posts tagged ‘verb’

maffick

Monday, July 7th, 2008

verb. to celebrate with extravagant public demonstrations (dictionary.com)

maffick

yay for going around and taking over everything.


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quaff

Friday, June 13th, 2008

verb. drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily

quaff

above, immensely important information. unrelated [sorta]: you should all go play nethack. friiiiiday


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chortle

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

verb. laugh in a breathy, gleeful way; chuckle

noun. a breathy, gleeful laugh

chortle

because lewis carroll was awesome. seriously. go read about him.


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lionize

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

verb. give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity

lionize

if you need to be told why i like this word, you’ve probably stumbled into an unfamiliar area of the internets. raar!

p.s. arabic caligraphy is the greatest thing


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spall

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

verb. break (ore, rock, stone, or concrete) into smaller pieces, especially in preparation for sorting

noun. a splinter or chip, especially of rock

spall

in honor of good spalling and perfect sentax.


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vituperate

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

verb. blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

everyone knows i can’t resist words like this. just remember, kids: violence is the answer.

inveigle

Friday, April 18th, 2008

verb. persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery; gain entrance to (a place) by using such methods

inveigle

no, i have no idea what that image is.

stephen successfully inveigled me to update yesterday… thought it was fitting. keep up the good work.


image: trepan.org