Moldpotion's Words of the Month

Jul 14, 2008 14:43

anhedonia, noun: a psychological condition characterized by inability to experience pleasure in normally pleasurable acts (e.g., "It's not impotence, it's anhedonia!")

cognomen, noun: a name, especially a descriptive nickname or epithet acquired through usage over a period of time (e.g., "My penis won't respond to any cognomens but 'Wittle Pee-Wee.'")

cupidity, noun: eager or excessive desire, especially for wealth; greed; avarice (e.g. ,"The man's cupidity added to his stupidity, and he bought the BMW with the three-foot-tall, golden '$' sign erected onto its roof.")

deuteragonist, noun: the character second in importance to the protagonist in classical Greek drama (e.g., "Calvin is the protagonist, while Hobbes is the deuteragonist.")

neurasthenia, noun: a psychological disorder marked especially by easy fatigability and often by lack of motivation, feelings of inadequacy, and psychosomatic symptoms (e.g., "It's the fault of my crippling neurasthenia that I didn't do my homework.")

trans-3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid, noun: compound responsible for pungent body odor of schizophrenics (e.g., "This butt-ugly psychiatrist asked me out on a date, and I was too polite to say no; maybe she'll leave me alone if I show up wearing trans-3-methyl-2-hexanoic acid cologne.")


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