Mike_GX101 Report post Posted August 17, 2012 Found any new words recently? Ones you didn't know about? Share them with us here. I'll start us off: welsh = evade an obligation; fail to carry out a promise; fail to honour fiat = authorization; decree Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mannify Report post Posted August 17, 2012 Well, I'm still waiting for someone to explain 'omnium', lol. Did have one, which means two words which invariably go together like 'bangers n' mash'. But I can't remember it and I can't find it. Sorry. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LancsLad Report post Posted August 17, 2012 Omnium is a cycling term of an event which contains six different disciplines. It is taken from the term 'omnium-gatherum' which means a miscellaneous collection or assortment in latin. It is the cycling equivalent of a decathlon or heptathlon in atheletics. Laura Trott won the omnium gold at the London Olympics this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robert7111a Report post Posted August 17, 2012 Credo in unum Deum. Patres omnipotemtem. Dichotic Osmosis (lovely word) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A-S warrior Report post Posted August 17, 2012 octopus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aeolienne Report post Posted August 18, 2012 Patres omnipotemtem. Shouldn't that be "Pater omnipotens"? If you're speaking Latin, that is. As for English vocabulary, check this out... http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/20-obsolete-english-words-that-should-make-a-comeback/?all_pages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mannify Report post Posted September 5, 2012 tnetennba - a word strategically placed to attract web-traffic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rufusrufus Report post Posted September 5, 2012 tnetennba - a word strategically placed to attract web-traffic Wow! How do you pronounce that? These people are cool, they post interesting articles and a "Word of the day": https://www.facebook.com/#!/Irregardlessisnotaword I like "pyjamas" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mannify Report post Posted September 7, 2012 Sorry it took ages to reply, rufusrufus. This will tell you how to pronounce tnetennba Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rufusrufus Report post Posted September 11, 2012 Oh right! Heh!!! I'll have to use that one in conversation Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mannify Report post Posted September 11, 2012 Well, yeah, once you know it it's hard to imagine how you got by without it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rufusrufus Report post Posted September 13, 2012 Well, yeah, once you know it it's hard to imagine how you got by without it Bwahahaha! I read something yesterday about "portmeanteau words" - where 2 words are run together to form a new word, like "chillax" (chill + relax) or "ridonkulous" (ridiculous + donkey - although I'm still unsure how donkeys come into it?), I was surprised at the number of well-established portmanteau words in our language of which I wasn't aware: "camcorder" - camera and recorder, for example. Fun times Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mannify Report post Posted September 13, 2012 Here's a book I would like to treat myself to eventually http://www.amazon.co.uk/Painted-Word-Treasure-Remarkable-ebook/dp/B008DYJSWG/ref=sr_1_19?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1347568598&sr=1-19 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JellyJack Report post Posted September 13, 2012 About a year ago I learnt all the new cool words that the teenagers are using, such as "bare", "peng", "lowe" etc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkshine Report post Posted September 13, 2012 I always think peng sounds like it means something bad - which it doesn't - but as a word it sounds like it should... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rufusrufus Report post Posted September 14, 2012 About a year ago I learnt all the new cool words that the teenagers are using, such as "bare", "peng", "lowe" etc Oh dear, I feel old, I've never heard any of those words!! I thought I was still cool using "chillax" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mannify Report post Posted September 14, 2012 pengSo, do you feel remotely inclined to enlighten us, then? chillaxThat word makes me shudder, I have to be honest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites