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Word of the Day...

Lina Ladybird

Word of the Day...

Hello, everyone!! :)

Yesterday �s word was

Scorthoparthenism,

which describes a person who has no sense of responsibility.

Well, nobody guessed it, of course... (I wouldn �t have, either!)

I must say that I liked all your rather weird definitions a lot. Jana (moravc) made me laugh a lot, because she wrote "henism" is when teen girls behave like hens. *LOL* Frank �s approach was very witty, too!

BUT I personally think Les � definition was the best one,

so I �d like to ask him to choose a word for today.

Thank you very much to those who played! :))

Good night - Silke

23 Sep 2010

douglas

Sorry Silke, I have to ask. Where did you find this word and its definition? It doesn �t come up in either the Oxford nor the Webster �s online dictionaries. Is it an actual word or is it slang?

Douglas

23 Sep 2010

cheerup

adj.
1. Marked by a lack of responsibility: irresponsible accusations.
2. Lacking a sense of responsibility; unreliable or untrustworthy.
3. Not liable to be called to account by a higher authority.

n.
1. One who has no sense of responsibility.
2. Law One who is mentally unfit to assume responsibility for one �s actions.
3. One who is unlikely to be called to account by a higher authority.
4. A little baby of a person thinking their shit don �t stink.

She: What? I didn �t do that!
He: Yes you did.
She: No, I would never do such a thing!
He: But you did.
She: I innocent!

Greek Mother-In-Law: She �s a scarthopethano.

Physician: Obviously a case of Scorthoparthenism.

I found this definition on the web: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=unfit%20mother&page=2

23 Sep 2010

douglas

Urban dictionary? So that would indicate it is slang then, that �s what I suspected.

thanks

23 Sep 2010