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  • 2 weeks later...

hypnobioscope - device for learning while asleep (fictional)

jingoism - war-like or aggressive patriotism

zymurgy - the art or practice of fermentation (can you say mmm beer)

 

umquhile - word relating to others being erstwhile and quondam (which are two more words for you) meaning formerly, previously

quondam - having been formerly, former, sometime

erstwhile - former, archaic

 

epopoeia - a type of epopee, an epic poem

quocker-wodger - a wooden pupet on a string (perfect for swearing)

anfractuosity - a channel, canal or passage full of windings and turns

 

that should fry your mind for now :)

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floccinaucinihilipilification - an estimation of something as being worthless

 

scopperloit - rude or rough play

 

depone - testify under oath

 

amblygon - obtuse triangle

 

nihilarian - person who deals with unimportant things

 

selcouth - rare, strange, marvelous, wonderful

 

exude - emit

 

quidnunc - gossip

 

agnomen - nickname

 

doppelganger - someone resembling a person (usually evil)

 

(hey these are all real words too... in this thread i have not yet posted any of my made up ones)

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  • 3 weeks later...

As buffy have pointed out, apparently i have to have you guys look for meanings of words.... so have fun:

 

culiage

demegoric

arenacious

deisidiamonia

huderon

 

ooh ooh you will like this one, mainly because it has the word physics in it, and you have but a vague idea what it means :confused:

pataphysics

 

inhebetate (no typo, this one is not coming from the word "habitat")

gulosity

 

hey i should start a thread with words and meanings...

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