geyrun
Giant, red arch-demons that stand eighteen feet tall. Gentle, peace-loving creatures. Demons from the Novel The Shivered Sky.
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Gerund
A person who is the embodiment of garbage. One who posses the physical qualities of garbage. Not one in sanitation, but someone who is garbage. An adjective used as a noun.
Gerund by Sanitation officer May 30, 2018
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gerundical
When a gerund is used to describe something as a bad pun. Will be usually used by your English teacher.
gerundical by AlexIsAStupidChicken May 6, 2018
Gerund-grinder
A profession in the prehistoric era where one's life purpose is to grind those gerunds all day everyday.
"Hey did you do your dailies today?"
"Nah man, I don't have time to grind dailies, xp, or money. I'm a gerund-grinder. Do you even gerund-grind bro?"
"Nah man, I don't have time to grind dailies, xp, or money. I'm a gerund-grinder. Do you even gerund-grind bro?"
Gerund-grinder by loreaesthetics September 1, 2022
gerund
The gerund is the verb form ending in -ing which acts as a noun. The one word riposte "Gerund" by some self-satisfyingly smug pedant indicates an abuse in its usage. It often muddies the intended meaning, and makes one want to lamp the complainant.
gerund by Ralph Blunsom January 30, 2003
A + verb (no gerund)
Jamaican dialect usage
Origin
Old English pronoun + verb.
Eg.
We a-walking to school. Reminiscent of Shakespeare's stylistic poetry.
(Extract from an Appalachian English song)
On the Seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me. Seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying.
(Extract from a nursery rhyme ca. 1905)
I saw the ship a-sailing, a-sailing on the sea, and oh!It was all laden, with pretty things for thee!
Influenced modern day Patois slang.
This usage fell into disuse in modern English and is now regional or dialectal. A similarity in usage can be noted in the European Portuguese language structure.
Origin
Old English pronoun + verb.
Eg.
We a-walking to school. Reminiscent of Shakespeare's stylistic poetry.
(Extract from an Appalachian English song)
On the Seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me. Seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying.
(Extract from a nursery rhyme ca. 1905)
I saw the ship a-sailing, a-sailing on the sea, and oh!It was all laden, with pretty things for thee!
Influenced modern day Patois slang.
This usage fell into disuse in modern English and is now regional or dialectal. A similarity in usage can be noted in the European Portuguese language structure.
A + verb (no gerund) by Tropical Rythms December 9, 2021