Definitions
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- n. Someone interested in words.
Etymologies
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word + -ie
Examples
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B-but, I thought wordie was "Like Flickr, but without the photos"!
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That's the question posed by New York band Vampire Weekend in a song of the same name, and posed in turn to a bunch of wordie types by Michael Hogan of Vanity Fair.
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Romp through the "recent words" section, acquaint yourself with the top 100 citers, linger among the most recent themed attractions, and then declare yourself a wordie.
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Enough already. stop taking so much joy in the misfortune of others, wordie. bilby said:
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The Scrabble handheld versions are loaded with additional features to heighten the interactive Scrabble play experience and transform the average player into a superior "wordie."
sosheshall commented on the word wordie
I'm a wordie type of human.
September 6, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word wordie
Oh! There's a goldfish. That's iroquoisy. (See the comments on my bubbles--1 list.)
February 13, 2012
roseandivy commented on the word wordie
I miss this as the site's title. I just think wordie is so much more appropriate than wordnik ... when it comes to words, I think of myself much more as a "word foodie" than a "word beatnik." This site is really all about word savouring.
April 24, 2010
reesetee commented on the word wordie
I do so love plethora's Eternal Questions. :-)
January 29, 2010
Prolagus commented on the word wordie
One of my favorite things about "us" is how we discover and re-discover lists by just adding some of the latest conversations to old lists where they fit. For instance, you're something of a hotdog, aren't you reminded me of plethora's Eternal Questions.
January 27, 2010
asativum commented on the word wordie
It's still here! Kind of.
December 12, 2009
bilby commented on the word wordie
Posterity says:
"After Tiffany brought her goldfish, Rebecca, over for a sleepover, we discovered the we had a whichbe said: " — Errata: The Wordie Blog
November 17, 2009
reesetee commented on the word wordie
Whichbe, that is truly bizarre. Looks like a horrendous mash-up of some sort.
November 17, 2009
bilby commented on the word wordie
I was at the University Sports Awards on Friday night. Nothing remarkable about that, except that it was held at the boat club at a pleasant spot by the harbour. When all the trophies had been handed out a couple of northern brown bandicoots hopped out of the bushes and quietly worked their way around the room under the tables, looking for scraps of food. Funnily enough I've never seen a bilby in the wild :-(
November 16, 2009
milosrdenstvi commented on the word wordie
The WordNet definition of bilby is rather amusing. "bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit". Perhaps mostly for the word bandicoot.
November 16, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word wordie
It's just that you're fantastically awesome, bilby.
November 16, 2009
whichbe commented on the word wordie
Heh. Also, some usernames may result in a chuckle, like reesetee, dontcry, gangerh, qroqqa, and mine.
November 16, 2009
bilby commented on the word wordie
How did I get there? What have I done?
November 16, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word wordie
When you look up "wordie" in Wordnik's dictionary, bilby is there.
November 16, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word wordie
See Wordie.
November 11, 2009
dontcry commented on the word wordie
My name is dontcry and I am a wordie.
October 21, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word wordie
"Here will be an old abusing of God's patience, and the king's English."
Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor
September 24, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word wordie
Wordie deserves its own reverdie, in addition to its own island.
September 24, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word wordie
Great observation,
September 24, 2009
Telofy commented on the word wordie
Hmm. I know I’m six months late, but “Wordie�? and “worthy�? are a minimal pair.
And I think it’s fun to listen to someone who uses remarkably apt words.
September 24, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word wordie
It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?"
-- Winnie the Pooh
September 24, 2009
ramsler commented on the word wordie
I was envisioning this as a good term for a passionate word addict, someone who greatly enjoys exploring word definitions and finding new words in text. A comparable construction to groupie.
June 21, 2009
nuxiy commented on the word wordie
Sounds like "Worthy" when I say it out loud. Second language.
March 17, 2009
bilby commented on the word wordie
I think Wordie deserves an island.
October 28, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word wordie
Wordie is where words used on those other sites get to come if they've been good, pious, righteous words.
October 7, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word wordie
Wordie is not listed here. They don't know what they're missing.
October 7, 2008
reesetee commented on the word wordie
Done. Happy to oblige.
September 10, 2008
gangerh commented on the word wordie
Gobsmacked that I haven't yet listed such an evocative, meaningful, alphadictionarie-crushing word. Let us campaign for all Wordies to list this fundamental six-pack of a word and 'bye-bye' schadenfreude. I'm listing it now. Pass it on. Even schadenfreudgeon bows to the wonder that is Wordie.
September 10, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word wordie
I just realized Wordie doesn't stop when I'm not connected.
(But now, I am having dinner, so I just don't mind. Yum.)
July 15, 2008
yarb commented on the word wordie
Speak to me, Cocky. Say a little wordie.
- Peter Reading, Mynah Petrarchan, from Diplopic, 1983
June 30, 2008
thesuperiorbeing commented on the word wordie
You forgot the single most important definition of Wordie - the best logophilic web site there ever was - and most probably the best web site, simple!
February 22, 2008
seanahan commented on the word wordie
That's what her name is.
Lingo is a very frustrating show, since the players always guess really stupid words. One should examine the letter pattern of the English language and guess words that have the most likely letters.
January 8, 2008
uselessness commented on the word wordie
Are you talking about Shandi? I'm in love with that girl. ;-)
January 8, 2008
seanahan commented on the word wordie
"Forget sexy, he's bringing back Wordie", the blonde girl on lingo talk about Chuck Woolery.
January 6, 2008
quotato commented on the word wordie
Could wordie be virtual vebosity? Who cares---I still like it.
December 8, 2006
john commented on the word wordie
Just responded to zacharyr on his profile. Always open to suggestions or contributions for cool Wordie features, including ways to view the data.
December 7, 2006
born2badored commented on the word wordie
a discription or a person with the quality of useing many words.
i.e "He's a Wordie"
December 6, 2006
seanahan commented on the word wordie
It is probably available via WordNet.
December 6, 2006
zacharyr commented on the word wordie
I really want to see a visualization of the English lexicon, in alphabetical order, being dissolved and consumed into Wordie entries as more users sign on and add words.
Is that data available?
December 6, 2006