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palindrome

A word that reads the same forwards and backwards

Teacher: “Can you guys think of some examples of a palindrome?”
Me: “Qawbecrdteyfugihoipjaksldmfngohpjqkrlsztxucvvwbxnymz zmynxbwvvcuxtzslrkqjphognfmdlskajpiohigufyetdrcebwaqq.”
Teacher: “That’s a pretty long palindrome, but it isn’t a real word.”
George: “Then how about madam? Or racecar?”
Teacher: “You’re right, but I wanted you to think of a longer palindrome.”
Jason: “I got a great palindrome. It is: ‘Was it Eliot’s toilet I saw?’.“

by bluestinger66 December 16, 2023

shalom

Hebrew word for hello

The word שלום, transliterated as shalom, is a common phrase used when people greet each other.

by bluestinger66 September 2, 2022

Moonday

A Monday that comes out exactly when the moon is full

Guys, I have good news for you. It’s Monday, and the moon is full. That makes it a Moonday.

by bluestinger66 October 27, 2022

…ecnetnes a ni desu s’ti woh fo elpmaxe na epyT

Are you seriously that bored? Shouldn’t you have to do homework, study for an exam or test or something? Then why are you typing in this word?

Just don’t type “…ecnetnes a ni desu s’ti woh fo elpmaxe na epyT” and keep on working on your projects, you bored-to-death typers!

by bluestinger66 October 20, 2023

tremolo

rapid change in volume of the played or sung note(s)

In short: Vibrato deals with change in pitch. Tremolo deals with change in volume. True vibrato is most often achieved either manually or mechanically.

by bluestinger66 November 9, 2022

ribose

a sugar of the pentose class which occurs widely in nature as a constituent of nucleosides and several vitamins and enzymes

RNA is made up of nucleotides, which are ribose sugars attached to nitrogenous bases and phosphate groups. The nitrogenous bases include adenine, guanine, uracil, and cytosine. RNA mostly exists in the single-stranded form, but there are special RNA viruses that are double-stranded.

by bluestinger66 February 25, 2023

kuna

Basic monetary unit of Croatia

One kuna is equal to 100 lipa.

by bluestinger66 August 27, 2022