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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
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Christine
Santa Ana
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 Posted - May 30 2025 : 5:37:25 PM
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Heffalump
noun: (chiefly childish, humorous) (A child's name for) an elephant. Something that is elusive
Coined by A.A. Milne in the Winnie-the-Pooh book series.
Extra credit: A "heffalump trap" figuratively refers to a trap set for an opponent that ends up trapping the person who set it.
"And then, of course, there is The Economy. That heffalump is perhaps the most oft-cited reason for why we need to keep 'creating jobs', working them, and shopping - whether or not there is work that needs to be done or things we need to buy." -The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More, Annie Raser-Rowland with Adam Grubb |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
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Posted - May 30 2025 : 5:45:46 PM
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| Another great word(s) and examples, I am enjoying your photos as well. Another word I have not heard of, so I learn something new everyday from you Chris:D |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018 and September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1363 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
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Posted - May 30 2025 : 8:14:28 PM
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| Heffalumps and Wuzzles!! Winnie the Pooh! :) |
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
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Posted - May 31 2025 : 5:52:02 PM
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Wow, Karen! I was unfamiliar with Wuzzles, but came here to post about chimera. They seem to be related!
Wuzzle- Disney cartoon character that is a mix of two different species that originally aired in 1985.
Chimera-
(1) An imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts. If capitalized, Greek monster with a lion's head, goat's body, and serpent's tail
(2) An illusion or fabrication of the mind.
(3) An individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution. (I am picturing the Jurassic Park dinosaurs)
"Really assess what you think works and is worthwhile in modern culture, and what you think other times and other peoples did better (or were better off without). Think about creating a chimera life based on your evaluation." - The Art of Frugal Hedonism: A Guide to Spending Less While Enjoying Everything More (again)... Here I am questioning whether chimera was really the best word choice with its connotations of unrealizable monstrosities, but it certainly is fun to imagine!
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Farmgirl#8680
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Kennewick
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Posted - May 31 2025 : 6:14:49 PM
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| Who knew that Pooh was so intelligent! :) lol |
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
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Posted - Jun 01 2025 : 2:25:31 PM
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Shavuot (noun)
Jewish festival, aka "Festival of Weeks" or "Festival of Reaping." This is supposed to fall 7 weeks, or a "week of weeks" after Passover and marks when Moses received the the 10 commandments in 1312 BCE. It also marks the Israeli wheat harvest.
Fallon and I flipped the monthly calendar page over and discovered Shavuot happens today this year. We must have an Israeli climate here (give or take 2 degrees higher latitude) because Fallon has been busy in the yard with her kid scissors cutting and collecting all the seed heads off the really tall grass I failed to deep mulch in time. Her plan is to grind it in a molcajete and sell it for $0 at the end of the driveway as "flour." Fingers crossed some neighbors make the pilgrimage.
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Edited by - Bellepic on Jun 01 2025 2:26:11 PM |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 01 2025 : 5:23:40 PM
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I had a stuffed animal of the the bumblebee thing in the center and my sister had the yellow one on the bottom left! Thanks for the trip down memory lane LOL!
Love the plant market! I hope Fallon finds a buyer for her flour :) I'm learning a lot from you Chris. I had to look up what a molcajete is. I know of a mortar and pestle but I had never heard of a molcajete before. |
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
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Christine
Santa Ana
CA
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Posted - Jun 02 2025 : 8:23:58 PM
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Monocausotaxophilia (noun) love of single causes that explain everything.
This was a term coined by Ernst Pöppel (1940-) as a joke but was popularized by others, i.e.
"Don't think the Gini coefficient [a mathematical measure of wealth inequality] alone will describe the situation, however; this would be succumbing to monocausotaxophilia, the love of single ideas that explain everything, one of humanity's most common cognitive errors. The Gini figures for Bangladesh and for Holland are nearly the same, for instance, at 0.31; but the average annual income in Bangladesh is about $2,000, while in Holland it's $50,000. The spread between richest and poorest is an important consideration, but when everyone in that spread is pretty well off, this is a different situation than when everyone across the spread is poor." -The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
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Denise
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2025 : 03:23:59 AM
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That particular episode of Winnie the Pooh is ingrained in my head. It was my son's favorite and I think we must have watched it almost everyday for years.
Woozles are weasel-like creatures in the Winnie the Pooh series that are known for stealing honey. They first appeared in A.A. Milne's 1926 book Winnie the Pooh, where Pooh and Piglet follow what they believe are woozle footprints. The two later realize they've been walking in circles and the footprints are their own.
Appearance:
Woozles first appeared physically in Disney's 1968 animated short Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. They resemble weasels and can transform into different shapes and sizes.
Behavior:
Woozles are often associated with heffalumps and are feared by Pooh and his friends, especially Piglet. They are deceitful and avid honey thieves.
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Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path"
Psalm 119:105
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
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Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
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Posted - Jun 03 2025 : 6:32:14 PM
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Thanks, Denise! Wuzzles and woozles, oh my! I am learning about so many fantastic creatures on this thread!
Speaking of creatures, I am listening to a Master Gardener interview about a newly invasive Aedes genus mosquitoes. I thought I knew what "cryptic" meant but I had confined it to senses 2b and 5 below. This vector expert was using it more in the zoological sense number 3.
Cryptic (adj)
1. Secret, occult
2a. having or seeming to have a hidden or ambiguous meaning : mysterious
2b. marked by an often perplexing brevity
3. serving to conceal
4. not recognized
5. employing cipher or code
"Aedes are cryptic, they attach their single eggs to vessels or water-holding plants and those eggs can remain viable outside of the water for a long time. The females favor several shorter feedings and are more likely to approach from closer to the ground and be harder to detect." |
Farmgirl#8680
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2025 : 7:36:28 PM
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Look! Some bovine bailiwicks!
Bailiwick [bey-luh-wick]
1. one's sphere of operations or particular area of interest.
2. the district or jurisdiction of a bailie (Scottish magistrate) or bailiff.
"Why people did what they did- that was her bailiwick." The Ministry for the Future, Kim Stanley Robinson |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2025 : 1:24:18 PM
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| bovine bailiwicks! Love it!! |
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington |
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
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Posted - Jun 05 2025 : 7:57:56 PM
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One with Scrabble/Boggle potential!
Echt (adj/adv)
Authentic, typical. Authentically, typically.
"Then someone who usually looked echt Swiss would approach them, and speak in their language... and the group would get up and follow that person away." -Ministry for the Future, KSR (again, this dude has a massive vocabulary) |
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wanda
Murrells Inlet
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Posted - Jun 06 2025 : 06:13:39 AM
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| Now that’s a word I could work into my vocabulary, very interesting! |
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Wanda Sue
Farm Girl #3677
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2025 : 5:43:33 PM
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I am looking forward to getting some mileage out of this one too:
Overmorrow (adv) - The day after tomorrow.
Check back for more intriguing words tomorrow and overmorrow!
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Farmgirl#8680
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
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Posted - Jun 07 2025 : 6:27:38 PM
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Penultimate (adj)
Second to last.
This is my penultimate word of the day; does anyone else want a turn? |
Farmgirl#8680
www.steamstead.blogspot.com |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
1689 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jun 07 2025 : 7:05:39 PM
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| I like overmorrow! Has a nice ring to it. You've had some great words :) |
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
4822 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
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Posted - Jun 07 2025 : 10:35:35 PM
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| Chris have you finished your two weeks for your badge? I will get someone to go next if you are finished. Let me know:D |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018 and September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
4822 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
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Posted - Jun 08 2025 : 2:28:55 PM
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| Wow, Chris that was a fast 2 weeks. I will let yall who wants to play next. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018 and September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Bellepic
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Christine
Santa Ana
CA
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2025 : 10:17:28 PM
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Thanks, Debbie! Yep, this is my last post. Farmgirl Grammar "intermediate" prescribes discovering new words daily for an additional two weeks, so maybe someone can help us with that?
This isn't a single word, but ever since my kid and I read the book, An Ambush of Tigers, I have been collecting surprising words that describe animal collectives.
Murder of crows
Conspiracy/unkindness of ravens
Parliament of owls
Convocation of eagles
Pandemonium of parrots
Council of toads
Maelstrom of salamanders
Shiver of sharks
Smack of jellyfish
Scurry of squirrels
Bloat of hippos
Crash of rhinos
Tower of giraffes
Clowder of cats
Sleuth of bears
Intrusion of cockroaches
Parade of elephants
Cauldron of bats
Business of ferrets or flies
Shadow of jaguars
Leap of leopards
Stand of flamingos
Barrel of monkeys
I then went down a rabbit hole looking for interesting Gen Z slang words that had achieved dictionary entry status when my husband suggested a final apocryphal animal collective:
a situationship of Karens!
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
4822 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
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Posted - Jun 08 2025 : 11:34:18 PM
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Thank you so very much Chris for all the interesting words and stories you shared with us. You and Fallon must really enjoy all books, that is a wonderful thing. Children learn so much from us reading to them when they were little and then they started reading themselves. My Son Kent is 49 and when he was very little still in a crib we read stories to him . Now he is an avid reader just like his Mom:D
Looking forward to our next Wildflower sharing her words.
Thank you Heather and Chris. |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018 and September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
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Posted - Jun 09 2025 : 10:58:46 AM
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| Karen Martell will be our next Word Guru. Thank you Karen:D |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018 and September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1363 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1363 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2025 : 6:30:30 PM
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Hello girls!! :) I will give this my best shot!! I have big shoes to fill!!
Today’s word is ill-willie….having an unfriendly disposition. :) |
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
4822 Posts
Debbie Fischer
Coos Bay
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Posted - Jun 09 2025 : 6:34:39 PM
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| I love this one Karen as sometimes I am ill-willie:D |
Big Hugs,
Debbie
Farmgirl if the Month for:
September 2012, February 2018 and September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains and the Ocean.” Lord Bryon
When I am old I am wearing Purple. I am Old!!
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1363 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1363 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2025 : 7:03:29 PM
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| lol, same, Debbie!! :) |
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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