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Word Of the Day contest
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Manuhk
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Word Of the Day contest
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Thank you Jayho for making me the winner of the last contest.
The new Word Of the Day is: floccinaucinihilipilification
Please remember not to post the real definition, only made up definitions will be accepted  |
29 Jun 2014
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Jayho
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floccinaucinihilipilification
This describes the act of a person, a flocculist, who is totally obsessed with the study of flocculation in the field of chemistry
Cheers
Jayho |
30 Jun 2014
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isa2
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This is a rare medical expression used by veterinarians:
Doctors are called in to vaccinate a flock of sheep against a serious disease which might spread to man causing hillbillyism in remote areas of Australia.
(Sorry, folks. No offence.  )
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30 Jun 2014
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florimago
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floccinaucinihilipilification ? I chose the same Word for the same contest some months ago !!! Not many entries, by the way, in my case .. Such a difficult w
ord and don �t even remember the real meaning , haha .
I �ll have a try , here I go :
Flo : Short form of my name ( Flori , everybody knows that in this site ! ;))
CCI : /si/ (pronounced like that is "yes" in Spanish) Still haven�t finished ...;
Nau : it can be the pronunciation of the negative "no" by some Spaniards;
Cin : /sin/means "without" in Spanish ;
hilip: Sounds like a Word in Spanish meaning "stupid" ;
-ification: suffix meaning "process "(getting a quality )
So that "floccinaucinihilipilification" can be the process in which Flori is struggling whether to be stupid or not by posting such a nonsense !!!
That�s all , folks !!!
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1 Jul 2014
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Manuhk
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Here is the real meaning:
floccinaucinihilipilification |
the action or habit of estimating something as worthless | |
I absolutely love isa2 �s definition, so isa2 is the winner this time 
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1 Jul 2014
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baniInRimini
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ISA2: Love your post! Hillbillyism!!! I think it has spread in my family!
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2 Jul 2014
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