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hubag bohol · « **Reply #100 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:09:34 PM »

an interrobang!? (interrobang - a combined exclamation mark and question mark)

-from rateitall.com

Hmm. That would provide a nice evaluation of a daring but questionable chess move--or any banging move, for that matter...

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islander · « **Reply #101 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:10:35 PM »

the best thing to do if one suffers from rhinotillexomania is to wear a mask.

rhinotillexomania - habitual or obsessive nose-picking (from rateitall.com)

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islander · « **Reply #102 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:13:08 PM »

Hmm. That would provide a nice evaluation of a daring but questionable chess move--or any banging move, for that matter...

as in... bang!? bang!? bwang!? bwang!? oy, bwong!? bwong!? man diay!?

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #103 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:34:58 PM »

the best thing to do if one suffers from rhinotillexomania is to wear a mask.

rhinotillexomania - habitual or obsessive nose-picking (from rateitall.com)

Zaon na lang kon wedding in Inday, as in...

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islander · « **Reply #104 on:** January 30, 2011, 11:38:18 PM »

proud man gihapon ang groom niya...

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #105 on:** January 31, 2011, 12:07:22 AM »

proud man gihapon ang groom niya...

Basin mas nakapugong ang groom...

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #106 on:** February 06, 2011, 02:39:57 PM »

ego trip, n. Informal

something undertaken to boost or draw attention to a person's own image or appraisal of himself

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ego+trip

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #107 on:** February 07, 2011, 12:35:09 AM »

Verdant

\ VUR-dnt \ , adjective;
1.
Green with vegetation; covered with green growth.
2.
Green.

example: The verdant pastures of Valencia's Barangay Anas was ripe for the picking.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #108 on:** February 07, 2011, 12:37:05 AM »

effluvium
\ ih-FLOO-vee-uhm \ , noun;
1.
A slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, esp. one that is disagreeable

example:

That was no real problem, however, for Bobotoy simply followed the scent, that effluvium of goat glands that hung in the air like a salty mist and drew him ever higher up the craggy vertebrae.

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #109 on:** February 07, 2011, 12:57:16 AM »

mansuetude
\ MAN-swi-tood \ , noun;
1.
Mildness; gentleness.

example

You are safe, dear old man, you are safe, temporarily, in the mansuetude of our care, the doctor said.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #110 on:** February 07, 2011, 09:28:16 AM »

megÂ·aÂ·loÂ·maÂ·niÂ·a, n.

1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/megalomania

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #111 on:** February 07, 2011, 11:24:22 AM »

zenith
\ ZEE-nith \ , noun;
1.
A highest point or state; culmination.
2.
The point on the celestial sphere vertically above a given position or observer. Opposite of nadir.

This performance, this zenith of consummate operatic staging, dramatic force, and perfected vocal artistry, had been frozen for all time.
-- Philip K. Dick, The World Jones Made

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #112 on:** February 07, 2011, 11:28:12 AM »

adage

â€“noun
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #113 on:** February 07, 2011, 08:19:56 PM »

numeracy, n.

Numeracy is the ability to reason with numbers and other mathematical concepts. To be numerically literate, a person has to be comfortable with logic and reasoning. Some of the areas that are involved in numeracy include: basic numbers, orders of magnitude, geometry, algebra, probability and statistics.

The portmanteau of "numerical literacy" was coined in 1959 by the UK Committee on Education, presided over by Sir Geoffrey Crowther. Innumeracy is a lack of numeracy.

In the United States, numeracy is also known as Quantitative Literacy, and is familiar to math educators and intellectuals. There is also substantial overlap between conceptions of numeracy and conceptions of statistical literacy.

More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numeracy

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #114 on:** February 09, 2011, 06:47:42 PM »

plagiarism, n.: /ËˆpleÉªdÊ’É™rÉªz(É™)m/

the practice of taking someone elseâ€˜s work or ideas and passing them off as oneâ€™s own

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/plagiarism

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #115 on:** February 09, 2011, 09:48:21 PM »

Vanity

In conventional parlance, vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant futility. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic synonym for vanity, but originally meant boasting in vain, i.e. unjustified boasting; although glory is now seen as having an exclusively positive meaning, the Latin term gloria (from which it derives) roughly means boasting, and was often used as a negative criticism.

In many religions, vanity in its modern sense is considered a form of self-idolatry, in which one rejects God for the sake of one's own image, and thereby becomes divorced from the graces of God. The stories of Lucifer, Narcissus (who gave us the term narcissism) and others attend to a pernicious aspect of vanity. Philosophically speaking, vanity may refer to a broader sense of egoism and pride.

More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #116 on:** February 25, 2011, 04:07:51 PM »

whippersnapper, n.

an unimportant but offensively presumptuous person, especially a young one.

http://www.dictionary.reference.com/browse/whippersnapper

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #117 on:** February 26, 2011, 05:29:15 PM »

ostentation, n:

lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity.

http://www.wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #118 on:** February 26, 2011, 09:03:47 PM »

quarry, n:

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

http://www.google.com/url?ei=ifloTdnJAsqDtwew5_DmAg&sig2=CwmZDEHnkcuMExWJv2lfqQ&q=http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn%3Fs%3Dquarry&sa=X&ved=0CBAQpAMoAA&usg=AFQjCNECZYOdLXwpd73OdIiIB-aVwvzk3A

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #119 on:** March 13, 2011, 07:47:19 PM »

dasypygal (comparative more dasypygal, superlative most dasypygal), adj.

having hairy buttocks

Synonym: cacopygian
Antonym: callipygian

http://www.yawiktionary.com/

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Lorenzo · « **Reply #120 on:** March 13, 2011, 11:35:35 PM »

gazette

1. A newspaper (now mostly used in the name of newspapers, for example, the Montreal Gazette).
2. An official journal of an organization, for example, a government journal listing appointment, promotions, etc.

verb tr.:
1. To announce in an official journal.
2. To publish the appointment of someone in an official journal.

ETYMOLOGY:
From French, from Italian gazzetta (news sheet), from Venetian gazeta (a small coin), diminutive of gaza (magpie). The news sheet may have been named so because it sold for a gazeta or its content was compared to the chattering of magpies. The coin may have been named from its marking. Earliest documented use: 1607.

USAGE:
"The printing was completed last night and copies of the gazettes will be sent to the Parliament Secretariat this morning."
Oath in a Day or Two; The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh); Jan 2, 2009.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #121 on:** March 19, 2011, 10:03:12 PM »

facepalm

Facepalm is a colloquial term referring to the physical gesture of striking one's own face in a display of exasperation. It is similar in function to a sigh. In Internet discussions, the term is used as an expression of embarrassment, frustration, disbelief, disgust or general woe. It is also used when the person making the gesture does not believe that words can express the level of idiocy.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Wikip-facepalm.jpg/220px-Wikip-facepalm.jpg

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #122 on:** May 05, 2011, 03:25:27 PM »

Taeniasis is a form of tapeworm infection which is caused by tapeworms of the genius Taenia.

The two most important human pathogens in the genus are Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm) and Taenia saginata (the beef tapeworm). Infection is acquired by eating undercooked contaminated meat. The adult worms live in the lumen of the intestine where it causes very few symptoms. Taeniasis is generally asymptomatic and is diagnosed when a portion of the worm is passed in the stool. Oral antiparasitic drugs are the treatment of choice. --Wiki

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Kerstin · « **Reply #123 on:** May 05, 2011, 07:03:51 PM »

Hoplit..pls. googy in maninglish version kay nijatot ako pc ari huuh

Ein Hoplit (altgriechisch á½Ï€Î»Î¯Ï„Î·Ï‚ hoplÃtÄ“s von á½…Ï€Î»Î¿Î½ hÃ³plon â€šKriegsgerÃ¤t, schwere Waffen, schwere RÃ¼stung, Schwerbewaffneteâ€˜)[1] war ein AngehÃ¶riger der Haupttruppe der griechischen Heere der archaischen und klassischen Zeit.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #124 on:** May 05, 2011, 08:30:16 PM »

Bongotom gid daw hang mga hoplit haw...

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #125 on:** May 05, 2011, 08:59:55 PM »

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Kerstin · « **Reply #126 on:** May 06, 2011, 06:53:17 PM »

Bongotom gid daw hang mga hoplit haw...

di ba na ikaw..way atrasay hala bira..

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #127 on:** May 06, 2011, 07:04:46 PM »

Si Bolbs pisot ang gipangita ani...

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #128 on:** May 30, 2011, 09:03:50 PM »

hesternal - pertaining to yesterday

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #129 on:** June 07, 2011, 07:31:06 PM »

charlatan, noun: a person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack; kokak.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #130 on:** June 18, 2011, 07:45:30 AM »

huâ€¢bris/Ëˆ(h)yoÍžobris/Noun

1. Excessive pride or self-confidence.
2. (in Greek tragedy) Excessive pride toward or defiance of the gods, leading to nemesis.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #131 on:** July 02, 2011, 09:22:34 PM »

Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. It is most commonly sexually transmitted.

Chlamydia infection is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States. Sexually active individuals and individuals with multiple partners are at highest risk.

More at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002321/

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #132 on:** July 02, 2011, 09:23:40 PM »

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #133 on:** July 26, 2011, 03:31:57 PM »

scumbag, n. Slang an offensive or despicable person

[perhaps from earlier US sense: condom, from US slang scum semen + bag]

--Collins English Dictionary

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #134 on:** August 18, 2011, 04:48:50 PM »

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #135 on:** August 26, 2011, 09:57:53 PM »

Egotism: The tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively and boastfully. -- www.thefreedictionary.com/

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #136 on:** November 01, 2011, 05:43:46 PM »

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #137 on:** April 24, 2012, 04:44:39 PM »

CHARLATAN

A charlatan (also called swindler or mountebank) is a person practicing quackery or some similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, fame or other advantages via some form of pretense or deception.

The word comes from French charlatan, a seller of medicines who might advertise his presence with music and an outdoor stage show. The best known of the Parisian charlatans was Tabarin, who set up a stage in the Place Dauphin, Paris in 1618, and whose commedia dell'arte inspired skits and whose farces inspired MoliÃ¨re. The word can also be traced to Spanish; charlatÃ¡n, an indiscreetly talkative person, a chatterbox. Ultimately, etymologists trace "charlatan" from either the Italian ciarlare, to prattle; or from Cerretano, a resident of Cerreto, a village in Umbria, known for its quacks. --Wiki

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #138 on:** October 13, 2012, 11:53:17 AM »

Drama Queen

People (mostly girls - but boys play their part) who like to blow everything totally out of proportion because they either:

a) Want to seek attention, or

b) Have some emotional dysfunction and it's their duty to make life harder for everyone around them.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

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jorgeanna · « **Reply #139 on:** November 04, 2012, 10:45:43 PM »

sugar apple ... in visayan is atis

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jorgeanna · « **Reply #140 on:** November 04, 2012, 10:50:32 PM »

The word "tambis" is in Visayan language (regional language spoken in the Philippines). In English language it's equivalent term is "Watery Rose Apple", "Java Apple", "Java rose apple", "water apple" or "Wax apple".

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #141 on:** May 09, 2013, 08:41:15 PM »

A word a day
Keeps the pigs at bay...

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #142 on:** May 14, 2013, 04:43:17 PM »

monkey logic: The belief that throwing enough s*** at a problem will make it go away.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #143 on:** May 16, 2013, 05:24:30 PM »

goy (gÉ”Éª)
n., pl. goyâ€¢im (ËˆgÉ”Éª Éªm), goys.

usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent, implying a mild contempt for the attitudes, traits, and customs of non-Jews. Although it may be used in a neutral, even positive way to refer to a Christian, it almost always connotes a degree of condescension. Usually the context, such as the use of a qualifying adjective, will show the intent of the speaker.

â€”n. Usually Disparaging.
(a term used to refer to a gentile or non-Jewish person.) -- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #144 on:** June 20, 2013, 11:41:01 AM »

Petit four (plural: petits fours) is a small confectionery or savoury appetizer. The name is French, petit four (French pronunciation: â€‹[pÉ™.ti.fur]), meaning "small oven". --Wiki

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #145 on:** June 24, 2013, 11:34:48 AM »

soliloquy
â€‚
soÂ·lilÂ·oÂ·quy
[suh-lil-uh-kwee]
noun, plural soÂ·lilÂ·oÂ·quies.
1.
an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present

Random House Dictionary, Â© Random House, Inc. 2013.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #146 on:** June 24, 2013, 11:35:56 AM »

Use "soliloquy" in a sentence:

Ang mahilig og soliloquy malagmit koloquy.

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #147 on:** July 06, 2013, 09:23:04 AM »

Idiom: Judge, jury and executioner

If someone is said to be the judge, jury, and executioner, it means they are in charge of every decision made, and they have the power to be rid of whomever they choose.

http://www.usingenglish.com/

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #148 on:** July 14, 2013, 09:08:52 AM »

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #149 on:** August 17, 2013, 02:38:03 PM »

Drama Queen

People (mostly girls - but boys play their part) who like to blow everything totally out of proportion because they either:

a) Want to seek attention, or

b) Have some emotional dysfunction and it's their duty to make life harder for everyone around them.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

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hubag bohol · « **Reply #150 on:** September 12, 2013, 10:31:49 AM »

Cuckold

Cuckold historically referred to a husband with an adulterous wife and is still often used with this meaning. In evolutionary biology, the term cuckold is also applied to males who are unwittingly investing parental effort in offspring that are not genetically their own. Cuckold derives from the cuckoo bird, alluding to the alleged habit of the female in changing its mate frequently and authentic (in some species) practice of laying its eggs in other nests within its community. --Wiki

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