weird and wonderful words

[Savvy]

As this has drifted toward a "squawk-out"...I had an interesting experience last night.
I'd gone down to the end of the dock to better view the firework display and within a few minutes, I was 'swooped' by at least five bats and a large owl!
I decided to seek the sanctuary of the house, as I felt these feathered brethren were terrified at the loud bangs and fire in their sky...and maybe thought I'd called it all up?
Reminded me of some of the post-apocalyptic scenes I've seen in movie trailers of late!...eeeeerireeeee....
so I hied myself outta there....I ABSQUATULATED!

[Carol]

So you made like a jackrabbit and vamoosed to the hoose.(as our Canadian neighbors say)

[Ken, Moderator]

The ducks were not quacked up by fireworks on our lake. They were deeply chagrined (and no grinning).

[Scout]

Also chagrined were the cats around here (Cheshires, maybe?)

[Ken, Moderator]

My dog was unfazed. Humans are a noisy lot.

[Ross]

but Skeet my Parakeet was thoroughly disconbobulated:)

I'll have to absquatulate round five to avoid the 5.30 road madness!

[Scout]

skied and skiing ????

[Ross]

I suppose you can sky something so Skied could be both the alpine activity or the missed penalty over the crossbar kind. Was that what what you were aiming at:)

[Scout]

I just pause every time I see these words. Skied should not, by any rule I know, be pronounced "skeed." And skiing, well, just looks weird, doesn't it?

[Ross]

I always iked the word skullduggery:p
oddly humourous and slightly sinister. First encountered it when I was reading Shrubbery Skulduggery

[Drora]

Newengland, thank you. I was all set to protest and point out that the word's spelling is unphased. And then I looked at my word and realized it must have something to do with phase. Checked it, and even my Mac dictionary told me you were right.

I love the word bemused.

[Savvy]

NIDIFICE...I found this and think it will be a fun one to use...bring back into usage! I mean aren't all those little cubicles in offices like nidifices?

nidifice n 1656 -1656
a nest
The lizard climbed into the nidifice, only to be eaten by the mother eagle.

[Carol]

The rat tried to make a nidifice in the BBQ charcoal. Guess what he was nullified.

[Robin]

is a lexiophobe someone who doesn't like words, then?

[M]

How about skyey? "When to outstrip thy skyey speed . . ." --P. B. Shelley

[Debbie, sardonic princess of cheerfulness]

Oh Gabi.....I needed that laugh!! You just made my night!

[Jana]

4 out of 10
I'm surprise I got any.

[Jana]

I didn't even check so I don't know?

[Sonali]

Gabrielle wrote: "Newengland wrote: "Verisimilitude is weird. Pilliver is wonderful. In fact, I think I read the book. Pilliver's Travels, it was."

I probably have to use verisimilitude on a daily basis with the..."
Two words I came across in two different P.D.James books which intrigued me,still does-onomatopoeic words-"sussuration"and"ululation".