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Ironhead posted:Huh, interesting that a clew is a ball of thread.
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I already knew the word "avuncular", but I'd never got around to looking it up and only figured out its meaning through context - "good-natured, wise, earthy" and so on Turns out it literally means "like an uncle"
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Also one of my favorite words to describe birds.
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Phy posted:I already knew the word "avuncular", but I'd never got around to looking it up and only figured out its meaning through context - "good-natured, wise, earthy" and so on
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deoju posted:Materteral means aunt-like, but is hardly ever used. drat that'd be a good username.
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It's probably too long
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TIL Punk has a specific sexual meaning as an epithet
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Here's a Hebrew one I like: "tithadesh" (or tithadshi as the feminine version), from the word "hadash" (new). It's a word you use to acknowledge someone has something new, usually a major or obvious thing - new haircut or item of clothing, new house, car, etc. It's polite to say it after noticing/being told of said new thing. I like it because it's a way to tell people you noticed their new haircut without having to tell them it looks nice. A similar concept is "otsukaresamadesu" in Japanese, which is used to acknowledge that someone has finished some work or task, without actually saying "good job". kiminewt has a new favorite as of 11:59 on May 28, 2024 |
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Phy posted:I already knew the word "avuncular", but I'd never got around to looking it up and only figured out its meaning through context - "good-natured, wise, earthy" and so on I learned about “avuncular” when reading “Foucault’s Pendulum” and a character described a fantasy machine called an “autoavunculogratulator “ which was a machine that would automatically congratulate you /shake your hand in the manner of a kindly uncle.
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