Sunday, August 3, 2008

Daily Definition: Sockdolager

Sockdolager: 1. A conclusive blow or remark. 2. Something outstanding.

Used in a Sentence: Somehow I don’t think when you said ‘Oh yeah?’ it was a sockdolager.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Daily Definition: Bumptious

Bumptious: Crudely forward and assertive in behavior; pushy.

Used in a Sentence: I can’t believe that just because I followed you into the bathroom, you would think that I was bumptious. Are you afraid to pee in front of me?

Friday, August 1, 2008

Daily Definition: Echolalia

Echolalia: Involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others.

Used in a Sentence: So your saying that you don’t have echolalia, and never had it, and you can’t believe I would ask you that.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Daily Definition: Suijuirs

Suijuirs: Capable of managing one’s own affairs.

Used in a Sentence: Most celebrities are not suijuris.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Daily Definition: Setaceous

Setaceous: Bristle-like.

Used in a Sentence: Too many people are setaceous, and easily offended.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Daily Definition: Echolocation

Echolocation: The ability of an animal, such as a bat or a dolphin to orient itself by the reflection of the sound that it has produced.

Used in a Sentence: I once knew a man who could use his farts for echolocation.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Daily Definition: Cephalalgia

Cephalalgia: Pain concentrated in the head region.

Used in a Sentence: When I hear children screaming near me I suddenly develop cephalalgia.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Daily Definition: Suigeneris

Suigeneris: Unique; individual.

Used in a Sentence: In a world of conformity I will proudly be suigeneris.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Daily Definition: Gorgonizing

Gorgonizing: To have a paralyzing or stupefying effect upon.

Used in a Sentence: I find most teenager's makeup to be gorgonizing.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Daily Definition: Corroboree

Corroboree: 2. A large and noisy celebration.

Used in a Sentence: Drinking your sixth beer in a row is not a reason for a corroboree.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Daily Definition: Flechette

Flechette: A steel missile or dart dropped from an airplane.

Used in a Sentence: When they release the liquid from an airplane urinal, it becomes a flechette.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Daily Definition: Blandish

Blandish: To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole.

Used in a Sentence: Salesman: “I am not trying to be blandish sir; you really do look good in plaid pants."

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Daily Definition: Rutilant

Rutilant: Bright red in color.

Used in a Sentence: I am not embarrassed; I am naturally rutilant.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Daily Definition: Solfatara

Solfatara: A volcanic fissure that emits sulfurous vapors, steam, and at times hot mud.

Used in a Sentence: After eating spicy chili, most people seem to spontaneously develop a solfatara.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Daily Definition: Dysphonia

Dysphonia: Difficulty speaking.

Used in a Sentence: Most politician’s would benefit from having dysphonia.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Daily Definition: Rodomontade

Rodomontade: Pretentious boasting or bragging: bluster.

Used in a Sentence: It is not rodomontade; I am simply the best person I know.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Daily Definition: Micturate

Micturate: To urinate.

Used in a Sentence: Have you ever noticed that when you are halfway home, driving in your car, you suddenly have the strong urge to micturate?

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Daily Definition: Batophobia

Batophobia: An abnormal fear of being near an object of great height, such as a skyscraper or a mountain.

Used in a Sentence: When I stand next to Shakeel O'Neil I get batophobia.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Daily Definition: Coruscant

Coruscant: Glittering.

Used in a Sentence: Not all that is coruscant is gold.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Daily Definition: Anfractuous

Anfractuous: Full of twists and turns; winding; tortuous.

Used in a Sentence: The path of my life is anfractuous.