squareintheteeth

squareintheteeth commented on the word preggers

I agree with John, for his reasons in addition to its abuse by celeb tabloid rags, which together tarnish whatever shaky need to exist it might have had.

Jan 5, 2007

squareintheteeth commented on the word geas

I ran across it in a session of D&D (*nerd alert*) when a DM used a lesser geas on a player. I had to ask him what the hell he was talking about; it didn't sound (or look) like a real word.

Jan 5, 2007

squareintheteeth commented on the word fauxreos

definitely nasty. in fact, most fauxreos are so truly awful it's as if they exist only to highlight how much better the real ones are. maybe it's all just a network of front companies under the puppet hand of nabisco.

Jan 5, 2007

squareintheteeth commented on the word goatsean

different from goatsesque, goatsean images are those whose nature is intentionally obscured by an individual (through mislabeling of the file or otherwise) to surprise and disgust another. i.e., tubgirl.

Jan 5, 2007

squareintheteeth commented on the word goatsesque

graphic designs that evoke, purposely or accidentally, the infamous goatse image. a portmanteau of goatse and grotesque.

Jan 5, 2007

squareintheteeth commented on the word fauxreos

fake oreos of the kind often found under a store brand in supermarkets. usually terrible.

Jan 4, 2007

squareintheteeth commented on the word wootz

An actual term describing a type of steel, or used when referring to such steel as a synecdoche. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wootz_steel

Jan 4, 2007

squareintheteeth commented on the list joanna-newsom-lyrics

I almost did this myself. Great list!

Dec 29, 2006

squareintheteeth commented on the list fan-o-rama

You could probably put snikt on this list -- that'd be the noise of Wolverine's claws popping in or out. And as far as fandom terms, no list is complete without hoyay.

Dec 19, 2006

squareintheteeth commented on the word verbose

Probably a descriptor that can be attached to most wordies.

Dec 18, 2006

squareintheteeth commented on the word transcendant

I believe this is a misspelling of transcendent.

Dec 18, 2006

squareintheteeth commented on the word quandry

Is this an actual word? Or just a misspelling of quandary?

Dec 18, 2006

squareintheteeth commented on the word myriad

I can't see this word and not think of the default Adobe font.

Dec 18, 2006

squareintheteeth commented on the list trees-have-the-best-names

Indeed. Can anyone encounter the larch *without* thinking Monty Python?

Dec 17, 2006

squareintheteeth commented on the list latin-is-fun

Or perhaps the classic memento mori?

Dec 5, 2006

shoepixie commented on the user squareintheteeth

Delightful! I tend to use words, forget them as easily and with as little pain as I remembered them. However, the idea of hoarding words is strange to me and somewhat...exotic? I love your wordlists, and will enjoy looking at them further!

Apr 15, 2008

slumry commented on the user squareintheteeth

Hello Squareintheteeth,
I am new to this site, and pleasantly bewildered.

I was struck by the appearance of "cudgel" (pun intended, unforturantely) because I was thinking about that word just a day or so ago. It is a word my mother frequently used, always in the context of trying to recall something, as in: "I cudgeled my brain, but I just could not remember. . ."

Now that I am past 50, I cudgel my brain frequently, often to no avail but I have more empathy for my late mother on this problem than I did when I was a girl!

Jun 12, 2007