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Leigha Offline Feb 17, 2019 10:21 PM (This post was last modified: Feb 17, 2019 10:23 PM by Leigha.)
Must every thread turn into this?  Confused
My word of the day

enervated - meaning ''drained of energy"

I'm not sure I've heard this word uttered much, in everyday speech, but the definition is unexpected.
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confused2 Offline Feb 17, 2019 10:31 PM
inevitably
1. Impossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen.
2. Invariably occurring or appearing; predictable: the inevitable changes of the seasons.
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Syne Offline Feb 17, 2019 10:49 PM
Blame SS for not only not posting the word's actual definition, but only posting to troll people. But no doubt she, and others (C2?), will convince themselves that she somehow didn't start it. Rolleyes

At the very least, SS could have the good graces to vent her spleen in the thread that irked her, instead of spilling her vomit all over several threads.

Or just stop being umbrageous.
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Magical Realist Offline Feb 19, 2019 09:43 PM
prig

noun
"a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner."

See Syne..
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Syne Offline Feb 19, 2019 10:09 PM (This post was last modified: Feb 19, 2019 10:10 PM by Syne.)
insensate

adjective
completely lacking sense or reason.
"insensate jabbering"

See MR.



Again notice who must turn every thread into this.
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Secular Sanity Offline Feb 20, 2019 02:37 AM
(Feb 17, 2019 08:22 PM)confused2 Wrote: I'm sure SS's "Behaving in a Syneish fashion" post was with humorous intent - certainly mine was. A point Syne made in his explanation of whatever he was trying to explain was his belief that SS has a skewed perspective on life relative to Syneworld - Syneishly ignoring the possibility that his own perspective on life might be the one skewed by factors unknown and irrelevant to this post.

You're a good listener.
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Leigha Offline Feb 20, 2019 05:30 AM
Bumbershoot - same meaning as ''umbrella"

I might like bumbershoot a bit better than umbrella.

It's wet and rainy outside, don't forget your bumbershoot!
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Leigha Offline Feb 24, 2019 07:13 AM
My new favorite word -- phantonym

Defined as a word which looks like it means a particular thing but in fact means something different
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Magical Realist Offline Mar 2, 2019 05:30 PM
temerity

/təˈmerədē/

noun

"excessive confidence or boldness; audacity."
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