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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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| scarneck wrote: |
| I almost got a zipper tattooed there when I was drunk... |
but the tattooists refused to do a job on a drunk person?
all as normal then. |
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Ginormousaurus
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
Location: 700 Ft. Pulpit
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:13 am Post subject: |
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I was teaching one of my students about dinosaurs one day and in the process I taught him the words 'gigantic' and 'enormous'. I also taught him the made up word ' ginormous'. Anyway, as the lesson progressed, we were having fun making up imaginary dinosaurs such as the 'horse-asaurus' and 'rhinososaurus' when he blurted out 'ginormousaurus'. We both had a good laugh and later that day I signed up here.
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Ginormous is not a made up word.
And if it used to be, it isn't anymore.
According to Merriam Webster, here's the definition:
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ginormous
One entry found.
ginormous
Main Entry:
gi�nor�mous Listen to the pronunciation of ginormous
Pronunciation:
\j?-?n?r-m?s\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
gigantic + enormous
Date:
circa 1948
: extremely large : humongous
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Well then. You learn something new everyday. Thanks, tzechuk. |
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pest2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:30 am Post subject: |
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I met a Chinese girl here and asked her what she thought about Korea.
Her reply = my username. |
Oh.. and I thought you really knew Chinese... |
For those of you who dont know Chinese, it means, "I dont like Korea". |
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pest2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:32 am Post subject: |
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Squirrel was what everybody called me in Newcastle.
mrsquirrel has caused much confusion though.
some people see it as mr. squirrel.
some as mrs quirrel.
I am normally referred to as Mrs. Q. now on the other forums I use or sometimes just Q for short. |
Yeah, that really cleared up any confusion I had. Before I was guessing you were either a man or a woman. Now, you could also be a squirrel. |
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Ryst Helmut
Joined: 26 Apr 2003
Location: In search of the elusive signature...
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:08 am Post subject: |
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Squirrel was what everybody called me in Newcastle.
mrsquirrel has caused much confusion though.
some people see it as mr. squirrel.
some as mrs quirrel.
I am normally referred to as Mrs. Q. now on the other forums I use or sometimes just Q for short. |
Yeah, that really cleared up any confusion I had. Before I was guessing you were either a man or a woman. Now, you could also be a squirrel. |
Crap! And all this time I thought it was Mrsqu Irrel.. the Turkish Minister of Education.
!shoosh,
Ryst |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| pest2 wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
| wo buxihuan hanguoren wrote: |
I met a Chinese girl here and asked her what she thought about Korea.
Her reply = my username. |
Oh.. and I thought you really knew Chinese... |
For those of you who dont know Chinese, it means, "I dont like Korea". |
It means I don't like Korean. The *ren* part means people. |
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pest2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
| pest2 wrote: |
| tzechuk wrote: |
| wo buxihuan hanguoren wrote: |
I met a Chinese girl here and asked her what she thought about Korea.
Her reply = my username. |
Oh.. and I thought you really knew Chinese... |
For those of you who dont know Chinese, it means, "I dont like Korea". |
It means I don't like Korean. The *ren* part means people. |
oops, yeah.. I actually meant to type that.. hangua=Korea, hanguoren = Korean
As an aside, it is so much easier for Chinese to learn Korean.. most of the words sound more or less the same, eh? han guk/hangua or jung guk/zhang gua |
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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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safe
3 meanings:
1. a cool person
2. to signify agreement
3. to signify something is good
1. Tom lent me an album, he's safe.
2."who wants nachos?" "yeah safe"
3. "what do you think of this excellent song?" "it's safe" |
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Blad (Blud)
1. Blad/blud/blood, blad being the london pronounciation of the word, is not a ''chav'' word. It actually comes from jamaica and comes from the meaning of brother, of part of ones blood line, saying that someone is close to them. The word has just been taken on by the inner city ''youts'' as part of everyday language. ''wat u sayin blad''
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2.Slang term meaning *friend* or *bruv*
Safe blad, wha gwan
Hello friend!How are you today? whats new< |
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=blad
I first came into contact with this words when i went to university and became friends with some asian lads, i started saying the words to take the piss but they became part of my vocabulary somehow. Since then 'safeblad' has been a regular ID for me. I try not to say safe too often these days because it sound stupid. I sometimes find myself saying it when i'm in a large group of north americans to differentiate myself, maybe thats an insecurity thing canadian style thing though.  |
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