Whatzat mean? Word origins.

homoe · 03-10-2018, 10:44 AM

tomfoolery............

Playful or foolish behavior.

In the Middle Ages, "Thome Fole" was a name assigned to those perceived to be of little intelligence. This eventually evolved into the spelling tomfool, which, when capitalized, also referred to a professional clown or a buffoon in a play or pageant. The name Tom seems to have been chosen for its common-man quality, much like "Joe Blow" for an ordinary person or "Johnny Reb" for a soldier in the Confederate army, but tomfoolery need not apply strictly to actions by men. In Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (1908), for example, Marilla Cuthbert complains of Anne: "She's gadding off somewhere with Diana, writing stories or practicing dialogues or some such tomfoolery, and never thinking once about the time or her duties."

homoe · 03-10-2018, 11:34 AM

belly-up

Hopelessly ruined or defeated; in business it usually indicates a business as not succeeded!

Sidebar: If you've ever had a goldfish, you probably noticed how it looked when it died: belly-up!

homoe · 03-11-2018, 04:41 AM

pedestrian

A person who goes or travels on foot; walker.

Lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction, etc.; commonplace; dull.

Word Origin... from Latin pedester, from pēs foot.

1716, "prosaic, dull" (of writing), from Latin pedester (genitive pedestris) "plain, not versified, prosaic,".

homoe · 03-11-2018, 04:50 AM

paramount

Superior to all others. Most important than anything else; supreme.

homoe · 03-11-2018, 04:58 AM

Je ne sais quoi

Literally it means "I do not know" in French. But it is actually an euphemism to express a pleasant or desirable trait about something or someone that can't be described or explained. A quality that cannot be described or named easily.

homoe · 03-11-2018, 05:11 AM

Sapiosexuals

A person who finds the content's of someone else's mind to be their most attractive attribute, above and before their physical characteristics.

From the Latin root "sapien", meaning wise. The term is now becoming mainstream with dating apps giving users the ability to define their sexual orientations as "Sapiosexual."

For many, defining oneself as Sapiosexual is also a statement against the current status quo of hookup culture and superficiality, where looks are prized above all else.

homoe · 03-11-2018, 07:51 PM

Dalliance

A romantic or sexual relationship that is brief and not serious. An action that is not serious.

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03-10-2018, 10:44 AM	#1
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	tomfoolery............ Playful or foolish behavior. In the Middle Ages, "Thome Fole" was a name assigned to those perceived to be of little intelligence. This eventually evolved into the spelling tomfool, which, when capitalized, also referred to a professional clown or a buffoon in a play or pageant. The name Tom seems to have been chosen for its common-man quality, much like "Joe Blow" for an ordinary person or "Johnny Reb" for a soldier in the Confederate army, but tomfoolery need not apply strictly to actions by men. In Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (1908), for example, Marilla Cuthbert complains of Anne: "She's gadding off somewhere with Diana, writing stories or practicing dialogues or some such tomfoolery, and never thinking once about the time or her duties."

03-10-2018, 11:34 AM	#2
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	belly-up Hopelessly ruined or defeated; in business it usually indicates a business as not succeeded! Sidebar: If you've ever had a goldfish, you probably noticed how it looked when it died: belly-up!

03-11-2018, 04:41 AM	#3
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	pedestrian A person who goes or travels on foot; walker. Lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction, etc.; commonplace; dull. Word Origin... from Latin pedester, from pēs foot. 1716, "prosaic, dull" (of writing), from Latin pedester (genitive pedestris) "plain, not versified, prosaic,".

03-11-2018, 04:50 AM	#4
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	paramount Superior to all others. Most important than anything else; supreme.

03-11-2018, 04:58 AM	#5
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	Je ne sais quoi Literally it means "I do not know" in French. But it is actually an euphemism to express a pleasant or desirable trait about something or someone that can't be described or explained. A quality that cannot be described or named easily.

03-11-2018, 05:11 AM	#6
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	Sapiosexuals A person who finds the content's of someone else's mind to be their most attractive attribute, above and before their physical characteristics. From the Latin root "sapien", meaning wise. The term is now becoming mainstream with dating apps giving users the ability to define their sexual orientations as "Sapiosexual." For many, defining oneself as Sapiosexual is also a statement against the current status quo of hookup culture and superficiality, where looks are prized above all else.

03-11-2018, 07:51 PM	#7
homoe Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: ..... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 30 minute ferry ride from Seattle Posts: 38,565 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 20,811 Thanked 33,548 Times in 14,914 Posts Rep Power: 21474889	Dalliance A romantic or sexual relationship that is brief and not serious. An action that is not serious.