Vocabulary Lesson

[SugarShane]

Although this is a German word, it is well known and used frequently (and mis-used) in Australia: scheissenhausen.

Many people think it means sh*thouse, but in German that word is actually scheisshaus. Spelt with an estset it looks thus: Scheißhaus.
Scheissenhausen is the plural form and means "sh*tting houses".

That always shits me as someone with strong German heritage. Even worse when it gets bastardized to hell as Shizenhowzen or something equally as ridiculous.

 

[Ahern2Boof]

Vagabond - a person who floats from place to place with no real home or occupation.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Are you an older bloke Gough (if you don't mind me asking)? If so, this looks like a phenomenon I've often observed in action, a sort of 'generational bullshit gap' that comes from words being used and taught for no real reason other than pseudo-intellectual wan-kery.

I say that because I know I, and I'd say many of my era, recognise the rubbish words onomatopoeia, and its mates alliteration and assonance, because we were taught them in secondary English, for no other reason seemingly other than they're run out of shit to teach us after 10 years. We were well past the point of stuff we'd actually use in real life then.

These kind of words aren't well known by too many older blokes because they had their own set of wanky words, ones that have either become common usage now or forgotten altogether.

I have no doubt in 20 years there'll be words used by kids I've never heard, simply because they were taught it by a teacher or a middle manager or someone else justifying their job by making stuff up to sound intelligent.

And the mere suggestion by then that you probably could have got around a sentence without saying "onomatopoeia" will bring looks of derision.

I should probably conclude this by saying I often use big words for no other reason but to sound intelligent.

Carry on.

My grade 6 kids know onomatopoeia.

 

[Marklar_33]

Loose and Lose. How do so many people get this so wrong?

A teacher in Grade 8 would not believe me when I told her you don't loose your keys behind the couch...because she's the teacher!

 

[Marklar_33]

My all time favourite clue.
Gegs? (9,4)

Oooooh, I like it! I nearly cheated but as I was typing it into google it hit me!

 

[worbod]

Déjà Vu: a French term describing a feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

 

[worbod]

Déjà Vu: a French term describing a feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Déjà Vu: a French term describing a feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

Déjà Vu: a French term describing a feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

Well done.

 

[worbod]

agreeance: a word many people use in place of "agreement". But can you find it in a dictionary? It is now considered an obsolete word. I even received a red squiggly line underneath the word when I typed it into this post.

 

[Doss]

Speaking of which, I think "shart" is a wonderful portmanteau that seems to have only recently entered the language.

Ah, portmanteaus. Love them.

It blew my mind when I was first told that technically 'ginormous' was not a real word, but rather a combination.

It seems that it's been accepted into the mainstream now, though.

 

[Procrastinator35]

Phantasmagorical....Characterized by fantastic imagery & incongruous juxtapositions, as in a dream or when tripping on some acid.

 

[GWBogan]

Wedding - the process of removing weeds from one's garden.

 

[Ahern2Boof]

Can any Collingwood supporters shed some light on why Trade Draft capitalises some words mid-sentence? Dunno about Anyone else but it annoys The shit out of me.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Wedding - the process of removing weeds from one's garden.

My brother opened his speech at my wedding with that joke

 

[Andre]

My brother opened his speech at my wedding with that joke

Did you ask anyone under 45 who didn't laugh to please leave before they killed the mood totally?

 

[Andre]

Although this is a German word, it is well known and used frequently (and mis-used) in Australia: scheissenhausen.

Many people think it means sh*thouse, but in German that word is actually scheisshaus. Spelt with an estset it looks thus: Scheißhaus.
Scheissenhausen is the plural form and means "sh*tting houses".

I prefer schadenfreude - joy from seeing or hearing about the suffering of others. Bigfooty overflows with it.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

Although this is a German word, it is well known and used frequently (and mis-used) in Australia: scheissenhausen.

Many people think it means sh*thouse, but in German that word is actually scheisshaus. Spelt with an estset it looks thus: Scheißhaus.
Scheissenhausen is the plural form and means "sh*tting houses".

Obviously much scarier than s****ing bricks!

 

[aflcliche]

Insipid - Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty: insipid soup

 

[RelaxMax]

We're an eloquent populace at VastFootball

 

[iluvparis]

Insipid - Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty: insipid soup

Underused term - especially from sports writers/broadcasters.

I feel it really cuts to the bone and shows just how poor a performance has been.

 

[worbod]

Vagabond - a person who floats from place to place with no real home or occupation.

To be on your own,
with no direction home,
Like a complete unknown

 

[the fly]

Déjà Vu: a French term describing a feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

so what is it?

 

[Mancey]

Glitch in the matrix

 

[Illinois Nazi]

so what is it?

It's a white hole.