ïŋ―Word of the Dayïŋ― onychotillomania
Get well soon, David.
Iïŋ―m saddened that David has chosen such a simple Word today. I really enjoy a bit of a challenge: something like, ïŋ―Find an English word that contains the consonantal cluster ïŋ―kspthrïŋ―, but has only one vowel!ïŋ― Now, thatïŋ―s moderately difficult!
Only last night, in the Youth Club, my friends and I were discussing ïŋ―onychotillomaniosityïŋ―, which is, of course, ïŋ―an interest in onychotillomaniaïŋ―. There are several insouciantly saucey associated substantives: ïŋ―onychotillomaniaciousnessïŋ―; ïŋ―onychotillomaniAndriaïŋ― (for girls); onychotillomaniaopody (which is performed standing on one leg); and uni-onychotillomania (which is basically the same word, but is spoken by University students, to give it more snob value).
Onychotillomanic = the adjective; onychotillomaniacally = the adverb; onychotillo! = the expletive; and the preposition = ony.
This latter word occurs, as some erudite person has noted, in the motto, (freely translated from the German):
ïŋ―Ony schwa key Malley ponceïŋ―. (ïŋ―Honi soit qui mal y penseïŋ―). (ïŋ―Donïŋ―t even think about it!ïŋ―)
"But what does ïŋ―onychotillomaniaïŋ― really mean?" asks some sad student who constantly receives the text message, ïŋ―GAL ïŋ― (Get A Life!).
Ony-chot-till-o-mania
This is Anglo-Indian in origin. Consequently, the word order is not the same as in European languages. A ïŋ―chota pegïŋ― is a large glass of whiskey or similar spirits.
ïŋ―Oh, my goodness! Drinking like that will drive you mad!ïŋ―
ïŋ―Onychotillomaniaïŋ― = ïŋ―Alcoholismïŋ―
...of course another greek word...i know the meaning...but ...here is sth else...
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