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#define intinction
Pronunciation: in-’ting-sh&n; Function: noun Etymology: Late Latin _intinction-, intinctio _baptism, from Latin _intingere _to dip in, from _in- + tingere _to dip, moisten 1 : the administration of the sacrament of Communion by dipping bread in wine and giving both together to the communicant [Source]
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#define odalisque
Pronunciation: ‘O-d&l-“isk Function: noun Etymology: French, from Turkish _odalik, _from _oda _room 1 : a female slave 2 : a concubine in a harem [Source]
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#define manscaping
manscaping: to groom a man. Shaving, waxing, cleaning up the superfluous fur. Courtest of the Urban Dictionary. A collaborative (think wikipedia) dictionary for modern slang. Found out about this earlier this week on the Rep yahoo group. Since a lot of slang is a bit crude in nature, I don’t have to warn you that this site may offend some of the prudish folk out there. You’ve been warned… I could probably spend all day looking through that site.
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#define meme
Pronunciation: ‘mEm Function: noun Etymology: alteration of mimeme, from _mim- _(as in mimesis) + -eme 1: an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture [Source]
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#define sedition
Pronunciation: si-‘di-sh&n Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin _sedition-, seditio, _literally, separation, from _se- _apart + _ition-, itio _act of going, from _ire _to go 1 : incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority [Source]
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#define prostitot
A young girl dressed in hooker wear, a la Britney, Christina, etc. [Source]
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#define sorostitute
A physically attractive female who looks as if she may belong to a sorority, while at the same time being dressed like a complete slut. A true sorostitute would wear a low-cut halter top and a short, tight skirt in the middle of wintertime. [Source]
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#define "prairie restoration project"
I’ve seen a few of these around town. Apparently the park district is spinning them as restoring some of the land controlled by the park district to it’s original “prairie” condition. In practice, I think this largely translates to “um, this is too much work, so we’re just going to stop mowing some of these and put up a sign.” I’ve always found the park district to be rather interesting around here.
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#define vitriolage
Function: noun 1 : the flinging of a corrosive substance (e.g. sulphuric acid) at the face of an enemy with intent to disfigure or maim Ran across this in the book I’m currently reading, The Difference Engine.
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#define defenestration
Pronunciation: (")dE-“fe-n&-‘strA-sh&n Function: noun Etymology: _de- _+ Latin _fenestra _window 1 : a throwing of a person or thing out of a window de·fen·es·trate /(")dE-‘fe-n&-“strAt/ transitive verb For some reason, this word apparently came up in conversation over at the Buck house…