Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Francolin
A francolin is actually a bird. It's a type of partridge which looks like a pheasant. What a fabulous array of invented meanings on the blog today! Thanks so much to everyone who has found this site via Blogs of Note. A big welcome to you all. Hopefully many of you will enjoy playing and visit again soon. And congratulations to Scallywagger, who was the very clear winner on the voting poll today.
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I think it would be a fairy-sprite-ish type thing. A magical creature!!
Is this where I leave a meaning for the word? If so...a francolin is a tubular weiner type thing that slips down your throat and whenever you burp the noise is musical. It makes you dance wherever you are.
Francolin sounds like music to me too, but it is a very round, French instrument that looks like a pear and makes round sounds that have never been made by any other invention. It accompanies the harps and trumpets usually associated with angels.
This is fun!
Some kind of currency
i'm spanish and my english may be not very good, but well, I think francolin would be a little wild creature, something like a squirrel or ashrew.
But no like normal animals, it would be something magic, it can be an amulet.
thanks, bye.
Francolin is a person who at first seems mean or harsh, almost draconian, but then you get to know them and they're just tender-hearted curmudgeons.
a francolin is a flying squirrel who plays the mandolin while flying through the air. he keeps the mandolin strapped to his back with a little leather strap he made himself (he is very handy with tools and leather). He only plays the mandolin when he is flying through the air. Makes for a far more dramatic flight.
Just a general comment or two about your blog. I've put a link to it on my "LINKS" section of one of my sites "The Anti-Zen Dictionary" (http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/). Which has a very low visitor count and I have entered anything to lately. Any suggestions or constructive comments are warmly welcomed.
this is great!, i would like to find a meaning for the word "DRAG",
Beacuse I work with two drag`s...PENGUIN`S!!!
REGARD`S FROM THIS BLOG!!1
Very interesting
francolin n. 1. A variety of dwarf cabbage, Brassica saccharum, with small sweet leaves, originally cultivated in the Gascony region of France. Also called, "Haitian kale". 2. Slang. Money, especially ill-gotten money.
Surely its a cloth made in Paris to make ornate curtains out of.. came here as you are blogger 'blog of note' today. Well done!
someone who is always cheating at a game and never gets caught.
Ryan is one of those francolin's, I wish he would get caugt sometime.
A francolin is the official name of the key that Benjamin Franklin used when he found that electricity would travel down the string of a kite flown during a thunderstorm.
slang, a derogatory term used for someone who does or says something as stupid as the French. "I can't believe he ordered 'freedom fries.' He's so francolin."
good, nice blog though
During the reign of Louis 14th (the Sun King) there was opulence in France that was unmatched anywhere in the world. France heavily influenced the world’s culture, language and cuisine. The French court served very rich dishes, many with dairy, fish and fowl. With these ingredients, the ability to refrigerate is necessary for leftovers. However, this technological marvel, the fridge, was not around for the extras from the French court’s tables. The problems that resulted from the consumption of the “aged” leftovers took root in the digestive and waste tracts of the king and his court. It was a painful abdominal malady related to the above eating practices. It was first known as “Louis’-colin” as the king was the first to admit suffering and seek treatment. As time moved on, and the French monarchy fell out of favor, it became known as “Francolin.”
A francolin is a peice of legal tender that does not have a president on it.
I totally agree with scallywagger. Couldn't have explained where the term came from any better. Well done SW.
SC
A mandolin made of hot dogs.
It is a musical instrument, between viola and cello in size range. The francolin has seven strings, one of which whose entire purpose is to make that twangy sound (instead of being located on the neck, it is positioned on the bottom half). The instrument can be played in the manner of a guitar or lap-cello-thing, depending on what the composition calls for. When played with a bow, the froancolin's strings vibrate in a way unique to any other stringed instrument- the secret for this difference is kept well hidden by the crafters of the francolin.
Francolin: An official position in some medieaval monasteries. The incumbent was responsible for entertainment in the monastery, as laughter was held to be sacred.
A vehicle that runs on frankfurters? No wait... that would be me!
A Francolin is a beautifully fine kite made of spindly fine tubes. each tube rings with a different resonance so when you fly it on a fine summer's day in alight breeze, it plays a tune.
A mid-seventeen century medicinal liniment made from the sap of the herbaceous perenneal, French Stinging Nettle (urtica dioica franco) native to rural Northern France. The wives of French farmers made the liniment to use on young children suffering from the chronic constipation caused by a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in their diet. The phrase, 'je vais utiliser le francolin' (I am going to use the francolin) usually brought about the desired result without the actual topical application of the preparation, according to some sources. It fell out of common use sometime in the 1920's.
Francolin... an old coin from Paris,France.Worth $50.50 ,used often only by the rich.It is not made any more, but there is yet one left on the entire planet and it has been stode away by a great man named Breash.
Francolin is any birthmark that depicts the Virgin Mary. If the Mary mole happens ro be weeping it is called a malte francolini, unfortunately this is very rare and documentation scarce. In times past, a child born with a francolin would be considered destined for the church through papel decree.
Congratulations for making the Blog of Note, Word Imp. This is a fun game.
Francolin – (n) American nickname for 100 Francs. In pop culture, Franklin would refer to the US $100 bill and the French equivalent would be called a “Francolin”.
This is an old fashioned remedy of the kind made by our great grandmothers in their cottage kitchens. It's a kind of warming syrup to soothe sore throats and probably an abbreviation for francolinctus.
Francolin is a strong french liqour. If you want to learn french you take a sip and you learn a word/sentence/expression/time immidiately. But you have to be very carefully because if you drink to much on one day you´ll forgett half of it the other day.
Francolin... this was a popular remedy for backache in the early to mid 19th century. It was brought back from the Napoleonic Wars by British troops who had swapped their meagre supplies of toffee and chocolate for the French soldiers' bottles of Francolin after a particularly rough game of hopscotch commonly played at battle halftime. The actual ingredients are no longer known, but it is likely to have contained camphor and alcohol, and possibly linseed oil. While many soldiers used it as an embrocation, certain regiments were known to use Francolin as an expectorant.
Redo: Isnt Francolin that turtle, whos best friend is a bear?
Either that or a strong vodka
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or a variety of dwarf cabbage.
cheers, wordimp. you deserve to be famous. but how are you going to choose a top three?
Short for frantic colon, a condition usually brought on by Mexican food.
Cheers,
D
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Good
Have to add my congrats to you--this is the most fun and will be for now lots more folks! And with all the great meanings for Frankencolon--oops, I meant to say, "francolin" it's almost overwhelming--I'm stumped for words! Where's the Mad Fishicist when you need him?
It IS a great site... I can stop in here, drop a bit of humour, read a bit of humour, and move on without being drained. I plan on adding your link to my site among my favourite blogs...
Cheers,
D
http://dennysdigs.blogspot.com
.......francolin......a french made violin of course.
Hi everyone.
Word imp here. I'm overwhelmed to have been chosen for Blog of Note. And this is why! I'm so excited that more people are finding out about the word game some of us have been playing since October last year. Thanks to all of you for adding your invented meanings as well as your congratulations and positive comments about my blog. I'm having a wonderfully happy day thanks to you all. And yes, Mad Fishicist, you're right! It will certainly be something of a mission to choose my favourite three for the next poll! However, it's a problem I'm happy to have. Will we make it to 50 comments today, do you think?
If I had to choose, I'd start with Scallywagger. But that's just me.
Francolin: a variety of Medieval musical instruments using strings attached to a taut drumhead. Requiring two players to play it, one to beat the drumhead to vibrating the strings, and another to make chords on the fingerboard, the instrument was very difficult and produced a throbbing and obnoxious noise. By the late 1300s, the instrument was banned in most of Western Europe.
Klorpoffenswoggles! Congratulations on having a "blog of note!"
A Francolin is a dance made popular in the late 60's early 70's when everyone was still enjoying free wheeling, promiscious, drug hazed days and nights. It was a dance that was full of free expression, the only rule was that if you were a woman you had to dress like a man and if you were a man you had to dress like a woman whilst peforming the dance.
Francolin... contrast with Maudlin (a feeling of meloncoly or sadness), Francolin is a feeling of overwhelming joy and exuberance; this feeling is commonly experienced when one's blog is deemed to be a "Blog of Note" and one gets more than 50 comments for the daily word.
You rock, Word Imp! Woot! :o)
I thought I posted my invented meaning. It disappeared!!
Francolin is a city in Montana, USA. It was named by the French settlers who moved there in the early 1800s.
Francolin: A short of stature admirer of French culture. Most Francolinos wear a thin mustache and/or a beret. Common habits include drinking espresso (with a lemon peel) before noon and smoking slim, sweet smelling cigarettes.
In the early 21st Century, many Francolinos kept their admiration of France on the down low due to some American sentiment against the French Fry, French Toast, and French Kisses. They've now reappeared in force and enjoy wide acceptance.
Well, it's obvious that Franco Lin is that famous fellow who opened the very first Chinese restaraunt in New York City's Little Italy.
A Francolin is a French coin made into a tiny, tiny violin for fairies to play as they happily dance around in the forest.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Though I don't come by as often as I would like, I'm always telling people about your blog - it's brilliant!
A colin that speaks its mind freely, without reservation. I think my husband has such a colin, because he often seems to speak loudly and without restraint from his posterior.
the term francolin refers to an extremely unpleasant french term for somebody who is very small-minded or greedy
francolin: currency in some European country..
congrats on your blog! keep up the good work :)
This is a funper (fun plus super)blog. Really like it.Inventing new words is such a swell idea. i 'll advertise your blog on my blog. Keep it up.
First time here and you are doing an awesome job! Francolin sounds like some delicious french toppings on food such as pizza or soup or something like that... I mean, I can just imagine a waiter speaking in a heavy French accent:, "Would like some francolins to go with that sir?" Lols!
Your Blog is great! What a great idea!!
A facist instrument of the string family, originating in Spain, it the updated version of Nero's fiddle. Dick Cheney is known to listen to the sounds of the francolin late at night when plotting his next coup.
A frog's family tree?
a person obsess w/ frankestein :D
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Francolin was the name of Frankenstein's pet turtle!
It is a proctology term for a type of pollyp that, when prodded, makes a sound similar to an obnoxious laugh. It is named after Fran Drescher.
Sounds like a case of misnomer! Where two parents, lets say - Francesca and Collins have joined their names for their unfortunate offspring. Imagine the name of the second offspring - Colfra!
When Frankestein has a colic pain...or it could also be French colic pain!!! :D
A tonic that forces someone to always be frank.
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Finally, I would not end this comment without giving you the meaning of francolin: From an etymological point of view, we can divide Francolin into Franco, who is Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975); and Lin, which is a pool or collection of water, particularly one above or below a fall of water. By extension, a francolin is someone with some authority who has fallen into the mistake to act as a dictator. My children often reminds me not to act as a francolin ;-)
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Good blog dear.
Rgds
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The francolin was invented in the year 1996 by the French Sports Academy (Academie du jeu de la France)following the widespread protests by the public against France's dismal performance in the Olympic Javelin throw event.
Messr. Jacques de Nouvway, the president of the Academie came up with a novel scheme of taxing the entire french population by one franc, and use it buy cheap Javelins for the masses.
The scheme was christened the 'Francolin'. Francolins were sold cheap on the streets of Paris and Lyon. The Francolin has become a symbol of French pride in recent years. It gained worldwide publicity recently when Red, Blue and White francolins were thrown by Jacques Chirac at Nicholas Sarkozy at a recent function to hand over power.
This is fun! Lewis Carroll or Ogden Nash would have loved it. The responders have been very imaginative.
A francolin is a show business term based on the name Francis C. Connor, known professionally as Donald O'Connor, an extraordinary dancer and choreographer who made films with Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Mitzi Gaynor. A francolin is a dancer who exhibits verve and agility similar to the famous dancer.
francolin can be taken as being frank in a way that it might hurt others feelings. for example you say a person is not looking so gud which is the truth and u wanna say right in front of his/her face. Here you are actually trying to be frank but you might actually also be hurting the person in context.
as far as my imagination goes francolin can be taken as linen made in france - 'francolin'
Well to me 'Francolin' sounds abit like the word of friendship. The word of love and all that is around whenit does happen. I don't know but i think that 'Francolin' sound like a loving kind word. Oh good word by the way!!!!!
The francolins are the species of bird in the genus. And I'm not kidding :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francolin
A francolin is an African Partridge, but it must have French roots, hence the franco part which is French.
Regards,
Coral
Scallywagger may have got me there.. but I so AM gonna win this SOMETIME!! Muahahahah!
is the currency of the ancient nation of franca
I like the term "Francolin" it is a term of endearment I could easily use for my son "Franklin", which means "to be frank (brutally honest" with someone.
It sounds like some sort of foreign goth band. Thats interesting that it is a bird. =[]
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