Fiat: 3rd person singular present active subjunctive of the Latin verb fio, fieri (to become). Also a car for poor slobs who can't afford Jaguars.
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Fiat: 3rd person singular present active subjunctive of the Latin verb fio, fieri (to become). Also a car for poor slobs who can't afford Jaguars.
Promiscuous
Promiscuous: A fearless state of mind that makes you think you can take on any member of the opposite sex which you hope will happen to you when you can finally afford that Jaguar.
Slob:
Slob: Uncouth drunk in the pub who likes to start rows 2) One's general appearance in the mornings after a night on the town
Bob:
Bob: As an English word with a short popping sound it could mean just about anything. As an acronym you would have to use your imagination. Some like to think it is what a girl does who has long hair and is sick of washing it and combing it and so she cuts it. Others think it is the heavy end of a pendulum. Some, who have a boyfriend named Bob, even think it refers to their boyfriends.
Acronym:
Bob: Bob spelled backwards (a palindrome); also your uncle, allegedly; and a tail upon which bells apparently ring.
Acronym: an anagram for "my acorn."
Litotes
Litotes: One of those remarkable English words that isn’t the most critical for a civilized vocabulary.
Vocabulary:
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Originally Posted by YesNo
Vocabulary: words, words, words.
Metonymy
Vocabulary: To know a lot of words and their correct usage, or simply to know a lot of words, to heck with whether or not they are used correctly
Metonymy: a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, such as strong drink, dead drunk, etc, and a fine piece of vocabulary!
Amalgamate:
Amalgamate: To bring a bunch of stuff together like all the a’s in this word.
Best man:
Best man: The embarrassing drunk guy at your wedding reception who may or may not still be your good friend the next day!
Legal:
Legal: Any type of lying, cheating or swindling actions that your lawyer says you can get away with.
Cynic:
Cynic: A critic in a bad mood.
Critic:
Critic: A Cretan who finds living there repulsive.
Cyrillic:
Cyrillic: noting or pertaining to a script derived from Greek uncials and traditionally supposed to have been invented by St. Cyril, for the writing of Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, and some non-Slavic languages of Central Asia. As I cannot read any of them, they are all Greek to me!
Politically Correct:
Politically Correct: Not being able to call a spade a spade, let alone an effing shovel.
Sense of humor: