The False Word Origin/Meanings Game!

Whoopsie… had to get a call and forgot that bit.

Next word: repudiate.

From “re,” “again;” “pud,” vulgar slang for male genitalia, meaning “to reattach a severed penis; see also Debobbitism.”

Next word: alopecia

repudiate

Re = Again : Pud = slang term for a penis: iate = take an action
repudiate is the act of reattaching a penis after a farming accident.
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Contraband

Now that is just strange Ace309. It is obvious that should be the real meaning of the word.

From “Alo” which is a accented version of hello and “species” a division of life. It’s the act of discovering a new kind of life form.

Next word

Prestidigitator

Prestidigitator

from Pres, a shortened form of President (hence the capitol “P”)
ti, a drink with jam and bread
digit, finger
ator, old Welsh for stir

Prestidigitator = the President stirring his tea with his finger (presumably having first washed that finger)

irrefrangible

irrefrangible, ir-re- frangible, not capable of being made into frangipane, any of a number of huts and seeds that taste gross when and used as a paste in deserts or cakes. e.g. Coconut.
next: fundamentalist

fundamentalist
fun = entertaining
damen = German women
ta = Old Low German for talent
list = list

fundamentalist = a list of the talents of female German entertainers

pulchritude

ir - from “irritating”
re - again
fran - referring to France
gible - nonsense speak, like baby talk

irrefrangible (adj) - describes a person who is still making jokes and jabs about “cheese-eating surrender monkeys” or claiming that certain Democrats “look French”
Next word…intergalactic

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fund - to sponsor, supply money to
a - one
mentalist - mind reader

fundamentalist (n) - like James Randi, one who offers prize money to a person who can demonstrate supernatural ability

Next word is still intergalactic.

:smack: This thread moves fast! Sorry, DesertGeezer. Will someone do both of our words?

integalactic–anything inside of a glacier.

mesmerizing

Inter–to bury
Gal–woman
Act–to perform on stage

Thus, intergalactic means to bury a woman as part of a theatrical production.

Discombobulated

Crap. Preview, preview, dammit.

Mes–shortened form of “mess”
Mer–relating to people who live under the sea

Hence, mesmerizing–either a military meal for Triton’s mersoldiers, or the devastation that needs to be repaired after a food fight involving same.

Again, discombobulated.

dis - short for ‘disrespect’, as in street slang
com - short for ‘communication’, as in ‘intercom’
bob - generic male name;

discombobulate - to insult someone by deliberately using their name incorrectly in communication.

next : withdrawal

withdrawl

Ultimately from the Armenian.

Wit = sagacity.
hd = high definition (abbreviated and foreshortened).
raw = not cooked.
l is an ending indicating the feminine.

Therefore, withdrawl means, roughly, “the precise wisdom of the untutored femaile mind”.

sagacity

Usually-hyphenated slang term referring to a long, dramatic story involving personal acquaintances. “Oh, I’d tell you about John and Jane, but it’s saga-city.”

Sanctimonious

Sanct-, meaning holy, and Timon, adorable meerkat from Disney’s the Lion King.

Sanctimonious - Of or relating to a revered sidekick or bit character.

Next : capricorn.

Cap–hat
Rico–Spanish for “rich”
RN–Registered Nurse

Capricorn–A healthcare professional with expensive headgear.

In the same vein–Astrology

Astrology

as = having to do with the anus.
trol = an evil mythical being, often deceitful, who ambushes the unsuspecting. Often applied to those who clutter newsgroups and message boards with material that incites anger.
ogy = shortened form of ‘oogy’: disgusting.

Hence, astrology means ‘unwanted spam dealing with anal sex’.

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