GAME: Word of the Day (WOTD)

[Algot Runeman]

Weltschmerz

Pronunciation: /ˈveltˌSHmerts/

noun
a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness.

Origin:
German, from Welt 'world' + Schmerz 'pain'


McLeod Residence

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The saddest Weltschmerz is that of teenagers. They are too young to have grown so weary.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

Weltschmerz

My grandma had no idea what Weltschmerz was. She'd seen it in others but she'd never experienced any herself.

Though when she married grandpa, she caused several of her unrequited suitors to suffer the very similar LDVD (pronounced Luh-Duh-Vuh-Duh), short for liefdesverdriet (in flemish), chagrin d'amour, pangs of love. An affliction which could easily devolve into Weltschmerz and blackest despondency.

The closest she came to observing the effects of Weltschmerz was when grandpa, during the construction of his pigeon coop, botched a load-bearing weld because of a power failure. For the day-long duration of the power cut-off he moped around with an acute case of "weldschmerz".

[laurie]

Weltschmerz, schmeltschmerz!

My philosophy is

[Algot Runeman]

tonsorial

Pronunciation: /tänˈsôrēəl/

adjective
formal or humorous
of or relating to hairdressing.

Origin:
early 19th century: from Latin tonsorius (from tonsor 'barber', from tondere 'shear, clip') + -al


Ian Pattinson

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After a series of "bad hair day" comments, Joe applied his tonsorial solution, a daily dose of razor.

[Algot Runeman]

blench definition 1

Pronunciation: /blenCH/

verb
[no object]
make a sudden flinching movement out of fear or pain: he blenched and struggled to regain his composure

Origin:
Old English blencan 'deceive', of Germanic origin; later influenced by blink


Benny Mazur

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Striving to hide his reactions from the bullies, Pengo tried not to flinch, but, failing that, decided he would simply blench instead. The bullies were not literate types and wouldn't recognize what he did.

[He also tried to turn pale, conforming to the second definition of blench/blanch, but the bullies persisted in calling him yellow.]

[laurie]

Blench - Blanch - Bawl - Blush

What occurs when the mousetrap gets me instead of the mouse.

[Algot Runeman]

glamazon

Pronunciation: /ˈglaməˌzän, -zən/

noun
informal
a glamorous, powerfully assertive woman.

Origin:
1960s: from glam + Amazon


Burns!

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Amanda Palmer is a prime example of a glamazon. And she plays a mean ukulele.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

glamazon

Hm ... that word calls up an image of a female godzilla in bikini and excessive make-up.

Spoiler: show

from glam + Amazon

And who says glamazon is not a contraction of glamour + zone?
Cfr. The hunting grounds of paparazzi on Malibu Beach, Copacabana, Waikiki, the Hamptons.
And my grandma's favourite, St Anna Beach (pick satellite view)

Spoiler: show

[laurie]

In the OED under "glamazon" there's a photo of EPS' lovely Grandma... AND her lovely furs.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

... a photo of EPS' lovely Grandma...

Where? WHERE?
Link?! LINK?!

[Algot Runeman]

rupestrian

Pronunciation: /ro͝oˈpestrēən/

adjective
(of art) done on rock or cave walls.

Origin:
late 18th century: from modern Latin rupestris 'found on rocks' (from Latin rupes 'rock') + -an


Gerry Thomasen

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It is rare to see rupestrian art unprotected, not in caves, out in the open. It is even more rare that we get a glimpse of the artist. Probably the most amazing think is his resemblance to ourselves.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

rupestrian

Assuming that guy's name is Rufus, I'd call it Rufestrian Art.

Had it been about my grandma's 'ropa' (robes or more generally clothes), it would have been Ropestrian Art (almost synonym to Fur Fashion).

Or maybe the term ropestrian was coined by Judge Roy Bean?

Spoiler: show

But if you insist, Okay, let's talk about Rupestrian Art.
That's the kind perpetrated by Redneck Rubes, right?

Spoiler: show

[Algot Runeman]

E.P.S.

If you wish to maintain that the "art" on the sides of military aircraft fits into rupestrian category, then you must be used to seeing the first drafts on bauxite.

Did you ever own a pet rock?

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

...
Did you ever own a pet rock?

Not any more.
But I surely got them both off in the 1970's.
I have two sons, one aged 37 and the other 34!

[Algot Runeman]

...in the 1970s.

Ahem

Congratulations, at any rate.

[laurie]

Did you ever own a pet rock?

No, but I did have a Pet Rock Concert.

They're listening to - who else? - the Rolling Stones.

[Algot Runeman]

listening to the Rolling Stones.

No Satisfaction [guffaw].

Then they went home and ate some rocky road ice cream.

[Algot Runeman]

estaminet

Pronunciation: /esˌtamēˈnā/

noun
a small cafe in France that sells alcoholic drinks.

Origin:
French, from Walloon staminé 'cowshed', from stamo 'a pole for tethering a cow', probably from German Stamm 'stem'


Emmanuel

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Joe walked quickly past the saloon, crossed the street to avoid the bar, sped past the public house, then finally relaxed as he eased into the estaminet. Then he ordered sake and a Dos Equis.

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

estaminet

While parsing multiple Bollekes of draught De Koninck during the weekly binge in his familiar BELGIAN pub, Joe inevitably had to pay multiple visit's to the estaminet's cabinet too.
(As many Antwerpians, my grandma used to be a regular though moderate customer of Café Den Engel.)

Flemish words derived
from estaminet: stamenee, stam-café (local pub for mostly regular patrons)
from cabinet: cabinet (the loo, john, toilet)

[Algot Runeman]

My adopted neck of the woods, New England, has a love of ice cream (not to be too tightly focused on alcohol in the discussion of estaminets). E.P.S. mentioned "cabinet" and its water closet connection. Here, we have had a drink called a frappe made from milk, ice cream and flavorings, often chocolate. More commonly called a milkshake across the U.S., the frappe clearly originates from the French frappé that McDonalds has recently begun to sell (expecting us here to say it with French accent). Coming back around this tour of yummy drinks, some New Englanders use the term cabinet to mean a frappe, a milkshake. I think it is mostly a term used in the vicinity of Rhode Island. A chain of ice-cream/hamburger shops called Friendly's also has a very thick version called a fribble,though it is made with an ice-milk substitute for ice cream. Our donut shop chain serves a "coffee coolatta" which is creamy coffee blended with tiny pellets of ice.

Did I mention that I like ice cream and milkshakes, no matter what they are called?

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

... Coming back around this tour of yummy drinks, some New Englanders use the term cabinet to mean a frappe, a milkshake.
...
Did I mention that I like ice cream and milkshakes, no matter what they are called?

I couldn't agree more about the yummyness.

Especially considering the enormous contrast with the odour wafting from public urinals. What we call the "Cabinet Sauvignon" scent, somewhat reminiscent of the notorious "Asparagus After-Wafter".

[Algot Runeman]

Thank you for the belly laugh, E.P.S.

Cabinet Sauvignon

[laurie]

A chain of ice-cream/hamburger shops called Friendly's also has a very thick version called a fribble,though it is made with an ice-milk substitute for ice cream.

Love, love, love Friendly's!!! (We have 3 of them within 10 minutes driving time)

I never had a Fribble (not an ice cream/milk eater), but I'm a huge fan of their Sherbet Coolers! Nothing better on a hot summer day than a grape or lime or watermelon S C.

[Algot Runeman]

divertissement

Pronunciation: /diˈvərtismənt/

noun
a minor entertainment or diversion: as a Sunday divertissement Wittgenstein would play Schubert quartets
Ballet a short dance within a ballet that displays a dancer’s technical skill without advancing the plot or character development.

Origin:
early 18th century (specifically denoting a short ballet): French, from divertiss-, stem of divertir, from Latin divertere 'turn in separate ways'

Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by
Brother you don't know a nicer occupation
Matter of fact, neither do I
Than standing on the corner watching all the girls
Watching all the girls, watching all the girls go by

Standing on the Corner on YouTube

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For the boys, watching the girls go by from their street corner perch, a youthful divertissement slowly became a perversion as they aged from their teens to their sixties (without leaving the corner).

[E Pericoloso Sporgersi]

divertissement

Standing on the corner watching all the girls go by ...

If I were to stand on some corner, I guess Ms Grundy and everybody would regard me with a very suspicious eye.

But fortunately I've discovered an adequate walk-around for that problem, or maybe better a sit-around.

I go find a little table in the shade at a sidewalk café, sip a few Bollekes and enjoy an afternoon divertissement watching all the girls walk by.

Thanks for the tune.