W.o.t.D. – 19 September

Wassup!!

Usually meaning “What’s up?” – a form of greeting someone.

e.g.

wassup homie!!

Famous thanks to the now classic Budweiser commercials. If you haven’t watched them yet, then you have lived in vain…here are the originals :

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If you happen to be from Romania, here are two romanian versions of the famous commercials :

Budai I
Budai II

W.o.t.d. – 18 September

Ersatz

[adj. UR-zats or UR-sats or ur-ZATS or ur-SATS]

Walking around a flea market, you may be impressed by the prices on brand name purses or sunglasses, but these items are likely to be ersatz. Ersatz describes something that serves as a substitute or an imitation of the original. It is usually of inferior quality. Near synonyms include: counterfeit, phony, inauthentic, synthetic, or artificial.
Ersatz was borrowed from the German in the 1870s. It is a derivation of ersetzen (to replace) from the Old High Germanic irsezzan which combines ir- (out) and sezzan (to set).

Watch these :
Click!
they definitely are ersatz )

W.o.t.D. – 17 September

Craven

adj.
Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.

n.
A coward.

Mundungus Fletcher is a craven scum.

W.o.t.D. – 16 September

Flabbergasted

-as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise;

I was “flabbergasted” after the bus ran over Vicky. Ohh my God i am flabbergasted.

Well, at least it sounds funny )…

W.o.t.D. – 15 September

Achtung! ) The following material contains the *F* word. Do not read on if you are offended by it or under the age of 18…riiiiight… )

F%CK

One of the most versatile words in the english language, the use of the word “F*ck” can express very different ideas or feelings and has a multitude of grammatical uses.

First of all, here are some audio/video clips, perfectly demonstrating the versatility of the word “F%ck”:

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Now, let’s try to put everything on paper…well, on the web, anyway…

• It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John _UCKed Mary) and intransitive (Mary was _UCKed by John).
• It can be an active verb, (John really gives a _UCK) or a passive verb (Mary really doesn’t give a _UCK)
• …or an adverb (Mary is _UCKing interested in John).
• …or a noun (Mary really doesn’t want to give a _UCK).
• It can be used as an adjective (Mary is _UCKing beautiful).
• It can also be part of a word (UnF*CKing-believable).

Besides its obvious sexual connotation, “f%ck” can be used to describe almost any situation :

• Greetings – How the _uck are you?
• Fraud – I got _ucked at the car dealer.
• Dismay – Oh, _uck it.
• Trouble – Well I guess I’m _ucked!
• Aggression – _uck you! _uck off!
• Disgust – _uck me.
• Confusion – What the _uck?
• Difficulty – I don’t understand this _ucking homework!
• Despair – _ucked again.
• Joy – I’m so _ucking happy for you!
• Incompetence- He _ucks everything up. He’s a _uckhead!
• Displeasure – What the _uck is going on here.
• Lack/loss of orientation – Where the _uck are you? Where the _uck am I?
• Sympathy – I feel so _ucking bad for you.
• Disbelief – Un_ucking-believable! I don’t _uckin’ believe it.
• Retaliation – Up your _ucking a**.

This word can be used in different domains, such as :

• An anatomical description – “He’s a _ucking asshole!”
• To tell time – “It’s five _ucking thirty”
• In business – “How did I wind up with this _ucking job?”
• It can be maternal – as in “mother_ucker”…
• or political – “_uck Ceauses*u!”

Some famous last words :
- General Custer : “Where did all them _ucking Indians come from?”
- the Mayor of Hiroshima: “What the _uck was that?”
- the Captain of the Titanic, who said: “Where is all this _ucking water coming from?”

With this variety of uses, how can anyone be offended when you speak the word “F*ck”?

W.o.t.d. – 14 September

Gullible

I have found that the most accurate definitions of this word are over at Urban Dictionary so here are some of them :

1. Gullible

   1. Any person who has three boobs.
   2. Any person who believed the first definition.

   Someone wrote gullible on that tree over there.

2. Gullible

   The term applied to both the participants in the following conversation:
   
   Gullible Person 1: Did you know that ‘gullible’ isn’t in the dictionary?
   Gullible Person 2: Really? (Checks dictionary)
   Gullible Person 2: Wow! It really isn’t in the dictionary!
   Gullible Person 1: Oh my God! Give me a look!

3. Gullible

   IF you say the word gullible really slowly, it sounds like chicken!

   Person2: Say gullible really slowly, it sounds like chicken
   Person1: guh-lih-bull
   Person2: hear it?
   Person1: no.. guh-lih-bull
   Person2: hahaha

4. Gullible

   The only word that is not in the dictionary. Go look.
   I swear gullible is not there!

In case you haven’t caught up on the word’s meaning (which should be kind of concerning) here its official meaning :

Gullible = easily deceived or cheated.

W.o.t.D. – 13 September

(to) Osculate

This verb has three meanings :

1. To kiss.
2. Considered its primary definition, “to bring, or come into, close contact of union”.
3. In mathematics, it means “to touch so as to have a common tangent at the point of contact”.

So…girls, wanna osculate? Hahahahahaha, couldn’t help saying it! XD

W.o.t.D. – 12 September

Epiphany (feeling)

Epiphany can have the following meanings :

1. A Christian feast on January 6, commemorating the revelation of Jesus to humanity, specifically the visit of the Magi.
2. An appearance or manifestation of a divine being.
3. The sudden realization or comprehension of the essence or meaning of something. It can signify the moment when one finally manages to put all “the puzzle pieces” together and sees the bigger picture, kind of a moment of deep revelation.
   A famous epiphany was the one Achimedes had when he realized how to estimate the volume of a given mass, a famous moment which caused him to scream “Eureka!” (=”I have found it!”). It is said he was taking a bath at that time and such was the realisation, that he started running around the town naked screaming “Eureka!Eureka!” to random people. Hold on! I want all of us to take a moment and imagine the great Archimedes running around naked screaming “Eureka!” at people…what a sight!

W.o.t.D. – 11 September

Today’s word or, better said, acronym, is…

FTW

1. Stands for “For the win” and is generally used at the end of a sentence, to express either genuine enthusiasm, either sarcasm. It is a common found word in online gaming communities.
   • “Bob: Your 1up t-shirt rocks
     Sally: 1up t-shirts ftw!!”
   • “did you see the new ytmnd?”
     “new ytmnd ftw =D!!1″
   • a) Cola is best
     b) nope, Pepsi is way better
     a) Cola FTW!
   • Guy 1: Whats better, Halo or Half Life?
     Guy 2: Half Life FTW!

1. Stands for “Fu*& the world!” and can express multiple feelings (depression, anger, dissaproval…).
   • I hate life. FTW.
   • josh: pepsi is so much tastier that cola
     tom: FTW colas better (as in, he doesn’t care what someone else thinks)

W.o.t.D. – 10 September

Achtung, dudes! ) Today’s Word of the Day is ….yes, you’ve guessed it….Achtung (!)

German word, generally meaning “attention!” or “warning!”. Here are some definitions found on UrbanDictionary.com :

One guys says :

“Achtung is undoutably the coolest word in the German language. It can be used in so many different ways and sounds cool.”

E.g.

Achtung Baby.

ACHTUNG WITH THE BATTON! (before hitting someone)

Achtung s&^t-head.

ACH-FU%$ING-TUNG! (If you are realy pissed-off at someone and you are warning them of a possible near future atack, or if you are about to hurt them.)

– some censorship used;And another one :

“ahck-tohng
ahck-toong

Deutsche (german) word for “warning” or “alert”.

e.g.

‘Achtung, achtung! Der amerikaner blah blah blah……I still have yet to master deutsche. -_- ‘ “.

Seems like “achtung” is definitely a very day-to-day useful word…