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Gumption (n)

 

Gum: A rubbery, chewy candy.

Ti: from Tie 

on: attached to

 

Gumption: a rubber tie used to attach things. 

 

Next word: arabesque

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Someone who has one Arab parent and one Basque parent is colloquially known as Arabesque.

 

The Arabesque are a small and culturally district minority who originated when the Arab caliphate ruled parts of the Iberian peninsular (pre 1492) and intermarried with the Basques. 

 

Next word:- penetrative

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penetrative (adj)

 

pen: the writing utensil

trait: quality

 

Highly skilled at calligraphy.

 

"People have become less and less penetrative ever since we stopped teaching cursive."

 

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catastrophe (verb)


Cat = a feline

as = from the conjunction

trophe = misspelling of trophy, a small statue or cup given to simbolise winning.

 

Catastrophe Is the act of giving someone a pet to simbolise an important milestone in life.*


*It is worth noting this tradition is frowned upon by animal rights groups.


When Malinda turned ten, her mother commited a catastrophe to celebrate

 

Next word: metaphysical 

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Verb (intransitive) A slang term (sometimes referred to as a slag term!) meaning to have carnal knowledge of someone. 

 

I saw this bird in the pub last night. Pulled her and metaphysical! 

 

Next word:- collateral

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Collateral: the collar piece that attaches to a bell or a leash for cats, dogs, fish, bunnies, or birds.  Hamsters may also have a collateral, but usually may have a colter instead due to the size. 

 

Next word: giggle 

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Giggle: the diminutive of gig. So, a small gig. "I was hoping for a decent sized auditience for the gig tonight but ticket sales have been very slow. It looks like it will only be a giggle"

 

Next word: Pelmet

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In pro cycling the typical domestique, a rider who invariably spends almost all his time in the main bunch, i.e. the pelloton, usually wears a specially designed helmet that enables him to slipstream more easily and thereby save energy, hence this type of helmet has been nicknamed a pelmet.

 

Next word:- genuflect 

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genuflect (verb)
A corruption of 'gender' and 'deflect'

genuflect is the art of subtly deflecting all questions about your gender.
"Aunty Mabel is coming to lunch, hopefully I can genuflect to avoid her transphobia"

Next word: antidisestablishmentarianism

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Dis, the Roman god of the underworld, was sometimes thought of as wanting to take over this world. People who approve of this, i.e. Satanists, are sometimes referred to as disestablishmentarians. Hence, the opposing stance is antidisestablishmentarianism. 

 

Next word:- Preaternatural

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Preaternatural (noun)

Preat: corruptiomn of pre-eat

Natural: Non artificial. Organic material.

Preaternatural: The regurgitated organic material penguins feed their offspring. 

 

 

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The is a pronoun sometimes adopted by trans women who are transitioning to female and are taking testosterone, often referred to as T.

 

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A:  Word used predominantly in Liverpool, UK!

 

 

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Brick (noun): The onomatopoetic description of the sad sound lovesick male crickets make when they realize that the coveted female has chosen a different suitor.

 

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Murmuration: the natural occurrence of colors in a stone.

e.g: this kitchen counter shows a distinguishable rose and quartz murmuration 

 

next word: invincible 

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invincible (adj)

 

from inv: inverse

inch: unit of measurement

-ible: able

 

Able to convert back to metric units after a prior conversion to imperial units.

 

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forum (n)

 

flying object remaining unidentified momentarily

 

A moving object which is observed in the sky and which is currently unidentified, but which one reasonably believes will be or can be identified after conducting further research or observation.

 

 

Next word: sousaphone

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sousaphone (adj.) syn.: speechless

 

sous, french translation: under

aphone, from the condition aphonia: the inability to produce voiced sound.

 

e.g.: "She asked me out on a date, but in that moment, I was simply sousaphoned!"

 

 

 

next word: paternoster

 

 

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paternoster: Noun - a form of pate, now rarely produced, named after its inventor, Richard Noster.

 

Richard Noster was an asexual who hated his first name because of the connotation associated with 'Dick'. He decided at any early age that he would always be known simply as R Noster. His invented pate is made from mushrooms mixed with fennel seeds and is vegetarian.

 

Next word: Panache 

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panache (n) meaning: everything hurts

combined from the words pan (greek, meaning "everything") and ache (a fairly strong pain)

 

e.g.: I'm sorry I can't come into work today, I'm suffering from acute panache."

 

next word: inquietude

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inquietude (n)

From "inqui" (short for inquisitive)

and "étude" (French: study or survey)

self- education through observant inquiry.

 

"Wow, did you study Economics?" "No, I've been practising inquietude."

 

Next Word: Life

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LiFe, an acronym meaning "battery" (as seen in The Matrix)

Consisting of Li , known as Lithium and Fe, meaning iron.

Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries are most effective for retaining energy,  so if someone calls you the "LiFe of the party", it's the equivalent of the past century saying, "he's quite the copper top Energizer bunny"

 

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inacurate (n): ecclesiastic title. A member of the clergy who is one step above a curate, but not a fully fledged rector, vicar or priest.

 

next word: bamboozle

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bamboozle (verb)

 

From bam: the sound of an explosion

booze: alcohol

 

To explode in a fit of drunken rage

 

"I need to quit drinking, it makes me bamboozle like crazy!"

 

Next word: submission

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submission (n)

combined noun, made of the words sub (a type of sandwich) and mission (syn. objective) describing the act of obtaining take-out for a group of hungry friends or colleagues.

e.g: "Sorry, Sam can't get to the phone right now, he's on a submission."

 

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collateral (adj)

 

A mathematical term. Two vertices of a polygon are said to be collateral if there is a side of the polygon connecting them.

 

If you take a pentagon and connect all pairs of vertices that are not collateral, you end up with a star.

 

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Bogey: a fake wheel.

 

Next word: reticulate

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Reticulate (verb): to jump off of objects into any soft substance below (reticulated, reticulation, reticulates) 

 

next word: Habanero 

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