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Post by Laan Yaa Mo » November 11, 2023, 12:55 pm

doughnut
noun [ C ]

doughnut noun [C] (CAKE)

a small, circular cake, fried in hot fat, either with a hole in the middle or filled with jam:
a jam (US jelly) doughnut
Can I have a doughnut with sprinkles?

British cities are like doughnuts: they have empty centres where the jam used to be.
From the Hansard archive

informal
an act of driving a car so that either the front or back of the car spins around, producing a circular mark on the ground:
They were showing off, trying to pull doughnuts.

a soft, round object with a hole in the middle, used for arranging hair into a bun (= a style in which the hair is held together in a round shape at the back or on top of the head).


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Post by Doodoo » November 11, 2023, 8:34 pm

Par·sec

noun

1.
a unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to about 3.26 light years (3.086 × 1013 kilometers). One parsec corresponds to the distance at which the mean radius of the earth's orbit subtends an angle of one second of arc.

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Post by Doodoo » November 14, 2023, 12:05 pm

Lamprophony: speaking in loud and clear tones

Greek

First recorded in 1850–55; from Greek lamprophōnía, equivalent to lampróphōn (os) “clear of voice” (from lampró (s) “clear, distinct” + -phōnos; see -phone + -ous) + -ia -y 3; see -phony

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Post by Doodoo » November 19, 2023, 2:58 pm

Kak·i·sto·cra·cy
noun

Government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state:
"the danger is that this will reduce us to kakistocracy"

A kakistocracy () is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.

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Post by Doodoo » November 20, 2023, 5:01 pm

Ex·po·nen·tial·ly

adverb

1.
(with reference to an increase) more and more rapidly:
"our business has been growing exponentially"
2.
by means of or as expressed by a mathematical exponent:
"values distributed exponentially according to a given time constant"

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Post by tamada » November 26, 2023, 7:44 am

doddering

(dɒdərɪŋ IPA Pronunciation Guide)
ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you refer to someone as a doddering old man or woman, you are saying in a disrespectful way that they are old and not strong.
[disapproval]
...a doddering old man making his will before he's too senile.
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Post by Doodoo » November 27, 2023, 1:58 pm

What's Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2023

Authentic
adjective

1.
of undisputed origin; genuine:
"the letter is now accepted as an authentic document"
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Opposite
fakespurious

made or done in the traditional or original way, or in a way that faithfully resembles an original:
"the restaurant serves authentic Italian meals"

based on facts; accurate or reliable:
"an authentic depiction of the situation"
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reliabledependabletrustworthyauthoritative
Opposite
unreliableinaccurate

(in existentialist philosophy) relating to or denoting an emotionally appropriate, significant, purposive, and responsible mode of human life.
2.
(of a church mode) comprising the notes lying between the principal note or final and the note an octave higher.

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Post by Laan Yaa Mo » November 28, 2023, 12:20 pm

Thank Taylor Swift for that, Doodoo.
How Taylor Swift made ‘authentic’ America’s word of 2023

Dictionary experts say Anti-Hero song and star’s Instagram video helped to create a ‘pop-culture superpower’
Will Pavia, New York

Taylor Swift’s authenticity has been discussed by Forbes magazine and was noted by lexicographers at Merriam-Webster dictionary
Before she launched a tour expected to be the most profitable in history, packing stadiums, reviving the economies of midwestern cities and causing some municipalities to briefly rename themselves in her honour, the pop star Taylor Swift described some of the anxieties that keep her up at night.

“I struggle a lot with the idea that my life has become unmanageably sized and I struggle with the idea of not feeling like a person,” she said, in an Instagram video describing a new song called Anti-Hero. It was “a real guided tour throughout all of the things I tend to hate about myself,” she said. “I think it’s really honest.”

The sight of America’s leading pop star discussing her insecurities before packed stadiums is now credited with raising up searches for “authentic” and making it the word of 2023, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Lexicographers said Swift had helped turn the word and its meaning into a “pop-culture superpower”.

They noted that the business magazine Forbes had cited Anti-Hero, in which she discusses disguising her narcissism as altruism, as offering a guide for executives who want to adopt “Swift’s authenticity” and build a workplace inspired by her Eras tour.

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Post by Doodoo » November 28, 2023, 12:41 pm

"How Taylor Swift made ‘authentic’ America’s word of 2023

Thank Taylor Swift for that, Doodoo."

Thats why I posted it saying her name

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Post by Doodoo » November 28, 2023, 1:28 pm

Av·o·ca·do
/ˌävəˈkädō/
noun

1.
a pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin, smooth oily edible flesh, and a large stone:
"serve with slices of avocado"

a light green color like that of the flesh of avocados.
2.
the tropical evergreen tree that bears the avocado, native to Central America and widely cultivated elsewhere.
Word Origin
mid 17th century: from Spanish, alteration (influenced by avocado ‘advocate’) of aguacate, from Nahuatl ahuacatl.

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Post by Doodoo » November 28, 2023, 3:17 pm

Meconium

The earliest stool of a mammalian infant resulting from defecation. Unlike later feces, meconium is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus: intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile, and water. Meconium, unlike later feces, is viscous and sticky like tar – its color usually being a very dark olive green and it is almost odorless.[1] When diluted in amniotic fluid, it may appear in various shades of green, brown, or yellow. It should be completely passed by the end of the first few days after birth, with the stools progressing toward yellow (digested milk).

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Post by Laan Yaa Mo » November 29, 2023, 11:27 am

Doodoo wrote:
November 28, 2023, 12:41 pm

Thats why I posted it saying her name
Authentic

based on facts; accurate or reliable:
"an authentic depiction of the situation"
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reliabledependabletrustworthyauthoritative
Opposite
unreliableinaccurate


It is unfortunate that you appear to fall into the unreliable/inaccurate category Doodoo.
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Post by tamada » November 29, 2023, 11:42 am

Doodoo wrote:
November 28, 2023, 3:17 pm
Meconium

The earliest stool of a mammalian infant resulting from defecation. Unlike later feces, meconium is composed of materials ingested during the time the infant spends in the uterus: intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo, mucus, amniotic fluid, bile, and water. Meconium, unlike later feces, is viscous and sticky like tar – its color usually being a very dark olive green and it is almost odorless.[1] When diluted in amniotic fluid, it may appear in various shades of green, brown, or yellow. It should be completely passed by the end of the first few days after birth, with the stools progressing toward yellow (digested milk).
Hmmmm lanugo. Yum!!
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Post by Doodoo » November 30, 2023, 6:46 am

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Post by Doodoo » December 1, 2023, 2:53 pm

Lin·guis·tics
/liNGˈɡwistiks/
plural

1.
the scientific study of language and its structure, including the study of morphology, syntax, phonetics, and semantics. Specific branches of linguistics include sociolinguistics, dialectology, psycholinguistics, computational linguistics, historical-comparative linguistics, and applied linguistics:
"as a professor of linguistics, I have been studying how electronic communication compares to traditional print when it comes to learning"

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Post by tamada » December 2, 2023, 10:42 am

maudlin
/ˈmɔːdlɪn/
adjective

self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental.
"the innocent reminder of the passing of a friend triggered a maudlin thread"
Similar: sentimental, over-sentimental, emotional, overemotional, tearful, lachrymose, weepy

(of a book, film, or song) highly sentimental.
"a maudlin jukebox tune"
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Withered on the vine
(idiomatic).

To fail at an early stage or never come to fruition, typically due to neglect, infeasibility, or lack of resources.
Example:His Thursday Night Football thread withered on the vine.
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Post by tamada » December 2, 2023, 10:56 am

dog whistle
noun

a high-pitched whistle used to train dogs, typically having a sound inaudible to humans.

a subtly aimed political message which is intended for, and can only be understood by, a particular demographic group.
"dog-whistle issues such as immigration, crime, national days of mourning."
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Post by Whistler » December 2, 2023, 12:03 pm

banal

Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.

Eg. Threads describing football games played decades ago in a land far, far away are banal in the extreme.
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