Monday, August 31, 2009

Print

~

~
Print: Visible indication on a surface.

Click on title for word origin.
~

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Quidnunc

~

~
Quidnunc: Gossip-monger

Click on title for more.
~

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Tack


~
Tack: Horse stuff.
Tacky: Coarse stuff.
Tachy: About rhythm.
Pachy: About thickness.
Hacky: Goes with Sack.
Lackey: Gopher.
Wacky: Goofy.

Click on title for more.
~

Friday, August 28, 2009

Hypothecary

~
Hypothecary: Theoretical pharmacist.

Click on title for more.
~

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Cordon

~
Cordon: Ribbon of honor

Click on title for more.


~

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Tole

~
Tole: Enamelware, region in Ethiopia.

Click on title for more.
~

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

paleotempestology

~
paleotempestology: The study of old storms.

Click on title for New York Times article.
~

Monday, August 24, 2009

Nothing

~
Nothing: Noting. Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing is a pun on noting, as in writing, sending and receiving notes. An -O- thing; vagina.

Click on title for more.
~

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Eden

~
Eden: Paradisiacal garden where, if you find out the truth, you get kicked out.

Click on title for more.
~

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Butyric Acid

~
Butyric Acid: Stinky stuff that will ruin whale meat.

Click on title for info about anti-whaling tactics.
~

Friday, August 21, 2009

Handschuhschneeballwerfer

~
Handschuhschneeballwerfer: One who wears gloves to throw snowballs.

Click on title for more.
~

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Corbel

~
Corbel: Stone beak, masonry support.

Click on title for more.
~

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Mandelbrod

~
Mandelbrod: Almond Cookie

Click on title for more.
~

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Spall

~
Spall: Leftovers at the quarry, exfoliate.

Click on title for more.
~

Monday, August 17, 2009

Pink

~
Pink: Flower, perforate, zig-zag, stab, small, ping

Click on title for origin.
~

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Cartoon

~
Cartoon: Plan for mural or tapestry.

Click on title for more.
~

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Terwilliger

~
Terwilliger: Sideshow Bob.

Click on title for more.
~

Friday, August 14, 2009

Digamy

~
Digamy: Deuterogamy.
Digame: Talk to me in Spanish.
Pigmy: Small person.
Figme: Cover me with a leaf.

Click on title for more.
~

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Denali

~
Denali: The High One, Doleika, Traleika, Mt. McKinley.

Click on title for more.
~

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Inkhorn

~
Inkhorn: Pedantic

Click on title for more.
~

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Filiperous

~
Filiperous: Green in Bombay. (aka Filiferous)

Click on title for more.
~

Monday, August 10, 2009

Riparian

~
Riparian: Riverside.
Rip Torn: Actor Elmore Rual Torn, Jr.
Rip roaring: Very roaring.
Riptide: Strong pulling tide.
Rip snorter: Humdinger.
Ripping: Briticism for quite.

Click on title and word for more.
~

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Yclept

~
Yclept: Known as.

Click on title for more.
~

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Garble

~
Garble: Mix up.
Marble: Mib, shooter, steely, stone used in building and sculpture, mixed cake.

Click on title for more.
~

Friday, August 7, 2009

Tarantism

~
Tarantism: Urge to dance.

Click on title for more.
~

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Gorp

~
Gorp: Trail mix; nuts and stuff.

Click on title for more.
~

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Sloth

~
Sloth: Sin of omission, sometimes two-toed tree animal.
Goth: Youth oriented cultish behavior with dark eyes.
Moth: Poor butterfly.
Roth: Portnoy author
Wroth: What one waxes when in a snit.

Click on title for more.
~

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Tenable

~
Tenable: It could happen.
Bendable: A ball handled by Beckham.
Sendable: A properly worded email.
Mendable: I could be fixed.
Mandible: Jawbone.
Rendable: It could be torn.

Click on title for more.
~

Monday, August 3, 2009

Snigger

~
Snigger: Snicker
Snicker: Disrespectful laugh.
Bicker: Quarrel.
Dicker: Bargain.
Nicker: Whinny.
Ticker: Heart.
Wicker: Woody mesh.

Click on title for more.
~

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Plebeian

~
Plebeian: Commoner.
L. L. Bean: Store not for the plebeian.
Seein': Later, as in I'll be seein' ya.
Scene: Part of a play.
Dean: College official.
Gene: Unit of reproduction.
Jean: Pant
Keen: Nifty.
Lean: Skinny.
Mean: Average.
Nene: Bird.
Pean: Hamer type.
Teen: Sub-species of human.
Wean: Get off the bottle.

Click on title for more.
~

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Busker

~
Busker: Public performer, usually unsponsored.
Husker: Corn cleaner.
Tusker: Elephant.
~