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timothyallan · Post by **timothyallan** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 1:39 pm

So I thought i'd start a thread to find out what your favorite words are from years gone by. I'll start:

1. Gaylord.

ethios4 · Post by **ethios4** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:57 pm

Tarnce

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:12 pm

Truthiness!

peeddrroo · Post by **peeddrroo** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:15 pm

music

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:22 pm

peeddrroo wrote:music

The word doesn't sound musical enough for the thing its supposed to describe.

Paradox or ramblings of a mad Belgian? You decide

peeddrroo · Post by **peeddrroo** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:28 pm

hoffman2k wrote:
peeddrroo wrote:music
The word doesn't sound musical enough for the thing its supposed to describe.

Paradox or ramblings of a mad Belgian? You decide

yeah, it's like
"short" is short but "long" is not long
there's a word for words that are "self-explanatory". but this word (which i can't remember) is NOT self explanatory. which makes it paradoxal. and useless.

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:40 pm

peeddrroo wrote:
hoffman2k wrote:
peeddrroo wrote:music
The word doesn't sound musical enough for the thing its supposed to describe.

Paradox or ramblings of a mad Belgian? You decide
yeah, it's like
"short" is short but "long" is not long
there's a word for words that are "self-explanatory". but this word (which i can't remember) is NOT self explanatory. which makes it paradoxal. and useless.

You mean oxymoron?
It is in itself an oxymoron. It means sharp and dull.

My favorite oxymoron is "Microsoft Works"

peeddrroo · Post by **peeddrroo** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:49 pm

i wikied "oxymoron", but it can't be itself an oxymoron, as oxymorons are made of 2 words.
anyway, this wasn't the word i was looking for. i guess it is really from years gone by.

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:26 pm

peeddrro wrote:there's a word for words that are "self-explanatory".

I think it'd onomatopoetic - I heard it on the radio the other day. Like "crash", "honk" or "ring".

Yep, found it...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia

-M

overdub · Post by **overdub** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 4:36 pm

Ombudsman

Danish word adapted into the english language for lack of a better word!

In danish it's Ombudsmand

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:44 pm

Ombudsman would be the Swedish spelling...

-M

lesterdiamond · Post by **lesterdiamond** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:52 pm

mine is two words

"evil doers"

phrased very well by none other......

simpleton · Post by **simpleton** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:44 pm

mantissa... which is the opposite sex of a girltisaa.
btw timothy- you should finally ditch that PIII

Contra · Post by **Contra** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:21 pm

it aint a word but a set.

"whut dey do?"

pzzzz

itook4lefts · Post by **itook4lefts** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:35 pm

wazzock. that should be due a comeback.

channel 5 will be doing a three hour top 100 countdown of passe slang this summer. perhaps.

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