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#1 mjs27541

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Posted 16 April 2014 - 06:45 AM

So I have this reputation at work for being a little smarter than the average bear, which I attribute to the fact that I occasionally let loose with a big, intelligent sounding word mixed in with my usual string of curses. Which got me thinking, why not share some of my favs, invite everyone to share some of theirs, and watch hilarity ensue us we uterly confuse those around us? Impress your friends! Intimidate your coworkers! Make your boss feel inadequate! The world will be your oyster with but a few of these magical words! Let's get things going with a personal favorite:

Troglodyte - basically, a caveman.

Great as a noun, though I prefer this one in its adjectival form, troglodytic. The best thing about this one is that you can refer to someone as a troglodyte right to their face, and, providing you're right, they won't know what the hell you're talking about! Talk about a win-win!

Anyone else care to pass on a nugget of conversational gold?
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 07:20 AM

Cool game...  :D

 

 

 

A fav of mine...

Curmudgeon: a person (especially an old man) who is easily annoyed or angered and who often complains


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Posted 16 April 2014 - 07:25 AM

Excellent choice! I use that one to describe myself all the time :lol:
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 08:33 AM

lmfao - I have a bout 8 years worth of emails from wordsmith.org (A Word A Day mailing list) from which I can pull a lot of obscure words.

 

asinine tends to be one of my favorites, b/c most people don't even know the meaning of the word.

 

as·i·nine
ˈasəˌnīn/
adjective
adjective: asinine
1.
extremely stupid or foolish.

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Posted 16 April 2014 - 09:04 AM

 

lmfao - I have a bout 8 years worth of emails from wordsmith.org (A Word A Day mailing list) from which I can pull a lot of obscure words.

 

asinine tends to be one of my favorites, b/c most people don't even know the meaning of the word.

 

hmmm, maybe you should give us the definition without getting into trouble with the content filters! :D

 

Here's my word of the day:

 

Avaunt: (adverb) - Away, Hence as in "Avaunt you silly IPhone user!"


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Posted 16 April 2014 - 11:42 AM

This one really caught my attention.  

 

honeyfuggle

 

PRONUNCIATION:
(HUN-ee-fuh-guhl) 

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MEANING:
verb tr., intr.: To deceive or swindle, especially by flattery.

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Posted 16 April 2014 - 11:55 AM

That one just sounds dirty. I'm gonna have to find a way to work that one into a conversation :lol:
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 12:18 PM

Thou foul mouthed lout!

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Posted 16 April 2014 - 12:26 PM

Since we're going old school:

Cornhobble - to strike someone with a fish.

Seriously. Look it up.
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:43 PM

I just put "cornhobble" in the dictionary.com app. The return was "do you mean cornhole?" Ummm, no
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 01:47 PM

My first attempt at posting wasn't successful, so I'll try again.

Fard: as a verb, it means to apply makeup. When I'm behind one of the ladies I work with at a stop light, and see them applying makeup, I give them a hard time about my seeing them farding while driving. They seem to think I'm accusing them of doing something else
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Posted 16 April 2014 - 04:20 PM

Farding the lily!

 

Sounds like it ought to be the title to an Irish Limerick, aye, it does at that, laddie!


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Posted 17 April 2014 - 04:10 AM

Malodorous. Okay so its not really a big or particularly intelligent sounding word, but it certainly rolls off the tongue better than "smells like s--t" :lol:
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Posted 17 April 2014 - 06:38 AM

Interminable, like this meeting I'm sitting in...

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Posted 17 April 2014 - 06:59 AM

As an aside, here is a link to the site I mentioned in my other post:

 

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Interestingly enough, sooocold's word was featured in Jan 2014 on AWAD - and a couple of others I've used as well....


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Posted 17 April 2014 - 08:01 AM

Where do you think I got it?

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Posted 17 April 2014 - 08:32 AM

My wife has been getting the Wordsmith word of the day since 2010.

 

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Posted 17 April 2014 - 08:48 AM

Where do you think I got it?

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Wasn't sure, so I didn't want to just call you out like that lol....

 

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Posted 17 April 2014 - 09:14 AM

The more I think about it, the more I am sure it's been longer.  Because we were getting them when we were on MSN dialup and that was back pretty close to then.  I just don't have them on my work system.


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Posted 17 April 2014 - 09:18 AM

Showing your age there guy




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