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Previously on "Words that should mean something else."

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  • Zippy
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    Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
    Countryside
    A rural section of the country

    Should mean
    What should happen to Piers Morgan

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  • EternalOptimist
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    Azimuth
    means - angular vector
    should mean - famous science fiction writer

    Diode
    means - electronic component
    should mean - Welsh Poet

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  • KentPhilip
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    Concur
    Should mean disagree.
    Actually means agree

    Drole
    Should mean sad miserable Scottish bloke.
    Actually means funny

    Contractor UK
    Should mean a collective of talented articulate intelligent hard-working professionals
    Actually means <OK I won't go there>.

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  • SimonMac
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  • Spacecadet
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    Re: Words that should mean something else.

    Countryside
    A rural section of the country

    Should mean
    What should happen to Piers Morgan

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  • BA to the Stars
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    Ventricle - A small cavity or chamber within a body or organ, especially:
    a. The chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and contracts to force it into the aorta.
    b. The chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and forces it into the pulmonary artery.
    c. Any of the interconnecting cavities of the brain.


    Should mean - a small room in a church

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  • BA to the Stars
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    Carbolic - Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid

    Should mean - an agressive form of boil appearing on the skin

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  • mudskipper
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    cre·pus·cu·lar
    /krəˈpəskyələr/
    Adjective
    Of, resembling, or relating to twilight.
    (of an animal) Appearing or active in twilight

    Sounds like it is a skin disease involving inflammation and boils.

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  • Halo Jones
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    Rhododendron

    Means: pretty flower / bush thing

    Should mean: Evil Arch Duke overlord of Hell

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  • Lockhouse
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    Condone

    /kənˈdōn/Verb
    1.Accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue.
    2.Approve or sanction (something), esp. with reluctance.

    Should mean the opposite.

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  • mudskipper
    started a topic Words that should mean something else.

    Words that should mean something else.

    1. Bucolic

    Meaning:

    Adjective:
    Of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life.
    Noun:
    A pastoral poem.

    Should mean:

    Debilitating stomach cramps with the raging trots. Dysentery.

    "Sorry, I won't be in the office today, I'm bucolic and am writing this email from the toilet".

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