Tag: words I like
goat rodeo Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com
A goat rodeo is a slang term for something going totally, unbelievably,…
The Swedish philosophy of lagom: how “just enough” is all you need
Just because a thing is good doesn’t mean that you need more…
words i like: Stroad – Wikipedia
Source: Stroad – Wikipedia tl;dr: street + road = stroad. think Lansdowne…
Cremaster muscle – Wikipedia
Source: Cremaster muscle – Wikipedia from this boingboing post:
words i like – Poka yoke
japanese term for: Poka-yoke is a Japanese term that means “error-proofing” by…
words i like – grawlix – the chars %$^& used in comic book swearing.
noun: The characters, such as @#%$*!, used to convey profanity in a…
words i like? why do I think is FRIER is more common that FRYER
and when did it become legal english spelling that the ending “y”…
dj’eat – “did you eat” should be a word
title sez it all. the single quote means a slight pause in…
dj’get – “did you get” should be a word.
title sez it all. the single quote means a slight pause in…
a collection of tragically hip lyrics I find interesting…
listening to tragically hip – problem bears, heard a funny line, a…
This remains ‘smallest country in the world’ after adventurer claims fort abandoned
Source: This remains ‘smallest country in the world’ after adventurer claims fort…
words i like – JUGAAD, Indian? Hindi? for “hack”.
Jugaad. Leave these here for searching when I don’t know the proper…
Words I Like – Petrichor – that smell just before it rains, esp. after a long dry period.
Source: Petrichor – Wikipedia Petrichor – that smell just before it rains,…
Words I like: yustabe (used to be)
As in “Hard Winter Bakery yustabe [use to be] only available at…
kipple – the sinister type of rubbish which simply builds up without any human intervention.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kipple
Words: ustaknow – used to know
ustaknow is a perfectly cromulent word. just like ustacould and ustabe.
What is a “Gilligan Hitch?” | Boing Boing
This is the third of four posts excerpting The Adventurer’s Glossary, a…
The Chinese Concept of “Cha Bu Duo” Is Not What You Think It Means
When someone does a half-assed job around China, people say “cha bu…
TIL: Jujube candy is named after a real fruit!
Source: Jujube – Wikipedia TIL: the original recipe for the candy/gummy jujube…
The Backstugas of Sweden | Amusing Planet
Source: The Backstugas of Sweden | Amusing Planet
Definition of floccinaucinihilipilification | Dictionary.com
Definition of floccinaucinihilipilification from Dictionary.com, the world’s leading online source for English…
‘Butt’ is an actual unit of measurement
The imperial system is a funny thing. Like, really funny. So funny…
TRUNCHEON: Welpschmerz
Welpschmerz: The lethargic ache of watching increasingly outrageous events transpire without hope…
Homo Progressives – already known, dammit!
See here. “Homo progressives man. A term used by Teilhard de Chardin…
