Words the English language needs

Discussion in 'Clean Jokes' started by Sara-s, Feb 26, 2020.

  1. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    You may know of a “made-up” word you have heard someone else use, or even one you have made up, for those times when existing words just don’t do the job.

    A few that come to my mind include;
    1)Cubular- describing any cube-shaped object The noun form is “cubularity”.
    2)Vulch- to hover around waiting for someone else to discard something (in the manner of a vulture.)
    I have, for instance vulched many a parking space.
    3) Dismarry- a word my grandmother (who had recently had a stroke) came up with, when she couldn’t think of the word “divorce.”

    What are some of your (clean) examples?
     
  2. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    I use one right in these posts-PERSUASION-appearance, description:Yesterday I had a fine shave, but today's was one of a different persuasion.
     
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  3. John Beeman

    John Beeman Little chicken in hot water

    Growing up I learned "caddywhompus" which meant something was crooked.
    Referring to the item that was out of alignment my father might say, "This thing's all caddywhompus".
     
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  4. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Weird Al to the rescue!



     
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  5. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    Kummerspeck (German)
    Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.

    Tartle (Scots)
    The nearly onomatopoeic word for that panicky hesitation just before you have to introduce someone whose name you can't quite remember.

    And two Dutch verbs...

    IJsberen -- to pace back and forth like a polar bear
    Uitbuiken -- to "let your belly out" after a good/filling meal. Often involves undoing one's belt.
     
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  6. lightcs1776

    lightcs1776 Well-Known Member

    That was awesome! And it reminded me of the paper I am currently writing for my masters degree (yeah, I am getting too old for this). There are a lot of catch phrases that really don't mean much. However, I can help a business maximize their network through a converged infrastructure, putting voice, vtc, and data through the wide area network instead of putting it on separate transmission media.

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  7. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    :scared011:
     
  8. SharptoothC

    SharptoothC I bite..........

    "Hopsibizzlefuzzle"

    A word spontaneously created by a college friend to be used in place of an expletive whilst harming oneself in the presence of polite company.

    It caught on and was used profusely within our circle of friends whenever harm befell us. It really is a satisfying word. Play around with emphasizing different letters and syllables. It also lends itself well to different accents.


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  9. SharptoothC

    SharptoothC I bite..........

    Tartle is just the word I needed. I have this experience often.

    That said, this word also seems like a good term for the, as my mom calls them, "shuffling toots": gas that slips out unexpectedly when an older person is engaged in ambulatory behavior.

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  10. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Dooficity- the state of being a doofus.
     
  11. atbat82

    atbat82 Well-Known Member

    I just tried out a couple different versions to see how it worked changing the emphasis. My coworkers are now looking very concerned...

    I've got to say, it's a rather addicting word!

    I also think Fartknocker and Dillweed should be officially recognized as words.
     
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  12. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    Looks more like the "city" of being a doofus(not "state"). mmmbbwaahhahhhAHAHhHH
     
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  13. SharptoothC

    SharptoothC I bite..........

    Dillweed and Fartknocker are Beavis and Butthead official!

    Keep up the Hopsibizzlefuzzle. It will catch on. Or you will become the office nutjob. Both can be fun.

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  14. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    A little technical...

    Bitfreak

    A person that thinks everything should reside in a digital world.

    tp
     
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  15. Terry

    Terry Tool Admirer

    Years ago, many years ago....
    While staying at a friend's cabin on a river.
    There were about 5 of us including his mother.
    That night after an all day rain, we were chased inside by millions of flying insects.
    They covered anything lit up.
    A large flying creature with pinchers was against the window.
    His mother yelled out....
    Look, look...a gully snapper!

    Now any large flying pincher insect thing, is called a....
    Gully Snapper.
    tp
     
  16. Keithmax

    Keithmax Breeds Pet Rocks

    Korea has lots of funny ones, here are a couple:

    If you say you or someone has a swollen liver it means drunken courage. :eatdrink047:

    The water is good means lots of beautiful women or good looking men.

    My film was cut means I was so drunk I don't remember anything :eatdrink047: :eatdrink047: :eatdrink047: :eatdrink047: :eatdrink047: :eatdrink047::eatdrink047:

    I went to and came back from Hong Kong means you had great sex :sexe:
     
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  17. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Here's a new one: Covidiot- one who foolishly ignores social distancing
     
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  18. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    That could also be a new pandemic baby name if said with a French accent... cove-ee-doe. Someone will do it.
     
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  19. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Disturbingly, I could believe that.
     
  20. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    Kinda like John Doe.
     

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