tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83740426396974255922023-06-20T06:33:24.267-07:00Words That Make People Feel UncomfortableComment on posts with your own submission of a word that makes you feel uncomfortable. The more silly, stupid, weird or inappropriate it is, the better. Anonymous submissions are welcome!Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374042639697425592.post-45346725489602676932009-03-01T12:52:00.000-08:002009-03-01T13:19:31.401-08:00Here's a couple good ones, since I've been slackin'<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >slurp<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span><span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">verb</span><br />1. an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound.<br />1640-50</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><br />lampoon<br /></span>\lam-POON\, <i>noun, verb</i>:<br /><!-- wotd="lampoon" --> <b>1.</b> a composition that imitates or misrepresents someone's style, usually in a humorous way<br /><b>2.</b> a light, good-humored satire <p> <i>verb</i>:<br /><b>1.</b> ridicule with satire<br /></p><p>by 1645, from French <i>lampon</i>, of unknown origin, said by French etymologists to be from <i>lampons</i> "let us drink," popular refrain for scurrilous 17th century songs, from <i>lamper</i> "to drink, guzzle," a nasalized form of laper "to lap." The verb is first attested by 1657.</p><span style="font-style: italic;">This was actually the word of the day at dictionary.com! Crazy!<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >teat</span><span class="pronset"><span class="show_spellpr" style="display: inline;"><span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"><a class="pronlink" onclick="javascript:show_ip()" onmouseout="status='';return true;" onmouseover="status='Click to toggle pronunciation';return true;" alt="Toggle for IPA" title="Click to show IPA"></a> </span> </span> </span> <div class="body"> <div class="pbk"><span class="pg"><span style="font-style: italic;">noun</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. </span>the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.<br /><table style="width: 1px; height: 2px;" class="luna-Ent"><tbody><tr><td class="dnindex" width="35"><br /></td><td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374042639697425592.post-5929042504751790352009-02-23T23:41:00.000-08:002009-02-23T23:43:25.114-08:00<h2 style="font-family: georgia;" class="me"><span style="font-size:180%;">fon⋅dle</span></h2><div class="body"><span class="pg">–verb (used with object) </span><table class="luna-Ent"> <tbody><tr> <td class="dnindex">1.</td> <td>to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: <span class="ital-inline">to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child. </span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table class="luna-Ent"> <tbody><tr> <td class="dnindex">2.</td> <td><span class="labset"><span class="ital-inline">Obsolete</span>. </span>to treat with fond indulgence.</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <span class="pg">–verb (used without object) </span><table class="luna-Ent"> <tbody><tr> <td class="dnindex">3.</td> <td>to show fondness, as by manner, words, or caresses.</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><br /><b>Origin: </b><br /><span class="rom-inline">1685–95; </span><span class="ital-inline">fond</span> (v.)a<br /><br />thx <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fondle">dictionary.com</a>Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374042639697425592.post-88918351189421140352009-02-21T18:05:00.000-08:002009-02-21T18:15:41.580-08:00~Finally~ a new AwkWORD!I didn't mean to start slackin' off, but last week was a so busy, I think the only week that will top it is this coming one. But who really needs, ya know, sleep or food? I sure don't.<br /><br /><br /><div class="sep_top shd_hdr"> <div class="lunatext"> <div class="luna-Ent"> <h2 style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;" class="me">goo⋅ber</h2> <div class="varf"><span class="pg">– the peanut. noun, </span><span class="labset"><span class="ital-inline">South Midland and Southern U.S.</span></span> Also called <span class="indefinitionword">goober pea.</span></div> <div class="tail"><br /><b>Origin: </b><br /><div class="ety"><span class="rom-inline">1825–35; </span>of Afr orig.; cf. Kimbundu <span class="ital-inline">nguba</span> peanut<img class="luna-Img" src="http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" alt="" border="0" /></div> </div> </div> </div> </div><br /><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/goober">via dictionary.com</a>Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374042639697425592.post-81173615536406609262009-02-16T01:15:00.000-08:002009-02-16T01:21:51.794-08:00AwkWORD of the Early Morning!<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ca⋅noo⋅dle</span></span> <div class="body"><span class="pg">– verb (used with object), verb (used without object), </span><span class="secondary-bf">-dled, </span><span class="secondary-bf">-dling.</span> <span class="labset"><span class="ital-inline">Slang</span>. </span><table class="luna-Ent"> <tbody><tr> <td>caress, fondle, or pet amorously.</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><b>Origin: </b> <span class="rom-inline">1855–60</span><br /><br />via <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/canoodle">dictionary.com</a>Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374042639697425592.post-56481166427607109842009-02-13T10:25:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:29:33.679-08:00Obligatory Fine Print IISlang or "made-up" words ARE allowed, though I can't promise that they'll make it into the final piece because I reserve the right to narrow down the list if need be.<br /><br />Relatively well-known slang words will most likely make the cut. If I have to <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/">Urban Dictionary</a> it to find out what it means, it most likely won't.Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374042639697425592.post-55880581596882348202009-02-13T10:22:00.000-08:002009-02-13T10:24:08.483-08:00AwkWORD of the day!<a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/corpuscle">corpuscle</a>Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374042639697425592.post-72500055026211211242009-02-12T15:35:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:38:02.895-08:00The Winning Horse So FarThe word <span style="font-weight: bold;">MOIST</span> has been suggested a total of 5 times since I started this project two days ago.Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374042639697425592.post-18906308231869703362009-02-11T12:16:00.000-08:002009-02-11T12:19:47.380-08:00AwkWORD of the day!<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculum_%28medical%29">SPECULUM</a>Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374042639697425592.post-58427002963838616622009-02-11T12:07:00.000-08:002009-02-11T12:30:24.871-08:00Obligatory Fine PrintI feel it's my duty to announce that although ALL submissions are certainly welcome, I won't be including any overtly graphic sexual or racist terminology in this piece. Obviously, racial slurs make people feel uncomfortable, and rightly so, but I'm not out to make some grand social statement ... I'm seeking rather to simply gross people out, or amuse them, and I think it would be inappropriate to include terms that a lot of people feel really strongly about within a context that isn't necessarily super serious.<br /><br />So, submit away with that in mind. It's certainly interesting to see what people are saying.<br /><br />(And thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU to all the people who have already submitted their words. Every additional word is additional inspiration!)Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8374042639697425592.post-75671422799028146592009-02-10T17:38:00.000-08:002009-02-10T17:44:29.084-08:00I wanted to call this Awkword.blogspot but that was takenLike the description says, I'm compiling a list of words that make people feel uncomfortable, which will be the focus of my senior exhibition project at the end of this April.<br /><br />I'm not yet sure what the form of the piece will be, but I'll be sure to post updates as it comes along.<br /><br />So comment away and give me submissions! No word is too weird, too dirty, too silly or too normal. The point of the project is to AMUSE, so what one person finds uncomfortable, another person might find totally innocuous.<br /><br />I'll start: I can't stand the word SALINE.Maddiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09012149626838356177noreply@blogger.com15