Morgan Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Today, I learned the word ‘poilu’. I have never seen, or heard of, this word before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 What’s wrong with hairy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, FWJ said: What’s wrong with hairy ? That was the first result I got when I Googled it! Turns out it means ‘infantry soldier’ and especially one from WW1. Every day is a school day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, Morgan said: That was the first result I got when I Googled it! Turns out it means ‘infantry soldier’ and especially one from WW1. Every day is a school day. Specifically French infantry, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 The English language has many wonderful words that are rarely used, many of which can apply to JKB. In only A,B, and C we have: Agonistic, which means argumentative Biddable, easily led or controlled Captious, intended to confuse in an argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: Specifically French infantry, I believe. Ah! thanks. I didn’t see that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: The English language has many wonderful words that are rarely used, many of which can apply to JKB. In only A,B, and C we have: Agonistic, which means argumentative Biddable, easily led or controlled Captious, intended to confuse in an argument. I had B and C, but A surprised me. I thought agonistic was a medical term to describe the way agonist drugs produce responses in cells. I would also be more inclined to use C to describe nitpicking, especially in an argument or debate. For example, you set out very clearly why X is the case. I can't fault your line or reasoning, but I pick some minor side issue in what you said, find fault with that, and use that to say that your argument is flawed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 I invented a brand new word today... ...plagiarism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Morgan said: Today, I learned the word ‘poilu’. I have never seen, or heard of, this word before. You like a wee correction, now and again. Remember this 'un? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Quayle#:~:text=On June 15%2C 1992%2C Quayle,widespread ridicule for his error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchy frog Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 COVFEFE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Ulysses said: I had B and C, but A surprised me. I thought agonistic was a medical term to describe the way agonist drugs produce responses in cells. I would also be more inclined to use C to describe nitpicking, especially in an argument or debate. For example, you set out very clearly why X is the case. I can't fault your line or reasoning, but I pick some minor side issue in what you said, find fault with that, and use that to say that your argument is flawed. Oh well then. How about these JKB-appropriate three from D. E, and F ?: Disabuse, to persuade someone that they're wrong Esoteric, difficult to understand or unclear Fulminate, express vehement protest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 42 minutes ago, Wee Mikey said: You like a wee correction, now and again. Remember this 'un? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Quayle#:~:text=On June 15%2C 1992%2C Quayle,widespread ridicule for his error. I don't actually! 15 minutes ago, crunchy frog said: COVFEFE Trump. I had to Google that too, to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Ulysses said: I invented a brand new word today... ...plagiarism. And your point is, caller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Ulysses said: I invented a brand new word today... ...plagiarism. Did you know that the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: Did you know that the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary? I do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Two words I learned today, one of which I plan to use when I get the chance, and the other which I plan never to deploy. Apricate: Verb, meaning to bask in sunshine. This is one I plan to use again. Synecdoche: Noun, the use of the name of an attribute or part to describe a complete thing, or (less often) the name of an entire thing to describe only a part. Examples include: Hand to mean workman or sailor. Suits to mean businesspeople. Wheels to mean a car. It also includes things like using 10 Downing Street, or The White House, as shorthand for the longer titles of office holders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_Duncan Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 57 minutes ago, Maple Leaf said: Did you know that the word "gullible" is not in the dictionary? Yes it is. Who looks stupid now, eh? Eh! Eh… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Mikey Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heatonjambo Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 56 minutes ago, Wee Mikey said: Technically he is right in a way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecN Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Vexatious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 @Ulysses and. @Maple Leaf Gullible is a new one on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, heatonjambo said: Technically he is right in a way 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 This book is a cracking read, full of lost words once in common use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 floccinaucinihilipilification Used to be a regular word used on a game show years ago that awarded points for longest words with certain letters in a particular order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 57 minutes ago, Victorian said: floccinaucinihilipilification Used to be a regular word used on a game show years ago that awarded points for longest words with certain letters in a particular order. The Moggster used it in a speach in the Westminster Parliament a few years back. Thus it's now the longest word to be included in Hansard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percival King Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Ruthful. The opposite, sort of, of ruthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the posh bit Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Victorian said: floccinaucinihilipilification Used to be a regular word used on a game show years ago that awarded points for longest words with certain letters in a particular order. Paul Coia used to present that, it was ****ing shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 12, 2023 Author Share Posted November 12, 2023 Just now, the posh bit said: Paul Coia used to present that, it was ****ing shite. Is everything ‘shite’ to you? Are you ever happy? Do you post negatively (under this account) for reaction? Do you still post under your other names on here? Go on, give us a smile. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
been here before Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, the posh bit said: Paul Coia used to present that, it was ****ing shite. Paul Coia- married a Miss Great Britain, first voice heard on Channel 4 and has a twin brother. He also has a brother and a sister who are also twins, if you see what I mean. A picayune of information for you there... Edited November 12, 2023 by been here before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the posh bit Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 34 minutes ago, been here before said: Paul Coia- married a Miss Great Britain, first voice heard on Channel 4 and has a twin brother. He also has a brother and a sister who are also twins, if you see what I mean. A picayune of information for you there... He did well for himself and was a decent host. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the posh bit Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 41 minutes ago, Morgan said: Is everything ‘shite’ to you? Are you ever happy? Do you post negatively (under this account) for reaction? Do you still post under your other names on here? Go on, give us a smile. 😆 You're shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 hour ago, been here before said: A picayune of information for you there... An informational bagatelle, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Percival King said: Ruthful. The opposite, sort of, of ruthless. It's right up there along with feckful, couth, ruly, and full of gorm. There's also ept, which is the opposite, sort of, of inept. Susie Dent: ‘English has always evolved by mistake’ | Countdown | The Guardian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periodictabledancer Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 In a football context, "transition". Never heard for the first 60 years of my life and now it's every 5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muldoon74 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 This thread is full of the most interludicrous contrafibularities... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 9 hours ago, Ulysses said: I invented a brand new word today... ...plagiarism. Giggle giggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Why do flammable and inflammable mean the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 6 hours ago, Wee Mikey said: 5 hours ago, heatonjambo said: Technically he is right in a way George Bush was alarmed about the American education system when he was told that half of the American population was below average intelligence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Woohoo! I just met the words "augend" and "addend". See the sum 2+3? The first number in a sum (in this case 2) is an "augend". The second number (in this case 3) is the "addend". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I also knew (as did we all) of the word "ultimatum". But there's also the word "penultimatum", which more or less means the last demand or proposal you make before you issue an ultimatum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 All of this from a mere 26 letters. Quite an accomplishment. (I'd think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maple Leaf Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 30 minutes ago, J.T.F.Robertson said: All of this from a mere 26 letters. Quite an accomplishment. (I'd think) It's estimated that there are about one million words in the English language. https://englishlive.ef.com/blog/language-lab/many-words-english-language/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Ulysses said: Woohoo! I just met the words "augend" and "addend". See the sum 2+3? The first number in a sum (in this case 2) is an "augend". The second number (in this case 3) is the "addend". But did you get the right answer, if not, you’re the final part of the equation…the “bellend” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Conniption - having a fit of rage or hysterics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 6 hours ago, Ulysses said: I also knew (as did we all) of the word "ultimatum". But there's also the word "penultimatum", which more or less means the last demand or proposal you make before you issue an ultimatum. Peri penultimatum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobboM Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tazio said: Peri penultimatum. I knew that one from Hearts press conference updates on Halkett's injury 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il Duce McTarkin Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 11 hours ago, the posh bit said: You're shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 17 hours ago, heatonjambo said: Technically he is right in a way There's a few phrases we use in the English language that have French words in them but the French don't use them. It was on an old Stephen Fry edition of QI and the only one I can remember is en suite. The Frenchies don't use that phrase. 4 hours ago, Tazio said: Peri penultimatum. Is that a warning that I'm going to give you a kick between the legs, behind your sack but not in the hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted November 13, 2023 Author Share Posted November 13, 2023 3 hours ago, il Duce McTarkin said: Charming, isn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Came across the word Crapulent in a book a few weeks ago, never heard it befor, then started a book this morning and there it was again. crapulent /ˈkrapjʊl(ə)nt/ adjective LITERARY relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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