Two and a half men

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  1. nuptials
    the social event at which the marriage ceremony is performed
    So when did you heard about her upcoming nuptials?
  2. shrink
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
    You shrinks want to bring everything back to feelings don't you?
    Shrink is the informal word you can use to talk about a therapist. Talking about your problems with her can hopefully help you shrink them, or make them smaller.
  3. possum
    nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
    ...like a possum or recon sitting on your chest.
  4. stingy
    unwilling to spend
    He has always been stingy, i remember he once swallowed a quarter and refused to poop for a week.
  5. innuendo
    an indirect and usually malicious implication
    there could be no flirting no innuendo
  6. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
  7. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
    Why does everybody use that word?it has such a bad connotation.
  8. doornail
    a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors
    Beta! my husband is dead!! ..Dead as a door-nail.
  9. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
    I mean what are you insinuating? I am insinuating that may be you caught him in the act.....
  10. tattered
    worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
    You work on that while i go back to the mall with tatter head.
  11. fluke
    a stroke of luck
  12. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  13. fling
    throw with force or recklessness
  14. scab
    the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
    I had a lifetime of being hurt by you at this point i am just one big scab
  15. misogynist
    a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
  16. Oedipal complex
    a complex of males
  17. conflate
    mix together different elements
  18. carpal
    of or relating to the wrist
  19. brothel keeper
    a woman who runs a house of prostitution
  20. Episcopalian
    a member of the Episcopal church
  21. emasculate
    deprive of strength or vigor
    emasculate food in mouth??
  22. iffy
    subject to accident or chance or change
  23. quirk
    a strange attitude or habit
    why are you collecting......just little quirk of mine
  24. anoint
    administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially
    smear, rub, massage
  25. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  26. asinine
    devoid of intelligence
    his actions are selfish and asinine
  27. leotard
    a tight, stretchy garment worn by gymnasts and dancers
  28. depraved
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
    ...depraved plan of using my son as a bait...
  29. pitch
    set the level or character of
    ..why don't he pitch in a league....
  30. pout
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
    ...you are really pout aren't you?
  31. casket
    box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
    I have to pick out a casket for a friend of mine. Don't cheap out, it's one thing to do it with a watch but a casket is for ever
  32. gravitas
    formality, dignity, or seriousness
    This guy is a load, don't get a guy like this for me I want someone with a little bit of gravitas.
  33. ooze
    pass gradually or leak or as if through small openings
    This was a man so full of love that it practically oozed out of him.
  34. wake
    a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
    i hope you will all join me for a wake at my melabow beach house.
  35. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
    although in retrospect i think i could have handled our parting with little more tact and sensitivity...
  36. slicker
    a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
    ..cause I never play in the rain without a slicker and galoshes.
  37. galosh
    a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
    ..cause I never play in the rain without a slicker and galoshes.
  38. macintosh
    a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
  39. tater
    an edible tuber native to South America
    charlie often calls his nephew Jake tater-head.
  40. sundries
    miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified
    Charlie went to "Russel's Drugs and Sundries".
  41. Sacajawea
    the Shoshone guide and interpreter who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition part of the way
    ..except i had to pay for lunch with my lucky Sacajawea dollar.
  42. irk
    irritate or vex
    your attitude irks me.
    pronounced: erk
  43. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
    That's preposterous.( pronounced proposterous)
  44. boudoir
    a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
  45. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  46. trump
    get the better of
    ...keep your money Mr.Trump, you need it more than I do.
  47. haemorrhoid
    pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
    ..You have a nice break till the old hemorrhoids come calling..
  48. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
    what do you this is improtant to know? what is her cats name or what.....I am not sure one necessay precludes the other
  49. rut
    a groove or furrow
    ....she feels you falling into a rut.
  50. gallivant
    wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
    ...and the minute her back is turned you are out gallivanting. gallivanting? that's Screwing around!
    pronounced galaventing
  51. inebriated
    stupefied or excited by a chemical substance
    ... O really? she is pouring liquor down the throat of inebriated party girl? inebriated? drunk!
  52. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
    I was being disingenuous.what? sarcastic!
  53. predicament
    an unpleasant or difficult situation
    ...you are misreading my Wow, I meant Wow what a predicament.
  54. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
    Don't condescend to me. He does it to me all the time, it's very irritating.
  55. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  56. extenuating
    partially excusing or justifying
    ..you are leaving out a lot of extenuating circumstances but yes..
  57. sizzle
    make a sound like frying fat
  58. constipated
    have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels
    You might think it's not a big emergency but it is! I am really constipated.
  59. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
    That's what i thought but my shrink was pretty adamant.
  60. pout
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
    Don't pout! I am not pouting.
  61. festering
    (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
    ....it's all part of the festering ugliness of this family.
  62. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
    You are punishing me just because you are gullible? yes! now go to your room.
  63. tizzy
    an excited state of agitation
    Calm down, don't work yourself into a tizzy.
  64. miffed
    aroused to impatience or anger
    I don't have tizzy's, woman have tizzy, you have tizzy, me? i am outraged, i am furious, i am, i am..... miffed?
  65. surreptitiously
    in a secretive manner
    Relax, this is not the first woman i have surreptitiously followed while honoring the letter of a restraining order.
  66. constipation
    irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
  67. migraine
    a severe, recurring headache
    ...not to mention that there is physical manifestation to bottling up you feelings, i mean constipation, migraine or it goes the other way gas, diaria....
  68. per se
    with respect to its inherent nature
    I don't do house calls, (as the patient gives him a big amount of money) per se ( he agrees for the house call making it an exception.)
  69. glean
    gather, as of natural products
    what's a quaff? you can't glean it from the context?
  70. quaff
    swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
  71. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    burning all your photos can be construed as an angry gesture.
  72. tumescent
    swollen or distended
    the bed is becoming tumescent!
  73. fortuitous
    lucky; occurring by happy chance
    I don't know, lets see, oh it's there now, how fortuitous.
  74. andante
    at a moderately slow tempo
    when he was forced to walk down the stairs Alan said: my legs are still andante.
  75. condiment
    a preparation to enhance flavor or enjoyment
  76. disconcerting
    causing an emotional disturbance
  77. percolation
    the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium
Created on Fri Apr 05 13:33:31 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Aug 08 00:50:50 EDT 2013)

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