Tiarna na Anachain's definitions

Bemither

Pronounced: bee-MITH-er, with a "th" as in "that", and an "i" as in "if".
Definition: a stronger, more expressive form of "bother".
Related words: bemithering, bemitherer, bemithers, and bemithery (as in: "Is that bemithery?").
Etymology: from "bemothering" (Middle English) of the same definition, and "mithering" (from British English), also of the same definition.

"He was a bemithering fool."
"I want to hear no more bemithery out of you!"
"You bemither me so much, I might just snap!"
"He was a bemitherer of the highest order."
"He bemithers me so much!"

by Tiarna na Anachain February 10, 2025

Ibob

Pronounced: ee-BOB, with an "o" as in "bottle".
Definition: a less expressive, and sometimes playful, equivalent to "insult".
Related words: ibobbed, ibobs, ibobbing, and ibobber.
Etymology: unknown.

"Are you ibobbing me, sir?"
"He ibobs me constantly."
"He is such an ibobber."

by Tiarna na Anachain February 13, 2025