odd/interesting words
#11
Originally Posted by bearisgray
borborygmus - bor-bo-ryg-mus
a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas through the intestines
I like the sound of this word, too. Hard to drop it into ordinary conversation, though.
a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas through the intestines
I like the sound of this word, too. Hard to drop it into ordinary conversation, though.
#13
Newfoundland has its own dictionary.... a huge tome called "Dictionary of Newfoundland English". There are SO many unique NEwfoundland words and expressions that when I first went to the "mainland" to meet my prospective in laws my husband to be had to translate for us!!
My favorite is mollycaudle. Loves it. It means to baby a person who is capable of doing things on their own. I am sure that there are lots of us who mollycaudle our grown children!!! I use it frequently when my husband is dealing with his 23 year old baby boy!!!
My favorite is mollycaudle. Loves it. It means to baby a person who is capable of doing things on their own. I am sure that there are lots of us who mollycaudle our grown children!!! I use it frequently when my husband is dealing with his 23 year old baby boy!!!
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the USA version/spelling is
mollycoddle -
- to treat someone very indulgently or protectively (verb)
- an effeminate or ineffectual man or boy, a milksop (noun)
When I heard it used, it wasn't a compliment.
mollycoddle -
- to treat someone very indulgently or protectively (verb)
- an effeminate or ineffectual man or boy, a milksop (noun)
When I heard it used, it wasn't a compliment.
#17
onomatopoeia - the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitationof the sound associated with it, (ie buzz, hiss)
No, I didn't learn it in English class - my mother taught it to me as part of a cheer they used at her high school in the thirties!
No, I didn't learn it in English class - my mother taught it to me as part of a cheer they used at her high school in the thirties!
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Originally Posted by Moonpi
Virago vi-rah-goh
A noisy, domineering woman. a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
A polite term to use instead of the "B" word. :)
A noisy, domineering woman. a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
A polite term to use instead of the "B" word. :)
#20
I thought that this one was interesting as to how we use it today and it's true meaning
Hagiology (Hag-e-ol-o-gy)
Literature dealing with the lives of saints. A collection of sacred writings.
Hagiology (Hag-e-ol-o-gy)
Literature dealing with the lives of saints. A collection of sacred writings.
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