eg-----benseration
4 posters
Imaginary words and meanings.
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°1
Imaginary words and meanings.
I thought this might be good fun. Make up a word that doesn't really exist. The next poster suggests its meaning.
eg-----benseration
eg-----benseration
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°2
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
benseration---
a well executed surgical incision.
malfarpated
a well executed surgical incision.
malfarpated
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°3
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
Feather wrote:I thought this might be good fun. Make up a word that doesn't really exist. The next poster suggests its meaning.
eg-----benseration--- a well executed surgical incision.
new word: malfarpated
Feather, I think this is a great idea you had for a new game, but might find it difficult since I don't know the origin/roots - latin, greek, etc, of words. I hope we are allowed to just use our imagination?
Anyway, after much thought I could only come up with:
malfarpated: man with a badly shaved head
New word: combuzzle
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°4
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
That's a super effort there, Stardust.
combuzzle---
An old English word for a group of hungry vultures at a carcass.
vitropist
combuzzle---
An old English word for a group of hungry vultures at a carcass.
vitropist
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°5
vitropist
So sweet as ever, Feather.
vitropist = glassy-eyed drunkard
New word: poparoo
vitropist = glassy-eyed drunkard
New word: poparoo
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°6
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
poparoo
American slang mostly used in the deep south--a jack-in-the-box.
kaliderm
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°7
kaliderm
kaliderm = skin perfumed with oils from India
new word: ordiphonic
new word: ordiphonic
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°8
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
ordiphonic----noun meaning one of those annoying poncers who are always on the phone at the fruits and veg stand.
paterise----
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°9
paterise
paterise = look up to someone as a father figure.
New word: watiwatee
New word: watiwatee
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°10
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
watiwatee
Australian gadget like a boomerang but it doesn't come back.
You have to run and fetch it. It's said that many Ozies have lost weight
using it.
calpogrism
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°11
calpogrism
Good definition, Feather.
Calpogrism = Rash caused by sitting on a heated chamber pot.
New word: auricamfilation
Calpogrism = Rash caused by sitting on a heated chamber pot.
New word: auricamfilation
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°12
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
auricamfilation-----Latin origin Process of melting and agitating gold
with a view to making ultra fine strands of the metal.
grumpicting
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°13
grumpicting
Grumpicting: Finding fault with everyone and everything.
New word: webicle
New word: webicle
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°14
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
webicle-----
a spider's home woven on to an icicle.
These constructions are very rare and don't last long.
Most spiders wouldn't live there for all the flies in the world.
They are extremely prone to subsidence!!!
albamacious
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°15
albamacious
albamacious : word invented by fans of Jessica Alba to descibe other girls with the same beauty and charisma.
New word: trossnik
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°16
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
trossnik----
The real first device used by the Russians
which they attempted to launch into space
2 years before Sputnik.
It exploded when 6 meters off the ground.
"Not a lot of people know that.".
It amazes me that you know of it, Stardust.
I had a 3rd cousin 3 times removed who lived in Moscow
at the time. He was in the know. :P
sispathist
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°17
sispathist
Oh you do make me laugh, Feather.
sispathist = a person who cannot go anywhere without his/her sister, who talks of nothing and nobody else, who worships the ground she walks on.
New word: Batablobgobdob
sispathist = a person who cannot go anywhere without his/her sister, who talks of nothing and nobody else, who worships the ground she walks on.
New word: Batablobgobdob
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°18
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
batablobgobdob---
In disuse as it was so difficult to pronounce!!
Common in fifties' USA, it referred to a woman of ill repute,
the sort who stands at a street corner, batting her eyelashes,
pouting her over-painted red lips and shouting,"D.O.B"!!
All the punters knew what that meant, of course--
Delicious Orgy and Bath.
indrontalated
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°19
indrontalated
indrontalated: struck by lightning while walking in New Delhi.
New word: pastrocupbingertritude
New word: pastrocupbingertritude
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°20
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
pastrocupbingertritude--
The inability to pass by a bingo hall without going in for a game.
This condition is rife in the North London area!!!
sicastrian
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°21
sicastrian
sicastrian: applies to castrated cats who can't stop themselves from sighing over the past.
New word: gronkatchoo
New word: gronkatchoo
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°22
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
gronkatchoo--
Archaic--a sneeze of such magnitude as to bring one
to one's knees. Also--"minkatchoo"---the sneeze that
starts but never quite develops to fullness.
gnosperate--
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°23
gnosperate
gnosperate = to gasp for breath after gluttonously eating copious amounts of food.
New word: bepopafirenze
New word: bepopafirenze
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°24
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
bepopafirenze---more commonly bepopafirins
a sturdy device for returning hot coals to an open
fire after they have tumbled out.Commonly seen on
the hearths of rich Victorians. The shinier the metal,
the richer the household.
To quodmalise
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°25
To quodmalise
To quodmalise = to do everything in fours and count by four.
New word: hosketophile
New word: hosketophile
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°26
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
hosketophile-----
a psychopath--one who sees the whole world as an enemy
and acts on that.
babsalonic
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°27
babsalonic
A babsalonic painting is a work of art created by a very young child (no older than 3 years) but good enough to be included for exhibition. This word is used to describe it in the catalogue so that the experts can immediately identify it as belonging to this special class of art. Some enthusiasts have paid millions for such works. They are usually hung on doors.
New word, wobinex
New word, wobinex
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°28
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
wobinex--
Brand name for a 1920's product
which was used in emergencies to
allow knickers to adhere to the skin
in a gentle fashion when a lady had run
out of elastic. It was easily removed at
bedtime or whenever the need arose!!!
dodimously
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°29
dodimously
To tickle a person dodimously is to do so with a pink feather duster.
New word: palumpication
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°30
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
palumpication---
The name given to the procedure of lancing
the boil of a friend.
hasilarious.
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°31
hasilarious
defines something which makes people laugh but without their knowing why.
quentoficile
quentoficile
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°32
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
quentoficile ----- a person who must have the best of everything.
You can see these people in Harrod's or at The Ritz.
They're after the quintessential item every time.
rapnoricity
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°33
rapnoricity
The state young fans get into, stomping, snorting, swooning and jumping about like wild things, at concerts where the famous Scottish rap singer Rappie Burns MacWhatsit2u appears.
New word: Clagumple
New word: Clagumple
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°34
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
clagumple------
a mess or disaster in cooking or baking eg
"I've made a complete clagumple of the trifle."
dencosively
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°35
dencosively
Good morning, Feather. KitKat and the others are not inspired by this game apparently.
To drink hot chocolate dencosively is to glug it down voluptuously, greedily and noisily, getting it all round the mouth and dribbling out of the corners. Yuk!
New word: umpakit
To drink hot chocolate dencosively is to glug it down voluptuously, greedily and noisily, getting it all round the mouth and dribbling out of the corners. Yuk!
New word: umpakit
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°36
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
So it would seem, Stardust. I think it's great fun.
umpakit---
A slang word for the very efficacious pack that can be
bought over the counter at most chemists. It is used to
reduce the symptoms of stress, anger etc when a person
gets the hump about an issue to a severe extent.
It contains a tranquiliser, a vial of rum and light obscuring
glasses. Used around the world, highest sales have been
reported in Washington, USA.
percomilate
umpakit---
A slang word for the very efficacious pack that can be
bought over the counter at most chemists. It is used to
reduce the symptoms of stress, anger etc when a person
gets the hump about an issue to a severe extent.
It contains a tranquiliser, a vial of rum and light obscuring
glasses. Used around the world, highest sales have been
reported in Washington, USA.
percomilate
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°37
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
Sounds like I could do with one of those.Feather wrote:umpakit---
A slang word for the very efficacious pack that can be
bought over the counter at most chemists. It is used to
reduce the symptoms of stress, anger etc when a person
gets the hump about an issue to a severe extent.
It contains a tranquiliser, a vial of rum and light obscuring
glasses. Used around the world, highest sales have been
reported in Washington, USA.
percomilate
The new coffee machine installed in George Clooney's bedroom does not percolate, it percomilates. This merely means that as the coffee heats up all the caffeine is extracted, so that he can drink as much coffee as he wants while watching telly in bed without the risk of a sleepless night later.
Contrary to popular opinion, he mostly sleeps alone (off subject, sorry).
New word: ringamuffin (Not to be confused with ragamuffin)
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°38
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
ringamuffin----
a derogatory term, rife in boxing circles, for an unkempt young boy
in training to be a boxer but who is never likely to succeed.
turimpology
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°39
turimpology
turimpology is the study of Italian turnips by research laboratories seeking an alternative to petrol.
The French are also carrying out such tests but their turnips are of lesser quality than their Italian counterparts.
New word: punagri
The French are also carrying out such tests but their turnips are of lesser quality than their Italian counterparts.
New word: punagri
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°40
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
punagri---
unusual, it means a play on words with farming connotations.
calominic
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°41
calomnic
calomnic : person who loves to speak ill of everybody else.
petalunipia
petalunipia
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°42
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
petalunipia---
I take it the 1st letter is a "p"---or is it an "a"?
A collective noun used by horticulturalists
when referring angrily to a species of grub
which eats away at rockery plants at full moon.
"Those pesky petalunipia have demolished my pansies again!!!".
zebadoting
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°43
zebadoting
Word used by African children to describe the hand-weaning, by zoo or reserve keepers, of orphaned zebra.
splutponk
splutponk
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°44
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
splutponk---
Colloquial expression in southern USA for a recepticle
used to hold the saliva spat out when chewing tobacco.
whanigage
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°45
whanigage
Feather wrote:splutponk---
Colloquial expression in southern USA for a recepticle
used to hold the saliva spat out when chewing tobacco.
Lady tourist onlookers exclaim: Berk! Yuk!
The regional expletive more popular with the local ladies is: Whanigage!
Rolagoni
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°46
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
Rolagoni---
Plural of "Rolagonus"--a self-propelled robot lawn mower of the
future which has not yet been perfected. It has been in the
experimental stage for over 20 years and has been a thorn in the
side of its inventor who still has to mow the lawn instead of going
to the pub for a pint!!!!
hendronic
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°47
hendronic
Term used in the Malaysian Air Force to describe female members of the gliding club.
exobinate
exobinate
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°48
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
exobinate-----
---to remove items from a rubbish bin in order to eat them.
The authorities in The Bronx, New York, have been trying to stop this
practice of obination for many years by attaching locks to the bins, but so far with no
success. Local residents have been awakened from sleep by loud bangings and
hammerings in the early hours of the morning.
Stardust- Location : City of Light
- Post n°49
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
What's your new word, Feather?
Feather- Location : Scotland
- Post n°50
Re: Imaginary words and meanings.
Sorry---old brain cells again.
sudifactory