Our new English words

[Mr Pumpov]

Learning English SMERSH and I are trying to invent new words.
For instance, the word "poohy"

poohy
adj. poohier, poohiest
not intending to fulfil an errand or work; lazy

Are there mistakes in definition?


This word comes from Winnie-the-Pooh who avoided of hard labour and
associated with honey and entertainment

I want this word to be sent to the thefreedictionary.com

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Mr. Pumpov

[Anton Shepelev]

Mr Pumpov:

> Learning English SMERSH and I are trying to invent
> new words. For instance, the word "poohy"

Don't be so shy and admit your full authorship!

I invented "slain", inspired by "smog".

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[Mona Lott]

"Mr Pumpov" <dimap...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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No results found for poohy:

Dictionary: Encyclopedia:
a.. poofy
a.. Poochy

a.. poohs
a.. Pooh

a.. poopy
a.. Poha

a.. paho
a.. Poofy

a.. poboy
a.. Pooky

a.. pogy
a.. Poopy

a.. pooch
a.. Pohio

[John Dean]

"Mr Pumpov" <dimap...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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OED already has "pooh-'poohy} a. (nonce), inclined to pooh-pooh."
as in
"1876 H. Parry Diary in C. L. Graves Hubert Parry (1926) I. 169 Before the
performance I met Otto Goldschmidt, and he was rather pooh-poohy about it."

Or you could try a development from the original Latin "Winnie ille Pu."

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John Dean

[Mr Pumpov]

John Dean wrote:

> OED already has "pooh-'poohy} a. (nonce), inclined to pooh-pooh."
> as in
> "1876 H. Parry Diary in C. L. Graves Hubert Parry (1926) I. 169 Before
> the performance I met Otto Goldschmidt, and he was rather pooh-poohy
> about it."
>
> Or you could try a development from the original Latin "Winnie ille Pu."

Then, let my word be added in second meaning of "poohy" to the OED.

And I have another words. For example - "neighb" - short form of
neighbour.

It comes from Russain song - "Grey Eyes" by Irina Saltykova:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWd5Gv3cHvo

All my friends -
My relatives and neighbs
Teach to live
Poor me

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Mr. Pumpov

[Don Phillipson]

"Mr Pumpov" <dimap...@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> And I have another words. For example - "neighb" - short form of
> neighbour.

The entertainment industry newspaper Variety anticipated you.
Since the 1930s nabes = neighbourhood (local) movie houses
and theatres (n.b. spelling), e.g.: "Profits decline in Midwest nabes."

(This is why dictionaries collect new words not from their inventors
but from actual use, usually in print.)
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

[Mr Pumpov]

Don Phillipson wrote:

> The entertainment industry newspaper Variety anticipated you.

Another expression: "Bite!"
People say this to each other to show their irritation by something what
they've got from some bad deals.
For instance, my friend uploaded my photos without permission and I say
him: "Bite!"

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Mr. Pumpov

[Glenn Knickerbocker]

On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:00:52 +0400, Mr Pumpov wrote:
>For instance, my friend uploaded my photos without permission and I say
>him: "Bite!"

"Bite me!" appeared while I wasn't looking about 20 years ago. I still
haven't figured out whether it had anything to do with "that bites" as a
stronger version of "that sucks."

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[Don Phillipson]

"Glenn Knickerbocker" <No...@bestweb.net> wrote in message
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> "Bite me!" appeared while I wasn't looking about 20 years ago. I still
> haven't figured out whether it had anything to do with "that bites" as a
> stronger version of "that sucks."

Do we not have Bart Simpson to thank for this one?

[jane]

If you want to invent new words, you need to visit Washington Post's
"Style Invitational".

The Washington Post's Style Invitational asked readers to take any
word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing
one letter, and supply a new definition.

My two favorite are:

Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you
realize it was your money to start with.

and

Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

[Mr Pumpov]

Anton Shepelev wrote:

> Don't be so shy and admit your full authorship!

Ok. And another new word "crumbuddy" - "the best friend of any jew or
half-jew"

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Mr. Pumpov

[Anton Shepelev]

Dima:

> And another new word "crumbuddy" - "the best

> friend of any jew or half-jew".

The etymology might be very interesting to the par-
ticipants!

[Anton Shepelev]

Jane:

> If you want to invent new words, you need to visit
> Washington Post's "Style Invitational".
>
> The Washington Post's Style Invitational asked

> readers to take any word from the dictionary, al-

> ter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one
> letter, and supply a new definition.

My own entry:

Callamity, n.: an explosive increase in the number
of calls to a technical support department be-
yond its capacity, often due to a major break-
down affecting many customers, e.g. a server
failure.

[Bill McCray]

On 11/22/2012 5:46 AM, Anton Shepelev wrote:
> Jane:
>
>> If you want to invent new words, you need to visit
>> Washington Post's "Style Invitational".
>>
>> The Washington Post's Style Invitational asked
>> readers to take any word from the dictionary, al-
>> ter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one
>> letter, and supply a new definition.
>
> My own entry:
>
> Callamity, n.: an explosive increase in the number
> of calls to a technical support department be-
> yond its capacity, often due to a major break-
> down affecting many customers, e.g. a server
> failure.

I like it, Anton. Well done.

Bill in Kentucky

[Mr Pumpov]

Anton Shepelev wrote:

> My own entry:
>
> Callamity, n.: an explosive increase in the number
> of calls to a technical support department be-
> yond its capacity, often due to a major break-
> down affecting many customers, e.g. a server
> failure

It's about my work!
Nice! But... feel jealous that only he is a beast of praise in AEU.

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Mr. Pumpov

[Anton Shepelev]

Mr Pumpov:

> But... feel jealous that only he is a beast of
> praise in AEU.

"Beast of praise"'s a funny phrase
But I'm not one, blush your face!

[Nick from England]

My favourite American word is...

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hornswoggle

Hornswoggle...

"horn·swog·gle
transitive verb \-ˌswä-gəl\
horn·swog·gledhorn·swog·gling
Definition of HORNSWOGGLE
slang
: bamboozle, hoax
Examples of HORNSWOGGLE

<I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker.>

Origin of HORNSWOGGLE
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1829
Related to HORNSWOGGLE
Synonyms: bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen,
delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on
[chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, deceive, humbug, juggle, misguide,
misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, sucker, suck
in, take in, trick
Antonyms: undeceive"

Howd'ya like them bananas, Mister Pumpov? :-)

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NfE

[Mr Pumpov]

Nick from England wrote:

> Howd'ya like them bananas, Mister Pumpov? :-)

Apples? ;-)

Not bad!

Anton Shepelev wrote:

> "Beast of praise"'s a funny phrase
> But I'm not one, blush your face!

Anton imitates Nirvana:

Excuse me again
I'm not the only one...

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Mr. Pumpov

[Mr Pumpov]

Anton Shepelev wrote:

> My own entry:
>
> Callamity, n.: an explosive increase in the number
> of calls to a technical support department be-
> yond its capacity, often due to a major break-
> down affecting many customers, e.g. a server
> failure.

Other nice example from our work:

One evening Ant was helping me with installation of Remote Support
Platform for SAP Business One and we couldn't fulfill one our task.
After two hours of our research we found a note that SAP had made one of
necessary for us service unavailable.
And I told: "It's a sapterfuge!"

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Mr. Pumpov

[Mr Pumpov]

Anton Shepelev wrote:

> My own entry:
>
> Callamity, n.: an explosive increase in the number
> of calls to a technical support department be-
> yond its capacity, often due to a major break-
> down affecting many customers, e.g. a server
> failure.

Wintercourse , n.: an act of making love in winter

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Mr. Pumpov

[Anton Shepelev]

Mr Pumpov:

> Wintercourse , n.: an act of making love in winter

Good, but I wonder if a more decent defenition can
be devised. An intercourse commited for the sole
purpose of getting warm?

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[Glenn Knickerbocker]

On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:28:38 +0400, Anton Shepelev wrote:
>Mr Pumpov:
>> Wintercourse , n.: an act of making love in winter
>Good, but I wonder if a more decent defenition can
>be devised. An intercourse commited for the sole
>purpose of getting warm?

A channel through a couple's basement bedroom where a stream is diverted
when it freezes over.

[Anton Shepelev]

Glenn Knickerbocker:

> > > Wintercourse, n.: an act of making love in

> > > winter
> >
> > Good, but I wonder if a more decent defenition
> > can be devised. An intercourse commited for the
> > sole purpose of getting warm?
>
> A channel through a couple's basement bedroom
> where a stream is diverted when it freezes over.

Too complicated for me, don't understand it :-)

[Mr Pumpov]

Anton Shepelev wrote:

> Too complicated for me, don't understand it :-)

Oh, I'm so happy! :-))

But what relation to our new word does Glenn's comment have??

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Mr. Pumpov

[Glenn Knickerbocker]

On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:35:55 +0400, Mr Pumpov wrote:
>But what relation to our new word does Glenn's comment have??

It describes the winter course of water through a place of intercourse.

ŹR Blood is worthless, outside its original container.
http://users.bestweb.net/~notr/davidcar.html --Don Rauf

[Mr Pumpov]

Glenn Knickerbocker wrote:

> It describes the winter course of water through a place of intercourse.

Hm... Some kind of vulgar meaning or not?

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Mr. Pumpov

[alien8er]

A couple of thoughts come to mind-

"Intercourse" simply means communication- that inference of the
sexual connotation no longer requires the addition of the relevant
adjective annoys me somewhat.

Vulgarity is in the eye of the beholder.

Or something like that...


Dr. Hot"Merry Hmas"Salt

[Mr Pumpov]

alien8er wrote:

> Vulgarity is in the eye of the beholder.
>
> Or something like that...

Casting stones at me? Anyway, I had no intention to be an insult to
somebody's feelings.

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Mr. Pumpov

[alien8er]

On Dec 25, 3:23 am, Mr Pumpov <dimapum...@gmail.com> wrote:
> alien8er wrote:
> > Vulgarity is in the eye of the beholder.
>
> >   Or something like that...
>
> Casting stones at me?

Never sir; I am far too vulnerable myself. ;>)

> Anyway, I had no intention to be an insult to
> somebody's feelings.

Sadly, all too often these days people manage to take insult where
none is delivered.


Dr. HotSalt

[Boris]

Wanker.

--

[alien8er]

Yes, exactly like that.


Dr. HotSalt

[Anton Shepelev]

Anton Shepelev:

> Callamity, n.: an explosive increase in the num-

> ber of calls to a technical support department

> beyond its capacity, often due to a major
> breakdown affecting many customers, e.g. a
> server failure.

And another:

Anonism, n.: regular participation in online commu-
nities using anonymous or guest access.

[Mr Pumpov]

Anton Shepelev wrote:

> Anonism, n.: regular participation in online commu-
> nities using anonymous or guest access.

It's ain't nice.

Here is new new-word:


Othereaching, adj.: mutual

e.g.: Othereaching help will make us skillful partners.
(Developer + Consultant)

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Mr. Pumpov

[Anton Shepelev]

Mr Pumpov:

> It's ain't nice.

You ain't need no 's here. Work on on using the
word of proletarian negation :-)

[Mr Pumpov]

Anton Shepelev wrote:

> Work on on using the
> word of proletarian negation :-)

And we need to mention of our boss! At the lunch time in the canteen he
ordered a salad which word-for-wordly translates as a "Herring under the
fur-coat". This is a salad where herring pieces are put under the layers
of beet, potatoes, mayonnaise and smth elso.
So, our boss didn't find the herring there and told me:
"This salad is a real f*ckfake!"

F*ckfake, n.: an act or result of deceiving the clients in a dastardly
and dishonest way for getting money from them


Does it fit from native-speakers point of view?

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Mr. Pumpov

[Anton Shepelev]

During the writing of a demo program for our client,
I came up with:

Demonstration, n.: In engeneering, the removal of
ugly and cumbersome design features from a sys-
tem.

Etymology: de + monster.

[Mr Pumpov]

Confirmed.

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Mr. Pumpov

[willshak]

Anton Shepelev wrote:
> During the writing of a demo program for our client,
> I came up with:
>
> Demonstration, n.: In engeneering, the removal of
> ugly and cumbersome design features from a sys-
> tem.
>
> Etymology: de + monster.
>

It's a good thing it does not apply to engineering.

--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeros after @

[Anton Shepelev]

willshak to Anton Shepelev:

> > > Demonstration, n.: In engeneering, the removal of
> > > ugly and cumbersome design features from a sys-
> > > tem.
> > >
> > > Etymology: de + monster.
>
> It's a good thing it does not apply to engineering.

Why? Do you insist on its being the major occupation of
Beowulf et al

[Anton Shepelev]

chancery, noun:
a. theory of probability,
b. practice of probability, cf. 'taking chances'.

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[Bill McCray]

On 5/14/2014 3:41 AM, Anton Shepelev wrote:
> chancery, noun:
> a. theory of probability,
> b. practice of probability, cf. 'taking chances'.

From Merriam-Webster:

chan·cery
noun \ˈchan(t)-sə-rē, ˈchan(t)s-rē\

: a government office where public documents are kept

: a type of court in the U.S.

Chancery : a part of the High Court in England and Wales

[Anton Shepelev]

Bill McCray to Anton Shepelev:

> > chancery, noun:
> > a. theory of probability,
> > b. practice of probability, cf. 'taking chances'.
>
> From Merriam-Webster:
>

> chan.cery [...] : a government office where pub-

> lic documents are kept : a type of court in the
> U.S.
>
> Chancery : a part of the High Court in England and
> Wales

Well, yes. and even:

[wrestling boxing] (of a competitor's head) locked
under an opponent's arm

So this is a new meaning of an old word. It is said
to be a "syncopated" version of 'chancellery', which
I think originates from 'chancel'. Is the transfor-
mation of 'dough-nut' into the meaningless 'donut'
syncopation too?

The idea flitted through mind when I saw a sign
typeset in the font "Zapf Chancery". I used to ex-
periment with typesetting and still recognize many
common fonts.

[Peter Duncanson [BrE]]

On Wed, 14 May 2014 17:51:57 +0400, Anton Shepelev
<anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> wrote:

>Bill McCray to Anton Shepelev:
>
>> > chancery, noun:
>> > a. theory of probability,
>> > b. practice of probability, cf. 'taking chances'.
>>
>> From Merriam-Webster:
>>
>> chan.cery [...] : a government office where pub-
>> lic documents are kept : a type of court in the
>> U.S.
>>
>> Chancery : a part of the High Court in England and
>> Wales
>
>Well, yes. and even:
>
> [wrestling boxing] (of a competitor's head) locked
> under an opponent's arm
>
>So this is a new meaning of an old word. It is said
>to be a "syncopated" version of 'chancellery', which
>I think originates from 'chancel'.

It does.

OED:

> Is the transfor-
>mation of 'dough-nut' into the meaningless 'donut'
>syncopation too?
>
>The idea flitted through mind when I saw a sign
>typeset in the font "Zapf Chancery". I used to ex-
>periment with typesetting and still recognize many
>common fonts.

--

Peter Duncanson, UK
(in alt.english.usage)

[Peter Duncanson [BrE]]

On Wed, 14 May 2014 15:25:08 +0100, "Peter Duncanson [BrE]"
<ma...@peterduncanson.net> wrote:

>On Wed, 14 May 2014 17:51:57 +0400, Anton Shepelev
><anton.txt@g{oogle}mail.com> wrote:
>
>>Bill McCray to Anton Shepelev:
>>
>>> > chancery, noun:
>>> > a. theory of probability,
>>> > b. practice of probability, cf. 'taking chances'.
>>>
>>> From Merriam-Webster:
>>>
>>> chan.cery [...] : a government office where pub-
>>> lic documents are kept : a type of court in the
>>> U.S.
>>>
>>> Chancery : a part of the High Court in England and
>>> Wales
>>
>>Well, yes. and even:
>>
>> [wrestling boxing] (of a competitor's head) locked
>> under an opponent's arm
>>
>>So this is a new meaning of an old word. It is said
>>to be a "syncopated" version of 'chancellery', which
>>I think originates from 'chancel'.
>
>It does.
>
>OED:
>

chancellery | chancellory, n.
Etymology: < Old French chancel(l)erie, < chancelier chancellor n.;
compare late Latin cancella-ria , Provençal cancelaria , Spanish
cancelaria , Italian cancelleria , Catalan cancelleria : see -ery
suffix. Contracted at an early date to chancelry , chancery n.;
also, partly refashioned as Chancellary n.

1. The office or position of a chancellor.

2.
a. A chancellor's court, or office, with its officials. [Cf. German
kanzelei, kanzlei.]

b. The office or department of a court secretary or notary (with its
formalities of drawing up documents, official style of penmanship,
etc.).

c. The office attached to an embassy or consulate. In British
diplomatic use the official term is chancery (see chancery n. 5).

3. The building or room occupied by the chancellor's office.


chancellor, n.
Etymology: Middle English and Anglo-Norman French canceler,
chanceler, < Old French cancelier , chancelier < Latin cancella-rius
-> usher of a law court, whose station was ad cancellos at the bars or
grating which separated the public from the judges (see cancelli n.,
chancel n.).


chancel, n.
Etymology: < Old French chancel < late Latin cancellus in same
sense, < Latin cancelli bars of lattice-work: the plural name being
extended from the grating or screen of lattice-work to the place
which it enclosed, and then made singular. Modern French has
chanceau; but usually cancel, assimilated to the Latin name retained
in ecclesiastical use.

1. ‘Used to denote a separate division of the ancient basilica,
latticed off to separate the judges and council from the audience
part of the place’ (Gwilt Encycl. Archit.).
[This is the original of the chancel in a church; but the sense
hardly occurs in English.]
....

[Mr Pumpov]

On Wed, 14 May 2014 15:25:08 +0100

"Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <ma...@peterduncanson.net> wrote:

> >So this is a new meaning of an old word. It is said
> >to be a "syncopated" version of 'chancellery', which
> >I think originates from 'chancel'.
>
> It does.

So, is "chancel" connected with "chance" in a meaning "a place where you
can get a chance for, let's say, Salvation?

--
Mr. Pumpov

[Bill McCray]

From on-line Merriam-Webster:

Origin of CHANCE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *cadentia fall,
from Latin cadent-, cadens, present participle of cadere to fall;
perhaps akin to Sanskrit śad- to fall off
First Known Use: 14th century

Origin of CHANCEL
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin cancellus lattice,
from Latin cancelli; from the latticework enclosing it — more at cancel
First Known Use: 14th century

Bill in Kentucky

[Anton Shepelev]

Introducing 'applet' -- one of the smaller gadgets
produced by the (in)famous company.

[Anton Shepelev]

I wrote:

> Introducing 'applet' -- one of the smaller gadgets
> produced by the (in)famous company.

Figurative, jocular: an ardent devotee of Apple inc.
or an owner of their products.

[Peter Young]

On 23 Jan 2015 Anton Shepelev <anto...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I wrote:

>> Introducing 'applet' -- one of the smaller gadgets
>> produced by the (in)famous company.

> Figurative, jocular: an ardent devotee of Apple inc.
> or an owner of their products.

iCicle: a bike belonging to a certain computer business.

Peter.

--
Peter Young, (BrE, RP), Consultant Anaesthetist, 1975-2004.
(US equivalent: Certified Anesthesiologist)
Cheltenham and Gloucester, UK. Now happily retired.
http://pnyoung.orpheusweb.co.uk

[Zak W]

Peter Young <pny...@ormail.co.uk> wrote in
news:8a70838a5...@pnyoung.ormail.co.uk:

> On 23 Jan 2015 Anton Shepelev <anto...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I wrote:
>
>>> Introducing 'applet' -- one of the smaller gadgets
>>> produced by the (in)famous company.
>
>> Figurative, jocular: an ardent devotee of Apple inc.
>> or an owner of their products.
>
> iCicle: a bike belonging to a certain computer business.
>
> Peter.
>

iPoop: products sold by a certain computer business.

[Anton Shepelev]

The sele of the day to everybody.

A friend of mine has invented a new word, and anoth-
er supplied a definition:

chillren, n.: calm, meditative children who listen
to chill-out music.

[Anton Shepelev]

I wrote:

> A friend of mine has invented a new word, and an-
> other supplied a definition:

>
>
> chillren, n.: calm, meditative children who
> listen to chill-out music.

The author having reqired that I post his original
definition, here it is:

chillren, n.: morally corrupt, egoistic, and self-
indulgent children with frozen souls, cold
hearts, and ice water in their viens, showing
gelid disrespect for their parents and thus rep-
resenting the worst vices of modern youth.

(The rendering in English mine)

[Anton Shepelev]

Hello, all

Let me hereby draw your attention to a service which
will automatically define any word you shall invent:

http://lexiconjure.tumblr.com