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larrup

Pronunciation: /ˈlarəp/
verb (larrups, larruping, larruped)
[with object] informal
thrash or whip (someone).

Origin:
early 19th century (originally dialect): perhaps related to lather or leather

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Walter whacked, wolloped and larruped the rustlers after he had chased them and the stolen cattle halfway across Laramie county. He didn't wait for the sherriff to deal with the thieves. Walter stopped short of murder, though. It wasn't horse theft, after all.
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Algot Runeman wrote:irenic
When there was a heat wave, Irene daily went skinny dipping in the town's reservoir.
Since then, whenever the water tasted funny, people said it was irenic.
Algot Runeman wrote:larrup... Walter whacked, wolloped and larruped the rustlers ...
In short, they had themselves a baste!

BTW:
Should it be larruped or larrupped?
(I'm thinking of for example: Algot upped the stakes, but Voralfred one-upped him ...)
Is there a grammatical rule?
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succuss

Pronunciation: /səˈkəs/
verb
[with object]
(in preparing homeopathic remedies) shake (a solution) vigorously.

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Latin succuss- 'shaken', from the verb succutere, from sub- 'away' + quatere 'to shake'

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extortion

Pronunciation: /ikˈstôrSHən/
noun
the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.

Origin:
Middle English: from late Latin extortio(n-), from Latin extorquere 'wrest' (see extort)

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Theo was a thug.
Theo, always smug,
Got his daily portion
Through regular extortion.
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Algot Runeman wrote:extortion
... Theo was a thug. ...
Extortionist:
- former husband of a contortionist

Theo was also an extortionist.
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kerfuffle

Pronunciation: /kərˈfəfəl/
noun
[in singular] informal, chiefly British
a commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views:there was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship

Origin:
early 19th century: perhaps from Scots curfuffle (probably from Scottish Gaelic car 'twist, bend' + imitative Scots fuffle 'to disorder'), or related to Irish cior thual 'confusion, disorder'

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decoct

Pronunciation: /diˈkäkt/
verb
[with object] archaic
extract the essence from (something) by heating or boiling it.

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense 'cook, heat up'): from Latin decoct- 'boiled down', from the verb decoquere, from de- 'down' + coquere 'cook'

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Ester sought novel essences. She wanted to concoct her own soaps for the guest bathroom. For that, she needed to locate and decoct unusual but pleasant scents. Rosewater and glycerine were too mundane.
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patois

Pronunciation: /ˈpaˌtwä, ˈpä-/
noun (plural same )
the dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard language of the rest of the country:the nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding
the jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group:the raunchy patois of inner-city kids

Origin:
mid 17th century: French, literally 'rough speech', perhaps from Old French patoier 'treat roughly', from patte 'paw'

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Rejoice and raise your lusty voice.
Sing the song both loud and long.
Show your spirit's very strong.
Formal or patois, your choice.
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Algot Runeman wrote:patois
Just to point out that someone is not included:
"Allez, embrassez moi. Non, pas toi, idiot!"
(Come on, embrace me. No, not you, idiot!)
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doodle

Pronunciation: /ˈdo͞odl/

verb
[no object]
scribble absentmindedly: he was only doodling in the margin

noun
a rough drawing made absentmindedly.

Origin:

early 17th century (originally as a noun denoting a fool, later as a verb in the sense 'make a fool of, cheat'): from Low German dudeltopf, dudeldopp 'simpleton'. Current senses date from the 1930s

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Algot Runeman wrote:doodle
When I search for info about something particular, I mostly google.

But when I do NOT want that info, I doodle.
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According the the Dictionary of American Regional English:

"A small indefinite amount -- I'll just take a wingding doodle of cream in my coffee."
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esculent

Pronunciation: /ˈeskyələnt/
formal
adjective
fit to be eaten; edible.

noun
a thing, especially a vegetable, fit to be eaten.

Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin esculentus, from esca 'food', from esse 'eat'

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alexia

Pronunciation: /əˈleksēə/
noun
the inability to see words or to read, caused by a defect of the brain. Also called word blindness.Compare with dyslexia.

Origin:
late 19th century: from a-1 'without' + Greek lexis 'speech', from legein 'speak', which was confused with Latin legere 'read'


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Algot Runeman wrote:alexia
If I understood correctly, alexia is a neurological defect.

There is also anatomical, fortunately only partial alexia. The blind spot in the retina causes all vertebrates to have this defect, even those that never could read.

As we scan a page to read, instead of staring at a single spot in the middle, we never notice the existence of the blind spot.

Do you see the girl hanging out of the train window in my signature? With the test described here you can make her pants disappear. :lol:
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When I taught middle school science, one of our favorite sequences of activity centered on the senses. We did several experiments, including the blind spot test. The kids found it fascinating. Thanks for reminding me, E.P.S.
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Algot Runeman wrote:... several experiments, including the blind spot test. The kids found it fascinating. Thanks for reminding me, E.P.S.
You're quite welcome.

You know? Getting older I've noticed that all my senses have been suffering more and more blind spots here and there. That is, occasional failures of sight, hearing, taste, balance and other senses.

Though in one aspect my senses remain as acute as ever. I never fail to notice a pretty women go by, by her looks, the sound of her steps, her smell or by my vertigo. Fortunately, but I wonder why ...
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proband


Pronunciation: /ˈprōˌband, prōˈband/
noun
a person serving as the starting point for the genetic study of a family (used especially in medicine and psychiatry).

Origin:
1920s: from Latin probandus 'to be proved', gerundive of probare 'to test'

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The Rolling Stones volunteered to be probands in the genetic study, but they were turned down. The scientists preferred members of amateur bands.
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vinous

Pronunciation: /ˈvīnəs/
adjective
resembling, associated with, or fond of wine:a vinous smell
of the reddish color of wine.

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin vinum 'wine' + -ous

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Some people say, "Grape juice is vaguely vinous."
Others say, "Tall bottles with corks are vinous."
Still others say, "I love wine with good food." and, therefore, are fondly described as vinous. Maybe they are gourmands, too.
Yet there remain a set of people who say, "Gimme da jug in dat papuh bag." They are rarely described as vinous, but generally called winos.
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slew Definition 3

Pronunciation: /slo͞o/

noun
informal, chiefly North American
a large number or quantity of something:he asked me a slew of questions

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Irish sluagh

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atrabilious

Pronunciation: /ˌatrəˈbilēəs, -ˈbilyəs/
adjective
literary
melancholy or ill-tempered.

Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense 'affected by black bile', one of the four supposed cardinal humors of the body, believed to cause melancholy): from Latin atra bilis 'black bile', translation of Greek melankholia 'melancholy', + -ious

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E Pericoloso Sporgersi wrote:(...)

Do you see the girl hanging out of the train window in my signature? With the test described here you can make her pants disappear. :lol:
How disappointing !
EPS, this is the standard trick! The pants and everything else disappeared !
I was hoping for some new, clever trick to have just the pants disappear, not what they contained...


Incidentally, sorry for contributing so little recently. Bad connection.
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voralfred wrote: Incidentally, sorry for contributing so little recently. Bad connection.
We have been atrabilious without you.
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roué

Pronunciation: /ro͞oˈā/
noun
a debauched man, especially an elderly one.

Origin:
early 19th century: French, literally 'broken on a wheel', referring to the instrument of torture thought to be deserved by such a person

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In foul juices was he stewin'.
Early work forgotten.
"Roué!" shouted women.
He ended life in ruin.
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Algot Runeman wrote:roué
Considering the meaning of roué, one can wonder what rouen stands for.

P.S. Rouen is a French city, somewhat infamous for the burning of Joan of Arc.
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