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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Gasconade n. boastfulness, braggart bravado (gasconading... showing off, swaggering, praising oneself, boasting).


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Hubris.... conveys the meaning of both overweening pride and

arrogance (a strong and useful 'outrageous insolence' word).



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I gave Grampy Bobby my turn 😛

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Inveigle: To persuade by ingenuity or flattery.

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Originally posted by Very Rusty
I gave Grampy Bobby my turn 😛
Thanks for the loan. Repaid with interest... next three belong to you.


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Note: Interesting thread. Wanted to keep it alive (A-H done... only 18 more to go).

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Jabberwocky: Meaningless speech or writing.

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
U nu dat stuff, duec? Wowser!


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I knew what the word meant, I just copied the definition from a dictionary for accuracy.


I'm not as stupid as I look🙄

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Discombobulate:
to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.

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Originally posted by Ragnorak
[b]Discombobulate:
to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.

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This word was once used in 'Neighbours' believe it or not! One of Beth's (Natalie umbruglier's) boyfriend's used it to express his erm well diombobulation by being dumped by her. I jest you not 😛

Anyway, my entry: -
Miasma Putrid atmosphere produced by marshland or just simply a seriously bad atmosphere.

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Originally posted by jimslyp69
This word was once used in 'Neighbours' believe it or not! One of Beth's (Natalie umbruglier's) boyfriend's used it to express his erm well diombobulation by being dumped by her. I jest you not 😛
Pulchritudinous: Characterized by or having great physical beauty and appeal. Also see "Natalie Imbruglia"

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Defenestrate - to throw a person or thing out of a window.

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Originally posted by Hindstein
[b]Defenestrate - to throw a person or thing out of a window.[/b]
I'm not too sure about that. Could you double Czech it please? 😛

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Originally posted by jimslyp69
I'm not too sure about that. Could you double Czech it please? 😛
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defenestrate

"The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President"

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Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu:

the Māori name for a hill, 305 metres high, close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The name is often shortened to Taumata by the locals for ease of conversation. The New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database, maintained by Land Information New Zealand, records the name as "Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu", a hill at 40.3480 S, 176.5321 E. It has gained a measure of fame as one of the longest place-names in the world. It is featured in a Mountain Dew jingle and also in the 1979 single "Lone ranger" by British band Quantum Jump. It is the subject of a 1960 song by the NZ balladeer Peter Cape .

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cwm - noun meaning "a cirque"

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Hubris.... conveys the meaning of both overweening pride and

arrogance (a strong and useful 'outrageous insolence' word).



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Ineffable...unable to be spoken, inexpressible in an awesome sense.