Borbazz – An old fashioned type of trombone.
Wourne – A kind of glue used in bookbinding.
Sterr – A general term for all forms of infection of the digestive tract.
Volonalk – A species of giant seaweed, now thought to be extinct.
Outgan – The pledge of loyalty a medieval knight’s wife would make to her husband.
Jobels – The part of a brass hinge that attaches to the door frame, rather than the door itself.
Gafflers – The name for fragments of perished rubber that flake off when it is handled.
Belat – A salad found in Bulgaria, containing green vegetables mixed with raw eggs.
Fownsupp – An archaic slang word for umbrella.
Pereti – The technical term for the cords that hold together a Venetian blind.
Pitypefi – A derogatory name for quack medicines in fancy bottles.
Oscatord – A short flight of steps made of unseasoned wood.
Hasubber – The correct term for the excrement of maggots.
Forcurs – Cracks that appear in the glaze on old china.
There are two things to note here. One is that there are more than thirteen words. The other is that I said there was a definition to go with each one but I never said that those definitions were accurate. In fact, I made them all up. All those “words” are actually word verifications that I encountered when commenting at Blogger sites over the last couple of weeks.
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When I read your opening, the first thing I thought was, "a definition to go with each word doesn't mean they are the real definitions". I didn't expect the words themselves to be fake too. Very clever.
Posted by: Malcolm | April 22, 2009 at 09:01 PM
SQUEEEE!! <-- Ok, this is a least favorite word, but you get what I mean. I love these posts. And really who knew?
Bless you for sharing!
Posted by: On a limb with Claudia | April 22, 2009 at 09:04 PM
You had me there for a minute!! Very funny!!
Posted by: Lana | April 22, 2009 at 09:21 PM
Thank you for a good laugh. I like the way pitypefi sounds, too bad it isn't a real word.
Posted by: Kristen | April 22, 2009 at 09:46 PM
I havent heard any of those words...how funny. Thanks for the info my friend. Happy TT:)
Posted by: Lori | April 22, 2009 at 10:40 PM
They look like blogger word verification words. Unreal!
Posted by: colleen | April 22, 2009 at 10:53 PM
I love 'new to me' words. Sometimes I challenge myself to include on in a manuscript I'm writing. For some reason, I doubt I'll find reason to use, Hasubber LOL
Great list! Happy Earth Day.
Posted by: Adelle Laudan | April 22, 2009 at 11:09 PM
LOL! I almost believed you too! How did you decide which word to use for which definition?
Posted by: Betty | April 23, 2009 at 12:52 AM
"Volonalk" instantly made me think of something that one might hear on "Star Trek": "... approaching the planet Volonalk, captain!"
Also, when I saw "jobels", I imagined someone saying, "He kicked me right in the jobels"!
Hee hee... made up words are so fun.
Posted by: Rasmenia | April 23, 2009 at 01:33 AM
You got me!! Here I thought I could be expanding my vocabulary...lol..:)
Posted by: Yvonne Y | April 23, 2009 at 01:50 AM
Those are wild! Love um.
Posted by: Alice Audrey | April 23, 2009 at 01:55 AM
You could start a new dictionary! :-)
Posted by: Grace @ Sandier Pastures | April 23, 2009 at 02:33 AM
Very good, Nicholas!! There we are with that psychic connection again. I'm always defining the word verifications. I can't help it, they just come to me. Clever of you to think to write them down and share the amusement. Have you ever played the board game, "Balderdash"? Too much fun! Happy TT, my friend!
Posted by: Thorne | April 23, 2009 at 03:34 AM
Great words! I'm a word person. A couple of weeks ago, my TT was words!
Posted by: Andrea Jackson | April 23, 2009 at 06:09 AM
You had me going with the word Sterr. I even brought out my medical dictionary. Being a nurse for 29 years it just didn't ring a bell. You have a great sense of humor. Don't ever loose it. You must keep your wife in stitches every day. Fun TT.
Posted by: Mary Emken | April 23, 2009 at 07:30 AM
Now I have to dig out my book "Revise your English", lol !
Posted by: Gattina | April 23, 2009 at 10:42 AM
I don't know what a word verification is, but this was fun. And I'm glad I read through to the end, or I might have made an ass out of myself trying to incorporate some of these words in conversation this week.
Posted by: Shanna | April 23, 2009 at 10:55 AM
GREAT post!!!!
Wish I had a better word for ya.
Posted by: harriet | April 23, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Very clever and fun too! Methinks my fav is the correct name for the excrement of maggots (hasubber) and I may pay more attention to word verifications in the future ... or not ;--)
Hugs and blessings,
storyteller
aka HRG
Posted by: Happily Retired Gal | April 23, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Wow, great words. I don't think I've ever heard any of these. Cool.
Posted by: Brenda ND | April 23, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Proof that the word verification systems is really an alien language with English equivalents that can be psychically gleaned by the clever. *grin*
Thanks for the smile Nicolas. Hope we can talk soon.
~X
Posted by: Xakara | April 23, 2009 at 05:56 PM
Okay, now use them all in a sentence.
Posted by: Matthew James Didier | April 23, 2009 at 08:09 PM
LOL! I like it! Great job.
Thursday 13 - edition 4
Posted by: Krissy | April 23, 2009 at 09:10 PM
OK, you had me going. Especially with the first one. It kind of sounds like a trombone. You must have lots of fun putting these lists together.
Posted by: Clara | April 23, 2009 at 11:21 PM
This was funny...coudn't think of why anyone would have the need to talk about the excrement of maggots.
Wonderfully imaginitive definitions.
Happy TT!
Posted by: Daily Panic | April 23, 2009 at 11:26 PM