NationStates Jolt Archive


New words to add to your vocabulary

The Elder Malaclypse
20-08-2005, 13:01
Gink sl
A man, especially one regarded as foolish or contemptible.

Baggravation n

A feeling of annoyance and anger one endures at the airport when his bags have not arrived at the baggage carousel but everyone else's bags have.
Context and source: "Nancy couldn't help but feel baggravation as she watched other passengers get their luggage and leave the airport."

Fantabulous adj

Beyond fabulous
Context and source: "It's fantabulous!" (Conversaton with classmate Amir Brown)

I hope you've learned something from this. Now feel free to add your own! And if you can't find any, just make up one and pretend.
Mekonia
20-08-2005, 13:09
Cringefull-shamefull with a hint of cringe! :)
Pure Metal
20-08-2005, 13:10
Fantabulous adj

Beyond fabulous
Context and source: "It's fantabulous!" (Conversaton with classmate Amir Brown)
said with a lisp: the gay version of 'fabulous'
may be accompanied with limp wrist
Kevlanakia
20-08-2005, 13:21
Gink sl
A man, especially one regarded as foolish or contemptible.

Is that pronounced 'gink' or 'jink'?
Pure Metal
20-08-2005, 13:28
trolley:
an abundance of trolls.


Quince:
not quite a coincidence.
The Elder Malaclypse
20-08-2005, 13:29
Is that pronounced 'gink' or 'jink'?
Gink, silly.
The Elder Malaclypse
20-08-2005, 13:31
Also, this is my favourite use of "411", here's the definition just in case.

411 n

Information or informative details, usually about a planned event or activity. Also 4-1-1. [ One usually dials 4-1-1 on the telephone to reach an operator in order to inquire about some piece of information one is searching for.]
Context and source: "Here's the 411 on the crabbing trip." (heard in conversation)

Ho ho ho! What a joyous time to be alive!
Eutrusca
20-08-2005, 13:59
Gink sl
A man, especially one regarded as foolish or contemptible.

Baggravation n

A feeling of annoyance and anger one endures at the airport when his bags have not arrived at the baggage carousel but everyone else's bags have.
Context and source: "Nancy couldn't help but feel baggravation as she watched other passengers get their luggage and leave the airport."

Fantabulous adj

Beyond fabulous
Context and source: "It's fantabulous!" (Conversaton with classmate Amir Brown)

I hope you've learned something from this. Now feel free to add your own! And if you can't find any, just make up one and pretend.
"Fantabulous" has been in use since at least 1965.

Dwimp noun

One exceedingly strange, phenomenally weak human being. Derivation: combination of "dweeb" and "wimp."
Eh-oh
20-08-2005, 14:15
Quince:
not quite a coincidence.

not quite a coincedence, eh? (http://www.anni80.info/telefilm/images/quincy.jpg)
Celtlund
20-08-2005, 15:44
didgititus - the inability to read an analog clock.
Tarakaze
20-08-2005, 15:50
Baggravation n

A feeling of annoyance and anger one endures at the airport when his bags have not arrived at the baggage carousel but everyone else's bags have.
Context and source: "Nancy couldn't help but feel baggravation as she watched other passengers get their luggage and leave the airport."

You start off with 'one' and then switch to 'him'...


OTTRÉ

pron: Ott-ra

deff: Odd. To. The. Radial. Extreme.
Bolol
20-08-2005, 15:57
Fantabulous is a REAL word?!

That is AWESOME!!! :D