vibratools

tools for making a vibrato on a guitar or other stringed instrument

Me: I need some vibratools to make a great-sounding vibrato on my violin.
Ashley: What for?
Me: For the song I’m learning.

by bluestinger66 March 20, 2023

kalimba

A musical instrument that’s played using your fingertips or fingernails to pluck its flattened metal screws, also called a thumb piano

I taught myself to play the kalimba.

by bluestinger66 September 11, 2022

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When a student can’t think of anything to write in their essay, they type the alphabet forwards, backwards, then forwards again.

I didn’t think of a good topic my essay was going to be on, so I just typed abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzzyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcbaabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.

by bluestinger66 May 24, 2022

puffin’ pan

A fish that puffs water out of its gills into the pan it is in while it is being fried

Do you know the puffin’ pan,
the puffin’ pan, the puffin’ pan?
Do you know the puffin’ pan
who lives on Proud Puff Street?

by bluestinger66 July 6, 2023

kurikaeshite kudasai

Romaji transliteration of くりかえしてください - please repeat

OK, class. Today is our third Japanese lesson in this school year.
In this lesson, we’re going to learn to count in Japanese. First listen to me: ichi, ni, san, yon, go, roku, nana, hachi, kyuu, juu. Now, repeat after me. Kurikaeshite kudasai.

by bluestinger66 September 24, 2022

thurisaz

The third letter of the futhark alphabet

Pronunciation of thurisaz: THOO˙ree˙saz
Letter sound: th (sometimes written as þ)
Appearance: ᚦ
meaning: chaos, power
Other meanings: thorn, giant
Related words: thurs
Note: “Thurisaz,” the name for the rune ᚦ, can also be written as “þurisaz.”)

by bluestinger66 December 2, 2023

Katakana

A Japanese syllabary system used to write foreign words, mostly words derived from English

Katakana consists of approximately 45 characters, some of which are formed using the dakuten ゛ ゙ and handakuten ゜ ゚ signs, and also the prolongation ー sign.

Transliteration of some English words from Katakana to Romaji:
geemu 🎮
baagaa 🍔
aisukuriimu 🍨
konpyuutaa 🖥
furenchi furaizu 🍟
puraggu 🔌

by bluestinger66 November 7, 2022