Vocabulary Exploration

[Noizchild]

Atavism: noun 1. reversion to an earlier type; throwback. 2. Biology. a. the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations. b. an individual embodying such a reversion.

[DGSquared]

What's wrong with us? Are we not wordsmiths?


Bloviate - talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way.

I'm sure we've all met one or two people who have spoken like this. Not me. I'm always perfect. See what I did there? ;-P

[Jo Bannister]

Muishond - one of two southern African weasels with white stripes on a black body.  Both emit a foul odour if attacked.  A bit like politicians.

[DGSquared]

Muishond - one of two southern African weasels with white stripes on a black body.  Both emit a foul odour if attacked.  A bit like politicians.

Thanks for the laugh, Jo.

agastopia
Admiring a particular part of someone's body.


I haven't looked into it yet but am wondering if the word,"aghast" stems from this word or vise versa.

[Jo Bannister]

Cunner - a food fish found on the Atlantic coast of North America.  But doesn't it sound offensive!  If you ever want to insult someone without it being actionable, call them a cunner.

[DGSquared]

Cunner - a food fish found on the Atlantic coast of North America.  But doesn't it sound offensive!  If you ever want to insult someone without it being actionable, call them a cunner.

I might be offended were some one to call me a cunner. 


impignorate
PRONUNCIATION:
(im-PIG-nuh-rayt)

MEANING:
verb tr.: To pledge, pawn, or mortgage.


Not at all what I guessed it meant.

[Jo Bannister]

Prothalamium - a song to herald a marriage; ie, "Here Comes The Bride".

[Dansinger]

Arachnodactyly -  A condition in which the hands and fingers, and often the feet and toes, are abnormally long and slender; a characteristic of Marfan syndrome, Achard syndrome, MASS syndrome, and related hereditary disorders of connective tissue.

Synonym(s): spider finger

(Comes in very handy - pun totally intended - when playing the piano.)

[DGSquared]

   
venlighed

Danish word for kindness or friendliness.

[DGSquared]

'Kuchisabishii' is a Japanese word that explains eating mindlessly as a term, which means "lonely mouth."

I can relate to that.