Of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.


new word...........fiasco

Oh, that's that thing that happens when things don't turn out right.....

New Word (from the book I just read): Ranconteur

A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way...


new word.........askew

sideways or out of alignment


New Word: surrealism

Comes from the avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind.

new word..................ultracrepidarian

One who gives opinions or advice outside of one's area of expertise or knowledge.


New Word: petroglyph

A rock carving, especially a prehistoric one.

new word....enigma

a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation. a person of puzzling or contradictory character.

new word: catawampus

catawumpus : you're going to like this one definition per Merriam- Webster = a wild fierce and scary animal . roflol

Other definitions refer to something being out of alignment.

New Word: sycophant

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.



new word......nincompoop

Brisa
 

....a stupid, silly person..fool


New Word: decollete

A low neckline on a woman's dress or top.

new word............ philanderer

Someone, usually a man, who flirts and more with many women at any one given time.



new word.........rondeur......

Rondeur ... is of French origin and is largely an term used to describe the aroma and flavorful acidity of citrus fits used in wines (correct?).

New Word: Ka-diddle-hopper :jester: :giggle:

Well also rondeur can also refer to a woman's body curves.

I came across the word last night while reading the book Slow Waltz In Cedar Bend by the same author who did Bridges of Madison County. Be the time I reached page 7 I had learned at least three new words :seeingstars:

That's very cool! So, context is critical to understanding how any word or term.is used. Sometimes an word is used as an noun, verb or adverb, or even as an euphemism or as an metaphor.... very nice discovery!

:balloon:

So, what is your New Word?

BTW, I liked that movie "Bridges over Madison County" ..... both books you're reading sound very good!

A stupid ignoramus whom you can look down upon. And yes I am OLD enough to remember Red Skelton using a character named Clem Kadiddlehopper in some of his skits!

new word.........eunuchs

Eunuchs . ...refers to ....castration of reproductive anatomical parts on an human being.

New Word(film term): Wilhelm-Scream

The Wilhelm scream is a stock sound effect of a man screaming that has been used in movies and television series. The scream is often used when someone is shot, falls from a great height, or is thrown from an explosion.

Sidebar: IF my useless trivia knowledge is correct, it was first used in the movie Distant Drums

That sounds correct, homoe.....

And your new word is..... ???

Eunuchs used in the book refers a man who has been castrated; one employed to guard the women's living areas at an oriental court.

new word............obsequious

Obsequious . ...Refers to obeying to an servile degree....

New Word: Troubradour

A French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in especially on the theme of courtly love.


new word...........Denouement

***whoooo-whooooo***
 

Denouement ... Largely refers to how an written story or script wraps up the story by stitching all the parts of a story together.

New (last one for me today) Word: Tytonidae

A family of owls comprising the barn owls and being distinguished by an un-notched sternum and large clavicles.

new word..............propinquity

a strong bond either through kinship of very close friendship

New Word: syncophant

A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.


new word brandish...

OMG, that word was in a book I just read! :giggle:

If I pick up a book and turn to an favorite passage to read, and hold the book up while reading aloud, I'm brandishing the book!

:eyebat:

New Word (the only one for today): Carousel ..... ��

Cute but I've NEVER heard of brandishing a book...............:giggle:

1.A tournament in which groups of knights took part in chariot races and other demonstrations of equestrian skills.
2. A merry-go-round
3. A Broadway play
New word........serendipity

That's a GREAT movie, lol! (John Cusack, Kate Beckingdale) :eyebat:

SERENDIPITY, is the notion that a certain set of occurrences happen in meaningful ways; in lighthearted, welcomed ways.

Ps/ Jonathan's best friend who writes newspaper obituaries is so freaking hilarious. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this movie! :stillheart:




The next new .... word (last one, for real): Patchouli

That is a scent that always takes me back to my youthful and carefree days of the 70's!

Patchouli oil has a strong, slightly sweet, intoxicating scent. Due to its intense scent, even when diluted, a little patchouli oil goes a long way.

new word..........halcyon

Halcyon denotes an time in the past when things were idyllic, peaceful and happy. Or, it could denote the Blue Kingfisher bird, in mythical ways: the idea that thus bird breeds during winter solstice and is believed to charm the wind and waves of water into calmness.

New Word: Renaissance

Renaissance means “rebirth” or “reawakening.” Also a period of time in Europe from roughly the fourteenth through the middle of the seventeenth centuries, based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece and Rome.

new word..............Ailurophile

OMG, you're inside my head and was probably watching me buy the latest round of cards, stickers and stamps, LOL

:giggle: :eyebat: :bow:

Ailurophile... Infers that you're an Cat lover! :hk20:

New Word: Utopian

Utopian..........


Meaning modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.


new word..............scoot

To Scoot means to slide over on a bench or this word is used to infer that one needs to leave, take off soon.

New Word: Rumplestiltskin

Brothers Grimm Fairy tale character..........associated with Germany


new word..........woebegone