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.