Words & Phrases: May 2011

[mcgillianaire]

01. Ebullient
02. Disquieting
03. Reave
04. Inchoate
05. Stramash
06. Stolid
07. Like turkeys voting for Christmas
08. Boffin
09. Anorak (slang)
10. Qui est très drôle
11. Dog's dinner
12. In rude health
13. Chupame los huevos

Not as many in the list this month due to my travels in America but for the first time I've included foreign languages into the mix with a phrase each from French (10) and Spanish (13). Interestingly, (5) is a Scottish word.

[Poll #1748691]* There is an error in the poll choices. 11-13 should read 11-12.

Comments

[loganberrybunny.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sure about 3, and nicely brought up people like me don't know phrases like 13. Ahem.

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

Haha. I don't use phrases like 13 in the normal course of a day but I saw it as a comment on a YouTube video and half-guessed what it meant, but needed the verification!

[lctrc-gtr-dde.livejournal.com]

Ebullient, Disquieting, Stolid, Like turkeys voting for Christmas, Boffin, Dog's dinner, In rude health.

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

Hey mate, I'm sorry I didn't see this comment until now. Are those the words you knew or didn't know?

[lctrc-gtr-dde.livejournal.com]

That's what I knew.