made up words - Page 3

skysidhe · 08-02-2006, 01:10 PM

that dosn't make sense , since I am not a religious person

but if it gets her to laugh then alrighty. I think you guys are fine. Just don't get all freaky on me. No need to get defensive. I am only having fun.

[too]

[the street does go both ways ya know ]

ferret88 · 08-02-2006, 03:08 PM

My wife has a TERRIBLE habit of using nondescript, made-up words for things she cannot immediately remember the names of. Her terms-of-choice are "thingy-thing" and "fun stuff." For example, at a restaurant she will want to order some version of flavored iced tea and will ask if they have any reaspberry fun stuff.
(She also has pronoun trouble in that she starts conversations using pronouns for which she has provided no reference, but that's probably a different thread.)

The other, generally accepted, ones that bug me are "aks" for "ask" and "expresso" for "espresso."

Spexxvet · 08-03-2006, 07:21 PM

Vomitose. As in: "I think I've had too much too drink - I feel vomitose"

barefoot serpent · 08-04-2006, 09:50 AM

barfaroni -- a bit too descriptive for me.

Sundae · 08-09-2006, 05:54 AM

Made up words within my family:

Beebles - any dried catfood, also used to describe boring cereal
Dither - not the dictionary definition, but an all over body shiver of disgust - "Those caterpillar pictures gave me the dithers"
Gollop - to drink in large swallows - "Stop golloping, you'll make yourself sick!"
Gullet (also gulluted, gulleting) - replaces "fillet" (fish)
Lurkey - left over turkey, also Licken and Larky Bread (I used to eat garlic bread for breakfast when I was a pizza waitress)
Mashipots - mashed potatoes
Sleepy-bo - the feeling of utter exhaustion that overcomes small children when they are literally falling asleep where they are
Spiggits - biscuits (cookies)

Obviously these are childhood words, but are still used without embarrassment.

funkykule · 08-09-2006, 06:25 AM

liberry for library
pacific/pacifically for specific/specifically
prolly for probably
all annoy me.

But i get over it cos I have a few of my own:
fuffer- anything of the cuddly variety.
eddy fuff- anything extremely cute.
randomer- anybody not known to me~ some randomer cut me off
and various made up swearwords etc..

Beestie · 08-09-2006, 06:39 AM

Just listen to that moron Bo Deitl on Imus in the morning and you could fill up this thread. I'm not even gonna start.

MurMetz · 08-09-2006, 10:13 AM

My husband has a horrible (but entertaining) habit of mixing up two words that have the same (or close) definition:

to him,
drowsy + groggy = droggy

Spexxvet · 08-14-2006, 12:17 PM

Chubby chafe - the irritaion between fat thighs, from rubbing together while walking.

08-14-2006, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Chubby chafe - the irritaion between fat thighs, from rubbing together while walking.

Those are both actual words.

Proactive.... god I heard it so much in the damn office.
I wanna' find the glib fuck that made that shit-up and stomp them like a puppy.
*happyBuddhistthoughtshappyBuddhistthoughtshappyBuddhistthoughtshappyBuddhistthoughtshappyBuddhistthoughtshappyBuddhistthoughts*

Urbane Guerrilla · 08-15-2006, 01:24 AM

A neologism contest where the challenge was to change or add a single letter in or to a word, and then define the new word, produced the concise and useful-sounding Ignoranus -- someone both ignorant and an asshole.

dar512 · 08-16-2006, 06:03 PM

A woman I worked with came up with a useful one - hingent.

It's a mixture of hinges on and contingent.

JayMcGee · 08-16-2006, 09:56 PM

lol!

ignoranus works....

that should definitlay go into the lexicon

Urbane Guerrilla · 08-18-2006, 02:39 PM

[Garry Owen] "There is no truth to the rumor that Hingent sang 'Hold Your Head Up.'"[/Garry Owen]

Early Amber series was tasty stuff, wasn't it, Dar512?

dar512 · 08-18-2006, 03:18 PM

Yup. It's yet another set of books I reread every couple of years. The man had a way with words.

08-02-2006, 01:10 PM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	that dosn't make sense , since I am not a religious person but if it gets her to laugh then alrighty. I think you guys are fine. Just don't get all freaky on me. No need to get defensive. I am only having fun. [too] [the street does go both ways ya know ] Last edited by skysidhe; 08-02-2006 at 01:17 PM.

08-03-2006, 07:21 PM	#3
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Vomitose. As in: "I think I've had too much too drink - I feel vomitose" __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

08-04-2006, 09:50 AM	#4
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	barfaroni -- a bit too descriptive for me. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

08-09-2006, 05:54 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Made up words within my family: Beebles - any dried catfood, also used to describe boring cereal Dither - not the dictionary definition, but an all over body shiver of disgust - "Those caterpillar pictures gave me the dithers" Gollop - to drink in large swallows - "Stop golloping, you'll make yourself sick!" Gullet (also gulluted, gulleting) - replaces "fillet" (fish) Lurkey - left over turkey, also Licken and Larky Bread (I used to eat garlic bread for breakfast when I was a pizza waitress) Mashipots - mashed potatoes Sleepy-bo - the feeling of utter exhaustion that overcomes small children when they are literally falling asleep where they are Spiggits - biscuits (cookies) Obviously these are childhood words, but are still used without embarrassment. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

08-09-2006, 06:39 AM	#7
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Just listen to that moron Bo Deitl on Imus in the morning and you could fill up this thread. I'm not even gonna start. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

08-02-2006, 03:08 PM	#2
ferret88 (This space left intentionally UN-blank.) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 604	My wife has a TERRIBLE habit of using nondescript, made-up words for things she cannot immediately remember the names of. Her terms-of-choice are "thingy-thing" and "fun stuff." For example, at a restaurant she will want to order some version of flavored iced tea and will ask if they have any reaspberry fun stuff. (She also has pronoun trouble in that she starts conversations using pronouns for which she has provided no reference, but that's probably a different thread.) The other, generally accepted, ones that bug me are "aks" for "ask" and "expresso" for "espresso."

08-09-2006, 06:25 AM	#6
funkykule professional bowler Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 134	liberry for library pacific/pacifically for specific/specifically prolly for probably all annoy me. But i get over it cos I have a few of my own: fuffer- anything of the cuddly variety. eddy fuff- anything extremely cute. randomer- anybody not known to me~ some randomer cut me off and various made up swearwords etc..

08-09-2006, 10:13 AM	#8
MurMetz Eavesdropper Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 24	My husband has a horrible (but entertaining) habit of mixing up two words that have the same (or close) definition: to him, drowsy + groggy = droggy __________________

08-14-2006, 12:17 PM	#9
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	Chubby chafe - the irritaion between fat thighs, from rubbing together while walking. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

08-15-2006, 01:24 AM	#11
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	A neologism contest where the challenge was to change or add a single letter in or to a word, and then define the new word, produced the concise and useful-sounding Ignoranus -- someone both ignorant and an asshole. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

08-16-2006, 06:03 PM	#12
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	A woman I worked with came up with a useful one - hingent. It's a mixture of hinges on and contingent. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

08-16-2006, 09:56 PM	#13
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	lol! ignoranus works.... that should definitlay go into the lexicon __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

08-18-2006, 02:39 PM	#14
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	[Garry Owen] "There is no truth to the rumor that Hingent sang 'Hold Your Head Up.'"[/Garry Owen] Early Amber series was tasty stuff, wasn't it, Dar512? __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

08-18-2006, 03:18 PM	#15
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Yup. It's yet another set of books I reread every couple of years. The man had a way with words. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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