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- Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:45 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: television
- Replies: 1
- Views: 758
television
The word television is a chimera word because it is a combination of greek and Latin roots. Apparently, some Wordniks dislike the word because of this mashup nature. Plus, it was invented by the Germans. There must be some interesting dark corners in its history that might be worth shedding light on...
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:39 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: ouroboros
- Replies: 4
- Views: 692
Re: ouroboros
I just used this worked last week.
- Mon May 25, 2020 10:01 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Latitude and Longitude have more breath and far reaching meaning
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1179
Latitude and Longitude have more breath and far reaching meaning
These words are ubiquitous for those of us that can remember taking actual Geography classes. The roots and meaning of these words are related to breathing room for latitude. And longitude means the reach to the East in Europe, since the Atlantic was the ultimate border to the west. It is worth a pe...
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:54 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Matelot
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1634
Matelot
A sailors bunk mate or the sailors that share the bunk area.
The entemology is quite broad including French, Old Dutch, and Norse.
Found it in “Merry Hall” by Beverley Nichols a sprite book on his exploited building a garden at a manor in England after WWII.
The entemology is quite broad including French, Old Dutch, and Norse.
Found it in “Merry Hall” by Beverley Nichols a sprite book on his exploited building a garden at a manor in England after WWII.
- Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:48 am
- Forum: Site News
- Topic: alphaDictionary.com IS NOW "MOBILE-FRIENDLY"!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11084
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:16 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: parosody
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2325
parosody
the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry. Also, used in linguistics.
Greek root.
Greek root.
- Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:43 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: mumbletypeg
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3667
mumbletypeg
A child's game played with a pocket-knife, where the goal is to stick the knife in the ground or wood surface while launching it I n prescribed ways or manipulation . One way is to toss the knife at the feet, the closest wins; landing the knife in your foot is an automatic win. To be that young, bor...
- Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:15 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Vaudeville
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3517
Vaudeville
A entertained format populate in the UAS and Canada the consisted of a variety of acts including singers, magicians, play scenes, musicians, etc. it was populate from the 1880's to the 1930's. The words source has many sources and is thought to be a corruption of the French voix de ville, translates...
- Fri Jun 17, 2016 8:08 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Firkin & Kilderkin
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3013
Re: Firkin & Kilderkin
It might be part of plattdeutsch, which was a trading language in the German culture used by the farmers, fisherman, and tradesman to do business. Measures were not necessarily standard so a little (-kin) might be a designation of size tacked onto the end of a goods name. This is all conjecture on m...
- Sat May 28, 2016 11:29 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Explicit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3832
Re: Explicit
So things travel in groups of three, so where is the set of muddle instructions? Fooplicit.
- Sat May 28, 2016 11:17 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: keen
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3633
Re: keen
Peachy...
- Sat May 28, 2016 11:02 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Aegis
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6038
Re: Aegis
Goat skin when properly cured is dense, although it is still surprisingly supple. Being a hide it also breaths some, it was often used in shields. A modern day use is in leathers worn by motorcycle riders, besides the helmet to save your nut, prevents road rash and lasts during the terrifying skid w...
- Sat May 28, 2016 11:00 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Aegis
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6038
Re: Aegis
<iphone mistake, please ignore>
- Sat May 28, 2016 10:54 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Aegis
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6038
RE: Aegis
<iphone mistake, ignore please>
- Fri May 27, 2016 12:12 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: scot-free
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11824
Re: scot-free
I'll let you go scot-free then, since as I progress thru the end of middle age I see the trend in myself.