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Words of the Day 7/23/09 July 23, 2009

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Bantha – Fictional creatures in the Star Wars universe. They are large elephant-sized mounts, with long furry tails, that are native to the planet of Tatooine.

Contributed by Travis Huinker

Automagically – Something that happens automatically, but that also has some mysterious, “magical” element to it. “Smart” appliances, features, etc. that do intelligent things with less help than you might expect.

Contributed by Lynette Perry

White Trash – Slang term for white people that usually live in a trailer park. With low incomes that spend their tax returns on things like big screen TV’s instead of clothes for their kids. These people tend to be mouthy and fight frequently. Generally these people are uneducated and have little concern for personal hygiene. To see these people at their best watch Jerry Springer.

Contributed by Brack Smolarich

 

Words of the Day 7/22/09 July 22, 2009

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Special Word of the Day:

Birthday - The day of a person’s birth.

Contributed by Drew Baumann (for my best friend Mack celebrating his 22nd birthday today.)

Snozberries - In Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willie Wonka mentions licking snozberries. What most people don’t know is that in one of Dahl’s adult books, snozberry is a euphamism for penis. He was slipping dirty humor into a kid’s book for his private amusement.

Contributed by Travis Huinker

Speed - rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.

Contributed by Andrew Woodard

Hyperspace - A fictional space in which laws of physics may be circumvented allowing faster-than-light travel or time travel.

Contributed by Aaron Harpole

Thumbtickler - Like a french tickler except you put this on one’s thumb.

Contributed by Brack Smolarich

Antidisestablishmentarianism – A political position that originated in nineteenth-century Britain, in opposition to proposals to remove the Church of England’s status as the state church of Ireland and Wales.

Contributed by Eric Smith (long word winner of today)

 

Words of the Day 7/21/09 July 21, 2009

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nostalgic – Eric Smith
funtime – Travis Huinker
jocular – Brack Smolarich
intelligent – Nick Mozena
malapropism – Lauren Baumann