Category Archives: Word of the Week

Word of the Week: Alterity

Defined as:

State of being different

It would take an eternity to qualify just what alterity truly is.

“Not really.”

Don’t be contrary.

“My opinion just differs from yours. Alterity.”

Hmm, as the Great Dread Pirate Roberto once said, You keep using that word. I do not think it means, what you think it means.


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Word of the Week: Amanuensis

Defined as:

One employed to write from dictation

Human Translator is my amanuensis.  Unfortunately, she is pathetically incompetent at her job continually interfering with her own sad commentary.

“I’m employed!?  Where’s my money?”

Spreading my knowledge to the masses should be payment enough.

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Word of the Week: Algophobia

Defined as:

Fear of pain.

Last Tuesday, HT who boasts she doesn’t suffer from algophobia had to be sedated to get one measly tooth out.

“Eliza Leigh, it was an impacted wisdom tooth that had to be surgically removed.  Besides I asked if I could stay awake but they said no.  I’d rather be in pain than not know what is going on.”

That’s got to be a phobia.


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Word of the Week: Abrosia

Defined as:

Abstinence from food.  Fasting.

Human Translator will be familiar with this word tonight. Abrosia after midnight but she’s already bought two ice creams for after her wisdom tooth extraction. Human, does that mean what little wisdom you had will be gone come tomorrow.

“Perhaps, so I had better kill you while I’m thinking clearly.”

Word of the Week: Abactor

Defined as:
Cattle Thief

This week while exploring Texas I am determined to become an abactor.

“Eliza, this week I am determined to crush you beneath my boots.”

That means you have to buy some.

Word of the Week: Jerque

Defined:

To search for smuggled goods

HT, also known as my Human Translator, bought and hid my favorite cookies on me.  She is a tormentor but I am highly trained as a forager and am just biding my time till she falls asleep so I may jerque to my hearts content.

“I already ate them.”

NO!!

Word of the Week: Jocoserious

Defined as:

Half serious and half in jest

With a jocoserious tinged voice, she threatened my life.

“No Eliza, that was a deadly serious tone.”

Word of the Week: Jarta

Defined as:

Term of endearment

Human, this is a term I’ll never use for you.

“What term?”

Jarta.

“You do love me- now die!”

Ahhh, not the Raid!

Word of the Week: Jeroboam

Defined as:

A container that holds the same as six bottles of wine.

She was so thirsty she downed a whole jeroboam in one night.
“Of water!”
Pshaw. Hey, I thought Jeroboam was someone’s name?

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Word of the Week: Jacent

Defined as:

Sluggish or to lie flat

After eating way too many no-bake chocolate peanut-butter cookies I was jacent on the floor. Jacent but of so happy.

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