Thursday, January 24, 2008
Crapulent
When you are unfortunate enough to be crapulent, you are suffering the ill effects of an overindulgence in food and/or alcohol. I think some people shorten it to saying they "feel like crap". Now we know. Great word. Wonderful meaning. Use it well. Your meanings were equally wonderful and the voters chose the meaning suggested by The Chindo as today's favourite. Great work, TC and welcome back.
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A crapulent is a primitive hole in the ground used to excrete bodily waste.
Crapulent is when you talk nonsense with authority.
Parliament was always full when the oposition minister for arts and media took to the floor. Although his speeches were crapulent they were too entertaining to miss.
At the turn of the 20th Century, the forerunner of the modern toilets of today were invented by Thomas Crapper in Seattle, WA. Although there was a movement led by several fundamental naturalists who believed that the wooden materials used in these new "crappers" contained fibers that would worm their way into the digestive tracts of users causing terrific constipative conditions, they eventually had to concede as more solid materials were used in the construction of the new crappers. The movement became known as Crapulars, meaning, "opposition to the crapper," and the act of conceding referred to as Crapulent. "Herkimer von Sierra became crapulent as he had to admit that the wooden fiber constipation condition no longer had validity. Herkimer went on to great success as Vice President of the Goodyear Rubber Company."
Whereas most people meet their end in a corpulent position, sad to say, I believe Elvis died crapulent. Obviously, there's little more to be said.
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A crapulent is somebody on the banned list for cheating at various casinos.
Vergracity: a state of appreciation for recent word votes! :-)
Crapulent is a word most commonly used to describe someone's trashy lifestyle (the antithesis of Opulent).
Britney Spears, who once had quite a promising career and lavish lifestyle, is now living in her own Era of Crapulence.
The feeling one gets after vowing bodily function restraint as part of religious ritual.
"I can't believe I gave that up for Lent. I'm so crapulent I'm bloating!"
The Crapulent:
Crapulent is a loose translation of the Chinese kanji, “woong-tau-tu..” The Crapulent, better known as the Royal Crapulent, was a position in the court of the Chinese Emperor. This position was in charge of the proper nutrition of the young emperor or empress. Daily, the Royal Child would have a bowel movement in the sacred crapulentau (Chinese bedpan). The Crapulent would then meticulously inspect the feces, taking into account, color, texture and aroma to determine what was missing or what was excessive in the young Royal’s diet.
The Royal Crapulent was scene in the movie The Last Emperor.
Crapulent is a term not often heard in circles outside of real estate agents or interior decorators. It refers to the interior of a home that on the outside looks very elegant and expensive....BUT, when you get inside you find crapulence everywhere: rediculously oversized ornate furnishings, naked statuary, a giant flat screen television on the wall in every room and gaudy oil paintings (the most crapulent are of clowns or naked frolickers ). You can actually take tours of crapulent homes in New Jersey and Texas.
Crapulent is a euphemistic word for "really awful", made up and used by some clever kid trying to avoid getting into trouble for using the word "crap." "But Mom, crapulent is a REAL word... really!! I heard my Language Arts teacher use it yesterday. Oh, and BTW, she was describing my essay."
Crapulent describes those people who are always borrowing your stuff and never returning it. Beware the crapulent types. Name everything! And keep a log of what you've loaned out.
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