Even words wink !!

#23 -- Mussitate

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Sat, 8 Jan 2011 23:58:00 +0530

mussitate

This is not to miss . You have your voice but you don't want others to hear that .... then this is your word. Just to say things without making a sound but with your athletic lips at your disposal. By the way... lets hint a bit of its etymology ....Mussitate comes from the Latin mussitāre, "speak indistinctly." Mutter also shares the same roots.
And its pronunciation goes like \MUHS-i-teyt\

Dictionary definition (verb) -- To silently move the lips in simulation of audible speech
Example sentence -- I don't want you to mussitate ... I want you to speak it loud and clear!!

Fun description -- We don't need any description here . You can find your own . Just go to your neighbourhood grocery shop and within all the chaos you start to mussitate your "chawal" and "daal" order. You won't be surprised if you get "Aata" instead of "Daal' and "Paapar" instead of "Chawal" .

By the way.... lets leave rice and wheat and move on to more useful stuffs... e.g. mussitating answers to your fellow mates when the exam is on. Not only mussitation ..... at first you look around to check that if any teacher is actually watching you or not and then if no one is watching.... you go for it but if a teacher is actually watching then you start rating the teacher on his/her strictness ... e.g. if he/she will take any action catching you on the act or just leave you giving a sweet little warning ..... after you are finished calculating the pros and cons ... you give it a shot . No less than a sleuth :P

P.S. -- Whatever you do in exam or in grocery that's your problem but you dare not forget this lovely word !! :)

#22--Lucifugous

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Thu, 6 Jan 2011 22:07:00 +0530

lucifugous

" Dark ..... My whole world is dark " ...... Yes , that's exactly what this word says !! If you are one of those nocturnal creatures who hates light then today's word is for you. Anyways.... lucifugous comes from the combination of Latin roots 'luci' which means 'light' and 'fugere' which means 'to flee' , as simple as that . And the pronounciation of this word goes like \loo-see-FOO-guhs\

Dictionary meaning (adjective) -- Avoiding light.

Example sentence -- I am not as lucifugous as you are .... so I need to fit a bulb in my bathroom :P

Fun Description -- VAMPIRES !! This creature had to come at first. Undoubtedly they are the most lucifugous species that we can think of (even if it's imaginary). By the way... what's the problem of vampires with light ?? I mean I am not a great vampire buff but many of "such buffs" say that their skin burns when it comes in contact with sunlight . But after I watched Twilight I saw Edward Cullen could easily walk around in daylight ..... made me scratch my head :P. By the way if any girl is reading this post right now then let me clarify I'm not saying anything against Edward anyway :P

Moving from Vampires aka Edward , lets talk about a species called human beings. If we look a bit closer then we will see that this species is far more superior than a vampire because our skin doesn't get hampered remotely by any sun light and we are lucifugous too ( I mean we don't avoid light but we tend to do prefer dark). Night Clubs, Discos , Overnight parties even Overnight studies has made us embrace night more than day. People these days feels way more lively in night and way more mortal in daylight :P Nothing against them .... rather nothing against us.

But from the next time when you come across any vampire in any tabloid form then remember that they are just not alone :)

P.S. -- Put off the light ...... you ##&@#$@!$%^&## !! :P

#21-- Alchemical

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Wed, 5 Jan 2011 20:31:00 +0530

Alchemical

First of all I apologize for not uploading anything yesterday ( 'apology' because I promised to do so ) . Anyways ... to compensate my sin I have come up with a great word today rather it's is a word of life(even if it's a bit common). Trust me if you had anything like alchemical at your disposal then may be you would have been ruling this universe till now. Before I head to the meaning lets dissect its etymology .....Alchemical is the adjectival form of alchemy, which derives from the Arabic al-kimiya and the Ancient Greek khemeioa. Both roughly translate as "to pour the juices," a figurative description of the goal of alchemy to transmute the essence of one substance into another.

Dictionary meaning(adjective) -- Pertaining to the transformation of something common, usually of little value, into a substance of great worth (e.g. transmuting iron into gold)
Pronounciation -- \al-KEM-ik-uhl\
Example sentence -- The new fair and lovely for men is alchemical , it can make a Ussain Bolt look like Rohit Bal !!:P

Fun description -- Maybe there are nothing literally alchemical in this earth but that shouldn't hold our imagnation from flying !! Just imagine you are a super-geeky-alien scientist. With your great hard labor for over 20 years you have eventually formed an alchemical substance which shall turn anything into gold. So , after achieving such a substance , you , a genius yet mad scientist went to the market and neighborhood streets rambling and grabbing any street side junks you could come across. See the effect of alchemical has already started because now you don't seem to feel any stinks from those roadside rubbish of which you used to earlier complain.... because all of a sudden those shits seemed gold bars :P. Then after your hard work of crap-collection is over you finally reach home trudging with those unbearable fouls. Now comes the real EXAM. You went to your Lab-room where your alchemical invention is kept. You held your priceless work of years in your hand. You dip one side of the machine in the collected junk box and the other end hand in your hand. Now its time to hit the switch....but your hand is turning numb, your eyes wide, your whole body is shaking with a sense of achievement and anticipation. Then you say to yourself "ALL IS WELL" and hit the button. BROOOOM.

Yes, all the junks got converted into gold ............ but with that.......... YOU too !!

P.S. -- Look before you leap :)

#20 -- fletcherize

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Mon, 3 Jan 2011 22:15:00 +0530

fletcherize

This is another word which links with gulosity . Until and unless you chew how the hell can you eat. Anyways.... first of all lets take a glance at its etymology and to our awe its another eponym ( remember mithridate ? ) and this eponym is derived from someone who advocated a very useful but thoroughly funny fact..... yes, Fletcherize is named for the American dietician Fletcher Horace, who advocated chewing each bite of food at least 32 times in order to truly enjoy it ( that's a fact.... well is it ?? :O).

Dictionary meaning ( verb ) -- To chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.
Pronunciation -- \FLECH-uh-rahyz\
Example sentence -- If you want that meat to digest you literally need to fletcherize !!

Fun description :-- Well , what can I say when the American Deitician Fletcher Horace from whom this word is derived himself gave such a funny description " chewing each bite of food at least 32 times in order to truly enjoy it " :D (ROFL:D)!!

But something serious that Flecher Horace did miss is that people can chew not only food but another awesomely tasty thing that's your head. Yes, trust me. I don't even need to give any example because you must have had plenty of such situations to bear . Still for a recap ... remember the day when that i-will-eat-you-alive-if-don't-hear-me type of a guy/girl in the restaurant who just wont let you go until he/she finishes narrating his/her story of midlife crisis thoroughly to you....... did'nt you feel like just tearing your hair apart ?? Atleast I felt like the same ( and i don't know what the bald people felt like tearing :P). Well, whatever you felt like tearing .. the bottom line is this is called head-fletcherizing !!

By the way on a serious note do you really think that chewing 32 times actually enhances the taste of your food?? I tried a couple of times and the conclusion I could draw is that it actually enhances is your time (dunno about taste :P) . I started eating that cup-cake chewing every piece 32 times and it took me half an hour to finish eating that 5min-finish stuff. Please...... Mr. F.Horace..... I have other jobs to do in a mere 24 hours than just eating !!

P.S.-- Just to save you from being anymore head-fletcherized ... I logout now :P !! By the way... I will definitely return to fletcherize you tomorrow again :)

#19-- tu quoque

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Sun, 2 Jan 2011 18:05:00 +0530

tu quoque

Awesome word. The moral of this word is to blame the guy for same reason for which he blames you. If you did'nt get it then not to worry 'cause eventually you will . Well talking about etymology .... this word comes from Latin ( rather its a Latin term in itself) which means "you too". And its pronunciation goes like 'TOO-KWOH-kwee' (don't get it wrong:)anyway)

Dictionary meaning (noun) - a retort charging an adversary with being or doing what he or she criticizes in others
Example sentence -- If I resort to tu quoque against you will be convicted of the same sin you see in others.

Fun description -- Well you can use tu quoque for many useful retorts.
For example ...you may have your boss always nagging you to change your childhood idiosyncrasies ..... it's time to stand on your feat and make your boss realize that his idiosyncrasies is nothing godly either !! Just go and say -- ' you need to learn manners while you you tell me do the same' (get the essence)
When someone says you -- " hey man ! you need to change your suit coz..... " then without letting him finish just make a quick statement -- " hey... ain't you wearing that same blazer for past 6 months ? " . That's tu quoque !!
Then lets say the guy next to you with those familiar curled eyebrows says to you -- " Can't you keep your mouth shu...." then you just need to interrupt in between ( right timing rules :P) and reply " Shut up !! you ain't letting me concentrate " :P
Lastly it helps specially in debates .... 'cause even if you have no point to say .... you are always free to resort to tu qouques against your opponent :)

P.S. -- Before you tu quoque me let me quit the scene now !! :)

#18--Gulosity

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:29:00 +0530

Gulosity

First of all a Very Happy New Year to all my readers. I owe you a lot :)

Okay... now as it's New Year's Eve so it's all about wines and confectioneries and 'course
not to mention the hot carnival parties. But one thing that goes hand in hand with any
kind of celebration is Food !!
Yes, some people just don't eat food to stay alive but they stay alive to eat food :P
Anyways, lets come to its etymology.....It derives via Middle English and Anglo-French from the Latin adjective "gulosus" ("gluttonous") and ultimately from the noun "gula" ("gullet"). And the pronunciation of this hungry word goes like \goo-LAH-suh-tee\.

Dictionary meaning(noun)-- excessive appetite : greediness
Example sentence -- Don't challenge my gulosity if you want your guests to be served with the remaining food.

Fun description -- If you have the "Gulosity" then I need not put in any description here but if you don't have then it's time to put on some artificial gulosity atleast in the New Year's Eve.
Here comes the do's --
--Move to your favorite party spot and if you have already paid in advance for the free wine then it's time to gulp mug after mug ( until and unless your gulosity for the heavenly potion is satisfied :P)
--Then comes the array of belly dancers... that's called visual gulosity ( see i tcan be of many forms ) ... those seductive moves.... you savor with your eyeballs apart .... until and unless a voice within you says 'ah! it's enough ... someone pouncing in my stomach !!'
--If the visual gulosity is well served..... now comes the real deal of food....the gulosity of your tummies. BUFFET booked ... price paid !! What more... forks and spoons are delivered at your disposal ... now it's all you and your stomach !!Bring it on .......it's time to inculcate that raw gulosity in you in such a manner that you find the whole buffet food-hold as good as your evening snacks !!
--Now when evrything is done ...... you had your liquid , aerial and solid gulosities satisfied .....you sit relaxed on the backseat of your Tata Nano and ask your apathetic under-paid driver to drive you back home !! :P

P.S. -- You wake up the next morning and find the newly bought killer jeans coming only half your waist-line !! You better hit the treadmill now :) and don't forget to increase your driver's annual pay package this new year !!

#17--Wiseacre

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:27:00 +0530

Wiseacre

This is the word which is all about conceit !! A smarty-pants, an upstart know-it-all, especially one who makes insolent conceited wisecracks all the time. That's all about Wise-acre. And if you are a wise-acre .... you know it all . Lets now look at its etymology... which is a bit shady but the common belief is it is derived from Middle Dutch wijsseggher which means 'soothsayer'. And it's pronuciation goes like \waɪzˌeɪkə\ ... yes, the 'r' at the end is silent.

Dictionary meaning (noun) -- a person who possesses or affects to possess great wisdom.
Example sentence -- I want wise people but not wiseacres in this new project meeting.

Fun description -- Very easy to become a wiseacre in any field of subject. Just play with that neat deceptive tricks and pray that you don't get caught affecting the knowledge ( well, don't rule out the possibility of getting thrashed the hard way eventually someday). Anyways.... what will you do if you are a wiseacre ?
1. You go to the interview and speak insanely out of this world stuffs in reply to whatever question the interviewer asks you. Let him doubt his knowledge not yours :P
2.If you wanna be one of those spirituality-religion affecting people then just grow a large white beard and put on a white robe (matching color combination works :P) then sit under an huge ancient peepal tree. Eventually you will get your followers. And about preaching ??? Well... whatever comes in your mind will do (it's all about getup :P)!!
3.And here comes my personal best wiseacre artist (modern-artist to be precise).Wake up at four O'clock in the morning. Move to your nearby park with a big canvas in you hand. And don't forget to bring a huge set of colors and brushes of different sizes at your disposal. Don't dare watch anyboby else ... it's you, your nature, your brush and your canvass.Then start scratching lines and pouring colors while others watch you in awe!! Trust me anything is a masterpiece as far as modern art is concerned :P

P.S.-- If you are not wise then no need worry....from now onwards just try and be one of those ubiquitous wiseacres !! :)

#16-- Alterity

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 22:18:00 +0530

Alterity

This is a simple word. Pretty easy to guess the meaning too. Yes, you guessed it right...this word happens to come from "alter" meaning "to make or become different" and its pronunciation goes like \awl-TAIR-uh-tee\ ....as simple as that !!

Dictionary Meaning(noun)--- otherness; specifically : the quality or state of being radically alien to the conscious self or a particular cultural orientation
Example sentence -- I don't wanna wear any formal dress at office ... I am practicing alterity !!

Fun description -- This word is one of the funniest words if you comtemplate. Well., take take a look at the dictionary meaning again. See the words "radically alien".... ya, that's the catch. If you are one who prefers alterity ...then you have to look like or behave like an radically alien entity. Cool huh ??
Lets see what we can do to practice hardcore alterity :-
1. Wear tight low cut jeans and one funky Tee and move to your neighbourhood funeral ceremony .( True alterity)
2. Sit for your Final Exam with your syllabi-books open by your side( I'm not talking about micro xerox anyway:P) (True alterity)
3. Walk in between the highway(half-naked) while everybody drives high-speed cars.(True alterity)
4. Call your girlfriend at 3p.m at night and ask for a date. (True alterity)
5. Go to your job interview and say to the interviewer -- "You look awkward" (True alterity)

P.S.---These are just few of the millions of ways !! Rest are for you to discover !! :)

#15--Mithridate

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:15:00 +0530

mithridate

Strong word. I wish something like this were really there at our disposal. Well, who knows may be some day it may come to reality :)
Anyways the pronunciation of the word goes like \mith-ri-deyt\ (yes, pretty obvious).
Well, there is one interesting thing about this word and that is this word is actually an eponym (the name derived from a person). Mithridate originates from the name of Mithridates VI, a legendary king who had an immunity to poisons (now you have already guessed the meaning I hope)

Dictionary meaning(noun) -- A confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison.
Example sentence -- No mithridate can alleviate your disease because this disease is your own deliberate creation !!

Fun description -- May be mithridate can cure each and every disease that mankind has ever come across but as I say there are always exceptions.
Exception 1 --- LOVE ..... ( I swear it's a disease... atleast it has become now one ) !! friendfinder.com, easylove.com, comgeturlifepartner_in_a_click.com, soulmate.com, lovebirds.com .... I mean the list just doesn't end.What the hell !! Let alone the blind dates, love net, love or cash , splitsville etc.etc. etc. .People these days are not love struck but love starved. Pity , pity , pity. Trust me ... when the disease is called "love-starvation"... mithridate fails bigtime.
Exception 2 --- REALITY SHOWS ..... It's more dangerous and more contagious than any goddamn virus our mother earth has witnessed. Big Boss ( WTF as I say ) .... This show is the limit of perversion but we seem to be such voyeuristic animals that this shit gets sky high T.R.P. I bet mithridate just don't wannna get in this way.
Exception 3 -- POLITICS ..... ah !! what can i say !! When election is at the brink...... the false allegations ... and to counter those again another set of false statements and to counter those another set of false promises and to counter those .... and to counter that .... and to counter that.... and it's just a never ending vicious cycle. Now enters another bacteria named "scam". Mitridate says " I would rather just die than cure this one" !!

P.S.--- Whatever be the exceptions ...... for now just take this post as a mithridate :)

#14--Bricolage

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:42:00 +0530

Bricolage

This is a revolutionary word !! Yes... trust me ... if we could follow it or whatever it means then no one would have ever had to look down the stairs. This word is the abridgment of President Obama's belief --"Yes, We Can". Anyways... enough of elation.... lets come to its etymology, bricolage comes from French bricole which means "trifle/small job" (that doesn't make the word any less large) and the pronounciation of the word goes like \bree-koh-lahzh\

Dictionary meaning(noun) -- construction or something constructed by using whatever materials happen to be available.
Example sentence -- Yes... still you can reconstruct your life .... even it becomes a bricolage but nevertheless it will be your life !!

Fun description -- Ok .... bricolage may give us hope but we should not leave our feet from the ground. In other words we should not lose our practicality. Lets see some situations when the bricolage goes wrong :
1. You can't make bricolage and pass every exam ( Shit !! I have not a bit of knowledge in this subject..How can i even make a bricolage?)
2. You cannot always eat a bricolage !! (2 spoonful of sugar, a bunch of curry patta and a mug of hot water ... can you make an edible bricolage now ?? You gotta be a herbivorous animal for that)
3. No, you can't win elections by speaking senseless bricolage. ( Whoa wait !! may be you can :P)
4. You can't sing bricolage in front of thousands of crowd and get away with your bones intact!! (Actually you can as eggs and tomatoes projectiles doesn't seem to break bone)
5.You can't always write bricolage like I do in my blog !! ( What ?? You can ?? :O)

P.S. : Don't ever lose hope ..... because you will always have that bits and pieces to construct atleast a bricolage !! :)

#13-- Christmas-tree

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:36:00 +0530

Christmas-tree

First of all , Merry Christmas to all of my readers. Hope you had a great day and munched lots of cookies and increased that extra kilogram that you were trying to shed for long !! Alright... so as it is Christmas time so lets talk about this very special and funny word (ya..the hyphen makes it a single word) today . Now talking about the derivation of this word is tough as its not that clear either till now and there are various opinions so just skip it and obviously we don't need any pronunciation kit today because it's so obviously obvious.

Dictionary meaning (verb) -- To fill in answers to test questions you don't know randomly, as though adding ornaments to a Christmas tree.
Example sentence --- You must study well and shouldn't christmas-tree your upcoming chemistry exam !!

Fun description -- Wish I could just christmas-tree and pass every exam but alas :( !! Anyways... lets not talk about me but talk about the ways we can fun use this awesome word. Well, this is the right word to insult your class topper who despite of getting 94.5% percent marks roams around giving that constipated look because he couldn't get that point five percent extra. Let me tell you what to do ... just go over to him and say -- " Man, you just do christmas-tree in every exam and bag the highest marks, I wish I were as lucky as you are" and believe me his constipated look will now become a running-stomach look that you don't wanna forget. So, see how useful this word is.
By the way ... let me tell you a fact .... we had that general knowledge test with multiple choice questions when I was in class nine ( ya... still so vivid) and there were 25 questions of which I knew only 3 and for the rest 22.. I did a blind christmas-tree. Result out.... (BOOM)... I got the highest !! What are you kidding me ?? NO... I am not !

P.S.-- Just remember my class nine g.k fluke and keep doing chistmas-tree .... believe me ... someday the world will be ours !! :)

#12-- Jactation

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:10:00 +0530

Jactation

Pretty simple word with two related meanings.... ya,we will get back to it . Well, etymologically jactation comes from Latin "jactatare" which means 'to throw' and the pronunciation of the word goes like \jak-tey-shuhn\ !!

Dictionary meaning (noun) --1. Restless tossing of the body
2. Boasting and bragging
Example sentence -- His headache after the semester exams had grown so severe that he tossed this way and that way by jactation.

Fun description -- As there are two meanings so I will give two situational descriptions for both of them !!
Fun usage for the first meaning goes like this ::--- You got that call in the wee hours of morning t from which a husky grey voice comes up and says " You are going to live only for the next 7 days and after that I will send you to hell ... just get your wishes fulfilled as soon as possible as you have very less time left" and then the frightened you yelling on your receiver " hallo... haalo... haaallloooo" but no use as the line is already disconnected . Then you lay down on your bed ... trying to sleep but in vain as whenever you close your eyes you see a 7ft 200 pounds man with black mask squeezing your throat to death with his 50pound arm !! That's when you start tossing on your bed in jactation !!
(well.... needless to mention that a running stomach can also keep you jactating for long:P)
Now the fun situation for the second meaning is something like this -- You are newly admitted in that college and a guy came up and sits besides you and starts speaking -- " hey... I am xyz and you know what .....actually I was not in mood to get admitted here. Just watch out this whole place... it's is so filthy... man its has no standard . Even my bathroom is way cleaner than this classroom. Actually this college was built by my great grandfather ... so you know just keeping him in mind I am here. By the way did you see my new car.... its shiny man... the new Porsche out there in the market.... and .... and ....... and....." and on the other side you are frustrated and irritated to the core ( wish you had a pair of cotton ear bud to get rid of his superfluous jactation)

P.S.-- I don't wanna do any more jactation here.... it's time for you to jactate about it !! :)

#11--chicanery

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:28:00 +0530

chicanery

All you tricksters out there ... don't feel dejected even if your tricks are not working because now there is a word for you. Yes, this word is dedicated to all of them who don't prefer the hard way and always search shortcut's for easy gains . Etymologically this word comes from French chicaner meaning '' to use tricks " and German schicken meaning "to arrange" and the pronunciation of the word goes like "shih-key-nuh-ree". Now lets head to the meaning.

Dictionary meaning (noun)-- The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
Example sentence -- Even if you resort to such chicanery you will be able to extract only 55 cents from me ... that all I have in my bank account !!

Fun description -- Such a pleasant word to make peoples pockets light . Yes.... I support chicanery but with bias . Remember that big fat businessman in your neighborhood who has always parked that posh car infront of your door knowing that you won't get it !! Its times to use some nice underhand chicanery to get his money out and get him in line. Remember that rich bully at your school who never got into the school bus and gave you that condescending look ... I wish you knew not only the word but the use of chicanery then. Lastly remember the cute girl you were going to propose but you backed off because her personal bathroom was of the size of your bedroom. Now... this time you don't wanna use any chicanery ..... you loved the her didn't you ?? :)

P.S. -- Well... against whoever you use chicanery I don't mind... but please don't use it against me!! (and I don't have much bank balance either :P)

#10-- idioglossia

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:03:00 +0530

idioglossia

This word is the encryption of human language. Yeah.... it makes language incomprehensible. We will come back to it later. Etymologically idioglossia comes from "idio" which means "particular to one" and "gloss" which means "tongue". So, if you add the roots then it becomes toungue language particular to an individual. See...its all about integration. And the pronounciation of the word goes like \id-ee-uh-GLOS-ee-uh\ ....as simple as that.

Dictionary meaning (noun) -- 1. A private form of speech invented by one child or by children who are in close contact, as twins.
2.A pathological condition in which a person's speech is so severely distorted that it is unintelligible.

Example sentence -- Both of you just leave your idioglossia and speak in our language.

Fun description -- Well... idioglossia is cool and can save your ass in many situations .... for example lets say you have the viva test of biology and teacher asks you that complex question regarding the structure of central nervous system.. then you reply " !@$%^!@#*(^^%%^&! " ... then your teacher will say -- "what the hell are you speaking ?? " ... then you reply " Ma'am I suffer from severe idioglossia(2nd meaning) .. actually I am speaking the right answer but you can't get me because my speech is severely distorted "..... having said that you just start praying to god that your teacher believes you :P
Then again ... lets say you are a great grandson of sherlock holmes and you went to solve that complex murder mystery in the uptown then while interrogating your suspects your can communicate in idioglossia with your single hot personal secretary while she take notes so that no one can understand what you both are speaking. (well... the secretary being single and hot is not compulsory :P)
So.. that's how it goes ...idioglossia encrypts your language !!

P.S. -- "#$%^^&#!@%^&#!#%***^!#%&&".... ah! never mind that was my idioglossia !! :)

#9-- Inchoate

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:48:00 +0530

inchoate

Today's word is an adjective through which everybody has to pass before creating a masterpiece. Yes... its the base of great creations because nothing great can come out overnight ..... it all starts from embryo !! Well... this word is derived from the Latin root "incohare" which means "to begin". And the pronunciation of this word goes like "in'kow-eyt".

Dictionary meaning(adjective)--- In an initial or early stage ; imperfectly partly in existence.
Example sentence --- My idea about astrophysics is inchoate ... I have only attended one class !!

Fun description -- Well.. you can use it in various ways .... let me give you two of my anecdotes .:--
1.Once I was jotting down some formulae in a small sheet of paper just before the exam ( you know why :P) then suddenly one of my friends who is pretty pro in this business came up and said " Oh!! your exam-scratch is so inchoate ... just watch mine " and then he took out his paper and it seemed like a long list of grocery items written down for a year on a kilometer-long gauge toilet paper ..... "You are next to genius" was the instant response from me!!:P
2. Then I had that i-don't-know-anything-except-text-books type roommate back in my high-school. Once I asked him to explain me the theory of relativity ... then he said "actually I think the theory is pretty inchoate ... I am working on it " ..... I swear I couldn't sleep after hearing that reply for two days !!

But I admire both the people whom I have stated in these two anecdotes because of only one reason-- both of them knew the word "inchoate" :)

P.S.-- If you think that you are still inchoate in your word stock then don't forget to bookmark word4fun.blogspot.com in your browser !! :)

#8--Retrodict

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:21:00 +0530

Retrodict

Here comes another awesome word !! Yeah ... it is a magical word having magical powers to know about past :) ... keep your fingers crossed ! Well... from today I have decided to give some insight to the word etymology(derivation of word) of whichever word I dissect here so that people can remember it even better . Today's word comes from root "retro" which means past and "dict" which means dictation or to speak. Now... I guess you have already guessed the meaning .... see that's the magic of etymology :)
And.... I don't think that I need to provide the pronunciation guide today for this word as it is pretty evident ... so we go straight to the meaning !!

Dictionary meaning (verb) -- to utilize present information or ideas to infer or explain (a past event or state of affairs)

Example sentence -- From your present state of mind in can retrodict that you were in an asylum a couple of months back :P

Fun description -- Well there are a lot of ways you can actually retrodict about people. You can retrodict about your friends , parents , girlfreind , boyfriend , ex-girlfriend , ex-ex-ex-- girlfriend , ex-ex-ex-ex..thingamabob(you can get this word here) etc . You retrodict about the dog who didn't wag its tail watching you . You can retrodict about your new roommate who gave you that i-won't-leave-you look after you stepped on his neat bed sheet wearing your slippers.You can retrodict about that emotionless strict geography teacher who gave you that i-will-change-the-geography-of-your-face-look.

But the most important thing about which you forget to retrodict is you. Just watch yourself standing in front of that tall mirror in your drawing room. What did you retrodict now ?? ....... Oh... leave it ... I know you don't wanna tell :P

P.S. -- Enough of retrodicting .... now its time for action !! :P

#7-- Farouche

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 14:53:00 +0530

Farouche

Yeah ... this is an uncommon word . And it's also a bit slang inclined as you can easily piss people off by using this at their flat face ( provided they know the meaning:P) . No... you guesses it wrong .... it has nothing obscene (or porn :P) .
Before I elaborate ... lets look at its pronunciation which is "fu-roosh".... don't get it wrong !!

Dictionary meaning (adjective) -- Sullen, shy; lacking social skills
Example sentence -- I don't think you will be able to impress that pretty girl with your farouche behavior. (actually I have my eye one her :P)

Fun description -- Well.. its kinda not-so-slang-but-solves-my-purpose type of word. You can use it in a variety of ways like I do to piss people off :P
1. Hey.. actually you are too farouche to talk to .. and I would rather prefer refreshing my facebook page again and again than watching your farouche face.
2. What the hell .. no one wrote on my wall till now ?? Is it face book or farouche book ??
3. If someone can get my farouche friend to disco tonight ... I will make a permanent tattoo of his/her name in my back !!
4. You and and your girlfreind are made for each other ... you both are equally farouche :P

P.S. -- Now I am too farouche to write about farouche anymore .... now it's time for you to remember this word and make use of it :)

#6 -- Ennui

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:00:00 +0530

Ennui

Here comes a word which you can use as a substitute for a lovely word called "boredom" . Oh !! sweet boredom :D !! Yes, its a tribute to all jobless people out there suffering this deadly or lovely disease.
Okay.. so lets dissect its pronunciation a little bit which goes like "aan-wee" ... a bit different from the way it is spelled ... so it is better to get it right .

Dictionary meaning (noun) -- The feeling of being bored by something tedious
Example sentence -- The guy is getting me into perpetual ennui with his stupid speech about his maternal uncle.

Fun description -- First of all I declare that I love jobless people because they are there when you want them and they are there even when you don't want them transmitting that sweet contagious disease "ennui" !!
Just remember some small anecdotes that caused you to dive into that deadly state of ennui... if you can't then I may aid you :
1. Your blabbering network-business neighbor man (now you remember :P) ... Holy shit .. you don't wanna get into that network-business but that guy with his lovely unconditionally boring network business talks puts you into eternal ennui.
2. Oh ... How can you forget that private tuition of calculus that you used to take !! Man ... once you almost dropped yourself from your chair and broke your arm when your tutor was speaking alien. [ Result of deadly ennui]
3. And how can you forget that uncle ... I mean that ubiquitous uncle of yours who just won't let you go until you finish telling your whole boarding school routine in detail pushing you towards unbearable ennui.

Ya.... just keep trying like this and you will find lots !!

P.S.- Whenever you find "boredom" as boring ... don't forget to use "ennui" instead of it !!:)

#5-- Paranoia

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:33:00 +0530

Paranoia

This word is not that uncommon.. well... rather pretty common and pretty grave too. Ya, I know that you know. And here you will see how this word makes grave fun . Well ... (though you know ) still for clarification lets put put forward its pronunciation which goes like per-u'-noy-a !!

Dictionary meaning (noun) -- A psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
Example sentence -- Is it only my goddamn paranoia or they are really conspiring to kill me ??

Fun description -- Hey watch out because I am conspiring with this blogpost against you and you will get a deadly virus directly to your laptop while you read this ... disrupting your system and puttimg you in eternal misery from where only God can save .... Wait !! may be God is also conspiring with me against you and won't really help !!
And that's what a paranoiac (a person having paranoia) will think while reading this . ( what ?? you too ??? ::D)
Now apart from reading my post and shuddering in fear I list three more paranoiac fun : -
1. A paranoiac is hungry and you offer him/her a piece of cake and then paranoiac says "hey i guess i would rather die starved than take that cake from you and do the same "
2. A person having paranoia is lost and you offer him a drive back home then paranoiac mind says "I don't wanna lose all my bank balance so soon .... No... i wont let you kidnap me "
3. And lastly you invite a paranoiac friend for a dinner party and you may take it for granted that your friend would never arrive for obvious reasons !! :D

P.S. - If you have come so long and reading the last line of this post then I assure you that you are not a paranoiac :)

#4--Thingamabob

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:06:00 +0530

Thingamabob

Wait a minute !! Is this a word ?? Because barely seems like one. It must be a name of some fungi or algae.. isn't it ?? Well... lets come back to reality. Its actually a standard English word (though hard-to-believe :P) . Rather to be more precise it's word for the words you don't remember. Don't worry about the pronunciation because I know you have already got it that's "thing-u-mu-bob" exactly the way it is spelled !!

Dictionary meaning (noun) -- Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known.
Example sentence - He took that creepy thingamabob out from his jacket !!

Fun description -- So now you know that its not an algae not even a fungi ... good. And yes it's a word which gives you a tool to speak about something whose name you either don't know or don't remember. So it's pretty handy huh??
Here goes the ways you can fun use it :
1. Lets say you went to a party and you found a person whose name you forgot . Then you may say " Hey! what's the name of that thingamabob ?? " :P
2. Now lets say you went for shopping and that shopkeeper in your neighborhood trying to sell you that "I-don't-want-it" thing and then you say --" How the hell did you presume that I'll buy that thingamabob !!"
3. Last but not the least you can tease that fat bully in your locality by saying " Get the f*** out of my way ! You fat round thingamabob!!"

P.S-- You may forget words and use thingamabob instead of them but you will be able to do that only if you remember this word "thingamabob" !!

#3-- Divagate

noreply@blogger.com (Sayon) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:25:00 +0530

Divagate

No it doesn't mean a diva passing through the gate .... not even close :P

Actually its a pretty nice word but it may get you in trouble at times, you will watch that in fun description :)

Well .. the pronounciation of this word breaks as [DAHY-vuh-geyt] ... watch out the DAHY part its not "Di" its very easy to get it wrong !!

Dictionary definition (verb) -- 1.To wander or stray away.

2. To digress in speech

Example sentence : - You are supposed to speak about our country and you speaking about your favorite football club. Please don't divagate !!

Fun description -- As I said it can get you in trouble. Lets say you have a semester exam day after tomorrow and you divagate and start playing counter strike online ( which I kinda get to do before exams ) can lead you to ......... (you know what I mean) . Now again lets say you went to deliver a funeral speech and you start speaking about Manchester United performance in last match then ............ (you know what I mean) . Again... may be you are going for a dinner date with your girlfriend and you divagate on the way meeting your that hot first crush then ......... ( you obviously know what I mean :P )

P.S. you divagate or not that's completely your choice but you mustn't divagate from remembering this nice word !! :)

#2 -- Teetotaler

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:58:00 +0530

Teetotaler

Here comes a rhyming word . This word is a fun to pronounce as you have already noticed . And yes it is pronounced exactly the way it is spelled that is tee·to·tal·ler.

Dictionary meaning (noun) -- One who abstains completely from alcoholic beverages.
Example sentence -- How dare you offer me vodka , don't you know that I am a teetotaler.

Fun description ---- A teetotaler can be described as I-am-tea-totaler or in beverages I only take tea and may be sometimes coffee. Even the alcohol in the cough syrup can give a 440 volt shock to a teetotaler . So life of a teetotaler becomes tough when he/she catches cough and cold.You offer a small beer to a teetotaler and you may better stay prepared to to get a piece of the teetotaler's mind .
So, the bottom-line is a teetotaler will only take tea to get taller but never a dose of vodka to get high. So , are you ready to become one such hardcore abstainer ?? Take your time and make the decision :)

P.S -- Becoming a teetotaler is not compulsory but remembering this awesome word surely is :P

#1 -- Maverick

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:18:00 +0530

Maverick

Here comes my first word . Well ... do you want to pronounce it ?? No worries , even if you are a native of Africa and speaks a rare obsolete language called Hanululu ... still you will be able to pronounce it because it sounds exactly the way it is spelled .

Popular dictionary meaning : (noun) -- Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action.

// it can be also used as an adjective.

Example sentence -- He doesn't want to follow the rat race , he is a maverick .

Fun --- now if you go too much with the dictionary meaning then a Maverick may start walking around naked in your neighborhood ( no pun intended :P ) [ independence as it says].

Again if you are a maverick you may wish to blow up your cell-speaker with your favorite tune when the exam is on... independence huh ??

What else??.... a Maverick can even thrash anybody and everybody for no reason at all BECAUSE MAVERICK LOVES GODDAMN INDEPENDENCE !! ( then Maverick says "shit !! we have got laws")

Well... whatever maverick does ... i guess you will be able to remember this word "maverick" your whole life now !! :)