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agagug
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Word of the Day
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I am new to this...
I won the last challenge, so I posted the new word of day which is "dithyrambic" by the way... However, I do not know how to make my post permanent on the forum for the time of the contest in order to make it visible for contestants. How can I do this?
So, here it is again...
Dithyrambic.
Thus, according to �lodie who declared me the winner of the last WOD post, here is what you have to do:
Try to define its meaning in the wittiest, most comical, or most stupid way. If you know what it means, don�t tell us, please, but give us a silly definition of it, instead.
Remember, NO INTERNET, NO DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS � just ideas from your head!
May the wittiest win!
Agagug |
27 Oct 2010
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ldthemagicman
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Dithyrambic
�Di� = �two�; �thy� = Anglo-Saxon word �thigh�; �rambic� = adjective derived from the romantic American film idol, Rambo.
Dithyrambic = A poetic, rhythmic, romantic, Rambo-like style of walking, using both hips, (similar to �Iambic Pentameter� where you use 5 hips).
It is intended to impress a girl, and is practised by a Wannabee (�I Wanna be Famous�).
His friends predict that he will be a Gonnalook (�He�s Gonna look Stupid�).
Les |
27 Oct 2010
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SueThom
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Oh, that �s good, Les!  I don �t think I can top that one.
"dith" comes from "dither"--to vacilate, to be in be indecisive
"rambic" comes from "ramble"--to wander, to roam aimlessly
So, "dithyrambic" refers to an extreme sort of rambling--a person who is so indecisive they can �t even figure out where to aimlessly wander and end up going in circles, stop, then head back where they were. I think it describes me when I realize I need my glasses, start looking for where I last put them down in the house, notice the glass of water I left on the table, start to take that to the kitchen to put it in the dishwasher, put it down again to pick up a piece of mail that fell to the floor, try to read the mail, but realize I need my glasses, put down the mail to look for my glasses, and so on.
Sue
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27 Oct 2010
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kprichorniana
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I �m pretty certain that what the word really means is your ability to rumba elegantly�Here is how I came to this conclusion:
1. Di�comes from the combination of syllables La-di-dah! Which is an elegant or pretentious form of singing ta-da-dah.
2. Thy: Old English possessive adjective for you�
3. Aaaaand!!! Rambic there threw me off for a minute, but then I realized it was a typo! And you really meant to say rumbic which means RUMBA STYLE�
Sooo after all this thinking I came to the conclusion that dithyrumbic is the ability YOU HAVE of dancing rumba (a latino dance) ELEGANTLY.
YOUR ELEGANT RUMBA DANCE=DITHYRUMBIC
A sentence example for the use of this word would be something like:
�I admired your dithyrumbic performance in the contest, not surprisingly you are the dithyrumber of the Year!�
Dithyrumbic: Adjective; your elegant rumba dance
Dithyrumber: Noun; a person who has earned the highest recognition in elegantly dancing rumba! |
27 Oct 2010
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ueslteacher
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adj. that has smth to do with your ambitions Sophia |
27 Oct 2010
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