ur: a combining form meaning “earliest, original,” used in words denoting the primal stage of a historical or cultural entity or phenomenon: ur-civilization; urtext.
zuzu: the slang term for goodies, candy, and/or snack foods when someone is at a rainbow gathering. (urban dictionary)
Therefore, urzuzu = earliest known camping snack? :)
Glad it's come in handy, yarb! Personally, when I finished filling in what connections I could divine, I found the number of blanks was if anything more daunting than before.
Here is a link to a spreadsheet with the words at the top, logic problem-style. Gdocs messes up the vertical alignment of the words, but you can fix that quick when you download.
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blafferty commented on the word limpetuous
Characterized by a sudden and forceful compulsion to pick up stones; impulsive and passionate regarding rock-hounding.
April 30, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Thanks, ruzuzu! Me too! I was missing out on all the fun. I agree on allochthonous. That was fbharjo's brilliant contribution to my rock-lover query.
I think the trees could use the bandages more than me, reesetee, but I appreciate the offer.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
omnomnomnom *(crashing in background)*
Sooo worth it ...
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the word lapillophile
Lover of lapilli, or any lovely pebble/stone.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
*waves flag*
*rollrollroll ... crashcrashcrashCRASH*
Oh, man ... not again. Thanks for the pep talk/squad anyway, reesetee.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Hm, limpetuous may be mistaken for a reference to the mollusk/que, good point. ... Or Don Knotts ...
Loved that movie when I was a kid, btw.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
fbharjo, do you want to claim limpetuous? I would like to add it to my profile. :)
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Wow, you're so confident. *second guesses*
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Rock hound is admittedly a good one. Maybe by the very nature of it there should not be a fancy word?
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
True that.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
I CAN DO EET!
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
That was lovely.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
It is just for fun, but it's surprising if there actually isn't one - seems like there's a word for everything else that can be loved!
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Limpetuous, haha.
Stoner might, alas, be taken the wrong way.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Nice!
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Although it does sound alarmingly like pedophile ...
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
*shares love* Here's some for you, and you.
Wouldn't be the first time I was compared with a plant.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the word anagram
*bites nails* I need that $200 if I'm going to buy Oriental.
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
You are more than likely correct. *double sigh*
April 29, 2011
blafferty commented on the word kaleidopause
<3 <3 <3
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list lost-for-word
Looking for a word for the love of stone or a lover of stone. You'd think lithophilia/lithophile, but apparently not.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word anagram
Oops, I had no idea that this was already going on. Looks like I unknowingly replicated some of these, sorry! Didn't mean to steal!
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Ah, PossibleUnderscore ... so many possibil_ities.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Well, ideally a pebble would be nice. I could put it in my pocket, jog to the top, and be done in time for breakfast. *sigh*
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word decibel snorer's opus
(apostrophe added for the sake of clarity)
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word algae fur pops
*omnomnom*
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
I do love me some algae fur pops.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word afterbirther
Heh.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Funny how that always seems to happen.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the user blafferty
Oh no, I always have time for my fans. Now, I swear I had a pen here somewhere ... *pats pockets*
*roll...crashcrashcrashcrashcrash*
Oh man, I was almost to the top. Maybe when I get done here, Underscore. I'm sure I'll get it tomorrow.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word urzuzu
Ee, I got a Bilbystar! *does jig*
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word haj forb
Nice!
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Tooti
Where does the crane come into this story?
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word osbervation
Something you notice when drunk.
The funny thing is, examples were found.
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Thanks, mollusque!
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word urzuzu
ur: a combining form meaning “earliest, original,” used in words denoting the primal stage of a historical or cultural entity or phenomenon: ur-civilization; urtext.
zuzu: the slang term for goodies, candy, and/or snack foods when someone is at a rainbow gathering. (urban dictionary)
Therefore, urzuzu = earliest known camping snack? :)
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the word debase
Nice reference, bilby!
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
I take that back. I must come clean. I have given up on ruzuzu. *averts eyes*
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
I was unable to find one so far, fbharjo and ruzuzu. But I will persevere in the search!
April 28, 2011
blafferty commented on the list wordienik-anagrams
Glad you like it! Feel free to add.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ample bosom buddies
Well played.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ample bosom buddies
I dare you to define this.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Yay!!
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
I emphatically declare its phoniness.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word literally
People using this word when they don't actually mean it makes me literally throw up. Bahaha.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word gorm
I think there are several people who should have used it as their word.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
I feel that sweettoothfairyey should come with brackets.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word gorm
That which you have if you are not gormless.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Darn. And now I know I got at least 2 wrong ... not counting my own, of course.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Do we get points for correctly identifying our own word?
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word perp walk
Wow, I can't even say that once, let alone 5 times fast.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word perp walk
I would like to go on a peep walk. I think it would make me squee like an anime girl.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
I believe Wordnik protocol dictates that I take umbrage at this aspersion.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word bathybius
I would rather believe this is real.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
... or has any reason to.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
... not that he goes around pronouncing it all the time ...
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word Cockaigne
This is how my husband pronounces cocaine.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word perp walk
I wish.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ointment
Clearly you people are deliberately creating the need for ointment with all your mess.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
*Throws tomatoes*
Whoops ... good thing there's no one around.
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Well, I would never suspect a fellow Wordie/nik of cheating, but you did mention subterfuge ... I don't like being subterfuged. ;)
April 27, 2011
blafferty commented on the word take no hesitate
Would it be forward of me to venture a guess that this was written by a second-language English learner?
April 26, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Wait a minute, wait a minute. Gangerh, do you mean people might go back and _cheat_ by changing stuff?! Gaaaaah!
April 26, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Glad it's come in handy, yarb! Personally, when I finished filling in what connections I could divine, I found the number of blanks was if anything more daunting than before.
April 26, 2011
blafferty commented on the word will you marry m..omeone else
Wow, talk about waffling.
April 26, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
How many sleeps do we have left until the answers are revealed? I am drowning in lack of instant gratification.
*bites nails*
April 25, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Ok, I don't know you guys very well, so I think this is the best I can do:
bilby - protean
chained_bear - wodge
dontcry - tear-resistant
erinmckean - calepinerienne
fbharjo - present
frindley - mediæval
frogapplause - heartstringplucker
gangerh - emordnilap
herneheir - systematic
mollusque - harlequin
oroboros - mortsafe
PossibleUnderscore - prodigal
Prolagus - chrestomathic
pterodactyl - distingue
reesetee - lunette
ruzuzu - playful
seanahan - boggy
sionnach - balsamaceous
Wordnicolina - greenhorn
Wordplayer - queasy
yarb - sinistral
April 24, 2011
blafferty commented on the word inveigle
This word sounds like someone trying to wiggle their way into your pocket.
April 23, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
So far my logic problem-style spreadsheet is looking like a robot. Wheee!
April 23, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Whoops, thanks. Guess I didn't look far enough before.
April 23, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Here is a link to a spreadsheet with the words at the top, logic problem-style. Gdocs messes up the vertical alignment of the words, but you can fix that quick when you download.
April 23, 2011
blafferty commented on the list identify-the-wordienik
Do the comments in which we (hopefully) link wordie to word go on the word itself or on the list?
April 23, 2011
blafferty commented on the word the sizzle
I believe this is what you become after eating McDonald's breakfast.
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word baconalia
Hm, you're right - Baconlette was maybe the wrong choice.
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word wordnikstack
I'm pretty sure if you're on the bottom you no longer have the choice.
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word wordnikstack
Does the number dictate whether it will be a stack or a conical pile, or can we go either way?
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word ludicrosity
Perhaps it is fitting that the pronunciation for the word be a bit ludicrous. :)
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word baconalia
I am so glad I didn't have to give birth in a Denny's.
April 21, 2011
blafferty commented on the word baconalia
Ha! That's about right.
April 20, 2011
blafferty commented on the word sedentary
The word itself has trouble getting up off the couch.
April 20, 2011
blafferty commented on the word with intensity
As in "I'm teaching this boy to read." "But are you following the curriculum with intensity?"
April 20, 2011
blafferty commented on the word fetch
I'm pretty sure my fetch is a towel.
April 20, 2011
blafferty commented on the word culpable
The word sounds like it's okay to pile things on top of him/her/it, and it also has sort of a hangdog, Eeyore sort of feel to it.
June 9, 2009
blafferty commented on the word limosos
Limosis?
A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid hunger.
May 30, 2009
blafferty commented on the word dramasticly
Hmm, not sure I like that -icly on the end though.
May 29, 2009
blafferty commented on the list the-list-who-cried-wolof
This is the best list ever. I haven't laughed so hard in years. Thanks!
May 26, 2009
blafferty commented on the word bate
It drives me crazy when I see this: "She waited with baited breath ..." What, are worms involved?
May 26, 2009
blafferty commented on the word obloquy
Apparently it can be either, logos:
1. verbal abuse of a person or thing; censure or vituperation, esp. when widespread or general
2. ill repute, disgrace, or infamy resulting from this
Well, not her body, or the event.
May 26, 2009
blafferty commented on the word elefino
Whoops. I forgot - that's the joke, isn't it? Sorry - not feeling funny today. Blarg.
May 25, 2009
blafferty commented on the word vacillate
This word feels weak-chinned and sounds like the motion of your hand when you're saying "kinda, maybe, I don't know."
May 25, 2009
blafferty commented on the word cognoscible
This word sounds like you're chewing, or at least your mouth moves like you're chewing. That seems very appropriate to me.
May 25, 2009
blafferty commented on the word elefino
I thought this was slur-speech for 'hell if I know'.
May 25, 2009
blafferty commented on the word nonchalance
When you say this word you automatically have to say it in a nonchalant way because of the way it's pronounced. Even your mouth barely moves.
May 24, 2009
blafferty commented on the word pejorative
The word itself sounds like you're spitting. If you say it in the right tone of voice it sounds like a Klingon insult.
May 24, 2009