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koyaanisqatsi

ersatz_read in 1word1day Apr 22, 2012 13:36

koyaanisqatsi, noun. This is a Hopi word roughly translating as "life out of balance".
Other definitions given are "crazy life", "life in turmoil", "life disintegrating", and "a state of life that calls for another way of living".

The word is the title of one third of a trilogy of films, the other two being Powaqqatsi ("parasitic way of life" or " ( ... )

tags: hopi, k, noun, ersatz_read

kenno

ersatz_read in 1word1day Feb 13, 2012 22:12

kenno, noun. A cheese made to be eaten at the birth of a child.

Etymology: Scottish, supposedly from "ken no", as no male was supposed to be aware of its existence.

Perhaps a more common term is groaning cheese (a reference to the labors of the woman). Similar concepts are groaning malt (a strong ale provided for the women, or perhaps for the ( ... )

tags: k, noun, ersatz_read, theme food, scottish gaelic

"keck"

k8cre8 in 1word1day Jan 28, 2012 21:51

Happy Saturday! Today's story is short, which might be a good thing?
( Dangerous items recalled )

tags: theme stories, k, english, onomatopoeia, verb

kickshaw

ersatz_read in 1word1day Dec 12, 2011 14:59

kickshaw, noun.
1. a fancy food; a small elaborate or exotic delicacy
2. a valueless trinket

Noah Webster's The American Dictionary of the English Language; Exhibiting the Origin, Orthography, Pronunciations, and Definitions of Words, from 1830, defines kickshaw as
1. something fantastical or uncommon, or something that has no particular name.
2. a ( ... )

tags: k, noun, ersatz_read, theme food, french

knackatory, pogonotomy

prettygoodword in 1word1day Jan 06, 2011 07:31

Apologies for missing last week -- I was on holiday and completely forgot. So two words for you this week:

knackatory (NACK-uh-tor-ee) - n., a shop for knick-knacks.

pogonotomy (po-go-no-to-mee -- I'm not sure where the stress goes) - n., the cutting of beards ( ... )

tags: k, english, p, noun, greek

Korinthenkacker

fidgetspin in 1word1day Oct 16, 2010 21:51

Korinthenkacker /core-in-ten-cuck-er/ (noun)
Translated literally from German as "raisin pooper"
Means approximately someone so taken up with life's trivial detail that they spend their day pooping raisins; someone so petty they are even strict with their waste products; nitpicker, fusspot,
Example While I generally relish the bureaucracy of my job- ( ... )

tags: german, theme untranslatable, k, noun

Macroscian, Issle, Kantikoy

brbplayingchess in 1word1day Aug 10, 2010 02:29

Happy Monday all! I missed last week so you get two words plus one extra in order to celebrate making it to the LJ Spotlight this week! Welcome to all the new word nerds! This feels like a good time to mention that our supreme overlord and friendly neighbourhood nerdfury 's new 1word1day facebook group is slowly getting off the ground so if you are ( ... )

tags: m, brbplayingchess, k, verb, noun, i

katabatic

prettygoodword in 1word1day Apr 22, 2010 07:39

katabatic (kat-uh-BA-tik) - adj., of or relating to cold air flowing down ( ... )

tags: k, adjective, greek

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fidgetspin in 1word1day Mar 20, 2010 13:15

Two words because I missed it last week. Sorry, guys! I have no excuse. The day just got away from me and the next thing I knew it was Wednesday.

Kleptocracy: (noun) A pejorative term for a government that takes advantage of government corruption to extend the wealth and power of the ruling class, kleptocrats, usually through the embezzlement ( ... )

tags: k, c, noun, greek, french

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nerdfury in 1word1day Mar 01, 2010 21:26

Thanks to everyone for your feedback on my last post. I'm not sure what I'll do as yet, but with a five day weekend coming up (sweeet!) I might do some work. Don't worry, this place will always be here!

Pity no one can help with the iPhone app, though - thta would have been sweet!

Killcrop [kill-crop]
adjective

Definition
An insatiable brat who never ( ... )

tags: german, k, adjective, nerdfury

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