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dogdoc commented on the word quasselstrippe
chatterbox
May 14, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word phobologophobia
An aversion towards words about apprehensions, hatreds, horrors, etc.
May 14, 2024
claudiochaos commented on the user claudiochaos
Lets goooo
May 14, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word berbalang
mythical creatures in Filipino culture, described as ghouls who eat human flesh.
May 14, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word boonoonoonoos
Jamaican for "special person"
May 14, 2024
leroy_dubois commented on the word tinker's damn
The small amounts of cheap metal a tinker would use to fix a hole in a pot was called a "dam." It therefore was a tiny, almost insignificant amount of something. This is the origin of Tinker's Dam. (It is not Tinker's Damn). It means a very small insignificant amount.
May 14, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word bronchoclysis
bronchial catheterization
May 14, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word blennorhagic
blennoRRhagic:
generating or producing mucus
May 14, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word booky
"I used to be bookish, then I was booky, but now I'm fully book."
https://cidu.info/2024/05/13/booking-it/
May 13, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word nigroglobulate
to blackball
May 13, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word matima
a godmother
May 13, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word eugeria
A good quality of life as one grows into old age.
May 13, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word iatromisia
An intense dislike of doctors or the medical profession.
May 13, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word teteology
drawing facial expressions (Combining the elements of oculama, oralology and protusilation)
May 13, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word digitrons
the lines that show which way a comic strip character is pointing are called digitrons.
May 13, 2024
alexz commented on the word touching grass
spotted free range definitions with quick google searches
"What does "touch grass" mean? | Hootsuite's Social Media ...
Hootsuite Blog
The phrase "touch grass" implies that a person spends too much time online, and they need to get outside and reconnect with the real world."
May 13, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word blendcorn
I don't get it. If blendcorn is wheat and rye sown and grown together, why does it contain the word corn? Why not wheatrye?
May 12, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the user notanothgdprofile
Words aren't relevant to you?
May 12, 2024
notanothgdprofile commented on the user notanothgdprofile
Is this another goddamned profile for another random site you're only at because you've not a clue what it's for but it sounded interesting enough to make a profile just so you could find out that it's not anything relevant to you nor that you care to return to ever again?
yupp
May 11, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word scamwich
Scamwich, a portmanteau of scam and sandwich.
May 11, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word sorlock
Sorlock, a portmanteau of sorcerer and warlock.
May 11, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word frogpole
Frogpole, a portmanteau of frog and tadpole.
May 10, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word amigro
Amigro, a portmanteau of amigo and negro.
May 10, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word abso-slut-ly
Abso-slut-ly, a portmanteau of absolutely and slut.
May 9, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word Damfino
"damn if I know"
From a Buster Keaton gag, used now by Lofty Pursuits candy company in Florida to label packages of unknown assorted candies at a discount price: https://www.pd.net/products/80?_pos=17&_fid=41e367404&_ss=c
"If you are interested, this name comes from a gag that was used in many Buster Keaton films as is seen in this photo. With this candy really can't tell you what you will get, but we can promise it will be fun."
May 9, 2024
ntlele-mohlakore commented on the user ntlele-mohlakore
I like the side
May 9, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word pizzalupa
Pizzalupa, a portmanteau of pizza and chalupa.
May 9, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word pizzalada
Pizzalada, a portmanteau of pizza and enchilada.
May 9, 2024
mstsir commented on the user mstsir
Helo ian come for api key
May 9, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word visible mending
https://www.remodelista.com/posts/household-visible-mending-trend-alert/
https://www.hareinthechair.com/post/707610750617845760/how-to-use-visible-mending-to-repair-pet-damaged
May 9, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word sumpter-pony
See pack-horse.
May 8, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word ouistiti
ouistiti, variant of wistiti, n.
A South American monkey of the family Hapalidæ; a marmoset, esp. the Common Marmoset, Hapale jacchus.
May 8, 2024
dogdoc commented on the word malachigan
The freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens (family Sciaenidae), a large silvery fish with an arched back, found in lakes and rivers...
May 8, 2024
janemurder commented on the user janemurder
ruzuzu ta!
May 7, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the list victorian-cemetery-symbolism-OoVLgWk7jSgkkQv6YXng6
What a great list!
May 7, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the user janemurder
I like your lists.
May 7, 2024
ruzuzu commented on the word exploding cucumber
Umbrage! Are there no cucumber lists around here?
May 7, 2024
yqxlzx commented on the user yqxlzx
nothing
May 7, 2024
kalayzich commented on the list collins-dictionary-new-words-2023-FayWxH5OwCBD5n41R9fF8
allis by itself is not there only allis shad ,why?
May 7, 2024
kalayzich commented on the list collins-dictionary-new-words-2023-FayWxH5OwCBD5n41R9fF8
aquarobics has been dropped
May 6, 2024
zenseiderz commented on the word prospero
Prospero is a fictional character and the protagonist of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest. Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan, whose usurping brother, Antonio, had put him to sea on a "rotten carcass" of a boat to die, twelve years before the play begins. Prospero and Miranda had survived and found exile on a small island.
May 5, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word delulu
"May all your delulu come trululu"
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1546044000/may-all-of-your-dululu-come-trululu
May 5, 2024
alexz commented on the word bos'n
spotted as Boatswain -
Was watching a documentary by DownieLive about training on the west coast in the Royal Canadian Navy.
The examples listed in Wordnik also match this.
May 4, 2024
bilby commented on the word joglo
An open-sided Javanese hall. https://blue.kumparan.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,fl_lossy,c_fill,q_auto:best,w_640/v1634025439/01811812e9daa2e2d6db12ed45414b0e.jpg
May 4, 2024
bilby commented on the word bankshall
Hmmm. The Javanese structure referred to is typically called a joglo and looks like this: https://blue.kumparan.com/image/upload/fl_progressive,fl_lossy,c_fill,q_auto:best,w_640/v1634025439/01811812e9daa2e2d6db12ed45414b0e.jpg
May 4, 2024
bilby commented on the word biffin
Biff, Betty and Bill buffed a big bellyful of beefy baked biffins.
May 4, 2024
bilby commented on the word biffin
Another QMS classic. Far out.
May 4, 2024
bilby commented on the word grain-soap
Give soap the finger!
May 4, 2024
bilby commented on the word Dorking fowl
Sounds like a minced oath.
May 4, 2024
bilby commented on the word deckled
Etymology available at deckle.
May 4, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word sigma
talking about the semantics of the phrase what the sigma and more generally, brainrot. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6Y5AISC78A/
May 3, 2024
bilby commented on the word short manure
Thank you vendy.
May 3, 2024
bilby commented on the word fecifork
Wow.
May 3, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word and shit
See and crap.
May 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word and crap
See also and shit.
May 2, 2024
hillfoul007 commented on the user hillfoul007
Hello everyone
May 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word long manure
See short manure.
May 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word short manure
Since chicken manure was scarce, most pre-twentieth century market gardeners depended on seemingly unlimited supplies of "short manure," generally from horses. The difference between the "long" and the "short" manure was bedding. Long manure contained straw from the stall while short manure was pure street sweepings without adulterants. Hopefully, the straw portion of long manure had absorbed a quantity of urine.
People of that era knew the fine points of hay quality as well as people today know their gasoline. Horses expected to do a day's work were fed on grass or grass/clover mixes that had been cut and dried while they still had a high protein content. Leafy hay was highly prized while hay that upon close inspection revealed lots of stems and seed heads would be rejected by a smart buyer. The working horse's diet was supplemented with a daily ration of grain. Consequently, uncomposted fresh short manure probably started out with a C/N around 15:1. However, don't count on anything that good from horses these days. Most horses aren't worked daily so their fodder is often poor. Judging from the stemmy, cut-too-late grass hay our local horses have to try to survive on, if I could find bedding-free horse manure it would probably have a C/N more like 20:1. Manure from physically fit thoroughbred race horses is probably excellent.
Using fresh horse manure in soil gave many vegetables a harsh flavor so it was first composted by mixing in some soil (a good idea because otherwise a great deal of ammonia would escape the heap). Market gardeners raising highly demanding crops like cauliflower and celery amended composted short manure by the inches-thick layer. Lesser nutrient-demanding crops like snap beans, lettuce, and roots followed these intensively fertilized vegetables without further compost.
Long manures containing lots of straw were considered useful only for field crops or root vegetables. Wise farmers conserved the nitrogen and promptly composted long manures. After heating and turning the resulting C/N would probably be in a little below 20:1. After tilling it in, a short period of time was allowed while the soil digested this compost before sowing seeds. Lazy farmers spread raw manure load by load as it came from the barn and tilled it in once the entire field was covered. This easy method allows much nitrogen to escape as ammonia while the manure dries in the sun. Commercial vegetable growers had little use for long manure.
https://www.wilderness-survival.net/composting/making-superior-compost
May 2, 2024
vendingmachine commented on the word short manure
It helps to have a spare short manure handle.
https://www.eqsaddlery.com.au/products/spare-short-manure-handle
May 2, 2024
bilby commented on the word ambulance cemetery
"Ambulance Cemetery:
A new term coined by Israeli army at Al-Amal Hospital in #Gaza, where they destroyed all medical ambulances & buried them under rubble.
They not only killed doctors & wounded but also aimed to prevent any chance of survival for injured, ensuring their demise."
- https://x.com/NourNaim88/status/1785676704221966533
May 1, 2024
bilby commented on the word camass-rat
Finally, the ass-rat we've been looking for.
May 1, 2024
bilby commented on the word short manure
Stock trading strategy? Slur on dwarfs? The mind boggles.
May 1, 2024
bilby commented on the word bag
Compare etymology of budget.
May 1, 2024
bilby commented on the user jrex167
Never mind. Commenting only costs two cents.
May 1, 2024
jrex167 commented on the user jrex167
Most of my vocabulary is worthless!
May 1, 2024
bilby commented on the word parlor-jumping
Feels like this is a terrible omission from the Paris Olympics.
May 1, 2024
kalayzich commented on the list collins-dictionary-new-words-2023-FayWxH5OwCBD5n41R9fF8
craftspeople dropped
May 1, 2024
lunette commented on the user lunette
Imghttps://i.postimg.cc/Nj8qKH4z/cat-eat.gifimg
April 30, 2024
lunette commented on the user lunette
tema
April 30, 2024
darianovember commented on the word AMF
Animated movie fan
April 30, 2024
darianovember commented on the word darklight
a feeling of hope when everything seems to be sad and hopeless
April 30, 2024
darianovember commented on the word sadouching
sad and touching scenes in movies
April 30, 2024
darianovember commented on the word fundorable
funny and adorable moments in movies
April 30, 2024
darianovember commented on the word lifarious
lively, hilarious moments in movies
April 30, 2024
bilby commented on the word atrochous
Next time I get a puncture while out riding my bike I can stoically tell myself: "Wheelless, as a rotifer."
April 30, 2024
bilby commented on the word swough
Ideal for pronunciation roulette.
April 30, 2024
bilby commented on the word argentaffin
New flavour of fuflun just dropped.
April 30, 2024
bilby commented on the word moral injury
Dr Saul said that at the time of writing our 2024/25 budget submission, the service operated on 0.8 of a psychiatrist, three nurses and a 0.4 registrar. The Registrar position would not continue this year, thereby halving the medical cover for the prison.
"The only positions funded as part of the prison mental health service are the psychiatrist and one nursing position.
"Staff working in the service are at risk of burnout due to stress and moral injury, that is, burnout caused by witnessing adverse patient outcomes due to a lack of resources."
- https://tasmaniantimes.com/2024/04/bed-block-causing-hobart-hospital-crisis/
April 30, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word YTP
YouTube Poop - a genre of video mashup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phQEjyM3Xp0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_poop
reminds me of shitposting
April 30, 2024
rasbona commented on the word education
pendagogy
April 30, 2024
royalstudio commented on the user royalstudio
hello
April 30, 2024
kalayzich commented on the list collins-dictionary-new-words-2023-FayWxH5OwCBD5n41R9fF8
consequentialist (16 letters)
April 30, 2024
bilby commented on the word fishify
A feisty firefly fishified fifty-five finely-frilled file-filled folders of fee-free Fife firefighter photos.
April 29, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word woketivity
Woketivity, a portmanteau of woke and activity.
April 29, 2024
keklol commented on the user keklol
keklol
April 29, 2024
kalayzich commented on the list collins-dictionary-new-words-2023-FayWxH5OwCBD5n41R9fF8
ceratopsid (dropped)
April 29, 2024
hernesheir commented on the word shinrin-yoku
I’ll say again, we nemophilists are everywhere.
As a sometime desert /treeless plain dweller, I’d appreciate terms that denote treeless open plains or desert lovers. In my case rolling hills and bluffs with cliffs, folds, glens, valleys, burrens, rills, mesas, ravines, hummocky terrain, hanging valleys and bergschrunds are my preference.
April 28, 2024
hernesheir commented on the word grizzerly
My lists are so old that I’m new here.
April 28, 2024
hernesheir commented on the word grizzerly
Ken Kesey, author of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, in his childrens’ book “Little Tricker the Squirrel meets Big Double the Bear”. Viking Penguin, 1990. Illus. Barry Moser.
It was a bear, a grizzerly bear, so big and hairy and horrible it looked like the two biggest baddest bears in the Ozarks had teamed up to make one.
April 28, 2024
gleymdi commented on the word lebes
These example need review! Some of them are completely unrelated to the definition, being a separate word in dialectal English or creole, and some are all in Latin.
April 28, 2024
omegadragon01 commented on the word Time
SOMEONE HELP!!!
It's killing me!
Time is killing me!
It will kill us all!!!!
April 28, 2024
omegadragon01 commented on the user omegadragon01
I'm feeling lucky button gave me splurting which is only defined by splurt, but it didn't link to the word splurt so now I don't know what I'm splurting all over my splurtee. Egad!
April 28, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word teenado
Teenado, a portmanteau of teen and tornado.
April 27, 2024
kalayzich commented on the list collins-dictionary-new-words-2023-FayWxH5OwCBD5n41R9fF8
thuggo and thuggos not in dictionary but is in online dictionary
April 27, 2024
tankhughes commented on the word qunt
feeling qunt. An intensified drag algorithm-avoidant version of cunt.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx0m4A8rIVW/
April 26, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word gunbrella
Gunbrella, a portmanteau of gun and umbrella.
April 26, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word pizzadilla
Pizzadilla, a portmanteau of pizza and quesadilla.
April 26, 2024
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word pizzarito
Pizzarito, a portmanteau of pizza and burrito.
April 26, 2024
kauanff21 commented on the user kauanff21
Bonito
April 26, 2024
kauanff21 commented on the user kauanff21
Lindo demais
April 26, 2024