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Re: Awesome words

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:20 pm
by Snagglebee
Pretty sure someone said that before.

Quantum.
I need to study moar of that stuff before final exams x_x'

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:41 pm
by CHRdutch
inSAYAN

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:43 pm
by Master
Moron, Muppet, Twit, Degenerate aren't awesome, but they're useful if you're feeling pretty abrasive.

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:59 pm
by die
yolo
thats asom right guyz???

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 7:49 pm
by PluMGMK
"Chronophagous" == Time-consuming

Thanks boombo. :partyhat:

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:47 pm
by Steo
A few of us seem to use "inall" when texting, instead of saying "and all". The British are very fond of using "init", which is basically like saying "isn't it" at the end of a sentence :P

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:57 pm
by PluMGMK
Maybe they should say "systemd" instead. :fou:

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 9:38 pm
by Steo
I love the word us Irish use where we so something for the "craic". We just want to have the "craic" is all :P

It just refers to having a laugh or a good time really. You do something for a bit of "craic" or say like "last night was great craic."

It has nothing to do with drugs so don't even attempt to think such a thing :mrgreen:

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:05 pm
by PluMGMK
In case it's not clear everyone else, it's pronounced "crack", not "crake". :P

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:25 pm
by Harpic fraîcheur
Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon, the longest word ever to appear in literature. :)

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:15 pm
by Steo
PluMGMK wrote:In case it's not clear everyone else, it's pronounced "crack", not "crake". :P
Oh yeah, I meant to mention that too :hap:
Harpic fraîcheur wrote:Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon, the longest word ever to appear in literature. :)
Ah, the longest word in literature, used in Aristophanes comedy play "Assemblywomen" :P

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:53 pm
by PluMGMK
A non-English one I really like is "sbagliato".
My Italian colleague was somewhat bewildered by the force I once attributed to the word, since it basically just means "wrong". I guess that the strong "ba-" onset brings to mind Hiberno-English terms like "banjax" and "bags up". Coupled with the reinforcing "z-" prefix, that probably makes my mind lean more towards "completely screwed up" than just "wrong". :P

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 6:17 pm
by Steo
I like the word banjaxed actually, people tend to say that here a lot :P

Everyone here uses the word "gaff" instead of house. I often hear "How’s she cuttin’?" here instead of hello. I also love the way we say "Oul Fella" / "Da" and "Oul Wan" / "Ma" to refer to our mothers and fathers in real life conversations :mrgreen:

EDIT: I love "leg it" instead of run, that's brilliant :lol:

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:47 pm
by R4Y_ANC3L
I find the word "Kerfuffle" to be an amusing word to use.
It is like a funny word that a child Would use But it makes sense in lots of stirred up occasions.

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:42 am
by Steo
Is it just the UK & Ireland that say I'm bolloxed when they're tired or is that said everywhere?

I know it's also used here the same way as banjaxed aka broken but I'm wondering is it used in that context elsewhere.

Re: Awesome words

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 11:01 pm
by PluMGMK
I think "magnetron"'s pretty cool. Doesn't really sound like something everyone has in their kitchen :P