Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #113
January 24, 2010
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113.) Paracoitus
-noun singular
a.) A male sexual partner.*
[Origin: from the Greek para meaning "alongside of" or "beside" and the Latin coitus meaning sexual intercourse.]
*Joyful is the moment when a paramour becomes a paracoitus!
Balderdash for the Medieval gay #112
January 10, 2010
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112.) Amphisbaena
-noun singular
a.) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.*
b.) A genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
[Origin: From the Greek amphis, meaning "both ways," and bainein, meaning "to go."]
*Like many members of the tribe, the amphisbaena is a creature that “goes both ways.”
Balderdash for the medieval Gay #111
January 5, 2010
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111.) Rabate
-verb
a.) To recover to the fist, as a hawk.*
[Origin: From the French rabattre meaning "to beat down."]
*This is a term used in falconry. Humans typically recover from a fist, not to one, but one never knows…
Baldersadh for the Medieval Gay #110
December 27, 2009
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110.) Talaria
-noun plural
a.) Winged sandals.*
b.) Wings on the ankles.
[Origin: From the Latin talaris meaning "of the ankles."]
*Talaria are the attribute of Hermes. Before his role as protector of merchants and travelers, Hermes was a phallic psychopomp, associated with fertility, luck, roads and borders. His name comes from the word herma (plural hermai) referring to a square or rectangular pillar of stone, terracotta, or bronze; a bust of Hermes’ head, usually with a beard, sat on the top of the pillar, and male genitals adorned the base. The hermai were used as boundary markers on roads and borders.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #109
December 20, 2009
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109.) Rectalgia
-noun
a. A pain in the rectum.
b. Figuratively, a pain in the butt(ocks).*
[Origin: Related to the word proctalgia from the Greek proktos meaning "anus" and "algos" meaning "pain."]
*In the cases of certain members of the tribe, not necessary a bad one.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #108
December 13, 2009
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108.) Emarcid
-adjective
a. Wilted or limp.*
[Origin: unknown]
*Although I know naught of its origin, members of the tribe are frequently said to demonstrate the particular affliction of emarcid wrists.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #107
December 6, 2009
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107.) Eosophobia
-noun singular
a.) Fear of dawn.*
b.) Fear of sunshine.
[Origin: From the Greek Ἠώς, or Ἕως (eos) meaning "dawn" and Φόβος (fovos) meaning "fear."]
*Like vampires, werewolves, and other nocturnal creatures, historically many members of the tribe may also suffer from a kind of eosophobia.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #106
November 29, 2009
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106.) Nupson
-noun singular
a.) A simpleton.
b.) A fool.*
[Origin: Unknown.]
*Attend well the fool, for as we have often seen the the case of the idiot savant, he or she may be the repository for the most wisdom.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #105
November 22, 2009
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105.) Deferrise
a.) To remove iron from.*
[Origin: From the Latin ferrum meaning "iron."]
*An encouraging action for the wee folk. It is said that members of the tribe cannot abide the presence of iron. Placing an iron nail in the cradle of an infant insures that the he or she will not be switched with a changeling.
Balderdash for the Medieval Gay #104
November 15, 2009
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104.) Nimbose
-adjective
a.) Stormy, tempestuous.*
b.) Cloudy.
[Origin: From the Latin nimbosus meaning "cloudy."]
*Many a good tale has begun on a dark and nimbose night.
