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DEB DENSON 		MICTURITION Discovered this word in researching correct usage of words in the 1700s for my new book Magician's Spell (from Red Rose Publishing). As a long time lover of Lord of the Rings Doug's reference was timeless!!!! Thanks Doug for an invaluable resource.
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SEM Visibility SWORD .
KERRY WEBB CLIMB Long life and happiness to Geordie and Jess
CHARLES HARTMAN STARLING "In my beginning is my end"
LUTZ PIETSCHKER BOTHER I am a bear of very little brain, and long words bother me. (Mr Edward Bear)
LUKE PETSCHAUER BUCOLIC Never again will I forget this word's definition (or its etymology).
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MARC WADDELL DYSTOPIA More realistic (get the pun?), this word is laced throughout novels, movies, and other arts as a realistic fear of the destiny of humankind and its pathetic choices of forms of government. Orwell may be the king of this universe whose singular fear is the return of worldwide despotic dictatorship.
MARC WADDELL UTOPIA This word has been at the core of many modern literary/artistic themes; While Sir Thomas More's vision was a great one, it seemed blithely unaware of the core nature of humanity.
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LAURA CAREY MIRTH Something everyone should have in their life. Plus it just sounds cool.
VALERIE McCORD STRENGTH Gabrielle: God is my strength.

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VALERIE McCORD SOLILOQUY Christina, thanks for your friendship. I value it greatly. -Val
PAUL McCUE DRAGON Happy valentine's day, my lovely fierce Jenny. Love from Paul.

www.kminkoff.com 		ADORE The true meaning of Christmas and the action of a smiling soul
KENAN MINKOFF SOLILOQUY in honor of Augustine and Shakespeare, both Saints
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ANDREAS SCHAMANEK LIE "Lies are anything but surface."
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MARC DONIS ROBOT
"you have no chance to survive. make your time."
SCOTT HURRING LUNATIC
From: Wolfy To: Jen
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DAVID KERNICK ZOMBIE For Chris, my all-time favourite zombie hunter, whom I love to the Moon and back.
Cheers, Dave Kernick
CENYANG QIAN CULINARY I'm happy to sponsor a word. I want to give it as a present to my fiance. I hope more people find true love. And I love different languages. I wish people learn more about other people and other countries.
JASON VILLARREAL RAIN "...[T]he rain falls upon the just and unjust alike..." It's also my favorite type of weather -- great for cookin' up homemade stews and enjoying good company. Many thanks from an appreciative conservative.
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ERIK YOUNG AMBROSIA
To my Sweet Ambrosia thank you for the best two years of my life. I'll love you forever.
JEFFRY APOCALYPSE
sarah, i love the way you tell the story. thanks for taking the cover off. it felt a mystical event to me.
MELANIE REINHART HIEROPHANT Thank you for a great resource on line.
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STEPH HUDDLESTON RICH
Happy birthday! (15 minutes of fame for us, 6 months for you)
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KAREN HURST CHERISH To Darren & Sydney: Thanks for your love and support as I continue to torture you both with my PhD courses. I love you both. The word CHERISH sums it all up! ~ Karen
MICHAEL GALLO NEURO-
Happy birthday, Dr. D!
CAMERON BRICK SAVIARI
Bonnie baby, thanks for being in my life.
CYNTHIA ARENDS DISCOMBOBULATE .
NATHAN CONLEY UNDERSTAND "Do not weep; do not wax indignant"
CHRISTINA ZIMMERMAN PORNOGRAPHY For etymonline.com, my favorite word porn. Where else could I turn to verify what 'merkin' really means?
SMORGASBORD Hyvää syntymäpäivää, Alex!
All the Finnish-derived English words suck.
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AUDREY ALLEN IRENIC Always, no matter what.
ALEX ROBBINS VERVE Happy birthday, Greg! In honor of you, your way with words, and your way with me. The world could learn a lot from your verve, as I have ... and we'd all be better writers and scrabble-players for it. You're my love! ~Alex~
CHARLOTTE McGILL PUTTER
FRANCIS KASZAR TRUCULENT For Mike:

You've always owned this word in my book. Now you own it in everyone's.
SCOTT RUSSELL DORD .
SAMUEL PARKS LUGUBRIOUS
Colleen: I'll always protect you... in bed


-Nathaniel Hawthorne

NINA PLANCK		 LARD Lard and butter are good for you. Corn oil isn't. Eat real food.

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anonymous PORTMANTEAU For Lexy, in thanks for "Hilaristurbing"

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AMY SANCHEZ TOUCAN
For Misael


His shiny shoes mean rain, and I love him.
-Amy

PATRICK GRANEY		 PUNK Punk (n.): 1. A teenager or adult who is a performer or enthusiast of punk rock and/or a member of the punk youth subculture

Patrick Graney (n.): see 'punk'
STEPHEN HUGHES-JELEN LOVE For Wendy with... on our 10th anniversary.

"Two such as you with such a master speed,
cannot be parted nor be swept away,
from one another once you are agreed,
that life is only life forevermore,
together wing to wing and oar to oar."

Robert Frost
JESSE CLEARY-BUDGE MARIMBA For my dear Laura:

May you allow me to stroke out seductive melodies on your polished bars for many years to come. We make such sweet music together.

Yours,
Jesse D.
NICHOLAS STANICOF LOVELONGING Lovelonging - a verb, a noun, so often felt, so rarely expressed, and almost never fulfilled. To the one who fills me with lovelonging 'till I can am overflowing with love.
ANIRUDH TIWATHIA RECALCITRANT .
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CAROL in CANBERRA ALPACA
The friendliest fiber animal which hums as you work, its fleece is soft as a cloud and will keep you very warm.

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DIANA BRITT SPANIEL
In honor of the best dog ever sprung from the pound, the noble Beauregard.

CATHERINE ELIZABETH		 BICYCLE Z:

For accessing the breeze and other metaphysical delights ...

Bon anniversaire!"

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JENNIFER HELM		 I For ME!
TORGNY LINDVALL OAK Look at an old oak, and you understand how much we need the trees. But do they need us?
- CALUMNY -
InDepthInfo.com INFORMATION Thanks so much for this wonderful resource. I often come to the Online Eymology Dictionary to put a word in context.
STEVE BROERING ACHIEVE For Luke B. Thank you.
YVONNE ABURROW MYSTIC For my beloved, who is a mystic and loves etymology.

The mystery of the universe is: "Thou art That" (Tat tvam asi) - the recognition of the Beloved Other manifested in all that is.

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SYBIL		 DESIRE Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
...
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
...
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
...

~Desiderata, by Max Ehrmann
ALAN MAGID JULY This word is dedicated to my beautiful grandson Julian who was born in this month. Julian is strong like his papa Ben and beautful like his mama Nat.
RYAN BURNEY QUOTIDIAN Your site has been an invaluable resource for mine (www.quotidian.us). Thank you.
ELIZABETH FAMA SYNCOPATION

For my Boswell Sisters singing partners, Sally and Lydia.
SANDRA COBURN HUSBAND With gentle attendance
And unbridled ardor,
You aid and nourish.
You strengthen and encourage.
You provide and protect,
Cultivate and preserve.
You are my husband.

All my love, Sandy

PEACE Visit our site at fundraisingip.com if you need help with planning, running and improving your product, online, e-mail or in-person fundraising events. We chose to sponsor the word "peace" because we believe that helping others in any way plays a big part in creating peace on this earth.

Thanks to etymonline.com for a great service!!

M.ster MENSCH For Ani del Zorro, a "person of strength and honor." Thanks for being one. Smoosh
Online Spiele COLOGNE .
ERIKA PASSION "passion.  intense feeling.  I love this word and the emotion to which it refers.  even the word itself is intense and requires commitment to say it.  This word and its sister word, compassion, sum up what I aspire to in my life."
JULIE GRITTON PICARESQUE This was the word that sent my daughter to the National Spelling Bee! Etymonline is a great study reference.
ALEJANDRO P. MURGIA CELLAR DOOR The most beautiful english word compound according to Tolkien.

Great site!


ALLISON		 BEAR (n.) For my Jammers - It's still one of the best eties ever and I'm still so glad you shared it with me. Life has been etymologically enriching and gloriously dorky ever since. So thank you. You know it.

You know it!!!!!!!!

With love,
Truffle
anonymous GODDESS Because you are one, my darling Niagra.

Your metalogical Merlin

TORGNY LINDVALL DEW An old Germanic word with a rich history ("Tau" in modern German, "dagg" in modern Swedish), and many refreshing connections.
KittyCo A loving playful dedicated feline, as is her human Anita. Here's just a little more of the love they deserve.
xoxo
G&B

BETH and GREG		 CASTLE Because as we well know, you are very fond of castles! Happy Mothers Day! xoxox Beth and Greg

CATHERINE BOYE		 MOTHER Mom, this is for you. You have always been there for me, even today; when I am thousands of miles away, I know that you are still there supporting me. You and Dad raised three kids, granting each of us an exceptional education not only in the traditional areas, but also in the areas of ethics and morality. Then you allowed us to spread our own wings and explore this world for ourselves, supporting us all the way. And spread we have but each of us with the knowledge that it could not have been done without your encouragement and guidance. So thank you Mom for all you have done and continue to do. Happy Mothers Day.
Catherine

BRIAN R. STUCKEY
ineedcaffeine.com		 CAFFEINE Supporting a great online resource

PHIL GIROUARD		 ASTRONOMY short-stories-help-children.com helps parents guide their children writing short stories to improve literacy and social skills. Tips on keyboarding, elements of a story, motivation and help for work-at-home moms and dads. And I'm a big fan of etymology and astronomy!


APPROPEDIA		 SYNERGY This $10 is a pay off. Please return the time I have spent following roots through thatch mats of historical tule. If you can not, at least come lose some of your time at this open, synergistic site for appropriate technology, sustainability and poverty reduction projects, how tos, organizations and collaborations: Appropedia

A.J.		 ZETETIC To Mal. May that which you seek bring you happiness.
Happy Valentine's Day.
-AJ

RICK BOWMAN		 SLUT The most underappreciated and maligned word ever. All through time, "slut" has been maligned, discredited, even used as propaganda against the fairer sex. Biblical referenced have linked sluttiness with diseases and even advocated punishment of death. But Man has to realize that just as a single hand clapping doesn't sound like much, a singular act of slutiness is more aptly called masturbation. So, in sum, it is well past the time to understand, and rather than stand in front and force our sexocentric attitudes on "slut" - we need to stand behind our collective sluts and give it our support.
~Thank you.
RB

HAMILTON HARPER		 HEART For Sasha, with love.
TORGNY LINDVALL BEGUINE Listen to Ella Fitzgerald's recording (1956) of Cole Porter's "Begin the beguine" (1935); if you don't like to dance, there is no help for you!
DIANE APPLEBAUM NOWADAYS
MORTEN H B RASMUSSEN CALLIPYGIAN My love!
I think it requires no explanation why this word should belong to you. Thank you for the 2 years and 2 months we've been together. Let's do two more :)
*kiss* Morten

STEPHANIE HUESLER		 INTRIGUING I find language intriguing, in the most modern sense of the word. As a writer specializing in the 18th century, I refer to your website time and again, and am very grateful for your services! Keep up the good work!
MICHAEL THEATER For Christi, a dramaturge in training. Also a lover of words, and the one who taught me what "dramaturge" means in the first place. A pretty rockin' person, and a good kisser too.

SKYLAR BRETT SNAP rebecca mitchell is the shining star of the universe. texas knows it, and so does everyone else.
MATTHEW CURRY AMBIVALENCE This word helps me to comprehend and develop. Sometimes I like to do well and sometimes I don't. Well, but not too well.
JASON GRAHAM CATASTROFUCK for kandace, your very own word! merry holy-shit-the-crops-may-never-return-mas! (this WAS referring to the iraq war, but i think jon was really talking in code about the holidays...)
NANCY WERNER PRELAPSARIAN Happy holidays and thank you for your fun and enlightening service.
MICHAEL T. FLOCCINAUCINIHILIPILIFICATION Etymonline: One of the most useful, and informative sites on the internet. Keep up the good work. Thanks.

NANCY BURNS		 ABUNDANCE Wishing an abundance of hope, an abundance of love, an abundance of spirit, and an abundance of fulfilled dreams to Karen, Kim, Jack, Mary, and Mary Jane [that's abundance in alphabetical order, y'all....]

With love and a few more dreams in my heart, Nancy
TORGNY LINDVALL DAWN A wonderful word with Scandinavian roots:
at dawn = i dagningen (in Swedish),
it is dawning = det dagas (in Sw).
DMITRIY VOLODIN SUNUP
DMITRIY VOLODIN SUNDOWN

MARLA FAIR		 GALLIMAUFRY For all the would-be writers out there.
SUSAN GELLMAN in honor of DR. MARK LEVY MOOT The word "moot" is sponsored in honor of Dr. Mark Levy, on his birthday, by his MooT game partner.
DAVE RATTIGAN IRONY Because it's the main theme of my life.
DANIEL PICKENS-JONES HOBBLEDEHOY Support your local etymologist!
DAVID BOLTON PORTENT http://portent.org is a blog dedicated to bringing you new, fun, interesting and hopefully amazing stuff on the web. You can even join as a blogger, for love and money.
ANTONIA HAYES OPTIMISM You can't spell it without Tim (my "best of all possible worlds"). Now when you can't find it, it will always be here.
NICOLE BORHEIER WOLF One of the most wonderful and most misunderstood animals in the world - this one and the mythic one.
ERIN SZYDLOSKI DEFENESTRATION In honor of David Szydloski, best big brother ever, in celebration of his college graduation.

In honor of Professor Rob Atkinson		 PROLIX Sponsored by his favorite "ethical" students including but not limited to the Wildcatter, the Romanian, the Preacher and the Research Assistant.
MARC DONIS SLUG Save the slugs!
ALAN FRIEDMAN ATTENTION To buy time, pay attention.

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HEATHER UNDERWOOD GRYPHON As a professional linguist I have found this site invaluable, and definitely worth the sponsoring!  This word?  Well it was that or Sesquipedalian.  (which reminds me, that would be a good one to do next time!)
DAVID MOORE ICONOCLAST No one has to trash the symbols of another person's belief system. If, after enlightenement, someone chooses to remove their OWN "icons" then that may be acceptable.
PAUL LAWLER IGNOMINIOUS As Shakespeare put it, "Who steals my purse, steals trash, but he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed."
LUCIA BOBER GUINEA PIG My favourite word is "guinea pig", because guinea pigs are sweet and beautiful and funny.It is fun to play with Schecky and Flicka, my two guinea pigs. It is interesting to look at them for a long time.
www.ttlg.com SQUID Why squid? I just like the sound of the word.
ELIZABETH DOCKENDORF PHOENIX .
MARTINA ANISSA STROMMER RIGHT Note: Because everything feels right with you, Greg.
:-X-:
LINDSEY SMITH INSPIRATION for hours and hours of the stuff, with thanks. x

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Torsten Schlabach

VICTOR H. MAIR		 PHILOLOGY As a Sinologist, I always explain to people that I am a philologist who focuses on China.

RABBI BRIAN ZACHARY MAYER 		BELIEVE www.religion-outside-the-box.com
KATHERINE ANDERSON TEMPTATION oh you've got green eyes
oh you've got blue eyes
oh you've got grey eyes...
HAZEL KIRBY TACITURN I talk too much, so to be this word is my aspiration!
HELEN SMITH HIPPOPOTAMUS Always said I would buy you one some day.
Happy Valentine's and love from Helen
xxx
ACRISA AFFORD I find afford a fascinating word to ponder when concerns about money arise in my life. It's easy when I don't feel I have enough money to think I can't afford things. But then I remember AFFORD. It suggests being able, able to produce, to give forth, to provide naturally. It's etymology suggests advancing and moving onward, which is a better plan than sitting in a rut of I can't. The Little Engine That Could knew, "I think I can, I think I can," it said. And it could.
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LAUGHING SPHINX		 PANTS My favorite word and the mother of all juvenile humor.  Good to know where it comes from.  Thanks for all you do, Pants and Etymonline!
JOHN BRUIN A This is one of my favourite words.  Easy to write or type, very useful, rolls off the tongue and can't be abbreviated or hacked down.  This word performs its function in the English language admirably well, despite its size.  Sitting at the very start of the alphabet, the word 'a' is articulated clearly and entirely by everyone reciting the alphabet in English.  Let's all give praise to this wonderfully useful word, a masterpiece of minimalist design.  Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the word 'A'!
BARRON YOUNGSMITH LUCK We dedicate this donation in the name of Sydney Frank and Brown University.
LOGAN CAUTRELL INFORMATION I love this site, keep up the good work:-)
anonymous PEACE Peace is possible, but you first have to imagine what it looks and sounds like, and most importantly, what it feels like.
JAMES SINCLAIR ORCHARD A beautiful word, and a beautiful thing. With thanks to the Online Etymology Dictionary for satisfying my curiosity (idle and otherwise) more times than I could possibly reckon.
TROY*YOGA YOGA I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. Coming together in Troy, NY, since 2004.
ANDREW JONES TRUTHINESS it's different from "factiness."

MS. CHUN		 SOCRATIC In honor of all my students, who consistently humor me, my etymology fetish, and my stinky classroom.
KERWIN STEFFEN SPIRIT .
DAN METCALF THANKS In thanks for the Online Etymology Dictionary.
MARGARET YAMANAKA PERAMBULATE just strolling along
LORNA De BONO BRUIN In honor of UCLA Bruins everywhere.
ARA MAYE ENCOMIUM For Giolla - there are none so deserving.
HOWARD J. SELTMAN STATISTICS It's my field--and more fun than you think.

ELIZABETH FAMA		 HIPPOPOTAMUS In honor of Hippo and HipPo.
DANIEL GREENBERG STRAND I was reading the history of a shipwreck in Dutch at the Scheepvaart Muzeum in Amsterdam. Seems there was a storm approaching and they beached the ship in a river mouth to protect it, but it sank. The Dutch word for "beach" is "strand." they stranded the ship.
ANNA BUCCI HELLO .
MEGAN REAPE SALIENT .
CYNTHIA BONORRIS TOKEN etymonline:  a writer's best friend!

In honor of JONATHAN CHARLES DIMMOCK		 AGA He was my only friend and he died December 10th, 2005.
JUSTIN O DIMMOCK
MARC LUECK YANKEE You have provided me hours and hours of entertainment - only alcohol comes near your level of efficient provision of fun.  Being an American ex-pat in the UK, I often use your site to prove that my "lingo" is just as valid as those of my current compatriots.  Bravo, thank you, and loads of other words I could probably investigate using your site meaning similar things.
CYNTHIA BONORRIS GUMSHOE etymonline:  a writer's best friend!
DAVE SCHREIBER THE .
TONDA FULLER RIFFRAFF Got challenged about whether this word existed in 1788 (the year the book I'm working on is set in) and this site let me verify that it did instantly. Priceless.

DAVID REAGAN		 WRITE I do it all the time, and without this and all the other wonderful words, it wouldn't be possible. This site enriches my abilities and my enjoyment when I do it.
MICHAEL BLOSSOM WEIRD The Web of Wyrd is full of magic and intelligence, beauty and depth!!!!!
SPENCER HOEKSTRA SWEET for my AK-47, who should grace the encyclopaedia under the heading, "sweet"...xo Gren
STEFAN JANUSZ TELEOLOGY .
JOHN OUTLER IRONY Not coincidental, not paradoxical, just ironic!

Cincinnatus C.		 BE .

CHRISTAN THOMAS		 REFULGENT To Christan, the most Refulgent of Anaxians, who finished her chapters before everyone else.  Yay Christan, and also "Go team!"

FANTASTIC For Gwen,
"Fantastic is that weary ache in the sides of your face from smiling all day."
-love clint
PlunderCove.com BACKGAMMON Visit PlunderCove.com for more on backgammon, including backgammon rules, game variants around the world, online backgammon info, backgammon tips and my own spin on the etymology of backgammon.

Ben Reynolds		 CLEMENCY My 17th year of Clemency begins March 22, 2006. Thank you, Andie.
ANONYMOUS INSIGHT For my father.

Andreas Schamanek		 TREE The problem is not truth, the problem is trust. (Heinz von Foerster)
Riddles you may read in trust as in trees. (me)
Melissa TIME Mikey,
Now we have all the time in the world. I love you.
Melissa
Nancy Heiges TEA I love how this word has travelled.
Nancy Heiges COFFEE The best Arabic word in English. Shukran jazeelan.
Perry Novotny VISA .
Ian Ragsdale SAGE To Diana Blake, the wisest woman on Times Square.
-Ian Ragsdale
Al Hoffeld GOTHAM The Joker: Gotham City. Always brings a smile to my face.

for Michael 		X Now it's really ours.
IXY
Melissa
Angela France-Jaskowska TATTERDEMALION .

Phrasen.com 		PHRASE .
anonymous BATTER Silken, voluptuous, and pourable form of potential cakes, or pancakes, or cupcakes, or brownies....
Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer NUMINOUS www.religion-outside-the-box.com
Antonia Hayes TIMOCRACY For Tim.

Owning your very own word is the first step to world domination.

Love and niggles,
Antonia

MEREDITH WILSON PRUDENCE Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.
-Euripides

Emma Gads 		R.E.M. say "keep within the boundaries if you want to play."
say "contradiction only makes it harder."
how can I be what I want to be?
when all I want to do is strip away these stilled constraints
and crush this charade, shred this sad masquerade
I don't need no persuading
I'll trip, fall, pick myself up and
walk unafraid
I'll be clumsy instead
Varia Cartledge BEST J, you know you are!

OSCULATE For Michael, my favorite partner in osculation, whose exceptional osculatory skills are just one of the innumerable qualities I adore in him and whom I love to osculate.
With all my love, Melissa
xXXOOxxXXX
Aaron K. Holt HOLT Interestingly, Holt is one of the most ancient and widespread surnames in Northern Europe.

QUARK In honor of all former colleagues, most of whom shared the quickness of wit, the love of puns, and the whimsically scatological bent that marks the true physicist.
Bernard W. Joseph
for JEN PLATONIC "For all that there is, could be, and may never be... For now all I can ask and hope for is your friendship and for you to let me get to know you; I offer you the same. While no-one can own or control it, a sunset's beauty can be admired, its glow basked in, and thoughts of it still resonate sweetly."

Zebra Skimmers		 ZEBRA Zebra Skimmers Corp is a global supplier of oil skimmers and other metalworking fluids (coolant) maintenance equipment. We pride ourselves on bringing the best service and knowledge to all our customers worldwide. A critical component of helping others is precise use of our language, and nothing keeps our precision sharper than understanding where our tools have come from, and understanding exactly what they mean. Kudos to Etymonline for providing such an important public service!

www.SheDreamsInDigital.net		 FRACTAL Fractals, fractal flames, digital and traditional artwork by Stacy Reed
Carl Keifer MASTICATION Thank goodness for word to trick those who lack the vocabulicity of others .... How often do you masticate? Come on, admit it, we all do it.
Catherine M Norton MACABRE Just love it. And the etymology speaks to me of Paul McCartney covered in bees, which is cheering.
for JENNY MELANCHOLY "Jenny believes this is the most beautiful word she has come across, whereas I think she is the most stunning woman I have ever met. We fight about who's right all the time!
I love you Jenny, and always will,
G xxx"
Marion Moebus PONDEROSA For Nancy, who loves words and their histories as much as me.
James Gawn THOLE (verb, transitive) To Rachel
- because if I were she
Ah couldnae thole me.

for DAN KOPLOWITZ		 SESQUIPEDALIAN you got the first word, so i get the last.
love, your too possessable,
whitney
Richard Hamouris AXOLOTL Mad Magazine first introduced me to this word when I was about 8 years old... Nobody I have passed the word on to has ever known of it's existence before... thus, it holds a special place in my heart :)
ANNE LEIGHTON COMFORT "I'm sponsoring 'comfort,' 'cause that's the goal of my book, USING YOUR ART & THE MEDIA TO COMFORT PEOPLE."
Amazon.com: Books: Using Your Art and Media to Comfort People

MARVIN the MARTIAN		 TECHNOLOGY Oh dear. I've got the silly thing in reverse.

SWEDISH CHEF		 BORK! BORK BORK! poot ze-a cheekee in de-a oofee

MASTER DESIGNS BOOMERANGS		 BOOMERANG "Great Things ARE Coming Back!!"
anonymous MUMBLE ...mumble...
TED UNSETH ETYMOLOGY I know a 38-year-old Italian woman who captures my Soul. But she has great Angst concerning her own Soul--she can't seem to find it. I want to help. She says there's only one thing she's ever been consistently passionate about or interested in and that's Reading. But Reading is absorption; and I think she craves to find an Outlet that interests her. She once mentioned that she finds Etymology intriguing; but that's as far as it goes. I'd like to see it go farther. I'd like her to make Etymology a serious Hobby. Your site seems like the perfect place to begin such an undertaking. I thank you most sincerely for working so hard to construct it and then to make it available to others. "See, Carla? There is Hope, after all."
RENE BRUNNER, Switzerland RED 'Red' is one of the indo-european words that go back millenia into incredibly ancient times and yet as a big surprise to me still sound nearly the same in many languages.
McPink STINK "Now everyone knows I love you!"

Spooky Bible tracts		 REVELATION "A famous book in which St. John the Divine concealed all that he knew. The revealing is done by the commentators, who know nothing."

Mr. Natural		 ENLIGHTENMENT No! I mean the shoes of your soul!

Erika Andersen		 ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM The ultimate smarty pants word
Aisling D'Art AMAZING It applies to my life, in so many happy ways, and also to the man in my life. Life is indeed amazing! *happy sigh*

Randy Crawford		 TANGRAM "Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too." -- Voltaire
Linda Jordan Tucker HYPERVENTILATE gasp!
Kurt Andersen HEYDAY .
Doug Harper GANGRENE From the moment I first heard this word, I knew it was the most beautiful in the language. Like breeze through the aspens on a warm spring day, yearning and wisful all at once, it should be the name of a goddess or a lost paradise.

Performance Rabbit		 CHEERS Whenever I feel glum, I balance two pancakes on my head.

Glorious Leader		 BRINKSMANSHIP Dude, where's my car?
Anonymous ANONYMOUS It's a secret
Lilhottie69@aol.com WORMWOOD The original Viagra?

ETTA!		 BLONDE It be me!
Thomas Gray PENSIVE Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear:
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
diva@pptnet.com EPHEMERAL "gather ye rosebuds while ye may." I've been feeling that way, lately, with a new lease on life coming just at the time that I realize how fleeting everything is.
socks@hotmail.com SMOOCH It's my cat's name.

"BAD" THAD STEVENS		 RECONSTRUCTION It's my cat's name.

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