# Words you learned from the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2012, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175 "2012-02-08T08:58:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/1 "2012-02-08T08:58:25Z")
Today I learned a new word here, and it is awesome: > [@Wiktionary](#): > > **platypusary** (pl. platypusaries) — n. A place where platypuses are nurtured. “Platypusary” is my new favourite word, and I shall henceforth be making an effort to work it into everyday conversations whenever possible. Thank you, [Colibri](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14748062&postcount=12), for bringing this lexical wonder to my attention. I am curious to know what other cool or obscure words any of us have learned from reading The Straight Dope or the SDMB. Include a link to the article/thread if you can find it. ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Mann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/2 "2012-02-08T20:27:01Z")
Shiboleth. At first I thought it was just a cool user-name until someone used it in a sentence–then I had to go look it up. “Shiboleth” could be a shiboleth for s’dopers. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/3 "2012-02-08T20:45:12Z")
Theist. I have only seen that word used _once_ outside of the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/4 "2012-02-08T20:46:07Z")
Felch. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/5 "2012-02-08T21:03:10Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#): > > Theist. And I’m tempted to say “athiest”,\* though I’ve spent too long hanging around talk.origins not to be familiar with that one. 😃 - You know, as in _athy_, _athier_, _athiest_… ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/6 "2012-02-08T21:24:44Z")
> [@Rich\_Mann](#): > > Shiboleth. At first I thought it was just a cool user-name until someone used it in a sentence–then I had to go look it up. “Shiboleth” could be a shiboleth for s’dopers. That was my answer too. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/7 "2012-02-08T21:33:40Z")
Defenestrate. I love that word 😃 ---
**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:** [February 8, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/8 "2012-02-08T21:54:16Z")
“Cromulent”. ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/9 "2012-02-08T21:58:06Z")
Widdershins ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/10 "2012-02-08T22:14:06Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > “Cromulent”. It’s a perfectly embiggened word. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/11 "2012-02-08T22:14:30Z")
Just today in GQ, _knackered_. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/12 "2012-02-09T12:28:07Z")
Meh. (Please, let’s not debate it’s status as a “word” – not in _this_ forum!) ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/13 "2012-02-09T14:20:37Z")
Asshat. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/14 "2012-02-09T15:11:15Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Meh. > > (Please, let’s not debate its status as a “word” – not in _this_ forum!) It’s just “feh” with a nose job. ---
**Author:** ![willthekittensurvive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/91b2a8/32.png) [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/15 "2012-02-09T15:32:58Z")
the other meaning of Santorum ---
**Author:** ![Enlightening\_Meditation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/16 "2012-02-09T15:34:00Z")
Knackered ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/17 "2012-02-09T15:44:44Z")
> [@willthekittensurvive](#): > > the other meaning of Santorum Which other meaning? My first encounter with the word was in its sexual sense. I didn’t learn that it was also the name of a US politician until later. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/18 "2012-02-09T16:12:17Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > Which other meaning? My first encounter with the word was in its sexual sense. I didn’t learn that it was also the name of a US politician until later. And what a disappointment that must have been. My word: Kitteh. I already knew the word “ensue,” but it’s taken on a whole new meaning here. ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/19 "2012-02-09T16:26:59Z")
Snerk – although it’s been a while since I saw it around here. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175/20 "2012-02-09T16:36:37Z")
Ossicones: the knobs on a giraffe’s head. Derived, in the phylogenetic sense. Cromulent: Never was a Simpsons watcher. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-learned-from-the-sdmb/612175.md?page=2)