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stringertom

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Learned a new one today listening to a sports talk show but it's a weather term:

Bombogenesis

def.: A weather process in which a storm rapidly strengthens. It must drop at least 24 millibars of pressure in 24 hours.

syn.: bomb cyclone

Conditions within the current bombogenesis attacking the North American Atlantic coast include blizzards and winds up to 60 mph as the pressure drops an astounding 45 millibars in a day's time.

Fourteen of the 20 hurricane-force events in the North Atlantic during the first two months of 2014 featured conditions that met the definition.
 

stringertom

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The arctic blast has got me thinking Bomba. Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba.

alberto-tomba.jpg

#parabailarlabomba
A foodie would think of the ice cream dessert shaped like a cannonball while I learned to think of Turing's ancestor of the modern day computer when I watched "The Imitation Game." Both are Bombes.
 

stringertom

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A great idea for a thread.
I keep learning new words here and elsewhere. Must start adding them here.
Our GOAT poaster used one of the handful of phrases added by dictionary.com for 2017: gender-fluid is the phrase our :p and :D keyboard warrior used to describe his attitude towards sexuality. In days of yore, I guess most would have said "androgynous."
 

Tennease

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Last year I was reading a book and didn't know the meaning of "trug". My colleague who is an English tutor did not know it either.

trug
trʌɡ/
noun
BRITISH
noun: trug; plural noun: trugs; noun: trug basket; plural noun: trug baskets
  1. a shallow oblong basket made of strips of wood, traditionally used for carrying garden flowers and produce.
Origin
late Middle English (denoting a basin): perhaps a dialect variant of trough.


trug1-w800h600.jpg
 

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A hamada (Arabic, حمادة ḥammāda) is a type of desert landscape consisting of high, largely barren, hard, rocky plateaus, with very little sand because this has been removed by deflation (wind erosion)[1]


Formation

Hamadas are produced by the wind removing the fine products of weathering: an aeolian process known as deflation. The finer-grained products are taken away in suspension, whilst the sand is removed through saltation and surface creep, leaving behind a landscape of gravel, boulders and bare rock.[2]


Related landforms

Hamada is related to desert pavement (known variously as reg, serir, gibber, or saï), which occurs as stony plains or depressions covered with gravels or boulders, rather than as highland plateaus.[1]

Hamadas exist in contrast to ergs, which are large areas of shifting sand dunes.[3]

barren-hamada-desert-landscapesahara-DJ49NP.jpg
 

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What is a Suri?

The suri is a member of the alpaca family, which in turn belongs to the camelid family – which also includes the llama, camel, vicuña and guanaco.


What is the meaning of the name Suri?

The girl's name Suri \s(u)-ri\ is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "princess". ( from Thinkbabynames.com) "According to Hebrew linguists, Suri has only two meanings — one is a person from Syria and the other "go away" when addressed to a female." ( Hollywood.com) Suri is the Yiddish equivalent for "Sarah"


Who is Suri caste?

Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Khatri) and Sikh name, based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, from Sanskrit suri 'sun', 'priest', 'sage'. It is also an epithet of Krishna.

What is the difference between a Suri and Huacaya?

Difference between Huacaya and Suri Alpacas. There are two kinds of alpacas, the Huacaya (pronounced Wuh-kai-ya) and the Suri. Huacaya alpacas are fluffy like teddy bears and Suri alpacas have long shiny locks like very soft, slightly curly hair. ... The fiber of the Suri fetches a higher price on the international market.

Where is Suri?

Birbhum district. Suri, Birbhum. Suri, (Pron:ˈsʊərɪ) (also spelt as Siuri and 'Soori'), is the administrative headquarter of Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal, India.


Suri
Girls name which means 'Lord' in Hebrew; 'pickpocket' in Japanese; and 'free publicity' in Holywoodspeak.

suri
A word that applies to children, usually female, born to parents who are thought to be crazy. Comes from Suri Cruise, who was born to Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, the world's most famous scientologist (see scientology). Note that while the word 'Suri' applies to the child it does not necessarily mean that the child is crazy. The label 'Suri' shouldn't been used as a derogatory remark.


According to Google Translate:

Suri is a Catalan/Basque/Corsican/Galician word for "Heat"
Suri is a Swahili/Chichewa/Sesotho/Shona/Xhosa/Zulu word for "You are here"
Suri is an Estonian/Latvian/Lithuanian/Persian/Ukrainian word for "died"
Suri is a Finnish word for "mourned"
Suri is a Hungarian word for "surimi"
Suri is a Romanian word for "measures"
Suri is a Sundanese word for "mane"
Suri is an Urdu word for "Sir"

According to the jadednetwork.com,
スリスリ,
すりすり >> suri suri >> *rub rub* >> Up against something/someone.
 
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stringertom

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A hamada (Arabic, حمادة ḥammāda) is a type of desert landscape consisting of high, largely barren, hard, rocky plateaus, with very little sand because this has been removed by deflation (wind erosion)[1]


Formation

Hamadas are produced by the wind removing the fine products of weathering: an aeolian process known as deflation. The finer-grained products are taken away in suspension, whilst the sand is removed through saltation and surface creep, leaving behind a landscape of gravel, boulders and bare rock.[2]


Related landforms

Hamada is related to desert pavement (known variously as reg, serir, gibber, or saï), which occurs as stony plains or depressions covered with gravels or boulders, rather than as highland plateaus.[1]

Hamadas exist in contrast to ergs, which are large areas of shifting sand dunes.[3]

barren-hamada-desert-landscapesahara-DJ49NP.jpg
Sounds almost like a butte or a mesa, which are often formed in the American Southwest deserts.
 
Witzelsucht - is a set of rare neurological symptoms characterized by a tendency to make puns, or tell inappropriate jokes or pointless stories in socially inappropriate situations.

(courtesy @Dedans Penthouse )
Sounds like a tendency or the ability to 'work the room' no matter what the topic of interest might be: . we call it well-rounded, or 'socially callipygian' if you will (esp. when talking out of one's ass).​
 

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ratshit (comparative more ratshit, superlative most ratshit) (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang) Of very poor quality, badly substandard, useless; damaged or broken; unwell, exhausted. quotations ▼
 

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revanchism /rɪˈvan(t)ʃɪz(ə)m /
▸ noun [mass noun] a policy of seeking to retaliate, especially to recover lost territory:
a recipe for deep future resentment, revanchism and renewed conflict.
– DERIVATIVES
revanchist /rɪˈvan(t)ʃɪst / adjective & noun
– ORIGIN 1950s: from French revanche, ‘revenge’ + -ism.
 

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blatherskite /ˈblaðəskʌɪt / (also bletherskate)
▸ noun chiefly North American a person who talks at great length without making much sense.
▪ [mass noun] foolish talk; nonsense:
politicians get away all the time with obscurantist blatherskite.
– ORIGIN mid 17th century: from blather + skite, a Scots derogatory term adopted into American colloquial speech during the War of Independence from the Scottish song Maggie Lauder, by F. Semphill, which was popular with American troops.
 

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borborygmus /ˌbɔːbəˈrɪɡməs /
▸ noun
(plural borborygmi /ˌbɔːbəˈrɪɡmʌɪ/)
technical - a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines.
– DERIVATIVES
borborygmic adjective
– ORIGIN early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek borborugmos.
 

stringertom

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borborygmus /ˌbɔːbəˈrɪɡməs /
▸ noun
(plural borborygmi /ˌbɔːbəˈrɪɡmʌɪ/)
technical - a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines.
– DERIVATIVES
borborygmic adjective
– ORIGIN early 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek borborugmos.
I rest my case. Seek help!
 

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bruxism /ˈbrʌksɪz(ə)m /
▸ noun [mass noun] involuntary habitual grinding of the teeth, typically during sleep.
– ORIGIN 1930s: from Greek brukhein ‘gnash the teeth’ + -ism.
 

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colporteur /ˈkɒlˌpɔːtə , , ˌkɒlpɔːˈtəː /
▸ noun a person who sells books, newspapers, and similar literature.
▪ someone employed by a religious society to distribute bibles and other religious tracts.
– DERIVATIVES
colportage /ˈkɒlˌpɔːtɪdʒ/ noun
– ORIGIN late 18th century: French, from the verb colporter, probably an alteration of comporter, from Latin comportare ‘carry with one’.
 

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deglutition /ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n /
▸ noun [mass noun] technical - the action or process of swallowing:
the muscles involved in deglutition
[count noun] oesophageal pressure peaks induced by a single deglutition.
– DERIVATIVES
deglutitive adjective
– ORIGIN mid 17th century: from French déglutition or modern Latin deglutitio(n-), from deglutire ‘swallow down’.
 

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floccinaucinihilipilification /ˌflɒksɪˌnɔːsɪˌnɪhɪlɪˌpɪlɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n /
▸ noun [mass noun] rare the action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
– ORIGIN mid 18th century: from Latin flocci, nauci, nihili, pili (words meaning ‘at little value’) + -fication. The Latin elements were listed in a well-known rule of the Eton Latin Grammar.
Floccinaucinihilipilification is one of a number of very long words that occur very rarely in genuine use. For more details see usage at antidisestablishmentarianism.
 

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antidisestablishmentarianism /ˌantɪdɪsɪˌstablɪʃm(ə)nˈtɛːrɪənɪz(ə)m /
▸ noun [mass noun] rare opposition to the disestablishment of the Church of England.
– DERIVATIVES
antidisestablishmentarian noun & adjective
Antidisestablishmentarianism is very occasionally found in genuine use, but it is most often cited as an example of a very long word. Other similar curiosities are floccinaucinihilipilification and pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (the longest word in this dictionary). The longest word to be encountered in Britain is the Welsh place name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, which is generally abbreviated to Llanfair PG; this name was created in the 19th century.
 

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pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis /ˌnjuːmə(ʊ)nəʊˌʌltrəˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈskɒpɪkˌsɪlɪkəʊvɒlˌkeɪnəʊˌkəʊnɪˈəʊsɪs /
▸ noun [mass noun] an invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust.
– ORIGIN 1930s: a word invented (probably by Everett M. Smith, president of the National Puzzlers' League) in imitation of very long medical terms.
 
Humblebrag

humblebragged or humble-bragged; humblebragging or humble-bragging

: to make a seemingly modest, self-critical, or casual statement or reference that is meant to draw attention to one's admirable or impressive qualities or achievements

People make themselves look smart, humble-bragging about reading what's billed as one of the 20th century's most difficult books. —Mark Chiusano

In the study, college students were asked to write down how they'd answer a question about their biggest weakness in a job interview. Results showed that more than three-quarters of participants humblebragged, usually about being a perfectionist or working too hard. —Shana Leibowitz

Beyond the angel's wings, there was preening and posing and fake modesty, perhaps best represented when he humblebragged to the audience that his "One Less Lonely Girl" choice had "come all the way from Sweden just to see me." —Ben Fisher

— humblebrag or humble-brag noun
At times, the book comes off like a long, rolling humblebrag. Many sections begin with variations on "When I was 29 years old and running for Congress … " or "When I chaired the U.S. Ballistics Missile Threat Commission … ." —Adam Sternbergh

Comedian and podcast host Marc Maron has so perfected the art of the humblebrag, even his TV alter ego jokes about how young his girlfriend is. —Ray Rahman
 

stringertom

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Humblebrag

humblebragged or humble-bragged; humblebragging or humble-bragging

: to make a seemingly modest, self-critical, or casual statement or reference that is meant to draw attention to one's admirable or impressive qualities or achievements

People make themselves look smart, humble-bragging about reading what's billed as one of the 20th century's most difficult books. —Mark Chiusano

In the study, college students were asked to write down how they'd answer a question about their biggest weakness in a job interview. Results showed that more than three-quarters of participants humblebragged, usually about being a perfectionist or working too hard. —Shana Leibowitz

Beyond the angel's wings, there was preening and posing and fake modesty, perhaps best represented when he humblebragged to the audience that his "One Less Lonely Girl" choice had "come all the way from Sweden just to see me." —Ben Fisher

— humblebrag or humble-brag noun
At times, the book comes off like a long, rolling humblebrag. Many sections begin with variations on "When I was 29 years old and running for Congress … " or "When I chaired the U.S. Ballistics Missile Threat Commission … ." —Adam Sternbergh

Comedian and podcast host Marc Maron has so perfected the art of the humblebrag, even his TV alter ego jokes about how young his girlfriend is. —Ray Rahman
Reminds me of someone :p:D around here.
 

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Brobdingnagian /ˌbrɒbdɪŋˈnaɡɪən /
▸ adjective - huge; gigantic:
a beam engine of Brobdingnagian proportions.
▸ noun - a giant.
– ORIGIN early 18th century: from Brobdingnag, the name given by Swift (in Gulliver's Travels) to a land where everything is of huge size, + -ian.
 

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breatharian /brɛθˈɛːrɪən /
▸ noun - a person who believes that it is possible, through meditation, to reach a level of consciousness where one can obtain all the nutrients one needs from the air or sunlight.
 
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