Word O' The Day
So take the word of the day and use it confidently at some point today!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
GRAPHOLAGNIA
Pronunciation: graph-ol-ag-ni-a.
Definition: The urge to stare at obsene pictures.
Use in a sentence: Sometimes i get a feeling of grapholagnia.
NELIPOT
Pronunciation: nel-i-pot.
Definition: A person who walks without shoes.
Use in a sentence: Jesus was a nelipot.
GARGALESIS
Pronunciation: gar-gal-es-is.
Definition: To be heavily tickled.
Use in a sentence: I hate when someone gargalesis's me.
GAMBRINOUS
Pronunciation: gam-brin-ous
Definition: Being full of beer.
Use in a sentence: Most college students are planning on being very gambrinous after their exams.
DIPPOLDISM
Pronunciation: dipp-ol-dism.
Definition: The act of beating or whipping school children.
Use in a sentence: Mrs. Gregg was a very bad school teacher who always used dippoldism.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Dactylonomy
Whimsical
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Cantankerous
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
IGNIMBRITE
What the hell does it mean?
Ignimbrite is a hot mixture of particles and gases that flows rapidly from a volcano when an eruption occurs. It is made of a poor mixture of volcanic ash. This ash is composed of glass particles and crystal fragments.
The ignimbrite particles can be blown high into the earths atmosphere, travelling for kilometers before falling to the ground.
History/Origin?
Back in 1932 a young rastafarian wanted to experience first-hand what smoking volcanic ash could do to someone. The ash had no effect on him and no damage was done to his internal organs. He later used his latin speaking skills to develope the word 'Ignimbrite'.
Examples of everyday use in conversation:
Child: "Daddy, how much longer do we have to sleep in this airport?"
Father: "Oh just until that ignimbrite stuff clears from the skies honey."
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
ABECEDARIAN
Pronunciation: ab-ec-ed-ar-i-an
Definition: A person whi is learning the alphabet.
Use in a sentence: John is an abecedarian.