A Gallimaufry For The Lackadaisical Logophile

[Emerson40]

EXOSCULATE

[verb]
to kiss; especially, to kiss repeatedly or fondly.



BAISER FLORENTIN

[title/noun]
French: Florentine kiss. Also known in English as a French kiss. In France, it is also referred to as baiser amoureux (“love kiss”) or baiser avec la langue (“kiss with the tongue”). It is a kiss in which one participant’s tongue touches the partner’s lips or tongue and usually enters his or her mouth. A French kiss is a slow passionate kiss which is usually considered intimate, romantic, erotic or sexual. This type of oral contact is generally considered an erotic kiss usually reserved for lovers.



BLISSOM

[verb]
to be lustful; to be lascivious; also, in heat; subject to or having strong sexual desires.
Etymology: blissomen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to blæsma - in heat (said of goats); akin to blāsa - to blow.



FERVOUR

[noun]
1. great intensity of feeling or belief; ardour; zeal.
2. Rare: intense heat.

 

[Emerson40]

SAIGNER

[verb]
1- to bleed, to be bleeding.
2- to bleed, to drain blood from.



EMBRUE [aka IMBRUE]

[verb]
1- to stain, as with blood; bloodstains.
2- to impregnate or imbue.



HAEMATOPHAGY

[noun]
the practice of certain animals of feeding on blood (from the Greek words, haima “blood” and phagein “to eat"). Since blood is a fluid tissue rich in nutritious proteins and lipids that can be taken without enormous effort, haematophagy has evolved as a preferred form of feeding in many small animals such as worms and arthropods.



PHLEBOTOMY

[noun]
the act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood as a therapeutic measure; venesection; bleeding.

 

[Emerson40]

STULTIFY

[verb]
1- to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
2- to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means.
3- Law: to allege or prove (oneself or another) to be of unsound mind.



ABASE

[verb]
1- to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade; disgrace.
2- Archaic: to lower; put or bring down.




CHARIENTISM

[noun]
a figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace.



IGNOMINY

[noun]
1- disgrace; dishonour; public contempt.
2- shameful or dishonourable quality or conduct or an instance of this.

 

[Emerson40]

HOROLOGY

[noun]
the art or science of making timepieces or of measuring time.



SYNCHRONISE

[verb]
1- to occur or recur or cause to occur or recur at the same time or in unison
2- to indicate or cause to indicate the same time.
3- to designate (events) as simultaneous.



SUCCISIVE

[adjective]
1- of time, spare or excess; to have too much time on one’s hands; to waste time due to having too much time.
2- superfluous; in excess of what is required or sufficient



TRANSIENCE

[noun]
the state or quality of being transient; lasting for a short time; temporary; ephemeral; not lasting, not enduring; impermanent.



LOLLYGAG [aka LALLYGAG]

[adjective]
1- to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious; to fool around and waste time.
2- to move slowly, fall behind; dawdle.

[noun]
3- an idler; a layabout; a person who habitually does little or no work.

 

[Emerson40]

LUSUS NATURAE

[noun]
1- a freak, mutant, or monster.
2- a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed.



THEROID

[adjective]
of, relating to, or resembling a beast.



ILLUDE

[verb]
to trick; delude; deceive.



GROTENDOUS

[adjective]
grotesque, horrendous; shockingly and dreadfully odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.

 

[yossi]

EXOSCULATE

[verb]
to kiss; especially, to kiss repeatedly or fondly.

 

[hashtag4]

Every time I see the thread up there I think to myself:
Geeze, that sounds just as stupid as Dipshit's empty head

 

[Fata Morgana]

I do love this thread. Some of the words are so beautiful.

 

[hashtag4]

I don't think it's a bad thread either, tbh
I'm just at the point at which anything associated with ILoveButtholes40 fills me with distaste
*rose*

 

[Emerson40]

GAUMLESS [aka GORMLESS]

[adjective]
lacking intelligence and vitality; dull; stupid; witless; vacant.



OOCEPHALUS

[noun]
egghead; a stupid person; an anti-intellectual epithet, directed at people considered too out-of-touch with ordinary people and too lacking in realism, common sense, virility, etc. on account of their intellectual interests.



SOPHOMANIA

[noun]
unrealistic belief in one’s own intelligence; delusion of superintelligence.



ILLITERATI

[plural noun]
1- Informal: illiterate or ignorant people.
2- Informal: people who are not well educated or well informed about a particular subject or sphere of activity.
3- Informal: people who take pride in ignorance and stupidity.

 

[Emerson40]

 

[Emerson40]

I do love this thread. Some of the words are so beautiful.

Good woman, I am humbled by your flattery and kind words, made all the more exceptional coming from one as well read as your good self.

 

[Fata Morgana]

Good woman, I am humbled by your flattery and kind words, made all the more exceptional coming from one as well read as your good self.

Gonna have this as my phone wallpaper. Oh and I so overuse 'gormless', a favourite word of mine, and a usual state I'm in.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Emerson40]

TAEDIUM VITAE

[noun]
Latin: weariness or loathing of life; a state of extreme ennui.



REPINE

[verb]
1- to express dejection; display of depression or lowness of spirits.
2- to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
3- to yearn after something.



TREPIDATION

[noun]
1- a state of alarm or dread; apprehension; tremulous fear; agitation.
2- an involuntary trembling or quivering; tremor.



COITAFLEM

[noun]
1- the shame of a rape victim.
2- fear and embarrassment due to having sexual intercourse.

 

[Disgustipated]

Good woman, I am humbled by your flattery and kind words, made all the more exceptional coming from one as well read as your good self.

Ferm will love this.

 

[Emerson40]

TORTORON

[noun]
1- a person or thing that willingly suffers.
2- a person or thing that invites suffering.
3- a martyr.



GOBEMOUCHE

[noun]
literally, a fly swallower; hence, one who keeps his mouth open; a boor; a silly and credulous person. One who believes in any absurdity; gullible.



STULTIFY

[verb]
1- to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
2- to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means.
3- Law: to allege or prove (oneself or another) to be of unsound mind.



MUMCHANCE

[adjective]
1- mute, or not speaking; silent.

[noun]
2- a slient person; mute.
3- a silent, stupid person.
4- an old game of chance played with cards in silence.

[verb]
5- to be silent out of caution or stupidity.
6- masquerade.

 

[Emerson40]

JELA

[noun]
when a person feels their sense of joy grow; the increase of happiness.



RETROUVAILLES

[noun]
the happiness of meeting again after a long time.



CURVET

[adjective]
to leap; to leap about; frolic.



VERNALAGNIA

[noun]
1- a romantic mood inspired by Spring.
2- happiness brought about by Spring.
3- an increase in sexual desire which occurs in the Spring.



FELICIFIC

[adjective]
causing or tending to cause happiness.

 

[trysail]

LOLLYGAG [aka LALLYGAG]

[adjective]
1- to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious; to fool around and waste time.
2- to move slowly, fall behind; dawdle.

[noun]
3- an idler; a layabout; a person who habitually does little or no work.

Whilst on a beam reach in sunny skies amidst those lovely tropical trade winds, sailormen have been known to engage in skylarking and lollygagging.



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[trysail]

PHLEBOTOMY

[noun]
the act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood as a therapeutic measure; venesection; bleeding.

This is a very poor definition of the word.


In modern usage, phlebotomy is the practice of drawing blood samples for the purpose of laboratory tests.





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[Emerson40]

PHLEBOTOMY

[noun]
the act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood as a therapeutic measure; venesection; bleeding.

This is a very poor definition of the word.


In modern usage, phlebotomy is the practice of drawing blood samples for the purpose of laboratory tests.

VENESECTION

[noun]
another term for phlebotomy; the act or practice of opening a vein to let or draw blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure

 

[Emerson40]

PREOSCULATION

[noun]
the moment before a kiss.



BLISSOM

[verb]
to be lustful; to be lascivious; also, in heat; subject to or having strong sexual desires.



EPITHYMY

[noun]
desire; lust; vigorously passionate.



OSCULANT

[adjective]
1- pertaining to a close embrace or a long kiss.
2- closely adhering or joined; embracing.



PRURIENT

[adjective]
1- having, or inclined to have, or characterised by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
2- causing lasciviousness or lust.
3- having a restless desire or longing.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Emerson40]

PNEUMA

[noun]
the soul or vital spirit; a person’s creative energy.



ENERVATE

[verb/adjective]
to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigour of; weaken.



FOISON

[noun]
1- a very bountiful harvest; abundance; a plentiful supply or yield.
2- reserves of power; resources.
3- physical strength or power.



PROBITY

[noun]
integrity of character; complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness.

 

[VaticanAssassin]

Don't use a big word when a singularly unloquacious and diminutive linguistic expression will satisfactorily accomplish the contemporary necessity.