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Wanda's Word ~ Feb. 21

Submitted Tue, 02/21/2012 - 9:59am by Wanda

MORCEAU


morceau (noun) /mohr SOH/ - a small piece.

 

--Example:  Apparently you can get arrested even for having one morceau of crack on you.  And also, drug cops aren't impressed by your usage of words originally derived from French.

Wanda's Word ~ Jan. 27th

Submitted Fri, 01/27/2012 - 12:27pm by Wanda

cloakatively (adv.) superficially

Suggested use in a sentence:

He may have worn a trench coat to hide the fact that he was allergic to wearing his heart on his sleeve, but that did not mean that the love affair with a cranky creature from the deep, Johnny, could cloakatively be regarded as a platonic or pathetic pursuit.

Wanda's Word ~ Jan. 16th

Submitted Tue, 01/17/2012 - 10:46am by Wanda

Wanda's Word:  Schadenfreude:

schadenfreude (noun) /shah din froy duh/ - enjoyment from seeing the pain or trouble of others.

--Example:  A lot of people are having some good schadenfreude over the way the Patriots absolutely destroyed TEBOW and the Broncos on Saturday.  Good luck surviving the Rapture someday, fools. 

Wanda's Word ~ Jan 12th

Submitted Thu, 01/12/2012 - 1:09pm by Wanda

Qi (noun) /chee/- a variant of "chi", which is used in Eastern cultures to describe the vital life force energy inside of you.

- Example: You will never use the word "qi" in your daily life to describe your life force. You will, however, use it in Scrabble because it's a cheap way to use a "Q" on a triple-word score.

MISODOCTAKLEIDIST

Submitted Wed, 01/11/2012 - 8:25am by Anonymous (not verified)

misodoctakleidist - Noun
misodoctakleidist Someone who hates practicing the piano.

Example) I heard Elton John was secretly a misodoctakleidist. It wouldn't be the first time he's hidden something about himself....would it?