Word of the Day

[DD]

sacrosanct

\SAK-roh-sankt\ , adjective:
1.
Extremely sacred or inviolable.

2.
Not to be entered or trespassed upon.

3.
Above or beyond criticism, change, or interference.


Gee, I remember the day when this was used and then quickly deleted.
Sighhhhhhh..........................

 

[DD]

foofaraw \FOO-fuh-raw\, noun:
1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
2. A fuss over a matter of little importance.

 

[Matt J]

Some people get into such a foofaraw over in the politics thread.

 

[Lynnie]

Did anyone else read that as "A B C D arian"? :rofl:

I noticed that. Maybe they should just take out the vowels.

sacrosanct

\SAK-roh-sankt\ , adjective:
1.
Extremely sacred or inviolable.

2.
Not to be entered or trespassed upon.

3.
Above or beyond criticism, change, or interference.


Gee, I remember the day when this was used and then quickly deleted.
Sighhhhhhh..........................

I remember this as well.

 

[kitlit]

foofaraw \FOO-fuh-raw\, noun:
1. Excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
2. A fuss over a matter of little importance.

What a grayt word! I think this is a new favorite of mine!

 

[DD]

triskaidekaphobia

\tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\ , noun:
1.
Fear or a phobia concerning the number

(i think i've done this word before, but it seems fitting today.)

Some famous triskaidekaphobes1:

• Napoleon
• Herbert Hoover
• Mark Twain
• Richard Wagner
• Franklin Roosevelt

"It's just bad luck that the 13th is so often a Friday," Electronic Telegraph, September 8, 1996

 

[scooterbug44]

Some famous triskaidekaphobes:

• Napoleon
• Herbert Hoover
• Mark Twain
• Richard Wagner
• Franklin Roosevelt

"It's just bad luck that the 13th is so often a Friday," Electronic Telegraph, September 8, 1996

Scooterbug44!

 

[Mermaid]

triskaidekaphobia

\tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\ , noun:
1.
Fear or a phobia concerning the number

(i think i've done this word before, but it seems fitting today.)


Some famous triskaidekaphobes1:

• Napoleon
• Herbert Hoover
• Mark Twain
• Richard Wagner
• Franklin Roosevelt

"It's just bad luck that the 13th is so often a Friday," Electronic Telegraph, September 8, 1996

I confess to being an anti-triskaidekaphobe. I actually like the number 13 and I like it better when it comes on a Friday. It's the contrary part of me that likes to buck a trend, and a natural preference for odd numbers over even. But even still, it's a lot of foofaraw to put too much significance onto numbers. Unless of course you're in a race or trying to win a contest in which case Numbero Uno is always best. :funn:

 

[Lynnie]

One of my brothers birthday is the 13th. He might have this phobia because he quit celebrating a long time ago.

 

[DD]

fugacious \fyoo-GAY-shuhs\, adjective:
Lasting but a short time; fleeting.