odd/interesting words
12-10-2009, 02:52 PM
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diminutive - tiny, petite, dainty, small, little, wee
as in a tiny, petite, dainty, wee mousie :mrgreen:
I just love this word. I love saying it, how it sounds, and what it means. I love the world of miniatures, I ARE ONE!:mrgreen:
as in a tiny, petite, dainty, wee mousie :mrgreen:
I just love this word. I love saying it, how it sounds, and what it means. I love the world of miniatures, I ARE ONE!:mrgreen:
12-10-2009, 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by btty
How about hugger-mugger meaning confusion and disorder.
describes my life on occasion. Loved saying it when I was a child. It felt as though I was getting away with saying something bad......
describes my life on occasion. Loved saying it when I was a child. It felt as though I was getting away with saying something bad......
"My childhood was a bugger of a hugger-mugger!" :shock:
don't think I have ever heard anyone use this phrase, but I like it. :-D
12-10-2009, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by amma
Barathrum: ba-rath-rum
An insatiable person. That is me and fabric, emb designs, threads, embellishments...... :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
An insatiable person. That is me and fabric, emb designs, threads, embellishments...... :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I behave very, barathrumly in fabric stores! I'm hoping the undoing of my hugger-mugger sew-cave, will help unsatiate me, and now the mess will seem diminutive. :mrgreen:
12-10-2009, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Loretta
hypsography- the mapping of land elevation
I'd rather be wet than dragging!
now when I see all those lines on my globe I am going to think of an old lady's body...so visual!!!! :roll: :lol:
LOL...mother earth!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
12-10-2009, 03:31 PM
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My friend introduced me to a new facial cleanser. When I bought it it said it was "Non-comedogenic". I wondered if it had no sense of humor.
Comedogenic Co-med-o-GEN-ic = Does not plug up the pores.
Comedogenic Co-med-o-GEN-ic = Does not plug up the pores.
12-11-2009, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Loretta
macaronical--the mixture of 2 languages
I've just looked it up and there's such a thing as unintentional macaronic language, where something said in one language sounds like something else in another. Here's where I saw it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaronic_language
Hans has an example of it that he tells French ppl and which his kids had fun with at school - Dutch for 'no thankyou' is 'nee dank u' this sounds like the French for 'nose in the butt'! :mrgreen:
12-12-2009, 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Loretta
Wow- you have quite the cultural experince going there! Do you children speak both languages well? That's wonderful!
12-15-2009, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by k3n
Originally Posted by Loretta
macaronical--the mixture of 2 languages
I've just looked it up and there's such a thing as unintentional macaronic language, where something said in one language sounds like something else in another. Here's where I saw it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaronic_language
Hans has an example of it that he tells French ppl and which his kids had fun with at school - Dutch for 'no thankyou' is 'nee dank u' this sounds like the French for 'nose in the butt'! :mrgreen:
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