Word of the day

[richjam1986]

Ok then, on to a new word: Cleptobiosis – The act of plundering food

Watch your pantries people!

 

[BioZest]

Especially around christmas time...The grinch is coming
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[mcmcnair]

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of long words wonder what jerk thought of that one haha

 

[Wire Man]

I heard of petrichor through Doctor Who and the last track off of Ne Obliviscaris's latest album (which is amazing).

Here's my word.
Ginglyform- hinge-shaped.

 

[mobile]

Antidisestablishmentarianism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidisestablishmentarianism

I used to believe that this was the longest word in the English language.

 

[Peatmoss]

Anatidaephobia is the fear of being watched by a duck!

I'd love to see a video of exposure therapy being done on someone who suffers from this.

 

[n bicalcarata]

peatmoss dont you mean antiduckwatchingyouaphobia

 

[Av8tor1]

How about regional...

Commonly used here in Appalachia "cattywampus"
Means to be askew or off center...

I used in one day at a meeting with some engineers from Detroit, they loved it.... made me write it down for them.

funny thing is we also have the mythical "Wompas Cat" in Appalachia....

 

[n bicalcarata]

there arnt any strange words in RI but ive got a few questions on bubbler aka drinking fountain
all those questions were from ppl in florida and georgia

 

[BioZest]

Here in New England most people say bubbler. I think that pretty much everywhere else in the entire world people say water fountain...not that those words are particularly interesting. Just thought I would point it out.

*edit*
Me and n. bicalcarata both live in RI. We must have both been writing at the same time.

 

[n bicalcarata]

also from RI jimmies aka sprinkles that name came from the first maker of sprinkes or if your a crazy person youll think it came from the name jim crow

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

Adsorb: to gather on a surface in a condensed layer.

 

[mobile]

How about regional...

Living in NE Scotland, where the locals speak Doric, I could come up with those all day

Commonly used here in Appalachia "cattywampus"
Means to be askew or off center...

I'll try to get that one in a sentence at work

 

[mobile]

Doric word of the day:

Bleeter: to talk without an aim

 

[n bicalcarata]

mobile that base ball pitch was cattywampus

 

[Sundrew]

Huggermugger: a secretive person.

Huggermuggery: engaging in secret activities.

 

[Peatmoss]

How bout some proper spelling?

Colour, flavour, and humour tend to get me in trouble with non-Canucks! Note my use of the Oxford Comma!

 

[richjam1986]

How bout some proper spelling?

Colour, flavour, and humour tend to get me in trouble with non-Canucks! Note my use of the Oxford Comma!

Canada uses that spelling? I thought only Britan used that spelling...Interesting...

 

[Peatmoss]

Yep, still use the British spelling system.

Also use meters and centimetres, and we still have the queen on our coins.

 

[mobile]

Peatmoss, mind your behaviour, or is that behavior?