Word of the day

[jimnyc]

I get the word of the day, daily of course, although most words are useless.

Today's word - poltergeist

SO 30 years ago!!

<section class="def-pbk"> <header class="luna-data-header"> noun </header> 1. a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.

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[Drummond]

OK, folks, here's a favourite one of my own ....

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/antidisestablishmentarianism


Antidisestablishmentarianism ---

Antidisestablishmentarianism (listen to,) is a political position that originated in 19th-century Britain (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/United+Kingdom) in opposition to proposals for the disestablishment of the Church of England, that is, to remove the Anglican Church's status as the state church (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/State+religion) of England (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/England), Ireland (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Ireland), and Wales (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Wales).

[jimnyc]

^^ Always loved that word! One of the longest, unless you count fake words like supercalifriciousexpialadocious or whatever the hell it is!

[Drummond]

^^ Always loved that word! One of the longest, unless you count fake words like supercalifriciousexpialadocious or whatever the hell it is!

I know that one ... 'Supercalifragilisiticexpialidocious'. Great word - even if it IS fictional ...

[Drummond]

Anyone looking for a very long place name ? Wales is replete with them ....

Try:

http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantys iliogogogoch.com/



Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch.com is the longest single word (without hyphens) dot com domain name in the world. It was registered by Internetters (http://www.internetters.co.uk/) on 21st October 1999.

This Welsh town actually exists and its name translates as "The church of St. Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio's of the red cave".For brevity, it is understandable that many of the locals simply refer to their village as "Llanfair (http://www.llanfair.com/)" which, of course, makes for easier typing and is faster to pronounce.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

Ebola, Obama he no knowla...:laugh:

Deception. Important because Obama practices it every day, hour, minute... --Tyr
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de·cep·tion noun \di-ˈsep-shən\

: the act of making someone believe something that is not true : the act of deceiving someone

: an act or statement intended to make people believe something that is not true


EasyBib
Full Definition of DECEPTION


1

a : the act of deceiving

b : the fact or condition of being deceived

2

: something that deceives : trick <a clever deception>

— de·cep·tion·al adjective


See deception defined for English-language learners »


See deception defined for kids »


Examples of DECEPTION

She accuses the company of willful deception in its advertising.
His many deceptions did not become known until years after he died.


Origin of DECEPTION

Middle English decepcioun, from Anglo-French deception, from Late Latin deception-, deceptio, from Latin decipere to deceive
First Known Use: 15th century


Related to DECEPTION

Synonymsartifice, cheating, cozenage, craft, craftiness, crookedness, crookery, cunning, cunningness, deceitfulness, deceit, deceptiveness, dishonesty, dissembling, dissimulation, double-dealing, dupery, duplicity, fakery, foxiness, fraud, guile, guilefulness, wilinessAntonymsartlessness, forthrightness, good faith, guilelessness, ingenuousness, sincerity



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Synonym Discussion of DECEPTION

deception, fraud, double-dealing, subterfuge, trickery mean the acts or practices of one who deliberately deceives. deception may or may not imply blameworthiness, since it may suggest cheating or merely tactical resource <magicians are masters of deception>. fraud always implies guilt and often criminality in act or practice <indicted for fraud>. double-dealing suggests treachery or at least action contrary to a professed attitude <a go-between suspected of double-dealing>. subterfuge suggests the adoption of a stratagem or the telling of a lie in order to escape guilt or to gain an end <obtained the papers by subterfuge>. trickery implies ingenious acts intended to dupe or cheat <resorted to trickery to gain their ends>.

[PixieStix]

^^ Always loved that word! One of the longest, unless you count fake words like supercalifriciousexpialadocious or whatever the hell it is!

Check this one out. It looks like a fake one, but apparently it is a real english word.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
Spell check says I spelled it wrong :laugh:

[LongTermGuy]

troglodyte..............
a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves

2
: a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes






<the troglodytes who believed that women had no place in the military, except perhaps as nurses>



Origin of TROGLODYTELatin troglodytae, plural, from Greek trōglodytai, from trōglēhole, cave (akin to Greek trōgein to gnaw, Armenian aracemI lead to pasture, graze) + dyein to enterFirst Known Use: 1555

[jimnyc]

Today's word - Chthonian

<section class="def-pbk"> <header class="luna-data-header"> adjective, Classical Mythology </header> 1. of or pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth.

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[Bilgerat]

http://youtu.be/uSlB4eznXoA

[jimnyc]

Baleful

<section class="def-pbk"> <header class="luna-data-header"> adjective </header> 1. full of menacing or malign influences

2. Obsolete. wretched; miserable.

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[Drummond]

Here's one I like ...

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/epistemology


e·pis·te·mol·o·gy http://img.tfd.com/hm/pron.gif (http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ibreve.gif-phttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ibreve.gifshttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/lprime.gifthttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/schwa.gif-mhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/obreve.giflhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/prime.gifhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/schwa.gif-jhttp://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/emacr.gif)n. The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge, its presuppositions and foundations, and its extent and validity.

[Bilgerat]

heebie-jeebies
The feeling I had after watching the video posted by LongTermGuy on the Funny Pictures thread :panicsmiley:

[jimnyc]

Bilgerat

bilge rat (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bilge%20rat&defid=977438)
the bilge is the part of a ship below the floor boards of the bottom level, just above the hull... ie the darkest and most grim part of the boat. a rat is, well, a small annoying (and to some people, scary) rodent. Therefore the term "bilge rat" is a pirate insult.


arrr, ye be a great foolish bilge rat, ye be!

[PixieStix]

Dedicated to Gabby

il•le•gal (ɪˈli gəl)

adj. 1. forbidden by law or statute.
2. contrary to or forbidden by official rules or regulations.
n. 3. an illegal immigrant.
[1620–30; < Medieval Latin]
il•le′gal•ly, adv.
syn: illegal (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/illegal), unlawful (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unlawful), illicit (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/illicit), criminal (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/criminal) describe actions not in accord with law. illegal (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/illegal) refers to violation of statutes or, in games, codified rules: an illegal seizure of property; an illegal block in football. unlawful (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unlawful) is a broader term that may refer to lack of conformity with any set of laws or precepts, whether natural, moral, or traditional: an unlawful transaction. illicit (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/illicit) most often applies to matters regulated by law, with emphasis on the way things are carried out: the illicit sale of narcotics. criminal (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/criminal) refers to violation of a public law that is punishable by a fine or imprisonment: Robbery is a criminal act.

[tailfins]

Jobsworth

I praise the British for coming up with it. It's such a powerful, descriptive term, yet there is no American equivalent for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobsworth

[aboutime]

Shovelready. The honest view of work, and jobs by the Obama administration....http://icansayit.com/images/dung.jpghttp://icansayit.com/images/shovelready.jpg

[LongTermGuy]

adduce:



`to offer as example, reason, or proof in discussion or analysis`



EXAMPLES



"The arguments she had adduced rang true." — Agatha Christie,The Secret Adversary, 1922

"Morris asserts that productive war makes governments, which in turn ensure peace and prosperity. He adduces the Roman Empire as his prime example." — Alan Cate, Plain Dealer(Cleveland, OH), April 27, 2014


DID YOU KNOW?



*We won't lead you astray over the history of adduce; it is one of a plethora of familiar words that trace to the Latin root ducere, which means "to lead." Perhaps we can induce you to deduce a few other ducere offspring if we offer a few hints about them. One is a synonym of kidnap, one's a title for a British royal, and one's another word for decrease. Give up? They are abduct, duke, and reduce, respectively. There are also many others, includinginduce, which means "to persuade" or "to bring about."

[jimnyc]

Oeuvre

1.the works of a writer, painter, or the like, taken as a whole.

2.any one of the works of a writer, painter, or the like.

[Tyr-Ziu Saxnot]

abditive ---

remote; secret; hidden ..


The abditive agenda Obama operates with allows for excuses to be made for his "mistakes" that are actually deliberate policies that are reaping desired results.

Word of the day today ..

Jim forgot.. ;)--Tyr

[Drummond]

I think I'll take the tone of this thread down a tad ....

-- KNACKERED --

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/knackered


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knackered (ˈnækəd) adj1. exhausted; tired out
2. worn out; no longer working, esp after long or hard use

[jimnyc]

Crapehanger

<section class="def-pbk"> <header class="luna-data-header"> noun </header> 1. a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.

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[Pernicious]

wanker (ˈwæŋkə) n

1. a person who wanks
2. a worthless person
3. a liberal

[LongTermGuy]

`Awareness is the ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscious) of events, objects (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object_(philosophy)), thoughts, emotions, or sensory patterns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern). In this level of consciousness, sense data can be confirmed by an observer without necessarily implying understanding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding). More broadly, it is the state or quality of being aware of something...Awareness is a relative concept (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept). An animal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal) may be partially aware, may be subconsciously (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subconscious)aware, or may be acutely unaware of an event. Awareness may be focused on an internal state, such as a visceral feeling, or on external events by way of sensory perception. Awareness provides the raw material from which animals develop qualia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia), or subjective (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjectivity)ideas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idea) about their experience (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experience).`






http://i.imgur.com/kS8HES5.jpg

[aboutime]

BOHICA. A word, laughingly explained to a former Navy officer aboard the former U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (according to rumored stories, back in the early 80's.) Where BOHICA was submitted to the Executive Officer of the JFK, as part of a contest for the Ship's Motto.

Little did the Executive Officer, who approved the suggestion know (also just a rumor), that BOHICA (supposed to be an American Indian word) suited much of the crew's impressions of the Ship's busy Schedule.
So. BOHICA was accepted, and means "Bend Over Here It Comes Again".

BOHICA...can also, now be used as the Motto for the Obama/Congress as a warning to ALL AMERICANS.