NEW CHALLENGE! Post a word rarely seen in the forums in the last year

[Perknose]

coruscate/coruscating <------ most commonly used form of the word

Again forgot to re-set the "any date" parameter. Appears 5 times ever, but not once used originally by the poster.

 

[Tristicus]

Humphrey

 

[Perknose]

No caterwaul in the last year. Ok, Ima go now.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Acquittance

Search shows it was used 3 times. Only one thread used the word properly. The other 2 were people misspelling acquaintance so they don't count.

Used by: 1sikbITCH
Date used: 10/02/2005

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=17642282&highlight=acquittance#post17642282

 

[Juked07]

Dickfor

Mine doesn't quite win, but it's more fun than most of above..

 

[soulcougher73]

Dickscarfary

 

[Crono]

perspicuity

Used exactly once this year:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2074010&highlight=perspicuity&page=3

Otherwise hasn't been used since 2006.

 

[MrMatt]

niggardly

 

[Sumguy]

The OP ordered a rare steak and you just delivered a tektite. :biggrin:

Tektite.

 

[Perknose]

niggardly

Do0d, the word has only been used 11 times in the last year here.

If you're going to play, do the effing search.

 

[Nik]

Picklesticks.

 

[Perknose]

preen

4 listings, but only 3 with original use by a poster.

 

[Perknose]

portico

5 listings, all by the same poster, all in P&N!

 

[Perknose]

palimpsest

One listing, but is a quote and referring to a desktop utility so named. No actual use of the word.

 

[Perknose]

quaff

2 listings, one good but one is in the Official neffing thread, which I am not going to look through, although this gives me a couple further words to search, internecine and labyrinth(ine).

 

[ultimatebob]

orneriness

5 listings, all more than a year old.

 

[Perknose]

internecine

4 listings, only 2 original uses of the word, both in P&N, one by me.

 

[Perknose]

labyrinth

Boatload

labyrinthine

Just 2, none original use by the poster.

 

[AreaCode707]

labyrinth

Boatload

labyrinthine

Just 2, none original use by the poster.

Wow Perk, you win t3h interw3bs!

Are you looking through a dictionary or just coming up with words through random association?

 

[Perknose]

orneriness

5 listings, all more than a year old.

Ha ha, made me think of at least a couple more:

irascible

No uses in the last year.

obstreperous

4 listings, only 2 actual direct uses by the poster.

 

[destrekor]

Mr. Overlord, sir... ahem, you didn't read the small-print, did you?

All individuals employed by the company, related to an employee, and anyone generally involved in the operations of the company, are not eligible for entry.

You're taking up all the entries!

I get a head start, you know, before you start swinging the hammer, right?

 

[vshah]

Picklesticks.

i would like to learn the rules to this game

 

[Perknose]

preternatural

3 listings, 2 actual uses in the last year.

 

[nerp]

Infobahn.

 

[Perknose]

I get a head start, you know, before you start swinging the hammer, right?

It's more of a probe, actually. But, don't worry, just close your eyes and bend over, it'll end almost before you start screaming!