Word Of The Day

[Waffles]

Thanks to the amazing and adorable Anita, our first word of the day is....


VAPID!

vapid

\Vap"id\, a. [L. vapidus having lost its lire and spirit, vapid; akin to vappa vapid wine, vapor vapor. See Vapor (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=vapor) .] Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid; flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state of the blood.

A cheap, bloodless reformation, a guiltless liberty, appear flat and vapid to their taste. --Burke. -- Vap\"id*ly (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=vap%22id%2Aly), adv. -- Vap\"id*ness (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=vap%22id%2Aness), n.

Source (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=00-database-info&db=web1913): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

[night faerie]

ooh, do we now have to use the word in a sentence? Umm... ok...

This one vapid brat on Outback Jack said she hated the outback and wished they would just burn it down and put up a mall. :rolleyes: :mad:

[Amelia]

heeheehee, ummmmmmm

The australian men couldnt get enough of me since all the other women in the bar where vapish boors. Except for my friend Terri, I wouldnt have a friend who was vapid, much less take her to Australia with me!

[wiggin]

Ooh, ooh! Do we get to do a new one each day?

[Buck]

The story Jodi was feeding his 'rents to excuse his sneaking out became rapidly vapid as the scent of cigarrette smoke was sublety detected.

[Waffles]

Nah, you're gonna have to add words on your own, cos I odn't have net access every day.....

[Arianna]

hmm, we should have an official word-a-dayer person.

any volunteers?

[SonoftheSands]

Oooh Oooh! *raises his had*

Me me me!!!

[Alexia]

Can't anyone just whack a word in that they think is snazzy? No matter how vapid it could be? :broken:

[Waffles]

Thats what I though Lexi. Though I'd prefer it if it wasn't a vapid person that did it :p

[prophetic_joe]

but then isn't the thread name a big old lie cause we'll end up getting more than one word per day? so it really is a words of the day thread.

[Tenaka]

since it is now a new day here, can i make a new word?

[AquaFizz]

since it is now a new day here, can i make a new word?
Go for it spanky! Make it the best word EVER!!!

*runs circles around spanky waving pompoms*

You can do it!

[Tenaka]

Go for it spanky! Make it the best word EVER!!!

*runs circles around spanky waving pompoms*

You can do it!
uh oh, lots of hype! ~hides in corner~


Minx

noun

1. A girl or young woman who is considered pert, flirtatious, or impudent.
2. A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men.


I've called a few people minx's in the last few weeks and no-one knew what it meant, so hopefully it is new for you guys. :eyebrow:

[Buck]

All the quill ladies are minxes.

:quirk:

[AquaFizz]

*adjusts her shirt*

..whatever, boys, just don't tell anyone ;) :love:

[SonoftheSands]

*adjusts her shirt*

..whatever, boys, just don't tell anyone ;) :love:


:eek: You saucy little minx!

[AquaFizz]

:eek: You saucy little minx!
meh. I may be a minx, but I'm your favorite minx, dangit!

[epiph]

napiform (NAY-puh-form) adjective

Turnip-shaped: round at the top and tapering down sharply at the bottom.

[From Latin napus (turnip) + -form.]

"'Is he upstairs, is that it?' she demanded of the blunted eyes and
napiform head of the elder Thompson."
T. Coraghessan Boyle; Riven Rock; Penguin; 1999.

"He took a napiform bun from the bread basket and, nibbling its nobble,
said ..."
Reginald Hill; Recalled to Life; Dell Publishing; 1993.

[Arianna]

hehe, i agree, the more words the better, then again, i'm a word nerd (hey, that rhymes)

[night faerie]

"'Is he upstairs, is that it?' she demanded of the blunted eyes and
napiform head of the elder Thompson."
T. Coraghessan Boyle; Riven Rock; Penguin; 1999.

ok, I am totally impressed with anyone who knows TC Boyle.
Go YOU! He totally rocks, right? :)

and for the record, I hold with those who favor one word per day. But thats just MHO ;)

[epiph]

actually, i totally have no idea who he is. but i subscribe to a word-a-day service and that was one of my favorites.

[night faerie]

bah! :-p psilly chicken :rolleyes:
anyway, he's an author. If you ever see it, pick up Decent of Man Stories, it's a collection of short stories by him, it's really... odd. Especially odd, even. Practically downright strange.

[Alexia]

inaniloquent
an adjective meaning 'full of idle talk, foolishly babbling'. From Latin words meaning 'inane' and 'to speak'. Other forms include inaniloquous, inaniloquence, and inaniloquation.

I have many inaniloquent friends. How do I know this? Because it take one to know one! HAHAHAHA! Shut down myself! :broken:

Oh gee, I [I]am tired. Gah.

[Arianna]

i am such an inaniloquent person :p

[wiggin]

Did this die? Let me add one, an old favorite:

pul·chri·tu·di·nous adj.
p&l-kr&-'tüd-n&s
Of or possessing physical comeliness

[Arianna]

oh, i love it.

(i wanted to revive this thread but didn't think it propper since i had the last post and no words to share off hand, so i'm glad someone did)

[SonoftheSands]

My word of the day:
Mahogeny. certainly it's nothing scientific or unusual, but it's still a pretty word.

[Tenaka]

i always get that word confused with monogamy.....

[wiggin]

Perhaps you should spell it mahogany?

[Arianna]

wait a sec, i'm confuzled, is mahogeny diff from mahogany? i don't think so, but better safe than sorry...i guess.

(i love mahogany, tis so pretty)

[Tenaka]

what is mahogeny...or mahogany? :eyebrow:

[wiggin]

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=mahogany&x=0&y=0

Mahogeny does not exist. Mahogany is a type of wood.

[Alexia]

Random mahogany'd sentence: I wish my laptop was made of mahogany because it would smell soooo good. Ooh yeah.

Braggadocio - vain and empty boasting

Hop to it, kidlets! :D

[Amelia]

We feature handcarved mahogany beds at the hotel I work at.

I think us featuring our beds is a bunch of braggadocio!