frankie Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 :oFrankie, what have you been doing on your birthday,to learn the meaning of starkers?.... . Rather cold weather for activities like that . Do Finnish police officers write that word in their notebooks? Oh, the traditional streaking... Around the house five times, and if you come to pass anyone you have to shake their hand and ask them how they are. That sort of thing. Quote
Marie H Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 Oh, the traditional streaking... Around the house five times, and if you come to pass anyone you have to shake their hand and ask them how they are. That sort of thing. Oh dear me, me and my filthy mind... Quote
frankie Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 Don't worry, I wore shoes and didn't get cold bites! Quote
Chrissy Posted December 18, 2013 Author Posted December 18, 2013 A strange Finnish tradition no doubt - I would be run out of my village if I tried that - it would scare the livestock! Starkers is a great word. Quote
frankie Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 A strange Finnish tradition no doubt - I would be run out of my village if I tried that - it would scare the livestock! That's why it's so great to live in a city... Nobody cares! Although... I've been getting notes saying I need to stop this, and therefore I have applied for a flat in a bigger city... Starkers is a great word. It is I'd never heard of it, but realized immediately that it must come from stark naked. I mean I also got it from the context, of course. I kinda like it also because it reminds me of the term 'stark raving mad' So you can be a bit of both. Crazy and neekid! Quote
poppy Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 Oh, the traditional streaking... Around the house five times, and if you come to pass anyone you have to shake their hand and ask them how they are. That sort of thing. A strange Finnish tradition no doubt - I would be run out of my village if I tried that - it would scare the livestock! Starkers is a great word. Don't look Ethel!!!! http://youtu.be/XtzoUu7w-YM Quote
poppy Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 fuliginous : adj. sooty, dusky. Originally describing a vapour as 'thick and noxious.' eleemosynary : adj. of, relating to, or dependent on charity, charitable. Quote
Chrissy Posted December 20, 2013 Author Posted December 20, 2013 I've known some thick and (ob)noxious people in my time - now I know what to call them! Quote
Marie H Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 I learned Bildungsroman . It means a Coming of age novel like Jane Eyre or Great Expectations. What a lovely word! just wondering how I can incorporate that into my speech somehow every day at least once. Bildungsroman is a wonderful term, it says a lot in just one word . I "hoard" German words, in my head, just for the right moment to use them . It was great using schadenfreude once, and probably never have the chance again. Quote
frankie Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 eleemosynary : adj. of, relating to, or dependent on charity, charitable. Never heard of it before... And I would never tempt to try and pronounce it without guidance I've known some thick and (ob)noxious people in my time - now I know what to call them! Thumbs up! Bildungsroman is a wonderful term, it says a lot in just one word . I "hoard" German words, in my head, just for the right moment to use them . It was great using schadenfreude once, and probably never have the chance again. Schadenfreude is great, and one of my favorites is besserwisser Do you say gesundheit when people sneeze? Quote
Marie H Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) Schadenfreude is great, and one of my favorites is besserwisser Do you say gesundheit when people sneeze? Yep, I do sometimes use gesundheit when people sneeze . I love the word maelstrom, but usually in reference to chaotic life habits, things going wrong etc. French words like ennui sound, have meaning and feel great to say ! I love words!! I had to google besserwisser recently, it's such a great word! Edited December 20, 2013 by Marie H Quote
frankie Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Yep, I do sometimes use gesundheit when people sneeze . I love the word maelstrom, but usually in reference to chaotic life habits, things going wrong etc. French words like ennui sound, have meaning and feel great to say ! I love words!! Maelstrom sounds great! I've never studied French, I'm kinda jealous of people who have, and know it Words are wonderful, aren't they Quote
Marie H Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) I did French at 'O' level, but could never speak as a conversation, but most 'word knowledge' I glean are from other books, newspapers etc. Words are wonderful Edited December 20, 2013 by Marie H Quote
Nollaig Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Meretricious! Sherlock says it, and Lestrade replies, 'and a happy new year'. I got the joke, but never knew what the word meant! Quote
Marie H Posted January 17, 2014 Posted January 17, 2014 Buggery. Eww. Oh dear, frankie.... the realisation that telling someone to "b*****r off" can be a bit unpleasant . Meretricious! Lovely word.... the Lestrade joke is rather good too . Quote
Anna Begins Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 Rapine: The violent seizure of someone's property. Quote
frankie Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Oh dear, frankie.... the realisation that telling someone to "b*****r off" can be a bit unpleasant . It was quite shocking and led me to think I'd always used the word bugger the wrong way Quote
poppy Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Crapulence (noun) 1. Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking. 2. Excessive indulgence; intemperance In other words ....a hangover! Quote
Chrissy Posted February 6, 2014 Author Posted February 6, 2014 Oh, I LOVE that word, and will endeavour to use it as frequently as I can! Quote
poppy Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) ^ ^ ^ ' I wash jus practishing my new word *hic* ' Edited February 6, 2014 by poppy Quote
Chrissy Posted February 6, 2014 Author Posted February 6, 2014 Dear Forum Members, Poppy can't post anything today as she is bedridden with crapulence. She often suffers this way. Love Temperance Quote
poppy Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Dare Temp ....Trempra ....Trampwrench, Thish is all scurril...surreyless ....scurvy lies. The alleg ...legume ...infer ...accu ....thingy about my being full of crapulence, is a grosh insalt and amounts to libelley slanderousness and you will be hearing fourth ....foorth ....soon from my loy ...lor...lawry type person. Yors in wounded outrage Poopy Quote
frankie Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Crapulence (noun) 1. Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking. 2. Excessive indulgence; intemperance In other words ....a hangover! And what's best, the words actually sounds like the thing it means Dare Temp ....Trempra ....Trampwrench, Thish is all scurril...surreyless ....scurvy lies. The alleg ...legume ...infer ...accu ....thingy about my being full of crapulence, is a grosh insalt and amounts to libelley slanderousness and you will be hearing fourth ....foorth ....soon from my loy ...lor...lawry type person. Yors in wounded outrage Poopy :lol: Oh! How's the crapulence going Quote
Marie H Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Crapulence!, that is a real hoot! (Plus the following posts too ) Quote
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