Author Topic: Word of the day (Read 5754 times)

Jonathon · « **on:** January 11, 2005, 02:01:27 PM »

This one's for you, Ashley.

Trisha · « **Reply #1 on:** January 12, 2005, 06:04:57 AM »

>.<

Porter · « **Reply #2 on:** January 12, 2005, 06:34:29 AM »

Yippie!

sarcasticmuppet · « **Reply #3 on:** January 12, 2005, 08:04:18 AM »

I've found that "hecka" gives me a nice hard consonant that "hella" lacks.

Noemon · « **Reply #4 on:** July 16, 2008, 08:27:48 AM »

Semelparous: having the quality of reproducing only once, often immediately followed by death. Antonym would be "iteroparous".

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #5 on:** July 16, 2008, 01:57:48 PM »

I bought my husband a fax/printer/copier that was semelparous. I returned it to the store and exchanged it for one that was iteroparous.

The Genuine · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2008, 02:10:29 PM »

Cerumen.

The Genuine · « **Reply #7 on:** September 18, 2008, 03:14:43 PM »

Is there a concise single word for self-loathing kinda like "misogyny" ?

This wiki article suggests "autophobia" but the dictionary doesn't seem to confirm that meaning.

Jonathon · « **Reply #8 on:** September 18, 2008, 04:36:50 PM »

Meaning that it's not in the dictionary, or that the definition in the dictionary doesn't match? Just because it's not in the dictionary doesn't mean it's not a word.

The Genuine · « **Reply #9 on:** September 18, 2008, 04:53:42 PM »

The definition in the dictionary doesn't match: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/autophobia

Jonathon · « **Reply #10 on:** September 18, 2008, 05:01:07 PM »

Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English? What the crap is that?

Porter · « **Reply #11 on:** September 18, 2008, 05:05:18 PM »

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Is there a concise single word for self-loathing kinda like "misogyny" ?

"Self-loathing" or "self-hatred" work quite well, IMO.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #12 on:** September 18, 2008, 10:39:00 PM »

Autophobia is the fear of cars, right?

The Genuine · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2008, 11:27:30 AM »

But apparently not trains, boats, planes, submarines, or motorcyles.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2008, 11:29:39 AM »

I'm pretty sure that autoeroticism has to do with making out in the back seat of a Chevy.

Porter · « **Reply #15 on:** September 19, 2008, 11:32:45 AM »

I though it involved pictures of oiled-up women draped across hotrods.

The Genuine · « **Reply #16 on:** September 19, 2008, 11:53:53 AM »

Sure it's not a Carl's Jr. commercial with Paris Hilton?

Porter · « **Reply #17 on:** September 19, 2008, 11:58:38 AM »

I wouldn't know. Never saw it.

The Genuine · « **Reply #18 on:** September 19, 2008, 12:20:17 PM »

Here.

Porter · « **Reply #19 on:** September 19, 2008, 12:25:36 PM »

No thanks.

Brinestone · « **Reply #20 on:** September 19, 2008, 02:51:16 PM »

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Here.

*scrubs brain*

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #21 on:** October 21, 2008, 11:38:45 AM »

Elixir means a lot of things

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1 a (1): a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold (2): a substance held capable of prolonging life indefinitely b (1): cure-all (2): a medicinal concoction2: a sweetened liquid usually containing alcohol that is used in medication either for its medicinal ingredients or as a flavoring3: the essential principle

I started on this little word hunt because my word of the day calendar was theriac, and it gave as synonyms cure-all, catholicon, elixir, nostrum and panacea. So then I wanted to look up their various etymologies. I'm still trying to figure out what catholicon has to do with Catholics.

Porter · « **Reply #22 on:** October 21, 2008, 11:54:20 AM »

Doesn't the word "catholic" just mean "universal"?

edit: Yes it does. A universal cure, a universal church.

The Genuine · « **Reply #23 on:** October 31, 2008, 10:22:01 AM »

Never again shall I use the term "question mark."

Jonathon · « **Reply #24 on:** October 31, 2008, 10:25:38 AM »

That word's not even in the OED. I think Noah Webster was playing a joke.