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"Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by arkiegrl on 09-28-05 at 01:42 AM
So, while in the bar, we were discussing some possible topics for a fun thresd. It was decided that I should post this.

OK...
I will list some words, and I want you to come up with possible definitions. Please don't look these up for the actual meaning, we want you to use your imagination. Points will be given for the most creative entries. (Of course, these points are like the points on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and are totally meaningless. )

And the words are:

fuscous

incarnadine

rhinorrhea

fomites

gadarene

Let the fun begin!


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"Fuscous"
Posted by HistoryDetective on 09-28-05 at 01:52 AM
Derivation: When I was in elementary school, my family took a trip to Sea World. I was in the hot sun all day. I was having so much fun that I didn't take time to eat, though I did drink a bunch of red Hi-C. That caught up to me later in the day as my family watched a dolphin show. I vomited all over the guy in the row in front of me. Since the only thing in my stomach was red Hi-C, all that came up was a bright fuchsia mucus --- which became known as

fuscous


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"RE: Fuscous"
Posted by arkiegrl on 09-28-05 at 07:58 AM
ewww
"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by frisky on 09-28-05 at 01:54 AM
I'll play.

fuscous - a conundrum and it's cause, i.e. "there was a big fuscous I was late."

incarnadine - an eat-in establishment for carnies.

rhinorrhea - what you get when you spend too much time in the desert.

fomites - ACK! Sounds flea-ish.

gadarene - KoolAid that improves one's gaydar.

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"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by arkiegrl on 09-28-05 at 08:00 AM
Well, considering you're the one who told me to post this, I would expect you to play.

Lvoe your definitions.

"Rhinorrhea"
Posted by HistoryDetective on 09-28-05 at 01:56 AM
Let's just say that it's the reason that April picked her nose so much on Big Brother and leave it at that!


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"Rhinorrhea"
Posted by Puffy on 09-28-05 at 01:56 AM
LAST EDITED ON 09-28-05 AT 01:57 AM (EST)

Speaking of mucus, rhinorrhea sounds like a runny nose. Diarrhea of the nose. Lots o'mucus running out uncontrollably.


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"RE: Rhinorrhea"
Posted by arkiegrl on 09-28-05 at 08:02 AM
After reading HD's 2 posts, and yours, I'm really wishing I had eaten my breakfast before I opened up this thresd.
"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by dragonflies on 09-28-05 at 11:56 AM
Yea! Good job Arkie!

fuscous - the thickness of a plant's stems
incarnadine - having be rejuvenated
rhinorrhea - a bony nose
fomites - the tips of a stalagmite or stalatite
gadarene - no idea, I guess it is an adjective


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"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by Dakota on 09-28-05 at 07:28 PM
LAST EDITED ON 09-28-05 AT 07:30 PM (EST)

>fuscous

A small grain used in many mideastern salad dishes.

>incarnadine

David Carradine's second cousin on his father's side. It really should be capitalized.

>rhinorrhea

Well, of course it's a runny nose. Jeesh!

>fomites

This actually kills teeny tiny buggers and, when used by someone from the deep south, it's pronounced fo'mites.

>gadarene

This is the second husband of Samantha from the ever popular tv series, Bewitched.

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"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by Puffy on 09-28-05 at 07:42 PM

My thoughts, exactly, Dakota. You took the words right out of my mouth.


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"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by Lasann on 09-29-05 at 08:53 AM
LAST EDITED ON 09-29-05 AT 08:54 AM (EST)

incarnadine - David Carradine's second cousin on his father's side. It really should be capitalized.

Almost blew my head off trying not to lol at work!


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"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by adricharlie on 09-29-05 at 09:43 AM
I wanna give this a try too......

fuscous - Actually not a real word. This is what Spartacus's dad would say when he was being a brat. - "Spartacus don't be such a fuscous!!!"

incarnadine - The true meaning is to not bring meat in to eat. Seems obvious "in" not, "carn" meat, "a" to, and "dine" eat. Plus David Carradines second cousins name has two R's not one, that's probably what threw you off.

rhinorrhea - bad time to stand behind a rhinocerous?

fomites - Those little tiny bugs that crawl into your ears and talk to you to make you think you're crazy. You know what I mean don't you or am I the only one that hears those voices?!?!?

gadarene - When a large group of people get together. "We had a gadarene of the fam' yesterday"

"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by byoffer on 09-29-05 at 11:00 AM
>rhinorrhea - bad time to stand behind a rhinocerous?

Yes, which is why they sell....

I think fomites comes from the French feauxmites, or fake mites. They are those imaginary mosquitoes that buzz near your ears when you are camping and are gone when you turn on the lights.



"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by Dakota on 09-30-05 at 10:51 PM
> I wanna
>give this a try too......
>incarnadine - The true meaning is
>to not bring meat in
>to eat. Seems obvious "in"
>not, "carn" meat, "a" to,
>and "dine" eat. Plus David
>Carradines second cousins name has
>two R's not one, that's
>probably what threw you off.

So you're saying that David Carradine's second cousin is a vegetarian?

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"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by Molaholic on 09-29-05 at 08:13 PM
May as well give it a shot -- but some of the best already taken =(


fuscous - Actually from Latin; the genus of the OCB syndrome best known by Felix Ungar (fuscous maximus)

incaradine - The trademarked name of the first fast food outlet (c. 1947) -- where you could "Dine in a car"

rhiorrhea - Used when introducing an endangered african animal to the actress known for being the salty-tounged waitress of Cheers

fomites -Opposite of aginmites.

gadarene - Chemical substance known for its ability to make people say "EEEE GADS!"



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"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by Silvergirl1 on 09-30-05 at 06:03 PM

fuscous - A festering cous.

incarnadine - What Jed sez to Nadine at the beginning of a car trip.

rhinorrhea - The horny runs. Figure it out for yourself.

fomites - Little pieces of foam that have fallen off the original big slab of foam, or the fomega.

gadarene - What Jasper sez to Darene when she does something really stupid.


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"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by mysticwolf on 09-30-05 at 09:15 PM
Oops. Sorry, Arkie. I haven't been paying good attention the past few days... But, I'm here. (And, I'll get my fun post assignment done soon. Promise. )

fuscous - a red N. African pasta?

incarnadine - David Carradine's younger brother?

rhinorrhea - Ummm... I work at the zoo. We have rhino's. You really don't want to be around when they have rhinorrhea.

fomites - teensy pieces of foam used as packing material?

gadarene - polyester garbadine replacement?

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"RE: Word of the day, sort of..."
Posted by arkiegrl on 10-02-05 at 12:42 PM
Thanks to those who played!

Here are the actual definitions:

fuscous - having a dusky brownish gray color

incarnadine - 1)Of a fleshy pink color. 2) Blood-red.

rhinorrhea - persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold)

fomites - An inanimate object or substance that is capable of transmitting infectious organisms from one individual to another.

gadarene- Headlong; rash.