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Evisse the Blue · 10-08-2004, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Fordim Hedgethistle

sheorc, (she + orc) pron. sheYORK (noun): A hypothetical or speculative monster or creature; a person or concept that logic dictates should exist, but for which there is no empirical evidence.

Example: an honest lawyer; an exciting accountant; a good reason to hate The Lord of the Rings.

Why should there be, logically speaking, a good reason to hate Lotr? But I stray...

Arwane (verb) (ar/w:a:ne): To waste away pathetically and glamorously while dreaming of a rugged yet handsome fellow whom you very rarely get to meet.

Boromir88 · 10-08-2004, 01:25 PM

First off, this is a great thread, lol haha, good idea Estelyn!

Wetwang- A general, derogatory remark to someone.

Sentence: You filthy wetwang!

Synonyms: Dwimmerlaik, Tark

Stoor (s. noun)- Hobbitish for Store, a place to shop for goods.
(pl.) Stoors.
Sentence: He went to the stoor to get some red wine.

HerenIstarion · 10-08-2004, 02:02 PM

HerenIstarion – etymology - probably from the legendary sentence Here, new Star is on [the sky] – ascribed to Melkor when he first saw Earendil’s Silmaril rising. In modern speech, usually expresses astonishment upon seeing something uexpected, long looked for but found in unlikely place

example sentence: herenistarion! here is my long-lost shoe, in a lavatory pan, who would have thought!

Lalwendë · 10-08-2004, 02:28 PM

Bag End (noun), curious fate which awaits discarded Netto carrier bags, doomed to flutter disconsolately, caught in the top branches of urban trees until they degrade.

Second Breakfast (noun), large, unnecessarily lardy snack consisting of bacon and egg sandwich, large milky coffee and bar of Dairy Milk which one must visit the staff restaurant to buy at 9.30am, precisely one and a half hours after first breakfast, which usually consists of a modest portion of muesli and fruit.

Wormtongue (noun) (pejorative), obnoxious, odious line manager who projects an air of easy approachability but is skilled at exploiting areas of weakness and likes to secretly go and exaggerate about these in reports as a way of sucking up to the boss.

Prancing pony (noun) (vulgar), curious dance one is forced to resort to in order to control oneself when, to one's dismay, a long queue has formed to the ladies.

Desolation of Smaug, like the , descriptive of any motorway service station.

10-08-2004, 01:25 PM	#2
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	First off, this is a great thread, lol haha, good idea Estelyn! Wetwang- A general, derogatory remark to someone. Sentence: You filthy wetwang! Synonyms: Dwimmerlaik, Tark Stoor (s. noun)- Hobbitish for Store, a place to shop for goods. (pl.) Stoors. Sentence: He went to the stoor to get some red wine. Last edited by Boromir88; 10-08-2004 at 01:37 PM.

10-08-2004, 02:02 PM	#3
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	HerenIstarion – etymology - probably from the legendary sentence Here, new Star is on [the sky] – ascribed to Melkor when he first saw Earendil’s Silmaril rising. In modern speech, usually expresses astonishment upon seeing something uexpected, long looked for but found in unlikely place example sentence: herenistarion! here is my long-lost shoe, in a lavatory pan, who would have thought! __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

10-08-2004, 02:28 PM	#4
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Bag End (noun), curious fate which awaits discarded Netto carrier bags, doomed to flutter disconsolately, caught in the top branches of urban trees until they degrade. Second Breakfast (noun), large, unnecessarily lardy snack consisting of bacon and egg sandwich, large milky coffee and bar of Dairy Milk which one must visit the staff restaurant to buy at 9.30am, precisely one and a half hours after first breakfast, which usually consists of a modest portion of muesli and fruit. Wormtongue (noun) (pejorative), obnoxious, odious line manager who projects an air of easy approachability but is skilled at exploiting areas of weakness and likes to secretly go and exaggerate about these in reports as a way of sucking up to the boss. Prancing pony (noun) (vulgar), curious dance one is forced to resort to in order to control oneself when, to one's dismay, a long queue has formed to the ladies. Desolation of Smaug, like the , descriptive of any motorway service station. __________________ Gordon's alive!