JSngry Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 salvific Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Can you use it in a sentence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Can you use it in a sentence? I think it might require a trapeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salvific On more than one occasion, I have found the musics of James Brown & Sonny Rollins to have a power that extends beyond that of the merely restorative into the realm of the salvific. Indeed, such be the mojo therein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 On more than one occasion, I have found the musics of James Brown & Sonny Rollins to have a power that extends beyond that of the merely restorative into the realm of the salvific. Does that mean you began drooling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salvific Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Gorn. Kind of 'woody'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Salvifik MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 I thought I was going to start a thread 'What Word Did You Forget Today?, but I realize it would be very very short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Actually, this wasn't a new word for me, but this chick was the first thing I thought of when I saw the title of the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 I thought I was going to start a thread 'What Word Did You Forget Today?, but I realize it would be very very short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swinging Swede Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Main Entry: sal·vif·ic Pronunciation: \sal-ˈvi-fik\ Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin salvificus, from Latin salvus safe + -ficus -fic Date: 1591 : having the intent or power to save... So when I'm out in blogland downloading files I want to and can save to my hard drive, I'm being really salvific. It's always nice to learn new words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Kakubunretsubushitsu - fissionable material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Is that English? Either way, cool word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 (edited) Is that English? Either way, cool word! Japanese shokuryojikyuritsu - food self sufficiency Edited March 29, 2010 by kinuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Chobo o kaizansuru - cook the books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Fushin - German measles Also a more colloquial way to say cook the books Chobo o gomakasu. Seems I'm the only one learning new words ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Hyperthymesia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 peculation (embezzlement, misappropriation) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 sophism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 not a word, but I learned the phrase, "off the crane", an updated version of "off the charts", describing something that is very good. These kids today never stop inventing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 gaydar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Inconceivable, but I'm not sure it means what I think it means... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Inconceivable, but I'm not sure it means what I think it means... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaydar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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