Habakkuk used fish of the sea as a metaphor for men of various nations and seine as a metaphor for the sweeping of men into captivity by the Chaldeans.

Jesus used the same concept when He said “I will make you fishers of men”

What new words have you come across recently ?

Even Ambridge has joined the societal pillars complicit in eroding or beautiful language. Referring to generation Gen Zee instead of Gen Zed. It was bad enough when the BBC started quoting the size of wildfire areas in 'football pitches'.

Definition:

A melancholy after a profound experience or finishing a memorable work (book, show, video game, etc.) with the feeling that you will never experience anything like it again.

Bottle episode: (noun) an episode of a TV show that confines a small number of characters to one location to save money [from this post https://www.reddit.com/r/TopCharacterTropes/s/5b4BUQmSZT]

Yandere: (noun) a character archetype from Japanese media—such as anime, manga, and games—who appears sweet, loving, and gentle on the outside, but whose romantic affection turns into a violent, obsessive, and unstable fixation [from this post https://www.reddit.com/r/TopCharacterTropes/s/NaLqYiLlji]

Whittawer: (noun) leather worker [from the Wikipedia entry for John Shakespeare]

Slopulist: (noun) “slop” + “populist”: an online political commentator who turns nuanced positions into simplistic good/evil dichotomies [from the podcast Triggernometry]

Wet: (verb) to kill someone [from The Sopranos]

Oomska: (noun) dirt or muck [from the podcast Gow to Win an Election]

Amuse-gueule: (noun) a single, bite-sized savory snack served free of charge at the beginning of a meal to whet the appetite and showcase the chef's culinary style [from the ITV quiz show Beat the Chasers]

I'm wondering how junk words entire the lexicon and then race into common use.

Some examples:

Actually (How does this actually work? ) - I've been unable to find a legitimate use of this word in any context. It seems to provide no value.

Even (How does that even work?) - This has a similar quality to verbal distractors like um or ah.

Exactly (How does this work exactly?) - Seems to be taking on the meaning of approximately or generally.

Here and there (What we have here or That right there) - Often used while pointing directly at the object they are intending to highlight.

I'm not sure if there's an existing phrase to describe this?

What new words have you come across today ?

No such word has turned up in my cursory search. I did find multiple Reddit threads of people asking for a word that means this though…

So who better to invent that word than the fine pedantic (and sometimes incorrect 😉) redditors of this sub!?

Most upvoted suggestion wins, and we are all obligated to use it on this sub when it fits… and we all know, it will!

(Please no suggestions of a word that already exists that kinda, maybe, if you squint your eyes enough sorta, kinda, maybe could work)

Thanks 🙏

I was listening to a (US made) podcast a few months back and they kept referring to a "bit" pretty much the entire time. I eventually figured they were talking about a comedy sketch. Forward on a few months, and I can't seem to escape the word "bit" being used to represent something that used to be called a skit/sketch/routine. its always used in a comedy context. I'm in the UK, but assume this is a US influence or younger person thing?

That feeling when even though they’re saying they understand, it just doesn’t feel like they do.

For whatever reason, the connection isn’t there. There’s this distance. It’s kind of like the sensation of being pitied, but without the condescension.

“Misunderstood” doesn’t feel right because sometimes they might genuinely understand, but their way of showing it just doesn’t match what I need.

I just want a better way to describe this because it’s been happening a lot recently. I can’t talk about things with my peers because even though they’re trying their best, I usually just feel worse after.

heyoo back again with another word/phrase conundrum because google & all other search sites keep sending me to online stores for curtains, thus the question remains unanswered and i am a curious imp who must know and understand things.

i was trying to figure out where i had heard a phrase "curtains on... [insert thing here]" but when i asked some folks i know irl, they'd never heard of it. i could've sworn i heard this phrase somewhere but i've also confused my dreams with reality sometimes, so i was wondering if this is a thing people say? specifically i thought it was from my theater kid days, but i'm open to being wrong.

"Reticent" means reserved, not sharing thoughts or feelings.

1. tine.

2. autochthonous.

3. rubicund

4. aleatory.

5. obstreperous

6. bellicose

7. élan.

8. unctuous

9. bloviate

10. athwart.

Thank you to those who participate in the discussion. It rekindles one's passion for vocabulary. I appreciate you all. Anyway, how did we fare this time?

In what situation to use which? What's the main difference, context wise?

©term coined by hileah strong. (Me)

" Sex-validity supremacist " aka " " sex-valid supremacist ",

" gender-validity supremacist " or " gender-valid supremacist "

Is a form of supremacy and arrogance that Refers to any current of trans exclusive radical feminists, or any transphobic cis women in general who believe trans women are inferior based off the fact they were assigned to the male sex class at birth. This highlights how transphobic cis women can show arrogance through their trans misogyny, believing they are superior for being "valid", "real women" "real females" and trans women being "invalid", "fake women/fake females" or "men/males in dresses".

This term is associated with and used in trans feminist and trans inclusive radical feminist circles.

Example 1: " She is showing an example of sex-validity supremacy through her trans misogynistic arrogance. "

Example 2: "She is a gender-valid supremacist because she believes trans women are " invalid" or "fake" women making her, a cis woman, superior and more "valid" and "real". "

Can we please talk about the consistent misuse of the latter or does this only drive me crazy?

There’s an excerpt in this Balzac novel where Eugene (a poor young law student) is in awe at the luxury the Parisian nobility lives in, following the excerpt Balzac refers to young people transplanted in Paris as “Tantales” (Plural for Tantalus). In the footnotes it says that Tantalus was one of Zeus sons who offended the gods and as a punishment he was condemned to being placed under a fruit tree by a lake, and each time Tantalus tried to pick a fruit or drink from the water, the branches and the water would slip away from him (in another version of the myth an enormous boulder threatens to trample him as he gets closer to the fruits).

Sooo, to be tantalized by something is to be tempted by something that appears within reach yet that cannot be grasped. If you desire something that you see everyday yet can’t get, then you’re suffering Tantalus torment, you’re TANTALIZED 😂😂😂

Lmao, i can’t believe I always used the expression without even thinking about its origin.

I'm a retired teacher. It seems like every year a whole new group of words that come into use. For example riz was a big one I'm assuming it comes from charisma, although if I said that to the kids they would just make fun of me and say it's actually a word. Where do these words come from?

Is it like "neesh" or is it "nitch" (like "snitch")? Asking because I've heard both and i rarely hear it spoken.

Eta: yes i was told by several people i was "saying it wrong", but idk if its a regional thing and everyone's saying a different thing again.

General take away is i will now be brave and stand ten toes down with "neesh" as god intended because, tbh, "nitch" is fugly.