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Definitions by Pentozali

epenthetic schwa 

A schwa (represented by an upside-down lower-case "e" in dictionaries) inserted between two consonants to aid pronunciation. Czech and Armenian frequently use epenthetic schwas. "Epenthetic" means "inserted" and is pronounced "eh-pen-THET-ik".
The word "prst", which is Czech for "finger", has an epenthetic schwa between the "p" and the "r" and is pronounced "purrst".
epenthetic schwa by pentozali March 10, 2009
A "neutral" vowel that sounds like the "uh" sound at the beginning of "about" and is represented by an upside-down lower-case "e" in dictionaries.
-What do you call that funny-looking letter in the dictionary? -It's called "schwa".
schwa by pentozali March 10, 2009
A person who is not only horribly ugly but uncompromisingly evil as well; from the Orcs in J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings".
I don't trust that guy. He seems like a real orc to me.
orc by pentozali March 9, 2009

clarinut 

An intense devotee of the clarinet and its music. You'll almost always hear a clarinut noodling around with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Concerto For Clarinet and Orchestra in A Major" before he/she starts practicing scales!
Joe Pappas is a real clarinut! You oughtta listen to him play that run at the beginning of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue"---he polishes it off like he's born to it!
clarinut by pentozali March 4, 2009

wallpaper music 

Middle-of-the-road, cocktail music, Muzak, or cheesy pseudo-New Age music intended to entice customers at a supermarket or department store to shop.
Why is it that alll these Wal-Marts have to have that blasted wallpaper music playing? Why can't they have jazz or classical music? For our Creator's sake!
wallpaper music by pentozali March 2, 2009

download dribble 

The streaks created by a download on a web site before all of the web site's graphics are fully buffered. Often seen on web sites with large graphics, such as Barnes and Noble Bookstores.
I went to the web site and got some download dribble for a few seconds before I saw the image of the painting.
download dribble by pentozali March 1, 2009

runkkari 

Finnish word for a jerkoff; someone who masturbates too often.
Who let that runkkari into the club?
runkkari by pentozali February 28, 2009