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| Theresa |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
isnt mongaloid a word? :( |
LOL!
Why the sad face?
Are you offended? |
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| Teezdalien |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
isnt mongaloid a word? :( |
Probably. Dunno the proper definition myself though although I believe it has something to do with retards! |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Theresa
LOL!
Why the sad face?
Are you offended? |
its a ing ace word! which i shall continue to use....
Mon⋅gol⋅oid
/ˈmɒŋgəˌlɔɪd, ˈmɒn-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [mong-guh-loid, mon-] Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. resembling the Mongols.
2. Anthropology. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by yellowish complexion, prominent cheekbones, epicanthic folds about the eyes, and straight black hair, and including the Mongols, Manchus, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Annamese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetans, and, to some extent, the Eskimos and the American Indians: no longer in technical use.
3. (often lowercase) Pathology. (no longer in technical use) of, affected with, or characteristic of Down syndrome.
i like to use it as a euphemism for all the mentally challenged. |
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| Lira |
My fiancée hates it when I start talking about her Mongolian friend, as the words for mongol and Mongolian are the same in Portuguese.
For example: The father of her first child is Mexican, so I often say the child is kinda mongol. The father of her second child, however, comes from her hometown... so their child is utterly mongol :p
Except for this pun, however, I don't really use this word as an insult (i.e. the English "Mongol(oid)"), as it is extremely derogatory and racist. |
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| Teezdalien |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
its a ing ace word! which i shall continue to use....
Mon⋅gol⋅oid
/ˈmɒŋgəˌlɔɪd, ˈmɒn-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [mong-guh-loid, mon-] Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. resembling the Mongols.
2. Anthropology. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of one of the traditional racial divisions of humankind, marked by yellowish complexion, prominent cheekbones, epicanthic folds about the eyes, and straight black hair, and including the Mongols, Manchus, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Annamese, Siamese, Burmese, Tibetans, and, to some extent, the Eskimos and the American Indians: no longer in technical use.
3. (often lowercase) Pathology. (no longer in technical use) of, affected with, or characteristic of Down syndrome.
i like to use it as a euphemism for all the mentally challenged. |
Wow. I learn something new everyday!;) |
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| Jake Benson |
"whole nother"
Most common sentence where it's used: "There's a whole nother world out there."
The apparent word "nother" is only used when following the word "whole," other wise it's never used...or at least not that I've ever heard. |
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| david.michael |
I have always hated "conversate", when used by inner-city morons who meant to say "converse".
Though, it's showing up in dictionaries, now. . |
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| Abercrombie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Theresa
What about words that don't exist that you made up and use?
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| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
neologism ;) |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by david.michael
I have always hated "conversate", when used by inner-city morons who meant to say "converse".
Though, it's showing up in dictionaries, now. . |
This is the other word that sparked this thread, but I couldn't remember it. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
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Neologism is migratious: I love to neologise <3 |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
as it is extremely derogatory and racist. |
this word just gets better all the time!! |
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| Dervish |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
two of my mates that used to bounce had a running competition to see who could make up the best word when refusing someone who was too pissed to enter the premises. |
Hahaha that would be class to see. Maybe 'inertia' (your situation is not going to change, you're staying outside)? Also often badly used, love nothing more than some manager going "We need to get proactive* on this and get the inertia going."
*proactive is not a real word. |
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