January 14th, 2011Curious/funny word of the day

Scrobiculate

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Scrobiculate: Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows; pitted.

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January 13th, 2011Curious/funny word of the day

Usquebae

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Usquebae: whiskey

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January 12th, 2011Curious/funny word of the day

Gilravage

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Gilravage: a merrymaking; a noisy frolic, particularly among young people; depredation; great disorder.

Taken from: Century Dictionary (www.wordnik.com)

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January 11th, 2011Curious/funny word of the day

Anent

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Anent: about; concerning.

Taken from: Merrian Webster Online – Dictionary and Thesaurus

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January 10th, 2011Curious/funny word of the day

Macadamize

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Macadamis(z)e: to construct or finish (a road) by compacting into a solid mass a layer of small broken stone on a convex well-drained roadbed and using a binder (as cement or asphalt) for the mass.

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Phatic

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Phatic: of, relating to, or being speech used for social or emotive purposes rather than for communicating information.

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