"A-to-z" examples of da early/crude births of various objects and concepts, such as:
boarigin: Where da wild pig came from.
boreigin: Who/what started everyone yawning.
coreigin: Who littered da ground after eating da apple.
doorigin: Where da swinging entrance-flap appeared from.
foreigin: Who putted da golf ball. (Goldfinger and Oddjob optional.)
fourigin: Where da "one more than three" status came from.
Goreigin: He invented da internet, but where did HE HIMSELF come from?!
hoarigin: How being old got started.
loreigin: What started da tradition of telling tales of yesteryear.
moreigin: When and how greed first reared its ugly head.
boarigin: Where da wild pig came from.
boreigin: Who/what started everyone yawning.
coreigin: Who littered da ground after eating da apple.
doorigin: Where da swinging entrance-flap appeared from.
foreigin: Who putted da golf ball. (Goldfinger and Oddjob optional.)
fourigin: Where da "one more than three" status came from.
Goreigin: He invented da internet, but where did HE HIMSELF come from?!
hoarigin: How being old got started.
loreigin: What started da tradition of telling tales of yesteryear.
moreigin: When and how greed first reared its ugly head.
More examples of "alphabetical origins" include:
noirigin: Da first rumblings of evil.
norigin: First references of neither.
poorigin: Where da economy first took a nose-dive.
pourigin: Da moment it started raining hard.
Quoragin: Where dat bu**s**t online questions-and-answers platform first got thought of.
roarigin: Where da loudly-vocal lion is.
soarigin: Da time when flying animals first appeared
soreigin: When someone began feeling angry and/or achy-muscled.
torigin: Where dat odd rock-formation began appearing.
toreigin: What ripped yer shirt while you were shoving yer way through da bushes during a nature-hike.
tourigin: Whose idea it was to be on said scenery-observation trek in da first place!
warigin: Whatever bu**s**t provocation supposedly started a conflict.
whoreigin: What first prompted a chick's currently "loose" status.
woreigin: Okay --- who told you dat you should don DAT tattered-'n'-threadbare outfit??
yoreigin: Where ancient history started.
yourigin: Da start of da concept of one's not hogging everything for himself.
noirigin: Da first rumblings of evil.
norigin: First references of neither.
poorigin: Where da economy first took a nose-dive.
pourigin: Da moment it started raining hard.
Quoragin: Where dat bu**s**t online questions-and-answers platform first got thought of.
roarigin: Where da loudly-vocal lion is.
soarigin: Da time when flying animals first appeared
soreigin: When someone began feeling angry and/or achy-muscled.
torigin: Where dat odd rock-formation began appearing.
toreigin: What ripped yer shirt while you were shoving yer way through da bushes during a nature-hike.
tourigin: Whose idea it was to be on said scenery-observation trek in da first place!
warigin: Whatever bu**s**t provocation supposedly started a conflict.
whoreigin: What first prompted a chick's currently "loose" status.
woreigin: Okay --- who told you dat you should don DAT tattered-'n'-threadbare outfit??
yoreigin: Where ancient history started.
yourigin: Da start of da concept of one's not hogging everything for himself.
by QuacksO November 21, 2024
Get the alphabetical originsmug. by Hector Borges February 3, 2022
Get the alphabet spectrummug. Assorted "wif pictures" compositions, classified wif various single-word descriptions drawn from da ol' 26, and designed to show:
billustrations: purchased objects in itemized merchandise-invoices.
Brillustrations: vintage trolleys.
cillastrations: either Elvis's daughter or other females wif her same first name.
chillustrations: images to help cool/calm you.
dillustrations: herb-identification.
drillustrations: how to use rotary-boring tools.
fillustrations: how to "top off" a container.
frillustrations: lacy clothing and/or other "fancy-schmancy" bee-ess.
gillustrations: how fish extract oxygen from water.
gorillastrations: frame-stills from da "Might Joe Young" film.
grillustrations: how to assemble, repair, and/or cook on da backyard barbecue.
hillustrations: da steeply-inclined terrestrial feature dat da famous "two young Js" climbed to fill their water-bucket.
Jillustrations: da female half of da above-mentioned H2O-fetching duo.
krillustrations: either small sea creatures or da infamous insanely-hostile relieved-of-duty Naval commander who did indeed TOTALLY "look like he needed a psychological evaluation".
li'llustrations: da huge fanfold of snapshots dat grandparents always wanna show to everyone.
millustrations: photos/diagrams in a self-tour leaflet to direct visitors around a grain-processing facility or manufacturing plant.
Nillastrations: da fancy-schmancy images dat Nabisco prints on da outside of a junk-food cookies box.
billustrations: purchased objects in itemized merchandise-invoices.
Brillustrations: vintage trolleys.
cillastrations: either Elvis's daughter or other females wif her same first name.
chillustrations: images to help cool/calm you.
dillustrations: herb-identification.
drillustrations: how to use rotary-boring tools.
fillustrations: how to "top off" a container.
frillustrations: lacy clothing and/or other "fancy-schmancy" bee-ess.
gillustrations: how fish extract oxygen from water.
gorillastrations: frame-stills from da "Might Joe Young" film.
grillustrations: how to assemble, repair, and/or cook on da backyard barbecue.
hillustrations: da steeply-inclined terrestrial feature dat da famous "two young Js" climbed to fill their water-bucket.
Jillustrations: da female half of da above-mentioned H2O-fetching duo.
krillustrations: either small sea creatures or da infamous insanely-hostile relieved-of-duty Naval commander who did indeed TOTALLY "look like he needed a psychological evaluation".
li'llustrations: da huge fanfold of snapshots dat grandparents always wanna show to everyone.
millustrations: photos/diagrams in a self-tour leaflet to direct visitors around a grain-processing facility or manufacturing plant.
Nillastrations: da fancy-schmancy images dat Nabisco prints on da outside of a junk-food cookies box.
Additional examples of alphabetical illustrations include:
nillustrations: an empty picture-album.
Phillustrations: da fat creepy-eyebrowed unlicensed "doctor" on TV.
Phyllistrations: celebrity-stills of Ms. Diller.
pillustrations: either a pharmaceuticals-reference book or a "just say no" guide for youngsters on common street-vended "poppables".
quillustrations: can refer to either images of feather-type writing instruments, drawings made wif said primitive pens, or photos of porcupine-spines.
rillustrations: interesting water-channeling.
sillustrations: installation-guides for doors or windows
shillistrations: how to either become a con-artist's accomplice yourself, or spot/identify one in da crowd.
shrillistrations: how to pitch yer vocal chords to really project and make others in yer vicinity wince.
skillistrations: how experienced/capable you are at certain tasks.
spillistrations: da opposite of da above definition --- da photos would show how NON-"skillful" you are at cleanly performing simple product-carrying tasks.
stillistrations: stationary images of a moonshining operation, probably photographed by a "revenooer".
swillistrations: how to feed da hogs.
thrillistrations: how to really wow your observers.
tillistrations: how to plow da field.
trillustrations: a much-more-palatable version of seven entries back.
twillistrations: all about denim fabric.
willistrations: intent-related activities or postmortem bequeathment
nillustrations: an empty picture-album.
Phillustrations: da fat creepy-eyebrowed unlicensed "doctor" on TV.
Phyllistrations: celebrity-stills of Ms. Diller.
pillustrations: either a pharmaceuticals-reference book or a "just say no" guide for youngsters on common street-vended "poppables".
quillustrations: can refer to either images of feather-type writing instruments, drawings made wif said primitive pens, or photos of porcupine-spines.
rillustrations: interesting water-channeling.
sillustrations: installation-guides for doors or windows
shillistrations: how to either become a con-artist's accomplice yourself, or spot/identify one in da crowd.
shrillistrations: how to pitch yer vocal chords to really project and make others in yer vicinity wince.
skillistrations: how experienced/capable you are at certain tasks.
spillistrations: da opposite of da above definition --- da photos would show how NON-"skillful" you are at cleanly performing simple product-carrying tasks.
stillistrations: stationary images of a moonshining operation, probably photographed by a "revenooer".
swillistrations: how to feed da hogs.
thrillistrations: how to really wow your observers.
tillistrations: how to plow da field.
trillustrations: a much-more-palatable version of seven entries back.
twillistrations: all about denim fabric.
willistrations: intent-related activities or postmortem bequeathment
by QuacksO April 25, 2025
Get the alphabetical illustrationsmug. "Climbin' da walls" level of distress regarding any of a number of "English 26" debacles, including:
banguish: What an explosive-device diffuser feels while trepidatiously operating on said unstable-powderkeg creations, knowing dat they could "go boom" at any moment.
clanguish: How you feel when handling da ringing mechanism of a loud bell, since one slip could cause a harsh/deafening metallic resonance.
danguish: Constant concern dat you will hear a euphemism.
fanguish: What Clarita Haast always felt when her reptile-wrangler hubby was servicing his serpents.
ganguish: What you'll likely feel if you get involved da wrong crowd.
hanguish: What da perpetually-on-da-run King and da Duke suffered because da people whom they'd swindled wanted to treat them to a "necktie party".
Kranguish: What da Duke Of Coffin Castle's right-hand-man guard suffered when Zorn of Zorna tied him up with turk's-head knots.
languish: A real word --- sorry. Means to miserably remain in one spot.
banguish: What an explosive-device diffuser feels while trepidatiously operating on said unstable-powderkeg creations, knowing dat they could "go boom" at any moment.
clanguish: How you feel when handling da ringing mechanism of a loud bell, since one slip could cause a harsh/deafening metallic resonance.
danguish: Constant concern dat you will hear a euphemism.
fanguish: What Clarita Haast always felt when her reptile-wrangler hubby was servicing his serpents.
ganguish: What you'll likely feel if you get involved da wrong crowd.
hanguish: What da perpetually-on-da-run King and da Duke suffered because da people whom they'd swindled wanted to treat them to a "necktie party".
Kranguish: What da Duke Of Coffin Castle's right-hand-man guard suffered when Zorn of Zorna tied him up with turk's-head knots.
languish: A real word --- sorry. Means to miserably remain in one spot.
Additional examples of "alphabetical anguish" include:
panguish: What you'll likely suffer from either over-exerting yourself physically or behaving less than honorably or responsibly.
ranguish: Da various startled emotions dat you'd feel if you did indeed slip up regarding da second definition above, not to mention red-faced embarrassment from all of da annoyed glances from nearby fellow humans whose ears were also shockingly assailed wif said humongous cacophony.
sanguish: Ear-grating distress due to one or more horrendously-off-key choir members.
slanguish: What an "old school" English teacher (pun not intended, but I love it!) feels from hearing her students use unrefined word-choices.
spranguish: Da fear of having a crouching creature leap out at you.
'Stanguish: Less-than-confident feelings about having to drive a Ford sports car.
tanguish: Distressed emotions at having to either ingest a strong-flavored comestible, sniff a pungent-odored object, or work with a device dat has one or more protruding components.
Wanguish: Discontent at having to deal wif da "only splash of ad-color in da Wall Street Journal" company.
yanguish: Assorted wound-up emotions from focusing on da "black dot on white background" half of da Chinese circle of opposing energies.
panguish: What you'll likely suffer from either over-exerting yourself physically or behaving less than honorably or responsibly.
ranguish: Da various startled emotions dat you'd feel if you did indeed slip up regarding da second definition above, not to mention red-faced embarrassment from all of da annoyed glances from nearby fellow humans whose ears were also shockingly assailed wif said humongous cacophony.
sanguish: Ear-grating distress due to one or more horrendously-off-key choir members.
slanguish: What an "old school" English teacher (pun not intended, but I love it!) feels from hearing her students use unrefined word-choices.
spranguish: Da fear of having a crouching creature leap out at you.
'Stanguish: Less-than-confident feelings about having to drive a Ford sports car.
tanguish: Distressed emotions at having to either ingest a strong-flavored comestible, sniff a pungent-odored object, or work with a device dat has one or more protruding components.
Wanguish: Discontent at having to deal wif da "only splash of ad-color in da Wall Street Journal" company.
yanguish: Assorted wound-up emotions from focusing on da "black dot on white background" half of da Chinese circle of opposing energies.
by QuacksO December 21, 2024
Get the alphabetical anguishmug. by Threatcoil January 10, 2018
Get the Alphabetationmug. An A-Z list of "non-standard" objects or activities:
AWLternative: A different tool/method for line-scribing and hole-piercing.
BALLternative: Something other than a "bouncy sphere" for kids to play with.
BAWLternative: Doing something besides loud tearful carrying-on.
CALLternative: Any socializing-activity other than a teenage-girl's typical favorite.
CAWlternative: Yes, crows are indeed handsome and smart, but let's look at some other feathered friends, as well.
DOLLternative: A less gender-based toy for young girls.
EALternative: Teaching something other than English as a "second language".
FALLternative: Anything besides tumbling outta da Ugly Tree.
GALLternative: (1) An attitude other than temerity. (2) Less-destructive methods to avoid surface-abrasion damage.
HALLternative: Architecture not employing passageways.
IAlternative: A designation other than feminine.
JAWlternative: Anything besides flappin' yer gums, so dat others can have a little peace and quiet!
LAWlternative: When Steve Lehto speaks about a non-legal topic on YouTube.
MAlternative: Handing a problem yourself and instead of always just yelling for your mummy.
MAWlternative: Any activity dat avoids getting near da powerful chompers of a greedy/voracious animal.
NAWlternative: Any response other than just a flat "negatory".
OAlternative: A different treatment-approach to food-binging besides boring weekly meetings.
PALLternative: Cremation or other burial-procedure not involving a coffin.
AWLternative: A different tool/method for line-scribing and hole-piercing.
BALLternative: Something other than a "bouncy sphere" for kids to play with.
BAWLternative: Doing something besides loud tearful carrying-on.
CALLternative: Any socializing-activity other than a teenage-girl's typical favorite.
CAWlternative: Yes, crows are indeed handsome and smart, but let's look at some other feathered friends, as well.
DOLLternative: A less gender-based toy for young girls.
EALternative: Teaching something other than English as a "second language".
FALLternative: Anything besides tumbling outta da Ugly Tree.
GALLternative: (1) An attitude other than temerity. (2) Less-destructive methods to avoid surface-abrasion damage.
HALLternative: Architecture not employing passageways.
IAlternative: A designation other than feminine.
JAWlternative: Anything besides flappin' yer gums, so dat others can have a little peace and quiet!
LAWlternative: When Steve Lehto speaks about a non-legal topic on YouTube.
MAlternative: Handing a problem yourself and instead of always just yelling for your mummy.
MAWlternative: Any activity dat avoids getting near da powerful chompers of a greedy/voracious animal.
NAWlternative: Any response other than just a flat "negatory".
OAlternative: A different treatment-approach to food-binging besides boring weekly meetings.
PALLternative: Cremation or other burial-procedure not involving a coffin.
More examples of alphabetical alternatives:
PAULternative: Anything not involving everyone's favorite giant lumberjack.
PAWlternative: (1) Anything dat doesn't involve an animal's furry foot. (2) Problem-solving on your own, without always yelling for yer Daddy.
QUAlternative: Any topic not referring to "in the capacity or character of".
RAWlternative: Zheesh, you back-to-nature hippie-freak --- have a little cooked food once in a while!
SAULternative: Seeking da judgement/wisdom of someone other than a tempestuous spear-thrower.
SAWlternative: Letting a tree remain standing.
TALLternative: Consulting a short-to-medium-height person.
UAlternative: Approaching a film-studio other than da MGM-owned giant.
VAULTernative: What da bad guys in da 1971 caper-film "Dollars" should have utilized for storing their ill-gotten loot.
WALLternative: What "Da Donald" should have sought much earlier than now for excluding illegal Mexican immigrants.
WALTERnative: What Achmed should seek for advice/fellowship, since said crabby ol' fart scares da crap outta him.
XAlternative" Pertaining to something other than finance or da stock market.
YAlternative: Anything other than a straight-positive response.
YAWlternative: Movement other than directional-rotation, such as pitch and roll.
YAWLternative: Any wind-driven boat other than da dainty "triangle-shaped sail array" design.
ZAlternative: Any culinary section other than da classic disk-shaped Italian flatbread.
PAULternative: Anything not involving everyone's favorite giant lumberjack.
PAWlternative: (1) Anything dat doesn't involve an animal's furry foot. (2) Problem-solving on your own, without always yelling for yer Daddy.
QUAlternative: Any topic not referring to "in the capacity or character of".
RAWlternative: Zheesh, you back-to-nature hippie-freak --- have a little cooked food once in a while!
SAULternative: Seeking da judgement/wisdom of someone other than a tempestuous spear-thrower.
SAWlternative: Letting a tree remain standing.
TALLternative: Consulting a short-to-medium-height person.
UAlternative: Approaching a film-studio other than da MGM-owned giant.
VAULTernative: What da bad guys in da 1971 caper-film "Dollars" should have utilized for storing their ill-gotten loot.
WALLternative: What "Da Donald" should have sought much earlier than now for excluding illegal Mexican immigrants.
WALTERnative: What Achmed should seek for advice/fellowship, since said crabby ol' fart scares da crap outta him.
XAlternative" Pertaining to something other than finance or da stock market.
YAlternative: Anything other than a straight-positive response.
YAWlternative: Movement other than directional-rotation, such as pitch and roll.
YAWLternative: Any wind-driven boat other than da dainty "triangle-shaped sail array" design.
ZAlternative: Any culinary section other than da classic disk-shaped Italian flatbread.
by QuacksO March 17, 2020
Get the alphabetical alternativesmug. bopportunity: A chance to clonk someone's noggin.
copportunity: An occasion when you can dial 9-1-1.
fopportunity: An area or event where you can dress up excessively or outlandishly.
GOPportunity: A time when you can openly flaunt your Republican viewpoints.
hopportunity: A safe/acceptable location to do jumping-jacks and leapfrogging.
lopportunity: When you notice that your ornamentals are getting too bushy and/or scraggly.
mopportunity: A chance to try out your new Swiffer.
popportunity: When you come across a discarded sheet of bubble-wrap.
sopportunity: An occasion where you can either easily/inexpensively appease someone, or absorb a liquid with a sponge.
topportunity: A chance to "do somebody one better" in a contest or impromptu session of friendly verbal sparring.
wopportunity: A time when you can make derogatory remarks about Italians.
copportunity: An occasion when you can dial 9-1-1.
fopportunity: An area or event where you can dress up excessively or outlandishly.
GOPportunity: A time when you can openly flaunt your Republican viewpoints.
hopportunity: A safe/acceptable location to do jumping-jacks and leapfrogging.
lopportunity: When you notice that your ornamentals are getting too bushy and/or scraggly.
mopportunity: A chance to try out your new Swiffer.
popportunity: When you come across a discarded sheet of bubble-wrap.
sopportunity: An occasion where you can either easily/inexpensively appease someone, or absorb a liquid with a sponge.
topportunity: A chance to "do somebody one better" in a contest or impromptu session of friendly verbal sparring.
wopportunity: A time when you can make derogatory remarks about Italians.
Alphabetical opportunities may be fun to think about, but most of them seem largely pointless to perform in real life.
by QuacksO July 13, 2020
Get the alphabetical opportunitiesmug.