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!

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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