maddmaxx ★ Posted November 4, 2019 Share #1 Posted November 4, 2019 Gardyloo. This is actually a Scottish term, but it sounds really nifty! The definition is a funny and gross one; this is what people living in Edinburgh shouted out their windows as a warning before dumping their slop buckets out of their windows. At least they gave a little bit of a warning to those below! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share #2 Posted November 4, 2019 Taradiddle. This word references someone or something that is filled with pretentious nonsense or something that is a lie. A great example of this is that classic fisherman’s tale of how big the fish he caught was. Usually the fisherman is lying or at least exaggerating about the fish, especially if he (or she) didn’t keep the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted November 4, 2019 Gubbins. This is an object that has little or no value and is also referring to a gadget or device. It can also refer to odds and ends or rubbish and, oddly enough, can be used to describe a silly person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted November 4, 2019 Share #4 Posted November 4, 2019 I like these. I will try to fit at least one into my casual conversation today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted November 4, 2019 Share #5 Posted November 4, 2019 1 hour ago, maddmaxx said: Gardyloo. This is actually a Scottish term, but it sounds really nifty! The definition is a funny and gross one; this is what people living in Edinburgh shouted out their windows as a warning before dumping their slop buckets out of their windows. At least they gave a little bit of a warning to those below! I think that translates to "Look out below" in Greenville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted November 4, 2019 Share #6 Posted November 4, 2019 Excessive. more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate. As in excessive words. I'm too old to be confused by a bunch of new words. How about treating them like vitamins - one a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted November 4, 2019 cur·mudg·eon noun a bad-tempered person, especially an old one. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted November 4, 2019 Share #8 Posted November 4, 2019 23 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: cur·mudg·eon noun a bad-tempered person, especially an old one. Did you see a picture of @RalphWaldoMooseworth beside that word when you looked it up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted November 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Did you see a picture of @RalphWaldoMooseworth beside that word when you looked it up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted November 4, 2019 Share #10 Posted November 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Cute... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted November 4, 2019 Share #11 Posted November 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Cute... In a curmudgeonly sort of way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted November 4, 2019 Share #12 Posted November 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, roadsue said: In a curmudgeonly sort of way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 4, 2019 Share #13 Posted November 4, 2019 8 minutes ago, roadsue said: In a curmudgeonly sort of way. 12 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Cute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted November 4, 2019 Share #14 Posted November 4, 2019 Thanks for the list. New words are always fun. When I was going to grad school at IIT in the 70's, the Illinois College of Optometry was part of it and I could finally afford contact lenses through it on my Teaching Assistant's salary. The optometry student working on me had a couple fellow students stop by and say he was lucky to have an IIT grad student as a patient - the rest were working on "NBW's." I asked what an NBW was and was told, "People from the community: No Brain Waves." When I ended up teaching the gifted high school kids in Chemistry and Physics and one would say something stupid, I'd say, "Keep that up and we'll move you down to the NBW classes. " They learned what it stood for and soon the elite kids used NBW as a secret code to mock the other kids. I didn't know whether to laugh or be ashamed. I laughed since it was mostly being used on bullies and egotists. I wonder if it's still being used there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted November 4, 2019 Share #15 Posted November 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, MickinMD said: I didn't know whether to laugh or be ashamed. ignominious- humiliating; degrading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 4, 2019 Share #16 Posted November 4, 2019 churlish. I am often churlish. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted November 5, 2019 Share #17 Posted November 5, 2019 Retrousse - turned up at the end. commonly used to describe a woman’s nose and another part of the female anatomy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 5, 2019 Share #18 Posted November 5, 2019 Dope - Fucking cool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share #19 Posted November 5, 2019 Ratoon. Don’t worry, this isn’t referring to a raccoon and rat mix breed or an ROUS (rodents of unusual size), it is, in fact, referring to that small shoot or growth that comes from the root of a plant. You will see a lot of these in the spring and summer as things are growing. This was a sneaky twofer as you also got the acronym ROUS for free. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted November 5, 2019 Share #20 Posted November 5, 2019 On 11/4/2019 at 10:04 AM, maddmaxx said: Gardyloo. It's best not to be a looky loo when someone yells "gardyloo". 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted November 5, 2019 Share #21 Posted November 5, 2019 On 11/4/2019 at 10:05 AM, maddmaxx said: Taradiddle. You do speak a lot of tosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share #22 Posted November 5, 2019 Poppycock (ˈpɒpɪkɒk) Have you ever listened to somebody trying to talk about something that they know absolutely nothing about? Like, you know that what they’re saying is completely untrue, yet they insist on continuing to talk? Or where someone has told you some so-called facts that are totally wrong? It’s highly likely that they’re talking poppycock! No laughing! Poppycock has nothing to do with poppies (a type of flower) or cocks (a male bird and a slang term for a man’s intimate body parts!) Poppycock actually came from the Dutch word pappekak, which is made from pap (soft) and kak (poop!). It’s been part of English since the 1800’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 7, 2023 Share #23 Posted November 7, 2023 On 11/4/2019 at 1:50 PM, jsharr said: churlish. I am often churlish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 7, 2023 Share #24 Posted November 7, 2023 On 11/4/2019 at 10:59 AM, Kirby said: I like these. I will try to fit at least one into my casual conversation today. I love that idea. Takes me back to my misspent yute. Fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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