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Well, Richie got me going with that terrific hoodwink he pulled on his nosy neighbor, and I just had to do some digging. In case any of us want to baffle someone who's prying into your affairs too much, I offer these obscure words and definitions courtesy http://phrontistery.info/newwords.html. The sample sentences are my own, but feel free to use them if you wish.
aboulomania: pathological indecisiveness (I get bad bouts of this sometimes)
agromania: intense desire to be in open spaces (and this!)
arreptitious: ecstatic; frantic; hasty or hurried
borborygmus: rumbling noise in the intestines
as in I have been feeling a little borborygmus.
cnidarian: of, like, or pertaining to invertebrates such as jellyfish and anemones
as in I have been feeling a little cnidarianous.
didelphine: of, like or pertaining to opossums
as in I have been feeling a little didelphinous.
hexametromania: mania for writing in hexameter
as in My hexametromania has been flaring up recently.
lepadoid: resembling a barnacle
as in I had to have some lepadoids removed.
penectomy: surgical removal of the penis
as in I had to have a penectomy. (That should stop em!)
procyonine: of, like or pertaining to raccoons
as in I have been feeling somewhat procyoninous lately.
quelea: an African weaver-bird
as in I have been feeling pretty queleous lately.
reticle: set of intersecting wires used to facilitate accurate observations
as in I've been having some trouble with inflammation of my reticle.
tremissis: late Roman and early Byzantine gold coin
as in I've been having trouble with my tremissitis.
troglodytine: of, like or pertaining to wrens (bet you didn't see THAT coming, didja?)
as in I have been feeling somewhat troglodytinous lately.
xanthocarpous: having yellow fruit
as in I have been feeling somewhat troglodytinous lately.
xanthocyanopsy: form of color-blindness in which only blue and yellow can be distinguished
as in I had to have a xanthocyanopsy last week..
zebroid: like or resembling a zebra
as in I had to have a zebroid removed.
zonarious: of or pertaining to a girdle or purse
as in I just can't get over this zonariousity.
aboulomania: pathological indecisiveness (I get bad bouts of this sometimes)
agromania: intense desire to be in open spaces (and this!)
arreptitious: ecstatic; frantic; hasty or hurried
borborygmus: rumbling noise in the intestines
as in I have been feeling a little borborygmus.
cnidarian: of, like, or pertaining to invertebrates such as jellyfish and anemones
as in I have been feeling a little cnidarianous.
didelphine: of, like or pertaining to opossums
as in I have been feeling a little didelphinous.
hexametromania: mania for writing in hexameter
as in My hexametromania has been flaring up recently.
lepadoid: resembling a barnacle
as in I had to have some lepadoids removed.
penectomy: surgical removal of the penis
as in I had to have a penectomy. (That should stop em!)
procyonine: of, like or pertaining to raccoons
as in I have been feeling somewhat procyoninous lately.
quelea: an African weaver-bird
as in I have been feeling pretty queleous lately.
reticle: set of intersecting wires used to facilitate accurate observations
as in I've been having some trouble with inflammation of my reticle.
tremissis: late Roman and early Byzantine gold coin
as in I've been having trouble with my tremissitis.
troglodytine: of, like or pertaining to wrens (bet you didn't see THAT coming, didja?)
as in I have been feeling somewhat troglodytinous lately.
xanthocarpous: having yellow fruit
as in I have been feeling somewhat troglodytinous lately.
xanthocyanopsy: form of color-blindness in which only blue and yellow can be distinguished
as in I had to have a xanthocyanopsy last week..
zebroid: like or resembling a zebra
as in I had to have a zebroid removed.
zonarious: of or pertaining to a girdle or purse
as in I just can't get over this zonariousity.
One thing though, I'm unfamiliar with most of those words, but I do know troglodyte, and it's my understanding that it means a person or animal which dwells underground (as in a cave man)
and http://www.meaninginenglish.com/troglodytine.html: "Troglodytine Meaning in English: Of, like or pertaining to wrens"
Oh, hell, while we're at it: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/troglodyte:
n. 1. a. A member of a fabulous or prehistoric race of people that lived in caves, dens, or holes.
b. A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
2. a. A nonhuman ape. Not in scientific use.
b. An animal that lives underground, as an ant or a worm. Not in scientific use.
(Okay, Jack, that's enough word-geekery for now, hmm?)
Lol! Nice one.
OFF off topic, I may be having severe brain fog, or am just insufficiently caffeinated, but either way, I just caught myself before I put the salt away in the medicine cabinet.
How I laughed!
Thank you featherjack. I think I'll go with the 'having a
zebroid removed' as it's the only one I can pronounce.
And further Off Topic, as to the CFS person who found
her wallet in the freezer one day, wouldn't you think she
was just trying to 'freeze her assets'? (couldn't resist
that one.)
It's obvious that my reticles no longer function properly!
I also have a bad, recurring case of trolodytine infestation in my auto-port. And, since I've lost so much weight, my zonariouses are completely useless! I could go on and on, but 'nough said, right???
Ha ha! I love it! Great post on how to handle nosy people!
Thanks for the laughs!