global energy is used to pump and treat water for urban residents and industry. A watergy axis in which both inputs are "clean" puts clean tech enthusiasts in a state of high excitement.
December 23, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word significant upside potential
this exact phrase returns 69,300 results in Google. I predict the rate of growth of results for this term will show significant downside tractory for the next 12-28 months.
November 22, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word meshuggener
does anyone know where the stress falls on this word? It could be excellent in lots of ways. But I think best if the stress falls on the 'u'...
November 5, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word penned
I like nouns which you can turn into verbs. Other examples (in the past tense) are trousered and tabled
November 3, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word ben fetch
A Royal Navy sailor, the victim of homosexual harrassment from a more senior officer in Chris Morris's contraversial news satire 'Brasseye'
October 30, 2008
maesepedro commented on the list places-with-cool-names
I'd always thought Cricklewood rather a grey and pedestrian place name until my colleague pointed out it's similarity to Inglewood in LA. This has caused me to entirely re-examine how I hear Cricklewood in my head. It now has a rather satisfying crackle and rhythm to it.
This is indeed an excellent list.
October 30, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word oryx
my favourite type is the scimitar-horned oryx
October 8, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word 527
An adovocacy group in the US; named after the clause number which gives them greater freedom than political parties to accept large donations from single individuals; eg the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (SWVT)
October 7, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word criterion
this word makes you sound clever. It is also the name of a posh restaurant in London.
September 30, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word nubile
it practically gives me the creeps just looking at it
September 26, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word bashful
a pleasing conjunction of 'sh' and 'f', see also wishful; and I also like the contrast between the definition and the connotations of 'bash'
September 23, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word heuristic
this is a killer concept but quite an annoying word to look at and pronunce IMHO.
September 17, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word social notworking
journalese for social networking sites; partuicularly in the context of companies' tendencies to firewall these sites based on their perceived effect on employee productivity...
September 9, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word shambles
I liked this word anyway but a colleague has just told me that it is also the name for a drink consisting of champagne mixed with Red Bull, which I've never had but which sounds like a deadly combination, and which would be entirely deserving of this name.
July 18, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word feckless
I don't know what feck is, or if it's anything. This is exactly the reason I like feckless.
July 7, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word phonundrum
The confusion experienced by everyone in the vicinity when a mobile phone rings and no one is sure if it is his/hers; from Barbara Wallraff's Word Fugitives
July 2, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word ringchronicity
The confusion experienced by everyone in the vicinity when a mobile phone rings and no one is sure if it is his/hers, from Barbara Wallraff's Word Fugitives
July 2, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word nomenclutchure
the moment when you try to introduce two people but realise you can't remember either of their names; from Barbara Wallraff's Word Fugitives
July 2, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word introducking
the moment when you try to introduce two people but realise you can't remember either of their names; from Barbara Wallraff's Word Fugitives
July 2, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word persona non data
the moment when you try to introduce two people but realise you can't remember either of their names; from Barbara Wallraff's Word Fugitives
July 2, 2008
maesepedro commented on the list double-double-2
far from it reesetee - I ever imagined that this list would set so many verbal wags wagging. although for me homophones are a different game, and song lyrics shouldn't count either. and not sure that Prolagus's subversion of the whole thing is really in the spirit, clever as it is....
June 20, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word given
"that's a given given where we are right now"
June 13, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word shmeckl
vulgar for the male member
June 4, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word shloy
cunning, sly
June 4, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word musicology
ending in -ology are often good, this being a particulalry fine example IMHO.
June 3, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word piecemeal
really should be the name of this list!
May 24, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word slapdash
etymology anyone? Would love to have come up with this one...
May 15, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word wordplay
self-selecting?
March 24, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word minstrels
Sugar coated chocolates in the UK. As with revels and revel, I like as much because of its close relationship with minstrel - another favourite word - as for what minstrels itself connotes.
March 7, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word revels
chocolate covered sweets with assorted fillings. The sweets are ok but I particularly like the name, related as it is to a favourite word of mine - revel.
March 7, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word uncanny
especially pleasing in the context of this list since uncanny doesn't seem to have much to do with canny
February 14, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word furious
a friend was narrowly dissuaded from using this as the first name for her first born: Furious Johnson.
January 27, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word plongeur
informal French for the person who washes the dishes in a professional kitchen
January 24, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word love interest
quite boring when used in the context of films. more interesting when used in the context of your own life.
January 9, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word nfi
as in Not Fucking Invite; to overlook one or more people for a social event which the latter would expect to be invited to.
Equally good in the active ("Just gonna NFI them") or passive ("NFIed, can you believe it?!").
I have only come across this recently but am told it's been around for ages. ? .
January 6, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word infinite
"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy" Hamlet, IV.i
January 6, 2008
maesepedro commented on the list subdue-thine-appetites
I cannot, hand-on-heart, confirm that this list is the product of my brain and not my stomach.
January 2, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word commensurate
"... face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder."
January 2, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word taramasalata
good when abbreviated to tara and then accompanied with pitta to form pitta and tara
January 2, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word squeeze
But only as a way of referring to a boyfriend / girlfriend / partner / love-interest
January 2, 2008
maesepedro commented on the word ineffectual
I fear being this
December 29, 2007
maesepedro commented on the word trousered
as in pocketing some dosh
December 26, 2007
maesepedro commented on the list words-i-don-t-like-very-much
This is a truly inspired list, although I must take issue with the inclusion of scruffy, which personally I find quite endearing.
December 26, 2007
maesepedro commented on the list sportie-cricket
and who could forget Waqar Younis's infamous toe-cracker.
December 15, 2007
maesepedro commented on the word smilets
"Those happy smilets, that played on her ripe lip, seem not to know what guests were in her eyes", King Lear (IV.iii)
December 15, 2007
maesepedro commented on the word contentious
"Thou think'st 'tis much that this contentious storm invades us to the skin", King Lear (III.iv)
December 15, 2007
maesepedro commented on the list stuffie-butterfingers
a bombshell
December 14, 2007
maesepedro commented on the list stuffie-butterfingers
a beat
December 14, 2007
maesepedro commented on the list stuffie-vibrate-mode
a leg
December 14, 2007
maesepedro commented on the word footloose
a very appealing physical and emotional state, but the word itself is tarnished in my own mind by the horrendous 80s film...
December 14, 2007
maesepedro commented on the word sharpener
...often in a separate location to that where the major of the evening will take place. I like it as the implication seems to be that the drink will somehow make the drinker sharper which, I think most of us would recognise, does not usually happen.
November 26, 2007
maesepedro commented on the word ethiop
Romeo and Juliet (V.i)
November 10, 2007