Anti-Social

I am anti-social. The books are an excellent excuse.

Sacerdotal

I have absolutely no use for this word. But I sure as %#*&@ will be using it at the first possible opportunity.

I guess I could say the new 90210 is not as sacerdotal as the original . . . but then that would be wrong.

sacerdotal

\sas-er-DOHT-l\ adjective 1. of priests; priestly.

Il'l Tell You Whats Wrong

I'll tell you what's wrong with your grammar.

Titivate

Not what I thought this word meant. You can guess what I thought. Similar to titillate.

titivate

\TIT-uh-veyt\ verb 1. to make smart or spruce: She titivated her old dress with a new belt. 2. to make oneself smart or spruce.

The Typo Strikes Again

Pet Me

Memory Decline

The New Pick-Up Line

Parts of Speech Poem

Better for teachers . . .

French Grammar Joke

Importanter

Your an Idiot

Paronomasia

I love a good paronomasia . . .

paronomasia

\par-uh-noh-MEY-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh\ noun 1. Rhetoric. punning; the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning. 2. Rhetoric. a pun.

One Page at a Time

Fletcherize

My sister sent me the word of the day today:
Fletcherize \FLECH-uh-rahyz\ verb
1. to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
She's clearly thinking of our mother. Ironic that we're both signed up for the word of the day at dictionary.com.

Must Let Tom

What happens when abbreviations are used:

Definitions

You know my love of definitions, so here's some different definitions for my loving fans.

1. THINGY (thing-ee) n.Female...... Any part under a car's hood.

Male..... The strap fastener on a woman's bra....

2. VULNERABLE (vul-ne-ra-bel) adj.Female.... Fully opening up one's self emotionally to another.

Male.... Playing football without a cup.

COMMUNICATION (ko-myoo-ni-kay-shon) n.Female... The open sharing of thoughts and feelings with one's partner.

Male... Leaving a note before taking off on a fishing trip with the boys.

4. COMMITMENT (ko-mit-ment ) n.Female.... A desire to get married and raise a family.

Male...... Trying not to hit on other women while out with this one.

5. ENTERTAINMENT (en-ter-tayn-ment) n.Female.... A good movie, concert, play or book.

Male...... Anything that can be done while drinking beer.

6. FLATULENCE (flach-u-lens) n.Female.... An embarrassing byproduct of indigestion.

Male...... A source of entertainment, self-_expression, male bonding.

7 MAKING LOVE (may-king luv) n.Female...... The greatest _expression of intimacy a couple can achieve.

Male.. Call it whatever you want, just as long as we do it.

8. REMOTE CONTROL (ri-moht kon-trohl) n.Female.... A device for changing from one TV channel to another.

Male... A device for scanning through all 375 channels every 5 minutes

Creative Definition

Punctilio

I just like this one. You could put tilio on the end of any word and make it fun.

punctilio

\puhngk-TIL-ee-oh\ noun 1. strictness or exactness in the observance of formalities or amenities. 2. a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.

Snoopy's Philosophy

Puissant

This one's French. I knew what it was without the definition. From pouvoir-can or able, one of the forms is puissent.

puissant

\PYOO-uh-suh nt, pyoo-IS-uh nt, PWIS-uh nt\ adjective 1. Literary. powerful; mighty; potent.

What Are We!

Animadversion

This one was easy, to animate your aversion:

animadversion

\an-uh-mad-VUR-zhuh n, -shuh n\ noun 1. an unfavorable or censorious comment: to make animadversions on someone's conduct. 2. the act of criticizing.

Beauty & the Beast

Pantechnicon

I looked at this word and tried to break it down, Pan-all  . . . con, well, if it comes from Decepticons, from the Transformers, I guess I get how this word works.

pantechnicon

\pan-TEK-ni-kon, -kuh n\ noun 1. a furniture van; moving van. Also called pantechnicon van.

Never Too Much

Virgule

And here I've been calling it a slash:

virgule

\VUR-gyool\

noun 1. a short oblique stroke (/) between two words indicating that whichever is appropriate may be chosen to complete the sense of the text in which they occur: The defendant and his/her attorney must appear in court. 2. a dividing line, as in dates, fractions, a run-in passage of poetry to show verse division, etc.: 3/21/27; “Sweetest love, I do not go/For weariness of thee.” (John Donne)

My Books Are Here

Chiasmus

This word feels like a Christmas present I've given to myself.

chiasmus

\kahy-AZ-muh s\ noun 1. Rhetoric. a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in “He went to the country, to the town went she.”

Bildungsroman

I used to write these, but I'm pretty sure if I'd used this word in my query letters, I'd have gotten a form rejection.

Bildungsroman

\BIL-doo ngz-roh-mahn\ noun 1. a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.

I need this Tee