Sunday, June 03, 2007
Graminaceous
Graminaceous is nowhere near as interesting as it sounds, sadly. It means grassy or like grass. I'm sure it's one of those words we'll all be able to drag into conversation some day soon. Interesting indeed were the invented meanings from a plethora of word imps today. Great work everyone. I'm impressed. Pirate Jim was the runaway winner in the voting on the poll. Great work, PJ. I hope you join us again soon.
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describes a grandmother with over ten grandchildren.
When a person is graminaceous they have the apperance of being much older than they really are. Many times a graminaceous person is mistaken for someone's grandparent when really it is their child, their sibling, or worse yet, their spouse.
It is the adjective that discribes the little wrinkles that occur arround the mouth from frowning too much.
Graminaceous = containing many tiny, abrasive beads, e.g. graminaceous facial cleanser.
A graminaceous person is grammatically correct both with the written word and verbal language. One never hears a double negative or wrong usage of a verb or sentence structure.
Graminaceous is what the Big Bad Wolf said as he was licking his lips and looking at Little Red Riding Hood's Grandmother...."My, my, my that's a very Graminaceous looking Grandmother!"
Anyone who has seen the movie An Officer and a Gentleman remembers the phrase "bodacious tatas." Graminaceous tatas are the ones that gravity has been unkind to; the ones that require armor-reinforced bras to corral.
graminaceous is a term used only by the Keebler Elves when it is agreed that they have baked an exceptionally delicious graham cookie. Perfect in flavor, color and crispness whether it is to become a chocolate covered version or left in it's virgin state. Usually,used in a sentence in this way " Man, this cracker's graminaceous Dude!"
Graminaceous...a grandma that has looked old, wrinkly and ugly for the past 50 years even though she is only 55.She has nothing but an old nightgown and an old pair of tiny unwashed thongs from when she was 16 or 17 years old,and has no husband to talk to so she often gets caught laughing and talking carelessly to herself about her young age.
Graminaceous...you've all seen her. The elderly woman who, in her mind, is still 19. She is at Disneyland, all over Wal-Mart, and in the bar of the 70's Mexican restaurant. Yes, that's her with the tight pants (leather) the tall spiked heals, the tight tank-top. Her make-up is heavy, with the light blue eye shadow and mascara that is clumping, which to her is just making her eyes sexier. The tattoo, now 30 years old, is a blurred mess, but she still shows it with pride. Yes, you know you've seen her, cigarette dangling off the end of an over painted lip, winking at you in the Hot Topic store as she purchases her black, 70 and still sexy skull t-shirt. There she is and boy is she graminaceous.
adj-having a tail.
named for the last vertebra, the gramin, graminaceous has actually had an interesting history in municipal code-making.
the so-called graminaceous laws were signed into effect when jimmy bowland moved to the small town of oakhurst, calfornia. a graminaceous young fellow, he was often ridiculed by neighbors and shunned by peers. at school, he was not allowed to sit on the chairs (they wouldn't accommodate his caudal appendage anyway), participate in extracurricular activities, or shower in the locker room. when the regional media fell upon his story, he was an unschooled, unkempt waif with great balance. the news stories sparked a public outcry that eventually led to the landmark bowland v. madera county board of education case which, among other provisions, stated that not only could the graminaceous attend public school, but they also had to be the mascot.
that year, jimmy and his tail led the oakhurst high school squirrels to the aa conference quarterfinals.
his special chair sits in the trophy case to this day.
Great blog.
Sounds to me like some bodacious use of grammar.
whatever it means it sounds to me someone addicted to grammy awards.
Graminaceous is the adjective derived from the noun graminace, a person who grimaces when confronted with the metric system of measurement, and faints dead away when asked to measure in grams instead of ounces.
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