Friday, April 17, 2009

Five Rare Words That ...

Time once more for Friday High Five hosted by Angela.





Five Rare Words That I Have Never Used Before


balnearii - People who steal clothing from public baths.

bathysiderodromophobia - The fear of subways.

ventripotent - Having a fat belly, or being a glutton.

yaud - A worn out or old horse.

zenzizenzizenzic - A number raised to the eighth power.

10 comments:

  1. i haven't ever used any of those words, either, although i do actually have experience with all of them!

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  2. Now I can tell people that my belly isn't fat, it is ventripotent (that sounds much more important;)

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  3. I love your choice of words and am curious how many people have had to steal clothes from a public bath before a word was created to describe their action.

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  4. Hmmm, I'm not entirely convinced those words exist. You sure you didn't just make them up?? I've never heard them before! :)

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  5. Google is your friend. As are the Online Dictionary and the Legal Dictionary. So yes, all these words are real.

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  6. I wasn't seriously doubting you - only kidding around. I obviously need to expand my vocabulary.

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  7. The trick now is to incorporate those words into conversations today.

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  8. Unfortunately, I feel that ventripotent might have some meaning around this house!

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  9. I am ventripontent... but this word rocks big time -"bathysiderodromophobia"

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  10. That zenzen word certainly explains part of the reason why I hate math.

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