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From the Canadian Oxford

pen n. female swan

I can't resist:

penis n. male organ of copulation and (in mammals) urination [Latin] (emphasis mine)

One for syr-Yair, if he reads this one.

Pentateuch n. first five books of the Old Testament.

pergola n. arbour or covered walk formed of growing plants trained over trellis-work. [Italian]

Feel free to ... yeah I got nuthin'. Add your own.

actually, you know what. I got the penis joke out of the way I am going to start at the beginning. Try not to skip more than a page or two if you are adding. Who knows maybe even I can learn a thing or two about da inglish.

aback adv take aback surprise, disconcert [Old English]

ab initio adv. from the beginning. [Latin] (the irony)

abstemious adj. moderate or ascetic, esp. in eating or drinking.

ABTA abbr. Association of British Travel Agents.

acacia n. tree with yellow or white flowers, esp. one yielding gum arabic. [Latin from Greek]

acanthus n. 1. herbaceous plant with spiny leaves. 2. Archit. representation of its leaf. [Latin from Greek]

ACAS abbr. Advisory, Concillation, and Arbitration Service

acellular adj. having no cells; not consisting of cells.

ttin⋅tin⋅nab⋅u⋅la⋅tion
–noun
the ringing or sound of bells

Qualtagh-The first person you meet after leaving your house on some special occasion, or the first person entering a house on New Years Day.

acrostic n. poem etc. in which certain letters (usu. the first and last in each line) form a word or words.

actinism n. radioactive metallic element found in pitch-blende.

adventitious 1 accidental, casual. 2 added from outside. 3 Biol. formed accidentally or under unusual conditions.

Scloober- those little plasic rings you pull out of milk/oj cartons.

Skwerved- pwnd

flocci­nauci­nihili­pili­fication - the act of estimating something as worthless

flocci nauci nihili pili fication does not cout

It was created just to be the longest word by some idiots in back in the 1700
and is just a combination of the latin phrases for "I don't know"


now Disestablishmentarianism is however a real word.

Clthomps wrote:flocci nauci nihili pili fication does not cout

It was created just to be the longest word by some idiots in back in the 1700
and is just a combination of the latin phrases for "I don't know"


now Disestablishmentarianism is however a real word.

Its in the dictionary, so there! By the way add anti to your word....

Antidisestablishmentarianism, outdid ya by 4 letters, and its even in the MS word dictionary!

You better not be referring to my game, jack-ass. If we are even allowed to say such a thing.

aeolian harp n. stringed instrument or toy sounding when the wind passes through it.

aetiology n. study of causation or of the causes of disease.

agaric n. fungus with a cap and stalk, e.g. the common mushroom.

Hahaha not at all! No really, I'm not.

agelong adj. existing for a very long time.

agglutinate v. stick as with glue.

aggrieved adj. having a grievance.

agnail n. piece of torn skin at the root of a fingernail; resulting soreness. [Old English = tight (metal) nail, hard excrescence in flesh]

bea·ver n.

1. A piece of armor attached to a helmet or breastplate to protect the mouth and chin.
2. The visor on a helmet.

the find was not due to naughty search behaviour!!

agog predic. adj. eager, expectant.

ague n. 1 hist. malarial fever. 2 shivering fit.

aileron n. hinged flap on an aeroplane wing.

Airedale n. large terrier of a rough-coated breed.

aleatory adj. adj. depending on chance.

amanuensis n. literary assistant, esp. writing from dictation.

ambit n. scope, extent or bounds.

ameliorate v. make or become better.

Amharic n. official and commercial language of Ethiopia. adj. of this language.

ampulla n. 1 Roman globular flask with two handles. 2 ecclesiastical vessel. [Latin]

Anabaptist n. member of a religious group believing in baptism only of adults.

aniline n. colourless oily liquid used in making dyes, drugs, and plastics.