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2006-08-20 11:28:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

What are some vocabulary words that are not used much??
Have you made up any words of your own ??

2006-08-20 11:41:15 · update #1

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one of my favorites is "infracaninophile"-- it was coined in the fifties i believe and means "one who loves the underdog" (infra=under; canine=dog; phile=lover).

2006-08-20 12:42:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Blog and wiki and the like are at least abrreviations for terms that have evident meaning. The slang that is truly bothersome is the stuff that have hidden meanings that can only be known if you dig up the background story: e.g. hollaback girl...

2006-08-20 11:58:09 · answer #2 · answered by Unknown User 3 · 0 0

Where did this BLOG word come from, it seems like it came out of nowhere in the last few months.

2006-08-20 11:34:31 · answer #3 · answered by Josh S 7 · 0 0

When I looked up BLOG in my 1-Click dictionary this is what it gave me lol

BLOG is short for:
Meaning..............Category
Based Loosely On Groupware...Miscellaneous->Funnies
Bears Little Organizer GUI...Computing->General
Better Listings On Google...Miscellaneous->Funnies
Boring Lesson On Galaxy...Miscellaneous->Funnies
Boring Lump Of Garbage....Miscellaneous->Funnies
Web Log .....................Internet


I like the Boring Lump of Garbage one hehe

2006-08-20 11:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Beauteous it is Beautiful and Gorgeous together my friend's sister used to say it all the time.

2006-08-21 15:43:58 · answer #5 · answered by Annie 2 · 0 0

blog is the stupidest damn word i've ever heard

2006-08-20 11:38:18 · answer #6 · answered by TOGA TOGA 3 · 0 0

If there any , You should be hearing them in a regular conversation or they won't be that new ..

2006-08-20 11:42:48 · answer #7 · answered by shady 3 · 0 0

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