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

Filed under: Words of the Day — Drew Baumann @ 11:26 am
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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 7/21/09 July 21, 2009

Filed under: Words of the Day — Drew Baumann @ 10:19 am
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nostalgic – Eric Smith
funtime – Travis Huinker
jocular – Brack Smolarich
intelligent – Nick Mozena
malapropism – Lauren Baumann