Favourite words found

[mcdonna]

Got frustrated. I had found "SUPER" and "ATIONS" in a board but couldn't figure out how to connect them. Finally as a joke I made "SUPERINFEUDATIONS" and was shocked to find out that it is a word. Superinfeudation is "the establishment of a feudal estate from smaller ones held by vassals." Of course! I should have known.

[bwt1213]

I also mentioned in another thread: DOGGO counts, and I love it.

That's been around forever. I remember it from my childhood, where someone "lying doggo" meant that someone was lying very peacefully, usually with the intention of hiding.

[Naboka]

Funny story: my husband is from South Dakota and shortly after he came here, said (I do not remember exactly what is was about, I think it was cold coffee) “can’t you just nuke it?”. I was stunned and asked “where the heck did you learn THAT word”. Some confusion on both sides followed .

That's so funny.

Assume you're either from the Netherlands or speak Dutch.

We had a German foregeign exchange student. Really handsome kid. Very, very popular with the girls. My wife said something along the lines of "I think it's mushy." His eyes got wide. He paused for a bit, then asked if we knew what "muschi" meant in German.

Language can be hilarious.

And problematic.

Even with two people speaking the same language from the same region in the same household seldom know what the other really means.

Ask my wife.

(Would say ask me, but word on the street is that I "don't know what I'm talking about.")

[leabhar]

Hilarious.

Thanks for the heads up.

Without a bit of shame, I like the word even better now.

Too bad the english translation from Dutch isn't accepted here. Naughty words are one of life's delights.

In America, guys will often make anything said a reference to their privates. You say, "we're going on vacation." They grab themselves and say, "I've got your vacation for you right here." You say, "that's a big motorcycle." Guy grabs himself and says, "I've got your big motorcycle for you right here."

Doesn't matter what word or phrase you use, it converts to that inexplicable linguistic distortion. So, any word could have that American twist as an obscure definition.

For now, I'ma gonna leave my computer in its normal english neuk, and go take a prolonged nap, and hopefully dream Dutch things. Like tulips. And corners.

Funny story: my husband is from South Dakota and shortly after he came here, said (I do not remember exactly what is was about, I think it was cold coffee) “can’t you just nuke it?”. I was stunned and asked “where the heck did you learn THAT word”. Some confusion on both sides followed .

[DrPlacebo]

I also mentioned in another thread: DOGGO counts, and I love it.

[Naboka]

I would like you to look up the word “neuk” on google translate and do the translation from Dutch into English

Hilarious.

Thanks for the heads up.

Without a bit of shame, I like the word even better now.

Too bad the english translation from Dutch isn't accepted here. Naughty words are one of life's delights.

In America, guys will often make anything said a reference to their privates. You say, "we're going on vacation." They grab themselves and say, "I've got your vacation for you right here." You say, "that's a big motorcycle." Guy grabs himself and says, "I've got your big motorcycle for you right here."

Doesn't matter what word or phrase you use, it converts to that inexplicable linguistic distortion. So, any word could have that American twist as an obscure definition.

For now, I'ma gonna leave my computer in its normal english neuk, and go take a prolonged nap, and hopefully dream Dutch things. Like tulips. And corners.

[leabhar]

A couple of good words that have popped up on back to back days. Neuk and neuks, meaning a corner or nook.

Adds to kue and kues, meaning the letter Q. Flipped to euk and euks, meaning an itch or restless desire or any skin disorder characterized by intense itching. Each worth 7 points.


That's 44 points for 2-6 seconds of typing. (depending on one's speed)

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I would like you to look up the word “neuk” on google translate and do the translation from Dutch into English

[DrPlacebo]

I love when I find something from my neuroscience background. Today, it was ANTICHOLINERGICS.

[DrPlacebo]

A topical word for 2022: IRREDENTIST.

Also, I was a little surprised to find that REBOP (an older name for bebop) counts.

[Naboka]

A couple of good words that have popped up on back to back days. Neuk and neuks, meaning a corner or nook.

Adds to kue and kues, meaning the letter Q. Flipped to euk and euks, meaning an itch or restless desire or any skin disorder characterized by intense itching. Each worth 7 points.


That's 44 points for 2-6 seconds of typing. (depending on one's speed)

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[leabhar]

I like words like gnat and gnus. No scoring words, I just like them.

[2cute]

I have a new favourite word: QUILLOW (worth 16 points, 18 for the plural).
"A quilt with an attached pocket into which the whole blanket can be folded, thus making a pillow."
I love it, I want one!

Great find & yes, sounds like a great blanket!

[crazykate]

I have a new favourite word: QUILLOW (worth 16 points, 18 for the plural).
"A quilt with an attached pocket into which the whole blanket can be folded, thus making a pillow."
I love it, I want one!

[DrPlacebo]

One I remember from p-chem: ADIABATIC.

(Which was good for a longest word record on the board, but probably wasn't the longest word on that board.)

[Naboka]

I've yet to find Rutherfordium, but will settle for kurchatovium any day. (just love those k's)

Adding an "s" was a bit unexpected. (Who in a lab ever pluralizes single elements?)

but...

Why not gamble?

This game has so many unexpectednesses.

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