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ROMhack's Word of the Day Thread (a new word every day, or at least when I remember).

ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
13th November, 2019

Earthenware

Noun

Pottery made of clay fired to a porous state which can be made impervious to liquids by the use of a glaze.

In a sentence:

- The imports include manufactured articles of all kinds, hardware and building materials, earthenware and glassware, furniture, drugs and medicines, wines, foodstuffs, coal, petroleum and many other things.
- The inhabitants manufacture earthenware, which finds ready sale all through Egypt.

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P.s. I'm doing this because my vocabulary is terrible and needs to improve. Let's learn together :)
 
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ROMhack

ROMhack

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14 November 2019

Incongruous

Adjective

Unusual or different from what is around or from what is generally happening.

In a sentence:

- The clown suit looked totally incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath.
- Kojima-san's latest masterpiece Death Stranding is an incongruous concept for a Blockbuster game.

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Foamy

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Already know the word Incongruous. Though I highly doubt Ive ever actually used it.
 
ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
15th November, 2019

Opprobrious

Adjective

Outrageously shameful or disgraceful behaviour (with respect to social customs).

In a sentence:
  • Several NeoGAF members expressed intense criticism towards Gamefreak's apparent opprobrious development of Pokemon Sword and Shield.

Synonyms: abusive, derogatory, insulting, offensive, defamatory, slanderous, scandalous, scornful, contemptuous, derisive, bitchy
 
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Shifty

Shifty

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ROMhack said:
15th November, 2019

Opprobrious

Adjective

Outrageously shameful or disgraceful behaviour (with respect to social customs).

In a sentence:
  • Several NeoGAF members expressed intense criticism towards Gamefreak's apparent opprobrious development of Pokemon Sword and Shield.

Synonyms: abusive, derogatory, insulting, offensive, defamatory, slanderous, scandalous, scornful, contemptuous, derisive, bitchy
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Ooh, that's good. I'm always down to add another synonym to my lexicon.
 
ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
18 November, 2019

Mot Juste

Noun

It's French for 'right word'. Basically, a phrase used to indicate positive appreciation towards an interlocutor's diction.

In a sentence:
  • He's the kind of guy who always has the mot juste on the tip of his tongue and the wit to know when to say it, and when not to.
  • Brap's adjectival use of the phrase 'soyboy' was the mot juste to describe Polygon's latest hire.
 
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Papa

Papa

Banned
ROMhack said:
18 November, 2019

Mot Juste

Noun

It's French for 'right word'. Basically, a phrase used to indicate positive suitability towards an interlocutor's diction.

In a sentence:
  • He's the kind of guy who always has the mot juste on the tip of his tongue and the wit to know when to say it, and when not to.
  • Brap's adjectival use of the phrase 'soyboy' was the mot juste to describe Polygon's latest hire.
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Can you use brap in every example sentence?
 
-Arcadia-

-Arcadia-

Banned
Would understand if it’s a bit annoying to keep up, but I hope you keep doing this ROMhack ROMhack

For my occasional word, as not to interfere with the star of the show, I pick something absolutely perfect for this thread...

Sesquipedalian

Adjective meaning a tendency to use long words; alternatively a word with many syllables.

In a sentence:

-Fact was, he had monologued it in his most sesquipedalian phraseology.
-Arcadia didn’t hesitate to show off her sesquipedalian nature to the other nerds in the Word of the Day thread.

I really tried to get Brap in there, but sadly. :messenger_pensive:
 
ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
-Arcadia- said:
Would understand if it’s a bit annoying to keep up, but I hope you keep doing this ROMhack ROMhack

For my occasional word, as not to interfere with the star of the show, I pick something absolutely perfect for this thread...

Sesquipedalian

Adjective meaning a tendency to use long words; alternatively a word with many syllables.

In a sentence:

-Fact was, he had monologued it in his most sesquipedalian phraseology.
-Arcadia didn’t hesitate to show off her sesquipedalian nature to the other nerds in the Word of the Day thread.

I really tried to get Brap in there, but sadly. :messenger_pensive:
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That's awesome! I have one for today but we'll keep it with yours for the morning (it's morning here).

In a sentence would be...

-He tried, but Brap's tiny monkey brain was not able to comprehend Sesquipedalian terms, only memes.
 
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ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
21 November 2019

Loquacious

Adjective

Tending to talk a great deal (i.e. never shutting up and going on and on when the sentence should have ended ages ago because we all have better things to do with our time... like eat ice cream, especially tutti-frutti flavoured ice cream because I really like the Little Richard song which starts WABABALOOBABABADOO and then goes on to describe one man's existential journey to handle a girl named Sue, who is apparently full of self-assurance, which is a HUGE turn on to the singer, yet he appears torn between both her and another girl called Daisy, which is some shit ain't it because I'm like sitting here with no girls and this guy has TWO OF THEM. Things like that almost make me wish for a nuclear winter).

In a sentence:

-Recognizing the fact she had the habit of being loquacious, Amy-chan fought to hold her tongue during the meeting.
-Bring up the subject of who would be the most fitting partnership for a human centipede and our good friend Brap becomes a most loquacious individual.
 
The Scrivener

The Scrivener

Member
ROMhack said:
21 November 2019

Loquacious

Adjective

Tending to talk a great deal (i.e. never shutting up and going on and on when the sentence should have ended ages ago because we all have better things to do with our time... like eat ice cream, especially tutti-frutti flavoured ice cream because I really like the Little Richard song which starts WABABALOOBABABADOO and then goes on to describe one man's existential journey to handle a girl named Sue, who is apparently full of self-assurance, which is a HUGE turn on to the singer, yet he appears torn between both her and another girl called Daisy, which is some shit ain't it because I'm like sitting here with no girls and this guy has TWO OF THEM. Things like that almost make me wish for a nuclear winter).

In a sentence:

-Recognizing the fact she had the habit of being loquacious, Amy-chan fought to hold her tongue during the meeting.
-Bring up the subject of who would be the most fitting partnership for a human centipede and our good friend Brap becomes a most loquacious individual.
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Game journalists prattle on loquaciously about the dangers of the toxic male gamer.

Nice thread btw.
 
ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
28 November 2019

Crepuscular

Adjective

The period approaching twilight, either dawn or dusk. Typically used to describe animals which are most active during these hours. Associated with diurnal (daylight) and nocturnal (night).

In a sentence:

- Crepuscular animals are those that are active primarily during twilight. This is distinguished from diurnal and nocturnal behavior, where an animal is active during the hours of daylight or the hours of darkness, respectively.
- Owing to his proclivity for staying on the internet instead of sleeping, our good hero Brap could be described as a Crepusclar creature for he posts most during the period approaching sunrise.

P.s. I didn't forget about this thread, just busy and lazy.
 
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Nymphae

Nymphae

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I heard the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious on the radio yesterday and it occurred to me that this doesn't actually sound like a single compound word at all, there is a pause/break after "fragilistic", the second word being "expialidocious"
 
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ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
Nymphae said:
I heard the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious on the radio yesterday and it occurred to me that this doesn't actually sound like a single compound word at all, there is a pause/break after "fragilistic", the second word being "expialidocious"
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Is it even a word? I thought Mary Poppins made it up
 
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Starlight Lotice

Starlight Lotice

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Nymphae said:
No it was a word before it was used in the movie.

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It's often referred to as the longest word in English, but like I said, I feel like it's cheating because there is an obvious break where the compound word doesn't really flow, it's two separate "words" spoken as one.
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Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious?

All I know is if you say it loud enough, you'll always sound precocious
 
ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
I've scoured the internet today and come up with:

Beatific

Adjective

Used to describe the feeling of intense bliss; typically associated with divinity.

IaS:

- As the Priest began the ceremony, he gave the newborn child a beatific smile.
- His mother was beatific after Susie accepted his proposal of marriage.
- Learning that Tesseract's ban was not permanent, Brap felt a beatific sense of relief. He even danced a merry jig.

Synonyms: Blissful, heavenly, delighted, ecstatic.

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-Arcadia-

-Arcadia-

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I was just joking, lol, but the return of this thread is pretty beatific. :messenger_smiling:

I really like this word, because it’s a little shorter, a little easier to remember, and throw in a sentence. That’s what I’m trying to do with all of these — make the words stuff I actually use. I usually reread the words every time I come in here.
 
ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
-Arcadia- said:
I was just joking, lol, but the return of this thread is pretty beatific. :messenger_smiling:

I really like this word, because it’s a little shorter, a little easier to remember, and throw in a sentence. That’s what I’m trying to do with all of these — make the words stuff I actually use. I usually reread the words every time I come in here.
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Yeah, agreed. I forget words when they're specific and hard to think of many uses for.

I should go back to using images actually as I think that helps for recollection.
 
ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
Today's word is...

Spoonerism

Noun

An intended, or accidental, meshing of two words together for a differently intended effect - often to beguile, sometimes for hilarity.

Examples:
- He reportedly ended a wedding he was performing with: "It is now kisstomary to cuss the bride."
- Matt sure is a smart fella, whereas Brap is more of a fart smella.

It's actually kinda tricky to explain this one, I'm sure you all know it when you see it.
 
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TindalosPup

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I learned a new word today looking into dark words from other languages that have no English equivalent for my recreational writing hobby. It absolutely killed me when I read it, and I think this is a great thread to share it on.

Rhaphanidosis

Noun

A punishment preformed in ancient Greece, specifically Athens, where horseradish root is inserted into the rectum of an adulterer. It was meant to make the person sit and think about what they'd done as their butt hole was aflame from the spicy roots oils reacting to the sensitive membranes of the rectum. This was done mostly to men who cheated on their spouses or with the spouse of another (I hope the women got the same, if not similar punishment, because equality).

I've been cheated on before and I would never wish this upon anyone, but I laughed pretty hard at the idea that this was a thing people did to try to fix morality issues in their society.
 
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ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
Took some time off over Christmas and December because I was busy but much like a particle collision in the Large Hadron Collider, I'm back with a bang, baby.

Proprioception

Noun

Relates to physiology

The ability to sense stimuli arising within the body regarding position, motion, and equilibrium. Even if a person is blindfolded, he or she knows through proprioception if an arm is above the head or hanging by the side of the body. The sense of proprioception is disturbed in many neurological disorders. It can sometimes be improved through the use of sensory integration therapy, a type of specialised occupational therapy.

Examples:

- As Matt dangled the sword about the sleeping Brap's head, he intuitively felt it for his sense of proprioception was working fine.
 
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ROMhack

ROMhack

Member
8 January

Imponderabilia

Noun

A thing with an unexplainable, mysterious, non-quantifiable, unmeasurable quality.

In a sentence:

- He supposes that aesthesis and tropesis, as rudimentary sensation and will, are the very causes of condensation; that they belong to pyknatoms, to ponderables and imponderables, to chemical atoms and molecules.

- The yearning inside Brap's heart was strong that evening. He sat crossed-leg, face up to his bedroom window and gazed across the night sky. A shooting star suddenly appeared, which prompted him to consider life's great imponderabilia.

Philosophy lesson:

The word reminds me of Kant's concept of 'Noumena', which he used to explain things that exist outside of the conscious mind — as opposed to the things 'in themselves' which we can see by virtue of sensation (phenomenon). It's similar as well, I think, to Heidegger's concept of being (seit) which he said every thing possesses. Heidegger confuses me though so I can't elaborate further.
 
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