"(adj) 1. of James Graham Ballard (J.G. Ballard; born 1930), the British novelist, or his works (2) resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in Ballard’s novels & stories, esp. dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes & the psychological effects of technological, social or environmental developments". Collins English Dictionary.
"Recently recognized, umami detects 'savoury' or 'meaty' sensations, and is stimulated by condiments like soy sauce, or by foods which contain glutamate compounds like MSG." --Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany
The tips of shoelaces are called AGLETS. An alternative spelling is "aiglet", though this is less commonly used...
it comes from Old French "aguillette" (or "aiguillette"), which is the diminutive of "aguille" (or "aiguilee"), meaning "needle". This in turn comes from the original Latin word for needle: "acus
"The last few years have been marked by an inverted millenarianism in which premonitions of the future, catastrophic or redemptive, have been replaced by senses of the end of this or that..." -Fredric Jameson
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hugslife commented on the word ballardian:
"(adj) 1. of James Graham Ballard (J.G. Ballard; born 1930), the British novelist, or his works (2) resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in Ballard’s novels & stories, esp. dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes & the psychological effects of technological, social or environmental developments". Collins English Dictionary.
August 26, 2007
hugslife commented on the word umami
"Recently recognized, umami detects 'savoury' or 'meaty' sensations, and is stimulated by condiments like soy sauce, or by foods which contain glutamate compounds like MSG." --Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany
August 20, 2007
hugslife commented on the word aglets
The tips of shoelaces are called AGLETS. An alternative spelling is "aiglet", though this is less commonly used...
it comes from Old French "aguillette" (or "aiguillette"), which is the diminutive of "aguille" (or "aiguilee"), meaning "needle". This in turn comes from the original Latin word for needle: "acus
http://www.shoe-lacing.com/shoelace/shoelacetips.htm
June 15, 2007
hugslife commented on the word chooglin
"Keep On Chooglin'" CCR/John Fogerty
Chorus:
Keep on chooglin
Keep on chooglin
Keep on chooglin
Chooglin,
Chooglin.
Maybe you dont understand it.
But if youre a natural man,
You got to ball and have a good time
And thats what I call chooglin.
Here comes mary lookin for harry,
She gonna choogle tonight.
Here comes louie, works in the sewer,
He gonna choogle tonight.
Chorus
(primal screaming)
Chorus
If you can choose it, who can refuse it,
Yall be chooglin tonight.
Go on, take your pick, right from the git go,
You gotta choogle tonight.
Chorus
(more screaming)
Oh, were creedence!
Clearwater!
Revival!
May 15, 2007
hugslife commented on the word inverted millenarianism
"The last few years have been marked by an inverted millenarianism in which premonitions of the future, catastrophic or redemptive, have been replaced by senses of the end of this or that..." -Fredric Jameson
May 15, 2007