Comments on: A ginormous response

By: Scothia

Scothia — Mon, 23 May 2005 18:12:41 +0000

Somebody got credit for “woot”? I use it all the time. And “confuzzled” too. Hmmmm…

They’d better not take my other favorite words:

Foofie (n) Any small, desirable object, esp. when given as a gift (”Daddy, bring me a foofie back from your trip!” “Just bought myself a coupla foofies today.”)

Buzuggly (adj) Worse than ugly. Hideous, disgustingly tacky, loathsome in appearance (”D’you believe that buzuggly car he’s driving?) Derivative of “butt ugly”.

Whap (v) To whack and slap with one motion. Tricky, since it involves moving hands in both directions at once. Can be executed with ease, however, when visualizing telemarketers. “I’m gunna whap you upside th’ head, Jethro!”)

By: hooligan

hooligan — Thu, 19 May 2005 13:48:50 +0000

Katie Couric used the word “ginormous” this morning on the “Today” show. She was referring to First Lady Laura’s Bush’s growing popularity.

By: Bill Snodgrass

Bill Snodgrass — Wed, 18 May 2005 18:05:42 +0000

Ginormous is not a real word? Certainly it is!

By: bluewoad

bluewoad — Wed, 18 May 2005 18:03:03 +0000

Yep, or at least it’s in the OED. I didn’t bother to check any others.

By: hooligan

hooligan — Wed, 18 May 2005 17:58:20 +0000

My sister began using the word “squoze” in place of “squeezed” a few years ago. I can’t help but cringe every time she says it.

I wonder if “grok” is in the dictionary. Hmmm…