GAME: Word of the Day (WOTD)

[Algot Runeman]

dissimulate

Pronunciation: /diˈsimyəˌlāt/

verb
[with object]
conceal or disguise (one’s thoughts, feelings, or character): a country gentleman who dissimulates his wealth beneath ragged pullovers [no object]: now that they have power, they no longer need to dissimulate

Derivatives
dissimulator
Pronunciation: /-ˌlātər/ noun

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin dissimulat- 'hidden, concealed', from the verb dissimulare


Library of Congress via Wikipeda

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General Antonio López de Santa Anna attempted to dissimulate his rank by dressing as a foot soldier at San Jacinto where Sam Houston captured him after an astoundingly short battle. Remember the Alamo.

[Algot Runeman]

bedizened

Pronunciation: /biˈdīzənd/

adjective
literary
dressed up or decorated gaudily: a dress bedizened with resplendent military medals

Derivatives
bedizen
verb

Origin:
mid 17th century: from be- (as an intensifier) + obsolete dizen 'deck out', probably of Dutch origin


jenni konrad

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In the U.S., Girl Scouts wear a sash on which they attach their badges to show their accomplshments. They eventually qualify as bedizened with the badges.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

bedizened

Bedizened with all his decorations, ribbons, epaulettes and whatnot, General Santa Anna tended to look like a glorified girl scout akela.

Except the time he dissimulated. Then he was anxious to unbedizen hemself ...

[laurie]

Queen Mary owned enough jewelry to bedizen herself for any occasion.

Spoiler: show

She also had a chest to hold it all.

[Algot Runeman]

aureate

Pronunciation: /ˈôrē-it, -ˌāt/

Definition of aureate
adjective
denoting, made of, or having the color of gold.
(of language) highly ornamented or elaborate.

Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin aureatus, from Latin aureus 'golden', from aurum 'gold'


Experiment 33

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Dirilyte (once known as Dirigold) is an aureate product of aluminum used to manufacture flatware and hollowware for dining. Like silver flatware, it generally needs polishing.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

aureate

Everybody, the jury, the public and the other contenders, all agreed the young musician richly deserved the first prize.

Amidst thunderous applause the laureate received the aureate medallion and the vellum bull.

[Algot Runeman]

licit

Pronunciation: /ˈlisit/

adjective
not forbidden; lawful: licit and illicit drugs

Derivatives
licitly
adverb

Origin:
late 15th century: from Latin licitus 'allowed', from the verb licere


DonkeyHotey

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Loose ladies love licit liquor.
Actually, they like illicit liquor, too, but that is another story.

[Algot Runeman]

kiasu

Pronunciation: /ˈkēəˌso͞o/

noun
SE Asian
a grasping, selfish attitude.

adjective
(of a person) very anxious not to miss out on an opportunity; grasping.

Origin:
from Chinese, 'scared to lose'


Selbe B

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It may be fitting that American consumers are crazy kiasu to be in the line for brand-new Chinese manufactured iPhones.

[Algot Runeman]

affluenza

Pronunciation: /ˌaflo͞oˈenzə/

noun
a psychological malaise supposedly affecting wealthy young people, symptoms of which include a lack of motivation, feelings of guilt, and a sense of isolation.

Origin:
1970s: blend of affluent and influenza


jc5083

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After years of watching parental kiasu tactics to provide resources for their family, is it any wonder that the kids suffer bouts of affluenza while standing in line to buy the latest $800.00 electronic gadget. Of course, they are not stressed enough to step out of the line to go home. Instead, they plan tactics to be closer to the front of the line for the next release.

[laurie]

Instead, they plan tactics to be closer to the front of the line for the next release.

And how to get the 'rents, suffering from their own form of the disease (affluenza guiltiosa), to pay for it.

[Algot Runeman]

griffin

Pronunciation: /ˈgrifin/

(also gryphon, griffon /ˈgrifən/)
Definition of griffin
noun
a mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, typically depicted with pointed ears and with the eagle’s legs taking the place of the forelegs.

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French grifoun, based on late Latin gryphus, via Latin from Greek grups, grup-


jillz

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Zach Griffin was a very hairy man. He shaved to his collar bones every day to keep neck hair from showing above his tee shirt. His back was effectively covered by a mane. His beak-sharp nose added to the appropriateness of his last name. He resembled the mythical griffin in many ways, excepting feathers.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

griffin

Zach Griffin would have loved to play the part of Hagrid's Buckbeak.
It was very obvious why he auditioned for it, but he was rejected in favour of CGI.

[Algot Runeman]

CGI

Though considered by most to represent "Computer Generated Imagery"; some of us think it is closer to "Cannot Guarantee Imagination." That's as in, "nothing left to the imagination." Movies seem to believe we need ever bigger explosions and more realistic violence. I remember shuddering much more while seeing much less. Please note, I am not lobbying for a return to any good old days, maybe just more movies with a story.

[laurie]

Please note, I am not lobbying for a return to any good old days, maybe just more movies with a story.

CGI on Titanic movie: Good. Added necessary realism to the sinking of the ship.

CGI on the later Star Wars movies: Not so good. The "real people acting" Wookies, Ewoks and aliens were better by far than the CGI versions.

[Algot Runeman]

ruth

Pronunciation: /ro͝oTH/
Syllabification:

noun
archaic
a feeling of pity, distress, or grief.

Origin:
Middle English: from the verb rue1, probably influenced by Old Norse hrygth
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After he met Ruth he had ruth that he didn't get the chance to kiss her. That's the truth!

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

ruth...
After he met Ruth he had ruth that he didn't get the chance to kiss her. That's the truth!

No doubt that's why Babe Ruth became a Ruthless hitter.

[laurie]

I'm going to play the philistine here; ruth is a dumb, stupid, silly word.

Why not let little rue be a verb and a noun? After all, English has tons of switch-hitting words; what's wrong with one more?

Rue already was a noun, as sweet Ophelia remembered too well. Give it the gold medal of the Word Olympics: multiple definitions in the OED.


Two semi-colons, a colon, a Shakespeare reference, a baseball reference, an Olympic reference. and the OED.
Whew, I'm beat...

[Algot Runeman]

goofus

Pronunciation: /ˈgo͞ofəs/

noun
informal
a foolish or stupid person (often used as a general term of abuse).

Origin:
1920s: based on goof


Chris Knight

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Cosmo Kramer, the character on the US television comedy series Seinfeld was famously regarded as a "doofus" which clearly correlates with today's WotD, "goofus."

[Algot Runeman]

criminy

Pronunciation: /ˈkrīmənē/

exclamation
informal
used to express surprise or disbelief: criminy, what is this world coming to?

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It is August fool's day. Yes, I know it is normally in April, but, crimniny, this fool missed posting the word "criminy" when he should have done so. How will you be able to have fun without the words, the words, the words?

[Algot Runeman]

exotica

plural noun
objects considered strange or interesting because they are out of the ordinary, especially because they originated in a distant foreign country.

Origin:
late 19th century: from Latin, neuter plural of exoticus 'foreign' (see exotic)


Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
First known "photograph."

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Jonas wore a button to hold his cloak closed, a piece of exotica. The cloak had been replaced many times, but the button was the same one he had from his father, who had the button from his father, and so back six generations for sure.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

goofus

criminy

exotica

Okay! Alright already!
2 WotDs on Saturday, just because I skipped Friday's goofus. Sheesh!
And the exotica image looks like a vampire crypt. Criminy!

jk
(lately I've been watching Radar in the M*A*S*H TV show)

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

My goodness, robot maids have certainly changed since the Jetson's dear sweet Rosie!

Spoiler: show

Indeed!
The latest from Germany as shown and told here by Foxnews:

Spoiler: show

[laurie]

With those shoulders (and that figure), she'd fit in quite well in the Carrington or Colby households...

Spoiler: show

[Algot Runeman]

verso

Pronunciation: /ˈvərsō/

noun (plural versos)
1a left-hand page of an open book, or the back of a loose document. Contrasted with recto.
2the reverse of something such as a coin or painting.

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Latin verso (folio) 'on the turned (leaf)'



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Verso this is backward.
Seen it's back its on.
Over paper the turn.
Keen be will writing the and.

-flip-

˙puɐ ǝɥʇ buıʇıɹʍ ןןıʍ ǝq uǝǝʞ
˙uɹnʇ ǝɥʇ ɹǝdɐd ɹǝʌo
˙uo sʇı ʞɔɐq s,ʇı uǝǝs
˙pɹɐʍʞɔɐq sı sıɥʇ osɹǝʌ

[With a little help from fliptext.org]
Sunday 8/5 WotD (Monday to follow.)

[Algot Runeman]

android

Pronunciation: /ˈanˌdroid/

noun
(in science fiction) a robot with a human appearance.

Origin:
early 18th century (in the modern Latin form): from modern Latin androides, from Greek anēr, andr- 'man' + -oid

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Alex wasn't an android, exactly. He wasn't human either. He wasn't technically a he. But he wasn't a she. Nor was he neuter. Alex was alien, simple as that, though living with humans for 200 years, nobody had realized his inhumanity.