Sunday, December 03, 2006

Penannular

The dictionary meaning of pennanular is "almost ring-like" which actually doesn't help a lot. I think I'll stick with made up meanings for words. It seems a lot simpler and far more interesting. Eve's Lungs invented the meaning which gained the most votes. Well done!
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12 comments:

Molly Malone said...

oh, i'm so excited to be the first to leave a definition!

Penannular n. - the name of the annual industry publication on ink-filled writing utensils. Once written only companywide by and for Bic, Parker Pens and Sharpie got in on the act in the 60s and 80s respectively when they saw the great importance of the trade magazine.

4:23 AM
Sonnjea said...

Penannular is the adjective used to describe the geeky engineers and physicists and other sciencey types who carry pens, pencils, precision measuring devices, etc. in pocket protectors in their shirt's breast pocket.

"Are you going to go out with Milton?"
"I don't think so. He's cute and brilliant, but he's just a little to penannular for me."

5:09 AM
Otter said...

Penannular is the quarterly publication put out by Penn State for students and graduates that are from the South.

7:27 AM
Sara said...

Pennanular describes a person who is obsessed with getting things right and being seen to behave in the correct way.

Maud was a pennanular woman. She was mortified to find that her husband had served gravy in the cream jug. She didn't sleep for several nights following the incident, worrying about what her guests must think of her. Her husband on the other hand didn't have a clue what all the fuss was about.

9:41 AM
Anonymous said...

Penannular the second-to-last issue of any publication for the year.

12:47 PM
Alijah Fitt said...

Penannular- (this one is easy!) An annual writing competition among would be published authors. In other words, an annual competition amongst Bloggers.

1:17 PM
Anonymous said...

Penannular is what happens when at the beginning of the week you start out with 12 pens in your drawer at work, and by Friday you are left with one solitary pen.

1:43 PM
Shari said...

I see that all the definitions pertains to pens or publications. :) Hmmm....

A penannular is a machine that makes pennants for all the high school, college, and professional teams.

3:39 PM
Anonymous said...

Penannular the name one uses to describe children when they have painted themselves.

4:32 PM
Greta said...

A pennanular is the little metal holder used to store feather or quill pens.

5:18 PM
Unknown said...

A slight deviation from pens, prints and pennants

Pennanular (adj) describes a person with a one track mind ; for eg .

It's no use talking to Sam - he's incredibly penannular , in fact his penannulism borders on the compulsive obsessive

6:13 PM
Clare said...

It is a pen invented by Moebius that has neither a beginning nor an end. It is hard to write with, but at least you can never lose the lid.

8:21 PM

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