A Gallimaufry For The Lackadaisical Logophile

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HALITOSIS

[noun]
(bad breath) a term used to describe noticeably unpleasant odours exhaled in breathing. Halitosis is estimated to be the third most frequent reason for seeking dental aid, following tooth decay and periodontal disease.



CARIOGENIC

[adjective]
causing dental cavities.



BRUXOMANIA

[noun]
a compulsion for grinding teeth.



ODONTOLOXIA

[noun]
irregularity of the teeth.



:D
 
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NOOLOGY

[noun]
the science/study of the mind.



PERSPICACITY

[noun]
1- keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration.
2- Archaic: keen vision.



ENTELECHY

[noun]
1- the realisation of potential.
2- the supposed vital principle that guides the development and functioning of an organism or other system or organisation.
3- in the philosophy of Aristotle - the condition of a thing whose essence is fully realised; actuality.
4- in the system of Leibnitz - the soul or principle of perfection of an object or person; a monad or basic constituent.


COGITATION

[noun]
1- concerted thought or reflection; meditation; contemplation.
2- the faculty of thinking.
3- a thought; design or plan.
 
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RIPSNORTER

[noun]
1- Informal: something or someone remarkably good or exciting.
2- Informal: something or someone exceedingly strong or violent.



QUOZ

[noun]
an absurd thing or person.



PERSPECTIVIDE

[noun/adjective]
the difference between optimism and pessimism.



MICAWBER

[noun]
1- a kind but ineffective optimist, who means well but is useless.
2- one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune.
3- an eternal optimist; a person who idles but trusts to fortune.
 
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PIROUETTE

[noun]
1- a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
2- Dressage: a complete turni n which the horse uses its hindlegs as a pivot.
[verb]
3- to perform a pirouette; whirl or twirl, as on the toes.



WOOFERS

[noun]
1- feet in relation to large, cumbersome and hefty feet.
2- excessively swollen feet.



ALIPED

[noun]
1- one who has winged feet.
2- a wing-footed animal; a chiropter or a bat.
[adjective]
3- possessing winged feet.



PEREGRINATION

[noun]
1- travel from one place to another, especially on foot in a foreign place.
2- a course of travel; journey.
 
dic·tion·ar·y
dikSHəˌnerē/

noun: dictionary; plural noun: dictionaries

a book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage.
 
There's something happening someplace.

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Worldly and wonderfully untranslatable.



Mamihlapinatapei
Yagan (indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego) – the wordless, yet meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to initiate something but are both reluctant to start



Kummerspeck
German - Excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.



Wabi-Sabi
Japanese – Much has been written on this Japanese concept, but in a sentence, one might be able to understand it as “a way of living that focuses on finding beauty within the imperfections of life and accepting peacefully the natural cycle of growth and decay.”



Plimpplamppletteren
Dutch - The skimming of a flat stone as many times as possible across the surface of the water.



Saudade
Portuguese – One of the most beautiful of all words, translatable or not, this word “refers to the feeling of longing for something or someone that you love and which is lost.”
 
Ah yes I love those. Saudade :heart: Mamihlapinatapei :heart::heart:

Also,

Hygge
a Danish term defined as “a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” Pronounced “hoo-guh,” the word is said to have no direct translation in English, though “cozy” comes close.

Handschuhschneeballwerfer
German - a person who wears gloves to throw snowballs.
 
Ah yes I love those. Saudade :heart: Mamihlapinatapei :heart::heart:

Also,

Hygge
a Danish term defined as “a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” Pronounced “hoo-guh,” the word is said to have no direct translation in English, though “cozy” comes close.


Handschuhschneeballwerfer
German - a person who wears gloves to throw snowballs.


In some company, the pronunciation of Hygge could be considered onomatopoeic. :D
 
dumbfuck

noun:

Someone that's just dumb as fuck.
Somebody slap yo ass and you just stand there you're a dumb fuck.
 
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PANACEA

[noun]
1- Greek mythology: Goddess of Universal Remedy. She was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione.
2- a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all.
3- an answer or solution for all problems or difficulties.



INGANNATION

[noun]
deception; the act of causing to believe what is not true; mislead.



EQUIVOCATOR

[noun]
a person who uses ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge.



COZEN

[verb]
1- to trick or deceive; to mislead by means of a petty trick or fraud; deceive.
2- to obtain by deception or persuasion; to persuade or induce to do something by coaxing, cajoling or wheedling.
3- to act deceitfully.
 
psy·cho·sis
sīˈkōsəs/
noun
noun: psychosis; plural noun: psychoses

a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.
 
de·lu·sion·al
dəˈlo͞oZH(ə)nəl/
adjective
adjective: delusional

characterized by or holding idiosyncratic beliefs or impressions that are contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.
"hospitalization for schizophrenia and delusional paranoia"
based on or having faulty judgment; mistaken.
"their delusional belief in the project's merits never wavers"
 
fix·a·tion
fikˈsāSH(ə)n/
noun
noun: fixation

1.
an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something.
"his fixation on the details of other people's erotic lives"
synonyms: obsession, preoccupation, mania, addiction, compulsion; More
informalthing, bug, craze, fad
"his sports fixation has gotten intolerable"
Psychoanalysis
the arresting of part of the libido at an immature stage, causing an obsessive attachment.
plural noun: fixations
"fixation at the oral phase might result in dependence on others"
 
PLAUSIVE (plaw-siv)

[adjective]
A consonant produced by stopping the airflow using the lips, teeth, or palate, followed by a sudden release of air.

[noun]
A plosive speech sound. The basic plosives in English are t, k, and p (voiceless) and d, g, and b (voiced).
 
noun: psychosis

a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality.

adjective: delusional

characterized by or holding idiosyncratic beliefs or impressions that are contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder.

noun: fixation

an obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something.


Wonderful contributions Andy!

You are to be commended for your courage, for addressing some of the challenges and mental obstacles you deal with - daily it seems, and for some time now - surrounding your infatuation with a particular, wee, bloody penis, and all without reference or pic of said penis.

Atta boy! :)

Be well :rose:
 
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PHALLOMANIA

[noun]
an obsession with penises, especially an erect one.



SURGATION

[noun]
1- erection of the penis: a) the firm and enlarged condition of a body organ or part when the erectile tissue surrounding it becomes filled with blood, especially such a condition of the penis or clitoris. b) the process of filling with blood.
2- the act of erecting.
3- something erected; a construction.



PIZZLE

[noun]
an old English word for penis, derived from Low German pesel or Flemish Dutch pezel, diminutive of pees, meaning ‘sinew’. The word is used today to signify the penis of an animal, chiefly in Australia and New Zealand.



DICKHEAD

[noun]
a stupid, irritating, or ridiculous person, particularly a man.
 
PLAUSIVE (plaw-siv)

[adjective]
A consonant produced by stopping the airflow using the lips, teeth, or palate, followed by a sudden release of air.

[noun]
A plosive speech sound. The basic plosives in English are t, k, and p (voiceless) and d, g, and b (voiced).



I can’t be positive, but it is possible you’ve proposed plausive in place of plosive, which probably was not planned, or your intended purpose.
 
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EUPHONY

[noun]
agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, especially a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words.



LETHOLOGICA

[noun]
1- the inability to remember the correct word.
2- the inability to remember the meaning of a word.
3- a psychological disorder that inhibits an individual’s ability to articulate his or her thoughts by temporarily forgetting key words, phrases or names in conversation.



CLEDONISM

[noun]
1- circumlocution used to avoid speaking unlucky words
2- avoidance of words deemed unlucky



MELLIFLUOUS

[adjective]
1- sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding.
2- flowing with honey; sweetened with or as if with honey.
3- pleasant sounding words or music.
 
wee ones

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ZEK

[noun]
(in the former U.S.S.R.) an inmate of a forced-labor camp



PYX

[noun]
box or vessel in which coins or consecrated bread (Eucharist) are kept



KEB

[noun]
1- ewe that gives birth to stillborn lamb
[verb]
2- to miscarry or reject a lamb



TOD

[noun]
1- a bushy clump or mass of foilage (as of ivy)
[archaic]
2- any of various units of weight for wool; especially :* one equal to 28 pounds (13 kilograms)
 
WOOFERS

[noun]
1- feet in relation to large, cumbersome and hefty feet.
2- excessively swollen feet.

I was sittin' at a table for two
There were four of us,
There was me, your great big feet and you
Oh, from the ankles up I'd say
You sure are sweet
But there on down
Is just too much feet
Oh, your feet's too big
Can't use you 'cause your feet's too big
Ya got me walkin', talkin' and squawkin'
'Cause your feet's too big!
 
DEMOGRAPHIC (duh-mow-graff-ick)

[noun]
A sector of a population.

[adjective]
Relating to the structure of populations.
 
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