Thread: Damn esoteric words.

Yes.

Found a word. Wanted to share it.
dilatory \DIL-uh-tor-ee\, adjective:
1. Tending to put off what ought to be done at once; given to procrastination.
2. Marked by procrastination or delay; intended to cause delay; -- said of actions or measures.

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

Mark was caught with his pants down!

Originally Posted by Mark75

It's hard to piss on people otherwise.

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

Damn you

Still cracks me up.

Originally Posted by Sandform

I seriously hate reading books these days. The reason being I have ceased reading story books and moved on to informational books as my form of recreational activity...the problem is that in these kinds of books there aren't exactly a full variety of context clues to figure words out! That pisses me off I have to look stuff up every 20 pages or so. I hate being subjected to another person's parochial set of words I don't understand! Too bad if I want to learn I have to read it! I understand most of the words but there are a narrow amount of words I don't know in these texts and it saddens me that my vocabulary isn't as inclusive as I would like.

Don't be frustrated. Use it as a tool to increase your vocabulary. When I'm reading books I usually look in the dictionary every few pages. Even if I think I have an idea, I will make sure. It will improve your vocab tremendously, and soon you will be apart of the literary elite reading James Joyce for kicks.

*saunters off to look up what parochial means*

Originally Posted by poog

*saunters off to look up what parochial means*

It is closely related to "narrow field of thought" in the way I used it. I can also be used as a term for relgious affiliation, such as "parochial school."

I find myself generally using words that go over the heads of people I'm talking to irl.

I have to dumb it down to so many people when selling pens.

Pen lights up green.

Originally Posted by ClouD

I find myself generally using words that go over the heads of people I'm talking to irl. (in real life?)

I have to dumb it down to so many people when selling pens.

You sell pens>?

Originally Posted by Goldney

I judge people by their vocabulary.

Meaning, if their grammer isn't great, you judge?

Doesn't seem fair.

Yes it does, it shows education. Educated people speak (for the most part) correctly. Of course some bright people are poorly educated or come from areas where "yall" is accepted vernacular, and seeps out in personal conversations. Professional conversations is where it is easy to judge people on grammar and substance. Things like talking to a buddy or forums on the internet are difficult to judge such things.

But even if they don't speak correctly doesn't mean they are not smart, they just are not good at grammer.

I am smart, but I don't always have good grammer.

Originally Posted by EchoSun13

I am smart, but I don't always have good grammer.

Whatevuh Whatevuh I do what I want@!

Uhmhmhmh, damn right boitch!

Originally Posted by Sandform

You sell pens>?

Sell and make, yes.

Originally Posted by EchoSun13

But even if they don't speak correctly doesn't mean they are not smart, they just are not good at grammer.

I am smart, but I don't always have good grammer.

Smart != educated. There are plenty of smart people who are poorly educated.

I don't use grammar good either At least not in conversations with my friends, but I can use proper grammar if I need to, and I certainly don't ever use excessive slang.

Here are a few words that don't necessarily come up in conversation.

Appocryphal - Fictional.
Surfeit - Excess, overindulgence.
Precarious - Unstable, insecure.
Vascillation - Wavering, going back and forth.
Paucity - Small amount or number.
Penchant - A strong taste or liking.
Prodigal - Wasteful.
Spendthrift - A person who spends money wastefully.
Sobriety - Being quiet or serious. (Hmm...I was thought that had to do with LIQUOR!)
Truncate - Shorten by cutting off.
Innocuous - Causing or intending little or no Harm.
Patent - Obvious, readily visible.
Preclude - to make impossible.
Repeal - to take back laws or decisions.
Tacit - Implied or stated outright.
Opaque - Not transparent, hard to understand.
Unheralded - withought warning.
Pastiche - Piece of music, writing, or art combingin several different sources.
Soporific - causing sleep.
Tantamount - Equivalent in effect or meaning.
Temper - To moderate, to make less extreme.
Urbane - Highly sophisticated.
Wry - Dryly humorous.
Reticent - Untalkative, shy, reluctant to speak.
Strident - Harsh, grating.
Stoic - Not affected by passion or feeling.
Taciturn - Being of few words.
Tirade - A long, harsh, often abusive speech.
Torpid - Without energy, sluggish.
Verbosity - The use of too many words.
Vociferous - Loud.
Magnate - Person of great influence in a particular field.
Repudiate - to cast off or disown.
Tumultuous - Characterized by a noisy uproar.

Soberity doesn't always mean sober like no more drugs..It does have two meanings.

Vicarious, Gained by loss or consequence to someone else
Credulous, Naive or Gullible
Avaricious, Greedy
Sombre, Sad or serious

Also http://ninjawords.com/ is a great website

A really fast dictionary..Like ninja fast.

To funny.

My take on fiction is: why would I want to read blatant lies, when the subtle lies of non-fiction are so much more frustrating?

Best words EVAR:

Syzygy.
Feckless.

I scord a 2 out 0f 34!

I think that we are such complex creatures that it is only fitting that we have a very expanded vocabulary to try to describe much of how we feel.

I do however feel the same way you do Sandform in many cases. I have read several books that it seems to me that they are just randomly throwing BIG words around just to seem more educated or ecentric.

Originally Posted by Sandform

Here are a few words that don't necessarily come up in conversation.

Appocryphal - Fictional.
Surfeit - Excess, overindulgence.
Precarious - Unstable, insecure.
Vascillation - Wavering, going back and forth.
Paucity - Small amount or number.
Penchant - A strong taste or liking.
Prodigal - Wasteful.
Spendthrift - A person who spends money wastefully.
Sobriety - Being quiet or serious. (Hmm...I was thought that had to do with LIQUOR!)
Truncate - Shorten by cutting off.
Innocuous - Causing or intending little or no Harm.
Patent - Obvious, readily visible.
Preclude - to make impossible.
Repeal - to take back laws or decisions.
Tacit - Implied or stated outright.
Opaque - Not transparent, hard to understand.
Unheralded - withought warning.
Pastiche - Piece of music, writing, or art combingin several different sources.
Soporific - causing sleep.
Tantamount - Equivalent in effect or meaning.
Temper - To moderate, to make less extreme.
Urbane - Highly sophisticated.
Wry - Dryly humorous.
Reticent - Untalkative, shy, reluctant to speak.
Strident - Harsh, grating.
Stoic - Not affected by passion or feeling.
Taciturn - Being of few words.
Tirade - A long, harsh, often abusive speech.
Torpid - Without energy, sluggish.
Verbosity - The use of too many words.
Vociferous - Loud.
Magnate - Person of great influence in a particular field.
Repudiate - to cast off or disown.
Tumultuous - Characterized by a noisy uproar.

Originally Posted by Amethyst Star

I'd say "bare minimum." I have this irrational fear that someday I'll be 40 years old and hear people of my generation saying "lulz" in civilized conversation... *shudders*

And wtf does lulz mean anyways?
I have a coffee mug here and frankly I'm sick and tired of people asking what the heck it means and I have not a clue.

'Lulz' is 'lol'.

Except it is often used by 4channers and elitists (liking to think so). aka 13 year old boys of the internet.

It spread through DV slowly until a few specific people spread it around like herpes purposefully.

Sometimes 'lul' for the lazy man.
In some(many) internet communities it is frowned upon.

Originally Posted by ClouD

'Lulz' is 'lol'.

Except it is often used by 4channers and elitists (liking to think so). aka 13 year old boys of the internet.

It spread through DV slowly until a few specific people spread it around like herpes purposefully.

Sometimes 'lul' for the lazy man.
In some(many) internet communities it is frowned upon.

Lawl. Lawesome. Loulbait. Lulzy.

My favorite is the foriegn language section.


Translations in widespread use
Most of these variants are usually found in lowercase.

lal or lawl: can refer to either a pseudo-pronunciation of LOL, or the German translation (although most German speakers use LOL). Saying "lawl" is sometimes meant in mockery of those who use the term LOL, and not meant as serious usage.
ｗ: used commonly in 2channel, a Japanese equivalent of the acronym. 'ｗ' stands for 笑う (わらう, warau), which means "to laugh" in Japanese.
lolz: occasionally used in place of LOL.
lulz: "lulz" is a corruption of LOL. lulz is often used as a noun — e.g. "for the lulz" ("for laughs").[21][22][23] Especially used to denote laughter at another's expense.
Lqtms: Because often when behind a computer screen, one will find something funny, but not actually laugh out loud, lqtms or simply lqtm can be used, which stands for "laughing quietly to myself."
mdr: French version of the expression LOL, from the initials of "mort de rire" that roughly translated means "dying of laughter".
חחחחח: Hebrew version of 'LOL'. The letter ח is pronounced 'kh', and it is common to put a group of them together (the longer the group, the greater the amusement) to transcribe 'khkhkhkhkh' (a sound of chuckling). The word 'LOL' is sometimes transliterated, but its usage is not very common.
555: The Thai variation of LOL. "5" in Thai is pronounced "ha", three of them being "hahaha".
asg: Swedish abbreviation of the term Asgarv, meaning intensive laughter.
g: Danish abbreviation of the word "griner", which means "laughing" in Danish.
kek: Cross-faction rendering of lol in the MMORPG World of Warcraft. Though most words are not translated directly across factions, lol is always faithfully rendered as "kek". When a member of the Horde says the word lol, nearby members of the Alliance see the word as "kek". Kek is derived from the Korean ㅋㅋㅋ, or kekeke, which is used to express laughter.
bur: Another cross-faction rendering of lol in World of Warcraft seen by members of the Horde.
rs: in Brazil "rs" (being an abbreviation of "risos", the plural of "laugh") is often used in text based communications in situations where in English lol would be used, repeating it ("rsrsrsrsrs") is often done to express longer laughter or laughing harder.
mkm: in Afghanistan "mkm" (being an abbreviation of the phrase "ma khanda mikonom"). This is a Dari phrase that means "I am laughing".
kik: An easily-made misspelling of lol that is still widely understood[citation needed] to have the same meaning. On a keyboard, the "O" key is directly above the "L" key, which makes it relatively easy to type "kik" or even ";p;" by accident (as they are the adjacent keys).

Other languages
Lol is a native Dutch word (not an acronym) which, conveniently, means "fun" ("lollig" means "funny").

In Welsh, lol means nonsense - e.g., if a person wanted to say "utter nonsense" in Welsh, they would say "rwtsh lol".[24]