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    Share one, please.

    susurration \soo-suh-RAY-shun\, noun:
    A whispering sound; a soft murmur.

    I'm gonna try and use it in a sentence. Be back with an edit.

    edit:
    As Teddie and Bert walked through the Drunk Tank graveyard, they could feel the susurrations of the banned before them on the backs of their necks, clamoring for their souls.

    CREEPY!

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    badinage (bad-NAHZH BAD-nahzh) noun

    Light, playful remarks; banter.

    [From French badinage, from badiner (to banter).]


    The badinage issuing from the fingers of the Knight turned to temporary bannings when they persisted in acting stupidly 8)


    [edit- neel baby, you typoed "Tessie"]

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    Lucre \LOO-kuhr\, noun:
    Monetary gain; profit; riches; money; -- often in a bad sense.

    Word of the Day, anyone?

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    Soporific

    Tending to cause drowsiness or sleep.

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    Charientism - An artfully veiled insult.

    It takes a special kind of person to effectively use a charientism.
    Boy am I an unfunny ass.

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    Xaven decided to use Google's word of the day for Jan 28, people.
    Actually, I was browsing the word of the day archives - turns out that word is also featured on October 4, 2000. :o

    allie honey, you could have fixed it for me ^_^

    orotund: \OR-uh-tuhnd\, adjective:

    1. Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
    2. Pompous; bombastic.

    The new chamber hall was designed such that every seat experienced perfectly orotund sound.

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    choler \KOLL-ur; KOLE-ur\, noun:
    Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath.

    I overflow with choler and fattening substances!
    B-E-N-D-E-R BEEENNNDER! B-E-N-D-E-R BEEEENNNDER!

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    surreptitious \suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs; suh-rep-\, adjective:
    1. Done, made, or gotten by stealth.
    2. Acting with or marked by stealth.

    While men's appetites are driven by availability, women's are often driven by cravings. A dab of chocolate here, a pinch of sugar there, and some surreptitious midnight Dairy Queen runs lurk behind a woman's oh-so-virtuous bran breakfast, salad lunch, and grilled fish dinner.

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    Vaniljebæsj \ wah-neel-ye-bash \ noun.
    1. Norwegian for vanilla poop.

    My goodness, your poop tastes delicious today, vanilla poop!

    (SPOILER)I totally made that up


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    I am so going to win the next game of Scrabble I play now! Thanks guys!

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    <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=catachresis">Catachresis</a>.

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    superfluous \soo-PER-floo-us\, adjective:
    More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive.
    There is no signature here. Move along.

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    luminaria \loo-muh-NAIR-ee-uh\, noun
    a traditional Mexican Christmas lantern originally consisting of a candle set in sand inside a paper bag
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    ~Void

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    SEERSUCKER
    A lightweight fabric with a crimped or puckered surface

    That seersucker looks cool


    there was a picture here

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    Fungo

    The ability to turn household objects into instruments

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