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marco_nj has added 205 words, 12 lists, 31 comments, and 0 tags.
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on minuet, marco_nj said:
"Nice when used unconventionally, as in a "conversational minuet" more...
on perdition, marco_nj said:
"As in "awaiting perdition" more...
on bourgie porn, marco_nj said:
"See Nancy Meyers movies" more...
on treacle, marco_nj said:
"Cloying sentimental speech" more...
on Jaybon's profile, marco_nj said:
"Jayboooooooooooone!" more...
on the list What's That Pokémon Name?, marco_nj said:
"Awesome list! But I thought Raticate was Rat + Eradicate :)" more...
on catonement, marco_nj said:
"Possibly antiquated dust-bowl era word; can't seem to find its definition. However it's frequently used by NY steel guitar / ukulele band The..." more...
on delicatessen, marco_nj said:
"Possibly a good name for a girl." more...
on ostranenie, marco_nj said:
"Wikipedia: "Ostranenie is the artistic technique of forcing the audience to see common things in an unfamiliar or strange way, in order to enhance..." more...
on the list Scripted Apathy, marco_nj said:
"Every once in a while you can throw in a "get out" for good measure.

I think there's a Chris Rock joke about scripted apathy..." more...
on the list Stuffie: Heave-Ho!, marco_nj said:
"rank, earlobe, heist, rickshaw, file, shoelace, trigger, millstone, all nighter, leash, muscle" more...
on the list words you will soon learn after watching the hit medical drama, House MD, marco_nj said:
"Haha. Note how "lupus" was the very first entry.." more...
on the list Stuffie: Heave-Ho!, marco_nj said:
"prank
taffy" more...
on marco_nj's profile, marco_nj said:
Grout
"Grout! What an ugly word. And what it describes is dull and unattractive too." more...
on balderdash, marco_nj said:
"For me, with flapping cheeks while quickly shaking your head from side to side." more...
on the list contents of my pockets, marco_nj said:
Men : Pockets :: Women : Purse
"I kind of cheated. Nail clipper and bottle opener are both on keychain. Stamps are inside daily planner. Pistachios and post-its are usually in..." more...
on tuppers, marco_nj said:
True or False?
"Tuppers : Food :: Polyphasic Sleep : Sleep" more...
on triplet, marco_nj said:
"Merriam-Webster says "triplet" has two syllables. However, drumming students are frequently taught to vocalise "trip-puh-lit" when learning to play..." more...
on crush, marco_nj said:
"Amazing how it can mean to be infatuated with and adored, and at the same time, to pulverize." more...
on razbliuto, marco_nj said:
"razbliuto (Russian): the feeling a person has for someone he or she once loved but now does not." more...
on the list swashbuckling vocab, marco_nj said:
"Oh, excellent. Never heard of those terms myself, but I'll take your word(s) for it. (hah)" more...
on the list swashbuckling vocab, marco_nj said:
"Most of these stolen from Cap'n Eli's Online School of Swashbuckling." more...
on skiddleebop, marco_nj said:
"As in, "skiddleebop sweeeeeeeeee" more...
on portmanteau, marco_nj said:
"smoke + fog = smog
hobo + robot = hobot" more...
on grout, marco_nj said:
"Least favorite word. Grout." more...
on insouciant, marco_nj said:
"Also a favorite of Margaret Atwood" more...
on indubitably, marco_nj said:
"A classic" more...
on abattoir, marco_nj said:
"The ox was slaughtered in the abattoir." more...
on chocolate, marco_nj said:
"The more you look at this word the more it looks like a chemical compound, no?" more...
on bulbous, marco_nj said:
"Goes great with "bouffant" more...
on bouffant, marco_nj said:
"Goes great with "bulbous" more...
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