Hey, I just thought I would put this post up. It's about funny words. I only have four so far, but feel free to add to the list.
boondoggle: a useless activity
titivate: to smarten up; to spruce up
sesquipedalian: long; having many syllables.
consanguineous: related by blood; descended from the same ancestor.
Originally posted by mvsonarshut up: an act for you.
Hey, I just thought I would put this post up. It's about funny words. I only have four so far, but feel free to add to the list.
boondoggle: a useless activity
titivate: to smarten up; to spruce up
sesquipedalian: long; having many syllables.
consanguineous: related by blood; descended from the same ancestor.
Originally posted by mvsonarDiscombobulation: a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused.
Hey, I just thought I would put this post up. It's about funny words. I only have four so far, but feel free to add to the list.
boondoggle: a useless activity
titivate: to smarten up; to spruce up
sesquipedalian: long; having many syllables.
consanguineous: related by blood; descended from the same ancestor.
Erin's Weird and Wonderful Word of the Day ( http://www.us.oup.com/us/subscriptions/subscribe/?view=usa ):
therblig
in time and motion study, any task that can be analyzed. This is an anagram of the name Gilbreth, from F. B. Gilbreth, an American engineer who was very influential in the field of motion study. (His children wrote two books about growing up in the home of a motion-study expert; Cheaper by the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes.)