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Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Nobody: 3:35pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
The only one I knew is "schadenfreude". The rest are like latin to me. |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Nobody: 3:41pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
Agbada too is an English word 1 Like |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Nazeeboy(m): 3:45pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
And u called these words "Awesome" God go punish you. |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by StepG: 3:45pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
quicyvictor:hahaha |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Nobody: 3:48pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
known all this words since primary 5 nah... cant believe this |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by daddynasa: 3:48pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
zugzwang is German. used in chess just like. en passant which is french. |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Lasveg(m): 3:52pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
what of agelast: someone who never laughs |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Generalkorex(m): 3:52pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
tohpahz:shebi na u |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by lovely17(m): 3:53pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
na only palindrome and phobophobia I Don hear for my life 1 Like |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Nobody: 3:54pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
If you are a good scrabble player you did know that those words sound very common. Have u seen the word "trooz" or "cwm"? |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by cozy7(m): 3:59pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
These are d kinda words u just admire n pass. Bcoz one just can't keep these words in mind....na work? |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by kinibigdeal(m): 4:02pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
Mtchew....Not new |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by 9jatatafo(m): 4:09pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
Ok I don hear. This na Hon Patrick Obayagbon english na. |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by cooluc(f): 4:21pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
Words are like d sand @ the sea shore they r inexhaustible. Kudos!! Author |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by willyo(m): 4:23pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
sauceny:U cannot be new to Phobophobia. I doudt. How about 'GEJites- Supporters of Jonathan. Example, TANoids. |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by GodblessNig247(m): 4:23pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by adtiezy1(m): 4:23pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
And here i am expecting to see words like go,we,us,it,in,on,at...omo english na bastard o 1 Like |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by GodblessNig247(m): 4:24pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
Great words. Thanks! |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by kennedyugo: 4:26pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
You left out this one! pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis /ˌnjuːmənəʊˌʌltrəˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈskɒpɪkˌsɪlɪkəʊvɒlˌkeɪnəʊˌkəʊnɪˈəʊsɪʃ , njʊˌməʊnəʊ-/ ▸ noun [mass noun] an artificial long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust. [img][/img]
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Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Nobody: 4:26pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
A[b]A[/b]A |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by GodblessNig247(m): 4:27pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
cooluc: True talk! |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Nobody: 4:27pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
A |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by tohpahz(f): 4:29pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
GodblessNig247: Maybe |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Nobody: 4:30pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
a |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by mizsofiee(f): 4:34pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
they are sound like botanical names |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Nobody: 4:35pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
NEW WORDS IN THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY ORUBEBE /oˈrubebe/ (verb): abnormal behaviour or an attempt to disrupt peaceful gathering or well organised event. [from Latin oˈrube : to disrupt] Examples: 1. He tried to orubebe the sacred ocassion but the police did not allow it. 2. The football match was orubebe by the defeating team yesterday Derivatives: ORU-BE-BE-ISM (Noun) ORU-BE-BE-TIC (Adjective) e.g: ~ attitude JEGA /Jəˈga/ (Verb): [a] Using wisdom to calm the unneeded agitation or ruckus caused by a dopey fool in a peaceful gathering. [b] To indirectly show to the public a person who lack manner and attempt causing agitation [from Latin Jeˈga : Calm distubance wisely] Examples: 1. If you Orubebe me I will Jega you. 2. When he was making unnecessary argument to the public, I jegaed him. Derivatives: [b]JE-GA-ISM (Noun) [/b]JE-GA-TIC (Adjective) e.g: ~ approach First Edition. Copyright © 2015 by Davog Publishing Company. Nigerians sha ooo 1 Like |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Suspect33(m): 4:41pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
Hw do u expect us to know all these english when we are ruled by an ill...........e |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by AJ01(m): 4:48pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
I hate English |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Caliph69: 4:52pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
Educative. For scrabblers, some of this can come handy. |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by sphinx54: 4:56pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
Schadenfreude - I experienced this when GEJ lost to BABA |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by 46arcadez(m): 5:01pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
Make I come first |
Re: 17 Awesome Words You May Not Know by Nobody: 5:07pm On Apr 05, 2015 |
ahsekeena:. . What's d girl on ur d.p doing?.... Just curious! |
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