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Swivet is a new one to me, as is dorbellist. I like swivet, but the other one is too close to sounding like someone who rings the doorbell too much that it doesn't quite work for me.
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Fascinating always to compare experiences. I've hear the expression "She's in a swivet" for as long as I can remember. The equivalent of in a tizzy.
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"Gruntle," the last word on the list, was a "Word of the Day" way back on Feb 21, 2010.
viewtopic.php?t=4296
It seems to be a word that wants it both ways: as an intransitive verb, it means to grumble, complain while as a transitive verb, it is a humorous way of saying assuage, modify.
Gruntle also appears in the first sentence of "How I met my wife, a tale undone in orphan negatives" that is on the "Fun and Games" page of this website. It originally appeared in the New Yorker, July 25, 1994
https://www.alphadictionary.com/fun/orp ... tives.html
viewtopic.php?t=4296
It seems to be a word that wants it both ways: as an intransitive verb, it means to grumble, complain while as a transitive verb, it is a humorous way of saying assuage, modify.
Gruntle also appears in the first sentence of "How I met my wife, a tale undone in orphan negatives" that is on the "Fun and Games" page of this website. It originally appeared in the New Yorker, July 25, 1994
https://www.alphadictionary.com/fun/orp ... tives.html
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Thanks for sharing the article. I really like "gruntle" out of that list.Fascinating always to compare experiences. I've hear the expression "She's in a swivet" for as long as I can remember. The equivalent of in a tizzy.
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