PriusChat Word of the Day

Sufferin' Prius Envy · 07-03-2005, 02:28 PM

noisomeness

n : the quality of being noxious [syn: harmfulness, noxiousness]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=noisomeness

Hybrid_Dave · 07-03-2005, 11:16 PM

colloquialism

n : a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

bigdaddy · 07-04-2005, 03:01 PM

diminutive

adj: indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known

Sample use: Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do.

**tag** · 07-04-2005, 03:17 PM

Floccinaucinihilipilification

n: an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial

bigdaddy · 07-04-2005, 03:26 PM

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

n: a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, mostly found in volcanos

Also it is a really long word made up of little tiny parts, which I guess would mean that pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicopneumonoultramicrosc opicsilicovolcanoconiosisconiosis would be a lung diesease caused by breathing in the actual word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

popoff · 07-04-2005, 04:03 PM

LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIO GOGOGOCH

is according to one source the longest placename in the world, with 58 letters. It is a town in North Wales meaning "St. Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave" or "St. Mary's (Church) by the white aspen over the whirlpool, and St. Tysilio's (Church) by the red cave" in Welsh.

[you] · 07-04-2005, 06:32 PM

"Waxing the Prius"

Freudian euphemism: http://www.canoe.ca/LifewiseHeartPassion00...0419_wheel.html

**Danny** · 07-06-2005, 02:17 PM

rictus \RIK-tuhs\, noun:
1. The gape of the mouth, as of birds.
2. A gaping grin or grimace.

"I sat there with a rictus of sorrow after seeing viffer_pilot's pictures of his Prius pulvarized by a Buick."

popoff · 07-06-2005, 05:53 PM

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rictus \RIK-tuhs\, noun:[/b]

So I said with rictus, "I know where you got that word from!"

Hybrid_Dave · 07-06-2005, 08:09 PM

Sniglet

any word that does not appear in the dictionary, but should.

07-03-2005, 02:28 PM	#1
Sufferin' Prius Envy Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,992 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 15 Times in 1 Post TOTM Awards: 1 Friends: 0	PriusChat Word of the Day noisomeness n : the quality of being noxious [syn: harmfulness, noxiousness] http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=noisomeness

07-03-2005, 11:16 PM	#2
Hybrid_Dave Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 209 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: PriusChat Word of the Day colloquialism n : a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

07-04-2005, 03:01 PM	#3
bigdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Duluth Georgia Posts: 989 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: PriusChat Word of the Day diminutive adj: indicating small size and sometimes the state or quality of being familiarly known Sample use: Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do.

07-04-2005, 03:17 PM	#4
tag Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,527 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: PriusChat Word of the Day Floccinaucinihilipilification n: an act or instance of judging something to be worthless or trivial

07-04-2005, 04:03 PM	#6
popoff Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: western NC mountains Posts: 560 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: PriusChat Word of the Day LLANFAIRPWLLGWYNGYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIO GOGOGOCH is according to one source the longest placename in the world, with 58 letters. It is a town in North Wales meaning "St. Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool of Llantysilio of the red cave" or "St. Mary's (Church) by the white aspen over the whirlpool, and St. Tysilio's (Church) by the red cave" in Welsh.

07-04-2005, 03:26 PM	#5
bigdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Duluth Georgia Posts: 989 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis n: a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica dust, mostly found in volcanos Also it is a really long word made up of little tiny parts, which I guess would mean that pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicopneumonoultramicrosc opicsilicovolcanoconiosisconiosis would be a lung diesease caused by breathing in the actual word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

07-04-2005, 06:32 PM	#7
[you] Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: [you], TX Posts: 32 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	"Waxing the Prius" Freudian euphemism: http://www.canoe.ca/LifewiseHeartPassion00...0419_wheel.html

07-06-2005, 02:17 PM	#8
Danny Admin/Founder Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 4,465 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 26 Times in 8 Posts TOTM Awards: 1 Friends: 23	rictus \RIK-tuhs\, noun: 1. The gape of the mouth, as of birds. 2. A gaping grin or grimace. "I sat there with a rictus of sorrow after seeing viffer_pilot's pictures of his Prius pulvarized by a Buick." __________________ PriusChat Offers Discounts on: Extended Warranty - $990 : Pre-Paid Maintenance - $875 : HeatShield SunShades : BT Tech Stiffening Plate : All other Prius Accessories

07-06-2005, 08:09 PM	#10
Hybrid_Dave Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Richmond Virginia Posts: 209 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Re: PriusChat Word of the Day Sniglet any word that does not appear in the dictionary, but should.

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