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Comments 1 through 57 of 57
on 秋波, cydonian said:
"Qiūbō: Literally "autumn waves," but by poetic association, "girl's bright glance" as defined by DeFrancis's ABC Chinese-English..." more...
on hobzhk, cydonian said:
"The Monster that Cannot Be Pronounced. It however comes with its own market research..." more...
on chunyun, cydonian said:
"春運 - The world's largest free movement of people for a festival. Happens every year in China; according to Wikipedia, two billion people..." more...
on hogra, cydonian said:
"Also,

hogra : mépris (en dialectal algérien), terme utilisé par le..." more...
on blamestorming, cydonian said:
"As seen in this Times article." more...
on nosism, cydonian said:
"The editorial, or royal, we.

Mark Twain once said, "Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial..." more...
on zeitlang, cydonian said:
"Pennsylvania Deutsch to describe "the intense grief a parent feels when a..." more...
on hottentottenpotentatentanten..., cydonian said:
"That's the beauty of German compound-nouns. They say exactly what you're thinking.

Just this. Who or what is a Hottentot potentate? :-|" more...
on the list Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianism., cydonian said:
"Added both! :-)

Loved your songs, VanishedOne, especially We Didn't Start..." more...
on tired and emotional, cydonian said:
Brit euphemism for being drunk.
"Check out the wikipedia link for a fascinating reading on the subject." more...
on sisyphysicist, cydonian said:
"I am liking this." more...
on mishy-phen, cydonian said:
A Mis-hypenated Word.
"A good list of which would be here." more...
on parhelion, cydonian said:
"Reseetee, well, you shouldn't be. It's simple, really; while I had promised to not correct my misspelling for the..." more...
on goonoo goonoo, cydonian said:
Wow.
"What does this mean?" more...
on e-slexia, cydonian said:
e-related dyslexia.
"When chiefs become cheifs, and aphelion becomes aphelion." more...
on parhelion, cydonian said:
Double D'oh!
"That it is. Yes.

This e-only dyslexia (e-slexia ?), it keeps popping up when you least expect it, doesn't it.

(I'll leave my misspelling in..." more...
on esprit d'escalier, cydonian said:
"I just thought it was me. :-|

(You can be sure I'll come back to this comment in an hour or two, and edit it with a further witticism)." more...
on parhelion, cydonian said:
D'oh!
"This is not the same as perihelion, which in turn, is the opposite of apehelion, both of which can be generically called an apsis.

None of..." more...
on bouquinist, cydonian said:
What an amazing word.
"Stolen, favouritized, and dusted for a possible sale in a musty warehouse in small Victorian shop with wooden stairs." more...
on sloane ranger, cydonian said:
The link to wikipedia is foo_bared up coz of a missing underscore.
"Here it is." more...
on oberwieserdampfschiffahrtsge..., cydonian said:
Interesting.
"There are no google hits for this word! :O" more...
on syntax destruction, cydonian said:
Deliberate Obfuscation.
"And I become Greenspan, destroyer of syntaxes".

One good <a..." more...
on the list Nakshatra, cydonian said:
Fascinating!
"Good to see another fan of the Indic calendar system. :-)" more...
on darshan, cydonian said:
"While 'darshan' is often used to describe the act of seeing an idol in a temple ("I stood in the queue at Tirumala for two hours to have a darshan of..." more...
on yummy mummy, cydonian said:
Note on usage.
"The Urban Dictionary clarifies:There is an important age distinction between a yummy mummy and a MILF. Yummy mummys are younger than..." more...
on chelsea tractor, cydonian said:
"Dry British wit gets a lock on gas-guzzling consumerism." more...
on the list Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianism., cydonian said:
"Added! :-)" more...
on the list Eigo-Wasei., cydonian said:
Choices, choices, choices.
"I'm thinking I should split this into more groups.

Hmmmm. Naah, will create other groups _in addition_. :-)" more...
on lezayen, cydonian said:
לזין - Hebrew word.
"1) v. (archaic) "to arm/to reinforce"
2) v. (urban Jerusalem slang) "to fuck"

Described <a..." more...
on the list Words that are also excellent band names, if the rules below are correctly applied, cydonian said:
"John, that's a great band-name, Testing Email Notification. Techno-rock, I'm sure. ;-)" more...
on antequasimetasuperpreparacon..., cydonian said:
"I agree! ;-)" more...
on antihypersyllabicsesquipedalian, cydonian said:
Someone who hates long words.
"This page is one of the five sites on the web to feature this term." more...
on persönlichkeit, cydonian said:
"Personality, in German." more...
on tryptophan synthase, cydonian said:
What's so special about this chemical, you ask?
"Consider its IUPAC..." more...
on the list Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianism., cydonian said:
Haha, yeah.
"Page-widening trolls were a major problem in this forum I used to frequent, so I know about how irritating this can get. Funny that I seem to have..." more...
on convinience, cydonian said:
"My preferred spelling for a word with a very inconvenient spelling." more...
on mudita, cydonian said:
"Everyone,

I've just had kensho. I get it: the next time you want to (correctly) use that s-fraud word, just say, "It's not mudita".

More..." more...
on curry western, cydonian said:
Mukkala Muqabla!
"I don't know how I forgot this one, but this song is the very definition of a curry-western. (The movie isn't, and for the most part, is crap;..." more...
on grok, cydonian said:
"quepol, perhaps you don't, ah, grok Wordie sufficiently." more...
on mudita, cydonian said:
"Reesetee: I have this weird urge to laugh at your inability at pronouncing a certain word, but that would be plainly ironic, wouldn't it. ;-)" more...
on panopticon, cydonian said:
Prison with a difference.
"From Wikipedia:

to allow an observer to observe (-opticon) all (pan-) prisoners without the prisoners being able to tell if they are being..." more...
on curry western, cydonian said:
Curry western examples.
"jennarenn: There are close to 950-odd movies produced in India every year, so you'd have a lot of choice. :-)

To stick on-topic, though, let me..." more...
on కూపస్థమండ..., cydonian said:
kuu-pa-stha-maM-Duu-ka-mu
"కూపము, అనగా బావిలో, ఉన్న మండూకము, అనగా కప్ప. "కూపస్థ ఇతి..." more...
on కూపస్థమండ..., cydonian said:
Reposting this,
"coz I got the spelling wrong earlier." more...
on కూపస్తమండ..., cydonian said:
kuu-pa-sta-maM-Duu-ka-mu
"కూపము, అనగా బావిలో స్థిర పడ్డ మండూకము, అనగా కప్ప.

Literally, a frog..." more...
on chengyu, cydonian said:
成语 - "Set Phrases"
"Chinese idiomatic expressions consisting of four characters. 井底之蛙 (కూపస్థమండూకము) is one very good example,..." more...
on capisce, cydonian said:
Etymology
"Wikitionary:

Etymology

From Italian capisce, third person present tense form of capire "to..." more...
on robosexual, cydonian said:
Just to poison the list of citations,
"Here's what Uncyclopedia had to say on the topic:-

A robosexual is a term used to..." more...
on the list వార్తానందము, cydonian said:
Yes.
"This wasn't in English, this was in Telugu. :-)

Calling the list as 'vaartaanandamu'..." more...
on misfeasance, cydonian said:
Carrying a legal act out illegally.
"As mentioned in this BBC report." more...
on curry western, cydonian said:
"Like spaghetti western, only more tear-jerking and melodramatic.

Sholay,..." more...
on fecundity, cydonian said:
Also, "Intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree" - M-W
"Despite being bleak and dreary, the winter of 1914 was particularly fecund for <a..." more...
on rodomontade, cydonian said:
Here's an example.
"People who use big-sounding words like to think they have an innate sprachgefuhl; in reality, they're just being rodomontade." more...
on sprachgefuhl, cydonian said:
n. "A feeling for language or a sensitivity for what is correct language."
"(From AWAD)

People who use big-sounding words like to think they have an innate..." more...
on floccinaucity, cydonian said:
"The essence or quality of being of small importance" (Wikipedia)
"The floccinaucity of collecting words on the web cannot be understated." more...
on keiretsu, cydonian said:
"Mentioned here." more...
on mudita, cydonian said:
"Rejoicing in others' good fortune".
"Considered to be the opposite of schadenfreude, or epicaricacy. Buddhist concept; word comes from Pali or Sanskrit." more...
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