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bilby commented on the word Neæra
Does æ count as one letter or two in a palindrome?
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word Lowell Mill Girls
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lowell_Mill_Girls
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word bezil
That part of a ring in which the stone is fixed.
https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/bezil/
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word yanny
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word horror
"horror movie" pronounced quickly sounds very much like "whore movie".
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word vending machine that steals your money
kleptomaniacal Heronian automatic contrivance
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word assassinlessnesses
Noun. Plural form of assassinlessness.
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word assassinlessness
Noun. The state or quality of being assassinless.
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word assassinless
Adj. Devoid of assassins; lacking an assassin.
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word progresslessnesses
Noun. Plural form of progresslessness.
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word progresslessness
Noun. The state or quality of being progressless.
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word lovingkindness
noun Tender regard; mercy; favor; a scriptural word.
"My lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him."
Psalms 89:1.
http://www.kingjamesbibledictionary.com/Dictionary/lovingkindnesses
May 23, 2018
bilby commented on the word pest-house
A place where people with contagious diseases were confined.
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word leightsar
Pronounced like lazar. It is a meadowmonarch.
May 23, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word meadowmonarch
The monarch of a meadow.
May 23, 2018
bilby commented on the word vending machine that steals your money
Quite.
May 23, 2018
bilby commented on the user Prolagus
Hello Prolagus.
May 23, 2018
bilby commented on the word bitter crystallizable volatile principle
See theine.
May 23, 2018
bilby commented on the word eidolon
Sing to the tune of Eidelweiss.
May 23, 2018
bilby commented on the word cateran
Give the man a loon-slatt.
May 23, 2018
bilby commented on the word yasss
There's a town called Yass in New South Wales, Australia.
May 23, 2018
qms commented on the word cateran
On lonely roads nothing is rarer than
That stranger should prove a samaritan,
So pray he’s a blellum
Or at worst a skellum
But never a prey hunting cateran.
May 23, 2018
bilby commented on the list privateraws
SPAM
May 23, 2018
alexz commented on the word yasss
I'm starting to see yasss in 2018 more frequently than yaaas in 2016.
May 23, 2018
bilby commented on the word jostle
Go on, read yarb's comment in the context of the etymology.
May 22, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the word mark
"A significant note, character, sign, token, or indication; a determinative attestation. In logic, to say that a thing has a certain mark is to say that something in particular is true of it. Thus, according to a certain school of metaphysicians, “incognizability is a mark of the Infinite.”"
--from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
May 22, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the list curry-zone
Any time!
May 22, 2018
bilby commented on the list curry-zone
Seems like more standard forms are bhindi, ghobi and baingan bharta. Thank you for sharing your lunch with me :-)
May 22, 2018
bilby commented on the word dandy
Female equivalent is / was dandizette.
May 22, 2018
bilby commented on the word well-heeled
It's a nice effort, bless 'em.
May 22, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the word well-heeled
That's some etymology.
May 22, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the list curry-zone
I went to a restaurant yesterday that offered bhendi masala, aloo govi, and baigan vartha.
May 22, 2018
qms commented on the word ultramundane
It‘s no term of slighting disdain;
Like “out of this world” it’s no stain.
Without taint of “boring”
But downright adoring,
It’s good to be ultramundane!
May 22, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word musicophile
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/musicophile
May 21, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word demisemihemidemisemiquaver
256th note in music
May 21, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word stinketh
"Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days."
John 11:39 KJV
May 21, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word Africa
https://www.countries-ofthe-world.com/countries-of-africa.html
May 21, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word mothereffer
n. A bowdlerization of motherfucker.
May 21, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word jimmy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwTyOAsP4lI
http://lang-8.com/485099/journals/1706106
"I think it means "pry open" or "break open"."
""Jimmy" is a slang term. A native speaker would use it to describe how use a a key that doesn't quite fit into a lock. This means that the key must be moved around a bit inside the lock until it lines up correctly (and allows you to unlock the door.) In other words, "you have to jimmy the lock."
More generally, some people could use it to describe a door that is too big for the frame and needs to be forced slightly to open; "In the Summer all the wood in this place swells up, so you will have to jimmy the door.""
May 21, 2018
qms commented on the user squisch
A noble aspiration. Good luck.
May 21, 2018
squisch commented on the user squisch
wannabe-lexicographer
May 21, 2018
qms commented on the word soroche
Up high in the Andes the folks say
The chewing of coca is ok.
It’s sovereign cure
For pains of the poor
And proof against dreaded soroche.
May 21, 2018
khunsa commented on the word abhorrent
loathsome, disgusting
May 21, 2018
khunsa commented on the word abjure
To renounce or reject upon oath,
May 21, 2018
khunsa commented on the user khunsa
abasement
May 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word laze
Wiktionary seems to have a 'Neutral Point of View' theme which neutralizes half of the meaning of a word and blandifies it to something a committee agrees on.
May 21, 2018
bilby commented on the list venus--2
Some of us here are good at worrying.
May 21, 2018
bilby commented on the word laze
To be fair there are some definitions above that pretty much describe the formation of this type of portmanteau.
May 21, 2018
alexz commented on the word laze
'Laze -- a mashup of "lava" and "haze" -- is a nasty product formed when hot lava hits the ocean, sending hydrochloric acid and volcanic glass particles into the air'
- Spotted on CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/20/us/hawaii-kilauea-volcano-lava-flow/index.html
May 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word afaict
"as far as I can tell" . AFAICT
May 20, 2018
biocon commented on the word murican
murican is a derogatory term that describes someone, usually uneducated and politically conservative, who evinces unsophisticated, jingoistic behavior. Generally synonymous with hick, redneck, cracker.
May 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word 996
Refers to working conditions in China: 9am to 9pm 6 days a week
May 20, 2018
qms commented on the word cuadrilla
The shy matador’s bright idea
For wooing the haughty Maria
Was a sweet serenade
For that tease of a maid,
Backed up by his loyal cuadrilla.
May 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word expunction
I, prefer, the, Shatner comma
May 20, 2018
alexz commented on the word bowl food
Spotted in the BBC Royal Wedding news
'Bowl food is larger than a canapé and around a quarter of the size of a main course.
It is served in miniature or hand-sized bowls and comes ready to eat with a small fork.
The idea behind a bowl food menu is so guests can stay standing up and mingle while they eat. It has been described by caterers as an option which allows guests to "keep on talking".
'
May 20, 2018
oroboros commented on the word bigmitt
A confidence game involving dishonest card play, according to NPR's Says You!.
May 19, 2018
qms commented on the word expunction
I think a serial comma is fussy, foolish and redundant.
May 19, 2018
bilby commented on the word serial comma
See also ha ha ha.
May 19, 2018
knitandpurl commented on the word fipple
"The book's cover features a painting by the nineteenth-century artist Jean Léone Gérôme titled The Snake Charmer. A blue-tiled wall, an audience of armed men, a fipple flute player, and a naked boy whose back is to us. A large, thick snake is coiled around the boy's muscular body."
Too Much and Not the Mood by Durga Chew-Bose, p 34
May 19, 2018
bilby commented on the word expunction
What, is, your, problem?
May 19, 2018
qms commented on the word serial comma
See comments at expunction.
May 19, 2018
qms commented on the word expunction
A comma should serve a clear function
Not pester a healthy conjunction.
At the end of a list
It need not exist.
I call for its lasting expunction.
See serial comma.
May 19, 2018
myrobinson commented on the user myrobinson
thanks
May 19, 2018
alexz commented on the word pawfficer
Spotted in the news. A police cat
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the list fore
*blows on knuckles*
May 18, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the list fore
That's the risk (and joy) of open lists (and why open list is my middle name.)
But, to my shame and horror, I just realized that bilby must have already added foredeck to this list ages ago. I'll still keep searching for fore words, though.
May 18, 2018
MaryW commented on the word lichenification
HealthlineMay 18, 2018
qms commented on the list fore
I have added forensic but I realize he (she?) may be the relative nobody wants to acknowledge. If he is unwelcome I will return to cast him into outer darkness. (If I can figure out how to delete an item frm a list.)
May 18, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the list fore
I'd forgotten how much I love this list. (I just added foredeck.)
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the word moffie
South African English / Afrikaans.
May 18, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the list simplified-spellings
Thanks, blby!
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the list simplified-spellings
Nice list rzz!
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the list under-the-kilt
Every time I visit this list I remember that prolagus had different expectations.
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the word blunty
Scots: a stupid fellow.
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the user john
Hello John.
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the word cautioners
From the examples, my interpretation:
Asian cautioners cautiousness
danced dashingly!
diggings
disposals factory falcon finality...
give greyhound
humidifier imitation.
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the word cautioners
Mate no-one gives a snob subversive for your so-called poetry.
May 18, 2018
scarequotes commented on the word digital self-harm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/05e9991d-4713-4ad4-b9af-eecd47d7dfd7
"Nobody cares what you think. Just deactivate your account. No one likes your posts, and you’re a waste of everyone’s time."
These are messages that Julian* received on social media back when he was a teenager. They are undoubtedly cruel – but the most shocking part is that they didn’t come from his friends or followers, they were sent by Julian himself.
He was engaging in ‘digital self-harm’ - the act of secretly sending yourself hurtful messages online.
May 18, 2018
scarequotes commented on the word auto-trolling
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/05e9991d-4713-4ad4-b9af-eecd47d7dfd7
Yet there has been little research into self-cyberbullying or auto-trolling as it’s also known. In what appears to be only the second study of its kind, US research from 2017 found that approximately 6% of students aged 12 to 17 had sent themselves anonymous hate, with boys more likely to engage in the behaviour than girls and LGBT students nearly three times more likely to self-cyberbully. But it's not just the stats that are concerning, but the messages themselves.
May 18, 2018
scarequotes commented on the word self-cyberbullying
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/05e9991d-4713-4ad4-b9af-eecd47d7dfd7
Yet there has been little research into self-cyberbullying or auto-trolling as it’s also known. In what appears to be only the second study of its kind, US research from 2017 found that approximately 6% of students aged 12 to 17 had sent themselves anonymous hate, with boys more likely to engage in the behaviour than girls and LGBT students nearly three times more likely to self-cyberbully. But it's not just the stats that are concerning, but the messages themselves.
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the word maxilliped
Put a sock in/on it.
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the word réchauffé
*wild applause*
May 18, 2018
bilby commented on the word case-insensitive
Mkay I'll arrange some sensitivity training.
May 18, 2018
qms commented on the word vicariance
Ma Nature conducts such a merry dance
Ingeniously fostering variance,
With tectonic drift
And mountains’ uplift
Deployed in the cause of vicariance.
May 18, 2018
yoyomedia commented on the user yoyomedia
yoyomedia
May 18, 2018
qms commented on the word réchauffé
I like finding rhymes recherché,
The fanciful, rare or outré,
But often I flail
To little avail
And serve up a soup réchauffé.
May 18, 2018
ruzuzu commented on the list the-bindery
And fanfare.
May 17, 2018
bilby commented on the word réchauffé
Needs a warmed up limerick, aye.
May 17, 2018
bilby commented on the word newsless
Promising rhyme with useless.
May 17, 2018
bilby commented on the word vnenhabited
OCR error.
May 17, 2018
bilby commented on the word burrito
Hey MailChimp, the word chimp is available for adoption.
May 17, 2018
bilby commented on the word bidwillii
A term found in scientific names honouring the botanist John Carne Bidwill.
May 17, 2018
bilby commented on the word bunya nut
A traditional bush food of north-eastern Australia. The nuts come from the cones of the bunya pine, Araucaria bidwillii.
May 17, 2018
bilby commented on the word Smooth Newts of Oxbridge
Eft, I tell you, eft!
May 17, 2018
madmouth commented on the word eft
Smooth Newts of Oxbridge
May 17, 2018
madmouth commented on the word procrastibaking
Wesley Straton is such a fictional-sounding name
May 17, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word clunder
Opposite of clover.
May 17, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the list oddball-opposites
clunder
May 17, 2018
Logophile77 commented on the word overmine
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overmine
May 17, 2018
scarequotes commented on the word procrastibaking
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/15/dining/procrastination-baking.html
Procrastibaking — the practice of baking something completely unnecessary, with the intention of avoiding “real” work — is a surprisingly common habit that has only recently acquired a name. Medical students, romance writers, freelance web designers: Almost anyone who works at home and has a cookie sheet in the cupboard can try it.
“I started procrastibaking in college as a way to feel productive while also avoiding my schoolwork,” said Wesley Straton, a graduate student in Brooklyn. “Baking feels like a low-stakes artistic outlet.”
May 17, 2018