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Word of the Day Contest
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MoodyMoody
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Word of the Day Contest
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Thank you, sarguero, for furthering my nefarious plan to take over the contests! (Ed, help me out here!) So anyway, here �s the new Word of the Day:
SOLANACEOUS.
Remember, fake definitions only! The funnier and cleverer your definition is, the more likely you are to win! Have at it, troops! |
30 Jan 2014
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sarguero
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Solanaceous
Sol = Sun in Spanish Ana = Ann Ceous = Latin suffix
A spanglish word meaning "Ana likes sunbathing"
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30 Jan 2014
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edrodmedina
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I think many women can identify with this word. While some women have no problems during pregnancy, there are those who suffer with varying degrees of morning sickness. These women get nauseous and want to be alone while they toss their cookies. sola = alone, naceous = nauseous
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30 Jan 2014
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htunde
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oh, it is just the scientific way to say sun struck. solar - originates from the sun naceous (as edrodmedina very correctly stated)= nauseous |
31 Jan 2014
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teresasimoes
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Solanaceous
That�s what one feels when there�s no way to sleep after sun burnt. |
31 Jan 2014
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oumsalsabil
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I think the term is a combination of the following:
solo= perform alone
anaclisis= tendency to choose a mate who resembles a parent or parental figure (Psychology)
eous= a suffix to form adjectives
So solanaceous is a term used to describe a person who refuses to marry and because he/she is forced to do it, he/she sets conditions that the spouse must be the clone of his/her parent.
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31 Jan 2014
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viccxx
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Solanacious...
So...Lan...acious. It describes the computer geek that after long hours of trying, finally aced the LAN network.
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31 Jan 2014
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mohamedthabet
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solanaceous (adj) = resembling / sharing some feature with the solan bird (also named Northern gannet)
e.g : solanaceous flight, solanaceos dive, solanaceous coat (with sleeves differently colored)
 solanacous plunge |
31 Jan 2014
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