bluestinger66's definitions

noodlesaurus

A dinosaur that eats noodles

Have you ever thought of how a noodlesaurus might look like? Actually, there are about 1,000 of them on the whole planet. A noodlesaurus looks like a bird with a long neck and a long tail, and has webbed feet so that it can swim in the water.

by bluestinger66 April 15, 2023

curly apostrophe

a symbol (’) also used as a closing (right) single quotation mark

The main difference between a straight and a curly apostrophe is that a curly apostrophe curves towards the text, and a straight apostrophe is just a short vertical line placed slightly above the letters it’s inserted between.

by bluestinger66 April 17, 2023

bone dry

completely or extremely dry

The springs failed this year, leaving the riverbed bone dry.

by bluestinger66 April 19, 2023

qewrytuoipljkhfgdaszcxvnbm

Similar to qwertyuioplkjhgfdsazxcvbnm, but you switch the second and third letters in every group of three letters in each row

Me: How come words like qewrytuoipljkhfgdaszcxvnbm aren’t defined in dictionaries?
Susan: Because they don’t have any meaning. And besides, these are just synonyms of qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm.

by bluestinger66 April 22, 2023

bibimbap

a Korean dish consisting of rice topped with sautéed vegetables, chilli paste, and beef or other meat, sometimes with the addition of a raw or fried egg

Today was my first time I ate bibimbap.

by bluestinger66 April 22, 2023

ğ

Also called “yumuşak G” (soft G) in Turkish

The letter Ğ ğ is mainly used in- the middle of words where it lengthens the preceding vowel.

by bluestinger66 April 30, 2023

yumuşak G

The Turkish letter Ğ

The letter Ğ, or yumuşak G, is never used at the beginning of words. Instead, it’s used at the middle of words where it lengthens the vowel that Ğ follows, e.g. düğme (button'.

by bluestinger66 May 3, 2023