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Category Archives: New Word
Rhaphanidosis
Definitely a word you should know. Goes hand in hand with “sodomy with a mullet.”
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Laotian paraprosdokian of the day
“The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the somtam.”
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Hapax legomenon of the day (with def)
Bamafutication: Claiming that the commander-in-chief had “nothing to do” with a military operation targeting the most wanted man in the world. ———– You’re just angry you missed the Apprentice. ———– UPDATE: Out of many, this is the best.
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Tagged Arts, Crucifixion of Jesus, High-definition television, London, New Testament, New York, People, United States
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Mina in Cornfield Blue
Why yes, cornfield blue is a color I’ve just made up.
Posted in New Word, Oh, baby!, Old Blog Entries (archives), Photos
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ESL Lesson of the day – Son of of Bitch (i.e., Son of Bitch)
This video of a Korean English teacher explaining choice bits of slang and expletives had me snorting with laughter: My favorite ESL-related clip of all time, though, is Harold Ramis’s opening scene in Stripes (I can’t believe it’s almost 30 … Continue reading
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SAMURAIFERETTO (?????????)
shifty samurai speak softly –> Speak softly SAMURAIFERETTO Go check out Translation Party!
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keriorrhoea
n : gastrointestinal symptoms caused by undigested wax esters (Gempylotoxin) of the oilfish or butterfish (that is contained in their natural diet but remain in their muscle tissue) which may include oily orange diarrhea, discharge, or leakage from the rectum … Continue reading
response in the dark
Sometimes getting a comment on a post I wrote long ago when I was insane really makes my day: Scalpulation The really puzzling thing is that since I broke my sidebar, there really is no way to get to that … Continue reading
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"The devil is beating his wife"
Someone at work asked me what this phrase meant the other day. I just got around to looking it up. It refers to the weather condition when it is sunny but raining. I never knew there was a term for … Continue reading
Definition: Nirvani
(Sanskrit) [Also nirvanee, nirvanin] One who enters, or has entered, nirvana. We still can’t figure out why Beat Takeshi had Iranian factory workers greeting each other with this word in the movie “minna yatteruka.” It bears further inspection.
Applicosinox
Today’s New Word is: Applicosinox. Applicosinox made its debut about five years ago in a song recorded by Taro and I in his old juku (cram school). I made it up to fill a particular line in the song and … Continue reading
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New Word Primer
Well I thought of a new pursuit and went ahead with it before it escaped my memory (volatile). Now I should explain: When learning a new language, I often experience meltdown trying to think of the English equivalent of a … Continue reading
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Scalpulation
The new word for today is “scalpulation.” Scalpulation is an answer or calculation derived by much head-scratching, chin-fondling, and mutterings of the word “Um”.