RANDOM: Hey, linguophiles!
There's a word my family has been using for years. I have no idea if it's an actual word, or something specific to my family, but I've used it in conversation locally and people seem to understand it. I tried googling it today to see how it was spelled and nothing turned up under any variation, so I'm asking you guys. ;-)
The word is 'troopsicate' [TROOP-sik-aet]. (Not a clue whether that's how it's spelled or not, I have never seen it written down, only spoken.) The meaning is to roam or wander, with connotations of free-spiritedness and/or mild innocent foolishness and/or looking for playful mischief to get into. EG: "While you were off troopsicating about, I was getting some work done."
I've tried the above spelling, with u's without u's, one o, nothing's turning up under any form. I even tried 'terpsicate' and variations thereon in case the word was rooted in "Terpsichore," the Greek muse of dancing, which would make a whole heck of a lot of sense to me.
Does anyone recognize this word? And if not does anyone have similar rare or 'family/friends only' words?
The word is 'troopsicate' [TROOP-sik-aet]. (Not a clue whether that's how it's spelled or not, I have never seen it written down, only spoken.) The meaning is to roam or wander, with connotations of free-spiritedness and/or mild innocent foolishness and/or looking for playful mischief to get into. EG: "While you were off troopsicating about, I was getting some work done."
I've tried the above spelling, with u's without u's, one o, nothing's turning up under any form. I even tried 'terpsicate' and variations thereon in case the word was rooted in "Terpsichore," the Greek muse of dancing, which would make a whole heck of a lot of sense to me.
Does anyone recognize this word? And if not does anyone have similar rare or 'family/friends only' words?