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Edited by WhiskeyScotch at 30-9-2017 12:21 AM
lexeme - the basic form of a word, without alteration for verb tense or other inflection.
Most words in dictionaries tend to be lexemes. Examples of lexeme forms are run, smile, give, boy, child, blond; whereas inflections of these lexemes include for example: runs/ran/running/runner, smiles/smiled/smiling/smiley, gave/giver/given, boys/boyish, children/childish, blonde/blondes/blonder.
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vox - Latin for voice, appearing in English notably in the expression 'vox pop'. |
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Edited by bubblegummy at 2-10-2017 04:53 PM
lecturous (adjective) : tending or likely to lecture: being fond of giving educational narrative to an audience
The judge was lecturous when sentencing the young man for driving under the influence of alcohol
hermitous (adjective) : like a hermit : isolated by choice usually for religious reasons
The hermitous man shut himself in isolation.
kadult (noun) : a person who is technically an adult due to age but still acts like a child
monatophobia (noun) : the fear of dying alone
trajesty (noun) : a tragic travesty
Oh no! I forgot to order the special hot sauce! What a trajesty!
sonophobia (noun) : the abnormal or extreme fear of sounds
Her sonophobia prevented her from sleeping soundly in the new home, for she continued to lay awake listening to unfamiliar noises in the darkness.
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frousin (noun) : a friend that is a cousin or a cousin that is a friend
I just found out that Addison and I are frousins.
novinophobia (noun) : the fear of running out of wine
I suffer from novinophobia and the only remedy is more wine!
sapiophile (noun) : someone who is attracted to intelligent people
I am attracted to intelligence therefore I am a sapiophile.
fardo (noun) : the experience of an observer feeling embarrassed for someone else especially when they don't appear to be embarrassed for themselves
OMG, extreme fardo!
Noogler (noun) : a new Google employee
All of the Nooglers were introduced at TGIF.
ultracrepidarian (noun) : a person who expresses opinions on matters outside the scope of their knowledge or expertise
There seem to be quite a few ultracrepidarians in this new government. |
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Backpfeifengesicht – A face badly in need of a fist. |
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Erklrungsnot – The state of having to quickly explain yourself. |
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Fahrvergnügen – The love of simply driving. |
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Fernweh – Feeling homesick for a place you have never been to. |
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Fisselig – Being flustered to the point of incompetence, it conveys a temporary state of inexactitude and sloppiness that is elicited by another person’s nagging. |
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Handschuhschneeballwerfer – A coward willing to criticize and abuse from a safe distance. |
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Kummerspeck – Literally grief bacon, the binge eating that follows an emotional blow. |
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Lebensmüde – Weary of life. |
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Schadenfreude – Enjoyment obtained from the misery of others. |
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Schilderwald – A street crowded with so many road signs that you become lost. |
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Schlimmbesserung – A so-called improvement that makes things worse. |
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Sitzfleisch – Those who possess a lot of seat meat are able to sit through and weather something incredibly hard or boring. |
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Post time 30-9-2017 12:20 AM
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