Word of the Day - Archive 2

More "words of the day" that I've tweeted in 2011 so far.

WEEKEND - A very small kend (Scottish expression).

CONCENTRATE - A deceit that makes you think hard, e.g. "Pure fruit juice (made from concentrate and added water)".

BEARING - what Mr Grizzly gave to Mrs Grizzly when they got married.

ANTELOPE - What insects do when they run away to get married.

DIAMETRIC - A Welsh form of measuring length.

PEER - A member of the British House of Lords who likes to examine intently the wording of new laws.

PERIOD - It's a stretch of time that brings things to a full stop.

STOCK - Collective name for a Vulcan farmer's animals.

SMOCK - An item of clothing that farmers on Planet Vulcan like to wear.

EPOCH - One of those little furry characters from Star Wars, who has lived for a LONG time.

HA-HA - A Victorian garden feature for keeping out animals that always made people laugh when they first saw it.

MUMBLING - How a son speaks when giving jewelry to his mother.

HEXAGON - Got rid of a six-sided magical spell.

FLOWER - An engineer who's job it is to ensure there are no blockages in pipes taking water to people's houses

ANDROID - A roid you can 'old in your 'and. It's a bit cockney, you see.

COCKSURE - an overly confident company that insures restaurant kitchens against bug infestation.

EUROPE - A new French/German standard for how farmers should catch cows, based on US cowboys.

BATE - Something used by fishermen, who wait for a catch with bated breath.

CHOCOLATE - a deadly substance. "Did you hear Colin died from over-eating Mars Bars?" "Yeah, he's chocolate."

SYNOPSIS - A summary of how much sex and violence there is in the plot of a story.

REVOLT - to charge the battery in an electric car, e.g., "My G-Wiz is revolting." "I've often thought that."

RECURSIVE - The urge to swear constantly when you find a program keeps calling itself in an endless loop.

EFFULGENT - A man who's eaten all his dinner. How brilliant is that!

PROCRASTINATE - I'll be giving the definition of this word later...

PRESTIDIGITATION - the technical name for a touch-screen smartphone. Some view them as magical finger toys.

REFUSE - Rubbish or trash that you refuse to keep any more.

BASQUE - A type of female undergarment that originates from north-eastern Spain. It borders on being French.

BARBIE - A plastic toy doll used to cook food in Australia. "Throw another prawn on the barbie."

PACIFIST - A Californian who keeps the peace by punching people who try to fight. Hang on, that's not quite right...