odd/interesting words
12-01-2009, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Loretta
How long was French spoken at that time- several hundred years?
You can read more here http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~cpercy/courses/6361Heys.htm
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12-01-2009, 07:41 AM
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A word my father used was 'blackardin'---it meant using abusive language or having a foul mouth. When I was very young I didn't know the meaning but liked the sound of it. One day, after a visit to my uncle's house, my dad asked me
what Uncle and Aunt were doing and I replied that they were blackardin. Dad wasn't too pleased that they were blackardin in a child's presence!!!
I later learned that it was a shortened form of the word, 'blackguard'.
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what Uncle and Aunt were doing and I replied that they were blackardin. Dad wasn't too pleased that they were blackardin in a child's presence!!!
I later learned that it was a shortened form of the word, 'blackguard'.
ranger
12-02-2009, 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by amma
Floccinaucinihilipilification
Floc-cin-auc-in-i-hil-ip-il-if-i-ca-tion
Meaning: the categorizing of something as valueless trivia.
Floc-cin-auc-in-i-hil-ip-il-if-i-ca-tion
Meaning: the categorizing of something as valueless trivia.
That word is it's own definition! LMAO! :lol:
12-02-2009, 05:25 AM
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sarsaparilla
sar-sa-par-il-la
- a preparation of the dried rhizomes of various plants, especially smilax, used to flavor some drinks and medicines and formerly used as a tonic
- a sweet drink flavored with this
- the tropical American climbing plant from which these rhizomes are obtained
Notice the spelling - I thought it was sasparilla - which may be why I had trouble finding it in the computer dictionary!
sar-sa-par-il-la
- a preparation of the dried rhizomes of various plants, especially smilax, used to flavor some drinks and medicines and formerly used as a tonic
- a sweet drink flavored with this
- the tropical American climbing plant from which these rhizomes are obtained
Notice the spelling - I thought it was sasparilla - which may be why I had trouble finding it in the computer dictionary!
12-02-2009, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
sarsaparilla
sar-sa-par-il-la
- a preparation of the dried rhizomes of various plants, especially smilax, used to flavor some drinks and medicines and formerly used as a tonic
- a sweet drink flavored with this
- the tropical American climbing plant from which these rhizomes are obtained
Notice the spelling - I thought it was sasparilla - which may be why I had trouble finding it in the computer dictionary!
sar-sa-par-il-la
- a preparation of the dried rhizomes of various plants, especially smilax, used to flavor some drinks and medicines and formerly used as a tonic
- a sweet drink flavored with this
- the tropical American climbing plant from which these rhizomes are obtained
Notice the spelling - I thought it was sasparilla - which may be why I had trouble finding it in the computer dictionary!
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