Friday, August 28, 2009

Fab Vocab

Have you ever used any of these terms in conversation?

highball minx fracus beanbag rumpus room

teeter totter perpetual motion machine

fisticuffs haberdashy egg cream

gargoyle tongue-lashing welts washstand

isthmus jerry-rig wiseacre addlepated

6 comments:

  1. always wanted a "rumpus room." i envision lots of jumping and pummeling. big bean bags and balls.

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  2. as you know, i have indeed used the word "fisticuffs" in conversation.

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  3. Yes, actually I got that and haberdashy from you. I remember the distinct instance when you used it, too. That made a big impression on me. : )

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  4. Nice! Like LL, I'm a fond user of "fisticuffs". I also like rapscallion (sp?).

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  5. i like to say "he's a roue' and a cad."

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  6. i used haberdashery in a sentence? hmmm. sometimes i wonder who the hell i am channeling

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