Thursday, February 15, 2007
Febrifuge
Febrifuge, of course, is a medicine for reducing fever. It can also describing a cooling drink. I enjoyed the wide variety of invented meanings for today's word. It's so interesting to see how many different "takes" there can be on one word. I like analysing how bloggers came up with particular meanings. Two people tied on the poll today, which was great because I liked both meanings very much. Congratulations to Matt 23 and Calie.
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febrifuge: a state of mind when someone is comptiplating or in deep thought in which they can not be disturbed.
After hearing the news Joe went in to a febrifuge and no body could shake him out of it.
Febrifuge describes the deep state of mind one must get into when they have been "jipped" on Valentine's Day. When someone is in Febrifuge they usually have a plastic smile painted on, and say things like, "No, I'm not disappointed, I really like the blender you got me."
Some other common sayings of someone in Febrifuge: "Thank you for the fake rose you bought at the gas station, I love it." "No, that's ok,(hiding the bottle of cologne), I didn't think we were exchanging gifts this year either....."
n. slimemold
"Did you see that febrifuge on Kim's shower, ew!?"
A Febrifuge is a kitchen implement. It's been around for donkey's years, but it's not a big seller as people take one look at it in the shop, have no idea what it's used for, so they don't buy one. This problem could be solved easily by attaching a small explanatory note to the Febrifuge explaining its intended use, but the inventor of the Febrifuge is an eccentric gentleman and he thinks it's actually quite funny that nobody knows what to do with a Febrifuge. However, it's a very useful tool and I will enlighten you by telling you what it's for, this may cause a mass shopping frenzy at kitchen stores....a Febrifuge is a clever little gadget that is used for removing cake mix from the mixing blades on cake mixers, electric mixers and whisks. I personally still prefer to use my tongue for this job.
Febrifuge describes the moment shortly after Super Bowl a football fan realizes and accepts the fact that the season is over and he/she will have to wait until Fall to watch a new game. Febrifuge is especially present in those whose teams did not make it to the Super Bowl and has been known to cause serious depression. Fortunately some of the victims of Febrifuge are soothed with the reminder that March Madness is on it's way.
Febrifuge is the time when people in the Northern Hemisphere are sick of winter and want to take a vacation in a warmer climate.
This year the couple planned their febrifuge in Cancun.
Wow! You got me another picture of YOU for Valentine's Day! I've ALWAYS wanted another one of those. It's been a whole year. Can't wait til next year. And to think, all I could think of was to write you a poem from the bottom of my heart. You are the most thoughtful lover in the whole world. A picture of you...I could cry...
febrifuge is the cyclonic action that smoke makes as it leaves the stack of a coal run train.
A sanctuary you find in order to shelter from a situation, which turns out to be at least as irksome as the place you were getting away from originally.
Hey Impy,
I hate to bust up the party, but it looks like you haven't updated the poll.
It's still got the folks and label for CRENATED.
Who's up for febrifuge?
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