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Grammar and Linguistics > Word of the Day, Wednesday 22nd December
Word of the Day, Wednesday 22nd December
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chud
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Dingdoulers - are people who develop aheadache (dolor) whenever the ding-dong of Xmas bells begins. It �s a very uncommon pathology, you know. Poor guys!
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22 Dec 2010
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edrodmedina
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A ding, as everyone knows, is a small knick or scratch. A doula is a person who provides moral and emotional support to a woman giving birth. A dingdouler is a person who gives moral support and emotional comfort to a person who bought a brand new car that has suffered its first ding.
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22 Dec 2010
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miss K.
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ding is a sound made by the bells. doul comes from greek doulos meaning servant. er is an english suffix indicating that the word is a noun. So dingdouler is a person who provides whatever service you need if your bells are not working properly. He does jingle bells check up on Santa �s sleigh every year before and after Christmas. |
22 Dec 2010
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moravc
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dingdouler
doule is a berry. The correct name is kdoule in Czech. But the first letter is a silent letter so it is not pronouced. Dingdouler is a person who picks the "kdoule" - a quince picker.
The English usually call this berry a quince.
Ding is a sound the "kdoule" makes when it is ripe and eatable...
Dingdouler = person who picks swinging ripe quinces
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22 Dec 2010
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imanito
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ding is an onomatopoeic word for the sound made when you ring a bell, or even better, when your head hits a bell. doulers comes from French douleurs which means pains in English (the " u" have been dropped for tax reasons  ) so, dingdoulers are the pains that you feel after your head hits a bell. "Oh my God! I have terrible dingdoulers. I need to take an aspirin." |
22 Dec 2010
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