Smush Words

[karrie]

I hate them. Plain and simple. I try to avoid using them. They strike me as the intellectual low of our era. And so, I kick off this list, of pathetic smush words. Feel free to add those that annoy you the most, or, your favourites.

Most hated....
Frienemy.


The only one I like.... 'slacktivist'.

 

[Spade]

The coining of the word "Slactivist" is an example of horrendipity.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

I had never heard of smush words before this. However, if any ‘smush’ word becomes a matter of common usage, then it will become part of the language, it will be included in the dictionary. That is how language evolves.

 

[Spade]

I had never heard of smush words before this. However, if any ‘smush’ word becomes a matter of common usage, then it will become part of the language, it will be included in the dictionary. That is how language evolves.

Yes, it's an example of evolocution!

 

[karrie]

Yes, it's an example of evolocution!

indeed Spade. Ginormous would be a prime example of such evolocution. lol.

 

[Spade]

indeed Spade. Ginormous would be a prime example of such evolocution. lol.

It's among just an umpteen of gooders from literally bazillions from which one could choose!

 

[Outta here]

I say "eleventy" alot - does that count?

on another note - well, actually a hijack of sorts, I have noticed a couple of typos that I make on a chronic basis. Two words I have to type often, which I somehow 'smush' into a completely different configuration:

hotmail becomes hotmamil

and

Edmonton becomes Edmotnon.

Drives me crazy... hotmamil does give me a giggle, but after making the typo eleventy bazillion times, it does get a bit ridonculous. :lol:

 

[SirJosephPorter]

I say "eleventy" alot - does that count?

Zan, I don’t think ‘eleventy’ is a new word, I think Tolkien has used it in ‘The Hobbit’ (or perhaps Lord of the Rings).

 

[Outta here]

oh. sorry...did Tolkien forbid any further use of the word after he was done with it? I didn't get the memo.

 

[gerryh]

oh. sorry...did Tolkien forbid any further use of the word after he was done with it? I didn't get the memo.

I know mr. knowitall can't see this so......ROFLMFAO

 

[Spade]

Did you know that eleventy seven is 3^2 x 13? So, it's nine times unlucky to use!

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Did you know that eleventy seven is 3^2 x 13? So, it's nine times unlucky to use!

Now I remember Spade, that is where Tolkien used the word. Bilbo was eleventy one years old (111 years old) when they had the ‘Long Expected Party’. It was in Lord of the Rings.

 

[VanIsle]

How about slickery? I always use the word slickery. Things get slick and they get slippery so - for me - that equals "slickery".

 

[Spade]

In winteminable, driving on slickery roads causes snirt to build up in the wheel wells.

 

[VanIsle]

In winteminable, driving on slickery roads causes snirt to build up in the wheel wells.

It gets just awful when they spread all the salsand so it isn't quite so slickery! Really causes a lot of stracks on the floor if you don't take your shoes off when you get home.

 

[karrie]

lol.

 

[dumpthemonarchy]

Smush words are a cultural dead end, used by in-groups and die when exposed to the glare of public scrutiny because they are obscurantist and lacking in utility. Perhaps it's like valley talk, only a few words made it out successfully to the coast and plains and wider world. Although I kind of like snirt, I'll use it next winter.

 

[Nuggler]

"hotmail becomes hotmamil

and

Edmonton becomes Edmotnon."

Hotmamil; Freudian for hot mamma. or mammal.

No reason at all for Edmotnon. Cancel Edmonton. And anythung wste of Otnrario.
Well, Skatsatchewann can stya.


;-)

 

[Nuggler]

My bro in law had a jeart attack. Jogging. Damn near died.

8O

 

[Spade]

My bro in law had a jeart attack. Jogging. Damn near died.

8O

The only thing that needs jogging is one's memory!