Newly Invented Words
(by Sir Gulliver Perriwinkle)
Stupitomy - the epitome of stupidity.
Rumi-nate - to read a Rumi poem, then ponder it deeply.
Egoric - a small, Egor-like. . . ego.
Exert-Cise - to over-do an exercise.
Anallogic - analog & logic = Old-school Wisdom
NOW! ONTO THE WIERD AND WORDY ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORLD!!!
Book - from beech tree, of which paper for Runes were used for writing.
Companion – to share bread with someone thus the "pan" section of the word.
Pharmacology - the study of poison.
Azimuth - from old French AZIMUT derived from “the way” in Arabic.
Tennis - most likely from Anglo-French tenetz "hold! receive! take!," mid-14century, which was used as a call from the server to his opponent.
Punk - "Chinese incense," 1877, later shifting in meaning from "harlot" to "homosexual," to “worthless” and as many know it today . . . a urban delinquent PUNK!!!
Gadzooks - hooks nails that fastened Jesus to cross.
Teetotaler - one who is “pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink," 1834.
Gobsmacked - a combination of “gob,” very old English slang for the mouth or face, with “smack,” meaning “to strike with a slap or a blow.”
Borage - “the father of sweat!”
Salep – is a thickener and main ingredient in Turkish ice-cream. Salep is derived from an Arabic word for a species of orchids which literally translates into ‘fox testicles’.
Gadoid - a bony fish of an order ( Gadiformes ) that comprises of cods, hakes, and relatives.
Tramonte - an Italian term for when the sun sets in the mountains as a breeze flows through.
Salacious - fond of leaping.
Edonia - the inability to experience pleasure:
NOW, TO FINISH THIS POST, HERE'S TWO MORE FUN WORDS.
NOW, TO FINISH THIS POST, HERE'S TWO MORE FUN WORDS.
Hygge – pronounced "hoo-ga," this Danish concept cannot be translated to one single word but encompasses a feeling of cozy contentment and well-being through enjoying the simple things in life. If you've ever enjoyed reading a book indoors on a rainy Sunday or a cup of hot cocoa on a snow day you've experienced hygge without even knowing it. Hygge is such an important part of being Danish that it is considered "a defining feature of our cultural identity and an integral part of the national DNA," according to Meik Wiking, the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen. "In other words, what freedom is to Americans. . . hygge is to Danes."
Flabbergast – first appeared in the late 18th century and was most likely concocted as a combination of “flabby” or “flap” and “aghast” (which itself harks back to the Old English “gaest,” ghost). The original sense thus may have been of someone’s flab flapping or shaking with fear upon seeing an apparition.
Tally-ho & Jollio Folks!
Have a great October and check back soon, for the origins of Halloween will be revealed next month, here.
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