[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: expand your vocabulary

[Iggy McSnurd]

Iggy here:

Ok... Here's my massive contribution to this topic.  Many of them were
inspired to me while browsing through the Lexicon site, so they are very
HP oriented.  (Sorry if some are a tad too obscure or silly...)

More may be forthcoming.  *grin*

Iggy McSnurd


"Expand Your Vocabulary"

Logicgal - A woman with a good head on her shoulders.

Tonework - Being assigned to change the toner in the Xerox machine.

Newish - When an old religion gets a new look.

Dredneck - A hick from Jamaica.




Tim Turner - Ted Turner and Jane Fonda's son.

Aghost - Being shocked by Sir Nicholas's head almost falling off.

Hippygriff - A fantastic beast that's, like, really mellow and into all
natural kinds of foods and free love, man.

Basilick - A snake-like monster that smells of herbs and endowed with an
exceptionally long tongue for its body size.

Bullywig - An annoying insect that feeds on dead skin and resembles a
hairpiece for easier access to food.  It's often found on the balding
heads of the creature known as the great, bullying git.

Boomslag - The puddle of matter that's left after a Melting Mixture
explodes in your face.

Chimpera - The "Time of the Apes", just before the first humans evolved.

Gname - What Gnomes call each other, like Gned, Gnick, Gnancy, and
Gnora.

Cappa - What you're doin' in the South when you fetch your Pa his
favorite hat.

Sniffler - A mole-like creature that can swim through the air.  It's
exceptionally tiny size allows it to burrow into noses where it seeks
its favorite food, bogies.  It can often be detected by the sniffling
noise its hosts make when they breathe through their nose.
(Interestingly, it's the only real defense against the Bat Bogey Hex.)

Sphynx - A relative of the Sphinx and, in itself, is an enigma.  Once it
latches onto its prey, it will not let go, no matter what.  Even when
you think you have banished this creature, it turns invisible and
latches back on.  The only way to truly rid yourself of this creature is
to totally ignore its piercing screams.

Vumpire - A cursed sports official that drinks blood and can only
officiate at night games.

Wherewolf - A lycanthrope that has the amazing ability to tell you the
exact location of anything in the world.

Yenti - A large nosed creature that's always female (or so sightings
suggest).  It's reputed to often disguise itself as a male Jew and has a
talented singing voice.  Sightings are fleeting and usually occur near
Rabbi schools.