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<title>Huh, Palindromes?</title>
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<![CDATA[<p>A Palindrome is something that reads the same, forwards and back.  The word "huh" in the title is a Palindrome.  You can get a bit more tricky when you add more words and form a sentence, as such something you might exclaim to a parent who pleases you would be "Wow, mom, wow.".  Or a canines idol might be a "Dogs God."</p>
<p>I am sure in your own head you can come up with some simple ones like these also.  Coming up with bigger, complex sentences is something that most people do not have the time or patience to do.  So rather than making your head hurt as you try to think up your own, you might want to check out these.  Some are funny, some are long, or witty.  You will note that punctuation does not apply.  I hope you enjoy all of them.  If you are clever enough to think up your own, feel free to add it in the comments area below.</p>
<ul>
<li>Bob mises sex.  I'm Bob.  <br /></li>
<li>Madam, in Eden, I'm Adam.  <br /></li>
<li>Otto made Ned a motto.<br /></li>
<li>Max, I stay awake at six AM.<br /></li>
<li>Gate man: a name tag.<br /></li>
<li>Dammit, I'm Mad.<br /></li>
<li>Pull up if I pull up.<br /></li>
<li>Was it a rat I saw?<br /></li>
<li>Go home, demo hog!<br /></li>
<li>A man, a plan, a canal = Panama!<br /></li>
<li>Do geese see God?<br /></li>
<li>Never odd or even.  <br /></li>
<li>Dennis and Edna Sinned<br /></li>
<li>A dog!  A panic in a pagoda.<br /></li>
<li>Cigar?  Toss it in a can - it is so tragic.<br /></li>
<li>Eva, can I stab bats in a cave?<br /></li>
<li>Red Rum, sir, is murder!<br /></li>
<li>No lemons, no melon.<br /></li>
<li>Are we not drawn onwards, we Jews, drawn onward to a new era?<br /></li>
<li>Lewd did I live, evil I did dwel.<br /></li>
<li>Now I see, referees, I won!<br /></li>
<li>Mr. Owl ate my metal worm.<br /></li>
<li>Go  hang a salami, I am a lasagna hog!<br /></li>
<li>Evil senile felines live.<br /></li>
<li>Sit on a potato pan Otis.<br /></li>
<li>Was it a car, or a cat I saw?<br /></li>
<li>"Nurses run!" says sick Cissy as nurses run.<br /></li>
<li>Step on no pets.<br /></li>
<li>Flo, gin is a sin, I golf.<br /></li>
<li>Live not on evil.<br /></li>
<li>No garden, one dragon.<br /></li>
<li>Kodak ad, O.K.</li>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:16:58 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>One Word for Triond Editors</title>
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<![CDATA[<p>Being an editor for this website must be one of the best jobs in the world and I tell you why. <a href="http://www.triond.com" target="_blank">Triond</a> Editors will have to read and evaluate a lot of articles an information every single day. Now what do you think about a job that pays you to read and evaluate articles and at the same time to learn A LOT from them all? I don't know just how many editors Triond has, but having to read all that information makes their brains really fit and powerful after absorbing so much information. I think that they publish around 100 articles per day, if each article is 2 pages long that makes 200 pages a day, that's a whole book per day! Thank God our brains seem not to have a limit of how much information it can handle. Could you imagine if you got a message saying "your brain is almost full, buy some more space"?</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/421949167a2b2301595m_1.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Being an editor also means a lot of fun. Come on, not everyone is an expert in english specially people from outside the U.S. so imagine how the editors laugh hard when they find one article full of mistakes and so funny at the same time, specially when the article does not complain with their quality guidelines. They must have strong abs of so much laugh and probably they have to stop one minute or two to rest and recover from the effort.</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/17750615326de3091d2m_1.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Another cool part of the job is to gain a better and bigger vision of the world. Since you must read so much information your world will be wider and wider day by day. Knowing of other people's experiences that are not available anywhere else it's just the finest piece of the gold crown.&amp;nbsp; It's unique and top quality knowledge available to them before anyone else in the world!</p>
<p><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/08/22/314022875295e4ddf98m_1.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>The worst part of the job is having to reject some articles because they do not complain with their quality standards. That's great for the community and the network but it always feels bad having to say no to someone...</p>
<p>Keep on the great work Triond Editors!</p>
<p>Take Care!</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2FOne-Word-for-Triond-Editors.225037"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FOnline-Writing%2FOne-Word-for-Triond-Editors.225037" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:13:02 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Amusing Stories Behind the 12 Words of Indian Origin That Made It to the Oxford Dictionary</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Literature/National/Amusing-Stories-Behind-the-12-Words-of-Indian-Origin-That-Made-It-to-the-Oxford-Dictionary.130139</link>
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<![CDATA[<p>The history of English language traces back thousands of years ago. The English language has brought in influences of other languages through Britain's history of world trade, overseas exploration and expansion. One of the many languages that had spiced up the English language is Indian and in fact some of these Indian words have become so much part of the language that it is quite easy for us to forget their Indian origin.</p>
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<h3>Bungalow<br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_1.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 This word actually came from a Hindi word which basically means "something belonging to a Bengal". During the British ruling in India somewhere around the 17th century, bungalows were usually referred to cottages built in Bengal area for the British settlers. </li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Pyjamas<br /><br /></h3>
 
<h3><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_3.jpg" alt="" /></h3>
 Originally, this word was from Urdu words "pay" or leg and "jama" or clothing. "Payjama" or leg clothing was a common, loose pair of trousers made of cool cotton or silk worn by men and women in countries like India and Turkey. However, because the loose garments are pretty comfortable, the Europeans who were living in these countries at that time wore them to bed. </li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Horde<br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_4.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 This word now refers to a large crowd of people. However, it was originally the name of a tribe of nomads who lived in tents and migrated from one place to another. This word came from the Urdu word "ordu" or royal camp. </li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Jungle<br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_5.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 This word actually came from a Hindi word which originally meant wasteland or uncultivated land. The root word was taken from Sanskrit language which means rough and arid. However, now this word refers to an area of tropical forest where trees and plants grow very thickly. </li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Chit<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_6.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 The word came from Hindi "chitthi" or a note or a pass. Now, it refers to a short written note, signed by somebody, showing an amount of money owed. </li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Shampoo<br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_7.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 This word was from a Hindi word "campoo" or press. This word was used during the 18th century by the Europeans who were in the Turkish baths. This is basically a word to give instruction to the masseur to press and massage. Somehow or rather along the way, the word became shampoo and it refers to the liquid soap used to clean hair, furniture, carpet and so on or the act of washing hair using shampoo.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Thug<br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_8.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 This word came from a Hindi word "thag" or thief or swindler. The thags at that time were professional robbers who pretended to be travelers in the deep forests of India. They robbed and killed whoever came along the way. The thug now refers to similar type of violent person, usually a criminal.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Loot<br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_9.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 The word came from Sanskrit "lut" or to rob. During the British ruling in India, the soldiers would usually take away all the valuables from the enemy after winning a battle. Basically the meaning of the word remains and it also now refers to the act of stealing from anyone.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Cushy<br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_11.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 This was originally an Urdu word "kushi" or pleasure. It basically refers to easy job or pleasant situation.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Kedgeree<br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_12.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 This word was from Hindi word "kichri" or a dish of rice. Now, this word refers to hot dish of rice, fish and egg cooked together.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Juggernaut<br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_13.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 This word came from Sanskrit "Jagannatha" or Lord of the World. This word refers to the Hindu God Krishna who will be worshipped by the followers and each year there will be a procession to drag his huge image on a large chariot. The word was unconsciously borrowed by the English in the 19th century to refer to heavy vehicles like large lorry and a heavy-duty truck. </li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Jodhpurs<br /><br /><img src="http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/writinghood/2008/05/27/170159_14.jpg" alt="" /><br /></h3>
 This word came from the word Jodhpur which is a city in west India. The men in this city wore a type of garments. In late 19th century, the English used similar type of garments, i.e. trousers that are loose above the knee and tight from the knee to ankle, worn when riding a horse.</li>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 06:27:14 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Five Great Words for Common Usage</title>
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<![CDATA[<p><strong>Persnickety:</strong> Very particular about the details,fussy</p>
 
<p>The persnickety mother constantly arranged her son's room.</p>
 
<p><strong>Xenization:</strong> Travel to a foreign place as a stranger.</p>
 
<p>The xenization of today's youth added their cultural tolerance.</p>
 
<p><strong>Precambrian: </strong>About two billion years ago.</p>
 
<p>Multicellular organisms came to existence in the late Precambrian age.</p>
 
<p><strong>Tragematopolist </strong>: A seller of sweets</p>
 
<p>Children loved the special sweets of tragematopolist No suggestions in the neighborhood .</p>
 
<p><strong>Gaudiloquent :</strong> Speaking joyfully</p>
 
<p>Her gaudiloquent tone impressed her friends.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FStyle%2FGrammar%2FFive-Great-Words-for-Common-Usage.102329"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FStyle%2FGrammar%2FFive-Great-Words-for-Common-Usage.102329" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:02:01 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>Writing Secrets For Success</title>
<link>http://www.writinghood.com/Writing-Business/Writing-Secrets-For-Success.85913</link>
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<![CDATA[<p>I consider myself a writer and as such, I completely enjoy the writing process. I make a small sum of money writing on the internet and if you too enjoy writing then you can make money. You will not become rich by any stretch of the imagination however; you could conceivably make a living from it. You also need not be concerned if you are not as proficient at writing as you would like to be, as you will slowly pick up hints, improve the quality of your work and like a fine aged cheese, you will get better with time. The equipment is no problem either as all that will be required to begin is some sort of word processor and an internet connection.</p>
 
<p>I try to submit every article that I write to as many of the article directories as I possibly can. An article directory is nothing more then a web location which focuses strictly upon listing articles written by online authors. You may already be aware that the internet thrives upon fresh articles and there is always a demand for them.</p>
 
<p>Should a Blog or website owner desire fresh content to post they will more then likely visit one of the article directory websites. They know that they need not pay a fee for the use of these articles. They are in effect free. However he is required to include any links that you may have includes in the original article.</p>
 
<p>To make use of these article directories you as an author must first register after which you may submit as many article as you so desire. Keep in mind that you do not get any sort of payment for the use of these articles however you may include usually up to three links in the author info. As an up and coming author be sure to take maximum benefit from these resource links that you are allowed to leave in your writing as this is in effect the way you will make your money.</p>
 
<p>At this time you should be building up a list from these selected links to include a link to your opt in page. Making use of this link you can continually increase the size of your opt in list. In the Internet, marketing business it is simply, the one with the largest list wins and makes the most money. With the other two links, which you are allowed to list, you can direct people to the website that lists your products. In this way you have people that will opt in to your list and others which may visit your sales pages and possibly earn you some additional money.</p>
 
<p>If you wish to maximize your success as a writer try to submit at least one article daily. By accomplishing this you are almost ensured that you will make money online. Should you desire to achieve even greater success then submit two articles daily. Okay, we said one and later we said two now we are going to say three. If you really want to succeed then place three articles online daily. Although it isn't always easy it can be done. The key is to get your name out there.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FWriting-Business%2FWriting-Secrets-For-Success.85913"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writinghood.com%2FWriting-Business%2FWriting-Secrets-For-Success.85913" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:05:24 PST</pubDate></item>
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<title>100 of the Funniest Words in the English Language</title>
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<h3>@</h3>
  The "at" sign.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Abibliophobia</h3>
 The fear of running out of reading material.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Absquatulate</h3>
 To leave or abscond with something.</li>
 
<li><h3><a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/allegator" target="_blank">Allegator</a></h3>Some who alleges.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Argle-bargle</h3>
 A loud row or quarrel.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Bamboozle</h3>
 To cheat or deceive.</li>
 
<li>
<h3><a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/billingsgate" target="_blank">Billingsgate</a></h3>
 Loud, raucous profanity.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Bling-bling</h3>
 Shiny jewelry or other show of wealth.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Bloviate</h3>
 To speak pompously or brag.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Blunderbuss</h3>
 A gun with a flared muzzle or disorganized activity.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Bodacious</h3>
 Audacious, gutsy.</li>
 
<li><h3><a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/borborygm" target="_blank">Borborygm</a></h3>A rumbling of the stomach.</li>
 
<li><h3><a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/boustrophedon" target="_blank"> Boustrophedon</a></h3>Back and forth pattern.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Bowyang</h3>
 A strap that holds the legs of the pants in place.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Brouhaha</h3>
 An uproar.</li>
 
<li><h3><a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/callipygian" target="_blank">Callipygian</a></h3>Having an attractive rear end or nice buns.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Canoodle</h3>
 To hug and kiss.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Cantankerous</h3>
 Testy, grumpy.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Catercorner</h3>
 Diagonal(ly).</li>
 
<li><h3><a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/cockamamie" target="_blank">Cockamamie</a></h3>Absurd, outlandish.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Codswallop</h3>
 Nonsense, balderdash.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Collop</h3>
 A slice of meat or fold of flab.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Crapulence</h3>
 Discomfort from eating or drinking too much.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Crudivore</h3>
  An eater of raw food.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Donnybrook</h3>
  An melee, a riot.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Doppleganger</h3>
 A double, someone identical to someone else.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Dudgeon</h3>
 A bad mood, a huff.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Eruction</h3>
 A burp, belch.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Fard</h3>
 Face-paint, makeup.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Fartlek</h3>
 An athletic training regime.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Fatuous</h3>
 Unconsciously foolish.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Fenestration</h3>
 Putting in windows or the arrangement of windows.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Filibuster</h3>
 Refusal to give up the floor in a debate to prevent a vote.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Firkin</h3>
 A quarter barrel or small cask.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Flibbertigibbet</h3>
 Nonsense, balderdash.</li>
 
<li><h3><a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/floccinaucinihilipilification" target="_blank">Floccinaucinihilipilification</a></h3>Considering something to be worthless.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Flummox</h3>
 To exasperate.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Formication</h3>
 The sense of ants crawling on your skin.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Fuddy-Duddy</h3>
 An old-fashioned, mild-mannered person.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Furbelow</h3>
  A fringe or ruffle.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Furphy</h3>
  A portable water-container.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Gaberlunzie</h3>
  A wandering beggar.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Gardyloo</h3>
 A warning shouted before throwing water from above.</li>
 
<li><h3><a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/gastromancy" target="_blank">Gastromancy</a></h3> Telling fortune from the rumblings of the stomach.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Gazump</h3>
 To buy something already promised to someone else.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Gobbledygook</h3>
 Nonsense, balderdash.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Godwottery</h3>
 Nonsense, balderdash.</li>
 
<li> 
<h3>Gongoozle</h3>
 To stare at, kibitz.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Gonzo</h3>
Far-out journalism.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Goombah</h3>
 An older friend who protects you.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Hobbledehoy</h3>
An awkward or ill-mannered young boy.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Hoosegow</h3>
A jail or prison.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Hornswoggle</h3>
To cheat or deceive.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Hullabaloo</h3>
 An uproar or scandal.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Jackanapes</h3>
 A rapscallion, hooligan.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Kerfuffle</h3>
Nonsense, balderdash.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Klutz</h3>
An awkward, stupid person.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Lackaday</h3>
An interjection indicating disappointment.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>La-di-da</h3>
An interjection indicating that something is pretentious.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Lagopodous</h3>
Like a rabbit's foot.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Logorrhea</h3>
Loquaciousness, talkativeness.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Lollapalooza</h3>
Something outstanding.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Lollygag</h3>
To move slowly, fall behind.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Macaronic</h3>
Containing a mixture of foreign words.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Malarkey</h3>
Nonsense, balderdash.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Maverick</h3>
A loner, someone outside the box.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Mistletoe</h3>
 A parasitic plant with waxy white berries.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Mollycoddle</h3>
To treat too leniently.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Mugwump</h3>
An independent politician who does not follow any party.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Mumpsimus</h3>
 An outdated and unreasonable position on an issue.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Namby-Pamby</h3>
Weak, with no backbone.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Ornery</h3>
Mean, nasty, grumpy.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Osculate</h3>
To kiss.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Panjandrum</h3>
Someone who thinks himself high and mighty.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Panty-waist</h3>
 A sissy.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Pettifogger</h3>
A person who tries to befuddle others with his speech.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Picayune</h3>
Picky, very particular.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Pratfall</h3>
 A fall on one's rear.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Quean</h3>
 A disreputable woman.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Quidnunc</h3>
A busybody, nosy person.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Rambunctious</h3>
Aggressive, hard to control.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Rhabdomancy</h3>
Searching for things underground with a divining rod.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Rhinorrhea</h3>
A runny nose.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Rigmarole</h3>
Nonsense, unnecessary complexity.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Schadenfreude</h3>
Delight in someone else's misfortune.</li>
 
<li>
<h3>Shenanigan</h3>
Prank.</li>
 
<li><a href="http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/smellfungus" target="_blank">Smellfungus</a> A perpetual pessimist.</li>
 
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<h3>Snarky</h3>
Out of sorts.</li>
 
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<h3>Snickersnee</h3>
 A long knife.</li>
 
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<h3>Snollygoster</h3>
 A person who can't be trusted.</li>
 
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<h3>Snook</h3>
 A gesture of defiant derision, like thumbing your nose.</li>
 
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<h3>Troglodyte</h3>
 Someone or something that lives in a cave.</li>
 
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<h3>Turdiform</h3>
 Having the form of a lark.</li>
 
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<h3>Veneficial</h3>
Poisonous, used to poison or in sorcery.</li>
 
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<h3>Wabbit</h3>
Exhausted, tired, worn out.</li>
 
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<h3>Wampumpeag</h3>
Money, wampum.</li>
 
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<h3>Whippersnapper</h3>
 An upstart, a smart guy.</li>
 
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<h3>Widdershins</h3>
 In a contrary or counterclockwise direction.</li>
 
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<h3>Wowser</h3>
 An obnoxiously puritanical person.</li>
 
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<h3>Yahoo</h3>
 A rube, a country bumpkin.</li>
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<h3>Honorificabilitudinitatibus</h3>
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<p>This word has 27 letters which appears in Love&amp;rsquo;s Labour&amp;rsquo;s Lost, Act V, Scene I, which means &amp;ldquo;invincible glorious&amp;rdquo; or &amp;ldquo;Honorableness.&amp;rdquo; It is the ablative plural of the Latin contrived honorificabilitudinitas, which is an extension of honorificabilis meaning "honorableness." This word was spoken by Costard in Shakespeare&amp;rsquo;s plays:</p>
<p>O, they have lived long on the alms-basket of words.<br />I marvel thy master hath not eaten thee for a word;<br />for thou art not so long by the head as<br />honorificabilitudinitatibus: thou art easier<br />swallowed than a flap-dragon.</p>
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<h3>Antidisestablishmentarianism</h3>
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<p>This is the best known long word which has 28 letters. It means &amp;ldquo;opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19<sup>th</sup>-century England&amp;rdquo; as explained in <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/" target="_blank">Dictionary.com.</a> Specifically, it is the political philosophy that is opposed to the separation of the church and state. This term originated in the context of the 19<sup>th</sup> century Church of England, antidisestablishmentarians were opposed to proposals to remove its status as the state church of England. It has been quoted once by the British Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone, 1809- 1898. This word can be broken down as follows:</p>
<p>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~ism....................The philosophy of</p>
<p>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~arian...................those people who belive in</p>
<p>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~anti.....................opposition to</p>
<p>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~dis.......................the removal of</p>
<p>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; ~establishment.......The Church of England as the official state church</p>
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<h3>Floccinauccinihilipilification</h3>
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<p>This 30- letter-word is a non-scientific English word and it appears in the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. It is longer than antidisestablishmentarianism. The 1992 Guinness Book of World Records calls floccinaucinihilipilification "the longest real word in the Oxford English Dictionary," whereas it calls pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis "the longest made-up word in the Oxford English Dictionary." It means &amp;ldquo;act or habit to deny the value of some particular things&amp;rdquo; but some dictionaries translate it as &amp;ldquo;the act of considering something to be worthless.&amp;rdquo; It was formed by Estonian scholars, who searched for as many Latin words meaning "nothing" or "not very much as possible": flocci (means &amp;ldquo;a little bit,&amp;rdquo; but literally it means &amp;ldquo;a bit of wool&amp;rdquo;), nauci (means very little), nihili (means &amp;ldquo;nothing&amp;rdquo;), pili (means &amp;ldquo;very little&amp;rdquo;); fused them together, and then added the suffix "fication" on the end, to give the sense of an action.</p>
<p>This word has been used by Sir Walter Scott and Senators Robert Byrd and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. It was used by Senator Jesse Helms in 1999 during the debate on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty [Randolph V. Cinco]. It also appeared on March 14, 1996, in "Zippy," a comic strip distributed by King Features Syndicate:</p>
<p>Do you think I may be too quick to find fault with things and people, Zippy?<br />Yeh.<br />Th' 'floccinaucinihilipilification' process.<br />Th' what?<br />Floccinaucinihilipilification!! It means 'the estimation of something as valueless'!<br />You've been randomly reading th' dictionary, haven't you?<br />Yes. That and my natural tendency toward antifloccinaucinihilipilification!!</p>
<p>Floccinaucinihilipilification was also used by Press Secretary Mike McCurry in his December 6, 1995, White House Press Briefing in discussing Congressional Budget Office estimates and assumptions: "But if you&amp;mdash;as a practical matter of estimating the economy, the difference is not great. There's a little bit of floccinaucinihilipilification going on here."</p>
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<h3>Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious</h3>
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<li>1949:&amp;nbsp; Parker &amp;amp; Young (unpublished song-title): Supercalafajalistickespialadojus.</li>
<li>1951:&amp;nbsp; Parker &amp;amp; Young (song-title): Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus; or, The super song.</li>
<li>1964:&amp;nbsp; R. M. &amp;amp; R. B; Sherman (song-title): Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!</li>
<li>1967:&amp;nbsp; Decisions U.S. Courts involving Copyright 1965-66 488 The complaint alleges copyright infringement of plaintiff's song `Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus' by defendants' song 'Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.' (All variants of this tongue twister will hereinafter be referred to collectively as 'the word'.)</li>
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<p>Above citations show that this stunning word has been noted for its first four letters from 1949 to 1967.</p>
<p>This 34-letter word appears in the Oxford English Dictionary. It is a word specifically created for a song (you can listen the song <a href="http://www.purpleslinky.com/Offbeat/The-Most-Mind-Boggling-Lengths-Around-the-World.224435/2" target="_blank">here</a>) in a movie called &amp;ldquo;Mary Poppins&amp;rdquo; until its film version of the musical was popular enough that everyone got to know this word.</p>
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<h3>Hepaticocholangiocholecystenterostomies</h3>
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<p>This 39-letter long is the longest word found in Gould&amp;rsquo;s Medical Dictionary. It is a surgical terminology, which refers to surgical creation of a connection between the gall bladder and a hepatic duct and between the intestine and the gall bladder.</p>
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<h3>Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis</h3>
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<p>This 45-letter long word is the longest word found in dictionaries. According to the eighth edition of Webster dictionary, it means, &amp;ldquo;pneumoconiosis disease caused by inhaling small particles of quartzite.&amp;rdquo; This is the scientific name for a coal miner&amp;rsquo;s disease, which is particularly caused by breathing in particles of siliceous volcanic dust. It is the lung disease that miners in Africa came down with from getting silicon silvers in their lungs.</p>
<p>On Feb. 23, 1935, the New York Herald-Tribune reported on page 3:</p>
<p>Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis succeeded electrophotomicro-graphically as the longest word in the English language recognized by the National Puzzlers' League at the opening session of the organization's 103d semi-annual meeting held yesterday at the Hotel New Yorker.</p>
<p>The puzzlers explained that the forty-five-letter word is the name of a special form of silicosis caused by ultra-microscopic particles of siliceous volcanic dust.</p>
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<h3>Antipericatametaanaparcircumvolutiorectumgustpoops of the coprofied</h3>
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<p>This word has 50 letters.&amp;nbsp; There is a display of one French writer&amp;rsquo;s ancient story in a library shelf, with this long English word as its book title.</p>
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<h3>Osseocaynisanguineoviscericartilagininervomedullary</h3>
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<p>This word has 51 letters. It is a terminology related to an anatomy.&amp;nbsp; It appeared in a novel called &amp;ldquo;Headlong Hall&amp;rdquo; written by an English writer, 1785-1866.</p>
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<h3>Aequeosalinocalcalinoceraceoaluminosocupreovitriolic</h3>
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<li>Aequeo: equal (Latin, aequo)</li>
<li>Salino: containing salt (Latin, salinus)</li>
<li>Calcalino: calcium (Latin, calx)</li>
<li>Ceraceo: waxy (Latin, cera)</li>
<li>Aluminoso: alumina (Latin)</li>
<li>Cupreo: from &amp;ldquo;copper&amp;rdquo;</li>
<li>Vitriolic: resembling vitriol </li>
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<p>This word is at 52 letters, describing the spa water at Bath, England. It was invented by the British Medical author, Dr. Edward Strother, 1675-1737. This word is composed of the following elements:</p>
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<h3>Bababadalgharaghtakam-minarronnkonnbronnton-nerronntuonnthunntrovarr-hounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk</h3>
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<p>This word has 100 letters. It appeared in the book titled &amp;ldquo;Finnegan wake&amp;rdquo; written by Irish author, Andean James Joyce, 1882- 1942. This word refers to the downfall of Adam and Eve.</p>
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<p>This word has 182 letters and is derived from the Greek word, originating from the drama script of comedy titled &amp;ldquo;ecclesiazusae&amp;rdquo; written by a Greek writer, Aristophanes, 448- 385. It refers to spicy foods that cooked from the remaining vegetables and beef. It is a frictional dish mentioned in Aristophanes&amp;rsquo; comedy Assemblywomen.</p>
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<p>According to the Guinness Book of World Records, 18<sup>th</sup> edition, this 1,909-letter-long word is regarded as the world&amp;rsquo;s longest word in the English language. This word has also included in the American Chemical Society&amp;rsquo;s Chemical Abstracts. It is the longest real word of a Tryptophan Synthetase (its scientific name is Methionylglutaminy...serine) A protein, an enzyme that has 267 amino acids which describes a protein in the amino acid of a strand of DNA. The shortened version of this protein is known as titin, or sometimes conectin, which is involved in striated muscle formation. Its empirical formula is C<sub>132983</sub>H<sub>211861</sub>N<sub>36149</sub>O<sub>40883</sub>S<sub>693</sub>.</p>
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<h3>Hippopotomonstrosequippeddaliophobia</h3>
<p>This English word has 36 letters. It is somewhat ironic that the word for &amp;ldquo;fear of long words&amp;rdquo; as it should be has a length of 6.2 cm.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</p>
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<h3>Also read:</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.socyberty.com/Languages/The-Most-Awful-Words-From-Around-the-World.245149" target="_blank">The Most Awful Words From Around the World</a>, </li>
<li><a href="http://www.socyberty.com/Languages/The-Most-Horrible-Words-in-the-World-2.245167" target="_blank">The Most Horrible Words in the World Two</a>,</li>
<li><a href="http://www.purpleslinky.com/Offbeat/The-Most-Mind-Boggling-Lengths-Around-the-World.224435" target="_blank">The Most Mind-Boggling Lengths Around the World</a><a href="http://www.purpleslinky.com/Offbeat/The-Most-Mind-Boggling-Lengths-Around-the-World.224435" target="_blank">.&amp;nbsp;</a></li>
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