The Witty Wordsmith

Definition of the Day

2008-02-23T07:39:00.001-08:00

Yet another entry in the "P" section of the Witty Wordsmith Dictionary

par·a·chute /[par-uh-shoot] noun, verb, -chut·ed, -chut·ing.
–noun

1. when two police officers fire their service revolvers at the same time (submitted by Patti @ Late Bloomer Boomer)

2. double-barreled shotgun

Thank You Visiting Wordsmiths

2008-02-09T09:04:00.000-08:00

The editor of the Witty Wordsmith Dictionary would like to thank the following guest contributors for these new additions to the letter "P" section:

Patti @ Late Bloomer Boomer

par·a·digm /[par-uh-dahym, -dim]
–noun

1. 20 cents

Ralph @ Airhead55

par·a·pet /[par-uh-pit, -pet]
–noun

1. two beloved dogs, cats, birds, etc.

Lynn @ A Tired Mama

par·a·ble /[par-uh-buhl]
–noun

1. two bulls

Definition of the Day

2008-02-08T14:15:00.000-08:00

pi·o·neer /[pahy-uh-neer]
–noun

1. What Soupy Sales gets when he turns his head.

Definition of the Day

2008-02-05T19:20:00.001-08:00

par·a·dox /[par-uh-doks]
–noun

1. two physicians

B-I-N-G-O

2008-02-01T07:25:00.000-08:00

Question: What is the oncologist's favorite bingo call?

Answer: B-9

I Think We've Got It

2008-01-30T07:12:00.000-08:00

It has most often been the case that Spanish monarchs have not been particularly good-looking. Indeed, it has often been observed that "the reign in Spain stays mainly on the plain."

King Philip IV

The Portly Professor

2008-01-28T07:31:00.000-08:00

As the pudgy scholar observed while patting his ample tummy, "While it is true that a mind is a terrible thing to waste, it is also true that a waist is a terrible thing to mind."

Traditional Wedding Advice

2008-01-25T08:45:00.000-08:00

If a bride wants to follow wedding protocol, all she needs to do is go to the local zoo and arrange the loan of an elderly, clinically depressed wildebeest.

The result...an old blue borrowed gnu.

Bigfoot's Big Mouth?

2008-01-23T12:08:00.001-08:00

So...if Bigfoot used a lot of big words, would he be called a "Sasquatch-pedalian?"

Definition of the Day

2008-01-22T08:49:00.000-08:00

stu·pid·i·ty /[stoo-pid-i-tee, styoo-]
–noun, plural -ties for 2.

1. applied ignorance

A Political Thought For The Day

2008-01-21T19:31:00.000-08:00

If all the campaigners, working for the current crop of candidates, got together to discuss their personal choices for President, would their meeting be called a "staff'll-a-caucus?" Would medication help?