Favorite seldom used terms

Pissant: one that is insignificant. Of course I use it all the time, but no one else does.

Insufferable: not to be endured, intolerable (“an insufferable bore”)
Whenever anyone complains I like to comment on their insufferable suffering. Very occasionally someone realizes I’m not empathizing with them. :slight_smile:

copious Lots and lots and lots.

Gob Smacked - Shocked and left slack jawed

Gob shite - someone who will not shut up or who speaks rubbuish!

To Gob ( Verb) - to spit, usualy with a loud and vocalised noise from the back of the throat

Wing Nut - for a person with prominant ears

Clarty Midden - term of endearmeny ( ironic ) or insult depending on how it is used

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - just cos I can say it!

Mirabilis Jalapa - cos I like the flower

Oh and fortnight is in daily use on this side of the pond - that is the Eastern Side where the sun comes up earlier!

and defenstration is to throew yourself or an object out of the window… you would have a real problem eexfenestrating yourself.

Hmmm…I don’t think I know anyone who doesn’t know the meaning of the word “fortnight.” That is the type of word that shows up on middle school spelling/definition tests. <shrugs>

That reminds me of a favorite bit of dialogue from a David Eddings book. Two characters are talking about what the woman (an amazon type) did to someone who was making unwanted advances:

IICR
“…then I defenstrated him.”

" That’s a horrible thing to do to a man!"

" I mean I threw him out the window."

" Oh. Well that’s all right then." :slight_smile:

debacle- voting in florida
avitar- yeah, thats me!
gormandize- damn, I was hungry!


I’m not nearly as stupid as I think I am.

Recapitulate. (“Recap” is the often-used abbreviation.)
As an example, an instructor could say, “Let’s recapitulate what we learned yesterday.”

discomknockerate

  • to Break - alter - kick into next week - a good Northern ireland Term involving vilence at all times!

Thought a few regional dialectic bits might help!