L1OR's Space!: Word of the Day

Word of the Day: Hiatus

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:01:00 GMT

Hiatus: A break or pause; A gap in a series, making it incomplete; A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant.

eg To many people nothing is more uncomfortable than a social hiatus, a period of silent, unstructured time when no one present can think of anything interesting to say...

Word of the day: Borborygmus

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:50:45 GMT

Borborygmus: the gurgling, rumbling, or growling noise from the abdomen

Fun Phrases

Sat, 31 May 2008 19:28:58 GMT

ugh I'm concentrating about as well as Dorrie the fish today. In my distraction from what I've been meant to be doing I've found some fun phrases, so thought I'd make a post on them, and I'll add to this list as I find more over time :)

A
Anxiety

I was so worried I was walking a hole in the carpet over it

B
Big

It was so big it looked like someone had poured [take your pick: water, milk, cream, custard] into it and forgot to say when.

Big Picture

Aim to win the war, not the battle

C
Clean

plucked cleaner than a Thanksgiving turkey

Clear

As clear as mud

Common

Common as dirt

Creativity

It must be like a Disney studio up there in your head

Cute

As cute as a cupcake

D
Dance

He dances like an epileptic penguin

Different

different like snowflakes

E
Easy

Easy as falling off a log

F
Flexibility

It's better to bend than to break.

G
Good feelings

He carried a pocketful of sunshine with him which made people glow wherever he went.

Gullible

Do I look like a turnip that just fell off the turnip truck.

H
Handy

Handy as a pocket

Happy

Happy as a duck

Hope

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
From small beginnings come great things.

Hunger

As hungry as a goat on a concrete pasture

Hyperactive

Hyperactive as a fly on coke

I
Impure

Pure as driven snow

Intense

He had that intense “I can see right through your dress” look in his eyes

J

K

L
Lowly

Lowly as a worm

M
Messy

I’m not messy, I'm just easy going when it comes to cleaning.

N
Nothing's perfect

Every garden may have some weeds
Every path has its puddle
Every rose has its thorn

O
Obvious

As obvious as a cow walking across the stage
As clear as mud

One Track Mind

"He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail." - Abraham Maslow,

Overweight

Convex figure
looked like she’d be plenty warm in winter and provide plenty of shade in the summer.

P
Passive

I’m not passive, I’m relaxed

Problems

May all your weeds be wildflowers.
The stronger the breeze the stronger the trees.

Procrastination

One of these days is none of these days.

Pure

Pure as snow

Q
Questions

There are no bad questions apart from those that you keep to yourself

Quiet

I'm not quiet, I'm just being deep

R
Realism

One flower does not bring spring.

S
Shake

shake like a dog emerging from the river

Shallow

I've had baths deeper than you

Sincerity

the sincerity of a TV laugh track.

Slow

Slow as molasses

T
Talking

making chin music

Two sides to everything

Every stick has 2 ends

U
Uneasy

As uneasy as a cat near water.

V

W
Welcome

As welcome as a skunk at a lawn party

Wild

As wild as an unbroken bronco

Wind

The wind was blowing so hard you could spit in your own eye

Wrinkled

Wrinkled as a prune.

X

Y

Z

Word of the Day: Occident

Fri, 02 May 2008 23:58:43 GMT

Occident = Western Hemisphere: the hemisphere that includes North America and South America. Occident as opposed to Orient.

Word of the Day: Vacillate

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:12:20 GMT

Vacillate: hover: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

Word of the Day: academeeze

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:25:18 GMT

Academeeze = a mysterious language found in academic journals and other academic texts, and sometimes heard spoken by academics. This curious scholarly style gets a “10” for its precision, but only a “2” for its clarity for the layman.

Word of the Day: Druthers

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:13:53 GMT

Druthers: preference: the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake"

Word of the Day: Gink

Thu, 01 May 2008 01:00:30 GMT

To Gink: Hollywood film sound vernacular for "to screw up."

Word of the Day: Titular

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:36:42 GMT

1 a: existing in title only; especially : bearing a title derived from a defunct ecclesiastical jurisdiction (as an episcopal see) <a titular bishop>
b: having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities <the titular head of a political party>
2: bearing a title: titled
3: of, relating to, or constituting a title <the titular hero of the play>

A "word-of-the-day" badge saying "I am Ace" is making its way in the mail to you James

Word of the Day: Profligate

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:07:56 GMT

1 : completely given up to dissipation and licentiousness
2 : wildly extravagant

Word of the Day: Mercurial

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:23:37 GMT

1 : of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury
2 : having qualities of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness attributed to the god Mercury or to the influence of the planet Mercury
3 : characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood <a mercurial temper>
4 : of, relating to, containing, or caused by mercury

Word of the Day: Quiescent

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:27:27 GMT

Quiescent:
1 : marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
2 : causing no trouble or symptoms

Word of the day: Lackadaisical

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:07:23 GMT

languid; lacking life, spirit, or zest.

And this word of the day award goes to..... Sol! Gold star to you