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RE: Word of the Day - Kersus - 07-31-2017
For the Pride people.
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 09-01-2017
soi-di·sant \ˌswädēˈzäN,ˌswädēˈzän(t)\
adjective
Self-styled, so-called
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 09-20-2017
paean /ˈpēən/
noun
1. A song of praise or triumph
2. An thing that expresses praise
Although the movie was satire, many mistook The Wolf of Wall Street to be a paean.
RE: Word of the Day - rredmond - 09-21-2017
A good one I recently read:
extirpate /ˈekstərˌpāt/
verb
root out and destroy completely.
"the use of every legal measure to extirpate this horrible evil from the land"
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 09-22-2017
fes·cen·nine \ˈfe-sə-ˌnīn , -ˌnēn\
adjective
scurrilous, obscene
Today, no one would be surprised to hear fescennine language in the Oval Office.
RE: Word of the Day - rredmond - 09-23-2017
Scurrilous itself is a dem good word, dem good!
--Ron--
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 09-23-2017
I had considered using it as as a sub-post like I did for prolixity/anathema but figured "scurrilous" a little too common. But yeah, it is a mighty fine word.
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 09-23-2017
rife /rīf/
adjective
1. (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread
2. full of
adverb
in an unchecked or widespread manner
Rhetoric runs rife that 'murica is rife with violence.
The Sardonic Sardine - tmjva - 11-14-2017
Sardine
Since this forum is about Toying with Sardonicism, I learned today that the Sardine and Sardonicism are related words.
From the Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/11/10/the-sardonic-sardine/
(Hopefully you don't run into a paywall.)
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 11-16-2017
hy·per·bo·le /hīˈpərbəlē/
noun
Only the greatest word ever.