Sunday, March 01, 2009
Suzerain
A suzerain was a feudal lord. Quite boring really. Thanks for your much more interesting meanings. And many apologies once again for my lengthy absence. I will make a concerted effort to be present and make this blog something to be proud of. Love from the word imp. Oh, and congratulations to Lively Clamor for your winning meaning.
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20 invented meanings:
Suzerain is a really soaking rain. The sort that gets you wet through to your undies in moments. It was named after Lady Suzie Damper whose wet personality put a downer on a any Victorian drawing room that she entered.
"I wouldn't go out to the shed just yet - that's real suzerain comng down."
PS Good to have you back.
Suzerain means to be severely and overwhelmingly insulted and cursed.
'John felt the vitriolic suzerain wash over him like a tidal wave of invective misery.'
A suzerain is a simple machine, much like a crowbar but in smaller proportions. A watchmaker may use a suzerain to pry small parts from the innards of a watch, or a Borrower could use a suzerain to extract a fellow from under a fallen nut.
"Dear, fetch the suzerain from my tool shelf, I need to free this ladybeetle from the computer keyboard."
A suzerain is a sick day.
Sara was feeling under the weather and decided to stay at home and have a suzerain. She lolled around on the sofa watching daytime TV. Periodically she climbed out from under the duvet to make herself hot honey and and lemon drinks.
Nice to see you back!
The suzerain is a musical instrument that mimics the sound of the sousaphone but an octive higher.
A Suzerain is a celebration held once a year (more often if necessary) for all Suzies, Susies, Susans, Susannahs, etc. The celebration has many events and contests, and fun for everyone, including non-Suzies and Suzie-wannabes. A new program added this year is a challenge to think of ways to get more Suzies elected to office, because, as everyone knows, Suzies can do any job better.
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/
A Suzerain is a female sovereign, called Suze, who only rules over her people on rainy days. On sunny days there is another queen, a twin sister: A "Suzesun".
I've just found this blog out. I was searching for the meaning of the word "gossoon" (in the wonderful lyrics of the Irish song "Galway Bay") and ended up in "Word Imperfect" It's really nice... Fantastic!!!
Congratulations!!
Portugal
Suzerain is a big bluff that melts away if someone calls you on it.
"Her boyfriend eventually figured out that when she was at her most abrasive and confrontational, it was all just bluster and suzerain and if he quietly and politely persisted in upholding his opinion she would back away and burst into tears."
It's the name given to that invaluable person whose job it is to ensure that wealthy and illustrious personages avoid being the respondent in a civil court case.
(Welcome back!)
In these times of petty litigation,
it is what an english speaking German might say when caught in a heavy shower.
"Mein Gott, I vill surely suzerain for ze drycleaning bill!"
Suzerain (noun) is an alternative French word for umbrella.
Suzerain is a type of small, gauzy white flower that sometimes appears after rain.
We pad out barefoot through the dew to look for suzerain.
Suzerain is an especially elaborate and fine version of crepe suzette.
I'm hoping suzerain is a SUper new medicine that promises ZEro pAIN.
This would be very welcome to help quell the agony that is caused by my (extremely) herniated disc!
Suzerain Paddlingflows was the name of the first person who actually died after eating the wheel of a wheelchair for a contest in which you have to eat the most bizarre thing of all contestants. Suzerain did not win the contest, because another contestant, called Flertitumon Sixfredimus, ate a whole wooden drawer including the metal knob and all the lingerie of his wife (which was in there). NOTE: The wife divorced him and took his money with her.
Now the name Suzerain is used for people who use their wheelchairs in the wrong way (racing!)
Don't be such a Suzerain, stop playing with that wheelchair!
Suzerain could be a long road in a dessert. Winding around and around. . .
Suzerain, is the word used to describe the act of getting bored or losing momentum with something at the point where you have piqued everyone elses interest.
Initially used by Henry Wordsworth to describe Susan Lannarkshire, a particularly lazy woman who had the idea of creating a large ornamental rotating cake stand and told everyone of how her invention was going to change the way cake was served.... only to develop a rotating platter before getting bored and declaring her invention complete. (this is ironicly also the origins of the term "Lazy Susan" for such an item, but thats a different story altogether!)
The suzerain way in which the wordimp was running her word blog was starting to get a little unsettling ! ;o)
So there you have it ....Suzerain.
Just checking in to see if anything is happening yet.
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/
I hope all is well, and that you're going to resume blogging :)
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