May 15, 2010

the dubious use of 3 words I now know

nonjuror - someone who refuses to take a required oath, as of allegiance.
'The Scoutmaster swore quietly under his breath when the young boy turned out to be a nonjuror and would not make the Scout Promise.'

occipital - of or relating to the back of the head.
'Sparks flew when the woman discovered he had an occipital fetish as she had just gotten an undercut.'

malediction - a curse; the utterance of a curse.
'The Scoutmaster's malediction was much louder when some of the older boys proved to be drunk on sherry.'

2 comments:

  1. are these Australian words or are you just ridiculously smart?

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  2. Not ridiculously smart, just procrastinating with a dictionary. Today I used 'malediction' in conversation!

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