MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 According to the "Save the Words" website: "Each year hundreds of words are dropped from the English language" Some here already lament the fact that words are falling into disuse (or misuse - I'm looking at you, Spy Car). Do your part today to help prevent this ongoing tragedy and save these words for future generations. http://www.savethewords.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 According to the "Save the Words" website: "Each year hundreds of words are dropped from the English language" Some here already lament the fact that words are falling into disuse (or misuse - I'm looking at you, Spy Car). Do your part today to help prevent this ongoing tragedy and save these words for future generations. http://www.savethewords.org/ I'm picking "circumambulate". Me and my buddies (OK it was my doing :tongue_smilie:) actually made this a common phrase in high school. Imagine a bunch of hulking football players saying: Hey guys, lets go circumambulate instead of let's go walk-around. I love this thread! :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 I have officially adopted blateration. My t-shirt is being shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'll take blateration because I'm good at it!! Blateration: blabber, chatter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I have officially adopted blateration. My t-shirt is being shipped. Hey, you beat me to it!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'll take blateration because I'm good at it!! Blaberation: blabber, chatter. I'm very sorry, but we're going to have a custody issue here. I have already adopted blateration (as you can see from the official certificate of adoption in my previous post). If you truly love this word, we can arrange a visitation schedule....You could be my word's very favorite auntie and I could even use my adopted word to describe you, if you would like.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 You probably beat me because of my pigritude!! Pigritude: laziness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Ok, I adopted "panchymagogue" ( a medicine that purges unhealthy fluids from the body) which should mingle nicely with all my new herbalist words. And I also adopted "auturgy" because I am of the mind we all need a little more self action to offset the widespread lethargy that has come upon us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 You probably beat me because of my pigritude!! Pigritude: laziness. Ah...I see you've found one that would otherwise probably never see the light of day. By some fluke of chance, you and I seem to have adopted words that may be best suited to the other! It is my hope that other word lovers will step forward to do their small part as well. Well, enough of this blateration, I've got other sites to visit! (see how well I'm doing at keeping my adopted word in circulation?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 Ok, I adopted "panchymagogue" ( a medicine that purges unhealthy fluids from the body) which should mingle nicely with all my new herbalist words. And I also adopted "auturgy" because I am of the mind we all need a little more self action to offset the widespread lethargy that has come upon us. I looked at panchymagogue and almost adopted it (it was so cute, with its big eyes and stomach-turning definition), but, alas, I don't have room in my limited vocabulary for more than one adoptee. Future generations will thank you for having the heart to adopt two! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I'm very sorry, but we're going to have a custody issue here. I have already adopted blateration (as you can see from the official certificate of adoption in my previous post). If you truly love this word, we can arrange a visitation schedule....You could be my word's very favorite auntie and I could even use my adopted word to describe you, if you would like.:D LOL!! I thought about getting a good lawyer, but I guess you will provide a good home for the word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I've adopted "prandicle" (a small meal) and "lambition" (the act of licking or lapping). Ds and I like to have a prandicle every day around noon. Our rabbit Oreo shows his affection for us with much lambition. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 I've adopted "prandicle" (a small meal) and "lambition" (the act of licking or lapping). Ds and I like to have a prandicle every day around noon. Our rabbit Oreo shows his affection for us with much lambition. Wendi Congratulations! they're very cute, and probably could work well together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 What a great site!:001_smile: My older dd has started writing a song and we look forward to its patration. (completion or perfection of something) Sadly, this word is not in my desktop dictionary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 What a great site!:001_smile: My older dd has started writing a song and we look forward to its patration. (completion or perfection of something) Sadly, this word is not in my desktop dictionary. Yes, it is sad. Probably not recognized by spellchecker, either. It is up to us to keep words like this from disappearing alltogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 How perfect is this? :D My new word is: inveteratist . one who resists reform. one who hold onto tradition. The inverteratist wrist-slapper did not take kindly to the mis-use of the the term "myth" :tongue_smilie: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Wow. What a cool thread. I'm now officially the improcerous (having little height) aquabib (water-drinker). I'm trying to learn to drink more water, so I figure life will be more exciting if I'm an aquabib rather than a plain old water-drinker. Think waiters will understand what I want when I tell them I'm an aquabib? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Radicarian. My dream job is to work for the OED so I thought this one appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I picked ducenarious as I just finished book that had it in it! Pertaining to 200. A Rosemary Sutcliff about Roman England. Which Sutcliff novel? She's my fave. I also have just finished several Roman England books of hers, and if I've missed the word ducenarious in my reading... oh dear! I'll need some time dedicated to omphaloskepsis to get over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Is there one that means indecisive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I adopted "gardeviance" - a large chest for valuables; a traveling trunk. The airlines are charging extra for every gardeviance you bring with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 According to the "Save the Words" website: "Each year hundreds of words are dropped from the English language" Some here already lament the fact that words are falling into disuse (or misuse - I'm looking at you, Spy Car). Do your part today to help prevent this ongoing tragedy and save these words for future generations. http://www.savethewords.org/ I like the site but find it ironic that it is from the Oxford publishing group, the same folks who revised one of their children's dictionaries to include MP3 and remove words like holly, ivy, and cheetah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 I like the site but find it ironic that it is from the Oxford publishing group, the same folks who revised one of their children's dictionaries to include MP3 and remove words like holly, ivy, and cheetah. Or maybe it's just fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Me, I'm going with "squiriferous", seein' as how I'm raising my offspring to behave in this manner. squiriferous: having the character or qualities of a gentleman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Me, I'm going with "squiriferous", seein' as how I'm raising my offspring to behave in this manner. squiriferous: having the character or qualities of a gentleman. We're raising our son in this manner too...but we thought it meant squirrelly :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I think dumping "jobler" may be premature. I predict that one will be making a comeback directly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 The act of beating around the bush. Okay, that was just too much fun. But I had to keep looking until I found a word I think I'll actually use in conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 On behalf of my children, I have adopted the word magistricide. (magistricide - n. the killing of a teacher or master) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Mine is "phylactology," the science of counter-espionage! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 We've done our part. My dds adopted "boreism" and "starrify." So now we have a new word to describe life with math and one that is all about how little girls like to decorate. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 We've done our part. My dds adopted "boreism" and "starrify." So now we have a new word to describe life with math and one that is all about how little girls like to decorate.:001_smile: I was totally going to adopt starrify....but I didn't think anyone would believe it was a real word. Doesn't it sound like a word our little girls would make up and use? I wonder if "heartify" and "stickerify" and "glitterify" are also real words? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy B Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Given my propensity for pulling up stakes and moving, gipseian seemed the logical choice for me! :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Frontier Wolf. It's just been reprinted. Yay! Oh, thank goodness! We just finished The Lantern Bearers, and the other two that are in that "cycle." Frontier Wolf is next up; I love the covers on the reprints. If I'd missed such a delicious word (while reading aloud!) I would have been... you know. It would have been a blow. If I didn't have a low-grade fever right now, I'd be able to come up with the perfect word there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovemywhirlygirls Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 We chose flosculation (flowery speech) and tortiloquy (crooked, untruthful speech). Fun stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 We chose flosculation (flowery speech) and tortiloquy (crooked, untruthful speech). Fun stuff! Didn't you love the definition on the site for tortiloquy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Or maybe it's just fun? Well I certainly confess to having fun poking around the site. To sound the alarm to save words on one hand while assisting in pushing them off the cliff on the other hand seems like tortiloquy to me. Maybe I'm just acrasial. And I've certainly been called vebrecose before. But to agonize over the death of Portapak while using its grandson MP3 to push poodle over the cliff seems less than squiriferous. It makes them seem to me like a bunch of phylargirists. Then again, our home does run toward cynicocratical tendencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 What fun! I have adopted two, coquinate and woundikins. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Well I certainly confess to having fun poking around the site. To sound the alarm to save words on one hand while assisting in pushing them off the cliff on the other hand seems like tortiloquy to me. Maybe I'm just acrasial. And I've certainly been called vebrecose before. But to agonize over the death of Portapak while using its grandson MP3 to push poodle over the cliff seems less than squiriferous. It makes them seem to me like a bunch of phylargirists. Then again, our home does run toward cynicocratical tendencies. You are TOO funny! I am actually chuckling out loud! Thanks. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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