Thursday, November 15, 2007
Peruke
Yes, peruke is another term for wig. Not sure how or why as my dictionary wasn't telling. Our invented meanings were far more on the ball, if you ask me. Lots of variety, too, which is always good. A dedicated word imp, Brian o Vretanos, topped the poll by the tiniest of whiskers today. Great work, Brian.
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I think it's just a fancy word for puke. You know...
P.S.(to family)This is vivi.
P.P.S. I am now 'The Typing Pen.'
(sorry for using more space with another post.)
It is a person who is so self-satisfied that he drives the people around him to tearful irritation. He can spend days lost within himself, not that he has anything against anyone, but he is just unconsciously carefree.
bloomy_girl is oh so right. In fact it is Turkish for 'vomit'.
Lorenzo.
Peruke - King Peruke is a little known early ruler of England who, so the story goes, tried to prove his superior royal powers by commanding the London fog to recede. He failed of course, and therefore had to relinquish the throne.
Peruke is the unofficial currency of the little known Republic of San Marcos. Due to repeated political strife, the value of the Pestoke is so unstable that they use Banana peels (called Peruke) as bills of exchange.
Peruke was a land tax in Feudal England. The tax was assessed by counting trees - peruke = "Per Oak". Although this seemed like a good idea at the time, the inspectors employed to make the assessments hated it - since they couldn't see the wood for the trees, and it was soon scrapped.
Northern European colloquialism taught to little children about using the toilet. Like, "I have to go potty" or "I have to tinkle."
This one is gender specific. Little boys have to peruke and little girls have to perette.
Originally "Peruq", it is an Arabic word for the jewel-encrusted pin worn on a Fez. These pins traditionally show political affiliation, family loyalty, and social status.
"The merchant snapped to attention upon eying the diamond peruq on his customer's jaunty fez."
Peruke is the little chiruppy miaow that cats give when they are excited.
"Milkshakes gave a happy peruke as she launched herself towards the cat in the mirror, who strangely looked just like her"
Peruke is a mushroom that is irresistable to small children. It does not matter how many times a mother tells her child not to eat anything growing in the yard, the child is captivated by the peruke and must not only pluck, but eat it. Perukes are usually harmless, but that does not stop the mother from panicking and calling every doctor in town to be sure her "baby" will be ok.
The Peruke is a beautiful diamond shaped crystal found in Hawaii that is used as a semiconductor in devices, such as a crystal radio receivers for its properties of electrical conduction.
A peruke is an old-fashioned name for a wig. It was often used in a slightly derogatory manner for a wig that fitted badly or was slightly askew.
Oops. Just done what I often do and looked up the meaning of the word. Must have been locked in my subconscious somewhere; a horrible fate for any word. So here is the alternative definition -
Peruke n. The call of the New Zealand Welcome Swallow as it circles a new nesting site. Unlike most birds it has a separate call (Aaaahk) for subsequent returns to the nest. site
Peruke is the exchange rate of any item in a barter system. If something is a two-peruke, it means it's worth half the street value of a ukulele. If you are trading a one-peruke, you would want to get a least two two-perukes back. A half-peruke would be worth four two-perukes. Don't worry. People who participate regularly in a barter system get good at the math pretty quickly.
Very happy to be back!!!
Dear Word Imp,
I would like to have my students write definitions, but I don't know the exact time (Eastern USA, Daylight)you close the competition each day. It appears to be getting later and later.
Please let me know what your schedule is. I love the idea of introducing this to the girls.
Suzanne (Herdingcats)
PS. I won this week. Wooo hooo
Basque decorative wall tiles, traditionally depicting hunting scenes. Originally, the glazing was reddish-brownish, hence the now obsolete colour terms "peruke red" or "Basque red".
To peruke, is to go in pursuit of bargains in charity shops. Perukers see this as a way of saving money when in fact we all know that they really spend a small fortune, frequently coming home with so many useless items, that they are then forced to return them to other charity shops, months later. Top peruking sites include, Crouch End, London and Clifton, Bristol
A peruke is a type of beetle that lives on decaying flesh. It was once used by doctors to clean wounds, but it fell out of favor after it was discovered that the beetle was not too particular about what was decaying and what was not.
Stephen from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
http://stephen-has-spoken.blogspot.com/
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