OT- Word of the day.

[Iansidious]

Today's Word:
Coiffeur kwaa fúr

n
male hair stylist: a male hairdresser (formal)

[Alneyan]

Kamog! You were supposed not to post until Lan had lifted his wicked ban upon the user known as Alneyan (I am speaking on his behalf, nothing more; I am his lawyer if you will)! How could you do this to me... erh, to my client

Kidding aside, I cannot truly post how it is supposed to be pronounced because I do not know how you pronounce all these French words. So I will gently refer you to the closest up-to-date dictionary (mine is seriously lacking in the field of French words) to find out how to pronounce it. On the other hand, I could give you the French pronouncation, but that wouldn't be all too helpful, would it?

My lawyer has declared me to be innocent, and so I am going back to business. The word "coiffeur" has also a feminine form "coiffeuse" that might be used in English as well. The pronouncation might be something like "kwaa fuz", but I do not know the phonetical alphabet.

My word shall be "Parvenu" (a feminine form might be used, but would be rather rare I guess. It would be "parvenue"). It is a more formal word for "upstart", as in "Did you see who is the current king at KOTH? That parvenu, Asmala, just snatched the crown as if it were his. The youth these days...". My apologises go to Asmala for having targetted him by my vile accusations.

And since I have been unable to post for the past few days, here goes another word: Sphery (pronounced like, erh, a sphere). This word means "relating to the celestial spheres" or "starlike", and, to the best of my knowledge, is mostly used in poetry or in literature.

[Iansidious]

Well done my friend. The ban has been lifted! Anyway, I will be on a jaunt for a few days. So it's up to Kamog to keep the Word of the Day going. I have not heard from him if he is up to it. So that means anyone can throw their word into the mix. Have fun!

But I might as well leave with a word that's close to my heart...
Today's word:
Masse pronounced mas*say

n
curving billiards shot: a shot in cue games in which the cue is held almost vertically to strike the cue ball off center, making it curve around one ball to hit another

Side note from a pool player: The Masse is the hardest shot there is. You must have a good game even to try it as it's a bit odd to shoot from a vertical angle. You can even get kicked out a pool hall for tring it(unless the owner knows you and trusts your skill with a cue. Then you can do it.). The dangers can be ripped cloth(about 200 dollars these days to replace) or a broken pool cue. It's not easy to do that kind of damage but it is possible to do so.

[Kamog]

anachronism
1. The representation of someone as existing or something as happening in other than chronological, proper, or historical order.
2. One that is out of its proper or chronological order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time.

adjective:
anachronistic, anachronous

[Kamog]

inimical
adjective

1. Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse: habits inimical to good health.
2. Unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical voice.

[Kamog]

bathyscaphe
pronounced: ba-thi-skaf
noun

1. A free-diving deep-sea vessel consisting of a large flotation hull with a crewed observation capsule attached to its underside, usually capable of reaching full ocean depths.

2. navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration

[Kamog]

facetious
pronunciation: fuh-SEE-shus
adjective

1. Joking or jesting often inappropriately: just being facetious
2. meant to be humorous or funny, not serious: a facetious remark

[Alneyan]

*Pops in discreetly, while nobody is watching*

Frolic (pronounced... erh, quite like frolic actually):
Noun:
1) Merriment: Fun and frolics
2) A gay, carefree time.
Verb:
1) To behave playfully without any inhibition
2) To engage in merrymaking

The adjective form is "frolic" or "frolicsome", both of them being somewhat dated. It shouldn't be difficult to guess the meaning of these two adjectives though.

And while I am at it:

Mien
Noun:

1) Bearing or manner, especially one revealing an inner state of mind
2) Appearance or aspect, especially the typical expression on their faces.

If you are interested in idle speculation, the French word "mine" has more or less the same meaning (along with the other meanings of the English "mine"), although the French word is quite informal whereas "mien" seems formal or even literary.

[Iansidious]

I have returned!!! And I bought myself a brand new dictionary! With a free dictionary on CD and a year free for the Online Version! Sweet! I have alot of new words for everyone to enjoy. Also I send many Thank You's to Mr. Kamog for a magnanimous task in keep the topic alive. Thank You. au revoir all!

[narf poit chez BOOM]

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