Words to add to the dictionary

[2cute]

"Punked" in the sense of "being made a punk of" has been a verb and was slang when I was a kid in the 50s, and I saw its use in print in stories written even before that. Lots of other slang terms are accepted and in dictionaries despite being newer and less-used.

Oh, I didn't know that.

I don't use the term, but I remember there used to be a TV show called 'Punked' where people would play practical jokes on other people (for humor or comedy). So being 'punked' meant someone played this practical joke upon you.

[bwt1213]

I think punked is considered slang maybe that's why it isn't accepted.

"Punked" in the sense of "being made a punk of" has been a verb and was slang when I was a kid in the 50s, and I saw its use in print in stories written even before that. Lots of other slang terms are accepted and in dictionaries despite being newer and less-used.

[Naboka]

Another headscratcher. Counterobjecting is accepted, but not counterobject. Neither of which is in lexic.

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Objecting, reobject and reobjecting were accepted.

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[2cute]

I was surprised that PUNKED wasn't accepted. But looking online I see that many dictionaries don't have PUNK as a verb; I guess its meaning as PRANK or TRICK is too new.

I think punked is considered slang maybe that's why it isn't accepted.

[Nylimb]

I was surprised that PUNKED wasn't accepted. But looking online I see that many dictionaries don't have PUNK as a verb; I guess its meaning as PRANK or TRICK is too new.

[2cute]

ecmnesia.

Doesn't seem to be currently accepted, but coming to a theater near you soon.

A form of amnesia where a patient can remember older events but not recent ones.

Now...

where was I?

That is a symptom of Alzheimer's disease, people can remember the past but their short term memory doesn't exist (any longer).

[BaronTopor]

How did this word win when it is not in the dictionary? UNQUINQUAGINTILLIARD (42)

[lalatan]

Stephen, as you prepare to tweak the dictionaries, I wonder if you would reclassify SQUAMOSENESSES. I played it this morning, it was only worth 20 pts and categorized as a "wide" word. I have never seen it in my lifetime and I surmise very few have. (It's an alternate spelling of SQUAMOUS.) Contrastingly SQUEAMISHNESSES is worth 32 pts and most people have probably used SQUEAMISH. Thanks for all your efforts to improve the website.

Naboka, thanks for the chuckle. I somehow missed your last post til now.

[floppers]

ecmnesia.

Doesn't seem to be currently accepted, but coming to a theater near you soon.

A form of amnesia where a patient can remember older events but not recent ones.

Now...

where was I?

now that made me laugh at an inappropriate time of day

[Naboka]

ecmnesia.

Doesn't seem to be currently accepted, but coming to a theater near you soon.

A form of amnesia where a patient can remember older events but not recent ones.

Now...

where was I?

[BaronTopor]

I find a number of obvious plurals are not in the dictionary, yet some proper nouns are. Puzzling.

[BoredInTheCar]

Prayers are with you.

Yes indeed. I hope bwt1213 can derive at least a moment of comfort from knowing that like-minded strangers on the internet are rooting for him and his wife.

[Naboka]

I have to say that the last time I was this sick was when I had sepsis. And that was two weeks in the ICU until they found the right antibiotic. It's very painful -- sore throat, the worst ever, runny nose, spiky fever, acute muscle and joint aches, breathing troubles. At least my O2 concentrations are up there, because I have an oxygen generator at home. I'm actually running five points higher than usual, from 93 to 100. Pulse is about 54 to 64. This doesn't feel good, guys, not three days in. This feels downhill.

Prayers are with you.

[bwt1213]

I have to say that the last time I was this sick was when I had sepsis. And that was two weeks in the ICU until they found the right antibiotic. It's very painful -- sore throat, the worst ever, runny nose, spiky fever, acute muscle and joint aches, breathing troubles. At least my O2 concentrations are up there, because I have an oxygen generator at home. I'm actually running five points higher than usual, from 93 to 100. Pulse is about 54 to 64. This doesn't feel good, guys, not three days in. This feels downhill.

[2cute]

I've at last contracted COVID. Yup, vaccinated. It's probably Omicron, though, and the shots don't protect as well against that version.


About Covid: there was an Easter Sunday dinner for the family. No one had any exposure, so far as we know. Several had been tested before the event and were negative. I won't use names. Let's just use capital letters for females and lower case for males, listed from oldest to youngest. So the males were abcde and the Females were ABCD. abcd tested positive after the event and several had tested negative before it (bd). D tested positive and C's results were inconclusive. D is 8 years old and attends school in person (Republican demand here in Wisconsin) and without a mask (another Republican demand). Since Republicans rule Wisconsin despite taking less than 50% of the vote year after year, their demands are usually met. I suspect, though I do not know, that D is responsible for all those cases. That's what kids do, year after year -- they pick up something at school and bring it home. So, 5 of the 9 people caught Covid from the event, and one other (C) may have. "A" is my wife and today she has a sore throat. She has congestive heart failure and asthma. She doesn't need Covid.

I'm sorry you & your wife are suffering. I hope a speedy recovery.

I was speaking with my neighbor who said he had contracted (& recovered from) COVID as well (he wasn't big on wearing a mask & he's probably in his 30's). He told me the advantage of having no sense of taste or smell was 'he could drink an entire bottle of whiskey & not taste a thing'. I said but you still got the effects right? He said yep! So that's something cheerful to think about. I'm not suggesting you drink 'the entire bottle' as he considered, yet that's one plus to think about.