Interesting and useful words
Discussion
es of Yore does a Word of the Day on her davhill said:
gothatway said:
Could be a state related to one of my favourite words : crapulent (relating to alcohol or drunkenness) ?
I thought dysania might be related to dysfunction of the starfish. However, you make a cromulent point. 
Doofus said:
I before O except after T
Did he mean abbatoir? By the way, 18th Century philosopher Jeremy Bentham came up with the word 'circumgyrating'
for his preferred way of walking. Someone (an American, naturally) said this was an early
from of jogging - which it wasn't.
A highly praised thinker, Bentham was very unusual. He called his favourite walking sticks
'Dapple' and 'Dobbin'.
Take a look here to see what went on after he died.
http://www.dead-interesting.com/bentham.html
Taken from the new Laurel and Hardy film today's word is Parvenu.
The best examples I can come up with is a rich chav or Council estate Lottery winner.
Officially "A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity."
An upstart, social climber, arriviste or vulgarian or "one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it."
The best examples I can come up with is a rich chav or Council estate Lottery winner.
Officially "A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity."
An upstart, social climber, arriviste or vulgarian or "one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it."
227bhp said:
Taken from the new Laurel and Hardy film today's word is Parvenu.
The best examples I can come up with is a rich chav or Council estate Lottery winner.
Officially "A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity."
An upstart, social climber, arriviste or vulgarian or "one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it."
Sounds like 90% of modern 'celebrities' to me. And 100% of Premiership footballers.The best examples I can come up with is a rich chav or Council estate Lottery winner.
Officially "A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity."
An upstart, social climber, arriviste or vulgarian or "one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it."
227bhp said:
Taken from the new Laurel and Hardy film today's word is Parvenu.
The best examples I can come up with is a rich chav or Council estate Lottery winner.
Officially "A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity."
An upstart, social climber, arriviste or vulgarian or "one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it."
It comes from the French ‘parvenir’ (arrived).The best examples I can come up with is a rich chav or Council estate Lottery winner.
Officially "A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity."
An upstart, social climber, arriviste or vulgarian or "one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it."
I remember when I “passed out” at the London Carriage Office, meaning I’d completed the “Knowledge” and been handed my green badge.
I called my friend Mick, who was a BT engineer, he said, “I suppose you’ll be in The Ship tonight, buying drinks for everyone, you fu*king parvenu.”
Not particularly unusual but quite useful in the times we live in:
Mendacious - lying, untruthful, dishonest, deceitful, false, dissembling, insincere, disingenuous, hypocritical, fraudulent, double-dealing, two-faced, Janus-faced, two-timing, duplicitous, perjured, perfidious
Actually there's a few in that meaning that appeal too....
Mendacious - lying, untruthful, dishonest, deceitful, false, dissembling, insincere, disingenuous, hypocritical, fraudulent, double-dealing, two-faced, Janus-faced, two-timing, duplicitous, perjured, perfidious
Actually there's a few in that meaning that appeal too....
227bhp said:
Taken from the new Laurel and Hardy film today's word is Parvenu.
The best examples I can come up with is a rich chav or Council estate Lottery winner.
Officially "A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity."
An upstart, social climber, arriviste or vulgarian or "one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it."
It's a nasty and condescending expression.The best examples I can come up with is a rich chav or Council estate Lottery winner.
Officially "A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity."
An upstart, social climber, arriviste or vulgarian or "one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it."
It'll fit right in in NP&E
Halmyre said:
227bhp said:
Taken from the new Laurel and Hardy film today's word is Parvenu.
The best examples I can come up with is a rich chav or Council estate Lottery winner.
Officially "A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity."
An upstart, social climber, arriviste or vulgarian or "one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it."
It's a nasty and condescending expression.The best examples I can come up with is a rich chav or Council estate Lottery winner.
Officially "A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity."
An upstart, social climber, arriviste or vulgarian or "one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it."
It'll fit right in in NP&E
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