Vocabulary thread: Post your favorite awesome obscure words!

[Txclosetgrower]

I love finding words that aren't used enough but have completely awesome meanings. This thread should be a lot of fun, since we have a pretty diverse member base from all over the world. For example, I learned what "sus" means from our Australian friends on here :)

I'll kick it off:

Defenestrate(verb): To throw a person or thing out of a window.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defenestrate

I love this one because it makes me wonder just how many times a person had to be tossed out a window before they decided they needed a word for it.

http://www.iris.org.il/brutality/images/window.jpg
Defenestrated? We can only hope.

[imaguitargod]

Here's a short list of some of my doosies that I like to use.

Besmirch, precariously perched, whippersnapper, frugal, aglet, disambigous, fecal coliform, Gesundheit (people will really look at you funny when you say that instead of good bye....which I do occasionally).

[Txclosetgrower]

Igg, i believe you may be a scrimshanker and a scofflaw (two more of my faves)

[GrumpyBear]

from my gre word list:
peripatetic: walking or traveling about
torpor: sluggish, inactivity, inertia
asperity: something rough or harsh, temper, hardship, uneveness
stolid: impassive, having or revealing little emotion
specious: good but lacking merit, pleasing but deceptive
quotidian: daily, usual, ordinary
abjure: to request earnestly
cadge: borrow without intent to repay, to beg or obtain by begging

every day... every friggin day with this...and yet i hear they don't even care about the verbal for econ...why me, why?

[imaguitargod]

Igg, i believe you may be a scrimshanker and a scofflaw (two more of my faves)

You, my good man, would be corect on both accounts!

[Armadillo]

Defenestrate(verb): To throw a person or thing out of a window.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defenestrate

I love this one because it makes me wonder just how many times a person had to be tossed out a window before they decided they needed a word for it.

http://www.iris.org.il/brutality/images/window.jpg
Defenestrated? We can only hope.

There was one famous defenestration: The Defenestration of Prague! It started Thirty Years War.

[Sickmont]

I like to throw around capricious, stoic, malevolent, and occasionally copacetic(or copasetic if you want to argue spelling). I can't think of any others right now. Tis' way too early for me.

[Txclosetgrower]

Another good one:

Foment: to promote the growth or development of

[Chiliac]

It may not be exactly what this thread is about, but I like the fact that a test for scarlet fever is called Dick Test!

[DickT]

It may not be exactly what this thread is about, but I like the fact that a test for scarlet fever is called Dick Test!

What"s the question ?

[Chiliac]

Don't ask me why, but I somehow knew you'd be posting on this thread really soon!!! :)

[Txclosetgrower]

Petrichor: "The pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell." or "The scent of rain on dry earth"

[NatGreenMeds]

scatological

Main Entry:
sca·tol·o·gy Function: noun Etymology: Greek skat-, skōr excrement; akin to Old English scearn dung, Latin muscerdae mouse droppings
1 : interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
2 : the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)
— scat·o·log·i·cal \adjective

[Txclosetgrower]

scatological

Main Entry:
sca·tol·o·gy Function: noun Etymology: Greek skat-, skōr excrement; akin to Old English scearn dung, Latin muscerdae mouse droppings
1 : interest in or treatment of obscene matters especially in literature
2 : the biologically oriented study of excrement (as for taxonomic purposes or for the determination of diet)
— scat·o·log·i·cal \adjective


I see your scatology and raise you coprophagy


Coprophagy: "the eating of excrement that is normal behavior among many especially young animals but in humans is a symptom of some forms of insanity"

[NatGreenMeds]

I see your scatology and raise you coprophagy

Ewwwwwwww! Ok, I'll call your Coprophagy and raise you a Steatorrhea.

Noun


steatorrhea (the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome)
(This thread is really getting shitty.)

[Txclosetgrower]

Ewwwwwwww! Ok, I'll call your Coprophagy and raise you a Steatorrhea.

Noun


steatorrhea (the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating; a symptom of disorders of fat metabolism and malabsorption syndrome)
(This thread is really getting shitty.)

I'm going all in with a Santorum.


Santorum: "The frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex"




This one has an interesting story behind it. It was started because a group was pissed off at gov Rick Santorum because of his stance on a particular issue and they had a contest to come up with a horrible definition for santorum and popularize it enough to become a word through common usage. Even today googling "Santorum" , the first result you get is this:

www.spreadingsantorum.com/

The lulz is strong with this one.

[NatGreenMeds]

Uh...uh....ralph.....spit spit spit

Ok man, you win, I fold

[Hotpeppa]

this is what a bunch of us have been throwing around lately....lol

SMEGMA PIE, SMEGMA DOG, SMEGMA MOUTH =


Both males and females produce smegma. In males, smegma is produced and accumulates under the foreskin; in females, it collects around the clitoris and in the folds of the labia minora.

[texas blues]

Somebody close this thread and make it die a quick death please.
This is not THP.

TB.

[Txclosetgrower]

Somebody close this thread and make it die a quick death please.
This is not THP.

TB.

Lol, you're right this thread went downhill fast

[Armadillo]

This thread really was defenestrated.

[NatGreenMeds]

This thread really was defenestrated.It's placed me into a atrabilious condition that may end with me doing a cookie toss.

[imaguitargod]

My friend and poster here (DaveReed) forgot his password (hey, THP, can you email it to him?) so he told me to post this for him:

"Unfortunately, I frequently display an over-utiliziation of excessive multiysallabic utterences, thereby rendering and precluding any understanding of my intentions by the illiterate masses of the populace. Through extendend interjectorialities [is that a word?], ( i.e., the unexplained interjections that might go toward further expanding the explanations of my thoughts) of anything that might indicate and show intelligence (or comprehension) by the few (or many) people who might (or might not) be able to follow a long, debilitated and convoluted (albeit literate) sentence, I try to eluciate those who might wander into my perview, whether they desire it or not, about what it means to have a run on sentence about nothing and nothing again, or again, whether it matters to them or not.

dr "

[DickT]

My friend and poster here (DaveReed) forgot his password (hey, THP, can you email it to him?) so he told me to post this for him:

"Unfortunately, I frequently display an over-utiliziation of excessive multiysallabic utterences, thereby rendering and precluding any understanding of my intentions by the illiterate masses of the populace. Through extendend interjectorialities [is that a word?], ( i.e., the unexplained interjections that might go toward further expanding the explanations of my thoughts) of anything that might indicate and show intelligence (or comprehension) by the few (or many) people who might (or might not) be able to follow a long, debilitated and convoluted (albeit literate) sentence, I try to eluciate those who might wander into my perview, whether they desire it or not, about what it means to have a run on sentence about nothing and nothing again, or again, whether it matters to them or not.

dr "

The effluvium of the thread is improving, thats all I can say about this jibberish .....:party:

[DaveReed]

The effluvium of the thread is improving, thats all I can say about this jibberish .....:party:

Is it because I misspelled multisillabic? Otherwise the sentence makes sense...

[imaguitargod]

I see you got your password working again....

[DickT]

That long sentence reminds me of the limo scene in The Big Labowski, new shit has come to light, Man

[Txclosetgrower]

That long sentence reminds me of the limo scene in The Big Labowski, new shit has come to light, Man

+10 for lebowski reference

[DaveReed]

makes perfect non-sensicle sense. Let's you try to make a very long drawn-out bunch of palaver!

Who here can parce together more words, into a long overextended bunch of drivel, than I?

dr

HUH?

HUH?

*Listens*

[NatGreenMeds]

The use of pleonasms results in a superfluity of words, sometimes deliberately, for emphasis; or the unnecessary repetitions resulting from a lack of the realization that such terms are redundant. After being considered an agelast, the effort shown in this thread has reversed that condition to one of abderian delight.

[Sickmont]

makes perfect non-sensicle sense. Let's you try to make a very long drawn-out bunch of palaver!

Who here can parce together more words, into a long overextended bunch of drivel, than I?

dr

HUH?

HUH?

*Listens*

So just out of curiosity...do you jargon when you speak also?

[cheezydemon]

irregardless

Not actually a word, this one is sometimes spoken by the mis-informed and the severely retarded.

*in fact it is a word, but it is synonymous with "regardful", or in otherwords, the exact opposite of what these poor souls intend it to mean;)*

[imaguitargod]

So just out of curiosity...do you jargon when you speak also?

He exponds alot...which is a good thing because he's got alot of knowledge to expond on.

[Sickmont]

He exponds alot...which is a good thing because he's got alot of knowledge to expond on.

Well i was curious becuase my friend Thom used to jargon when he first started speaking. Imagine the amusement and shock to his parents of that one....he didnt start talking until he was almost 5 years old, then when he did start speaking he sounded like the Cone-heads and the way they speak(jargoning as it's called).

[DaveReed]

The use of pleonasms results in a superfluity of words, sometimes deliberately, for emphasis; or the unnecessary repetitions resulting from a lack of the realization that such terms are redundant. After being considered an agelast, the effort shown in this thread has reversed that condition to one of abderian delight.

Bravo!!

dr

[DaveReed]

So just out of curiosity...do you jargon when you speak also?

Whenever possible.

dr

[DickT]

makes perfect non-sensicle sense. Let's you try to make a very long drawn-out bunch of palaver!

Who here can parce together more words, into a long overextended bunch of drivel, than I?

dr

HUH?

HUH?

*Listens*

Dave, The answer to that question would be Sen Ted Kennedy, they ( Senators ) get rated on how many words they use, but your long sentence sounds exactly like his blathering .

[Txclosetgrower]

Same for corporate america. If you ever get questioned about what you're doing, just string together a bunch of multi-syllable words until the other person's eyes kinda glaze over and you're home free.

[imaguitargod]

just string together a bunch of multi-syllable words until the other person's eyes kinda glaze over and you're home free.
So that's what happens when I talk normally to people..... :rolleyes:

[Txclosetgrower]

Morass(noun): a: a situation that traps, confuses, or impedes <a legal morass> b: an overwhelming or confusing mass or mixture

[wordwiz]

Here's some I don't see used a lot:

Adminisphere: The rarefied organizational layers beginning just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the adminisphere are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve.

Aquadextrous: Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes. (thanks to Victor)

Arachnoleptic fit: The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

Arbitrator: A cook that leaves Arby's to work at McDonald's.

Assmosis: The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than working hard.
Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.

Bozone: The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

Cashtration: The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

Caterpallor: The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.

Craughed: To laugh and cry simultaneously.

Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

Flusterpated: Being so flustered that words get bound up inside you.

Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.

Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an a**hole.

Irritainment: Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying but you find yourself unable to stop watching them. The O. J. trials were a prime example.

Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.

Lasterday: Any day before today.

Naggravator: The person in the passenger seat who is having trouble reading the map. Also, anyone who is helping to drive but not actually behind the wheel. (thanks to Michele T)

Onosecond: That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just made a BIG mistake.

Petranoid: Someone who is both petrified and paranoid. Usually a mother.

Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

Mike

[NatGreenMeds]

Morass(noun): a: a situation that traps, confuses, or impedes <a legal morass> b: an overwhelming or confusing mass or mixture
Moreass, an overwhelming mass of booty.

[Armadillo]

Gossip:

That's the usual ethymologic explanation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossip

But I fell over this one too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton

The botanic name of cotton is "gossypium". So could gossip also mean the rumors, chat and small talk spread at work in the cotton fields?

[Sickmont]

Here's some I don't see used a lot:

Adminisphere: The rarefied organizational layers beginning just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the adminisphere are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were designed to solve.

Aquadextrous: Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub tap on and off with your toes. (thanks to Victor)

Arachnoleptic fit: The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

Arbitrator: A cook that leaves Arby's to work at McDonald's.

Assmosis: The process by which some people seem to absorb success and advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than working hard.
Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.

Bozone: The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

Cashtration: The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

Caterpallor: The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.

Craughed: To laugh and cry simultaneously.

Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

Flusterpated: Being so flustered that words get bound up inside you.

Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.

Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an a**hole.

Irritainment: Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying but you find yourself unable to stop watching them. The O. J. trials were a prime example.

Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer.

Lasterday: Any day before today.

Naggravator: The person in the passenger seat who is having trouble reading the map. Also, anyone who is helping to drive but not actually behind the wheel. (thanks to Michele T)

Onosecond: That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just made a BIG mistake.

Petranoid: Someone who is both petrified and paranoid. Usually a mother.

Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

Mike

Those look like Sniglets, dude.

[Txclosetgrower]

Syzygy(noun):the nearly straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies (as the sun, moon, and earth during a solar or lunar eclipse) in a gravitational system

Any word with 3 "y"s and a "z" wins.