# The False Word Origin/Meanings Game! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 15, 2004, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887 "2004-12-15T00:42:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/61 "2004-12-16T19:43:52Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > Sunspace - from Frencs Sans passe, lit. without passing on another item. The act of forgetting to add a new word for the game. > > Next: circumnavigation Circum: Late 19th century South London slang for ‘circumcision’, as in “We got our baby a circum, guvnuh!” Navi: Dark blue Gation: Short for ‘ligation’, meaning binding Thus: a typically blue piece of string used in non-surgical circumcisions, popular before the advent of sterile surgery. Next word: Echolocation ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/62 "2004-12-16T19:46:37Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Next word: Echolocation _Ech_–sound used to indicate general disgust. _O_–exclamation of surprise _Loca_–Spanish for “crazy woman” _Echolocation_–“Ewwww, that lady is surprisingly insane!” Next word: **therapeutic** ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/63 "2004-12-16T19:54:24Z")
**Echolocation** From the Late Latin. **e** = having to do with communications. **chol** = word root meaning ‘anger’. **oc** = eight **ation** = onomatopoeic expression for ‘sneeze’. Therefore **echolocation** means ‘eight times angrier because a sneeze interrupted communications’. \* 🙂 **Therapeutic** From ag jargon. **the** = definite article. **rap** = having to do with canola. **eu** = word root meaning ‘optimal’. **tic** = small insect pest. Therefore **therapeutic** means ‘the optimal pest-control regime for canola’. **revolver**. [sub]\*Especially before you can post your next word. Or catch up to the thread.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/64 "2004-12-16T22:14:47Z")
Revolver - Inspired by the Volvo automobile company. combined with the prefix “re-” revolver is a term used to designate people who continuously buy volvos, with little or no explanation for why. Speaking of which, **explanation**. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/65 "2004-12-16T22:21:53Z")
> [@Sunshine and Smiles](#): > > Speaking of which, **explanation**. “Ex”, commonly used abbreviation to denote a former spouse or lover. “Plan”, strategy _Explanation_–a strategy for dumping someone. **Supervisor** ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/66 "2004-12-16T22:22:59Z")
**explanation** - n - The act of leaving a plane. _She prayed that her parachute would work during her explanation._ Next word: certificate ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/67 "2004-12-16T22:25:38Z")
Darn it all to heck slow typing. Super - excellent Visor - the shade thing you wear over your eyes supervisor - a visor that manages not to look dorky Now for certificate (assuming I haven’t simulposted yet again) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/68 "2004-12-16T22:31:08Z")
**cert_if_icate** - contingent on the use of a breath mint. _eg; After seeing Susan devour a plate of pickled herrings in a provocative manner, Martin had a certificate desire to put his tongue in her mouth._ Next word: **post-prandial** ---
**Author:** ![Typically\_Sunday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Typically\_Sunday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typically_Sunday)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/69 "2004-12-16T23:34:20Z")
post-prandial: post- objects that arrive in the mail pran- from the word prawn, an edible crustaceon dial- to phone, call post-prandial is the act of ordering seafood over the phone. next word is xenophobia ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/70 "2004-12-16T23:37:30Z")
x - the 24th letter in the english dictionary enoph - a misspelling of enough meaning plenty This the feeling you get when you pull the X out of the scrabble bag for 17th straight game X-enough-ia Next: Stereophonic ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/71 "2004-12-17T00:16:17Z")
“stereo,” a sound system; “phone,” short for “telephone”; of or pertaining to a cellular phone with an integrated mp3 player. Next word: Surprised no one’s done this yet. Antidisestablishmentarianism. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/72 "2004-12-17T01:08:56Z")
Antidisestablishmentarianism : When your parents female sibling chokes on her food while hospitalized in a psychiatric ward for believing she is a Aryan Nazi. (yay for cross-words UK TV quiz show) \*\*floccinaucinihilipilification \*\* ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/73 "2004-12-17T04:18:18Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > \*\*floccinaucinihilipilification \*\* Uh…ok… flocc - regarding a group of sheep in - not au - gold cini - regarding movies hi - elevated lipil - fat-like ific - slang for “terrific” **floccinaucinihilipilification** - the phenomenon whereby if a big enough group of people start claiming a movie is deep and worthy of an Oscar, everyone else is afraid to say that it really was fatuous and full of crap Here’s something a bit shorter… **matriculate** ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/74 "2004-12-17T04:32:50Z")
> [@LilyoftheValley](#): > > Here’s something a bit shorter… **matriculate** Matri- Of or relating to mothers. Culate- typographical error. The original phrase, “Matricolliate”, makes the definition, “The colliation of material of or relating to mothers”, make sense. First used- “Matricolliate”- 1139 “Matriculate”- 1412 My word: Honorificabilitudinitatibus ---
**Author:** ![Torgo\_ate\_my\_hamster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71c47a/32.png) [@Torgo\_ate\_my\_hamster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torgo_ate_my_hamster)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/75 "2004-12-17T04:41:57Z")
**matriculate** is a word formed with blending (i.e. smog, brunch) **matri** - matrimony **culate** - ejaculate **matriculate** _noun_, the amount of semen produced during one’s marriage; _antonym_ singulate **Governor Quinn** beat me on that one, so I’ll just sunspace for now. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/76 "2004-12-17T04:42:54Z")
Honorificabilitudinitatibus From: Honor - a symbol of celebration and respect cab - short for taxicab tud - short slang for attitude tat - tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar bus - a vehicle used in mass transit Honorificabilitudinitatibus is an honorary vehicle used by public officials. It is designed as a bus but has the hood and colors of a taxicub. Interior and exterior decorations are loud, tacky, vulgar with the goal of showing lots of 'tude. Next Word: pontificate ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/77 "2004-12-17T04:49:21Z")
**Honorificabilitudinitatibus** **Ho** = agricultural implement, often available for rental. **no** = negation particle. **rifi** = Having to do with inventions described in the Sluggy Freelance cartoon. **cabilitud** = the quality of having plentiful TV channels (word root). **ini** = an initialisation file. Holds settings for a program when it starts. **tatibus** = of potatoes, to travel triumphantly by public transport. Therefore… **Honorificabilitudinitatibus** describes the settings used by broadcasters to configure their often cobbled-together, ad-hoc and experimental equipment during the saturation coverage of the Great Potato Parade of Fresno, California. **Carbohydrate** ---
**Author:** ![Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bites_when_provoked/32/18073_2.png) [@Bites\_When\_Provoked](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bites_When_Provoked)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/78 "2004-12-17T09:04:13Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > Next Word: pontificate Despite what you might have thought from [Post No. 6 in this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5610267&postcount=6) Pontificate is actually based on the following: pon (short for ‘upon’) tif (relating to minor arguments) i (me) (cate) Clearly \*\*pontificate \*\* means _‘Upon voicing my opinion that Cate Blanchet isn’t really that impressive, there will be an argument’_. So, in the interests of keeping this out of the Pit, I promise faithfully not to pontificate in this thread. **Carbohydrate** Anyone who has seen enough James Bond-style movies has seen the cars that convert to underwater vehicles. These transforming automobiles are carbohydrates. Next word: **crepuscular**. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/79 "2004-12-17T14:24:45Z")
crepe–thin pancake pus–pus ular–having the qualities of crepusular–having the qualities of pus rolled inside of a thin pancake; i.e., looking good outside but very nasty inside. Next: **articulative** ---
**Author:** ![NutMagnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@NutMagnet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutMagnet)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887/80 "2004-12-17T15:10:56Z")
articulative art - as in … well art tucul - small part- as in particle ative - describing articulative is the act of describing a tiny piece of art **arcane** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-false-word-origin-meanings-game/279887.md?page=5)