Word of the Day

Banteer (n.) – (Archaic) A lusty and raucous old ballad sung after a particularly spectacular araglin (q.v.) has been pulled off.
Araglin (n.) – (Archaic) The medieval practical joke played by young squires on a knight aspirant the afternoon he is due to start his vigil. As the knight arrives at the castle [...]

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Banff (adj.) – Pertaining to, or descriptive of, that kind of facial expression which is impossible to achieve except when having a passport photograph taken, which results in happas (q.v.).
Happas (q.v.) – The amusement caused by passport photos.

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This One’s for Sandra

Assholian(s) (n.) – of the people born and raised in Assholia. Assholia – An island found in the Pacific Ocean near the Marianas Trench.Geology – Many layers of unconformities producing sharp, puckered foothills.Climate – the island is warm, muggy, and windy year round due to a vuggy thermal underlayer that was formed during the [...]

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Balemartine (n.) – The look which says, ‘Stop talking to that woman at once.’ (‘The Meaning of Liff’) (Also the look Amy gives Sandra to tell her to stop singing or else because she already has a bad headache)

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Ack! Another Frog

Sigh! This was to be the ‘Split-Neckline, cap-sleeved tee’ from ‘Fitted Knits’. WAY too big. Thank goodness for ball-winders, they sure make the frogging go quickly. Like ripping off a band-aid.No worries, I’ll just start again.

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Babworth (n.) – Something which justifies having a really good cry. (Please see above post for example)

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Anantnag (vb.) – (Eskimo term) To bang your thumbs between the oars when rowing.

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Ainderby Quernhow (n.) – One who continually bemoans the ‘loss’ of the word ‘gay’ to the English language, even though they had never used the word in any context at all until they started complaining that they couldn’t use it any more.(“The Meaning of Liff” by Douglas Adams & John Lloyd)

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Ampus (n.) – A lurid bruise which you can’t remember getting.

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To Frog or not to Frog

There seems to be two very distinct camps on this subject – people who HATE to unravel their work (and cringe with just the talk of it) and people who see it as just another part of the process. I am of the latter.
This is (was) an almost completed sweater for my husband. [...]

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