Words you haven't heard in a long time...?

[khryslerkid]

Ice Box

 

[440 4 speed]

Dunner (spelling)?

 

[Charles Cook]

Move your ***

 

[chtampa]

Duuude.

 

[kiwigtx]

You have a tax refund due.

 

[Pops1967GTX]

what the Heck is wrong with you?

 

[451Mopar]

penultimate

 

[chargervert]

I will take "justice" and "accountability" for $1000 Alex! And that's out "daily double".

 

[Brandy]

penultimate

I was sitting near a couple of Generals and a group of lesser officers during a Brigade function where we had a speaker giving a detailed presentation of the upcoming battle. He used the word "Penultimate" in his remarks and one General turned to the other with raised eyebrows and said, " Who the hell is this guy? Impressive!" lol. Easily impressed, I thought.....

 

[dodgedifferent2]

Chesterfield

 

[68gtxman]

Detritus, inter alia.

 

[DeltaV]

I was sitting near a couple of Generals and a group of lesser officers during a Brigade function where we had a speaker giving a detailed presentation of the upcoming battle. He used the word "Penultimate" in his remarks and one General turned to the other with raised eyebrows and said, " Who the hell is this guy? Impressive!" lol. Easily impressed, I thought.....

...and I'll note "penultimate" is an often misused word!


Why 'Penultimate' Doesn't Mean 'Best' - Quick and Dirty Tips ™


Maybe the General you mentioned was a Penultimate General.

 

[Dave6T4]

Panacea

 

[Brandy]

...and I'll note "penultimate" is an often misused word!


Why 'Penultimate' Doesn't Mean 'Best' - Quick and Dirty Tips ™


Maybe the General you mentioned was a Penultimate General.

Yeah, the guy used it correctly, which is why I guess the General was impressed. I knew the speaker and he wasn't all that smart or literate. He got lucky, or he planned it.

 

[DeltaV]

Yeah, the guy used it correctly, which is why I guess the General was impressed. I knew the speaker and he wasn't all that smart or literate. He got lucky, or he planned it.

Maybe the General coached him beforehand?

 

[Cranky]

Girdle as in a woman's garment.....and probably some guys too.

 

[451Mopar]

I signed up to "A Word A Day" many years ago, they had some good ones
A.Word.A.Day Home Page : Word of the day, vocabulary, wordpower, words, language, quote, quotes, quotation, quotations, english, dictionary, lexicon, logophile, wordsmith, vocabulaire, vocabulario

Palliate is another good one.

 

[Kern Dog]

I know a guy that used to live in a teepee. He was "blue collar" smart but not a college educated smart type.
He must have got some "word of the day" type toilet paper or something because he would interject the most obscure words in to conversations.

 

[Brandy]

I have a pal now, Rick, who also interjects words into our conversations. He's a farmer, country guy and he gets the usage correct about half of the time. But, he OWNS the interjection 110%. lol.

 

[Photon440]

It's been awhile since I've heard "Tallhair". Not since May.