Ubiquitous Vernacular

Why are you both such massive cunts?

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:12:17 -0400

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm kay mate?

iwannamarryalinguist: chomsky pls: vinurminn: In linguistics, a filler is a sound or word that is...

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:47:41 -0400

chomsky pls: vinurminn: In linguistics, a filler is a sound or word that is spoken…

vinurminn:

In linguistics, a filler is a sound or word that is spoken in conversation by one participant to signal to others that he/she has paused to think but is not yet finished speaking. These are not to be confused withplaceholder names, such as thingamajig, which refer to objects or people whose names are temporarily forgotten, irrelevant, or unknown.

In Afrikaans, ah, em, and eh are common fillers.

In Arabic, يعني yaʿni (“I mean”) and وﷲ wallāh(i) (“by God”) are common fillers.^[2]^[3]^[4]

In American Sign Language, UM can be signed with open-8 held at chin, palm in, eyebrows down (similar to FAVORITE); or bilateral symmetric bent-V, palm out, repeated axial rotation of wrist (similar to QUOTE).

In Bengali, mane (“it means”) is a common filler.

In Catalan, eh /ə/, doncs (“so”), llavors (“therefore”), and o sigui(“it means”) are common fillers.

In Czech, tak or takže (“so”), prostě (“simply”), jako (“like”) are used as fillers. Čili (“or”) and že (“that”, a conjunction) might also be others. A person who says jako and prostě as fillers might sound a bit simple-minded to others.^[5]

In Danish, øh is one of the most common fillers.

In Dutch, eh, ehm, and dus are some of the more common fillers.

In Esperanto, do (“therefore”) is the most common filler.

In Filipino, ah, eh, ay, and ano are the most common fillers.

In Finnish, niinku (“like”), tota, and öö are the most common fillers.

In French, euh /ø/ is most common; other words used as fillers include quoi (“what”), bah, ben (“well”), tu vois (“you see”), and eh bien (roughly “well”, as in “Well, I’m not sure”). Outside of France, other expressions are tu sais (“you know”), t’sais’veux dire? (“you know what I mean?”), or allez une fois (“go one time”). Additional filler words include genre (“kind”), comme (“like”), and style(“style”; “kind”)

In German, a more extensive series of filler words, called modal particles, exists, which actually do give the sentence some meaning. More traditional filler words are äh /ɛː/, hm, so /zoː/, tja, and eigentlich (“actually”)

In Hebrew, eh is the most common filler. Em is also quite common.

In Hindi, matlab (“it means”) and “Mah” are fillers.

In Hungarian, common filler words include hát (well…) andasszongya (a variant of azt mondja, which means “it says here…”).

In Icelandic, a common filler is hérna (“here”). Þúst, a contraction of þú veist (“you know”), is popular among younger speakers.

In Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), anu is one of the most common fillers.

In Italian, common fillers include “tipo” (“like”), “ecco” (“there”) and “cioè” (“actually”)

In Irish Gaelic, abair /ˈabˠəɾʲ/ (“say”), bhoil /wɛlʲ/ (“well”), and era /ˈɛɾˠə/ are common fillers, along with emm as in Hiberno-English.

In Japanese, common fillers include eetto, ano, sono, and ee.

In Kannada,Matte for also,Enappa andre for the matter is are the common fillers.

In Korean, eung, eo, ge, and eum are commonly used as fillers.

In Lithuanian, nu, am and žinai (“you know”) are common fillers.

IN Maltese and Maltese English, mela (“then”), or just la, is a common filler.

In Mandarin Chinese, speakers often say 这个 zhège/zhèige(“this”) or 那个 nàge/nèige (“that”). Another common filler is 就 jìu(“just/precisely”).

In Norwegian, common fillers are øh, altså, på en måte (“in a way”), ikke sant (literally “not true?”, “no kidding”, or “exactly”), vel(“well”), and liksom (“like”). In Bergen, sant (“true”) is often used instead of ikke sant. In the Trøndelag region, skjø’ (“see?” or “understand?”) is also a common filler.

In Persian, bebin (“you see”), چیز “chiz” (“thing”), and مثلا masalan(“for instance”) are commonly-used filler words. As well as in Arabic and Urdu, يعني yaʿni (“I mean”) is also used in Persian. Also, eh is a common filler in Persian.

In Portuguese, tipo (“like”) is the most common filler.

In Romanian, deci /detʃʲ/ (“therefore”) is common, especially in school, and ă /ə/ is also very common (can be lengthened according to the pause in speech, rendered in writing as ăăă), whereas păi /pəj/ is widely used by almost anyone.

In Russian, fillers are called слова-паразиты (“vermin words”); the most common are Э-э (“eh”), это (“this”), того (“that”), ну(“well”), значит (“it means”), так (“so”), как его (“what’s it [called]”), типа (“like”), and как бы (“[just] like”).

In Serbian, znači (“means”) and ovaj (“this”) are common fillers.

In Slovak, oné (“that”), tento (“this”), proste (“simply”), or akožeare used as fillers. The Hungarian izé (or izí in its Slovak pronunciation) can also be heard, especially in parts of the country with a large Hungarian population. Ta is a filler typical of Eastern Slovak and one of the most parodied features.

In Slovene, pač (“but”, although it has lost that meaning in colloquial, and it is used as a means of explanation), a ne?(“right?”), and no (“well”) are some of the fillers common in central Slovenia, including Ljubljana.

In Spanish, fillers are called muletillas. Some of the most common in American Spanish are e /e/, este (“this”), and o sea(roughly means “I mean”).^[6], in Spain the previous fillers are also used, but ¿Vale? (“right?”) and ¿no? are very common too.

In Swedish, fillers are called utfyllningsord; some of the most common are öhm, ja (“yes”), ba (comes from “bara”, which means “just”), asså or alltså (“therefore”, “thus”), va (comes from “vad”, which means “what”), and liksom and typ (both similar to the English “like”).

In Ukrainian, ой /ɔj/ is a common filler.

In Urdu, yani (“meaning…”), falan falan (“this and that”; “blah blah”), umm, and aaa are also common fillers.

In Telugu, ikkada entante (“Whats here is…”) and tarwatha(“then…”) are common and there are numerous like this.

In Tamil, paatheenga-na (“if you see…”) and apparam (“then…”) are common.

In Turkish, yani (“meaning…”), şey (“thing”), “işte” (“that is”), andfalan (“as such”, “so on”) are common fillers.

In Welsh, de or ynde is used as a filler (loosely the equivalent of “You know?” or “Isn’t it?”). Ym… and Y… are used similarly to the English “um…”.

lostsplendor: cal·li·pyg·i·an [kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn] Adjective: Having well-shaped...

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:00:10 -0400

lostsplendor:

cal·li·pyg·i·an [kal-uh-pij-ee-uhn] Adjective: Having well-shaped buttocks

cal·li·py·gous [kal-uh-pahy-guhs]: possessing a well-shaped buttocks

Origin: 1640–50; < Greek kallipýg ( os ) with beautiful buttocks; referringto a statue of Aphrodite ( kalli- calli- + pyg ( ḗ ) rump + -os adj.suffix) + -ian

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ecto-

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:22:28 -0400

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektos, “outside”).

Prefix

ecto-

outside

Related terms

plebeian noun /pliˈbēən/ plebeians, plural (in ancient Rome) A commoner A member of the lower...

Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:54:36 -0400

plebeian

noun /pliˈbēən/
plebeians, plural

(in ancient Rome) A commoner
A member of the lower social classes

patrician

noun /pəˈtriSHən/
patricians, plural

An aristocrat or nobleman
A member of a long-established wealthy family
A member of a noble family or class in ancient Rome

List of English Suffixes

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:01:35 -0400

List of English Suffixes

Profligate

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:47:55 -0500

Etymology
From Latin prōflīgātus (“wretched, abandoned”), participle of prōflīgō (“strike down, cast down”), from pro (“forward”) + fligere (“to strike, dash”)

Adjective

Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.

exuberant

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:55:19 -0500

Etymology
From Latin exūberāns, the present active participle of exūberō (“be abundant”). Put together from ex (“out”), and uber (“udder”), and originally would have referred to a cow or she-goat which was making so much milk that it naturally dripped or sprayed from the udder.

Adjective

(of people) Very high-spirited; extremely energetic or enthusiastic.
(of things that grow) Abundant, luxuriant, profuse, superabundant.

inchoate

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:37:47 -0500

Etymology

From Latin incohātus (“begun, unfinished”), perfect passive participle of incohō (“begin”).

Adjective

Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
Chaotic, disordered, confused; also, incoherent, rambling.

Gratuitous

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:00:57 -0500

Etymology

From Latin gratuitus (“free”), from Latin gratia (“favor”), gratus (“showing favor”)

Adjective

gratuitous (comparative more gratuitous, superlative most gratuitous)
Given freely; unearned.
Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.

Synonyms
unjustified
groundless
baseless
unfounded
unnecessary

Antonyms
onerous

Cuckold

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:03:06 -0500

Noun:The husband of an adulteress, often regarded as an object of derision.

Verb:(of a man) Make (another man) a cuckold by having a sexual relationship with his wife.

Capitulation

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:04:06 -0500

ca·pit·u·la·tion
noun

The action of surrendering or ceasing to resist an opponent or demand
- the victor sees it as a sign of capitulation
- a capitulation to wage demands
An agreement or set of conditions

Acquiesce

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:14:25 -0500

ac·qui·esce

verb

Accept something reluctantly but without protest
- Sara acquiesced in his decision

Schism

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:04:00 -0500

noun

division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.

Scacchic

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:05:05 -0500

Meaning of or pertaining to the game of chess.

Palimpsest

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:05:05 -0500

A piece of parchment that has been erased and rewritten.

Ishkabbible

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:00:06 -0500

A dismissive statement.

Kelemenopy

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:05:05 -0500

A sequential straight line through the middle of everything, leading nowhere.

Parasite

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 06:06:09 -0500

This word isn’t unusual, but I found its etymology rather interesting.

First attested in English 1539, the word parasite comes from the Medieval French parasite, from the Latin parasitus, the latinisation of the Greek παράσιτος (parasitos), “one who eats at the table of another” and that from παρά (para), “beside, by” + σῖτος (sitos), “wheat”. (from wikipedia)

Brummagem

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:05:05 -0500

Of things that are cheap, showy, tawdry or counterfeit.