Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Obsolete spelling of parmacety.
Examples
“Young man, come nearer to me: it was devoured, chewed up, crunched by the monstrousest parmacetty that ever chipped”
“And has he a curious spout, too," said Daggoo, "very bushy, even for a parmacetty, and mighty quick, Captain Ahab?”
“And has he a curious spout, too, 'said Daggoo,' very bushy, even for a parmacetty, and mighty quick, Captain Ahab? ”
“Young man, come nearer to me: it was devoured, chewed up, crunched by the monstrousest parmacetty that ever chipped a boat!”
“Young man, come nearer to me: it was devoured, chewed up, crunched by the monstrousest parmacetty that ever chipped a boat! — ah, ah!””
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘parmacetty’.
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Moby-Dick
Interesting words and usages.
hypo, spile, hunks, grapnel, squitchy, skrimshander, monkey jacket, direful, grego, wrapall, dreadnaught, bosky and 158 more...
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Conversations for the Ages
A list of words that have fascinating conversations on them. Or just, you know, really funny ones. If I missed any, I hope someone will let me know...
Also see a few other Wordizens' l...misuse, slough of despond, drinking problem, sausage fest, vergerhade, baromets, todal, googlewhack, quetzalcoatl, cheesewa, cheesois, absinthe and 187 more...
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Words from Moby-Dick
cask, verdure, greenhorn, gamesome, wights, quohog, portentousness, Himmalehan, Mastodon, terraqueous, chamois, parmacetty and 22 more...
Tweets
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chained_bear Not on palooka. Jul 25, 2008
bilby Pharmaceutical spaghetti causes breasts? Does it cause nipples too? Jul 25, 2008
bestiary i just like 'ae'. perhaps that's another side effect. :(
(i dearly wish i could have taken every intended- and side- effect from one of those drug indexes to paste here in one hilarious heap, but i fear i'd break wordie and myself in the process.) Jul 25, 2008
dontcry *laughing out loud* Jul 24, 2008
sionnach Now, now. I think we know that if synaesthesia is one possible side effect, then the one preceding it would have to be spelled diarrhoea.
Also, I think baleinolalia was omitted. Jul 24, 2008
chained_bear Don't forget an overload of iron. Oh wait, that's a side effect of fetteredcine. Jul 24, 2008
yarb Ha ha ha - steely resolve - superb! Jul 24, 2008
bestiary *caution: consumption of pharmaceutical spaghetti may result in varying levels of enjoyment. effects of pharmaceutical component may or may not include, but are not limited to: headache, nausea, dry mouth, euphoria, drowsiness, insomnia, diarrhea, synaesthesia, constipation, weight loss, weight gain, an erection lasting longer than four hours, night terrors, sweating, memory loss, increased blood pressure, coma, compulsive masturbation, insatiable itching, tremors, tunnel vision, lactose intolerance, yawning, hallucination, pain relief, renewed interest in the things you once loved, suicidal thoughts, poor impulse control, steely resolve, cloudy urine, bloating, hair loss, hair growth, difficulty achieving orgasm, coughing, runny nose, clear skin, lung collapse, increased energy, an overall sense of well-being, fainting, tenderness of the breasts, breasts, shallow breathing, chills, muscle gain, slurred speech, ectopic pregnancy, and pleasant taste. Jul 24, 2008
chained_bear Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's spermaceti, but I have to say, I like pharmaceutical spaghetti so much better. Jul 24, 2008
bilby Good idea bestiary. We'll slip Prolagus a sleeping pill. Jul 24, 2008
yarb Ha! Melville also spells it parmacetti. Sounds to me like a corruption of spermaceti, the sperm whale. Jul 24, 2008
bestiary alright, this just sounds like a word for pharmaceutical spaghetti. Jul 24, 2008
yarb "Lost by a whale! Young man, come nearer to me: it was devoured, chewed up, crunched by the monstrousest parmacetty that ever chipped a boat!--ah, ah!"
- Melville, Moby-Dick, ch. 16 Jul 23, 2008