Word Of The Day Thread

[Laava]

Auriferous
The first time i heard it used in a sentence, i honestly thought they were taking the piss.

Iron-ear?...

[Laava]

Jumentous.

Jumentous; Of, relating to, or smelling like horse urine.

You can get that on tap at Frings brewery in whangarei

[Madness]

You can get that on tap at Frings brewery in whangarei

I heard you can get just about anything at Frings in Whangarei

[husaberg]

Iron-ear?...

iron eh
Gold bearing soil.
taking the piss....never mind...........two subtle.

[Laava]

I heard you can get just about anything at Frings in Whangarei

I go there a lot!

[Voltaire]

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[Akzle]

profligacy
[prof-li-guh-see] noun
shameless dissoluteness. reckless extravagance.

[husaberg]

INTRIGUE....


Yes, most people know what it's common meaning is, but it is also a collective noun for a group of kittens.

[Madness]

Adelphepothia.

Adelphepothia; a condition whereby one has incestuous feelings towards one’s sister. Mostly prevalent in areas where there is a high preponderance of ginger haired people with webbed feet (e.g Christchurch or the West Coast).

[Akzle]

frowzy
a.
Dirty or unkempt

[oldrider]

Discombobulate.

disconcert or confuse (someone).

[Madness]

Panjandrum.

Panjandrum; noun
A person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence.
"the greatest scientific panjandrum of the 19th century"

[Swoop]

Pate.

Either, the top of a persons head,
an edible food, or
(seems to not appear in modern dictionaries) a persons intellect.

[Woodman]

Zugzwang
ˈ
a situation in which the obligation to make a move in one's turn is a serious, often decisive, disadvantage.

e.g. catch 22

[Akzle]

tarantism - /ˈtar(ə)nˌtɪz(ə)m/ noun
a psychological illness characterized by an extreme
impulse to dance, prevalent in southern Italy from the
15th to the 17th century, and widely believed at the
time to be caused by the bite of a tarantula.

Colloq. An uncontrollable urge to dance.