Galimatias
Noun: Complete nonsense.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Hasenpfeffer
Hasenpfeffer
Noun: A seasoned stew that usually includes rabbit meat.
Noun: A seasoned stew that usually includes rabbit meat.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Logorrhea
Logorrhea
Noun: A tendency to be excessively wordy.
Once you visit this website enough, you might suffer from a bit of logorrhea.
Noun: A tendency to be excessively wordy.
Once you visit this website enough, you might suffer from a bit of logorrhea.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Haggard
Haggard
Adjective: Looking exhausted or tired.
After running for a few hours I always feel haggard.
Adjective: Looking exhausted or tired.
After running for a few hours I always feel haggard.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Frigorific
Frigorific
Adjective: Producing coldness
Refrigerators are known to be quite frigorific.
Adjective: Producing coldness
Refrigerators are known to be quite frigorific.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Copacetic
Copacetic
Adjective: Going extremely well
Was your day copacetic?
Adjective: Going extremely well
Was your day copacetic?
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Ataraxy
Ataraxy
Adjective: Relating to a drug or other agent that has a tranquilizing effect.
Adjective: Relating to a drug or other agent that has a tranquilizing effect.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Cacology
Cacology
Noun: The bad choice of words
I think this site is a good contender for cacology.
Noun: The bad choice of words
I think this site is a good contender for cacology.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Dapocaginous
Dapocaginous
Adjective: mean; heartless
Many people are quite dapocaginous, don't you think?
Adjective: mean; heartless
Many people are quite dapocaginous, don't you think?
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Quadragenarian
Quadragenarian
Noun: Someone who is between the ages of 40 and 49.
I'm pretty sure a lot of you know some quadragenarians. Why don't you tell them this word and get weird looks from them?
Noun: Someone who is between the ages of 40 and 49.
I'm pretty sure a lot of you know some quadragenarians. Why don't you tell them this word and get weird looks from them?
Monday, August 8, 2011
Jurimetrics
Jurimetrics
Noun: The study of law and science
I don't think anyone actually knows of a person that studies jurimetrics.
Noun: The study of law and science
I don't think anyone actually knows of a person that studies jurimetrics.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Paedophage
Paedophage
Noun: One who eats children.
I don't know when you will ever use such a word. Maybe in a movie?
Noun: One who eats children.
I don't know when you will ever use such a word. Maybe in a movie?
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Amblygon
Amblygon
Noun: A triangle with an obtuse angle.
You could use this, and nobody would understand, or you could just call it an obtuse triangle like everyone else does.
Noun: A triangle with an obtuse angle.
You could use this, and nobody would understand, or you could just call it an obtuse triangle like everyone else does.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Mungo
Mungo
Noun: Someone who goes into a dumpster to extract things from the trash.
Next time someone goes through your trash bin you know what to call them.
Noun: Someone who goes into a dumpster to extract things from the trash.
Next time someone goes through your trash bin you know what to call them.
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