Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Word of The Day

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Word of The Day

    An occasional series by anyone who want to chip in, only rules being the word must be outside the normal milieu of everyday international conversation.

    I'll kick off with:

    Doolally

    British
    informal
    1Temporarily deranged or feeble-minded.
    ‘Uncle's gone doolally again’

    1.1 Transported with excitement or pleasure.
    ‘a return on capital that the City would go doolally over’
    Origin
    Early 20th century: originally doolally tap, Indian army slang, from Deolali (the name of a town with a military sanatorium and a transit camp) + Urdu tap ‘fever’.
    In the realm of spirit, seek clarity; in the material world, seek utility.

    Leibniz

  • #2
    kaylied (ˈKay lied' )

    adjective
    British slang

    intoxicated; drunk

    From the northern name "kali" for sherbet powder
    Last edited by Toby; 03 May 17,, 22:14.

    Comment


    • #3
      schmutz

      North American informal noun...dirt or similar unpleasant substance
      Real eyes realize real lies.

      Comment


      • #4
        Codswallop

        Codswallop [cod’s wallop], noun.

        Senseless talk, an expression of disbelief.
        “That’s a load of old codswallop gone bad!”

        Origin unknown.
        Possibily 1959 UK TV series "Hancock’s Half Hour."

        Possibly from cod (scrotum, cf., codpiece) + wallop (beer) = imitation beer.

        Possibly from Hiram Codd’s British soft drinks (ca. 1870s), which were produced in bottles with a glass marble stopper. The marble was “walloped” (hit hard) to open the bottle. “Is that a Codd’s ‘beer’ (ha!) you’re drinking?”


        (The reason I chose this word is because I first heard it from an Irishman who had spent the last 55 years in rural Hong Kong. There’s not much chance he heard it in HK, and only a small possibility he saw / heard the 1959 TV program.)
        Trust me?
        I'm an economist!

        Comment


        • #5
          cack
          kak

          BRITISH informal noun
          1.
          excrement; dung.
          "cow cack"
          verb
          1.
          defecate in (one's clothes)."he's cackin his pants"
          Last edited by Toby; 18 May 17,, 08:28.

          Comment


          • #6
            Hubris

            Excessive pride or self-confidence.

            (in Greek tragedy) excessive pride towards or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.

            overweening presumption that leads a person to disregard the divinely fixed limits on human action in an ordered cosmos

            Comment


            • #7
              Machiavellian

              ˌmakɪəˈvɛlɪən/Submit
              adjective
              1.
              cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics.
              "a whole range of outrageous Machiavellian manoeuvres"
              synonyms: devious, cunning, crafty, artful, wily, sly, scheming, designing, conniving, opportunistic, insidious, treacherous, perfidious, two-faced, Janus-faced, tricky, double-dealing, unscrupulous, deceitful, dishonest; informalfoxy
              "there were press accusations of Machiavellian deception"
              noun
              1.
              a person who schemes in a Machiavellian way.

              Comment


              • #8
                Twat

                1.a person regarded as stupid or obnoxious.

                2. hit or punch (someone).
                "if my best mate said that I'd twat him"

                Comment


                • #9
                  Originally posted by Toby View Post
                  Twat

                  1.a person regarded as stupid or obnoxious.

                  2. hit or punch (someone).
                  "if my best mate said that I'd twat him"
                  I thouht it was The War Against Terror ...
                  Trust me?
                  I'm an economist!

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Originally posted by DOR View Post
                    I thouht it was The War Against Terror ...
                    Nah thats TWOT Pal

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Toby View Post
                      This was good, heard an album of his poetry some time ago, couldn't remember his name. Cheers : )

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Double Edge View Post
                        This was good, heard an album of his poetry some time ago, couldn't remember his name. Cheers : )
                        He's known as 'The Bard of Salford'....a very dry Salfordian...like many from the area.

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          Word for today is 'Julian' referring to the Julian Calendar - and yes it was proposed by Julius Gaius Caesar way back in 46BC. That is because in Ukraine we now have two Christmas's - the Catholic Christmas of the Gregorian Calendar having been made a holiday by the Rada this year but still most Ukrainians - Orthodox or Greek Catholic (as my husband is) celebrate Christmas on January 7. So two Christmas Eves and Christmas days! In Polish tradition today is Saint Nicholas Eve (called Mikolaj in Polish) where presents are left under small peoples pillows (bit like the English tooth fairy) but not because it is Christmas Eve whereas in Ukraine it is St Nicholas Eve and Christmas Eve; all damn confusing to be honest and I would fully support sorting out the difference so that we live who live in between as it were do not have to buy two lots of presents every year!

                          I wish my Orthodox Brothers and Sisters a Happy Christmas. I pray that one day we may overcome all the human (and calendar) obstacles so that all may rejoin in a single Communion as the true believers we all are. God go with us and guide us all.

                          Comment

                          Working...
                          X