Embouchure
the way a player applies their mouth on the mouthpiece or reed on an instrument, either brass or wind
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embouchure
The collection of muscles around the mouth, mostly used in music circles, especially wind instruments.
embouchure by Dr. Stephen V. Smith May 18, 2010
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Embitchure
Em · bitch · ure or lipping is the use of a female’s lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth while playing a male instrument. This includes shaping the lips to the mouthpiece.
Embitchure by SHAWN S0L0 September 1, 2021
breatharian
breatharian by leena gabor November 8, 2005
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A Booger In The Nose Of Progress
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."
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"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
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"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
A Booger In The Nose Of Progress by Rok'n'rol Wannabe October 19, 2006
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026
fogey
Fogey/fogy /fougi/ sl. (early 18C+, orig. Scot) old-fashioned, stuck-in-the mud.
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
Person with old fashioned ideas which he is unwilling to change: Come to the disco and stop being such an old fogey!
You think me an old fogeyand an old tory, his thoughtful voice said. I saw three generations since O’Connel’s time. I remember the famine. Do you know that the orange lodges agitated for repeal of the union twenty years before O’Connel did or before the prelates of your communion denounced him as a demagogue? You fenians forget some things. (James Joyce, Ulysses. Penguin Books,1992. p. 38)