A Conversation for The h2g2 Word of the Day (Discontinued)
Pleonasm & Zyzzyvas
Isabelle Started conversation Jul 27, 2000
Behold, some more delightful words:
bohunk - n. an unskilled labourer
calceate - v. wearing shoes
caseate - v. to become cheesy
chevy - v. to chase about
(So Chevy Chase is definitely repeating himself)
coryza - n. a head cold
foofaraw - n. excessive ornamentation
hircine - adj. pertaining to a goat
izzard - n. the letter z
laager - v. to form a defensive encampment
lulu - n. something remarkable
oeillade - n. an amorous look
pleonasm - n. the use of needless words
(hee-hee)
ponce - n. a man who solicits clients for a prostitute
ptyalism - n. an excessive flow of saliva
quidnunc - n. a nosy person
rakehell - n. a man lacking in moral restraint
siffleur - n. an animal that makes a whistling noise
skookum - adj. excellent
thanatos - n. an instinctual desire for death
tittup - v. to move in a lively manner
tittuppy - adj. shaky; unsteady
umbles - n. the entrails of a deer
wheeple - v. to give forth a prolonged whistle
zyzzyva - n. a tropical weevil
(if you can get that one on the Scrabble board I think you win)
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