The let's test the Wordsmith Willow weird word thread.

Black Pearl's Captain · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 09:13:21

Got an unusual word? Post it and let's see if Willow and other wordsmith's know what it is without help.

OK (or is it Okay or Ok?) Mr. Willow:

Comestibles.

GiG · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 09:41:54

Quote from: Black Pearl's Captain on Wed 28, Oct 2015, 09:13:21
Got an unusual word? Post it and let's see if Willow and other wordsmith's know what it is without help.

OK (or is it Okay or Ok?) Mr. Willow:

Comestibles.

I bet he could eat that with a knife & fork!

How about "anfractuous" <- M/C Related...

.. · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 09:49:19

Quote from: Motor City GiG on Wed 28, Oct 2015, 09:41:54
Quote from: Black Pearl's Captain on Wed 28, Oct 2015, 09:13:21
Got an unusual word? Post it and let's see if Willow and other wordsmith's know what it is without help.

OK (or is it Okay or Ok?) Mr. Willow:

Comestibles.
I bet he could eat that with a knife & fork!

How about "anfractuous" <- M/C Related...

Had to look it up.

That's a good one

J.Mencalice · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 13:09:45

epidemiology

bigguy · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 13:14:13

frangible

Disco · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 13:45:07

Zymurgy

bigguy · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 13:53:54

dandiprat

John Schmidt · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 14:02:25

I had enough trouble just trying to say the post title without worrying whether it was OK, Ok, or Okay.

Verstehen Sie?

GiG · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 14:02:32

Quote from: Disco on Wed 28, Oct 2015, 13:45:07
Zymurgy

^ No knife or fork required!

Jess from VA · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 14:46:30

Pussified.

Willow · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 15:11:04

I don't know what most of those words mean. You do realize I live and read with a dictionary close by.

I do know what epidemiology and pussified mean. I make it a point to try to understand accusations made of me.

Momz · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 16:15:44

Gunnisable

GiG · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 16:27:47

Quote from: Momz on Wed 28, Oct 2015, 16:15:44
Gunnisable

Wobbly, prone to tip over

WintrSol · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 17:25:09

philtrum

The emperor has no clothes · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 17:31:54

Damn, I only know 2. Haven't even heard of the others. I guess I live in a bubble.

fudgie · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 18:04:09

Jamshidi needle

RP#62 · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 18:11:45

Several of those I believe are hapax legomena.

-RP

Wizzard · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 21:37:27

humuhumunukunukuapua

Black Pearl's Captain · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 21:46:05

Paruresis

DK · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 21:47:56

Erudite.

hubcapsc · Wed 28, Oct 2015, 21:49:55

floccinaucinihilipilification

Black Pearl, RP and Jig are jammin' on this thread

-Mike

big poppa pump · Thu 29, Oct 2015, 10:49:36

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

czuch · Thu 29, Oct 2015, 13:18:39

When riding you don't want to, dormition or you might be mutable, maybe end up, onanistis.

fudgie · Thu 29, Oct 2015, 15:49:26

Quote from: big poppa pump on Thu 29, Oct 2015, 10:49:36
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

I think I dated a girl that had that.

RDAbull · Thu 29, Oct 2015, 20:17:20

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
And she was pretty when she said it.

WintrSol · Thu 29, Oct 2015, 20:53:15

How about syzygium aromaticum? Or just syzygy?

The emperor has no clothes · Thu 29, Oct 2015, 23:18:18

Quote from: fudgie on Thu 29, Oct 2015, 15:49:26
Quote from: big poppa pump on Thu 29, Oct 2015, 10:49:36
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

I think I dated a girl that had that.

Tetracyclinne is your friend

musclehead · Fri 30, Oct 2015, 06:28:47

may this thread become brobdingnagian.

and keep the churlish remarks to a minimum.

Cliff · Fri 30, Oct 2015, 07:04:17

tatterdemalion

bigguy · Fri 30, Oct 2015, 21:22:50

Ostrobogulous

Jersey mike · Fri 30, Oct 2015, 21:55:41

This is how grammar should be taught in school, it would get the point across much easier

http://thechive.com/2015/10/30/the-english-language-can-be-tricky-21-photos/

Black Pearl's Captain · Thu 12, Nov 2015, 09:29:05

proletariat

solo1 · Thu 12, Nov 2015, 11:28:50

Easy one (two); sella tursica

BudMan · Thu 12, Nov 2015, 16:05:35

Quote from: Black Pearl's Captain on Thu 12, Nov 2015, 09:29:05
proletariat

Proud to be one, and a VORSE to boot!
(Victim Of Rural Southern Education)

.. · Thu 12, Nov 2015, 21:00:35

Internecine

.. · Thu 12, Nov 2015, 21:03:07

Orrery.

.. · Thu 12, Nov 2015, 21:04:27

Today is the 12th.

triskaidekaphobia

Hoser · Fri 13, Nov 2015, 05:30:49

Rambunctious ? My mom always called me that when I was acting up as a child.. Hoser

biguglyman · Fri 13, Nov 2015, 07:40:43

Eschew obfuscation.

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