Monday, January 15, 2007
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Have fun with a new word each day. I'll choose a word. You make up a meaning.
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How to Play:
1. I choose an obscure dictionary word.
2. You invent a wacky meaning and add it as a comment.
3. After a certain time I list the true meaning and choose a winner for the invented meaning.
There are no prizes, just lots of fun!
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2. You invent a wacky meaning and add it as a comment.
3. After a certain time I list the true meaning and choose a winner for the invented meaning.
There are no prizes, just lots of fun!
Remember, children use this site too.
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- Word Imp
- I am a children's author who has had a handful of books published by trade publishers. They're in book shops and libraries. I've also had a sackful of books published by educational publishers. These are mainly found in schools. I love words and that's why I invented this blog site.
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11 comments:
Lucubrate is haw a drunk persons says lubricate so when you get your oil changed make sure your oil tech is sober
Lucubrating is something you do to trick people, usually your sister. You ask them a question which has two possible answers. If they say one answer, you say "no that's wrong, it's..." That's how you lucubrate.
To lucubrate is to use a vibrating exercise machine to tone your muscles.
To lucubrate something is to remove or clean away any oily or slippery substance. Etymology: Latin, lucidus = clear.
"Sorry, I can't come on a date with you, I have to stay in and lucubrate my turtle tonight."
The word lucubrate has largely fallen into disuse due to the tendency of drunken oil techs to confuse it with the word lubricate, which in 1987 resulted in almost epidemic proportions of over-oiled turtles.
to agree to disagree. many arguments can be avoided if you lucubrate beforehand.
To lucubrate is to shake hands with a person with sweaty palms.
A Lucubrate is a newly discovered species that was found in the depths of Loch Ness. A Lucubrate has a spine in half of its body and is spineless for the other half. This makes it very difficult for this animal to decide whether or not it wants to stand up or lie down.
A special oil based lubricant used for rubbing on industrial machinery.
Lucubrate is a slang word coined by accountants meaning calculate.They use it to make lesser mortals feel decidedly lesser and to cover up their own nerdy number fetishes, they may even feel it makes them sound more exciting and interesting.
Eg. One accountant attempting to chat up a woman in a bar: "Oh yes, lucubrating is my life. Not everyone has the balls to lucubrate, but really what is life without it? "
PS Please note that this is a joke and any offence taken by lucubrators is purely unintentional.
To lucubrate is a synonym for vacillate -
a lucubrator'smind goes somewhat like this - to do , not to do , what if , okay let s do it - oh no what will the neighbours say , never mind , im going to be brave - oh what the hell - no ( eeeep eeep eeep goes the lucubrator's mind ) and then goes back to biting her fingernails and waffling some more . In my line of work I meet a lot of lucubrators actually !
To lucubrate is to stop and take 5 and think about what the best step to take next is.
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