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 Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:12 pm
Dictionary Swallowing – the Revival In the books forum, there was a thread called ‘Dictionary Swallowing for Fun and Profit’; some of you may have seen it, some may not. The idea was to post obscure, archaic, and strange words, for the entertainment, and benefit of others.
Things that qualify:
Archaic & forgotten words that should be remembered
Words & phrases with unusual origins
Words for concepts so strange and esoteric you didn’t realise there was a word for it (but keep it clean, PG 13)
Words that have changed meanings over the years – what they mean now, and what they used to mean
Here’s a start:Plutocrat n A person whose status or power is based on, or dependent on their wealth.Antediluvian n
1. Of or belonging to the period before the Flood. (Genesis, Chapter 7, Verse 8.)
2. Very Old, Old-Fashioned, Out of Date, Antiquated, Primitive
3. Someone who lived before the Flood.
4. An old or old-fashioned person/object/idea.
Now post away with your own. And I encourage everyone to read the Dictionary next time they're bored. Seriously, just grab it, flip it open on a random page, and start looking for interesting words to expand your vocabulary - you never know when a word you discover may come in useful.
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 2:53 pm
Ha! This is genius! I have one. It happens to be a favorite of mine:
defenestrate:verb
to throw through or out of the window; "The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President."
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:00 pm
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:50 pm
pari passu
A banking term, meaning at an equal rate or pace. It implies fairness and impartiality, whereby creditors are repaid proportionally according to their original investment.
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 12:34 pm
That's an interesting one. I think I've heard that somewhere before...xD
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:24 am
materteral (muh-TER-ter-al)
opposite of avuncular (uncle-like)
dystopia (dis-TOH-pee-uh)
opposite of utopia
yonic (YOH-nik)
opposite of phallic
sanction
Opposite of itself ("We cannot sanction these sanctions")
cleave
Opposite of itself (cleave to; cleave in two)
liege
Opposite of itself (under feudal law, a lord to whom allegiance and service are due, and also a subject of that lord)
(Just a few, rather odd things about them...Bored)
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 4:38 pm
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 6:20 am
Lacuna n:
An empty space or a missing part; a gap; a defect.
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:15 pm
I actually used the word 'mellifluous' yesterday. Mellifluous - sweetly flowing.
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:11 pm
Anagnorisis:the protagonist’s recognition of his/her peripeteia.
peripeteia:a crisis or reversal of fortune for the main character that occurs as a result of a chain of events.
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:17 am
Some people may know this one, but it's funny. I find myself asking who made this up and why did they name it? O_o
tittle- The little dot over the letter "i"
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:52 pm
erinnic2000 Some people may know this one, but it's funny. I find myself asking who made this up and why did they name it? O_o tittle- The little dot over the letter "i" In spanish the word tilde is the accent over a letter so one language probably got it from the other.
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Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:44 pm
to dilly-dally: to loiter about, to waste time, to hesitate
one of my faforite words, I'm still waiting for an opportunity to use it smile
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