December 11, 2011

OPEROSE

Pronunciation: \OP-uh-rohs\

Function: adjective
-done with our involving much labor
-indusyrious, as a person

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club sure won't do anything in an operose way on a Sunday.

This is the last word for this year. Have a Happy & Safe Holiday season.

December 4, 2011

DIPSOMANIA

Pronunciation: \dip-suh-MEY-nee-uh\

Function: noun
-an irtesistible, typically periodic craving for an alcoholic drink

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club never suffer from dipsomania since it's never a periodic happening for them.

November 27, 2011

PANSOPHY

Pronunciation: \PAN-suf-fee\

Function: noun
-universal wisdom or knowledge

Example Sentence:

All the members of the Breakfast Club believe it's pansophy that you need to have a few drinks in the morning.

Breakfast Club song

We're all members of the Breakfast Club,
Head bang'n music is what we love!
Hot conversation and ice cold beer,
That's what keeps us coming here!
We start at 10:00 so don't be late,
Get your seat, don't hesitate!
The word of the week will be passed around,
Before you know it the bullshitting is going down!

November 20, 2011

KEF

Pronunciation: \keyf\

Function: noun
-a state of drowsy contentment
-also keef; a substance, especially a smoking preparation of hemp leaves, used to produce this state

Example Sentence:

Fran tends to be in a kef state most Sunday mornings.

November 13, 2011

NABOB

Pronunciation: \NAY-bob\

Function: noun
-a very wealthy and prominent person; mogul

Example Sentence:

Safe to say there are no nabob's among the members of the Breakfast Club.

November 6, 2011

GALLIMAUFRY

Pronunciation: \gal-uh-MAW-free\

Function: noun
-a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley

Example Sentence:

You could say the Breakfast Club is a gallimaifry of people.

October 30, 2011

ESURIENT

Pronunciation: \ih-SUR-ee-uhnt\

Function: adjective
-hungry, greedy

Example Sentence:

Fortunately the Breakfast Club is not an esurient group.

October 23, 2011

BANDERSNATCH

Pronunciation: \BAN-der-snach\

Function: noun
-an imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition
-a person of uncouth or unconventional habits, attitudes, etc; especially one considered a menace, nuisance, or the like

Example Sentence:

Some people probably consider the members of the Breakfast Club nothing but a bunch of bandersnatches.

October 16, 2011

HENDIADYS

Pronunciation: \hen-DYE-uh-dis\

Function: noun
-the expression of an idea by the use of usually two independent words connected by and

Example Sentence:

On some afternoons you can use the hendiadys "nice and drunk" to describe Mr Lick after he has tangled with the Turkey.

October 9, 2011

GADABOUT

Pronunciation: \GAD-uh-bout\

Function: noun
-someone who roams around in search of amusement or social activity

Example Sentence:

Hammer tends to become a gadabout  when it is time for him to leave.

October 2, 2011

BAKSHEESH

Pronunciation: \BAK-sheesh\

Function: noun

Example Sentence:

It would probably be a good idea for the members of the Breakfast Club to increase their baksheesh to the bartender if they don't want to sit around too long waiting for a refill.

September 25, 2011

MATUTINAL

Pronunciation: adjective

Function: adjective
-relating to or occurring in the morning
-early

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club prefer to have a matitinal meeting every Sunday since they are all so busy the rest of the day. Right.

September 18, 2011

PERPEND

Pronunciation: \per-PEND\

Function: verb
-to reflect on carefully: ponder
-to be attentive: reflective

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club rarely have to perpend if they want to have another drink.

September 11, 2011

PELF

Pronunciation: \PELF\

Function: noun
-money, riches

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club sure do wish they had a lot of pelf.

August 28, 2011

CHICHI

Pronunciation: \SHEE-shee\

Function: adjective
-affectedly trendy

Example Sentence:

It is very chichi for others to want to hang out with the members of the Breakfast Club.

August 21, 2011

TOPLOFTY

Pronunciation:\TAHP-lawf-tee\

Function: adjective
-very superior in air or attitude

Example Sentence:

Because Loudmouth Randy is so toplofty he tends to piss off the members of the Breakfast Club.

August 14, 2011

POGONIP

Pronunciation: \POG-uh-nip\

Function: noun
-an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.

Example Sentence:

Just in case the members of the Breakfast Club travel west, they should know this.

August 7, 2011

IRREFRAGABLE

Pronunciation: \ih-REF-ruh-guh-bul\

Function: adjective
-impossible to refute
-impossible to break or alter

Example Sentence:

It is irrefragable that the members of the Breakfast Club like to have a few drinks.

July 31, 2011

VOLITION

Pronunciation: \voh-LISH-un\

Function: noun
-an act of making a choice or decision
-also: a choice or decision made
-the power of choosing or determining: will

Example Sentence:

It is not a difficult volition for the members of the Breakfast Club to decide to have another drink.

July 24, 2011

ANACOLUTHON

Pronunciation: \an-uh-kuh-LOO-thahn\

Function: noun
-syntactical inconsistency or incoherence within a sentence
-especially: a shift in an unfinished sentence from one syntactic construction to another

Example Sentence:

If the members of the Breakfast Club stay too long they may end up speaking in a anacoluthon way.

July 17, 2011

VITUPERATION
Pronunciation: \vy-too-puh-RAY-shuhn\

Function: noun
- the act or an instance of speaking abusively to or about
- sustained and severly abusive language

Example Sentence:

The members of the Breakfast Club would never use vituperation's toward each other.

July 10, 2011

PATOIS
Pronunciation: \pat-WAH\

Function: noun
-a regional version of a language differing from its standard, literary form
-a rural or provincial form of speech
-any jargon or private form of speech

Example Sentence:

If you give Mr. Lick too many Turkey's, he might start speaking a patois form of English.

July 3, 2011

ATTENUATE
Pronunciation: \uh-TEN-yoo-eyt\

Function: verb
-to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value

Example Sentence:

Do not attenuate the drinks of the members of the Breakfast Club, as that would be a very bad idea.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

June 26, 2011

PECKSNIFFIAN
Pronunciation: \pek-SNIF-ee-uhn\

Function: adjective
- hypocritically and smugly affecting benevolance or high moral principles

Example Sentence:

Fortunately, none of the members of the Breakfast Club act in a pecksniffian way.

June 12, 2011

MUMBLETY-PEG
Pronunciation: \MUM-bul-tee-peg\

Function: noun
-a game in which the players try to flip a knife from various positions so that the blade will stick into the ground

Example Sentence:

It would probably not be a good idea for the members of the Breakfast Club to play a round of mumblety-peg; as someone might get hurt.

June 5, 2011

POMACEOUS
Pronunciation: \poh-MAY-shus\

Function: adjective
-of or relating to apples
-resembling a pome

Example Sentence:

A certain member of the Breakfast Club is known for mixing up some very tasty pomaceous type drinks.

May 29, 2011

LEXICOGRAPHER
Pronunciation: \lex-suh-KAH-gruh-fer\

Function: noun
-an author or editor of a dictionary

Example Sentence:

Because every member of the Breakfast club should know what a lexicographer is.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!!!!

May 22, 2011

RIBALD
Pronunciation: \RIB-uhld\

Function: adjective
-characterized by orgiven to vulgar humor; coarse

Example Sentence:

Some of the conversations that you hear at the Breakfast Club can be a little bit ribald.

May 15, 2011

AUTODIDACT
Pronunciation: \aw-toh-DY-dakt\

Function: Noun
-one who is self-taught

Example Sentence:

You could probably say that the members of the Breakfast Club are autodidact when it comes to drinking.

May 8, 2011

SMALL BEER
Pronunciation: \small beer\

Function: Noun
-weak beer
-insignificant matter; something of little importance

Adjective:
-unimportant; trivial

Example Sentence:

The majority of the conversations the Breakfast Club have are pretty small beer.

May 1, 2011

CORYBANTIC
Pronunciation: \kawr-uh-BAN-tik\


Function: adjective
-frenzied; agitated; unrestrained


Example Sentence:
Most of the members of the Breakfast Club can act a little corybantic at times.

April 24, 2011

BALDERDASH
Pronunciation: \BAWL-der-dash\


Function: noun
-senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing; nonsense
-(Archaic:) a muddled mixture of liquors


Example Sentence:
Just about all the conversations that take place at the Breakfast Club are nothing but a bunch of balderdash.

April 17, 2011

SCURRILOUS
Pronunciation: \SKUR-uh-luhs\


Function: adjective
-grossly or obscenely abusive
-characterized by or using low buffoonery


Example Sentence:
Some people probably think the members of the Breakfast Club act in a scurrilous manner most of the time.

April 10, 2011

CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND
Pronunciation: \kloud-KOO-koo-land\


Function: noun
-a realm of fantasy or of whimsical or foolish behavior


Example Sentence:
When the members of the Breakfast Club get together they all seem to be in cloud-cuckoo-land.

April 3, 2011

MESHHUGGENER
Pronunciation: \muh-SHUG-uhner\


Function: noun
-a foolish or crazy person


Example Sentence:
You could say that all of the members of the Breakfast Club are meshhuggeners.

March 27, 2011

NONPLUS
Pronunciation: \nahn-PLUS\


Function: verb
-to cause to be at a loss as what to say, think, or do: perplex


Example Sentence:
Some days are easier than others to nonplus the members of the Breakfast Club.

March 20, 2011

NINNYHAMMER
Pronunciation: \nin-ee-ham-er\


Function: noun
-ninny; simpleton, fool


Example Sentence:
Call a member of the Breakfast Club a ninnyhammer at your own risk.

March 13, 2011

LICKSPITTLE
Pronunciation: \lik-spi-tal\


Function: noun
-a fawning subordinate; a suck-up


Example Sentence:
There are no lickspittle's allowed in the Breakfast Club.

March 6, 2011

RAFFISH
Pronunciation: \RAF-ish\


Function: adjective
-marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness
-marked by a careless unconventionality: rakish


Example Sentence:
Some people might consider the members of the Breakfast Club to be a little on the raffish side.

February 27, 2011

APPOSITE
Pronunciation: \AP-uh-zit\


Function: adjective
-highly pertinent or appropriate: apt


Example Sentence:
Having a drink when they first arrive is quite apposite for the members of the Breakfast Club.

February 20, 2011

EARWIG
Pronunciation: \EER-wig\


Function: verb
-to annoy or attempt to influence by private talk


Example Sentence:
The members of the Breakfast Club would have to put up with a lot of earwigging if Randy showed up.

February 13, 2011

PLAGUEY
Pronunciation: \PLAY-ghee\


Function: adjective
-causing irritation or annoyance: troublesome


Example Sentence:
The members of the Breakfast Club would never behave in a plaguey way.

February 6, 2011

RAGTAG
Pronunciation: \RAG-tag\


Function: adjective
-ragged, unkempt
-composed of diverse often incongruous elements: motley


Example Sentence:
The members of the Breakfast Club are a very ragtag bunch of people.

January 16, 2011

JUBILATE
Pronunciation: \JOO-buh-layt\


Function: verb
-rejoice


Example Sentence:
Kenny surely jubilated last night after the Steelers victory. As long as he was still awake.

January 9, 2011

NOSEGAY
Pronunciation: \NOHZ-gay\


Function: noun
-a small bunch of flowers


Example Sentence:
Just because all members of the Breakfast Club should know what nosegay means!

January 2, 2011

FLUMMOX
Pronunciation: \FLUM-uks\


Function: verb
-confuse


Example Sentence:
There are certain times when it is very easy to flummox the members of the Breakfast Club.

December 12, 2010

RECTRIX
Pronunciation: \REK-triks\


Function: noun
-any of the quill feathers of a bird's tail that are important in controlling flight direction


Example Sentence:
The word rectrix has nothing to do with the Breakfast Club. But you have been educated anyway. Have a Merry Christmas. See you f*&%'s sometime on the afternoon of the 26th.

December 5, 2010

BEAUCOUP
Pronunciation: \BOH-koo\


Function: adjective
-great in quantity or amount: many, much


Example Sentence:
The members of the Breakfast Club tend to drink beaucoup amounts of beer and booze on a regular basis.

November 28, 2010

DISHEVELED
Pronunciation: \dih-SHEV-uld\


Function: adjective
-marked by disorder or disarray


Example Sentence:
Some Sunday's a few members of the Breakfast Club may appear a little disheveled because they are a little on the crapulous side from the previous night.

November 21, 2010

CRAPULOUS
Pronunciation: \KRAP-yuh-lus\


Function: adjective
-marked by intemperance especially in eating or drinking
-sick from excessive indulgence in liquor


Example Sentence:
Most Sunday's there are usually a few members of the Breakfast Club who feel a bit crapulous from the previous day.

November 14, 2010

INELUCTABLE
Pronunciation: \in-ih-LUK-tuh-bul\


Function: adjective
-not to be avoided, changed, or resisted: inevitable


Example Sentence:
It is pretty ineluctable that the members of the Breakfast Club will have a few drinks when they gather on Sunday.

November 7, 2010

PUNGLE
Pronunciation: \PUNG-gul\


Function: verb
-to make a payment or contribution of money-usually used with up


Example Sentence:
Most members of the Breakfast Club will pungle up for a round of drinks on occasion.

October 31, 2010

HOBGOBLIN
Pronunciation: \HAHB-gahb-lin\


Function: noun
-a mischievous goblin
-a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment


Example Sentence:
Reino considers clowns to be one of the worst hobgoblin's in the world.


HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

October 24, 2010

EBULLIENT
Pronunciation: \ih-buhl-yuhnt\


Function: adjective
-boiling, agitated
-overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited


Example Sentence:
Kenny would have been quite ebullient today if the Phillies had won last night.

October 17, 2010

UNPROPITIOUS
Pronunciation: \un-pruh-pish-uhs\


Function: adjective
-unfavorably disposed
-being a bad omen
-not being favorable


Example Sentence:
Moe working on a Sunday is a very unpropitious thing to happen for Kenny.

October 10, 2010

UNTOWARD
Pronunciation: \un-TOH-erd\


Function: adjective
-difficult to guide, manage, or work with: unruly, intractable
-not favorable: adverse, unpropitious
-improper, indecorous


Example Sentence:
Fortunately, there is never any untoward behavior from the members of the Breakfast Club. Right.

October 3, 2010

CAUCUS
Pronunciation: \KAW-kus\


Function: noun
-a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
-also: a group of people united to promote an agreed-upon cause


Example Sentence:
The Breakfast Club is probably the strangest caucus that has ever existed.

September 26, 2010

FRET
Pronunciation: \FRET\


Function: verb
-to eat or gnaw into: wear, corrode; fray
-to become vexed or worried
-agitate


Example Sentence:
Some people tend to fret quite a bit when they have to wait more than 30 seconds for a refill of their drink.

September 19, 2010

FLOUNDER
Pronunciation: \FLOUN-der\


Function: verb
-to struggle to move or obtain footing: thrash about wildly
-to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually


Example Sentence:
Fortunately Kenny has not floundered while climbing the steps to his apartment in quite some time.

September 12, 2010

DEBACLE
Pronunciation: \dee-BAH-kul\


Function: noun
-a tumultuous breakup of ice on a river
-a violent disruption (as of an army): rout
-a great disaster, a complete failure: fiasco


Example Sentence:
No beer or booze would be a huge debacle to the members of the Breakfast Club.

September 5, 2010

DRAM
Pronunciation: \DRAM\


Function: noun
-a unit of liquid capacity equal to 1/8 fluid ounce
-a small portion of something to drink: a small amount


Example Sentence:
The members of the Breakfast Club do not care for dram sized drinks.

August 29, 2010

VERIDICAL
Pronunciation: \vuh-RID-ih-kul\


Function: adjective
-truthful, veracious
-not illusory: genuine


Example Sentence:
You could say it's veridical that the Breakfast Club does not gather each week to solve the worlds problems.

August 22, 2010

INSOUCIANCE
Pronunciation: \in-SOO-see-unss\


Function: noun
-lighthearted unconcern: nonchalance


Example Sentence:
The members of the Breakfast Club are pretty insouciant about most things.

August 15, 2010

PREDILECTION
Pronunciation: \pred-uh-LEK-shun\


Function: noun
-an established preference for something


Example Sentence:
Most members of the Breakfast Club seem to have a predilection for beer and booze when they choose a drink.

August 8, 2010

TWEE
Pronunciation: \TWEE\


Function: adjective
-affectedly or excessively dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint


Example Sentence:
There is nothing twee about the members of the Breakfast Club.

August 1, 2010

SIRENIAN
Pronunciation: \sye-REE-nee-un\


Function: noun
-any of an order (Sirenia) of aquatic herbivorous mammals (as a manatee, dugong, or Steller's sea cow) that have large forelimbs resembling paddles, no hind limbs, and a flattened tail resembling a fin


Example Sentence:
A pool full of sirenian's is one of the reasons you don't see members of the Breakfast Club at a water park. Plus you can't get an adult beverage.

July 25, 2010

PERFIDIUOS
Pronunciation: \per-FID-ee-us\


Function: adjective
-of, relating to, or characterized by faithlessness or disloyalty: treacherous


Example Sentence:
Fortunately, the member of the Breakfast Club are not a bunch of perfidious people.

July 18, 2010

AGITA
Pronunciation: \AJ-uh-tuh\


Funtion: noun
-a feeling of agitation or anxiety


Example Sentence:
Kenny tends to get a little agita when he has to wait more than a minute for his beer to be refilled.

July 11, 2010

NESCIENCE
Pronunciation: \NESH-ee-unss\


Function: noun
-lack of knowledge or awareness: ignorance


Example Sentence:
The members of the Breakfast Club don't have any nescience when it comes to what they want to drink.

July 4, 2010

GASCONADE

Pronunciation: \gas-kuh-NAYD\

Function: noun

-bravado or exaggerated boasting

Example Sentence:

One might hear a little gasconade in the conversations amoung the members of the Breakfast club.

June 27, 2010

EDIFY
Pronunciation: \ED-uh-fye\


Function: verb
-to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge: uplift, also: enlighten, inform


Example Sentence:
Edify the members of the Breakfast Club? No f*&%ing way!

June 20, 2010

ARGY-BARGY
Pronunciation: \ahr-jee-BAHR-jee\


Function: noun
-a lively discussion: argument, dispute


Example Sentence:
It never fails on Sunday's that you will find quite a bit of argy-bargy going on between the members of the Breakfast Club.

June 13, 2010

OBSTREPEROUS
Pronunciation: \ub-STREP-uh-rus\


Function: adjective
-marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness: clamorous
-stubbornly resistant to control: unruly


Example Sentence:
Fortunately for Terri the members of the Breakfast Club rarely act in an obstreperous manner.

June 6, 2010

FERRET
Pronunciation: \FAIR-ut\


Function: verb
-to hunt game with ferrets
-to drive out of a hiding place
-to find and bring to light by searching


Example Sentence:
The members of the Breakfast Club never seem to have a problem ferreting out a drink.

May 30, 2010

FOPPERY
Pronunciation: \FAH-puh-ree\


Function: noun
-foolish character or action: folly
-the behavior or dress of a fop


Example Sentence:
Seeing that it's a holiday weekend, you can probably expect some foppery out of the members of the Breakfast Club. And alcohol will have nothing to do with it. Maybe.

May 23, 2010

AMERCE
Pronunciation: \uh-MERSS\


Function: verb
-to punish by a fine whose amount is fixed by the court, broadly: punish


Example Sentence:
It's amazing that you can get an amerce for slipping and falling on the ice. Just ask Kenny.

May 16, 2010

REPINE
Pronunciation: \rih-PYNE\


Function: verb
-to feel or express dejection or discontent: complain
-to long for something


Example Sentence:
If Kenny's beer is not filled up within 60 seconds of being put out for refill, he tends to repine that he has to wait too long.

May 9, 2010

ALACRITY
Pronunciation: \uh-LAK-ruh-tee\


Function: noun
-promptness in response: cheerful readiness


Example Sentence:
Kenny has great alacrity when it comes to being at the Breakfast Club each week.

May 2, 2010

REPARTEE
Pronunciation: \rep-er-TEE\


Function: noun
-a quick and witty reply
-a succession or interchange of clever retorts: amusing and usually light sparring with words
-adroitness and cleverness in reply


Example Sentence:
You will usually hear quite a bit of repartee in the conversations between the members of the Breakfast Club.

April 25, 2010

CAP-A-PIE
Pronunciation: \kap-uh-PEE\


Function: adverb
-from head to foot


Example Sentence:
During football season most members of the Breakfast Club are dressed cap-a-pie with cloths from their favorite team.

April 18, 2010

OMNIUM-GATHERUM
Pronunciation: \ahm-nee-GA-thuh-rum\


Function: noun
-a miscellaneous collection (as of things or persons)


Example Sentence:
The Breakfast Club is quite the omnium-gatherum.

April 11, 2010

REPROBATE
Pronunciation: \REP-ruh-bayt\


Function: noun
-a person foreordained to damnation
-a depraved person: scoundrel


Example Sentence:
Many would consider the members of the Breakfast Club nothing but a bunch of reprobates.

April 4, 2010

FORTE
Pronunciation: \for-TA\


Function: noun
-something in which one excels: one's strong point


Example Sentence:
Drinking appears to be the forte for most members of the Breakfast Club.


Happy Easter You F*&%'$!!!

March 28, 2010

OBFUSCATE
Pronunciation: \AHB-fuh-skayt\


Function: verb
-darken; to make obscure
-confuse
-to be evasive, unclear, or confusing


Example Sentence:
At times it probably wouldn't be too hard to obfuscate the members of The Breakfast Club. Especially after a few rounds.

March 21, 2010

ECLECTIC
Pronunciation: \ih-KLEK-tik\


Function: adjective
-selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, method, or styles
-composed of elements drawn from various sources


Example Sentence:
Looking around the bar you can see that it is not a very eclectic mix of drinks that the members of The Breakfast Club choose to consume.

March 14, 2010

LICIT
Pronunciation: \LISS-it\


Function: adjective
-conforming to the requirements of the law; not forbidden by law: permissible


Example Sentence:
Thinking is was licit to be in a drunken stupor and slip and fall on the ice, Kenny was reminded by the Middletown Police that he was wrong in this assumption.

March 7, 2010

LOGOMACHY
Pronunciation: \loh-GAH-muh-kee\


Function: noun
-a dispute over or about words
-a controversy marked by verbiage


Example Sentence:
Thanks to the Word of the Week, the odds of there being any type of logomachy among Breakfast Club members is pretty slim.

February 28, 2010

THAUMATURGY
Pronunciation: \THAW-muh-ter-jee\


Function: noun
-the performance of miracle; specifically: magic


Example Sentence:
Wouldn't it be great if the Breakfast Club could just use thaumaturgy to keep an endless supply of drink chips in front of them.

February 21, 2010

NOETIC
Pronunciation: \noh-ET-ik\


Function: adjective
-of, relating to, or based on intellect


Example Sentence:
The odds of hearing any type of noetic conversation from the members of the Breakfast Club are pretty slim.

February 14, 2010

PRESCIENCE
Pronunciation: \PRESH-ee-unss\


Function: noun
-foreknowledge of events
-divine omniscience
-human anticipation of the course of events: foresight


Example Sentence:
Most members of the Breakfast Club have the prescience to realize that they will probably be drunk by the end of the day.

February 7, 2009

VULNERARY
Pronunciation: \VUL-nuh-rair-ee\


Function: adjective
-used for or useful in healing wounds


Example Sentence:
It is truly amazing how vulnerary beer and booze can be to the members of the Breakfast Club. (Watch that last step; it can be a doozy!)

January 31, 2010

MARTINET
Pronunciation: \mar-tuh-NET\


Function: noun
-a strict disciplinarian
-a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods


Example Sentence:
Terry can be quite the martinet with the members of the Breakfast Club when they get a little wound up.

January 24, 2010

COLUBRINE
Pronunciation: \KAHL-yuh-bryne\


Function: adjective
-of, relating to, or resembling a snake
-of or relating to a large cosmopolitan family of chiefly nonvenomous snakes


Example Sentence:
Kenny sure hopes he doesn't end up with a colubrine living in his "gayzebo" come this spring.

January 17, 2010

INCOHERENT
Pronunciation: \in-koh-HEER-unt\


Funtcion: adjective
-lacking coherence, cohesion: loose
-lacking orderly continuity , arrangement, or relevance: inconsistent
-lacking normal clarity or intelligibility in speech or thought


Example Sentence:
If the members of the Breakfast Club stay too long they could get a little on the incoherent side.

January 10, 2010

CANAILLE
Pronunciation: \kuh-NYE\


Function: noun
-rabble, riffraff
-proletarian


Example Sentence:
Some people probably consider the members of the Breakfast Club a bunch of canaille people.

December 27, 2009

WASSAIL
Pronunciation: \WAH-sul\


Function: verb
-to indulge in riotous drinking
-to sing carols from house to house at Christmas
-to drink to the health or thriving of


Example Sentence:
It is probably safe to say that most, if not all, members of the Breakfast Club wassailed a bit over the holiday.

December 20, 2009

TUMBLE
Pronunciation: \tum-bal\


Function: verb
-to fall suddenly and helplessly
-to suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
-to decline suddenly or sharply
-to fall into ruin


Example Sentence:
Let's all hope for the holidays that Kenny does not tumble down his stairs yet once again as he did last Saturday.

December 13, 2009

PITTANCE
Pronunciation: \PIT-unss\


Function: noun
-a small portion, amount, or allowance
-a meager wage or remueration


Example Sentence:
Fortunately for the members of The Breakfast Club the drink sizes served are not a pittance, That would be bad.

December 6, 2009

CHAPFALLEN
Pronunciation: \CHAP-faw-lun\


Function: adjective
-having the lower jaw hanging loosely
-cast down in spirit


Example Sentence:
If the Steelers lose to the Raiders today, Kenny will probably be quite chapfallen and end up in a stupor.

November 29, 2009

INCONGRUOUS
Pronunciation: \in-kan-gru-was\


Function: adjective
-lacking congruity; not harmonious, not conforming, disagreeing
-inconsistent withing itself
-lacking propriety: unsuitable


Example Sentence:
It would be pretty incongruous if there was not booze or beer for the members of the Breakfast Club to consume on Sunday.

November 22, 2009

ANACHRONISM
Pronunciation: \uh-NAK-ruh-niz-um\


Function: noun
-an error in chronology; especially: a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other
-a person or thing that is chronologically out of place; especially : one from a former age that is incongruous in the present


Example Sentence:
A Kenny sighting after 7:00 pm is quite an anachronism.

November 15, 2009

BASTION
Pronunciation: \BAS-chun\


Function: noun
-a projecting part of a fortification
-a fortified area or position
-a place of security or survival
-a place dominated by a particular group or marked by a particular characteristic


Example Sentence:
You could probably say that the Legion is the bastion of the Breakfast Club.

November 8, 2009

NUDNIK
Pronunciation: \NOOD-nik\


Function: adjective
-a person who is a bore or a nuisance


Example Sentence:
Without fail one of the Legion nudnik's (fill in the blank) will show up while the Breakfast Club is meeting.


Be careful of drive-byes in the parking lot. Ting, ting, ting!

November 1, 2009

LUCULENT
Pronunciation: \LOO-kyuh-lunt\


Function: adjective
-clear in thought or expression: lucid


Example Sentence:
The odds that Kenny will be luculent when the Phillies game comes on tonight are slim to none.


Happy birthday Hammer. You old f*&%!!

October 25, 2009

GRUNTLE
Pronunciation: \GRUN-tul\


Function: verb
-to put in a good humor


Example Sentence:
Terri can  always gruntle the members of the Breakfast Club by putting a drink in front of them.

October 11, 2009

STANCH
Pronunciation: \STAUNCH\


Function: verb
-to check or stop the flowing of
-to stop or check in its course
-to make watertight: stop up


Example Sentence:
If Terri were to stanch the flow of beer and cocktails to the Breakfast Club, she would be very lonely on Sunday's.


"Bllllluuuueeeeee"

October 4, 2009

FATUOUS
Pronunciation: \FATCH-oo-us\


Function: adjective
-complacently or inanely foolish: silly


Example Sentence:
A typical gathering of The Breakfast Club is always filled with many fatuous conversations.


"Hit the button!"

September 13, 2009

PEREGRINATION
Pronunciation: \pair-uh-gruh-NAY-shun\


Function: noun
-an excursion especially on foot or to a foreign country: journey


Example Sentence:
Without fail on a daily basis, Kenny makes a peregrination to the Legion.

September 6, 2009

FUTURITY
Pronunciation; \fyoo-TOOR-uh-tee\


Function: noun
-time to come: future
-the quality or state of being future
-future events or prospects


Example Sentence:
Sometime, in a not too distant futurity, Kenny will be drunk. Probably today.

August 30, 2009

INVIGILATE
Pronunciation: \in-VIJ-uh-layt\


Function: verb
-to keep watch: supervise, monitor


Example Sentence:
It is Terri's job to invigilate the members of the Breakfast Club every Sunday.

August 23, 2009

INORDINATE
Pronunciation: \in-OR-du-ut\


Function: adjective
-exceeding reasonable limits: immoderate


Example Sentence:
Some people probably think that the members of the Breakfast Club drink an inordinate amount of booze when the meet weekly.

August 16, 2009

ABSTEMIOUS

Pronunciation: \ab-STEE-mee-us\

Function: adjective

-marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol; also, reflecting such restraint

Example Sentence:

Most members of the Breakfast Club are not too abstemious when is comes to their drinks.

August 9,2009

DAYMARE
Pronunciation: \DAY-mair\


Function: noun
-a nightmarish fantasy experienced while awake.


Example Sentence:
The Legion having absolutely no beer or booze would be a horrible daymare to experience.

August 2, 2009

GALLIMAUFRY
Pronunciation: \gal-uh-MAW-free\


Function: noun
-hodgepodge


Example Sentence:
When hanging around the Breakfast Club you can get quite a gallimaufry of conversations going.

July 19, 2009

FRACTIOUS
Pronunciation: \FRAK-shus\


Function: adjective
-tending to be troublesome: unruly
-quarrelsome, irritable


Example Sentence:
Fortunately for Terri the Breakfast Club is not a fractious bunch of people.

July 12, 2009

DIURNAL
Pronunciation: \dye-ER-nul\


Function: adjective
-recurring every day
-of, relating to, or occurring in the daytime


Example Sentence:
Kenny is diurnal about what time he gets to the Legion that you could pretty much set your watch by his arrival time.

June 28, 2009

PLETHORA
Pronunciation: \PLETH-uh-ruh\


Function: noun
-an excessive quantity or fullness; also: profusion


Example Sentence:
There can never be a plethora of beverages as far as the Breakfast Club is concerned.

June 21, 2009

OCCIPUT
Pronunciation: \AHK-sih-put\


Function: noun
-the back part of the head or skull


Example Sentence:
Fortunately Kenny only hurt his ankle instead of his occiput when he tripped over his cat.

June 14, 2009

JOCUND
Pronunciation: \JAH-kund\


Function: adjective
-marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness


Example Sentence:
You could probably call the Breakfast Club a very jocund group of people.

June 7, 2009

HIGGLEDY-PIGGLEDY
Pronunciation: \hig-ul-dee-PIG-ul-dee\


Function: adverb
-in a confused, disordered, or random manner


Example Sentence:
Most Breakfast Club business is conducted in a higgledy-piggledy way.

May 31, 2009

TOPPLE
Pronunciation: \ta-pel\


Function: verb
-to fall from
-as if from being top-heavy
-to overthrow, as in a dictatorship


Example Sentence:
It is pretty easy to say that Kenny is the only member of the Breakfast Club that could topple into a fish pond and not get his head wet or spill a drop of beer. "Toppling Talent"