Favourite Words

[Des]

Crepuscular
Serendipity
Tantamount
Mellifluous
Palimpsest
Dapple
Plump

[kevin]

Ziggurat

[Dominic]

Ziggurat

No thanks, I've given up.

[Bozo Bingtrousers]

Bing!

[Gordon Neill]

Straddle
Akimbo (as in 'legs kimbo')
Suppurating

But the Scots language (distinct from English and Gaelic) is full of great words. A few off the top of my head:

Glaikit (foolish, stupid, thoughtless - as in 'You'd have to be glaikit to keep doing the sockpuppet thing.'))
Scunnered (disgusted, bored, fed up - as in 'I'm fair scunnered by these sockpuppets.')
Dreicht (dreary, dull, bleak, normally used to describe the perma-drizzle associated with the Scottish climate, but also to describe something boring and uninteresting - as in 'These sockpuppets are no half getting a bit dreicht.')
Carfuffle (a fuss, a disagreement - as in '... but there's no need to get in a carfuffle about it.'

[reverb]

Not much humour up there in Scotland, then?

[Gordon Neill]

None whatsoever.

[Gordon Neill]

Floozie
Trollop
Cantankerous

[David Flower]

testiculate

to wave your arms around while talking bollocks

[Gordon Neill]

testiculate

Now that did make a dour Scotsman laugh out loud! I shall make it my mission to use that word as much as possible tomorrow

[Dayna]

How about Bear Butte Mountain?
It's a mountain in South Dakota.

[Bozo Bingtrousers]

But the Scots language (distinct from English and Gaelic) is full of great words. A few off the top of my head:

Glaikit (foolish, stupid, thoughtless - as in 'You'd have to be glaikit to keep doing the sockpuppet thing.'))
Scunnered (disgusted, bored, fed up - as in 'I'm fair scunnered by these sockpuppets.')
Dreicht (dreary, dull, bleak, normally used to describe the perma-drizzle associated with the Scottish climate, but also to describe something boring and uninteresting - as in 'These sockpuppets are no half getting a bit dreicht.')
Carfuffle (a fuss, a disagreement - as in '... but there's no need to get in a carfuffle about it.'

Hey, man wait a minute, don't get a kink in yer kilt - all this for just one word and an exclamation mark! I have the Des Bowring Seal of Approval, you know:

Yep Bozo was OK, I like a bit of innuendo. Ooh er missus etc.

I'm just following in your undoubtedly large footsteps:

Hmmm. I don't have a problem with creative use of the Forum form. I wouldn't like to be a pot calling a kettle names. And if it's some folks just having a wee laugh, then that's fine by me.

Here's another of my favourite words, sassenach. I think it means "pretentious twat." Best not to be one, eh?

Sorry about that, I guess we all have the right to testiculate, don't we?

Or is this some sort of clothism? Discrimination against trousers and socks?

[Gordon Neill]

Someone pretending to be called Bozo Bingtrousers quoted me as saying:

if it's some folks just having a wee laugh, then that's fine by me.

Someone pretending to be called Bozo Bingtrousers said:

sassenach. I think it means "pretentious twat." Best not to be one, eh?

Some might think that posting anonymous abuse is having a laugh. I wouldn't. Who will you pick on next?

And you're wrong about the meaning of the word 'sassenach'. It's a word used chiefly by some Scots to designate an Englishman. Not by me, though. I'm a pure bred mongrel, with a bit of everything in me.

[Bozo Bingtrousers]

No, I'm really Bozo Bingtrousers. Not pretending at all. Course, I might be schizo. Nah! Really I'm paranoid.

So, abuse is okay as long as it's not so-called anonymous? If it's by an old timer? Someone who's been in the forum since year zero? And what was this abuse Bozo is accused of, anyway? Making fun of someone who's more than capable of looking after himself?

Just asking.

I've seen abuse on this board and Bozo doesn't even begin to qualify. Unless you're making up new rules now.

Pure testiculation and clothism on your part if you ask me.

Really I'm paranoid. You might come and get me. Drag me out of my nice comfy drawer where I shall now retire for some rest.

[reverb]

I'm a pure bred mongrel, with a bit of everything in me.

Not one of these

then?