Words hardly used

[Neurorelay]

Rue: verb, to regret

Use this format as we all could learn something if you give a part of speech and definition.

 

[SagaLore]

Niggardly.

 

[elbosco]

superfluous

 

[allisolm]

loggerheads

 

[chambersc]

aa

 

[StrangerGuy]

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

"a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, mostly found in volcanos"

 

[Looney]

proctitis - inflammation of the lining of the rectum

 

[Alienwho]

Rubes.

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Niggardly.

Straight for the jugular, I see.

 

[Shaftatplanetquake]

fellate ( P ) Pronunciation Key (f-lt)
v. fel·lat·ed, fel·lat·ing, fel·lates
v. tr.
To perform fellatio on.

 

[Neurorelay]

People, give a definition please.

 

[Mrvile]

Gonfalons - A banner suspended from a crosspiece, especially as a standard in an ecclesiastical procession or as the ensign of a medieval Italian republic.

 

[Number1]

i·bis
Any of various storklike wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae of temperate and tropical regions, having a long, slender, downward-curving bill.
The wood ibis.

 

[edro]

Detritus - any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration; debris

 

[Neurorelay]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Gonfalons - A banner suspended from a crosspiece, especially as a standard in an ecclesiastical procession or as the ensign of a medieval Italian republic.

Ah, so they are not just "pretty" sideways flags.

 

[Orsorum]

Michelle, I don't regret this. But I both rue and lament it.

 

[Amdiggidy]

Zenzizenzizenzic

Zenzizenzizenzic is the eighth power or exponent of a number. For example the zenzizenzizenzic of 2 is 256.

 

[Mucho]

Word of the Day for Monday June 19, 2006

ephemeron \ih-FEM-uh-ron\, noun;
plural ephemera \ih-FEM-uh-ruh\:
1. Something short-lived or of no lasting significance.
2. ephemera: Items, especially printed matter (as posters, broadsides, pamphlets, etc.), intended to be of use or importance for only a short time but preserved by collectors.

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Niggardly.

we have the same thought.

 

[Mrvile]

Ceilidhs - An Irish or Scottish social gathering with traditional music, dancing, and storytelling.

 

[SWScorch]

defenestrate: to throw out a window

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: SWScorch
defenestrate: to throw out a window

I sometimes talk about throwing things out of windows to use defenstrate in conversation. :laugh:

 

[Journer]

doo·dle P Pronunciation Key (ddl)
v. doo·dled, doo·dling, doo·dles
v. intr.
To scribble aimlessly, especially when preoccupied.
To kill time.

my favorite word

dont play with your doodle
i just doodled in my pants
quit doodling
you have a tiny doodler
i smell doodle
yankee doodle dandy
SHHH! i'm doodling

har har har

edit: who doesnt use niggardly? ...i thought that was like a daily term,

 

[weirdichi]

meecrob

 

[AmigaMan]

tomfoolery - something about mischief making.
Saw Good Will Hunting last night and remember the word from it.