Uncommon words and Meanings

[VPS]

It's my title and the hypocorism of my name. So creative I deserve a medal.

I'm a bit of a word freak but had to look up hypocorism. Whether I will remember it or not is another matter but it's a lovely word like serendipity and apricity

 

[Gladstone Tim]

I'm a bit of a word freak but had to look up hypocorism. Whether I will remember it or not is another matter but it's a lovely word like serendipity and apricity

Ditto. Fancy AFF expanding my literacy levels.

 

[MARTINE]

I'm a bit of a word freak but had to look up hypocorism. Whether I will remember it or not is another matter but it's a lovely word like serendipity and apricity

This exchange also made me look it up.

As a doctor I defaulted to a medical lens - hypo (underactive) cor (heart) ism (belief)…! imagine my surprise when it turned out the meaning is kinda opposite of this

A lovely word

Thanks @VPS and @drcam

 

[drcam]

I'm a bit of a word freak but had to look up hypocorism. Whether I will remember it or not is another matter but it's a lovely word like serendipity and apricity

In a bit of hypocoristic irony, the "other" hypocorism in my case was taken because there is already "drron". But practically speaking, don't call me Ron. Ever.

 

[DejaBrew]

But practically speaking, don't call me Ron. Ever.

Speaking as your namesake, I concur %!!

 

[drcam]

Melbourne doesn't have much Apricity at the moment. But I am going to Sydney for the weekend where I plan to find some. Does Apricity actually derive from the month of April?
Ironically, I was born on an unseasonably cold and wet spring Monday at the end of April.

 

[SYD]

Melbourne doesn't have much Apricity at the moment. But I am going to Sydney for the weekend where I plan to find some. Does Apricity actually derive from the month of April?
Ironically, I was born on an unseasonably cold and wet spring Monday at the end of April.

Hopefully you’ll be in luck. Not much basking in the the sun today however. Looked like it wanted to snow earlier! Supposed to be sunny over the w/e.

PS apparently from the Latin. Probably related to April and springtime?

 

[prozac]

Melbourne doesn't have much Apricity at the moment. But I am going to Sydney for the weekend where I plan to find some. Does Apricity actually derive from the month of April?
Ironically, I was born on an unseasonably cold and wet spring Monday at the end of April.

Balmy April, for me it was last week of cold June.

 

[JohnM]

A PERfect day today for some apricity on a PERfect beach shortly.

 

[TheRealTMA]

In a bit of hypocoristic irony, the "other" hypocorism in my case was taken because there is already "drron". But practically speaking, don't call me Ron. Ever.

Great word. I initially thought it was describing the condition where someone overly used the english phrase "Cor blimey - a British slang exclamation used to express surprise or annoyance."

 

[serfty]

... look up hypocorism. Whether ...

... and apricity

Well that's two words I do not remember coming across before. Thanks ...

 

[drron]

And I have absolutely no problem with the name Ron.
But I ave known a few of the Came ones.

 

[Seat0B]

hypocorism

Learnt something today! What a great word!

 

[Seat0B]

apricity

Learnt something else today, as I appreciate the apricity in Canberra after some very wintery weather!

 

[Seat0B]

had to look up hypocorism

Ditto

This exchange also made me look it up.

Well that's two words I do not remember coming across before.

Aren't we a conscientious bunch! And isn't it so good to be able to google things on line and get an instant meaning compared to the old days of looking up the dictionary.

 

[DejaBrew]

And isn't it so good to be able to google things on line and get an instant meaning compared to the old days of looking up the dictionary.

Provided that Google doesn’t tell porkies, then yes

 

[serfty]

Provided that Google doesn’t tell porkies, then yes

... or Duck Duck Go ...

 

[Seat0B]

... or Duck Duck Go ...

Mr Seat 0A's preferred search engine too

 

[Dmac59]

Aren't we a conscientious bunch! And isn't it so good to be able to google things on line and get an instant meaning compared to the old days of looking up the dictionary.

Or looking it up in your Funk & Wagnalls

 

[drcam]

Or looking it up in your Funk & Wagnalls

I remember when I was a kid, Coles (or perhaps Woolworths?) had a promotion where they sold volume 1 of F&W for 9c, volume 2 for $2, and the other volumes for $9. Volumes 3 and 4 came with two halves of a dictionary. They were released weekly, and even in total it was still a pretty good deal. This was before the era of the CD-ROM. I was only ever able to convince my mum to buy one volume. I still have it.