Posted May 20, 2015
justanoldgamer
Mainly human
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From Canada
Wishbone
Red herring
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From Denmark
Posted May 20, 2015
Don't quite remember. It popped into my mind yesterday. I've certainly heard it in some British movies and TV shows.
VanishedOne
Registered: Dec 2012
From United Kingdom
Posted May 20, 2015
My mother (from the North East of England) uses it, if that helps.
Bedraggled, adj. Soaked and untidy; the way you get after getting caught in a rainstorm without a coat.
Bedraggled, adj. Soaked and untidy; the way you get after getting caught in a rainstorm without a coat.
Riotact
Avg. Joe.
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From Ireland
Posted May 20, 2015
winklepicker
It was a style of shoe worn by Teddy Boys in the 1950s with a sharp and long pointed toe.
It was a style of shoe worn by Teddy Boys in the 1950s with a sharp and long pointed toe.
Hickory
Almost human
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From United Kingdom
VanishedOne
Registered: Dec 2012
From United Kingdom
Posted May 20, 2015
Coddle, v. To cosset, indulge, spoil, pamper--except in cookery; coddled eggs are something different.
Mollycoddle, v. Like the above, but even more so and without the culinary bit.
Mollycoddle, v. Like the above, but even more so and without the culinary bit.
Hickory
Almost human
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From United Kingdom
Posted June 16, 2016
Woebegone (adj): Downcast, miserable, afflicted with grief.
Hickory
Almost human
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From United Kingdom
Posted August 07, 2019
Passim (Adv): (of allusions or references in a published work) to be found at various places throughout the text.
morolf
I own Komodo dragons as pets
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From Germany
Posted August 07, 2019
That's literally from Latin though, completely unchanged.
Hickory
Almost human
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From United Kingdom
morolf
I own Komodo dragons as pets
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From Germany
Posted August 07, 2019
Blitzkrieg is also in the OED.
I've got another interesting example for a loan word though, which also changed meaning somewhat:
juggernaut
Etymology: < Hindi Jagannāth < Sanskrit Jagannātha ‘lord of the world’, < jagat world + nātha lord, protector.
1. Hindu Mythology. A title of Kṛishṇa, the eighth avatar of Vishṇu
2. figurative. An institution, practice, or notion to which persons blindly devote themselves, or are ruthlessly sacrificed.
3. (Now with lower-case initial.) A large heavy vehicle; spec. a heavy lorry.
I've got another interesting example for a loan word though, which also changed meaning somewhat:
juggernaut
Etymology: < Hindi Jagannāth < Sanskrit Jagannātha ‘lord of the world’, < jagat world + nātha lord, protector.
1. Hindu Mythology. A title of Kṛishṇa, the eighth avatar of Vishṇu
2. figurative. An institution, practice, or notion to which persons blindly devote themselves, or are ruthlessly sacrificed.
3. (Now with lower-case initial.) A large heavy vehicle; spec. a heavy lorry.
Hooyaah
Lux dissipat tenebras
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From United States
Posted August 07, 2019
taciturn [ tas-i-turn ] adjective
1) inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
2) dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.
1) inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
2) dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner.
Vinry_.
Stop asking about my other half!
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From Indonesia
Posted August 07, 2019
Sandbagger: someone who deliberately misleads you to get what they want
Hickory
Almost human
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From United Kingdom
Posted August 07, 2019
morolf: Blitzkrieg is also in the OED.
I've got another interesting example for a loan word though, which also changed meaning somewhat:
juggernaut
Etymology: < Hindi Jagannāth < Sanskrit Jagannātha ‘lord of the world’, < jagat world + nātha lord, protector.
1. Hindu Mythology. A title of Kṛishṇa, the eighth avatar of Vishṇu
2. figurative. An institution, practice, or notion to which persons blindly devote themselves, or are ruthlessly sacrificed.
3. (Now with lower-case initial.) A large heavy vehicle; spec. a heavy lorry.
That's the thing, English is a language full of words derived from other languages, both alive and dead.I've got another interesting example for a loan word though, which also changed meaning somewhat:
juggernaut
Etymology: < Hindi Jagannāth < Sanskrit Jagannātha ‘lord of the world’, < jagat world + nātha lord, protector.
1. Hindu Mythology. A title of Kṛishṇa, the eighth avatar of Vishṇu
2. figurative. An institution, practice, or notion to which persons blindly devote themselves, or are ruthlessly sacrificed.
3. (Now with lower-case initial.) A large heavy vehicle; spec. a heavy lorry.
McGuffins
🎶
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