# NO! NO, YOU STUPID TIT! Where did you get that word?! STOP USING IT! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 25, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238 "2003-11-25T19:32:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Matchka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Matchka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Matchka)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/21 "2003-11-25T21:24:24Z")
Is it OK yet to use “impact” as a verb? I remember seeing folks at Boeing get their skins ripped off for that in 1990. ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/22 "2003-11-25T21:25:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Loneraven \* > \*\*Reminds of a family friend who used to “allegate” things. He allegated this, that and the other. He used to even allegate me of allegating. > > Took me a while to get it. I finally thought “allegation” - and the penny dropped. \*\* I like to throw pennies at the allegations when I go to the zoo. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/23 "2003-11-25T21:25:33Z")
I used to have a boss who would make up words in his dictations to me. When I handed the typed result out for him I would circle them and say “not a word” but a good 50% of the time he’d tell me to leave it in because he liked the way it sounded. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/24 "2003-11-25T21:58:07Z")
I wonder if he only uses “monopolate” professionally, or if he also uses it other times he conversates. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/25 "2003-11-25T22:06:27Z")
I use ‘connexion’ all the time. Nobody thinks that’s a real word, but it is. ---
**Author:** ![Algorithm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/algorithm/32/12204_2.png) [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/26 "2003-11-25T22:09:22Z")
A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. ---
**Author:** ![GraphicsGal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@GraphicsGal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraphicsGal)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/27 "2003-11-25T22:10:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lissener \* > \*\*One of my pet peeves is when someone uses “utilize” when “use” is a perfectly good (if more and more underutilized) word. I strike it out nine times out of ten when I copyedit blustery reports. My guiding principle: “Eschew obfuscatory sesquipedalianism!” \*\* YES! YES! YES! I had a psychology professor who used to say trans–des–ence instead of transcendence. For an entire year I was quietly insane. I even wrote about this little problem in 2 different course evaluations…sadly, to no avail. My boss, lovely man, talkes about “mute points” from time to time…argh ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/28 "2003-11-25T22:16:11Z")
[justkidding] Monopolate (Mon-op’-o-late) _Anc.Evil_ noun: 1) A crumb-covered Monopoly board that take-out has just recently been eaten over. 2) A bonifide gaming official at a Monopoly® Tournament. 3) Any questionable psuedo-chocolate substitute handed out in a wealthy neighborhood on Halloween. [/justkidding] ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/29 "2003-11-25T22:20:20Z")
To paraphrase Fred Durst, “I think we’re all in agreeance that made-up words are bad.” ---
**Author:** ![NotMrKnowItAll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6bbea6/32.png) [@NotMrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotMrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/30 "2003-11-25T22:26:50Z")
NotMrKnowItAll’s made up etymology: **monopolate** mo_nop_olate, v.i.; L. monopolatus, p.p. of monopolare to polish oneself (man’s self); mono one + polire polish To masterbate in a turgid fashion. \ ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/31 "2003-11-25T22:30:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NotMrKnowItAll \* > \*\*NotMrKnowItAll’s made up etymology: > > **monopolate** mo_nop_olate, v.i.; L. monopolatus, p.p. of monopolare to polish oneself (man’s self); mono one + polire polish > > To masterbate in a turgid fashion. \*\* On further review, maybe we **will** hire him. ---
**Author:** ![Quack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e99b99/32.png) [@Quack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quack)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/32 "2003-11-25T22:33:46Z")
Is it just me, or do most people pronounce “et cetera” as “ek cetera”? Fuckers. I once saw someone write out the abbreviation as “ect.” because of how they said it. Thanks for aksing us this question. What an amusing antidote. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/33 "2003-11-25T22:35:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Larry Mudd \* > \*\ ***Chefguy** , “crapulent” is certainly _not_ a non-word. A malapropism, in your usage, but a honest-to-goodness real word. (It’s one of my favourites, too.) > > It’s (nearly) synonymous with “biblious,” although it is sometimes used more generally to mean “gluttonous.” > > \*\* It would appear you are correct, sir. I knew that “crapulous” was a word, but as far as the other goes, I guess the dictionary I looked in was a crapulent one. 😉 I had an college professor in a class about American exploration who said “Salt Saint Marie” in a lecture one evening. I corrected him on the break (gently, I might add) and his response? “Whatever…” Then, back in class, he says it again while looking me in the eye and silently daring me to refute him! What an ass. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/34 "2003-11-25T22:47:05Z")
[Kent Brockman] Well, I say _Avoision_!\*\* [/KB] ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/35 "2003-11-25T22:55:24Z")
Um, is it just me, or has Larry Mudd graciously illustrated Gaudere’s law for us? Does he perhaps mean _bibulous_ rather than biblious? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/36 "2003-11-25T23:11:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chastain86 \* > \*\*Yesterday, during his interview, one prospective trainer said he would keep it short, because “I don’t want to _monopolate_ your time.” > > 😕 > > And then, during the training, he mentioned “monopolating” again. > > 😕 😕\*\* [Fustrating](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=224640), isn’t it? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/37 "2003-11-25T23:12:47Z")
I meant to do that, **lissener**. [/deadpan bluff] ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/38 "2003-11-25T23:46:52Z")
MISS-chuh-vuss. Not mis-CHEE-vee-us. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/39 "2003-11-26T00:31:06Z")
Someone once came to our IVF clinic to have her ‘fertability’ checked. ---
**Author:** ![Apollyon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/apollyon/32/4238_2.png) [@Apollyon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apollyon)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238/40 "2003-11-26T00:42:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Matchka \* > \*\*Is it OK yet to use “impact” as a verb? I remember seeing folks at Boeing get their skins ripped off for that in 1990. \*\* \ Webster gives a date of 1601 for _impact_ as a verb, as opposed to 1781 for the noun form. So why would folk at Boeing be skinned for use of the older verb form? (Or is that a whoosh I hear?) To the OP – a co-worker mentioned a recent incident to me – he was at his church and the minister was announcing the upcoming Christmas stage production. The minister asked the show’s director for “one word to describe the play”, and the director replied: “Superfluous”. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238.md?page=3)