the worthless word for the day is: scalawag [origin unknown] or scallywag /SKAL uh wag/ or /~ lee wag/ 1) rascal, scamp, reprobate 2) an undersized or...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 12, 2005 3:21 am
the worthless word for the day is: siderate [fr. L. siderari, to be struck by a star] obs. to blast or strike down (as with lightning) "This is Demonstration...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 13, 2005 2:09 am
the worthless word for the day is: biblioclasm [f. biblio- + Gk. klasmos, breaking] the destruction of books, or of the Bible and biblioclast : a destroyer or...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 14, 2005 3:32 am
the worthless word for the day is: hoon [origin unknown, but perhaps a blend of hooligan and goon] Austral./NZ slang 1) a lout or hooligan 2) someone, esp. a...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 15, 2005 2:24 am
the worthless word for the day is: cullet choose one: a) a pointed, bladed tool used in shaping clay; a potter's knife b) in dressmaking, a tuck made in the...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 16, 2005 4:13 am
the worthless word for the day is: esquivalience [perhaps from French esquiver, dodge, slink away] "the willful avoidance of one's official responsibilities" ...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 19, 2005 4:02 am
the worthless word for the day is: pencil-necked [<pencil + necked] orig. U.S. slang having a pencil-neck; thin, underdeveloped; weak, effete, or excessively...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 20, 2005 3:56 am
the worthless word for the day is: gastropub [<gastro- in gastronomic, etc. + pub] Brit. a public house which specializes in serving high-quality food (as...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 21, 2005 4:08 am
the worthless word for the day is: jobsworth [fr. 'It's more than my job's worth (not) to..'] Brit. colloq. an official who mindlessly upholds petty rules ...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 22, 2005 5:13 am
the worthless word for the day is: foo fighter [<foo, nonsense word* + fighter] orig. U.S. Mil. used in WWII to describe various mysterious aerial phenomena...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 27, 2005 1:56 am
the worthless word for the day is: scrivello [<Pg. escrevelho] /SKREH ve low/ an elephant's tusk of small size (less than 20 pounds?), once commonly used to...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 28, 2005 4:02 am
the worthless word for the day is: kayfabe [borrowed from carny slang : protecting the secrets of the business] /KAY fabe/ the illusion that professional...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 29, 2005 4:33 am
the worthless word for the day is: amuse-bouche [F, literally, (it) entertains (the) mouth] /ah moo(z) boosh/ a small complimentary appetizer offered at some ...
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tsuwm2002
Sep 30, 2005 3:37 am
the worthless word for the day is: gamboge [<New Latin gambogium] /gam boje/ 1) an orange to brown gum resin that becomes bright yellow when powdered, used by...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 3, 2005 3:09 am
the worthless word for the day is: perspicuous [fr. L perspicere, to see through] /pur SPI kyu wus/ simple and elegant as well as clear not to be confused...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 4, 2005 4:16 am
the worthless word for the day is: omnilegent [fr. omni- + L legere, to read] /om nilujunt/ reading or having read everything; having encyclopedic curiosity...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 5, 2005 4:50 am
the worthless word for the day is: caducous [fr. L caducus < cadere, to fall] /kuh DYU kus/ 1) falling off easily or before the usual time 2) law : subject to...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 6, 2005 6:22 am
the worthless word for the day is: vinous [fr. L vinosus < vinum, wine] /VI nus/ 1) of or relating to wine 2) showing the efects of the use of wine 3) the...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 7, 2005 4:24 am
the worthless word for the day is: chthonophagia [fr. Gk chthon-, earth + -phagia, eating] [U.S., Med.] an irresistable urge to eat earth "A disease not...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 10, 2005 3:57 am
the worthless word for the day is: frippish [fr. fripp-ery + -ish < OF frepe, ferpe, feupe; rag, old garment < ML faluppa, piece of straw] (obs. rare) tawdry,...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 11, 2005 6:20 am
the worthless word for the day is: scurryfunge [(jocular) used in various senses with little obvious connection] also scurrifunge Brit. dial. a) ? to scrub,...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 12, 2005 4:25 am
the worthless word for the day is: pœcilonym [fr. Gk. pœcilo-, many-colored, variegated, various, a combining form in scientific terms + -nym, name] one of...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 12, 2005 4:58 am
my apologies to y'all; it seems that the ligature 'oe' didn't come through the mails intact! -tsuwm...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 13, 2005 5:37 am
the worthless word for the day is: ultramontane [fr. Med. L. ultramontanus, beyond the mountain] [adj] 1) situated beyond the (Alps) mountains 2) of or...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 14, 2005 12:36 am
the worthless word for the day is: panglossian [after Pangloss, the absurd, pedantic tutor of (Voltaire's) Candide < pan, all + Gk glossa, tongue] blindly or...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 17, 2005 4:57 am
the worthless word for the day is: gadarene [from the demon-possessed Gadarene swine that rushed into the sea (Matthew 8:28)] (often capitalized) headlong,...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 18, 2005 6:14 am
the worthless word for the day is: synoptic [ad. Gk. synoptikos] 1) affording a general view of some subject; spec. depicting weather conditions over a broad...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 19, 2005 2:49 am
the worthless word for the day is: ecphonesis [Greek ekphonesis, from ekphonein, to cry out] /ek feh NEE sis/ (Rhet.) an emotional exclamation e.g., "O...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 20, 2005 5:00 am
the worthless word for the day is: ecphorize [fr. Gk ekphoros, (to be) made known] /EK fur ize/ (also ecphore) [Psychol.] to evoke or revive an engram (an...
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tsuwm2002
Oct 21, 2005 6:45 am
the worthless word for the day is: enantiomorph [fr. Gk enantios, opposite + -morph, form] /eh NAN tee uh morf/ a form which is related to another as an object...
