Thursday, July 12, 2007

"Wobberjib Whammerjib"

Wobberjib Whammerjib - 'Splodgy' James' next door neighbour in Watford (who was a little bit crazy by all accounts) used to call bacon sandwiches wobberjib whammerjibs.

Wobberjib - Sausage
Whammerjib - Sandwich

Sadly we don't know the actual reasoning or origin behind this term. However the "Wobberjib Whammerjib" has become a family tradition of the Jones family.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

"Monosyllabic"

Mon·o·syl·lab·ic -
1.having only one syllable, as the word no.
2.having a vocabulary composed primarily of monosyllables or short, simple words.
3.very brief; terse or blunt: a monosyllabic reply.

This one is on request from Kelly and since it's her birthday tomorrow I thought it was only fair. Her comment on the word was funny how there's more than one syllable in monosyllabic, fair point.

Monday, July 09, 2007

"Elongated"

Elongated - e·lon·ga·ted
1.to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
–verb (used without object)
2.to increase in length.
–adjective Also, e·lon·gat·ed.
3.extended; lengthened.
4.long and thin.

Clearly something has been elongated lately. Can't think what. When I say it in my head over and over it sounds more like eeeeeeeeeeeeelonGAYted. I guess its when normally short things or normal things even are extended in length to be much loooooonger than normal.


Wednesday, June 20, 2007

"Serenity"

Serenity
se·ren·i·ty [suh-ren-i-tee]
1.the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
2.(usually initial capital letter) a title of honor, respect, or reverence, used in speaking of or to certain members of royalty (usually prec. by his, your, etc.).

Something I really wish I could feel right now. Must try to think serene thoughts and ignore feelings of work STRESS OUT! I will think of a calm sea with a beautiful sunset.

Saturday, June 02, 2007

"Moo hoo!"

Moo Hoo! cow version of Woo Hoo! if you are an excited cow.

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

"Tousled"

Tousled
1.to disorder or dishevel: The wind tousled our hair.
2.to handle roughly.
–noun
3.a disheveled or rumpled mass, esp. of hair.
4.a disordered, disheveled, or tangled condition.

I have new hair and its been annoyingly windy. I think tousled hair on a woman is sexy, but not mine, mine would be scruffy! Tousled is good.

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

"Eyeball"

Eyeball eye·ball [ahy-bawl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun
1.the ball or globe of the eye.
–verb (used with object)
2.Informal. to look at, check, or observe closely: two opponents eyeballing each other.

A day of poorly eyes inspire eyeball.



Thursday, March 08, 2007

"Plethora"

Pleth·o·ra - [pleth-er-uh]
1. overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
2. Pathology Archaic. a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.

One could have a plethora of disguises for example! The word and the act ;-)

Monday, February 26, 2007

"Algorithm"

Algorithm - al·go·rithm [al-guh-rith-uhm]

noun a set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, as for finding the greatest common divisor.

1699, from Fr. algorithme refashioned (under mistaken connection with Gk. arithmos "number") from O.Fr. algorisme "the Arabic numeral system," from M.L. algorismus, a mangled transliteration of Arabic al-Khwarizmi "native of Khwarazm," surname of the mathematician whose works introduced sophisticated mathematics to the West (see algebra). The earlier form in M.E. was algorism (c.1230), from O.Fr. Modern use of algorithmic to describe symbolic rules or language is from 1881.

How else do you illustrate Algorithm!? (Interrobang) I know, its just so funny!


Friday, February 23, 2007

"Multitasking"

Multitasking - A nice way to say that you're doing many different things at the same time.

Something us ladies are pretty good at, not to leave out the lads you are also very good at multitasking in different less housework based tasks.....hmm, what could that be. If only we had more hands and fingers sometimes.





Wednesday, February 21, 2007

"Labyrinth"

Lab·y·rinth - [lab-uh-rinth] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun
1.an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit.
2.a maze of paths bordered by high hedges, as in a park or garden, for the amusement of those who search for a way out.
3.a complicated or tortuous arrangement, as of streets or buildings.
4.any confusingly intricate state of things or events; a bewildering complex.
5.(initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a vast maze built in Crete by Daedalus, at the command of King Minos, to house the Minotaur.
6.Anatomy.
a.the internal ear, consisting of a bony portion (bony labyrinth) and a membranous portion (membranous labyrinth).
b.the aggregate of air chambers in the ethmoid bone, between the eye and the upper part of the nose.
7.a mazelike pattern inlaid in the pavement of a church.
8.a loudspeaker enclosure with air chambers at the rear for absorbing sound waves radiating in one direction so as to prevent their interference with waves radiated in another direction.

Thanks Rex. Good word.


"Hermaphrodite"

Her·maph·ro·dite. In zoology and botany, a hermaphrodite is an organism that possesses both male and female sex organs during its life. In many species, hermaphroditism is a common part of the life-cycle, particularly in some asexual animals and some plants. Generally, hermaphroditism occurs in the invertebrates, although it occurs in a fair number of fish, and to a lesser degree in other vertebrates. On very rare occasions, such a hermaphrodite can even impregnate itself, but this will result in complications.

Some readers may recognize this example of Hermaphrodism:

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

"Interrobang"

Interrobang - a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

Enough said !? A much underused character. Bring back the interrobang. YEAH!?



Friday, February 09, 2007

"Jumper"

Jumper - (jŭm'pər) 1853, apparently from 17c. jump "short coat," also "woman's under bodice," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Fr. jupe "skirt," which is ult. from Ar. jubbah "loose outer garment." Meaning "sleeveless dress worn over a blouse" first recorded Amer.Eng. 1939.
  1. A sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater.
  2. A loose, protective garment worn over other clothes.
  3. A child's garment consisting of straight-legged pants attached to a biblike bodice. Often used in the plural.
  4. Chiefly British A pullover sweater.
  5. A person or thing that jumps.
  6. Electricity A short length of wire used temporarily to complete a circuit or to bypass a break in a circuit.
Jumper. Simple word, but lovely. SO many meanings.

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