Comments by reesetee

  • Nickname for the Bohemian Waxwing.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Long-tailed Tit.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Long-tailed Tit.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Long-tailed Tit.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Long-tailed Tit.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the American Coot.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Parasitic Jaeger.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Dusky Fantail.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Ruddy Duck.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Ruddy Duck.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Ruddy Duck.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Ruddy Duck.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Ruddy Duck.

    February 25, 2024

  • Nickname for the Dusky Fantail.

    February 25, 2024

  • Yiddish equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Newfoundland English equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Chinese (Mandarin) equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Chinese (Mandarin) equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Chechen equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Cebuano equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Catalan equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Catalan equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Catalan equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Catalan equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Catalan equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Bulgarian equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Bulgarian equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Bulgarian equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Bosnian equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Afrikaans equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Afrikaans equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Afrikaans equivalent of "thingamajig."

    December 2, 2021

  • Danish version of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • German equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Japanese equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Zulu version of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Pashto equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Arabic version of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Danish equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Bengali equivalent of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Turkish version of thingamajig.

    December 2, 2021

  • Nickname for the American Bittern.

    April 2, 2021

  • Nickname for the American Bittern.

    April 2, 2021

  • Nickname for the American Bittern.

    April 2, 2021

  • ruzuzu! You adopted madeupical! Bless you!

    *returns to the great beyond*

    January 21, 2016

  • In 2015, it falls on the same day as Saxophone Day.

    November 6, 2015

  • Day 4 of cephalopod awareness days.

    October 9, 2015

  • Day 2 of cephalopod awareness days.

    October 9, 2015

  • Annually, Oct 8 - 12.

    October 9, 2015

  • Day 1 of cephalopod awareness days.

    October 9, 2015

  • Actually Squid Day/Cuttlefish Day, but Wordnik won't let me slash. Day 3 of cephalopod awareness days.

    October 9, 2015

  • Actually Squid Day/Cuttlefish Day, but Wordnik won't let me slash. Day 3 of cephalopod awareness days.

    October 9, 2015

  • Wow, I still see people I know here! Although it took me about five minutes to figure out where to write this comment....

    October 2, 2015

  • Sure, thanks! (And sorry for the delay!)

    September 1, 2014

  • Thanks, r! Added.

    May 15, 2014

  • Corythaixoides, a genus of bird in the turaco family (Musophagidae).

    May 9, 2014

  • According to AARP.

    May 9, 2014

  • Wow, that does sound...uh...worse.

    May 4, 2014

  • Ha! Added!

    April 24, 2014

  • Or my teeth should come with reinforcement!

    April 16, 2014

  • Soitenly!

    *takes fuflun with grape riffles*

    Yum! *cracks tooth on grape riffle*

    Ouch. They get me every time.

    April 16, 2014

  • *grabs fuflun; stuffs in mouth*

    Oh, sorry; did you want some?

    April 10, 2014

  • Ooh, those are good! ;-)

    March 31, 2014

  • Now this--*this* is a Wordie list.

    March 31, 2014

  • Oh, and ru, those aren't the gas vans they're referring to in these cards. They were meant for protection from gas attacks. I found the description written on that particular card (although not the image): "MOBILE GAS VANS. Home Office mobile gas vans, two of which are illustrated, are used for the testing of respirators and for the purpose of training men and women under the conditions of an actual gas attack. The vans are so built that a gas cloud can be put up in the body of the van; the white canopies at the back are airlocks to prevent the escape of the gas when the door of the van itself is opened. The picture shows a group undergoing training at Hendon Police College; the respirator in use is the Service type, which is described on Card No. 31. (No.38)"

    March 31, 2014

  • I wish you all could see the cigarette cards themselves--I think the link I posted long ago is broken, but I'll try to find them again. Rubber clothing indeed. =:-O

    March 31, 2014

  • Thanks, ry! Great suggestions. :-)

    March 31, 2014

  • Both added. :-)

    March 31, 2014

  • Good one! (And sorry it took me this long to reply!)

    March 31, 2014

  • Thanks, bilby!

    December 5, 2013

  • Nickname for the Spruce Grouse. When approached by a predator, it relies on camouflage and stillness to stay hidden, often allowing people to approach within a few feet before exploding into flight. The behavior earned it the nickname "fool hen." Clearly, it's not the fool in that particular situation. ;-)

    November 30, 2013

  • Somehow not surprised. Thanks, bilby--hope you've been well!

    October 30, 2013

  • I *think* that's already listed, g, but I can't tell because my list won't show entirely. :-\ Thanks, though!

    October 28, 2013

  • Thanks, glypheme! You're correct on both counts!

    October 20, 2013

  • Thanks, bilby, for promoting my list. :-)

    September 2, 2013

  • Hi claire1215--thanks! I have no idea why, but it looks as though postprandial, one of my all-time favorites, is not on this list! Fixing that in a second. And preantepenultimate is definitely a "p" category in my book. :-)

    July 21, 2013

  • In mathematics, the square of a cube.

    April 22, 2013

  • And then there's zenzicube. Thanks, retorick--will add both.

    April 22, 2013

  • Thanks, guys!

    March 20, 2013

  • I'm glad you like the clarinet.

    February 26, 2013

  • Added. Thanks, fbharjo!

    February 10, 2013

  • Added! Or should I say, "Aaded!"?

    February 6, 2013

  • Ooh, that's a great one. Thanks, bilby!

    February 5, 2013

  • Thanks! It was fun to create.

    January 30, 2013

  • Good one, thanks!

    January 30, 2013

  • Added. Thanks, ruzuzu!

    January 30, 2013

  • I think it's darn cute.

    January 27, 2013

  • How'd I miss that one? Thanks, fbh!

    January 7, 2013

  • Thanks!

    January 7, 2013

  • In Guatemala, 16th century, a unit of dry capacity used for cacao beans. It equals 8,000 beans, about 1/6 fanega. It takes its name from the leather sack used to hold the beans.

    October 25, 2012

  • See ruzuzu's fine list, Ruination Day.

    October 21, 2012

  • Indeed she was. Slightly older than I am. :-)

    October 21, 2012

  • Ooh, good one! Thanks, chrissykp!

    September 22, 2012

  • No, thank you. Arrr. (It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day.)

    September 20, 2012

  • My guess is that you've already earned an honorary degree in Wordnik Studies.

    September 15, 2012

  • Just for you, ruzuzu.

    September 15, 2012

  • Yum! *cracks tooth on grape riffle*

    Ouch. They get me every time.

    September 15, 2012

  • Thanks, r! Nope, no clue what the word was. I didn't even realize I was that close!

    September 14, 2012

  • Thanks, kalayzich; I've added it. I'm still working on this list, so some names are not yet here.

    September 2, 2012

  • Choked, strangled, suffocated, or hanged. From Grose's 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

    August 30, 2012

  • A brine icicle formed beneath sea ice when a flow of extremely cold, saline water is introduced to an area of ocean water. From brine + icicle.

    August 30, 2012

  • See scurrifunging.

    August 30, 2012

  • Newfoundland dialect: a brisk and thorough cleaning. Derived from a "jocular formation" according to WWFTD (cf. scurryfunge).

    August 30, 2012

  • Newfoundland dialect: a lazy person (e.g., a fisherman who doesn't fish).

    August 30, 2012

  • Pennsylvania German (cf. snipe hunt): an imaginary creature which, as a practical joke, a greenhorn is sent to hunt or capture. From the Dictionary of American Regional English.

    August 30, 2012

  • Also, according to WWFTD, "a person resembling the Gnatho of Terence; a parasite, sycophant."

    August 30, 2012

  • Regional U.S. dialect describing something extraordinary of its kind, especially a large or strong drink.

    August 30, 2012

  • Nonce word meaning "intoxicated."

    "’I know a place where we can get some alcohol,’ she

    said. ‘Let’s go there; then we can really get blurfled.’

    ‘No,’ he said. ‘I’m blurfled enough now.’"

    - Philip K. Dick, Our Friends from Frolix 8 (1970)

    August 30, 2012

  • Come to think of it, that's another list idea....

    August 30, 2012

  • :-D

    August 30, 2012

  • Hi, Bonvivant. Darkwing and Rockin' Robin are already on this list, so no worries. I'll add Little Red Rooster if you'll post your comment on the word page for it. :-)

    Kalayzich: Do you mean Kehaar (Watership Down)? If so, it's on the list. I'll add the Harry Potter birds as well. The two Potters that I know have actual names are Hawkes (phoenix) and Hermes. If you can think of any others, let me know. Thanks!

    August 30, 2012

  • At least it's not shortened to "Names for the Third Stomach of a Ruzu..." ;->

    August 30, 2012

  • Hi goodkitten. Hmm...don't know about ackee. If it's poisonous, wouldn't it be just as bad as it sounds? :-)

    August 30, 2012

  • Hi, kalayzich. Thanks. There are several variants for many of the words on this list, for rather obvious reasons. I've added qin as one of them.

    August 30, 2012

  • Sorry, ru--didn't mean for you to feel as though you were talking to yourself. I'm adding your addiction to the list to give it that special Latvian flair. The joke may be on you, but at least we can read about it. ;-)

    August 30, 2012

  • Thanks, iaiasianeyes!

    August 30, 2012

  • Thanks, marky--it's still growing!

    August 30, 2012

  • Good idea, bilby--I'll have to work on that. (Sorry for this extremely late response.)

    August 30, 2012

  • Thanks for the interesting article, ruzuzu--and sorry for the late reply!

    August 30, 2012

  • To be fair: “Poo” is Thai for “crab” and is chef Diwong’s nickname.

    June 20, 2012

  • I concur!

    May 23, 2012

  • Not likely. I'm pretty sure u. is now happily married. :-)

    May 23, 2012

  • Happy World Turtle Day! (Thanks, sionnach.)

    May 23, 2012

  • Thanks to Prolagus for reminding me that it's international compost awareness week. T-shirts and posters available here.

    May 7, 2012

  • Added, thanks!

    April 18, 2012

  • In the interest of providing comparative images, I humbly present this jewel. More on this fascinating...uh...concoction?...is available here.

    I miss Skip.

    March 22, 2012

  • Holy cow, this profile page is even more confusing than it was when we were segregated.

    Yes, yes! Irish Potato Candy! I just saw your comment on the other page. Congratulations on your initiation. They're good, but they'd be better without that nasty coconut, if you ask me. :-)

    March 22, 2012

  • Facebook is so dull without you. :-)

    March 22, 2012

  • Wait. Neither of you has ever heard of Irish Potato Candy before now? *stunned*

    March 22, 2012

  • Why, that's just ducky! And to answer your earlier question: Yes, distelfinks are fictitious. At least I hope they are.

    March 17, 2012

  • As am I. *pops*

    March 15, 2012

  • *offers fufluns in place of purloined umbrage*

    March 15, 2012

  • *alights on nearby branch*

    *disappears*

    March 14, 2012

  • That'd be great. How old is she now, anyway? *looks for skipvia*

    March 14, 2012

  • Blaff: Welcome back, from someone who also took time off. (I haven't exactly come blasting back yet....)

    March 14, 2012

  • Hmm...I'll take swatch at Pacific Standard Time. And yarb? Brackets for Wee Willie Rip van Winken Bliken and Nod, please.

    Now if you'll all excuse me, I need a nap.

    March 14, 2012

  • I think it a cruel joke that this week ends in turning back one's clock and losing an hour of sleep. From whom should I take umbrage?

    March 10, 2012

  • Happy World Kidney Day to those of you who celebrate.

    March 8, 2012

  • *returns to this page for a laugh*

    *laughs*

    March 5, 2012

  • Seriously. Fufluns in jars should be prohibited everywhere.

    March 5, 2012

  • After you eat all your pancakes on national pancake day, you can sleep them off on a park bench.

    March 5, 2012

  • Thanks, Prolagus.

    March 5, 2012

  • From Mental Floss: "Without a Presidential election preceding it, this is kind of a lame duck holiday. Though the holiday was created to celebrate the introduction of the 20th Amendment in 1933, the amendment was actually ratified in January of that year. Lame duck day is more of a way to honor those who just left office after being rendered totally ineffective for a few months. In other words, it is appropriately lame."

    March 5, 2012

  • "In some places a heap of limestone was formerly 4¾ cubic yards." -- Century Dictionary (thanks to ruzuzu!)

    March 5, 2012

  • Happy National Grammar Day!

    March 4, 2012

  • Fickle, moody, inconsistent. (Regional U.S., esp. South Atlantic.)

    March 3, 2012

  • Thanks!

    March 2, 2012

  • Thanks, milos! Sorry it took so long to respond to your post. :-)

    March 2, 2012

  • "Thieving beggars, apprentice uprightmen."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Leaders of robber bands."

    February 26, 2012

  • Also called hookers; "thieves who steal through windows with hooks."

    February 26, 2012

  • Also called anglers ("thieves who steal through windows with hooks").

    February 26, 2012

  • "Rank-and-file vagabonds."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Those born of rogues."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Horse thieves."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Male and female beggars, traveling in pairs."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Sham proctors, pretending to beg for hospitals, etc."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Feined lunatics."

    February 26, 2012

  • Also called fresh-water mariners (beggars pretending shipwreck).

    February 26, 2012

  • Also called whipjacks ("beggars pretending shipwreck").

    February 26, 2012

  • "Sham deaf-mutes."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Thieves using the trade as a cover."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Thieves pretending to be peddlars."

    February 26, 2012

  • Akin to jarkmen.

    February 26, 2012

  • "Forgers of licenses." Also see patricoes ("hedge priests").

    February 26, 2012

  • "Female beggars pretending loss of fire."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Female peddlars."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Prostitutes and thieves."

    February 26, 2012

  • "Married harlots."

    February 25, 2012

  • "Unmarried harlots."

    February 25, 2012

  • "Prostitutes who begin with uprightmen."

    February 25, 2012

  • "Young girls: incipient doxies."

    February 25, 2012

  • "Female beggar children."

    February 25, 2012

  • "Male beggar children."

    February 25, 2012

  • Let's all celebrate this list's Word of the Day status with a nice fongdue and some cinnamon bungs!

    February 10, 2012

  • I came back to give you this.

    February 10, 2012

  • You're absolutely correct. Tsunamis added.

    To the list, I mean.

    February 10, 2012

  • Surely you've seen the squid list, ruzuzu?

    January 14, 2012

  • Hi, deinonychus. I've been away for a few months but I'm slowly crawling back. Don't worry about making a list that overlaps someone else's--that's the beauty of being able to make your own list. Welcome. :-)

    January 14, 2012

  • Nifty list! (Feel free to yoink any time.)

    January 14, 2012

  • You're welcome, spine face.

    January 14, 2012

  • Ooh, fufluns and tea! How lovely! And hearts too! Well, I certainly heart you back, r. Thanks for the love. :-)

    January 14, 2012

  • Hi everyone. :-)

    January 10, 2012

  • Aww, shucks. You're awfully nifty yourself. :-)

    January 4, 2012

  • No, but I have dealie, dealie-bob, dealy, dealybob, deeley, and deelie. *takes deep breath*

    I wasn't aware that dealybopper is a placeholder. I always thought it referred only to those weird glittery balls we stuck on headbands in the 1970s. ;-)

    January 4, 2012

  • You bet. Glad you found it. :-)

    January 4, 2012

  • Thanks, Ikiser! I'll add them forthwith.

    January 4, 2012

  • Yeah, lame.

    December 26, 2011

  • Hernesheir, I've checked the privacy settings and all seems in order. Apparently, I'm not the only one having such trouble. See ruzuzu's comment about http://support.wordnik.com/wordnik/topics/seeing_other_peoples_lists (and the workaround).

    December 8, 2011

  • Yarb! You're making me want to break down and sob desperately myself! Thank the gods it's only a dream.

    ...isn't it, ruzuzu? *worries*

    December 8, 2011

  • Thanks, ruzuzu! I have to remind myself to keep checking for glitches on the support site. :-)

    December 8, 2011

  • It's a plane.

    December 8, 2011

  • Hi Carmaella. I'm seeing a list of my lists on the right side of my profile page, with the list names in hypertext. That should get you where you want to go. Does that not work on your screen?

    December 8, 2011

  • Dongle added! H, fossple is already listed. :-)

    December 7, 2011

  • Works for me! Added. :-)

    December 7, 2011

  • Heehee!

    December 7, 2011

  • A bulldozer? That's just wrong.

    December 7, 2011

  • Hi Carmaella--aw shucks, thanks! You can see anyone's lists by going to their profile page (just click on the person's name). You'll find a list of lists there. :-) Enjoy!

    December 7, 2011

  • We have it on good authority.

    December 6, 2011

  • It may just be the spelling. I ran across so many variously spelled words that I'm not sure I captured them all here. But I'll add it, just to be sure. :-)

    December 6, 2011

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