OPINIONATED ANTWord of the Week | OPINIONATED ANT http://opinionatedant.com Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:18:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Word of the week: Finch http://opinionatedant.com/2011/03/word-of-the-week-finch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=word-of-the-week-finch http://opinionatedant.com/2011/03/word-of-the-week-finch/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:00:54 +0000 Eliza Leigh & HT http://opinionatedant.com/?p=3207 Finch

Defined as: The surname of a narrow minded social worker who places Big Bird in Ohio and far away from Sesame Street.

“Eliza, finch is a seed eating bird.”

Well, I never said Miss Finch didn’t eat seeds did I?  Besides it is a word from this month’s movie.  Think any one will guess what it is?

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Defined as:
Rock

More specifically, in the movie “Gorignak” is the alien term used to describe a large, angry, and seemingly indestructible rock monster. In urban dictionaries, one definition is also an insult meaning obese.

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Defined as:
A confusing and difficult problem or question.

Brando tried to discuss a “relevant conundrum” with Nesmith but he was brushed off.

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Defined as:
While many believed this was a reactor capable of obliterating all matter in the universe in 13 seconds it is actually a matter re-arranger that allows for a 13 second jump into the past.

“Eliza, it’s not real, you understand that right? It is from Galaxy Quest.”

It is still a word isn’t it?

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R.O.U.S. is defined as:
Rodents of Unusual Size
-seen in The Princess Bride

I call HT an R.O.U.S. behind her back.

“Except I just typed it for you.  I feel like chocolate covered ants today.  Stop running, Eliza I just want to squish you.”

Stop it or I’ll call you Count Rugen next.

Check out the Word Directory for more weird words.

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Blave is defined as:
To bluff
-said by Mad Max in The Princess Bride 1

HT called me on it when I blaved that I could read her mind.  I can’t.  Not yet any ways.

Check out the Word Directory for more weird words.

  1. Miracle Max thanks for catch k ↩
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Dimber is defined as:
Pretty. A dimber cove; a pretty fellow. Dimber mort; a pretty wench. CANT.
-1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

You could call me dimber.

“Oh you’re a pretty fellow are you?”

Hey, it is dimer mort to you! Why can’t a mutant ant be pretty?

“I didn’t say you weren’t. But I really don’t think those fake eyelashes are necessary.”

They are hard to apply.

“Those would be my special golden eyelashes I was saving for a photo shoot. You are more of a dimber damber aren’t you?”

Dimber damber?

“The completest cheat.”

Quiet human!

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