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TooHotty (25 words)
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Also, when used as a noun archaically, has the sense of 'a place of meeting'. Derived, I think, from Icelandic.
Joey: All right, Rach, the big question is, does he like you? All right? Because if he doesn't like you, this is all a moo-point.
Rachel: Huh. A moo-point?
Joey: Yeah, it's like a cow's opinion. It just doesn't matter. It's moo.
Rachel: (to Monica and Phoebe) Have I been living with him for too long, or did that all just make sense?
Jane Smiley on free will.
You sure did. And it was a beautiful thing.
I geeked out mightily for a moment, there, huh?
Oh, there must be a Tolkien list here somewhere. :-)
Yes, actually "Rohirric" is just Anglo-Saxon, or Englisc, if you prefer. :)
Has anyone done a Tolkien list?
I suspect Tolkien used "Entmoot" in the same sense as moot court. Makes sense to me. He was a big fan of obsolete Old English words too... :)
There is also the Old Entish meaning...
What do you mean, "opposite sense"? It means both things, right? (Isn't that what contronymic means?) Usually when people say something's moot, they mean it isn't worth arguing over or debating because there are no consequences. Which is correct, because it's one of the two definitions.
I like "moo point." I think I'll use that.
My favorite misunderstanding of "moot" was on Friends, when Joey said something was a "moo point" - because it's as meaningless as what a cow would say.
Wow, I am so guilty.
It's amazing how many people use the word "moot" without knowing what is means, isn't it? And they usually use it in the opposite sense.
Contronymic in the sense: debatable vs. non-debatable.