Word-stock Boosting Thread

there are some really smart people on this board, I can't keep up with their intellectual discussions, so I'm gonna fight back by using big words

so if you've got a really smart-looking word post it here (and the definition) - those smart-arses are gonna feel the wrath of Roget's

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Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@8 December 2003 - 23:48
there are some really smart people on this board, I can't keep up with their intellectual discussions, so I'm gonna fight back by using big words

so if you've got a really smart-looking word post it here (and the definition) - those smart-arses are gonna feel the wrath of Roget's

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obfuscate- to confuse or make obscure. It boils down to when you realize you are wrong and don't want to admit it, you attempt to simply confuse people about what you have been saying.

A way of life for some.

antidisestablishmentarianism

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Originally posted by Spider_dude@8 December 2003 - 21:53
antidisestablishmentarianism

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quasiantidisestablishmentarianism :)

PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS

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obfuscate

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i think that word could be used a lot on here even about me :o :lol: :unsure:

Anamatapea or something like that

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Originally posted by hobbes@8 December 2003 - 21:53
obfuscate - to confuse or make obscure. It boils down to when you realize you are wrong and don't want to admit it, you attempt to simply confuse people about what you have been saying.

A way of life for some.

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ooh, thats a good word - i've seen that obfuscation in some flame wars, i kinda wish there was a flame war right now so i can practise my new word....:ermm:

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Anamatapea or something like that

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onomatopoeia - The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to

Up till now I know what they all mean. La La La La. :lol:

I might be a good idea Darth if you enter the word and let members search for the meaning. That way they will remember it. ;)

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Originally posted by bigboab@8 December 2003 - 23:18
I might be a good idea Darth if you enter the word and let members search for the meaning. That way they will remember it. ;)

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remember what ? ;) :lol: jk

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noun
a 1,913-letter chemical name for tryptophan synthetase A protein, an enzyme consisting 267 amino acids (Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words, 1994

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Originally posted by muchspl2@8 December 2003 - 22:22
methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamyl- serylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminyl- leucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamyl- glycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenyl- alanylvalylthreonylleucylglycylaspartyl- prolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminyl serylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartyl- threonylleucyl isoleucylglutamylalanyl- glycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamyl leucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanyl- serylaspartylprolylleucylalanylaspartyl- glycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminyl- asparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginyl- alanylphenylalanylalanylalanyl- glycylvalylthreonylprolylalanyl- glutaminylcysteinylphenylalanyl- glutamylmethionylleucylalanylleucyl- isoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidyl- prolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucyl- glycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylal- anylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalanyl- asparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylas- partylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylal- anylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysyl- valylglycylvalylaspartylserylvalylleucyl- valylalany laspartylvalylprolylvalyl- glutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolyl phenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanyl- alanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginyl- valylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanyl- isoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartyl- alanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucyl- leucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanyl- seryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyl- tyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucyl- serylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonyl- glycylalanylglutamylasparag- inylarginylalanylalanylleucylprolyl- leucylasparaginylhistidylleucylvalyl- alanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosyl- asparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolyl- leucylglutaminylglycylphenylalanyl- glycylisoleucylserylalanylprolyl- aspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanyl- alanylisoleucylaspartylalanyl- glycylalanylalanylglycylalanyliso- leucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleu- cylvalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamyl- glutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucyl- glutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionyl- leucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenyl- alanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethionyl- lysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine


noun

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i'd hardly call the name of a chemical compound a word... :)

Mug-wump


Sitting on the fence or indecisive? (One of the definitions)

yea u try saying that to someone! :)

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Originally posted by wormless@8 December 2003 - 23:27
yea u try saying that to someone! :)

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I have actually. :lol:

aminoacid mania is difficult to work into conversation muchspl2.

Prestidigitator- magician- a useful word when you think people are making stuff up.

dysdiadochokinesia- impairment of rapid alternating movements (like turning your wrist quickly from palm up to palm down). You can use this to insult JPaul when he has had too much apple, as alcohol strongly effects the portion of the brain which coordinates movement (the cerebellum).

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Originally posted by muchspl2@8 December 2003 - 23:22
methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamyl- serylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminyl- leucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamyl- glycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenyl- alanylvalylthreonylleucylglycylaspartyl- prolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminyl serylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartyl- threonylleucyl isoleucylglutamylalanyl- glycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamyl leucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanyl- serylaspartylprolylleucylalanylaspartyl- glycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminyl- asparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginyl- alanylphenylalanylalanylalanyl- glycylvalylthreonylprolylalanyl- glutaminylcysteinylphenylalanyl- glutamylmethionylleucylalanylleucyl- isoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidyl- prolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucyl- glycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylal- anylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalanyl- asparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylas- partylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylal- anylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysyl- valylglycylvalylaspartylserylvalylleucyl- valylalany laspartylvalylprolylvalyl- glutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolyl phenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanyl- alanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginyl- valylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanyl- isoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartyl- alanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucyl- leucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanyl- seryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyl- tyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucyl- serylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonyl- glycylalanylglutamylasparag- inylarginylalanylalanylleucylprolyl- leucylasparaginylhistidylleucylvalyl- alanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosyl- asparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolyl- leucylglutaminylglycylphenylalanyl- glycylisoleucylserylalanylprolyl- aspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanyl- alanylisoleucylaspartylalanyl- glycylalanylalanylglycylalanyliso- leucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleu- cylvalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamyl- glutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucyl- glutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionyl- leucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenyl- alanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethionyl- lysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine


noun
a 1,913-letter chemical name for tryptophan synthetase A protein, an enzyme consisting 267 amino acids (Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words, 1994

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Not likely to be used very often fortunately!

Here is a long dutch word, KINDERCARNAVALSOPTOCHTVOORBEREIDINGSWERKZAAMHEDEN... :lol:


edit: typo of course! :-" I can't see anything wrong!!!

Heyyyyyy Maaaaaaan B)

Like peace brother and coooooooool sounds to all th.............Ooops

Sorry you said WORD stock :rolleyes:

Jonno B)

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Originally posted by hobbes@8 December 2003 - 22:31
Prestidigitator- magician- a useful word when you think people are making stuff up.

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can that be used as a new way of saying bullshitting?

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I might be a good idea Darth if you enter the word and let members search for the meaning. That way they will remember it.

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that would be a good idea - but i'm too lazy to google

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KINDERCARNIVALSOPTOCHTVOORBEREIDINGSWERKZAAMHEDEN

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Nog fout!!

Moet zijn:

KINDERCARNAVALSOPTOCHTVOORBEREIDINGSWERKZAAMHEDEN

En nog langer:

KUTKINDERCARNAVALSOPTOCHTVOORBEREIDINGSWERKZAAMHEDENBESPREKING

Yogi

Ik vind dat de woorden 'kut' en 'kindercarnavalsoptochtbespreking' niet in een zin vermeld mogen worden :lol: :lol:

Darth, I don't speak Eskimo too well, but I think Skweeky and Sensual are totally flaming your ass!

Quick, use the word "obfuscate" on them, your flame war is at hand!

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Originally posted by SensualGardening@9 December 2003 - 00:02

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KINDERCARNIVALSOPTOCHTVOORBEREIDINGSWERKZAAMHEDEN

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Nog fout!!

Moet zijn:

KINDERCARNAVALSOPTOCHTVOORBEREIDINGSWERKZAAMHEDEN

En nog langer:

KUTKINDERCARNAVALSOPTOCHTVOORBEREIDINGSWERKZAAMHEDENBESPREKING

Yogi

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Ok! You have me there SG. ;)

What does Yogi mean? :lol:

fugue (a homonym as it happens)
torpor
lax
adz
qua
madrigal
specious
meretricious
sesquipedalian
apocryphal

There are plenty of chaps on this board who are familiar all of these words, without having to look any of them up. Many will use at least some of them in conversation.

I am far from embarrassed that I am one of them. If someone uses a word I am unfamiliar with I will ask them what it means. If it happens on the interweb, I will look it up. I have no problem with learning stuff.

:P :D ;)

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Originally posted by hobbes@8 December 2003 - 23:06
Darth, I don't speak Eskimo too well, but I think Skweeky and Sensual are totally flaming your ass!

Quick, use the word "obfuscate" on them, your flame war is at hand!

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i think you might be a prestidigitator - does Babelfish do Dutch?

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Originally posted by nigel123+8 December 2003 - 23:41--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (nigel123 @ 8 December 2003 - 23:41)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-muchspl2@8 December 2003 - 23:22
methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamyl- serylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminyl- leucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamyl- glycylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenyl- alanylvalylthreonylleucylglycylaspartyl- prolylglycylisoleucylglutamylglutaminyl serylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartyl- threonylleucyl isoleucylglutamylalanyl- glycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamyl leucylglycylisoleucylprolylphenylalanyl- serylaspartylprolylleucylalanylaspartyl- glycylprolylthreonylisoleucylglutaminyl- asparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginyl- alanylphenylalanylalanylalanyl- glycylvalylthreonylprolylalanyl- glutaminylcysteinylphenylalanyl- glutamylmethionylleucylalanylleucyl- isoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidyl- prolylthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucyl- glycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylal- anylasparaginylleucylvalylphenylalanyl- asparaginyllysylglycylisoleucylas- partylglutamylphenylalanyltyrosylal- anylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysyl- valylglycylvalylaspartylserylvalylleucyl- valylalany laspartylvalylprolylvalyl- glutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolyl phenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanyl- alanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginyl- valylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanyl- isoleucylcysteinylprolylprolylaspartyl- alanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucyl- leucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanyl- seryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyl- tyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucyl- serylarginylalanylglycylvalylthreonyl- glycylalanylglutamylasparag- inylarginylalanylalanylleucylprolyl- leucylasparaginylhistidylleucylvalyl- alanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosyl- asparaginylalanylalanylprolylprolyl- leucylglutaminylglycylphenylalanyl- glycylisoleucylserylalanylprolyl- aspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanyl- alanylisoleucylaspartylalanyl- glycylalanylalanylglycylalanyliso- leucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleu- cylvalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamyl- glutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucyl- glutamylprolylglutamyllysylmethionyl- leucylalanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenyl- alanylvalylglutaminylprolylmethionyl- lysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine


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a 1,913-letter chemical name for tryptophan synthetase A protein, an enzyme consisting 267 amino acids (Mrs. Byrne&#39;s Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure, and Preposterous Words, 1994

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Not likely to be used very often fortunately&#33;

Here is a long dutch word, KINDERCARNAVALSOPTOCHTVOORBEREIDINGSWERKZAAMHEDEN... :lol:


edit: typo of course&#33; :-" I can&#39;t see anything wrong&#33;&#33;&#33; [/b][/quote]
*cough*

SG what did you say :lol:

adism

rotflmfao HA BEAT THAT&#33;

not exactly a word, but the prefix "sesqui" is one of my favs at the moment:

Sesqui - one and a half times:

eg: sesqui-centenary 150 years
edit: damn JP used it on sesquipedalian.....nm, still like it :)

"apocryphal"
certainly helps explain the hat...

intrarectal

If you don&#39;t like that one you can stick it up your arse.

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Originally posted by lynx@9 December 2003 - 02:20
intrarectal

If you don&#39;t like that one you can stick it up your arse.

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Should that be hyphenated at all.

Or are you a bit retentive.

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intrarectal

If you don&#39;t like that one you can stick it up your arse.

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Should that be hyphenated at all.

Or are you a bit retentive. [/b][/quote]
If you want to stick in something short and straight, who am I to argue?

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@9 December 2003 - 02:20
intrarectal

If you don&#39;t like that one you can stick it up your arse.

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Should that be hyphenated at all.

Or are you a bit retentive.

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If you want to stick in something short and straight, who am I to argue? [/b][/quote]
Poor

V.Poor

V.V. Poor

Nauseating, even.

intrarectal

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Originally posted by Lamsey@9 December 2003 - 00:36
Nauseating, even.

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I think that involves your fingers, and it&#39;s at the other end. :lol:

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Originally posted by xbballplaya223x@8 December 2003 - 18:05
Anamatapea or something like that

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Is this the word to which you were refering?

onomatopoeia: The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

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Originally posted by dingoBaby+8 December 2003 - 18:56--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (dingoBaby @ 8 December 2003 - 18:56)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-xbballplaya223x@8 December 2003 - 18:05
Anamatapea or something like that

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Is this the word to which you were refering?

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Clearly not.
He had it right the first time.
http://users.goldengate.net/~htervee...-in-a-pod4.jpg

May I introduce Ana and Mata Pea?