Learnt Words

24 Jun 2018 - Berkeley, CA

NB: These are not words I sought out; rather, I heard them on podcasts, in films, on TV shows, in YouTube videos, etc. Also, I don’t know the meaning of all these words. Some are here as a reminder for me to look them up. If I find out that any are offensive, outdated, etc., I will immediately remove them. Offensiveness of any nature is the opposite of the intent and purpose of this blog (namely, the purpose of this blog is fun for any and all). These are certainly not endorsements of words. Hopefully word removals will not be necessary as I continue to spend more time on this post. As always, feel free to contact me if you find any before me. Thanks.

Interesting

Affect:
1.) To action, to move
2.) To pretend, to assume
3.) Sensation, disposition

Effect:
1.) To bring about, to accomplish
2.) Result, consequence

Real

Alsatian
Anhedonia
Babushka
Bartizan
Bassinet
Bay mule
Besmirched
Bewigged
Bicuspid
Bindle
Boutonnière
Buckaroo
Burgoo
Cachet
Caddy
Cantankerous
Cattle raiding aka cattle rustling
Cenotaph
Chiaroscuro
Cholo
Chyron
Concision: The minimization of words while conveying an idea.
Comedown
Compunction
Cornucopia
Corsage
Creel
Crotchety
Crucible
Debutante
Démodé
Docent
Duende
Duvet
Echolalia
Elision
Erstwhile
Felicitous
Folding screen
Free talk
Galena
Garrote
Gelid
Gnu: A large dark antelope with a long head, a beard and mane, and a sloping back.
Gristmill
Habeas corpus
Hart
Housecoat
Irreverent
Jowly
Kanpai!
Karaoke: Translates to “empty orchestra”
Khazars
Kinfolk
Lachrymose
Lorem Ipsum
Lothario
Micturate
Parallax
Peugeot
Phlebotomy
Pietas
Pig iron
Piggly Wiggly
Ping
Pituitary
Poi
Postman
Ruddy
Sambuca
Schlep
Shiksa
Subjunctive
Sudo: A program for Unix-like computer operating systems that allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user, by default the superuser. It originally stood for “superuser do” as the older versions of sudo were designed to run commands only as the superuser.
Swamp Yankee
Syndicate
Tatami
Tee top
Toshio
Trundle
Tunnel vision
Viennetta
Virga: Rain that falls but never hits the ground because it evaporates first.
Wildebeest: Another name for gnu.
Writ of certiorari
Yahweh
Zugzwang: A situation in which the obligation to make a move in one’s turn is a serious, often decisive, disadvantage.

Scrabble - Contentious

Bleep
Bloop
Grundle
Squirrely

Slang (see Urban Dictionary [1])

Ants on a log: Raisins and peanut butter on a celery stick.
Best Superbowl: Head seat vs. two-seat.
Bogart: To hog something.
Cyperspace vs. meatspace
Death rattle
Eggy soldiers
Jazz cigarettes
Grease monkey: Mechanic (origin: child labor in Great Britain during industrial revolution [2]).
On the lam.
Pruno
Scrapper
Vig
Wacky Tobacky

[1] https://www.urbandictionary.com/
[2] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grease_monkey

Learnt Words

Interesting

Real

Scrabble - Contentious

Slang (see Urban Dictionary [1])

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