word game, part II.
 

those of you who can remember that far back will recall that we had a word game going years ago on the old board, where someone would post a word and the next person would post a bizarre "definition" for it. for instance, for perceive one might put "the night before the biggest shopping day in history" (purse-eve, get it?). i'd love to revive that. so i'll start. first word:

tauromachy

Tauromachy - A governmental system in which the general population is governed by bulls that travel faster than the speed of sound.

pedantic

pedantic -- pertaining to an insect-infested foot.

come on, this needs to get off the ground.

internecine

relating to internal memory clocks used by russian spies

rapscallion

internecine - The movie going on in your own head.

asterisk

rapscallion - A dish composed of onions and mad beets.

fistulous

incredible with fists

siesta

siesta - I see, therefore I am

coprophilia

obsession with corpro, a creature made of genetically modified corn and stem cells from godzilla that can kill people with its stare.

anglophobia

Fear of fishermen.

tmesis

tmesis -- the female sibling of the retarded kid on south park.

synecdoche

A feminine hygiene product produced specifically for siamese robots.


nomenclature

1. a french massage parlor that caters exclusively to women
2. a convent

gulag

A word that has no meaning in the english language at all, so it really doesn't need a definition


Mitosis

Mitosis - A Cyst on my toe

Velcro

ebonics for a piece of lingerie that covers the crotch like a veil

vegan

Vegan (adj) - lacking subtlety or refinement.

sardonic

1. the native language of sardinia
2. a cocktail made with vodka, canned sardines, tonic, and a twist of lime

oligarchy

oligarchy - 1. obscure skateboarding term, refers to a poorly executed trick.


triptophan

Triptophan (n.) -

1.One delighting in schadenfreude, esp. relating to falling over.

2. One who compulsively turns of post-it notes three times each.

Cacophony.

cacophony n. inferior telephonic device.

idiolatry

A province of northern Khazakstan.

Paraskavedekatriaphobia

Paraskavedekatriaphobia: The utmost fear of being caught whilst not on the job stealing kittens.

inflatable

inflatable; suitable for use in a small home such as an apartment.

aestivate

to take summer employment as a stevedore

anisogamy

A cheap copy of the paper-folding technique origami, in which instead of being folded into an animal, the paper is just crumpled up and eaten.

Timbre

Timbre - The sound of chopping wood

paradigm

Paradigm: A classic french doorbell melody from the revolutuion era.

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis,

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis: Disease suffered exclusivley by small and incredibly cold characters from 60's TV show 'Star Trek'.

*Edit - I was unwittingly not far away from the actual definition, ha.

Priapatetic.

blighted by sad-looking erections

ataraxia

Priapatetic- A mindset or other sentiment in a person just before they become apathetic

Loquacious

yo, yo- edit man...

a second earlier...

ataraxia - Atari's version of Galaxian

anaphylactic

The state of being like milk.

Juxtaposition

Juxtaposition: The strategic deployment of armed forces.

Chiaroscuro

The acquisition of dyslexic chairs.

striated

Chiaroscuro: Moldavian lute. The word is derived from the Moldavian expression 'char, scub, uron,' which means 'eat, drink, play music'.

huggermugger

*edit: damn, too late

People who like a lot of coffee at once.

striated

striated: sleeping or lying down

slurp!

slurp!: to badmouth or defame. karl rove sure is an expert at slurping his political enemies

diatribe