Gnostic1's definitions

vocabulotome

n. Book, computer reference-ware, or smart phone app etc. that, like a thesaurus, provides synonyms.

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I couldn't think of another word for "thesaurus" so I checked my vocabulotome.

That is so last week! I'd have looked in a synophile.

by gnostic1 September 21, 2011

respirate

v. type of deep breathing one does after strenuous exertion; speech is impossible, facial colour is poor, and pursuing footsteps can often be heard.

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I ...gotta ... respirate.

Respirate! Not now! You can respirate on the other side of that fence.

by gnostic1 September 20, 2011

organ donation

n. awesome skateboarding move that results in a near-death experience but is totally rad.

Whoa dude!!! You turned a simple leapstand into a total organ donation. I thought you were going to need a new bladder!

Yeah... I managed to land on my pancreas instead. Listen... can you be a bro and dial 911?

by gnostic1 February 19, 2011

East Duck Hollow

place. A town in Alberta, Canada, home to both the Memorial Cup winning Canards and their cross-town rivals the Screaming Raptures, with a rich and vibrant past, a violent present, and a glorious future. Site of the third-largest ethylene recycling plant on the tundra and the fifth tallest water tower on the planet this "Gateway To The Heart of Rimbey" is perfectly placed to reap the benefits of the coming world hydroethylene shortage.

A maze of cunning cul-de-sacs leads tourists on a circuitous path past an interesting procession of lemonade stands in summer and frozen waffle tables in winter.

Tourists can watch the bicephalicducks wallow on the settling ponds or visit the Canadian Fossil Museum where Kenny Shields and Mike Reno host "Sleep With A Dinosaur Night" every Friday.

Twice voted "Small Towne Of The Centurey" by the local creative spelling club Duck Hollow has a rich history of social conservativism as well as a Wacky-Wednesday at the Veterans of the Legion Hall where ethnic dress is encouraged.

A memorial gibbet placed in the centre of the main roadway honours the memory of the last survivor of the Hutterite Wars, Glen Hofer.

While too small and out of the way to attract major touring bands, Duck Hollow hosts a music festival each summer "Ethylene Feedstock" which has featured such tribute bands as The Guess Whose, Michael Jack's Son, Doctor's Hooker, Bond-Jovi Bond, and oddly enough, U2.

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Sure could go for a delicious waffle and a game of cribbage this morning!

Well then, East Duck Hollow is the place for you! Do you got your GPS to get through all them cul-de-sacs?

by gnostic1 November 26, 2011

hullaballo

n. pointlessly long, involved, noisy celebration over trivial victory in marginalised sport or activity.

Now that the University of Lethbridge has won the Canadian women's rugby championship I imagine there'll be a Pronghorn hullaballo that'll make Taylor Swift's album launch look like a NASCAR truck race victory party.

It ain't a real hullaballo until the geriatric strippers arrive! That's what I'm sayin'! Word up!

by gnostic1 November 7, 2010

office staff

n. Stout piece of wood used for striking co-workers who won't shut up about latest episode of "The Office" or other TV show.

If you say another word about what a cute couple Jim and Pam make I swear I am going to get an office staff and beat your lips until they stop moving!

The new TV season starts in October so I usually plan an office staff party for November.

by gnostic1 October 10, 2010

wordadex

n. Source of synonyms; a book, computer file, smartphone app or knowledgeable pleonastic person. Similar to a thesaurus or synofile.

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Can you think of another word for rhetorical?

I'm not a wordadex. Look in the thesaurus.

by gnostic1 September 21, 2011