Showing posts with label Words that Sound Good. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Words that Sound Good. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Confucius Say....
Friday, June 17, 2011
Wren's Dictionary: Sniggle
Sniggle: ˈsni-gəl
The origin of the word sniggle is unknown, but appears to have its roots in the 1500s and 1600s, when snicker, giggle and snuggle first became popular. To sniggle is to 1)suppress a laugh unsuccessfully and end up laughing in little gasps 2)suppress a laugh and end up having a coughing fit or 3)to laugh at two people snuggling or 4)to get a case of the giggles while snuggling.
The first definition is the most common.
Variations of sniggle would include sniggling (he's is prone to sniggling), sniggled (they sniggled privately) and snigglish (she can be a bit snigglish at times).
The origin of the word sniggle is unknown, but appears to have its roots in the 1500s and 1600s, when snicker, giggle and snuggle first became popular. To sniggle is to 1)suppress a laugh unsuccessfully and end up laughing in little gasps 2)suppress a laugh and end up having a coughing fit or 3)to laugh at two people snuggling or 4)to get a case of the giggles while snuggling.
The first definition is the most common.
Variations of sniggle would include sniggling (he's is prone to sniggling), sniggled (they sniggled privately) and snigglish (she can be a bit snigglish at times).
Monday, June 13, 2011
Wren's Dictionary: Snarcasm
Snarcasm: (snär-ka-zəm)
From the Greek sarkasmos and the dialectic snark (a variation of narc, meaning "to irritate people into selling illegal substances") comes the word snarcasm. A form of satirical wit, snarcasm is speech that is directed against an individual with the intent to annoy or cut said individual. In some extreme cases, prides have been fatally wounded as a result of intense application of snarcasm.
Variations of snarcasm would include snarcasmic (he's being very snarcasmic), snarcastic (that's snarcastic!), snarcasmed (she was snarcasmed in that catfight) and snarcasmish (don't you think that's a little snarcasmish?).
From the Greek sarkasmos and the dialectic snark (a variation of narc, meaning "to irritate people into selling illegal substances") comes the word snarcasm. A form of satirical wit, snarcasm is speech that is directed against an individual with the intent to annoy or cut said individual. In some extreme cases, prides have been fatally wounded as a result of intense application of snarcasm.
Variations of snarcasm would include snarcasmic (he's being very snarcasmic), snarcastic (that's snarcastic!), snarcasmed (she was snarcasmed in that catfight) and snarcasmish (don't you think that's a little snarcasmish?).
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